Dry cough? Try these quick tips.

Dry cough is prevalent this season. If you are coughing heavily at night and are looking for a quick relief, then try these quick tips to feel feel better and get a good night’s sleep! Gargle with salt water Just heat a cup of water and add a pinch of salt to it. Gargle with this mix and you will definitely feel the difference. Have honey Just a tablespoon of honey will relieve you from that continuous coughing at night. Honey is believed to moisten the throat and reduce the…

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10 quick and easy home remedies for headaches

Monday mornings usually spell headaches for most of us. Back from a fun vacation and already feeling the first few waves of a debilitating headache? Here are some great tips that ensure speedy recovery and even prevention of headaches – the simple and drug-free way. Dr. Vikram Singh, Consultant, Neurosurgery at Moolchand Medcity, gives us some excellent home remedies for headaches. Read and practise these tips today. Over to Dr. Vikram Singh… Hydrate yourself: Dehydration can be one of the top causes for a headache. One should have many fluids…

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Natural home remedies to prepone menstruation

Irregular periods are medically known as oligomenorrhea, which is considered to be quite a common problem in women. Caused by various factors like weight loss, medical condition and lifestyle, this common problem has the ability to result in unwarranted stress and tension which lead us to look around for solutions that are safe and natural. And guess what, we found them in the nature’s basket. From the beneficial parsley to the healing vitamin C-rich fruits, nature has provided us a basket-full of home remedies to treat irregular and late monthly…

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4 ways to store cut fruits

Summer is here and so are a variety of lip-smacking fruits. Sadly, allergies are synonymous to the hot weather and cut fruits are infamously famous for fueling them. So what we do? While an apple or a kiwi can be finished in one go, what do we do with the mightier ones like papaya, watermelons and more? We spoke to leading nutritionists and got the right solutions for you: USING LEMON JUICE Lasts upto 6 hours Lemon juice inhibits the oxidation of the fruit which prevents browning as well as…

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Home remedies for diabetes

There is an alarming rise in the prevalence of diabetes in India. Thanks to our eating habits and sedentary lifestyle, even gestational diabetes is not uncommon. The sad fact is that it could affect the baby too. According to recent statistics, India has more people with Type 2 diabetes than any other nation. Who likes to take medicines everyday? Insulin and dialysis is even worse experience. And mind you, as opposed to the misconception, eating sweets is not the only cause for this disease. Stress and genes too play a…

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Coffee impedes hearing recovery from noise: Study

Coffee lovers who like to attend rock music concerts or work at airports should be cautious as a recent study indicates that caffeine has a serious impact on hearing. According to a research by the McGill University in Canada, regular caffeine consumption can greatly impede hearing recovery from loud noise, even making the damage permanent, Xinhua news agency reported. “When the ear is exposed to loud noise, it can suffer from a temporary hearing reduction, also called auditory temporary threshold shift. This disorder is usually reversible in the first 72…

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