Fasting ensures good health

Fasting ensures good health Washington: Do you know that fasting, long associated with religious rituals, diets and political protests, also ensures good health and protects your heart?New evidence from the Intermountain Medical Centre Heart Institute in Utah shows that periodic fasting not only lowers one's risk of coronary artery disease...

Teens who read less likely to be depressed

Teens who read less likely to be depressed Washington:Teenagers who devote more time to reading books are far less likely to suffer from depression than their peers who listen to music.The study was one of the first to use an intensive "real-life" methodology, called ecological momentary assessment, to study behaviours in real time.The method...

Morning mood affects you throughout the day

Morning mood affects you throughout the day Washington: The mood of employees when they report for work affects how they feel the rest of the day, besides clearly impacting their performance.The results of a study showed that when employees started the day in a good mood, they tended to rate customers more positively through the day and...

Losing a job increases risk of dying prematurely

Losing a job increases risk of dying prematurely Toronto: People without jobs face a 63 percent risk of dying prematurely, according to surveys covering 20 million people in 15 countries over the last 40 years.A surprise finding was that the link between unemployment and a higher death risk remained the same in all the countries covered...

Freida's secret of beautiful skin

Freida's secret of beautiful skin London: "Slumdog Millionaire" actress Freida Pinto, who is the face of L'Oreal, says she drinks a lot of vegetable juice to keep her skin beautiful."I make loads of fresh vegetable juices with coriander or pepper so that it's tastier. The concoction makes my skin glow and is good for the digestive system...

Stress taking its toll on your health?

Stress taking its toll on your health? In a city like Mumbai, stress is a given whether you're a student, office employee, housewife or senior citizen. While some are naturally able to handle stress or adopt measures to counter it, a large majority succumb to it, leading to lifestyle-related diseases like diabetes and hypertension.The trouble...

Self medication can be risky

Self medication can be risky Popped a painkiller for a headache, took a crocin the moment you felt feverish or a tablespoon of cough syrup to rid that sore feeling in the throat — we all have resorted to such self-medications from time to time.While most of the time nothing happens, there is always a greater risk attached to self-medication,...

Carrots can help prevent breast cancer

Carrots can help prevent breast cancer London: Carrots can halt the progression of breast cancer in the early stages of the disease, a study says.The retinoic acid, which is contained in carrot, also rejuvenates the skin and a weak version of it is used in anti-wrinkle face creams, express.co.uk reported.The study has shown that retinoic...

Now, girls reach puberty at 8

Now, girls reach puberty at 8 Girls are facing puberty at the tender age of eight when they are as yet unaware of the physiological, psychological and social impact of this major change in their life. Blame obesity, stress and wrong food, say experts.They said that this had forced the medical fraternity to lower vaccination recommendation...

Scented candles affect our health

Scented candles affect our health And, if you are a fan of scented candles and have put them in various places of your abode for a therapeutic trip, then it’s time to reconsider. As the scented candles and home fresheners tend to contain chemicals that are harmful for us.  According to experts at the Oregon Environmental Council, some...