Weight Loss:

According to recent study, green tea may help in weight loss. A study in Netherlands has shown that green tea abridged body weight, waist, respiratory quotient and body fat. Caffeine present in the green tea related with weight loss through thermogenesis and fat oxidation and with suppressed leptin in women according to the researchers explanation. The green tea-caffeine mixture enhanced weight continuance in regular low caffeine consumers.

Blue skies can be lovely, but too many sunny days in a row with no clouds in the sky can get monotonous. I find cloudy skies much more interesting. To me the blue skies represent those carefree days when things go as expected and there are no unpleasant surprises. The clouds represent the difficulties and sorrows that enter our lives. So the question is, do those clouds really have silver linings, or is that just a saying that doesn't hold water? (Sorry, I couldn't help it.) I offer my perspective in this brief photo essay.

Stress affects our bodies in many diverse ways, one of which is our digestion. Our digestion is controlled by our nervous system which in turn is easily affected by the stressors in our lives. Learn some positive ways to affect your digestion.