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Can’t Stop Overeating? A Gene May Help You Control Your Food Intake

February 16, 2017 Srijitaa, Can't, Control, Food., gene, Help, Intake, May, Overeating?, Stop, You, Your

A country where 270 million people live below the poverty line, obesity seems to be a distant issue, meant for the rich folks of the first world. But India is under siege: junk food, alcohol and sedentary lifestyle are leading us to silent self-destruction, making one in every five Indian men and women either obese or overweight. Further, obesity among children and adolescents too is rising rapidly. Over eating or excessive intake of food is one of the major reasons of obesity among the masses. People who overeat have a…

Eat Less Live Long: Cutting Down On Your Calories May Slow Ageing

February 16, 2017 Srijitaageing:, calories, Cutting, Down, Eat, Less, Live, long, May, On, slow, Your

Who doesn’t want to know the secret to long life? What we wouldn’t do to prevent those wrinkles and fine lines, which make the process of ageing so obvious. Ageing is inevitable, and it does dampen one’s spirit. While there are endless cosmetics products available in the market, each claiming to be a miracle formula to help you prevent signs of ageing or give you an youthful glow, the truth is that they can help only on the surface. If you want to slow down ageing naturally, you need to…

Delaying Pregnancy Till Age 35 May Make Your Kids Smarter

February 14, 2017 Srijita35%, Age, Delaying, Kids, Make, May, Pregnancy?, Smarter, till, Your

Living the life of a working woman is not easy. While you are trying to build your career to make a name in the competitive world, your family members seem to be more concerned about when you will marry, settle down and have kids. This is a common debate in various households across the country. You just don’t get to hear the end of the drawbacks of late marriage and late motherhood, and that biological clock which keeps ticking. Life decisions such as marriage and motherhood can’t be made under…

Tried Prebiotics Yet? It May Help You Get Good Sleep

February 14, 2017 SrijitaGet, Good, Help, It, May, Prebiotics, Sleep, Tried, Yet, You

While the general public has long understood probiotics, prebiotics are less known. But there are significant differences between the two, including health benefits. Probiotics are live bacteria in yogurt, other dairy products and pills. Doctors often prescribe probiotics to patients on antibiotics in an attempt to combat gastrointestinal side effects of the medication. And while probiotics have been shown effective in managing certain gastrointestinal conditions, they do not have the same power that prebiotics do. Prebiotics, unlike probiotics, are not destroyed in the body. They are not affected by heat…

Are You Sleep Deprived? You May Find It Hard to Remember Things

February 13, 2017 SrijitaAre, Deprived, Find, Hard, It, May, Remember, Sleep, Things, to, You

Every person spends one third of his or her life sleeping. Sleep, which is a daily function, is not simply a resting period for all systems of the body going into a passive state. This is the time when the body enters into an active renewal process. Now let’s see how the human body renews itself in sleep. Sleep is among the critical necessities of human life. Our body needs sleep as much as it needs water, oxygen and food. A refreshing sleep is of vital importance in order to…

Good news! Green tea may benefit people with bone-marrow disorders

February 12, 2017 Srijitabenefit, Bone-Marrow, disorders, Good, Green, May, news, People, Tea, With

The green tea that you drink to lose those extra pounds has many other powerful effects as a compound found in this ‘super-drink’ may have a life saving potential for people with bone-marrow disorders, reveals a study. The research appeared in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis in the U.S. and their German collaborators found that a compound epigallocatechine-3-gallate (EGCG), a polyphenol found in green tea leaves, may be of particular benefit to patients struggling with multiple myeloma and amyloidosis, often-fatal medical complications associated…