Health Tips

Is cucumber a part of your salad?

Cucumbers contain erepsin, a digestive enzyme that helps break down the protein in food. Cucumber also has antiparasitic properties, which help cleans...

How to reduce stretchmarks?

Stretch marks are a normal part of puberty for most girls and boys and occur also during pregnancy. They happen when the skin is pulled by rapid growt...

Benefits of prenatal yoga

Pregnancy does not mean only eating healthy but also requires you to focus on fitness. Prenatal yoga helps to reduce backache and pregnancy-associated...

Are you taking calcium supplement the right way?

It is advisable to take your calcium supplements with meals, rather than alone as calcium needs the acid from stomach juices to break it down. Also ti...

Benefits of drinking sugarcane juice in summers

Sugarcane juice is nourishing and detoxifying for the body. It provides a host of nutrients such as vitamin A, C, B-12, iron, calcium, potassium and p...

Signs of a panic attack

A panic attack is characterized by a sudden and severe feeling of anxiety, as well as the symptoms listed above. A panic attack's symptoms are not dan...

Health benefits of mangoes

This summer fruit contains high levels of fibre pectin. This may help bring down the low-density lipoprotein (LDL or bad cholesterol) which causes pla...

Signs of respiratory distress

Respiratory distress means having trouble breathing or the person is not getting enough oxygen. Learn to spot the signs to understand how to respond t...

Cool yourself, have curd & buttermilk

Gastrointestinal diseases are commonly seen in summer due to the rising temperatures. Regular consumption of probiotics like curd and buttermilk helps...

Tips to protect your liver

The liver is the second-largest organ in the body and is responsible for over 500 functions. If your liver isn't functioning properly. Toxins would bu...

Risk factors of fatty liver disease

Fatty liver is a condition caused by the storage of extra fat on the liver. In very few cases it gets worse over time and can cause liver damage. Howe...

Boost your energy with dried white peas

Dried white peas or safed vatana are enriched with vitamin B1 and vitamin B3. These B vitamins play an important role in energy and fat metabolism in ...

World Haemophilia Day

Do not ignore symptoms of excessive bleeding, nosebleeds, or any such instances. If untreated, people with severe hemophilia A may have approximately ...

Happy Easter!

May the holy spirit of Easter fill your life with hope, happiness and prosperity. #HappyEaster

India is home to the world's largest blind population and nearly half of it was preventable

India's air pollution is one of the highest in the world and acts as a catalyst for infections and illnesses that affect the eyes which is why proper ...

Keep your lipid levels in check

High cholesterol and triglycerides, if neglected, tend to get deposited on the walls of blood vessels thus narrowing the lumen or circumference of the...

Reasons why women are becoming more prone to heart diseases, every year

A report highlighted that cardiovascular diseases are rising among females in all countries including India. There are many underlying reasons for the...

Did you know? Your nose cleans the air you breath

The air we breathe contains a wide range of substances, including oxygen and nitrogen, as well as dust, pollution, allergies, smoking, bacteria, virus...

Watch out for spoilt food this summer

Cases of foodborne illness, or food poisoning, are much higher in the summer than any other time of the year. This is because the bacteria in food mul...

Side effects of sleeping pills

Prescription sleeping medication can be habit-forming, and many side effects are undesirable. They can interfere with normal breathing and can be dang...