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6 Health Benefits of Sugarcane Juice: A Promise of Good Health

April 8, 2016 Srijita6, a, Benefits, Good, Health, Juice:, of, Promise, Sugarcane

When I think of sugarcane juice, the first thing which comes to mind are the busy by-lanes of Karol Bagh, Delhi: vendors offering poor imitations of Gucci handbags and Rolex watches, women sprinting through the crowd trying to get from one shop to another, the faint smell of hot pooris and Punjabi chana, the constant high-pitched rings of rikshaw bells and a few dozen sugarcane juice (ganne ka ras) carts parked at every street corner. In the sweltering heat, I’d jostle my way to the sugarcane juice guy and watch…

15 Jaggery Benefits: Ever Wondered Why Our Elders End a Meal with Gur?

April 8, 2016 Srijita15, a, Benefits, Elders, End, Ever, Gur?, Jaggery, Meal, Our, Why, With, Wondered

My earliest memory of winter in Delhi, and perhaps my favourite, dates back to when I was maybe four years old. My mom had asked me to call my brother to the dinner table where laid a plate of Makki ki Roti, gur and a generous dollop of ghee. I remember thinking I would take just one small bite. Needless to say, I never made it to my brother’s room… And a few minutes later, he found me polishing off his dinner, and not at all sorry for doing so.…

A Diet Full of Fruits in Adolescence Can Fight Breast Cancer Risk

April 8, 2016 Srijitaa, Adolescence, Breast, Can, Cancer, Diet:, Fight, Fruits, Full, In, of, Risk

Experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have found that girls who eat more high-fibre foods during adolescence – especially lots of fruits and vegetables – may have significantly lower breast cancer risk than those who eat less dietary fibre when young, According to their research, for each additional 10 grams of fibre intake daily – for example, about one apple and two slices of whole wheat bread, or about half a cup each of cooked kidney beans and cooked cauliflower or squash – during early adulthood, breast…

Why a Chatbot Creeped Out Microsoft’s Satya Nadella

April 5, 2016 Srijitaa, Chatbot, Creeped, Microsoft's, Nadella, Out, Satya, Why

In February, Microsoft Vice President Derrick Connell visited the Bing search team in Hyderabad, India, to oversee a Monday morning hackathon. The goal was to build bots artificial intelligence programs that chat with users to automate things like shopping and customer service. Connell’s boss, Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, thinks they’re the next big thing, a successor to apps. The Bing team was so excited they showed up Sunday night to throw a party and brought their spouses and kids. There was even the Indian version of a pinata. Some…

Do Indian Startups Have a Service Problem?

April 5, 2016 Srijitaa, Do, Have, Indian, Problem?, Service, Startups

Indians are notorious for being paranoid about spending money online. Few people even have cards to pay online in this country, and fewer still like to use them, which means that cash truly is king. Although a growing cadre of companies such as FreeCharge and Paytm are boldly predicting the death of cash, the actual experience of using these services shows how far we have to go before they earn the trust needed to hold on to our money. There are many reasons to actually use a virtual wallet –…

Beat Obesity with a New, Non-Surgical Weight Loss Treatment

April 4, 2016 Srijitaa, Beat, Loss, New, Non-Surgical, Obesity, Treatment, Weight, With

Obese people struggling with weight loss can now opt for safe, minimally invasive, non-surgical weight-loss treatments, finds a new study. Radiologists have developed a new image-guided treatment called bariatric arterial embolisation (BAE), which blocks blood flow to a certain part of the stomach that could help obese patients lose weight. “Currently, interventions to treat obesity include behavioural modifications, diet and exercise, medications and surgery. We’re excited about the promise of BAE as another tool for health care providers to offer patients in the effort to curb this epidemic,” said Clifford…