More Evidence That We Need To Stop Sitting So Much: Especially Men

If you have a desk job, it is pretty easy to spend most of your day on your bum. Even after you punch the clock, chances are there will be more time sitting between your commute and the nightly intake of your favorite shows. You know you should at least walk a bit more during the day. If you are like most people, it is difficult to get motivated. But recent research might push you in the right direction – especially if you are a man. In a study published…

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I took 100 selfies a day… didn’t know how to stop

Have you looked at the mirror and hated what you saw? Now increase that self-loathing a 100 times and add panic to it…that’s what I was like few months back. I hated my nose, pimples, skin… I hated looking at my reflection whether in a shopping mall or at home. I would wash my hands and face constantly. The only saving grace was that I looked better at night. At night, at some angles, with my hair done a certain way, I looked alright. I know that for a fact…

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5 Natural Ways to Stop Snoring

There are a couple of things that can stand in the way of a good night’s sleep – at the worse, a howling dog and a snoring husband. The rule book says that six to eight hours of sleep is a must for a healthy lifestyle. But in our bustling cities, not always do we have the luxury of a space with nature’s soothing rhythms or absolute silence. I remember the time I had visited Kerala and was staying at a cottage right in front of the beach. Listening to…

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How to Stop Anxiety – Right Here, Right NOW

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…

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Eating Fried Food May Stop Your Brain From Controlling Your Diet

If you are looking for ways to reduce that ever-burgeoning waistline, stay clear of foods rich in saturated fat found in butter, cheese or fried foods as these can make your brain struggle to control what you eat, says a study. The findings showed that consuming fatty food affects the hypothalamus — a part of the brain that helps regulate hunger. A meal rich in saturated fat causes inflammation in the brain as well as reduces an individual’s cognitive function that make it more difficult to control eating habits. In…

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How a Healthy Gut Could Stop Obesity: Your Guide to Understanding Gut Bacteria

Images via iStock Recent studies suggest that Americans are working out more than ever but aren’t losing weight. Brits, on the other hand, spend billions each year to get into shape. Every two in three adults in the UK are now overweight or obese and one in five children aged 10-11 is clinically obese. It is common knowledge that daily nutrition plays an important part. What we eat is much more important than our total calorie count. However, choosing what to eat to be healthy is far from easy. We…

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