Srijita, Author at Pinfaves

Social media videos give the final push to vegan lifestyle

October 7, 2016 SrijitaFinal, Give, lifestyle, Media, Push, Social, The, to, Vegan?, videos

Internet videos on the cruel way in which animals are bred for eventual slaughter pushed Sahil Bhambri towards veganism in 2014. Brought up in a family of vegetarians, the shift towards a vegan lifestyle wasn’t drastic. He also convinced his parents and younger brother to adopt a cruelty-free lifestyle and consciously give up animal products, starting with dairy . Like 26-year-old Bhambri, many of those who have adopted a vegan lifestyle attribute their change to such social media videos. Nikhil Bedi, a 20-year old Delhi University students, recalled, “My dog…

Are Potatoes Really That Evil?

October 7, 2016 SrijitaAre, Evil?, Potatoes, really, That

Potatoes are perhaps the most widely used vegetable across the globe. From fries to tikkis, potato dumplings to potato and leek soup, they astound with their versatility. They are also the quintessential fasting food. Many Navratri dishes celebrate these as the core ingredient like Aloo Ki Tikki and Aloo Ki Kadhi or in combination with other ingredients such as Kutti Ki Puri and Singhare Ki Matthi. It is thus tragic that these poor dears are associated with obesity and weight gain. Every time we think of going on a weight reduction…

Want to Perform Better at Sports? Eat More Spinach

October 7, 2016 Srijitaat, Better, Eat, More, Perform, Spinach, Sports, to, Want

A new study has found that spinach which is rich in nitrates can boost sports performance particularly at high altitudes with low oxygen conditions. Nitrate, commonly found in green leafy vegetables like spinach, is important for the functioning of the human body, especially during exercise. The study showed that nitrate supplementation in conjunction with sprint interval training (SIT) – short, high intensity exercise – in low oxygen conditions could enhance sport performance. For the study, a research team from the University of Leuven in Belgium examined 27 moderately trained participants. They were…

Friendly Colleagues at Job Your Gateway To Better Health

October 5, 2016 Srijitaat, Better, Colleagues, Friendly, Gateway, Health, Job, to, Your

Your colleagues at work – and not your spouse or kids — decide how healthy you will be as you age, as you are likely to spend an average of one third of your day on the job. According to the researchers, health at work is determined to a large extent by our social relationships in workplace — and, more particularly, the social groups we form there. In a new meta-analysis covering 58 studies and more than 19,000 people across the globe, psychologists found out that how strongly we identify…

Late Pregnancies May Increase Risk of Autism in Kids

October 5, 2016 SrijitaAutism?, In, Increase, Kids, Late, May, of, Pregnancies, Risk

Parents who reproduce later in life are more likely to have children who develop autism disorders, a study finds. The study, published in the journal Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, suggested that late reproduction was not associated with increased risk for schizophrenia in offspring. The authors used a sample of about 1.7 million people out of which approximately 6.5 per cent were diagnosed with autistic or schizophrenic disorders during this time. Their data included autistic and schizophrenic diagnoses for up to 30 years of age and over 20 potentially confounding…

Why Believing in Miracles Could be Hazardous to Your Health

October 5, 2016 Srijitabe, Believing, Could, Hazardous, Health, In, Miracles, to, Why, Your

There are many moments – the loss of a job, finding out you have cancer, a child’s walk home from school in a dangerous neighborhood – when faith in a loving God watching over you can provide comfort and hope, several studies have found. But are there times when too much control can be ceded to God? When it comes to health, the answer in many cases may be yes. Placing too much control in divine hands may lessen efforts to seek treatment or take preventive measures such as quitting…