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Love adding extra salt to your food? You may be putting yourself at risk of dementia

January 18, 2018 Loknath DasAdding, at, be, Dementia, Extra, Food., love, May, of, Putting, Risk, Salt, to, You, Your, yourself

Love to eat crispy roasted nuts and potato wafers that are high in salt? Beware, besides harming your heart, it may also harm your brain and lead to dementia, researchers have warned. In mice, the high-salt diet reduced the resting cerebral blood flow by 28% in the cortex and 25% in the hippocampus – brain regions involved in learning and memory. This impairment in the blood flow to the brain was caused by a decrease in the production of nitric oxide – a gas generated by endothelial cells – the…

Binge Watching TV May Reduce Your Sperm Count By 35 Percent: Dietary Tweaks To Manage Your Sperm Count

January 16, 2018 Loknath Das35%, Binge, by, Count, Dietary, Manage, May, Percent, reduce, Sperm, to, TV?, Tweaks, Watching, Your

Dear men. Your habit of watching TV more than 5 hours a day could drastically bring down your sperm count by a whopping 35 percent according to a latest study. According to the study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The findings also revealed that Male TV addicts were found to have 38 percent lower sperm count than those who had a less sedentary lifestyle. TV addiction could be attributable to eating high-calorie junk food and laziness in their impact on the sperm count, said the researchers. …

This is why your cycle gets messed up when you travel

January 16, 2018 Loknath Dascycle, Gets, Is, messed, This, travel, Up, When, Why, You, Your

If your period has ever come super early or not at all while traveling, you’re not imagining things. Whether you’re crossing several time zones or waking up at the crack of dawn to catch the first flight of the morning, heads up: Any kind of travel can affect the two primary hormones—melatonin and cortisol—that control your cycle. “Even subtle changes to your daily pattern — waking up early one day and then sleeping late the next — can have a small effect on your melatonin levels,” Dr. Anita Mitra, an NHS gynaecologist, told…

Want to cut down on sugar in your diet? Replace it with these 4 natural sweeteners

January 9, 2018 Loknath Das4), Cut, Diet:, Down, In, It, natural, On, replace;, Sugar, sweeteners, these, to, Want, With, Your

We are all set to begin the New Year with new pledges and resolutions to stay fit and tune in to a healthy lifestyle. To beat a big hurdle in your healthy resolution – dieting boredom – one needs to keep the diet plan and healthy eating target as exciting and simple as possible. Nature has blessed us with a few natural sweeteners which can best fit into our healthy diet, says nutritionist and fitness trainer Iram Zaidi. Here are her four top natural sweeteners: Sugarcane juice – Nature’s superfluid…

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…

Want to buy a house? Here’s how much to invest in SIPs to achieve your goal

December 16, 2017 Loknath Dasa, Achieve, Buy, goal, Here's, House, How, In, Invest, much, sips, to, Want, Your

Disclaimer: This story is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice. Financial goals are an integral part of investing money into various schemes. Setting aside a life or financial goal can often be motivational for higher investments. A call to Zee Business mutual fund helpline came from a 28 year old investor who has started an SIP in six funds. His dream is to buy a house after a period of seven year and will continue with his investments after that. For that he said he wanted a…