Mugwort doesn’t have the prettiest name, but its benefits are potent and plentiful. In traditional Japanese, Korean and Chinese medicine, mugwort  is used for moxibustion, for a wide variety of health issues. This wild weed’s medicinal qualities come from a chemical called thujone, which has been known to treat a variety of health issues. Health Benefits Of Mugwort Period Problems Use Mugwort to stimulate an irregular or suppressed period. This […]

Using ‘location aware’ smartphone apps and voluntarily sharing personal information online leads to diminished privacy of the users, a new study has warned. The study argues that “dynamic visibility,” in which technological surveillance is combined with personal information volunteered by individuals online, has led to diminished overall privacy. “Technology is not only used top-down but also bottom-up, with individuals using their own technological devices to share and enhance their visibility […]

Today, depression is a very common emotional state of mind. It is an extremely complex disease. No one knows exactly what causes it, but it can occur for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, when people are depressed, they eat and drink to help themselves feel better. Here is a recipe of an anti-depressant turmeric juice if you or a loved one is suffering from depression.

The fluctuating levels of Magnesium, an important nutrient, has an enormous impact on metabolism and regulation of human body’s internal clock, scientists have found in a first-of-its-kind research. Experiments in three major types of biological organisms – human cells, algae, and fungi – found in each case that levels of magnesium in cells rise and fall in a daily cycle. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the MRC Laboratory […]

Ever feel like you’re stuck in a rut? Maybe it feels like you don’t belong where you are, but you can’t find a way out. You’ve tried everything, but you just can’t see the light. Countless self-help articles urge you to go all out in pursuit of your dreams, but this only leaves you feeling further from a life of fulfillment. Your dreams might still be under construction, but you […]

‘Main Hun Toh Tu Hai, Main Nahi To Tu Bhi Nahi’, these lines would have sounded like any other filler but when we have a ‘fan’ uttering this to his favourite superstar—it does leave an indelible impact. Welcome to the world of Gaurav Chandna aka the greatest, maddest and perhaps the scariest self-proclaimed ‘FAN’ of superstar Aryan Khanna (Shah Rukh Khan). He looks like him, minus the big nose; he […]

The new age Indian is full of enterprise, and how! According to the Amway Global Entrepreneurship Report (AGER) 2015, India ranks highest among 44 countries worldwide in entrepreneurial spirit: 9 out of 10 Indians show strong desire to be an entrepreneur. “93.6% of Indians show desire to become an entrepreneur. This is way above the average score of 55% for all the 44 countries (studied),” the annual report by the […]

With the mercury soaring across the country, the water storage availability at India’s 91 major reservoirs has dipped to 37.92 billion cubic metres, which is just 24% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs.  The central water commission in its latest bulletin noted that the storage status of these reservoirs as on April 7 was less than the corresponding period last year.  The reservoirs usually get their share of water […]

Be it physical or emotional, taking unnecessary stress can not only give you headache or neck pain, it may also cause your blood sugar levels to rise increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. According to health experts, our changing lifestyle and sedentary routine are the main reasons behind the rise in the incidence of diabetes in India.   Marked stress causes the release of several hormones like adrenaline […]

All of us have already run through our health courses especially in the month of April, with the most essential World Health Day on the 7th. Yet, there is no harm in going through the subject once again. It is purely for our own benefit that we gather an idea of all the deadly diseases that are doing the rounds and can possibly target one of us in the near […]