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Essential Nutrients for Our Bodies

Nutrition is the ultimate medicine to look after our eyes and general health. Certain nutrients specifically support our overall eye health.

Author : Dr. Tej K.Munshi More

Canines and Crows

According to some old beliefs, black dogs are also said to be the reincarnation of the fearsome god, Bhairava. On many occasions food offerings are made to dogs during ceremonies of death.

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Bolster your wellness

Pay attention to all that surrounds you and what is happening.

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Bolster Your Wellness

Longevity is something most of us strive for, and research shows that implementing a consistent yoga practice can be a fruitful investment towards that goal.

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French traveler's narrative of 1831 'Cashmere'

Letters, he sent home from Srinagar, offer the idea of darkness in which Kashmir merely survived.

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Superstars of Sceince & Technology

Some minds are so exceptional that they change the world around them. We don’t know what exactly makes these extra ordinary people soar above the rest of us.

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Ageing & Loneliness

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty

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Yoga Embraces all ages

Yoga is an ancient practice of exercise that focuses on strength, flexibility and breathing to boost physical and mental well-being. It builds immunity, reduction in weight, a strong and flexible body

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Nutrition & Mediterranean Diet

On average when you step on the scale: About 60 percent of your weight is water; about 20 percent Of your weight is fat; about 20 percent of your weight is a combination of mostly protein in muscles, plus carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins.

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Alzeimers and Brain Awareness

Our brain produces about 400 new neurons a day to be incorporated into our grey matter. That is what enlarges the hyppocampi, adds to cognitive reserve -- the surplus neurons.

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Vitamins

The body can store fat-soluble vitamins in the liver and fatty tissue. Since most water-soluble vitamins are excreted in the urine,

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Alcohol & Health

Moderate amounts of alcohol not only reduce stress but also appear to have beneficial effects on various parts of the human body.

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Foods that help prevent Cancer

Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person?s life time.

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23 Manners every child needs

So I jotted down this list of all the basic manners that I felt a child should have mastered by the age of 10. I hope your family and school administrators also find it useful?and effective.

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Optimism is life, pessimism demise

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Food for thought

It is true that certain foods have the power to sharpen your mind and lift your spirits. But if we want to maximize our brainpower and happiness in the long run, our overall way of eating might yield the biggest benefits.

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JANKINATH SAHEB DHAR

Kashmir has produced many saints, poets and mystics. ?VijeshwarPanchang? has listed almost 160 saints spread over 7 centuries. Among them is, Sri Jankinath Dhar Saheb, popularly known as Papaji Maharaj, to his devotees, scattered in India and abroad.

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Home remedies to tackle indigestion

Your stomach is the most dependable and agreeable organ, if you treat it right. A healthy stomach is an exceptionally tough organ. Rarely will it give serious trouble if you are leading a happy, peaceful life.

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Meat consumption can prove hazardous

Replace red meat with poultry, fish, beans, nuts and soya-based vegetarian 'meats'. The best advantages of fresh fruits and vegetables to combat tumours, are already known to the discerning reader.

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Your health is what you eat

Studies show that people who eat this way have a reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other disorders.

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Father's Day

I just owe almost everything to my own father....He brought me up to believe all the things that I do believe

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Loneliness and it's antidote

In humans loneliness itself has been shown to predict the progression of Alzheimer?s disease.

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Foods for healthy bones & cures for everything

The challenge, therefore is to maintain health and vitality. Though we are conditioned to expect such vitality to decline with age, there is much one can do to slow that decline.

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Optimism gives life, pessimism demise

Pessimism is indeed strongly related to depression. People with severe depression have a pessimism bias. On the contrary, optimism is a powerful tonic for depression, but its benefits extend to cardiovascular health, too. A Dutch study reveals that the risk of death from the cardiovascular disease was slashed by nearly 80 percent among optimists.

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Answers to household dilemmas

Keeping a house clean, well maintained, and running efficiently requires organization skills, maintenance know-how, and an understanding of everything from nutrition to stain removal.

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Cholesterol -- the slow killer

There are several different types of lipoprotein /cholesterol packages, and each has its own effect on the body. The major types are called low-density lipoprotein {LDL} and high-density lipoprotein {HDL].

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