Roughage : Most Essential for Body

Roughage : Most Essential for Body

Roughage or dietary fibre is the food which is completely plant-based. It is derived from the plants and cannot be broken down by the body. Nowadays roughage is considered an important part of the meal due to its utmost requirement by our bodies. The sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy junk food, processed food items and lack of exercise attracts many diseases. Mainly these diseases exist due to lack of nutrients and fibre content in the food. Roughage is nothing else but the fibre content required by the body. Some health issues that come into existence due to lack of fibre in our

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ARE YOU BREATHING POLLUTED AIR ?

ARE YOU BREATHING POLLUTED AIR ?

While the Air Quality Index in Delhi  showed a reading of 912, which means ‘hazardous’ pollution, other pollution indicators showed a spike too. PM2.5, which is considered very harmful to health, showed a reading of 644 or over 20 times the safe limit prescribed by the WHO. PM10 pollutant showed a reading of 785, which too is nearly 30 times the safe limit. PM2.5 pollutant are tiny particles that can enter the lungs and bloodstream and cause serious harm. Children, the elderly and those with respiratory ailments like asthma suffer the most from Delhi’s hazardous smog. Smog kills more than

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Heartburn

Heartburn

  That burning discomfort in your chest or throat may have nothing to do with your heart. It can happen when stomach acid backs up, or refluxes, and irritates your oesophagus, the tube that connects your mouth and stomach. Certain foods can trigger it, but they’re not the same for everyone. So when it comes to eating, what will help you avoid heartburn? The first thing to think about isn’t any specific food: It’s the amount you eat at one time. This is one case where bigger isn’t better. No matter what food you’re eating, how good it looks, or how much you like

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Ways to get rid of ACNE

Ways to get rid of ACNE

Are you tired of applying layers of foundation to hide the persistent acne? Well, we have all been victims to the breakout of acne at one point or another, in our lives. It can be a prominent problem – which tends to develop during puberty, and has a lasting effect on our daily lives. Here are a few ways in which you can permanently say goodbye to all marks and acne related problems. What Causes Acne? Acne can develop from a couple of factors, major of which is Hormonal Imbalance, environmental conditions, as well as stress induced aspects. Spicy and

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A journey towards Happiness

A journey towards Happiness

Once a wise man drew a line on a board and told his student to make the line shorter without touching or erasing it. How would you do it? You have to shorten a line without touching it. The intelligent one (referring to the student) then drew a much longer line underneath that line. So, the line automatically became shorter. The lesson here is that if your difficulties appear to be very big, lift your eyes because you are only focused on yourself. If you lift your eyes up and look at those who are in a worse condition than

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