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Seasonal infections can take a huge toll on health if our system is not well-equipped to face the onslaught of viruses and bacteria that are rampant especially in monsoon. Instead of running to your local pharmacy and buying health supplements, there are many convenient ways to boost immunity naturally and warding off viral or bacterial infections, Hindustan Times reported. Ayurveda ...

Chronic illnesses popularly referred to as lifestyle diseases are often caused by people’s faulty lifestyle choices. Chronic diseases include diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, obesity, metabolic syndrome. Healthy lifestyle choices on the other hand are tougher to make but ensure better quality of life in older age The combination of four healthy lifestyle factors — maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, ...

Being overweight makes management of many chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes etc difficult for the elderly people, which also results in many life threatening complications like heart attacks, stroke, uncontrolled diabetes etc. thus, maintaining a normal BMI is very essential for healthy aging but losing weight after 60 is also very tricky, Hindustan Times Reported. Some tips for a healthy ...

Every time we have a heavy meal for lunch, we tend to feel sleepy. Especially after a meal, an afternoon siesta feels very tempting. However, the drowsiness and sluggishness that follows after waking up can slow us down and make us feel weak, Times of India reported. However, the drowsiness and sluggishness that follows after waking up can slow us ...

UK workers are going into the office an average of 1.5 days a week, with only 13% coming in on a Friday, a survey suggests. Consultancy Advanced Workplace Associates surveyed 43 offices in the UK, representing nearly 50,000 people, in June and July. It suggests average attendance was 29%, with a peak of 39% mid-week. During the pandemic, offices shifted ...

Anger has always been categorised as a negative feeling. However, it is an outburst of emotions that provide information about the way we feel. Sometimes we go through situations which can affect the way we feel and impact our anger, Hindustan Times reported. Psychotherapist Emily H Sanders addressed anger issues and spoke of the triggers that impact anger. Often, we ...

Empathy is the ability to understand/feel other people’s emotions and empathy helps us form healthy relationships hence, this is one of the skills that need to be developed by parents in their children right from a very young age. Studies have time and again indicated that childhood experiences and the way children are raised have long-lasting effects on the adults ...

Humans have been consuming some form of chocolate for hundreds of years. For most of this time, it came in the form of liquid cacao, made from cacao beans. Some cultures – but not all – have since added sugar, milk and shiny packaging. Those still consuming cacao more traditionally, meanwhile, have ignited a debate over whether chocolate can be ...

Many people have used hair oiling as a traditional cure for enhanced hair health. However, the method and the oil are important in ensuring healthy hair maintenance. In an interview with HT lifestyle, Dr. Suvina Attavari, Certified Dermatologist and Hair Specialist, shared, “Oiling has been drilled into our minds for ages, A granny’s one-stop solution to hair fall and greying. ...

Due to the humid weather and the deadlines of office, we often face headache in the later part of the evening. This chronic headache takes long to get cured. However, only tea is enough to keep headache at bay. Try these types of special tea which can help with headache, Hindustan times reported. Ginger tea helps in curing headache. The ...