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Be active always To live and enjoy your life fully, you need to be physically and mentally active. Yes, we all are actively living our lives, doing our things, and finishing our tasks on time. But it is equally important for everyone to be moving their hands and limbs and doing some other activity always.  Taking out time from the daily rigours of life and working on your mind and body is the key. In fact, staying active sometimes can be quite an eye-opener. You begin to find out how strong or weak your body is. How fast or slow your limbs move, or how long it takes you to solve a puzzle. Why do you need to be active? 1. Young or old, everyone needs a strong heart and strong muscles to use oxygen efficiently. If you are fit and your muscles are strong, you will feel less breathless doing everyday work like climbing stairs, doing household work, or even walking. 2.      Being active can improve your brain health and keep your mind sha...

Green vegetables We have been made to eat green vegetables by our elders since childhood. We are told they are beneficial for us. We were told that vegetables are an amazing source of nutrients and fibre. This information is passed to the generations onward. Many inquisitive kids always asked their parents about this staunch belief in veggies. But it is not just belief but fact based on science. Let’s go through the amazing world of green vegetables and find out more about them. Although green vegetables are packed with vitamins, minerals and fibres, they are low in calories too. Making them part of our diet can offer numerous health benefits including reduced risk of obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, mental illnesses and cancer. Popular green vegetables Nature has gifted us with a wide range of green leafy vegetables like kale, spinach, mustard greens, broccoli, cabbage, coriander leaves, fenugreek leaves, moringa leaves, amaranth leaves, etc. They are available...

What are essential oils? In ancient India, Egypt and Persia, scents obtained from the extract of flowers, leaves and roots of some aromatic plants were mixed with fatty oil. They were used to treat people to soothe their minds and make them relax. This kind of fragrant oil was also used in incense, massage, medicine, skincare and cosmetics Nowadays fragrant oil is called essential oils and the therapy to treat using essential oils is called aromatherapy. Essential oils are concentrated extracts of various potentially beneficial plants. Practitioners use them in natural and alternative health practices, such as aromatherapy and naturopathy.  Essential oils are used for many common conditions like muscle pain, skin care, insomnia, sore throat, cold and stress. The use of essential oil at home has been said to help people feel relieved from problems they were facing. Common examples of essential oils are lavender oil, chamomile oil and ginger oil. Method of extraction Esse...

Food to Increase Calcium Intake  An average adult needs 1000 mg of calcium every day and women especially those who are above 50 require 1200 mg of it. As calcium is one of the important minerals required by the human body it is integral to bone and muscle health and its deficiency can lead to many health problems including osteoporosis. Generally, people tend to increase the consumption of dairy products like milk, yoghurt and cheese to take care of their daily calcium needs but there are many other ways and food choices which can help fulfil our calcium requirement without depending too much on dairy products. Ways to increase calcium intake 1.     Drink skim milk, fortified soy milk or milkshakes made out of toned milk instead of soft drinks. 2.     Add milk to tea or coffee in the morning. 3.     If you like to drink packed juices prefer fortified juices, especially orange juice. 4.     Include leafy vegeta...