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 Samosas, pav vadas, pizzas, burgers, farsan, mithai… the list to make our mouth water is never ending. There’s absolutely no harm in enjoying your favorite foods but you should never forget the truth that you must ‘eat to live’ and not ‘live to eat.’ People who follow the latter find themselves addicted to food [...]
 Very often, we find ourselves stuck up in a vicious cycle of events, where one leads to another, which in turn triggers the first. Stiffness in the joints is the best example of such a vicious cycle. A person’s state of inactivity leads to joint stiffness. Attempting to move about aggravates the associated pain [...]
There is certainly no single, perfect exercise. Some exercises burn more calories, some develop strength and flexibility, and some improve the functioning of your cardiovascular system. Every exercise, if overdone or not done rightly, has its downsides or even risks. However, there is no form of exercise as simple as walking. Walking will condition your [...]
A well-planned diabetic diet, together with medication and insulin injections, can do a lot of good to diabetics. The Diabetes Food Pyramid divides food into six groups, with grains, beans & starchy vegetables forming the largest group at the bottom, & fats, sweets, alcohol being the smallest group at the top. The diabetic food pyramid [...]
After breast cancer, heart attack is one of the major causes of deaths in women. It has been estimated that almost one in three women will ultimately die of stroke or cardiac disease. Women usually experience early symptoms of cardiovascular disease differently than men do. The following symptoms, if experienced by any woman, should be [...]
  Body Mass Index is a measure of the body weight related to height that is associated with body fat and health risk. It was developed in the mid 1800’s by a Belgian mathematician named Adolphe Quetelet. It is equal to the weight, divided by the square of the height. The equation is: BMI = [...]
   Studies have shown that obesity can predispose cancer. People with higher Body Mass Indices have greater chances of suffering from cancer of the colon, breast, skin, and thyroid.  Cancers of the esophagus, uterus, and gallbladder have also been found to be associated with being on the fatter side. Smoking women multiply their risk of developing cancer to [...]
 If you thought that you were the only unfortunate being suffering from diabetes, cheer up and take heart; coz you’re not alone. If you’ve been feeling that you won’t be able to do all the things that you dreamt of, you’re wrong. There have been, and still are, so many people who were diagnosed with [...]
  The 2010 campaign will focus on Diabetes, the leading cause of Chronic Kidney Disease. World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of our kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. World kidney day is a joint initiative of [...]
 Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. It is estimated that globally, around 70,000 children under 15 develop type 1 diabetes each year. Type 2 diabetes was once known as a disease of adults but today it is growing at alarming rates in children and adolescents. Juvenile Diabetes occurs when the [...]
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