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7 drinks you need to stop buying now

January 16, 2018 Loknath Das7, Buying, drinks, Need, Now, Stop, to, You

1. Fruit juice Despite what the packaging may tell you, this does NOT provide an easy and convenient way to get in one or two of your 5-a-day. Most shop-bought fruit juices are pasteurised (essentially boiled), which destroys a lot of the valuable nutrients, whilst concentrating the sugars. The juice is also extracted from the whole fruit, leaving behind the fibrous part of the fruit that helps to slow sugar absorption into the blood. 2. Fizzy drinks This is an obvious one, but did you know that just one can…

Read labels: Here’s how to find out if the food products you buy are truly organic

January 9, 2018 Loknath DasAre, Buy, Find, Food., Here's, How, if, labels, Organic, Out, Products, Read, The, to, truly, You

The demand for organic foods began with fruits and vegetables when there were reports of pesticide residues in them. However, the popularity of organic foods has now extended to food grains, pulses, tea, spices and even oilseeds. “Organic foods have gained popularity because people have become aware of their benefits. They contain no chemical pesticides and fertilizers and are grown naturally with manure or compost and only natural pesticides and insecticides are used,” said Dr. Saurabh Arora, MD (Auriga research and Director at Arbro Pharmaceuticals) and Founder of Food Safety…

This year, here’s how you can make your New Year’s fitness resolution and stick to it

January 8, 2018 Loknath Dasand, Can, Fitness, Here's, How, It, Make, New, resolution, stick, This, to, Year, Years, You, Your

It’s no surprise that many of us pick staying fit as a New Year’s resolution. Here are some simple tips by Arushi Verma, co-founder, FITPASS that will help you stay motivated. Be specific – Getting healthy and fit is a vague goal. So, in the coming year, be specific if you want to lose weight/ inches or you want to gain weight depending on your BMI or you want to bulk up i.e., strengthen your muscles and core. Measurable – Sometimes, adding a number is all you need to achieve your goal…

This unusual use of blueberry extract in boosting cancer therapy will surprise you

January 8, 2018 Loknath Dasblueberry, Boosting, Cancer, extract, In, of, Surprise!, Therapy, This, Unusual, Use, Will, You

Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix – the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Researchers from the University Of Missouri-Columbia, United States explained that one of the most common treatments for cervical cancer is radiation therapy and that it not only destroys the cancer cells, but also the nearby healthy cells, which proves to be a hazard. “For some cancers, such as late-stage cervical cancer, radiation is a good treatment option. However, collateral damage to healthy cells…

Don’t let the chill get to you. Here are tips to stay healthy in winter

January 5, 2018 Loknath DasAre, chill, Don't, Get, Healthy, Here, In, Let, Stay, The, Tips:, to, Winter, You

The onset of winter can prove to be a period of ill-health if you are not consuming a nutritious diet or following a balanced lifestyle. Noorul Ameen, naturopathy physician at Organic India, gives tips to stay fit and enjoy the chilly season: * Add a few drops of apple cider vinegar for detoxification and blood purification. It has properties which can ease your sinus issues during winter, give lustre to limp dry hair which falls under the stress of winter pollution, and enliven your skin. * Sip Tulsi tea for antioxidants. Winter…

Ladies, are you facing abnormal hair loss? You may be at risk of developing fibroids

January 5, 2018 Loknath Dasabnormal, Are, at, be, developing, facing, fibroids, hair, ladies, Loss, May, of, Risk, You

Beware, a study has recently warned that women with a common form of hair loss, are at an increased risk of developing non-cancerous tumours that grow along or within the walls of the uterus. According to researchers, the medical records gathered on hundreds of thousands of African-American women suggested that women with a common form of hair loss have an increased chance of developing uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids. The results suggested a five-fold increased risk of uterine fibroids in women with CCCA, compared to age, sex and race matched controls.…