Sweets are an indispensable part of every occasion. As such we often end up giving in to sugar cravings, compromising on our health and fitness, especially during the festive and wedding season. But if you are someone with a sweet tooth, it becomes absolutely necessary for you to be mindfulRead More →
Intuitive eating is a way of eating that makes you respond to your body’s hunger or fullness, rather than being calculative while eating or planning your diet. Intuitive eating is not a diet, rather it opposes the restrictive principles of traditional diet. It doesn’t aim at weight loss, but helpsRead More →
Zinc supplements may help stave off the symptoms of respiratory tract infections such as coughing, congestion and sore throat, and cut illness duration, according to a review of studies. However, the study published in the journal BMJ Open cautions that the quality of the evidence on which these findings areRead More →
As the call for vaccination for children picks up steam — with many countries already allowing children below 12 years to be vaccinated — a new survey has found one of the biggest worries that parents of five to 11-year-olds face is whether Covid-19 vaccines can negatively affect fertility andRead More →
It needs no retelling that regularly following healthy habits and having a positive attitude contributes to good health. But despite knowing about the same, many of us forget to follow the same. But the good news is that it is never too late to adopt healthy practices that hold theRead More →
A 27-year-old YouTube star, prodded by her millions of followers with concerns about her health. A 19-year-old TikTok creator who features posts about being skinny. Teen communities throughout the internet, cleverly naming and culling their discussions to avoid detection. They present a nearly intractable problem for social media companies underRead More →
Having a freshly squeezed glass of orange juice every day may help reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, claims a new study. Published in the Journal Advances in Nutrition, the findings, though limited in scope, indicate that drinking 100 per cent orange juice significantly reduces interleukin 6, a marker of inflammation,Read More →
“The pandemic has observed a steep rise in opportunistic infections in the post-Covid period. Mucormycosis or black fungus affecting the face, nasal-oral cavity and eyes has wreaked havoc in the past few months, requiring surgical and long-term medical treatment. But this is not the only fungal infection associated with Covid-19,”Read More →
