Passionflower is a plant that grows in tropical climates and their beautiful exotic flowers offer a natural spectacle in a variety of lilac and purple that resemble orchids but with a tropical attraction; besides their captivating sight, Passionflower, also known by other names such as crown of Christ, flower of passion and Maracuya. Passionflower has […]

Suffering from painful knees? This is a very common symptom in people of any age. Sometimes the pain occurs suddenly and other times it starts as a minor inconvenience which intensifies over time. Here are some remedies for knee pain that requires medical intervention. What type of pain do you feel in your knee? In […]

When we think about comfort, generally the images which come to mind associated are accommodation, good taste, tranquility, politeness, relaxation and comfort in its maximum expression, but…our comfort zone is something else, a self imposed mental state , to which we accustomed ourselves for a long time, habits which we do not change, things we […]

Depression is one of the evils which affect people of all ages and causes more deaths than cancer and heart disease even nowadays when psychiatric and psychological care is much more accessible.  When every day is a battle, read the following advice and beat depression in a blink. Get enough rest and sleep well While […]

As discussed in Part 1. of this post on how to slow down ageing, the impairment of cellular functions critical to sustaining energy leads to the tiredness and lack of motivation that we tend to experience as part of the “normal process” of growing old. But is fatigue something we just need to put up with as […]

Reading about cellular ageing (Mitochondria) can sound a bit doom and gloom. It seems we’re destined to age by means of an inbuilt “ageing programme” that runs throughout our lives a bit like a piece of software that predisposes us to developing various diseases of ageing as we accumulate birthdays and our cells become “tired”. […]