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How I start my day

August 15, 2016 SrijitaDay, How, I, My, Start

How I start my day (Jordan Siemens/Getty Images) Starting your day is like building a foundation for a house. It doesn’t matter how well your house is designed – without a stable foundation, it’ll crumble. My morning routine actually begins the night before. I am very disciplined about having all gadgets off in my house by 10 pm. I wrap up my day with a shower, brushing my teeth, stretching, reading, and finally, my gratitude blessing. By doing this, I have prepared my mind and body for a deep rest…

How to Stop Anxiety – Right Here, Right NOW

August 14, 2016 Srijita-, Anxiety, Here, How, Now, Right?, Stop, to

Here are 10 smart tips and tricks to stop anxiety and reduce stress. ‘What’ and ‘If’ – two innocuous words on their own, but put them together and it’s like unleashing the power of the atom. “What if I fail my exam? What if my child actually hates me? What if I’m not attractive? What if I don’t ace the interview? What if my boss doesn’t like the presentation? What if I don’t make it for the flight in time?” Just like Gautama Buddha had rightly put: “Nothing can harm…

Symptoms of Dengue Fever and How it is Different From Regular Flu

August 14, 2016 Srijitaand, dengue, different, fever?, Flu, From, How, Is, It, of, regular:, symptoms:

Dengue in India Dengue has become, in recent years, an annual scare during the monsoon season in India. It is not uncommon to find newspapers and television channels full of stories on Dengue’s rising incidences. The statistics are equally concerning. In 2014, there were 40,571 reported cases of Dengue in India and 137 subsequent deaths. This number rose sharply in 2015, to 99,913 reported cases and 220 deaths. This year, the situation is as grim. In Delhi itself, 171 cases have already been reported, the highest in five years, with…

How Much Exercise Will Lower Chronic Disease Risk?

August 11, 2016 Srijitachronic, Disease, exercise:, How, Lower, much, Risk, Will

Image via iStock The daily dose of activity needed to lower the risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease by at least 20 percent is several times the minimum recommended by the World Health Organization, researchers said Wednesday.The same applies to breast and bowel cancer, they reported in a study reviewing 35 years of research on the link between physical exertion — whether gardening or long-distance running — and five chronic diseases. The benefits of exercise are well known and beyond dispute. Most health authorities issue guidelines on the bare…

Parineeti Chopra’s Diet: How Did The Bollywood Actress Lose So Much Weight?

August 4, 2016 Srijitaactress, Bollywood, Chopra's, Did, Diet:, How, lose, much, Parineeti, So, The, Weight

Want to know how Parineeti Chopra lost SO much weight? Scroll down for her diet and fitness regime. Among all the transformation tales of Bollywood, actress Parineeti Chopra is one of the latest ones. This bindaas actress may have won millions of hearts thanks to her acting talent, but now she’s hogging the limelight due to her mind blowing weight loss journey. (And lighting up the screen with her latest song “Jaaneman Aah” with Varun Dhawan for “Dishoom“). Not many actors openly admit to being overweight, but Parineeti Chopra not…

Yale Researchers Find the Part of the Brain That Determines How Well You Handle Stress

August 4, 2016 SrijitaBrain, Determines, Find, Handle, How, of, Part, Researchers, Stress, That, The, Well, Yale, You

Humans are amazingly resilient in crises, but some cope with life’s stresses better than others. On any given day people face any number of minor annoyances such as being stuck in traffic or spilling coffee on their shirts or forgetting their keys. Then there’s the persistent stressors that come from work, relationships and finances. And there’s the uncontrollable anxieties of global terrorism, mass shootings and Zika-carrying mosquitoes. But why are some people able to deal with it all so calmly, while others freak out? A team of researchers at Yale…