Eating with parents prevents kids from obesity
Life Desk :Even having as few as one or two family meals a week during adolescence may protect your kids from being obese when they...
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Great Barrier Reef houses indigenous species
Life Desk :The Great Barrier Reef, the natural wonder and vast underwater kingdom with some of the rarest animals and plants, is also home to...
Senior citizens too can donate organs
Life Desk :At a function in the national capital organised by Age Care India, a specialist said that contrary to popular belief, senior citizens too...
Hearing – impaired people still at odds
Life Desk :Hearing-impaired people still face obstacles in many areas of life although things have improved a little over time, Opportunities for a gainful employment...
Concussion education good for parents
Life Desk :Parents of kids who participate in athletics are asked to sign a waiver about concussion education. But this is not enough to ensure...
Easy way of weight managment
Life Desk :With the obesity rate in the country increasing, doctors of chiropractic are encouraging people to embrace healthy lifestyle choices. Incorporating proper nutrition, a...
Soft drinks wreck young people’s teeth
Life Desk :People have been moving away from soft drinks on their own for several years due to the overwhelmingly adverse health effects. A new...
Scenic beauty tarnished by mindlessness of tourists
Life Desk :I remember a story of a trek way back in 1980s to a glacier in the Uttarakhand region called Pindari. It was undertaken...
Short workouts boost memory
Life Desk :An intense workout for as little as 20 minutes can enhance episodic or long term memory about previous events by about 10 percent...
Coming winter – the last goodness
Life Desk :As everyone else started to mourn summer’s loss, I found myself secretly willing it away. I love autumn: the dampness, the rot, the...
Matters of the heart
Life Desk :World Heart Day was a day dedicated to creating awareness about heart problems and diseases. According to the World Heart Federation, most cardiovascular...
Partner violence may trigger insomnia
Life Desk :Intimate partner violence not only triggers psychological problems but may also lead towards developing physical symptoms like irritable bowel syndrome (IMC) and insomnia,...