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Social media videos give the final push to vegan lifestyle

October 7, 2016 SrijitaFinal, Give, lifestyle, Media, Push, Social, The, to, Vegan?, videos

Internet videos on the cruel way in which animals are bred for eventual slaughter pushed Sahil Bhambri towards veganism in 2014. Brought up in a family of vegetarians, the shift towards a vegan lifestyle wasn’t drastic. He also convinced his parents and younger brother to adopt a cruelty-free lifestyle and consciously give up animal products, starting with dairy . Like 26-year-old Bhambri, many of those who have adopted a vegan lifestyle attribute their change to such social media videos. Nikhil Bedi, a 20-year old Delhi University students, recalled, “My dog…

Want to Perform Better at Sports? Eat More Spinach

October 7, 2016 Srijitaat, Better, Eat, More, Perform, Spinach, Sports, to, Want

A new study has found that spinach which is rich in nitrates can boost sports performance particularly at high altitudes with low oxygen conditions. Nitrate, commonly found in green leafy vegetables like spinach, is important for the functioning of the human body, especially during exercise. The study showed that nitrate supplementation in conjunction with sprint interval training (SIT) – short, high intensity exercise – in low oxygen conditions could enhance sport performance. For the study, a research team from the University of Leuven in Belgium examined 27 moderately trained participants. They were…

Friendly Colleagues at Job Your Gateway To Better Health

October 5, 2016 Srijitaat, Better, Colleagues, Friendly, Gateway, Health, Job, to, Your

Your colleagues at work – and not your spouse or kids — decide how healthy you will be as you age, as you are likely to spend an average of one third of your day on the job. According to the researchers, health at work is determined to a large extent by our social relationships in workplace — and, more particularly, the social groups we form there. In a new meta-analysis covering 58 studies and more than 19,000 people across the globe, psychologists found out that how strongly we identify…

Why Believing in Miracles Could be Hazardous to Your Health

October 5, 2016 Srijitabe, Believing, Could, Hazardous, Health, In, Miracles, to, Why, Your

There are many moments – the loss of a job, finding out you have cancer, a child’s walk home from school in a dangerous neighborhood – when faith in a loving God watching over you can provide comfort and hope, several studies have found. But are there times when too much control can be ceded to God? When it comes to health, the answer in many cases may be yes. Placing too much control in divine hands may lessen efforts to seek treatment or take preventive measures such as quitting…

Food and Beverage Companies are Finding Creative Ways to Reach Kids Online, Here’s What to Know

October 5, 2016 Srijitaand, Are, Beverage, companies, creative, Finding, Food., Here's, Kids, Know, Online, Reach, to, Ways, What

I have witnessed my sons on social media posting images of simulated Gatorade coolers being poured over their heads, sending digital Valentine Day’s cards made by Taco Bell reading “Nacho average Valentine,” and voting on new potato-chip flavors. These are not the passive ads of my childhood. They are clever ways corporations reach children and teenagers, encouraging them to interact with a brand and promote it to their friends. Valentines certainly appear innocent enough. But will manipulating an image of a Gatorade cooler really entice kids to drink more…

Supreme Court tells Jung, Kejriwal to Meet Over Chikungunya, Dengue

October 5, 2016 SrijitaChikungunya, Court, dengue, Jung, Kejriwal, Meet, Over, Supreme, tells, to

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Delhi’s Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung to convene on Wednesday a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the civic bodies to discuss ways and means to deal with the spread of chikungunya and dengue. Asking Jung to hold the meeting at 2 p.m., Justice Madan Lokur and Justice L. Nagaswara Rao asked participants at the meeting to refrain from engaging in any blame-game. Pointing out that the “interests of the people of Delhi are paramount”, the court said: “In our opinion, considering that…