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Improve your eye health with these superfoods

August 8, 2016 SrijitaEye, Health, Improve, superfoods, these, With, Your

Munch your way to better eye health with citrus fruits like oranges, lemons and grapefruits (Thinkstock) Your eyes are one of the most important organs of your body and need to be well taken care of. Just doing eye exercises isn’t enough though. You also need to eat foods that help improve eye health. While carrots are excellent for your eyes, there are other foods that are helpful as well… Certain fish like mackerel, tuna, salmon and sardines are packed with omega-3 fatty acids that are known to prevent dry…

Top 6 Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate

August 8, 2016 Srijita6, Benefits, Chocolate, Dark, Health, of, Top

Here are 6 amazing dark chocolate benefits. (If good taste wasn’t reason enough)! If you’re one of those people who love dark chocolate, the ones with cacao content over 60% and a bitter-sweet (mostly bitter) taste, then we’ve got good news. Chocolates are made from parts of the cacao tree which in Latin is known as ‘Theobrama cacao’ and derived from the Greek words ‘theo’ which means god and ‘brosi’ which means food. That literally translates into ‘food of the gods’. No wonder you can’t turn your back on chocolate!…

Health benefits of sleeping nude

August 2, 2016 SrijitaBenefits, Health, nude, of, sleeping

Health benefits of sleeping nude (Getty Image) Reportedly, when Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe said that she wore just her favourite brand of perfume, when going to bed, the star was laughed at. However, studies done in the recent past state that sleeping in the buff can do you a lot of good. It not only improves your health, but also works on the psychological level by improving your self-image and therefore, your relationship with your partner in bed. Wellness expert and relationship counsellor, Dr Sanjoy Mukerji explains that shedding clothes…

Ayurveda treatments: Herbs for women’s health

August 2, 2016 SrijitaAyurveda:, for, Health, Herbs, treatments, women’s

Ayurveda treatments: Herbs for women’s health (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) Menstruation, menopause, obesity, irregular periods, acne, anaemia are some of the problems that are commonly faced by women. Here are some natural remedies and ayurvedic herbs that can help prevent and control these problems. We break down which are the herbs you need to improve your health and not let it pin you down. Painful menstruation During menstruation or periods you may experience loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and constipation. Women are recommended to consume mixtures that are available in stores…

Herbal remedies: 20 health benefits of neem

August 2, 2016 Srijita20, Benefits, Health, Herbal, neem, of, remedies

Herbal remedies: 20 health benefits of neem (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) Neem tree has been described in Ayurveda’s prime text, the Charaka Samhita, as sarva roga nivarini (that which keeps all diseases at bay) or arishtha (reliever of disease). Its extracts have been used in the Ayurvedic tradition for thousands of years for maintaining health and overall well-being. The roots, bark, gum, leaves, fruit, seed kernels and seed oil are all used in therapeutic preparations for both internal and topical use. 1. Neem, a tree native to India, is a vital…

Vitamin D Deficiency Can Predict Surprising Facts About Your Dental Health

July 30, 2016 SrijitaAbout, Can, D, Deficiency, Dental, facts, Health, Predict, Surprising, Vitamin, Your

Researchers have found that vitamin D deficiency caused majorly by lack of exposure to sun may reside in the teeth of every human being and remain viable for hundreds of years or more. The findings showed that the teeth can act as an essential fossil and help anthropologists to sneak into the lives and challenges of people who lived hundreds of years ago and whose only record is their skeletal remains. When the body is deprived of vitamin D, permanent microscopic abnormalities form in the layers of dentin — the…