The importance of keeping good Personal hygiene
The man in the bus with smell that makes your nose cringe; your colleague who really stinks and you can’t escape, the really good looking girl with dirt under her fingernails or your boss who smells of cheese and onion with every breath he exhales- they all have somehow missed out on that essential point [...]
Yoga and its benefits
Believe it or not, Yoga has been practiced for more than 5,000 years, and currently, 11 million Americans enjoy its health benefits. A technique for prevention, cure, healing and focus, Yoga involve “asanas” which enables you to develop flexibility, strength and balance and therefore a healthy body and mind. Here are some benefits of Yoga [...]
Low Fat Desserts
Who doesn’t love desserts, save those health conscious 3%, say foodies. On the other hand, the conscious lot will tell you how green tea owns sugar laden tea by measures of 100. Does this food war really need to exist? How about a culinary negotiation point where you can have your cake and eat it [...]
Get that perfect look this summer-naturally!
It is that time of the year again where our best friends will be the air conditioner, swimming pool, cold water, loose linen/cotton wear and perhaps, cooling face wipes. Sadly, with the good comes the bad, so our enemies will be prickly heat, sweat, heat boils, tans and sunburns. We can let the weather play [...]
Get stress free tresses this summer!
We know how important your hair is for you. You love it to death- those precious lock of yours and love to let it loose during summer. But are you aware of the fact that the harsh sun, beach times and chlorine from your pool could rob your hair off its natural oils and leave [...]
Summer Skin Care- Decoded
Summer is essentially go-bare-body! But going bare bodied would need to wait as summer sun creates the need for a special skin care regime that hydrates as well as moisturizes your skin inside out. Only skin-care products (both natural and synthetic) cannot give you that summer glow if you are eating junk, is sleep deprived [...]
What are you drinking this summer?
When you are a wilted commuter and the driveway seem to reach a melting point, reaching for a tall glass of cola or a pint of beer is our natural flair. What we don’t know is in the process, we are disturbing the natural hydration level of our body by causing it harm- manifold. Cola [...]
Battle summer holistically: Healthy Homemade Food that you should be eating this summer
Summer time! Fresh produce, a whole lotta lemonade, fishing by the lake, freshly barbecued trout and dinner by the patio overlooking your summer garden. Summer almost has a taste of its own. But as the mercury swells, the possibilities of running into unhealthy food options increase with that of fun resulting in the summer obvious: [...]
Healthy eating for a Healthy Living
The importance of healthy living is appreciated by many, but practiced by few. One of the most important ways to pursue healthy living is healthy eating. It is important that we understand our deficiencies, get the cholesterol levels checked regularly and come to terms with our metabolism rates. A healthy diet can then be planned [...]
The Yawn Explained!
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10 Ways To Keep Cool When it’s Hot – A HealthyTimesBlog Graphic
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Mission Vision – A HealthyTimesBlog Graphic
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Love Your Love Handles – Tone them up!
Let’s face it – unless our full-time jobs involve dancing or instructing at a gym, we all have love handles. Our partners think they’re cute, until they blow up to Aunt Marge a la Harry Potter proportions, and then all hell breaks loose. Stop hell from breaking loose, lose your love handles with these simple [...]
My Father, My Hero
When I was a little girl, all I wanted to do was be like my father. He was my hero, my inspiration, the person I went to when I wanted a new pretty toy. Today, 20 years later, not much has changed. My father is still the one I go to whenever I’m in trouble [...]
How to Get Fit Without Going to the Gym
Although fitness should be priority for all of us, most of us don’t have the time to go to the gym and work out as much as we need because of our hectic schedules. So why not bring the gym home? Or use opportunities during our daily routine to get the exercise we need? We’re [...]
How to be a Better Eater
There’s a lot of information out there, just like the X-Files said. The truth is in hidden among the assumptions and theories, waiting for you to sort through the chaff and get there. Most of this information tells you how to be the “perfect” eater, an ideal person who eats just the right amount of [...]
10 Reasons to Go Organic
Before we launch into reasons why organic food is better, let’s start with what it is, exactly. Organic food is food that’s produced without employing any chemical methods of production. No chemical fertilizers, no synthetic pesticides, no genetic modifications, no irradiation, no chemical solvents, no bogeymen hiding under the bed. It is all au naturel, [...]
Ultimate Fun Foodie Gift Guide for Mom
It’s Mother’s Day! And though the ultimate role reversal is an old idea, it’s still the one that your mom will cherish the most. So spend the day cooking for her. Are you thinking, “But what do I cook?” Isn’t it just the happy co-incidence that we’re writing an article telling just you just that: [...]
Make your Mother’s Day Special
We know what you’re thinking. Mother’s Day is already special, yes. But does your mother know that you think it is? Time for you to show her! Here’s a list of 10 things you can do to make it bloody obvious: Make her a hand-drawn card. In today’s world of SMSes and MMSes and e-cards, [...]
Foods To Avoid During Pregnancy A HealthyTimesBlog Graphic
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The Amazing Things Medical Science Gave Us In 2011
We’re always what grateful for what we receive each year whether it was a soul mate, children, a dream job, an iPad or just about anything we could be thankful for. Each year, thousands of medical researchers and scientists dedicate their lives to coming up with solutions to some of the most important healthcare and [...]
Silly Con Breast Implants – The Health Scandal That Rocked The World Last Year
As the world prepared to usher in the new year, the biggest story making the rounds of health journals and news channels and continues to make waves this year is that of French company PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) that was found to be supplying it’s consumers poor quality breast implants made of industrial silicone rather [...]
Avoiding The Most Common Health Hazards During New Years Eve
If you work at a hospital ER or know someone that does, they will let you know that the Holiday Season especially on New Years Eve, sees some of the busiest times. New years eve and the celebratory mood that comes with it seems to be a magnet for health problems and disasters keeping doctors [...]
Drumming Your Way To Health And A Sense Of Well-being
I experienced my first drum circle organized by Taal Inc in Pune, India with over 250 people drumming in unison as a single rhythm unit and came out of it feeling “wow, there is something so fundamentally therapeutic about rhythm it needs to be experienced!”. Drum circles have become a global phenomenon and caught the [...]
