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Foods That Can Help You Combat Effects of Air Pollution: Fortify From Within

November 2, 2016 SrijitaAir, Can, Combat, Effects, Foods, Fortify, From, Help, of, Pollution, That, Within, You

The air we breathe to stay alive has reached dangerous levels of pollution. People with no known respiratory problems are landing up in hospital emergency rooms. While the government does its bit to improve the air quality, we would like to introduce you to some natural antioxidant nutrients that can help your body deal with this onslaught. The polluted air that we inhale introduces ozone, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, diesel exhaust particles, etc. into our lungs. The protective antioxidants present in the lining of our lungs fight it out…

Diwali 2016 Special: 3 Breathing Exercises to Help You Deal With the Pollution this Diwali

October 29, 2016 Srijita'Special, 2016:, 3, Breathing, Deal, Diwali, exercises, Help, Pollution, The, This, to, With, You

Diwali, the festival of lights, is here and we all are geared up with our favourite mithais, namkeens and other goodies. Diwali festivities are never devoid of firecrackers that cause a measurable spike in air pollution levels every year. Delhi Pollution Central Committee (DPCC) suggests the contamination levels in the capital city to have markedly skyrocketed before Diwali. This pollution majorly originates from the smoke emitted from firecrackers and adversely affects the health of a lot of people, especially those suffering from respiratory problems like asthma. According to the…

Muscle Strength May Help to Improve Brain Function

October 28, 2016 Srijita'Muscle, Brain, function, Help, Improve, May, strength!, to

Increased muscle strength may help to improve brain function in adults who suffer from mild cognitive impairment (MCI), shows a new study. MCI defines people who have reduced cognitive abilities such as reduced memory, but are still able to live independently. It is a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease. The findings published in the Journal of American Geriatrics show a positive causal link between muscle adaptations to progressive resistance training and the functioning of the brain among those over the age of 55 with MCI. “What we found in this follow-up…

Aerobic Exercises May Help Slow Down Memory Loss in Elderly

October 28, 2016 SrijitaAerobic, Down, elderly, exercises, Help, In, Loss, May, Memory:, slow

Regular aerobic exercise may be beneficial for older adults,who have been suffering from memory and thinking problems, says new research. Aerobic exercise (also known as cardio) is a physical exercise of low to high intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process. The study done by researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, showed that people who exercised had a small improvement on the test of overall thinking skills compared to those who did not exercise. In addition to that, those who exercised also showed improvement…

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…

Why acne may help keep your skin young

October 7, 2016 Srijitaacne, Help, Keep, May, skin, Why, Young, Your

A recent study conducted at King’s College London has found that people with acne infection on their faces tend to have younger-looking skin as they grow older. Comparing genetic information from women with and without acne, the study found that acne-prone women had significantly longer telomeres (or chromosome caps) than their clear-skinned counterparts, which means their cells were better protected from the deterioration that usually comes with age. Lead researcher Simone Ribero said, “For many years, dermatologists have identified that the skin of acne sufferers appears to age more slowly…