All Entries in the "HEALTHY COMPUTING" Category
Who Are Osteopaths? What Do They Do?
Osteopathy and Osteopaths do tend to evoke some confusion with many being unsure as to what exactly these terms mean. Osteopathy is a holistic approach to health that seeks to aid the body’s own process of healing; and in particular helping with pain management. Osteopathy looks at helping people resolve issues such as back pain, [...]
Women Show More Signs of Stress than Men
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have found that classic symptoms of stress were more visible in women than in men; and this was seen to be the case even when the physical cause of back and neck pain were removed. A study spanning four years, questionnaires were administered to male and female students and [...]
What Is Computer Addiction? What Are The Symptoms That Identify It?
Computer Addiction is a collective or inclusive term that encompasses a number of different addictions or problems – it can refer to a compulsive or excessive use of computers and computing devices, it can mean Internet Addiction, addiction to video games, or even information addiction. Various negative repercussions can result from this excessive use or [...]
Working at Your Kitchen Table – A Good Idea?
Working from home or telecommuting may help keep your work day really flexible, let you pick your working hours and save you a lot of time. It can also leave you free to work at your kitchen table; but is that a good idea? One reason why it isn’t a great idea is the fact [...]
Sitting Is the Slow Killer, Say Researchers
Take the day of any typical executive – the day is spent sitting in office, having meetings, sending off emails, taking calls and so on; later at home, it would be a bit of TV before heading off to bed for about 8 hours of shut eye. Even if you make provision for the fact [...]
Why Sitting Leads To Back Pain?
Physical therapists and medical experts seem to agree that sitting all day long is the worst thing you can do to your back – this is because sitting puts double the amount of stress on your spine as does standing. This stress increases due to bad postures such as hunching and slouching in the chair [...]
A Cell Phone Sanitizer? What’s That?
You can use a hand sanitizer for your hands but what about other items that you use all the time; which pick up germs as well? When you think about it, it does make sense – recent research has found that cell phones are a home to all manner of germs and could be responsible [...]
What Is ‘Toasted Skin Syndrome’?
A new syndrome comes to the fore now, this one related to prolonged laptop use, called ‘Toasted skin syndrome’ which, according to Web MD, can happen to all those of us who use the laptop for long periods of work, study, gaming etc. The Toasted Skin Syndrome can manifest itself by a brownish discoloration of [...]
3 Tips To Avoid Office Eating
We have spoken before about the Office feeder and how they can derail your attempts to eat healthy. Here are some tips to help you avoid office eating that can make you put on the pounds without you even realizing it – 1. Tell your co workers you are on a diet. Others knowing about [...]
Beware The Office Feeder – They May Be Sabotaging Your Health
If you are trying to eat a healthy, balanced diet trying to limit the total number of calories, but your efforts are derailed by the Office Feeder, you are not alone! According to this article, Office Feeder is a person who tempts co workers with tempting and highly calorific treats, while refraining from indulging themselves. [...]
