Health

Yoga has been called a way of life. So this time we decided we do a session with yoga expert Geetu Gidwani, where we would understand where to start. Thus we got enlightened about the different sitting asanas, which are the basic poses of yoga and after sitting in these ...

By Saumil Majmudar Over millennia, human beings have survived by hunting and gathering. And that required us to move. A lot. Today, we don’t need to move, a lot, to survive. A little bit suffices. Human bodies have evolved to move. Not sit in one place for hours. Any system, ...

Today’s asana is Paschimottasana and we roped in yoga expert Jharna Singh to enlighten us about it. This is another asana which helps you with digestion and relaxes you. For more over to Jharna. Paschim literally means west. It implies to the back of the whole body from head to ...

Relaxation is as important as slight exercise, particularly for senior citizens, who have slogged their entire life taking care of their family in various ways. Sit on a comfortable chair with feet on the floor. Keep a straight posture and hands on the thighs. Remain in this position for 10-15 ...

I have often seen several people in 2-wheelers and even large 4-wheelers flouting the traffic rules in various places in India. Showing dare-devilry at the edge of trains’ footboard is the current fashionable trend for those in their teens and twenties. These people are just waiting for accidents to happen. ...

1. As we age, often we get joint pains. We can try this recipe to get rid of the aches. Crush 4 cloves of garlic and boil in neem oil. Cool it. When lukewarm apply some of the oil daily on the affected area to attain relief in due course. ...

1. Boil 50 grams cumin seeds in ½ litre sesame oil in slow fire. Cool and filter the liquid. Massage some of it on the scalp daily for relief from insomnia. 2. Many of us work continuously on the computer. It not just causes strain on the eyes, but also ...

1. Do not give up eating nuts like almonds, chick peas and pistachios fearing obesity. They contain folic acid, which regulates heart beat. 2. Do you have wet cough and sore throat? Boil ½ a teaspoon of turmeric powder in water and gargle with it when lukewarm to get relief. ...

1. If you want to control your blood pressure, you can have butter milk. Stir the juice of ½ a lemon into a glass of butter milk and drink it every day for relief. 2. Ladies often have to work at home standing continuously. They may even have to sit ...

1. To avoid dental diseases, you can use a 1:1:1 combination of pepper powder, salt and lemon juice to brush your teeth. This recipe not just keeps dental diseases at bay, but also cleans the teeth and imparts a shine to them. 2. If you have tooth ache, this recipe ...