Wait, what! This newborn is walking!
Life Desk :The kids today are ahead of their time. They handle gadgets like a pro, memorise things with a blink of eyes, and say stuff that amazes adults…isn’t it? And the one we...
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Budget cooling: Affordable ways to stay chill this summer
Life Desk :The sun can be fun as long as the temperature is bearable. With the rising temperature this summer, it is not easy to survive the heat. These simple, DIY ideas will help...
Childhood obesity increases lifetime risk of depression!
Life Desk :Being overweight during childhood and adulthood quadrupled the depression risk.Being overweight during childhood may increase the lifetime risk of depression, finds a new study by a research team from the Deborah Gibson-Smith...
Ways to beat excessive hunger
Life Desk :Hunger can be defined as a compelling necessity for food accompanied by contraction and churning movement of the empty stomach. Human beings are born with an innate craving that is defined as...
Handling low scores and poor exam results
Life Desk :With the recent announcement of class 10th and 12th exam results in many states, there’s much turmoil in a student’s life. The post-exam merry turns into stressful days and nights, caring for...
Exercising after 40
Life Desk : For many, the concept of ageing sets in with their 40th birthday. This transition can get all the more traumatic if you enter your forties with an inactive lifestyle. Blood pressure,...
Can sleep disorders affect men and women differently?
Life Desk : Sleep disorders could affect men and women differently suggests a new study from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.The study results showed that women were more likely than men to have...
Complementary feeding
Life Desk : Gradual introduction of liquid, soft and solid foods to an infant after 6 months of age along with usual milk feeds is called ‘complementary feeding’. It is a transition from exclusive...
Empathy that brings about harmful health effects
Life Desk : Our immediate reaction on hearing bad news from a very close friend, is the tendency to help. But empathizing and imagining ourselves as to how we would deal with the suffering...
We eat food, not nutrients
Life Desk : The health effects of a food product cannot be determined on the basis on the individual nutrients it contains.The food matrix may exhibit a different relation with health indicators compared to...
Air pollution may lower ‘good’ cholesterol increasing heart disease risk
Life Desk : Exposure to higher levels of air pollution may increase cardiovascular disease risk by lowering levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), commonly known as “good” cholesterol, says a study.Higher exposure to black carbon,...
‘Ashwagandha’ for sound sleep
Life Desk : An Indian herb called Ashwagandha contains an antioxidant that can induce sleep. Triethylene glycol (TEG) is a bioactive compound found in Ashwagandha that induces sleep. Ashwagandha could be a safe plant-based...