NEW DELHI: With increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases in India, one out of four Indians is at risk of dying from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular ailments or cancer before the age of 70, according to estimates of various global and domestic organisations. The findings are part of a white paper released by the Confederation of Indian Industry and academia on Wednesday. [google_add] "Every year, roughly 5.8 mil. Read more...
BOSTON: Sodas, fruit drinks and other sugary beverages may lead to an estimated 184,000 adult deaths each year worldwide from diabetes, heart disease and cancers, researchers, including one of the Indian-origin, have found. "Many countries in the world have a significant number of deaths occurring from a single dietary factor, sugar-sweetened beverages. It should be a global priority to substantially reduce or eliminate sugar-. Read more...
The world over, doctors, psychologists, therapists, parents, are warning about serious health issues affecting the young and the restless. These are ailments that 40-year-olds and above had a few years ago. But these days, a doctor's waiting room is filled with people in the 20s and they are getting younger! This generation is having heart strokes, is high on antacids and antidepressants, suffers from insomnia, hypertension (HT) and is in very, v. Read more...
Chandigarh is India’s happiest city. It’s followed by Lucknow. Delhi is the happiest metro, followed by Chennai, revealed a study conducted by IMRB International. The LG Life’s Good Happiness Study, commissioned by South Korean consumer electronics firm LG, stated that Chandigarh, Lucknow, Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru were found to be the five happiest cities in India. The study comes less than two months after the World Happine. Read more...
Beat the heat and give your lifeless locks a new lease of life with our Do-It-Yourself natural hair masks Has the summer sun left your hair limp, lifeless and dry? Summer could also mean an oily, itchy scalp which leads to hair fall. Due to the high temperature and humidity, those with curly hair also experience untameable frizziness. Also, if swimming is your summer activity, then chlorinated water can leave the hair brittle.. Read more...
Numbers and calculations have always confused Saranya Venkatraman, 26. And this became a serious problem last year when she was planning to conceive. She struggled to get a grasp over her ovulation cycle despite tips from the gynaecologist. Then she downloaded an app on her mobile phone. "It took me through my pregnancy and beyond," says Venkatraman, now the mother of an eight-month-old boy. "Though I have a regular menstrual cycle, it does alte. Read more...
Sallie Jo Cunningham was not expecting good night’s sleep. Waiting for her 12:30 am flight out of San Francisco International Airport to depart, Cunningham, a business development professional, had resigned herself to a groggy trip back home. Then she visited the airport’s yoga room, a dimly lit, hard-wood-floored oasis of calm. “I thought it would be a good idea to stop in the yoga room and see what they offered,” she said. The mats, . Read more...