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Zumba dance your way to good health

Life Desk :Zumba dance is an aerobic fitness workout. The dance steps are inspired from different styles of Latin American dance.Zumba dance gained popularity because of its fun and easy movements, that promise weight...

‘Better halves’ are equal to men

Life Desk :Women have always enjoyed a love- hate relationship with the world they live in; oh yes – the world loves to hate them!As a protaganist, a woman has always invited attention. Several...

Shed the extra pounds with water aerobics

Life Desk :Water aerobics is rapidly gaining popularity as a new type of fitness mantra. Water aerobics or aqua exercises are basically exercises that are performed in water. Water aerobics is best defined as...

Over indulgence can shorten lives

Life Desk : The holiday season may be a good time to eat, drink and have a ball but over indulgence can peel several years off one’s life.According to a recent article published in...

Women look their oldest on Wednesday afternoons

Life Desk : A study has revealed that women look their oldest every Wednesday afternoon at around 3.30 pm. And here’s the reason why!Wednesday afternoon is the time when work stress reaches its zenith,...

Good night’s sleep!

Life Desk : Is your bedroom filled with aromatherapy candles, soft mattresses and bed sheets and a glass of warm milk and yet you find yourself trying hard getting to sleep? Given the busy schedules...

How long can we live?

Life Desk : Emma Morano, an Italian woman was the oldest known living human being who passed away at 117years old this year.Super- centenarians, such as Morano and Jeanne Calment of France, who famously...

Magnesium to treat depression

Life Desk :Over-the-counter magnesium appears safe and effective to treat mild to moderate depression.Depression presents an enormous disease burden, with a reported 350 million people worldwide suffering from the disease, but traditional SSRI treatments...

Family dinners improve mental health of adolescents

Life Desk :Regular family dinners contribute positively to emotional well being, pro-social behavior and life satisfaction in adolescents, according to a Canadian study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The study also found...

Stay away from fad diets

Life Desk :Fad diet is a diet that ensures quick weight loss results. However, such a weight loss is temporary. Fad diets provide inadequate nutrients, and thus, are considered to be unhealthy and even...