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Now anaemia can protect your kids from malaria

January 10, 2017 SrijitaAnaemia, Can, From, Kids, malaria, Now, Protect, Your

Good news for parents, if your kids are anaemic! As a new study finds that anaemia may protect your kids against malaria. The study further said that treating kids with anaemia with iron supplementation may remove this protective effect of Iron deficiency. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have proven that these concerns valid after finding iron deficiency anaemia actually protects children against the blood-stage of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and treating anaemia with iron supplementation removes this protective effect. The study was published in journal of…

Diet res-illusions: Tips from the pros on how to lose weight

January 4, 2017 SrijitaDiet:, From, How, lose, On, pros, res-illusions:, The, Tips:, to, Weight

We make ’em, we break ’em. New Year’s diet resolutions fall like needles on Christmas trees as January goes on. Genes can work against us. Metabolism, too. But a food behavior researcher has tested a bunch of little ways to tip the scale toward success. His advice: Put it on autopilot. Make small changes in the kitchen, at the grocery store and in restaurants to help you make good choices without thinking. “As much as we all want to believe that we’re master and commander of all our food decisions,…

Leaf Plates From Germany: Time to Switch Back to Ancient Indian Traditions?

January 2, 2017 SrijitaAncient, Back, From, Germany:, Indian, Leaf, Plates, Switch, Time, to, Traditions?

Do you remember eating food out of pattals? I do. Raised in the heartland of Uttar Pradesh, I was quite close to the rustic and traditional ways of living as compared to some of my friends and colleagues living in metros. I remember some of my favourite street stalls and most iconic canteens and eateries in Allahabad serving pav bhajis, poori sabjis and samosas in donas made out of dried leaves. My father would note the economical aspect of such a practice, not to mention the fact that leaves are…

Feeling down? Take a break from Facebook to lift your spirits

December 22, 2016 Srijitaa, break, Down, Facebook, Feeling, From, lift, spirits, Take, to, Your

If you are feeling blue and cannot figure out why, taking an occasional break from Facebook might do wonders, suggests a research. The study showed that regular use of social networking such as Facebook can negatively affect your emotional well-being and satisfaction with life, but you do not have to quit Facebook altogether. Simply changing your social networking behaviour and taking an occasional break from Facebook may lift your spirits, said the study published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behaviour, and Social Networking. In the study, Morten Tromholt from the University…

Radiation from mobile towers not harmful

December 22, 2016 SrijitaFrom, harmful, Mobile, Not, radiation, towers

Allaying fears of radiation from mobile towers, a senior Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) official on Wednesday said that the harmful effects of electromagnetic field radiation had not been proved. At a customer outreachprogramme , Sunil Bajpai, principal adviser to TRAI, said people were scared of harmful effects of radiation from cellphone towers. However, it has not been established that electromagnetic field radiation from mobile towers causes any harm to humans. While there are several studies on the adverse impact of radiation on people, little research was done on…

10 Healthy Food Hacks That Don’t Suck — From A to Zoodles

December 19, 2016 Srijita10', a, Don't, Food., From, Hacks, Healthy, Suck, That, to, Zoodles

“Eat better to feel better,” “you are what you eat!” You’ve heard it before, but it really is true. What you eat affects and reflects your life in so many ways, from your physical strength and stamina to the way you feel when you wake up and the regularity of breakouts and severity of PMS symptoms. Brooklyn-based holistic nutritionist Jennifer Schonborn notes that the biggest nutritional issue she sees in teens and young adults is snacking. Snack foods usually contain a lot of added sugars that serve only as an…