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Women's Wellness

Sleep Disorders & Insomnia In Menopausal Women

By Dr. N. Ramakrishnan Postmenopausal years & insomnia: In the years following menopause, sleep grows lighter and more fragmented. It becomes more difficult to maintain long hours of uninterrupted sleep and to maintain long hours of wakefulness during the day. An increase in daytime fatigue can be one result. Other physical factors can also disturb […]

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Diabetes

Prediabetes: Signs, Tests & Treatment Options

What is prediabetes? A condition where your blood sugar level is higher than normal but not yet high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes. Without any proper intervention, prediabetes is likely to become type 2 diabetes in 10 years or less. If you have prediabetes, the long-term damage of diabetes — especially to […]

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General

Doctor’s Day: Musings of a Gastro-Surgeon

Happy Doctor’s Day! Dedicated to all the moms, dads, spouses, kids and siblings of doctors It is never easy to be a doctor’s family member, isn’t it?. With a whole lot of mercurial ambitions the medical student steps into the medical school, what he faces is a long and tortuous road ahead with its fair […]

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Good Health,Naturally

Litchi: Is It Safe To Consume Them?

A member of the soapberry family, Litchi, is known to mankind from around 1059 AD. But the fruit is now in the news for its role in the widespread encephalitis, rampant across Bihar and other parts of northern India. What is about this fruit that makes it a preferred choice among fruit lovers as well […]

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General Mental Health

What Your Facebook Timeline Can Reveal About Your Health

At a time when you thought posting on social media could pose security and privacy issues, here is a breather. A recent study published at PLOS ONE has shown that the language you use in your Facebook posts can help determine your overall health and well being. According to research from Penn Medicine and Stony […]

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General

Yoga For A Healthy Body & Mind

Yoga is primarily a philosophical science, born out of man’s need to fathom the meaning of existence. Patanjali, the father of yoga, that, “Yoga is the cessation of consciousness.” The ultimate aim of yoga is self-evolution- both for the body and the mind. In ancient times, when people lived the yogic way, good health was […]

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Children

Why Yoga Is Essential For Your Teenager’s Health

 A ­congenial atmosphere at home, with the entire family interested in one another’s activities and spending a lot of time together is very essential in the good health of a teenager, says, Dr.Krishna Raman, Consultant Physician and Yoga expert. There is a spurt in the maturity process, both mentally and physiologically, in the teens. The […]

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General

How Yoga And Lifestyle Are Interdependant

Medicines are not always the cure for illness. Sometimes, it needs a change in lifestyle.

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Yoga & Physiotherapy Can Help Cure Asthma-Here’s How

Tips to help cure Asthma.

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Women's Wellness

Benefits Of Yoga For Pregnant & New Moms

Here’s what every new mom needs to know about Yoga.