Recent Health Updates
NIN recommended diet for adult Indians
Hyderabad based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) revised dietary guidelines for Indians. NIN revised diet and fitness guidelines after 13 years. Diet and fitness guidelines for adult Indians: 1. Exclusive breast feeding for 4-6 months. Mothers can continue to breastfeed for 2 years along with other diet. [...]
Causes for common health problems
Causes for Common health problems: 1. Yawns: If your body is low on oxygen, your mouth opens wide and tries to suck more in. Yawning is a way to regulate the amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen in your blood. Unfortunately, yawns are nearly impossible to stifle. [...]
Herbs for healthy skin
We all want clear and healthy skin. Good skin is nothing but a sign of good health. Just face creams and body lotions are not enough to keep your skin healthy. We can find many herbs that are beneficial to the skin. Natural herbs are very effective, less expensive and no side effects. [...]
10 Vegetables for Weight Loss
Healthy diet is an essential component of healthy weight loss program. Many people who are trying to lose weight find it difficult to choose their food. One of the best ways to lose weight is to include plenty of vegetables in our meal. Here’s the list of 10 vegetables which we should include [...]
Indian Government takes on lifestyle diseases
Indian Government is launching an ambitious programme – National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS). Through this programme, screening tests for cancer, diabetes and heart conditions will be done for 7 crore Indians (aged more than 30 years). Who will bear costs? 80% [...]
Cycling: Health Benefits
The most prominent health risk found in developed countries after tobacco consumption is the lack of physical activity. This is what the World Health Organization, the primary health regulating agency of the world states. In India too, with an increasing urban population and rise in the standard of living, physical inactivity has become the [...]
We are what we eat
‘We eat to live, not live to eat’, so goes the popular saying. But the way most of us eat makes it looks like the very purpose of life is eating. No sooner have we finished one meal, we decide on the next. In Indian households, it is a common sight to overload the [...]
