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What are states doing to fight bad air?

December 22, 2016 SrijitaAir, Are, Bad, doing, Fight, States, to, What

Raising concern over the poor air quality in Delhi and its adjoining area, the NCR Planning Board on Tuesday asked its member states Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan -to submit their action plans. It also asked the state governments to increase forest cover to 20% from the present 3.3% and to start land acquisition for building seven new inter-state roads “immediately”. The board also noted that the forest cover in the NCR had reduced to 3.30% of the entire geographical area in 2012 from 4.30% in 1999. The states…

Yogic Breathing May Help Fight Major Depression: Study

November 28, 2016 SrijitaBreathing, Depression, Fight, Help, major, May, Study, Yogic

A breathing-based yogic meditation practice may help alleviate severe depression in people who do not fully respond to antidepressant treatments, according to a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist. Researchers found significant improvement in symptoms of depression and anxiety in medicated patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) who participated in the breathing technique known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga. The meditation technique, which is practiced in both a group setting and at home, includes a series of sequential, rhythm-specific breathing exercises that bring people into a deep, restful and meditative…

Ice cream from seaweed to help fight warming?

October 16, 2016 SrijitaCream, Fight, From, Help, Ice, seaweed, to, warming?

Ice cream from seaweed to help fight warming? Cookies baked from extracts of local seaweed abundant in the Sundarbans mangroves have 17% higher protein content than those available commercially, says a team of scientists who harnessed the marine plant-like organisms for local climate change adaptations in the central part of the archipelago. Rising sea levels that led to the ingress of saline water into the interiors of the Sun darbans -impacting agriculture and nutrition quality -forced oceanographer Abhijit Mitra and his team to turn to seaweeds. “We used steamed extracts…

How to Fight That Plateau While Losing Weight

October 5, 2016 SrijitaFight, How, Losing, Plateau, That, to, Weight, While

We all wish to look good and flaunt a body that’s not only great but also fit and healthy from within. Unfortunately, it takes a little time to get the desired result. Weight loss is a gradual process where your body needs to leap out of its comfort zone and get down to performing exercise techniques that help in strengthening and sculpting the muscles. If you feel that you have been playing your part but the results are not showing or that blubber is taking way too long to metamorphose…

To Fight Belly Fat, Prioritize Sleep

September 29, 2016 Srijitabelly, fat, Fight, Prioritize, Sleep, to

It’s a pretty universal desire. I’m not talking about the living-forever wish – I mean having a flat belly. Have you ever heard anyone say, “No, actually, I’d like to go with the round, protruding kind.” No, didn’t think so. But how do we get there? Claims are everywhere. If you believe what you see online, there are exercises that give you six-pack abs in 30 days, tart-cherry-based diets that eliminate flab in a jiffy or, a personal favorite, “belly-fat-fighting pills.” “There are an infinite set of BS claims out…

Small implanted device can fight breast cancer

September 17, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Can, Cancer, Device, Fight, implanted, Small

A small device implanted under the skin can improve breast cancer survival by catching cancer cells, slowing the spread of tumours in other organs and allowing time to intervene with surgery or other therapies. These findings, reported in the journal Cancer Research, suggest a path for identifying metastatic cancer early and intervening to improve outcomes. Metastatic cancer is a cancer that has spread from the part of the body where it started (the primary site) to other parts of the body, according to American Cancer Society. “This study shows that…