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Have you heard about Beer yoga?

January 29, 2017 SrijitaAbout, Beer, Have, Heard, Yoga, You

When it comes to getting your zen on, there are so many forms of yoga to choose from in order to improve one’s flexibility, strength and find calm. Whether it is power yoga, Bikram Yoga, Iyengar Yoga or goat yoga — the variations don’t seem to end. And now, there’s a new type of yoga which is an amalgamation of two unlikely combinations — beer and yoga! What’s it about Yoga professional Nashi Venkataraman says, “Each class incorporates beer drinking into yoga poses. So, it’s about balancing the bottle on…

10 Lesser Known Reasons Why Walking is Good For You

January 29, 2017 Srijita10', for, Good, Is, known, Lesser, reasons, walking, Why, You

Walking offers a plethora of health benefits. From helping you to shed those extra calories and lifting your mood to controlling diabetes and lowering your blood pressure, walking everyday has enormous benefits. Here are 10 interesting facts which will make you walk…a lot! 1. Walking Makes You Happy It’s true! Walking may actually help in uplifting your overall mood as it helps to boost endorphins, or “feel good” chemicals in brain. Just 20 minutes of walking, has been found to be enough to provide your body with increased…

Anxiety and Depression Can Put You at the Risk of Cancer

January 29, 2017 Srijitaand, Anxiety, at, Can, Cancer, Depression, of, Put, Risk, The, You

According to WHO statistics, at least 5% of the Indian population lives with a mental illness and nearly half of these mental diseases are not even treated. Depression and anxiety are more than just a phase of feeling sad or low. They are serious mood disorders that can disrupt your day to day functioning and also put you at the risk of several chronic diseases. A new study indicates that higher levels of psychological distress such as anxiety and depression may be associated with an increased risk of death from certain…

3 Yummy Blender Recipes That Will Help You Lose Weight

January 26, 2017 Srijita3, Blender, Help, lose, Recipes, That, Weight, Will, You, Yummy

A self-proclaimed “blendacholic,” Tess Masters is obsessed with whipping up mouthwatering recipes full of the nutrients our bodies crave. “It’s the power of plants to energize and revitalize, in endless blended combs, that gets me most excited,” she writes in her latest cookbook, The Perfect Blend ($20, amazon.com), which features 100 vegan and gluten-free concoctions. And no, they aren’t all smoothies: Masters’ creative recipes run the gamut from sauces and salads to stews and burgers. Each includes “optional boosters” (for nutrition and flavor) that make it easy to tailor the blend to your own taste. Below, Masters…

Will drastically cutting calories help you live longer? Yes, say a bunch of extremely hangry monkeys.

January 26, 2017 Srijitaa, bunch, calories, Cutting, drastically, extremely, Hangry, Help, Live, Longer?, monkeys., of, Say, Will, yes, You

NOT SHOVELING LOADS of food into your mouth is a guaranteed way to keep pounds off—but can limiting calories also keep you alive longer? Multiple studies over the past few years have hinted that it might. But it took a monkey race to finally get to the bottom of it. For years, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) conducted dueling experiments on monkeys to attempt to come up with a definitive answer. For example: In 2009, the Wisconsin team announced the results…

6 Fermented Foods That You Should Add to Your Diet

January 26, 2017 Srijita6, Add, Diet:, Fermented, Foods, Should, That, to, You, Your

One of the most frequently asked questions I encounter when I travel to other parts of the world is “why doesn’t India have a cheese tradition”? Or, indeed, “why doesn’t India have a wine tradition”? Which really is a variation of the first question. The premise in both the cases is not true of course. Because the country does have both indigenous cheese and wine making in different regions. However, if you compare these with the dominant, “mainstream” traditions in Europe, and even central Asia, you will have to admit…