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Delhi is the most polluted, but other metros aren’t getting better

November 7, 2016 Srijitaaren’t, Better, but, Delhi, Getting, Is, metros, Most, Other, polluted, The

Delhi is the most polluted, but other metros aren’t getting better MUMBAI Mumbai’s a coastal city isn’t always able to counter the pollutants in the air. On several days in the year, air quality drops into the poor category , and experts say more monitoring and data is needed to ensure it doesn’t go the Delhi way. Not all existing monitoring stations are able to give us the right picture because they don’t meet the required standards. Having access to data and using it to take precautionary measures is important,”…

Want to Perform Better at Sports? Eat More Spinach

October 13, 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…

Want to Perform Better at Sports? Eat More Spinach

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

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…

Positive approach towards exercise brings better benefits

August 15, 2016 Srijitaapproach, Benefits, Better, Brings, exercise:, positive, towards

Exercising is undoubtedly good for health. However, positive mindset about exercise brings better benefit, not just physically but psychologically and neurophysiologically too, a new study has revealed. The researchers in the study published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine provided evidence that individuals can be positively or negatively influenced before engaging in exercise. The researchers invited 76 men and women aged between 18 and 32 years where they had to exercise for 30 minutes on a bicycle ergometer and were separated into different groups. The participants were shown short films…

The Diet You Should Be Following for Better Memory

August 11, 2016 Srijitabe, Better, Diet:, Following, for, Memory:, Should, The, You

A new study shows that a Mediterranean diet can improve your cognitive function and reduce chances of Alzheimer. A Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) include plant foods, such as leafy greens, fresh fruit and vegetables, cereals, beans, seeds, nuts, and legumes. Dairy products and red meat are uses less while olive oil as its major source of fat. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition the researchers investigated if and how a Mediterranean diet may impact cognitive processes over time. “The most surprising result was that the positive effects were found in countries…