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One Or More Sweet Beverage Daily By Either Partner May Reduce Chances of Pregnancy

February 15, 2018 Loknath DasBeverage, by, chances, Daily, Either, May, More, of, One, or, partner, Pregnancy?, reduce, sweet

Those trying their chances at pregnancy take note. According to a latest study, one or more sugar sweetened beverage everyday by either partner may significantly bring down the couple’s chances of pregnancy. “We found positive associations between intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and lower fertility, which were consistent after controlling for many other factors, including obesity, caffeine intake, alcohol, smoking, and overall diet quality,” said Elizabeth Hatch, from Boston University in the US. “Couples planning a pregnancy might consider limiting their consumption of these beverages, especially because they are also related…

Old things sweet and beautiful

July 21, 2017 Loknath Dasand, beautiful..., Old, sweet, Things

It was an old mobile phone, one of the smallest, a friend said. “It was gifted to me by a close friend,” she said as she dished out the long cherished possession from her bag. I smiled back with glee at seeing a once prized treasure which now is outdated. But the tiny phone has a long story, inspiring and healing… It has come a long way… crossed many borders, sailed many seas and passed many years. The phone worked as more than a mere virtual connection between the two…

The sweet healing fragrance

July 21, 2017 Loknath Dasfragrance, Healing, sweet, The

Pressure at work or stress at workplace can pull you down and your productivity. Prolonged stress can trigger many ailments and diseases. The constant exposure to different uncomfortable situations and environment at work place can harm an employee not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally. Use of aromatherapy can be a good stress buster. The sweet fragrance of essential oils can work wonders to your weary body and mind. Symptoms of stress at workplace include headaches, lethargy, mood and sleep disturbances, upset stomach, loss of sense of humour, irritability, depression…

Boondi: The Rajasthani Drop-sized Gram Flour Balls Perfect for Both Sweet and Savoury Delicacies

June 28, 2017 Loknath Dasand, Balls, Boondi:, Both, Delicacies, Drop-sized, Flour, for, Gram, perfect:, Rajasthani, Savoury, sweet, The

Come Tuesday and our hearts can’t stop craving for the sweet boondis and boondi ke laddoo, especially the ones given as part of temple offerings. Said to have originated in Rajasthan, boondis are deep fried chickpea or gram flour droplets (boondi in Hindi means droplet), sweetened with syrup, and are an essential part of several auspicious occasions in many parts of northern India. Chef Sadaf Hussain, contestant of MasterChef India 2016 says, “The origin can be traced to cities of Rajasthan where the locals used fried chickpea flour, and added sugar, to make it…

Why do sweet things stop tasting so after we eat anything sugary

February 12, 2017 SrijitaAfter, Anything, Do, Eat, So, Stop, Sugary, sweet, tasting, Things, We, Why

You had a doughnut and topped it with a cup of cappuccino, which suddenly tasted plain despite two sachets of sugar. This has sometime happened with all of us when something sweet ceases to taste sweet when had after something sugary. Here we decode why this happens. First let us understand how our brain functions. Our sensory organs receive sensory information from the brain and the body acts on these messages. Once your brain becomes accustomed to a constant signal, it tends to ignore it, and focuses on looking for…

New weight-loss aid: sweet potato wastewater?

December 17, 2016 Srijitaaid, New, Potato, sweet, wastewater?, weight-loss:

The skinny on sweet potatoes is “promising.” (AP Photo/Matthew Mead) Tired of Thanksgiving weight gain? Next year you might want to pass on the sweet potato pie and drink a tall glass of sweet potato wastewater instead. That’s what a new study in the Heliyon journal hints at with what Modern Farmer says “might be the weirdest weight-loss discovery of the year.” Scientists in Japan had been brainstorming on what to do with all of the wastewater left over after people had boiled or steamed their sweet potatoes. They fed…