Radhika Madaan 
If spring is the most cheerful of all seasons, winter is the dreamiest. However, the delightful season can quickly turn into a nightmare if you aren’t mindful about your lifestyle. While winter encourages you to eat more (mostly processed or deep-fried foods) thanks to the increased appetite, it discourages you from hydrating considering you may … Read more
Winter mornings are turning chillier with each passing day and the craving to have hot beverages in the warm embrace of blanket will only increase as we move towards Christmas and New Year’s week. While a cup of tea and coffee is usually relished on cold winter days to stay active and energetic, one can … Read more
Note to readers: Ancient Wisdom is a series of guides that shines a light on age-old wisdom that has helped people for generations with time-honoured wellness solutions to everyday fitness problems, persistent health issues and stress management, among others. Through this series, we try to provide contemporary solutions to your health worries with traditional insights. … Read more
Every year, millions of people suffer from musculoskeletal injuries, and the healing process is typically lengthy and arduous with patients usually undergoing therapy as they gradually regain muscle strength when the injuries heal. Wearable ultrasound monitors can help with injury rehabilitation: Study(Unsplash) A variety of tasks and exercises are used by medical experts to evaluate … Read more
Your baby is born with enormous potential to grow and expect your baby to double his/her birth weight by 5-6 months but for this amazing period of growth, they need a lot of nutrients. Health experts point out that the rapid growth and organ development in newborns creates a challenge in nutritional management. Nurturing newborns? … Read more
According to the American Psychological Association’s 2023 Practitioner Pulse Survey, the ongoing mental health crisis is posing substantial obstacles for many psychologists as they deal with increased demand from patients coming with increasingly severe symptoms year after year. Mental health crisis emphasises access issues: Study(Unsplash) The survey, which was completed by 561 licenced practising psychologists … Read more
Living with heart issues can be challenging but it doesn’t have to hold you back as with the right lifestyle and diet changes along with some proactive measures, you can significantly improve your heart health and enhance your overall quality of life. This is because a heart-healthy lifestyle is not only about what you eat … Read more
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi Winters are here and most of us will soon be heading out in the verandah or roof to do or daily chores, using the sun exposure to synthesize vitamin D, which helps calcium absorption for stronger and healthier bones but the delicate nature of our skin necessitates consistent protection from the … Read more
What effect does growing up in the age of smartphones and social media have on kids’ mental health? Turns out, it’s not so easy to measure. It’s something we might feel we know intuitively: excessive smartphone scrolling is bad for mental health, especially among developing teenagers. Each year, we hear reports of a youth mental … Read more
The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has issued a drug safety alert on November 30 saying consumers and healthcare professionals are advised to closely monitor the possibility of the adverse drug reaction (ADR) associated with painkiller Meftal, commonly used for menstrual cramps and rheumatoid arthritis. The commission, in its alert, said a preliminary analysis of adverse … Read more