Whether you are a student or a working professional, the pressure to excel in a competitive environment, and regularly meet deadlines can often leave you tense and drained out. Among the many side-effects of this kind of stress is the chance of developing hypertension. According to a survey conducted last year, by the US Department of Health & Human Services, about 33% urban and 25% rural Indians are hypertensive. The […]

Most people know that our Brain is the most essential part of our body. It is responsible for our ability to think, express, feel, etc., as well as our ability to breathe. The brain also helps us develop our sense of self and personality. Here are some lesser-known facts about the brain: The brain can predict the future Apparently, there is a Midbrain Dopamine System (MDS) that sends signals to […]

Girish Badragond, a 28 year old guy from Bijapur District came to Bangalore in 2006 with a laptop, a wireless router and one way bus fare. Now, after six years he is a partner at Santepp Systems, a fast growing technocrat proprietary firm in the field of agricultural technology manufacture. “Ever since I was a child, I loved playing with the machines. My first experience in machine was when I […]

Chronic Hepatitis C is a serious disease that can result in long-term health problems. Approximately 60,000 people die every year from Hepatitis C related liver disease. 1. What is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness that attacks the liver. It results from infection with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), which […]

KOCHI: A 30-year-old Afghan military captain from Kandahar, who lost his hands while defusing mines in the war torn country, now has two Indian hands – thanks to a successful transplant carried out at an institute in Kochi. Abdul Rahim lost both his hands during demining operations in Kandahar three years ago. His will be, perhaps, the first case of twin-hand transplant on any citizen in Afghanistan. Abdul Rahim approached […]

There are so many benefits of coconut water in the summer. You will feel refreshed when you just sip some coconut water on a hot and sweaty summer noon. There are so many nutrients in coconut water – minerals like magnesium, calcium, potassium, sodium, etc, can be found in coconut water. Keeps body hydrated When your body lacks enough fluids, dehydration occurs. Thus, drinking a liquid like coconut water saves […]

Technically a nut, hempseed contains about 30-40% oil and contains all required amino acids that make up a whole protein. Hempseeds are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids and are an exceptionally high source of Omega 3 and Omega 6 (EFA’s). These days’ people consider fat to be bad; however our body needs a certain amount of fat to keep us healthy. Fat carries vitamins through the body that helps develop […]

  Say AHHHH! In traditional Chinese medicine, the tongue, like the face, is one of the body parts used to help diagnose underlying imbalances in the body. Angela Warburton, a traditional Chinese medicine expert, explains what your tongue’s colour, shape and coating might be telling you about your health. Normal Tongue A healthy balanced tongue will be pinky red in colour, have smooth edges and a smooth body and a […]

  There is nothing more frustrating than lying in bed staring at the ceiling, tired but unable to sleep. Insufficient sleep dulls thinking, slows our reaction time, weakens digestion and causes pain and achiness in the body. A healthy, full night’s sleep is one of the essential supports of a healthy full life. When we get enough sleep, we have the opportunity to enter the next day with a sort […]

If you pay attention to what the various players in tech are reading, you may have seen some of them talking about the book The Accidental Superpower. I heard about the book from Mark Suster and shortly after reading it myself, saw Auren Hoffman posting about it. If you haven’t read it, it generally ignores the common discussions of education, computer technology, and partisan political dysfunction as they relate to […]