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Diet, body clock, hormones, and metabolism: What’s the link?
Using mice, scientists have revealed for the first time how stress hormones control fat and sugar levels over a 24-hour cycle. In addition, they have…
The Perfect Balanced Diet Chart to be Healthy
The concept of a balanced diet chart has existed long before nutritionists and dieticians started expounding its virtues. Our ancestors traditionally ate meals with an emphasis on…
Fighting Delhi pollution through diet
This week, I had no trouble deciding what to write on. With the air quality in the national capital reaching hazardous levels, one can hardly…
Can You Use Preparation H While Pregnant? Because You Need Relief, Now
Of all the uncomfortable things that happen to your body when you’re pregnant — hair in new places, peeing when you sneeze — hemorrhoids just…
The link between stress and depression … and the 10 simple words that could help
It’s a damp, midweek afternoon. Even so, Cardiff’s walk-in stress management course has pulled in more than 50 people. There are teenagers, white-haired older people…
Healthy diet means a healthy planet, study shows
Beans, wholegrains, fruit and vegetables are best for the climate and for avoiding disease, research shows. Photograph: Marilyn Barbone/Alamy Eating healthy food is almost always…
Can diet help with candida infections?
According to some sources, eating and avoiding certain foods can reduce or prevent Candida yeast infections. However, there is a lack of scientific evidence to support this…
Chemical exposure of consumer products during pregnancy may lead to lower IQ in kids: Study
Chemical exposure during pregnancy may lead to lower IQ in kids. Exposure during pregnancy to chemicals found in consumer products, and plastic food containers, is…
Stress during pregnancy may affect baby’s sex
Pregnant women experiencing physical and psychological stress are less likely to have a boy, says a new study. “Stress can also affect the mother’s immune system, leading to…
Jharkhand doctor prescribes pregnancy tests on men, cries foul later
Pregnancy tests for men complaining of stomach pain. This is what a doctor in a government hospital in Jharkhand has prescribed to diagnose two men…
