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It's the time of the season where office parties, family dinners, and New Year celebrations bring about lots of merry drinking. If you'd like to keep the hangovers to a minimum, drink lighter coloured alcohol, says a new study.

We often hear about decreasing our cholesterol levels but increasing them for health? There are two types of cholesterol - the good and the bad. The bad cholesterol is called LDL cholesterol and high levels of it can cause arterial blockage and heart problems. HDL cholesterol is actually your “good” cholesterol which cleans out the walls of your blood vessels of the LDL cholesterol.

Your heart is your most important organ and it is also the one that you have to take the most care of.  You have to exercise to keep it strong, stay away from alcohol and cigarettes which can do irreversible damage and eat heart healthy foods to keep it in tip top shape. Here are five heart healthy snacks to add to your diet:

Snoring is a common problem and one that can be very annoying.

Many people take their holidays in the summertime which unfortunately can mean that their healthy eating habits take a backseat. Too many people use their vacation as an excuse to eat whatever they want whenever they want. I

Women know that what they put into their body while pregnant directly affects their baby. For years women have been told to avoid alcohol, never to smoke, and to watch what they eat.

It is the day after New Years and chances are that a lot of people are not feeling that great after a big night of partying. If you drank last night you knew the hangover was coming yet we all tend to forget just how bad too much alcohol can make you feel.  But why does alcohol make you feel so terrible?

The holidays are filled with Christmas parties and gatherings often so much so that January finds you with a few extra pounds on you. Holiday parties equal food and lots of it. To avoid the holiday weight gain you need a plan and you need to be strategic.

Womens diet and lifestyle habits are more important during pregnancy than at any other time. The child that is growing inside you is completely dependent on you to protect, nourish, and care for them. For women that are first time mothers it can be quite overwhelming and hard to know exactly how to care for yourself when you find out that you are expecting.