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Frequent Traveler? Expert Tips On How to Remain Fit On The Go

September 27, 2016 Srijitaexpert, Fit, Frequent, Go, How, On, Remain, The, Tips:, to, Traveler?

Neil Hill, the founder of a world class fitness training programmes Y3T, has literally no time for rest. He keeps an extremely busy schedule, which involves a lot of traveling. Those of you who relentlessly live through the horrors of incessant traveling – and spend more days commuting than resting – would actually realise its aftermath on health. Not only does it mess around with your sleep cycle but also alters the appetite and takes away the time to exercise and remain fit. As Neil Hill got in conversation with…

Smiling Spouse Your Ticket To Healthier, Longer Life

September 27, 2016 SrijitaHealthier, Life, Longer?, Smiling, spouse, Ticket, to, Your

Having a happy, smiling partner can keep you healthy and fit as you enter middle age and move towards the golden years, say researchers, adding that simply having a happy partner may enhance health as much as striving to be happy oneself. “This finding significantly broadens assumptions about the relationship between happiness and health, suggesting a unique social link,” said William Chopik, assistant Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University. In the study of 1,981 middle-age couples, researchers found that people with happy spouses were much more likely to report…

Apple Said To Expand HealthKit From Tracker To Diagnosis Tool

September 27, 2016 SrijitaApple, diagnosis:, Expand, From, HealthKit, Said, to, tool, Tracker

So far Apple’s HealthKit has mostly collected fitness data from its devices. In the future, if the company gets its way, the software will interpret that information, turning it into advice for users, doctors and others. Scores of health-care experts hired by Apple in recent years are building improved electronic health record software that can better analyze and understand the implications of patient data, according to people familiar with the team’s plans. The iPhone maker is also working on new apps for the Apple Watch. One helps users track sleep…

Unknown Exposure To Second-Hand Smoke May Cause Early Death

September 27, 2016 Srijitacause, death, Early, Exposure, May, Second-Hand, Smoke, to, Unknown

US researchers have identified a new biomarker which revealed that known and unknown exposure to second-hand smoke may lead to an increased risk of mortality in non-smokers. Serum cotinine — a metabolite of nicotine — when used as a biological marker of exposure to second-hand smoke was found to have associations to overall and cause-specific mortality in non-smokers. Increased levels of serum cotinine in blood were significantly also associated with all types of cancers, and heart disease, the researchers said. “The study found that non-smokers are exposed to second-hand smoke…

Going Green: How to Make Your Plate Sustainable

September 25, 2016 SrijitaGoing:, Green, How, Make, Plate, Sustainable, to, Your

There are a lot of reasons why we eat, only one of which is hunger. We eat for pleasure, flavor, we break bread with friends and family, we eat for comfort as well as nutrition and health. But lately, there’s been a new reason we eat what we eat. A lot of people are “going green” with their menus, buying food that is sustainable, local or organic. People who are “eating greener” include those who grow their own food and compost all their waste, to those who simply take a…

5 Reasons to Eat a Protein-Packed Breakfast

September 25, 2016 Srijita5%;, a, Breakfast, Eat, Protein-Packed, reasons, to

Eating breakfast isn’t just for kids. Although you’ve probably stopped growing, your body is constantly renewing itself, replenishing your skin, hair and nails, replacing old tissues with new, breaking down and rebuilding bone and generally keeping your body in the best shape possible. How does your body do it? With the nutrients food delivers. Breakfast is especially important because after a long night’s sleep, the body is low on energy, protein, vitamins and minerals. So that’s one really good reason to eat breakfast. How about five more? 1. Breakfast-skipping is…