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Cycling to Work May Help Beat Stress and Increase Your Work Output

June 23, 2017 Loknath Dasand, Beat, Cycling, Help, Increase, May, Output, Stress, to, work, Your

To lead a healthy lifestyle, other than minding your diet, you also need to make an effort to partake in physical activities. This is a habit that you need to make consciously. Be it walking, running, yoga, aerobics or swimming, even 30 minutes of some sort of activity daily can take you a long way to staying healthy. Even cycling around can work wonders to pump up those happy hormones. What if you cycled to work? According to a new study, cycling to office can help reduce stress and improve…

Kirori Mal College’s popular candy seller: Shah Rukh Khan asked me to work in his serial

June 16, 2017 Loknath Dasasked, candy, College’s, His, In, Khan, Kirori, Mal, me, Popular, Rukh, seller:, serial, Shah, to, work

Tinguji has spent a lifetime selling candies at Delhi University’s Kirori Mal College (KMC). For four decades, neither heat nor rain or cold could deter this slight little old man from going about his business. “I used to sell pen nibs at a shop in Hans Raj College but that had to be shut due to the Emergency in 1975. I then thought I’ll carry with me whatever I have to sell, so that no one can dislocate me ever again,” says Amarnath Gupta aka Tinguji, who earns anything between…

Older Adults Should Engage in Household Work to Keep the Heart Healthy

March 29, 2017 Loknath Dasadults:, Engage, Healthy, Heart, Household, In, Keep, Older, Should, The, to, work

Staying active can take you a long way to good health. It is not without reason that doctors tell us to engage in physical activities and lead an active lifestyle. It has various beneficial effects on our body, aiding day-to-day functions as well as keeping diseases at bay. Elders too should keep active to not fall prey to health problems. Even walking or carrying out household chores can work wonders. According to a recent study by University of Pittsburgh, engaging in daily activities like making bed, doing the laundry, climbing…

Work from Home Culture Could Be More Stressful, Leading to Insomnia

February 17, 2017 Srijitabe, Could, Culture', From, Home, Insomnia, Leading, More, Stressful, to, work

Daily work life is tough; battling traffic to meeting deadlines, it is a constant struggle. And the work only seems to pile up because there are just so many distractions at office due to discussions with colleagues, meetings and what not. At times like these most of us wish desperately for a work from home flexibility. It just seems a more productive way to make use of time. Working from home surely has its benefits, as you can plan your day, work in silence and make sure deadlines are met…

8 alternative healing therapies that actually work

February 12, 2017 Srijita8, Actually, Alternative, Healing, That, therapies, work

A practice as old as 100 years, alternative healing has always been around, with its importance even more prominent today. With strips of headache tablets kept in our bags or desks at work, the science of healing without medicine is still slow in its pace of reaching the larger audience. In times like these, alternative healing is a practice that has helped many achieve a stable, physical and mental being. Dr Manju Mehra, former President, Indian Association of Clinical Psychology and Clinical Psychologist at AIIMS, “Forms of alternative healing like…

Stressed and Frustrated with Office Work? Go Take a Walk or Try Swimming

February 10, 2017 Srijitaa, and, Frustrated, Go, Office, or, Stressed, Swimming, Take, Try, walk, With, work

Everyone who has ever held a job has, at some point, felt the pressure of work-related stress. Stress isn’t always bad. Stress within your comfort zone can help you stay focused, energetic, and able to meet new challenges in the workplace. Stress is what keeps you on your toes during a presentation or alert to prevent accidents or costly mistakes at work. But in today’s hectic world, the workplace can often seem like an emotional roller coaster. Long hours, tight deadlines, and ever increasing demands can leave you feeling worried,…