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Once the Goblins are Gone, Don’t Gobble Up Every Piece of Your Halloween Harvest

November 2, 2016 SrijitaAre, Don't, Every, Gobble, Goblins, Gone, Halloween, Harvest, of, once, Piece, The, Up, Your

What’s scarier: running into your dentist on Halloween – and being reminded of the horrors you’re visiting on your teeth – or being a dentist? It can’t be much of a treat to decide that professional responsibility requires you to drop toothbrushes into the maws of sugar-seeking ghosts and pumpkins. “But have some compassion,” Rachel Tepper Paley writes on Bon Appétit’s website. “It’s not like Halloween, a holiday devoted to society-sanctioned cavity worship, makes life easy for a person whose life work is oral hygiene.” Paley talked to a few…

Diwali Special: How to Detox After The Festivities

November 2, 2016 Srijita'Special, After, Detox, Diwali, Festivities, How, The, to

Diwali festivities are over and the one thing that we dread is the weighing scale. Indulgence has been at its peak and all that we probably need right now is to detox and cleanup. For a lot of people, the word detox conjures up images of struggles with alcohol, caffeine, sugar laden and processed food, but detoxification is a natural process. Your body knows how to clean and flush out toxins. It’s one of the most basic automatic functions. Just as your heart beats nonstop and your lungs breathe continuously,…

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…

India’s Salt Intake Twice the WHO-Recommended Mark

October 28, 2016 SrijitaIndia's, Intake, Mark, Salt, The, Twice, WHO-Recommended

The average salt intake in India is double that of the WHO-recommended maximum consumption level of 5 gm/day, a study said on Wednesday. Researchers at the George Institute for Global Health reviewed data involving 227,000 people across the country and found salt consumption “far exceeds” the World Health Organization (WHO) maximum target of just five grams per person each day. “The average daily salt intake was 10.98 grams per day for Indians aged above 19 against the WHO recommendation of 5 gm,” a statement from the institute said, highlighting the…

The Unsung Hero of the World of Ayurveda: Have You Heard of Manjistha?

October 28, 2016 SrijitaAyurveda:, Have, Heard, Hero, Manjistha?, of, The, Unsung, World, You

Rare ingredients have always excited me and this is one of the primary reasons why I turn to Ayurveda for my everyday woes. Cosmetic companies come up with new elements in their products by the day, why is it that we believe in them and let Ayurveda take a backseat? The age old science is a gold-plated arsenal of natural herbs and ingredients that have been in its repertoire for centuries. Recently, I came across a herb that caught my fancy instantly. I had ordered for a face scrub from…

World Iodine Deficiency Day: Understanding the Importance of Iodine

October 25, 2016 SrijitaDay, Deficiency, importance, Iodine, of, The, Understanding, World

Minerals and vitamins are vital for a healthy life. They play a significant role in the physical and mental development of humans from conception itself. The main micronutrient deficiencies which are creating public health problems worldwide are iodine, iron, folic acid, vitamin A and zinc. What is Iodine? Iodine is an essential dietary mineral that is stored in the thyroid gland. It is essential for the production of thyroid hormones thyroxine (T3) and triiodothyronine (T4). Thyroid hormones affect all the cells in the human body, they are important for the…