Health Care Tips

Bottle gourd has always been regarded as one of the healthiest veggies. This very versatile vegetable is full of water (about 92%) and minerals and keeps your body hydrated. Also known as Lauki or Doo... Read more: 7 Incredible Benefits of Drinking of Bottle Gourd (Lauki) Juice

Researchers have discovered a mechanism that strongly influences whether or not someone is likely to drink a lot of alcohol. Alcohol can reduce firing of neurons or brain circuits, which is why it red... Read more: What Makes Some People Binge Drink While Others Stay Sober

Scientists have identified an enzyme behind the much sought-after aroma of aged wines, a discovery that may impact the grapevine breeding and wine-making industries. Read more: Where Does Wine Gets It's Aroma From?

Dozens of studies have shown that interval training can be beneficial for patients with Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases. According to a 2007 study of 27 heart-failure patient... Read more: Is The Pain Of High-Intensity Intervals Worth The Gain?

Consumed widely in Asia, shark products may not be actually that healthy for humans as researchers have found high concentrations of toxins linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's dis... Read more: Eating Shark Products May Increase Alzheimer's Risk

Celebrated on the last Wednesday of every year, La Tomatina is a Spanish festival celebrated with much gusto. The festival draws crowds from far and wide. Read more: La Tomatina 2016: 10 Incredible Facts About This Festival

We pick ten dishes that are a great starting point for you to explore Andhra cuisine. Read more: 10 Local Andhra Pradesh Food You Need to Try

Here are five common pregnancy diet related myths that are usually spread through word of mouth and often have no scientific rationale. Read more: Nutrition During Pregnancy: Debunking 5 Common Myths

European and American food lovers will soon be treated to the popular Kerala banana chips snack launched by the Manjilas Group. Contrary to the available version of the same banana snacks this newly l... Read more: Thin And Healthy Kerala Banana Chips To Woo Western Consumers

The Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of death in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease such as coronary artery disease and stroke, says yet another study on the diet's ... Read more: Heart Disease Patient? Reduce Risk With Mediterranean Diet

There are may be countless vodka cocktails but this list attempts to showcase the best vodka cocktail recipes. Read more: 10 Most Popular Vodka Cocktail Recipes

Born in Scotland and raised in India, Milind Soman holds a diploma in electrical engineering though he has gone on to acquire spectacular achievements in the world of fitness. Read more: Redefining Fitness at 50: Milind Soman Unplugged

Art Rich, a cosmetic chemist, said there are only a few ingredients that are actually part of the hair dyeing process. That's the case for many skin and hair care products. "An acne cream has many ing... Read more: How Natural Are 'Natural' Hair Dyes?

Older adults with poorly controlled diabetes may struggle with whats known as episodic memory, the ability to recall specific events experienced recently or long ago, a study suggests. Read more: Diabetes Linked To Memory Decline In Older Adults

Here are several South Indian snacks that can give the popular samosa a run for its money. Read more: 7 Best South Indian Snacks Recipes: Banana Chips, Lukhmi and More

We've put together 4 unusual ways that will surprisingly help you lose weight, and won't do you any harm either. Read more: 4 Unusual Ways to Help Lose Weight

Pickle juice shots or picklebacks, as they are popularly known, are quite a rage in bars globally. It refers to a shot of whisky followed by a shot of pickle brine. Read more: Pickle Juice Shot: The Brilliant Pairing of Whisky and Pickles

Those who metabolize caffeine faster are more likely to drink more of it and the ones with only a couple of the gene variations are less likely to be heavy coffee drinkers than others. Read more: Can't Live Without Coffee: Blame Your Genes

Sinuses are air filled cavities located either side of the nose. Due to allergies, cold, or bacterial infections, these may sometimes get clogged or infected. This can create various complications and... Read more: 7 Powerful Home Remedies for Sinus That Bring Relief Naturally

A face scrub is as essential for men as it is for women. Facial scrubs are important to keep the skin pores clean and skin problems away. Proper exfoliation is important, says an expert. Read more: Face Scrub: For Younger Looking Skin For Men

Traditional Indian diet is associated with reduced risk of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease. Read more: The Traditional Indian Diet May Prevent Alzheimer's

All you need to do is throw cauliflower in a food processor and blend until you get a rice-looking consistency. Read more: Cauliflower Rice: Your New Healthy Alternative to Carbs

It is not often that Bhutan features in ones travel bucket list. Read more: 5 Reasons You Must Visit Bhutan: The Last Shangrila

The nutrients that the thyroid gland needs are easily available in many food items. Here are six tips to follow a thyroid diet and heal effectively. Read more: The Thyroid Diet: 6 Ways to Heal Thyroid with Food

Wimbledon has its Pimm's Cups and its strawberries-by the end of the tournament, fans consume almost 31 tons of the fruit each year. At the French Open, people sometimes care too much about the food-d... Read more: It's Worth Going to the US Open Just For the Food This Year

Apart from wasting your time, long traffic jams may cause exposure to toxic fumes, and potentially increase various health risks, including cancer, say researchers, one of them of Indian origin. Read more: Stuck in Traffic Jams? It May Up Risk of Cancer

If there's one clear Spirit trend in the recent years, it is the rise of gin. From a cheap spirit to a refined spirit for fashionable cocktails, the gin journey has been fascinating. Read more: The Story of Gin: Sipping into Gin and Tonic, Martini and More

Smoothies are quick and easy to make, nutritious and delicious. Here's the ultimate smoothie recipe featuring blueberries and banana. Read more: How to Make The Ultimate Banana Blueberry Smoothie: The Ultimate Recipe

While the capital city, along with many parts of the country, grapples with the rising instance of dengue, experts signal the outbreak of chikungunya. the disease is spread by the same mosquito respon... Read more: Chikungunya Symptoms and Treatment : All You Need To Know

Seeing the sharp rise in cases, the Delhi State Health Department has decided to take a proactive approach. They are focusing more on preventing the presence of stagnant water, as well as conducting r... Read more: Dengue Symptoms and How it is Different From Regular Flu

Is agave really better than white sugar? Will cleansing help my body detoxify? We all hunger for nutrition advice, but not all the advice you hear is worth believing. Read more: Sweeteners, Protein-Powerhouse Quinoa and Other Nutrition Myths, Debunked

Over the years, the pendulum has swung from a "protective" approach of telling kids little or nothing to avoid worrying them about bad news to an "open" approach of giving children all the facts and e... Read more: How Much Should We Tell Kids About Their Own Health?

Our beliefs about how animals are raised - whether on 'factory farms' or in more humane conditions - can shape our meat eating experience and influence its taste, a new study has found. Read more: How We Believe Meat Is Raised May Influence Its Taste: Study

More than two-thirds of the increase in blindness and visual impairment globally in the past two decades has been caused by diabetes, finds a recent study. Read more: More Than Two-Thirds Rise in Vision Loss Globally Due to Diabetes: Study

The higher the number of food allergies a child might have, the greater is his or her risk of developing asthma and allergic rhinitis during childhood, new research has found. Read more: Food Allergies Linked to Higher Asthma Risk in Kids

Physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of avoidable death and is as harmful as smoking, according to World Health Organisation (WHO). Read more: Low Levels of Physical Activity Worsens Psychosis

Warm up exercises are essential before starting your workout regime. They serve not one, but many purposes, and should be specific to the activity. Read more: 5 Effective Warm Up Exercises You Should Perform Before Your Workout

If you're struggling to lose weight and looking for some motivation, we've got you Sonam Kapoor's diet and fitness secrets and how she preserves her physique. Read more: Sonam Kapoor's Weight Loss Journey: Get Inspired

The 86-year old is a nun and has run over 325 triathlons so far, 45 of them were the Ironman races. Read more: Make Way for Sister Madonna Buder, the 86-Year Old Triathlon Champion

New Zealand's pizza lovers will be among the first in the world to have their favourite meal delivered by a drone. Read more: New Zealand To Launch Pizza Drone Delivery Service

A drug commonly used as the front-line treatment for Type-2 diabetes may also be effective in reducing weight in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), finds a study. Read more: Common Diabetes Drug May Cut Weight in Autistic Kids

Shedding those extra kilos through a balanced combination of diet and exercise may provide strong protection against heart disease for people suffering from obesity, a new study has found. Read more: Balanced Combination of Diet, Exercise May Prevent Heart Problems

As I've reflected on our summer months, the fun moments and the misses, I've noticed that the money we spent on activities skyrocketed - paddle-boarding has become a family obsession - and the amount ... Read more: Tighten Your Family's Food Budget Without Skimping On Nutrition

Black grapes, which are known for their velvety colour and sweet flavour, come packed with nutrients and antioxidants. Read more: 9 Amazing Black Grapes Benefits: From Heart Health to Gorgeous Skin

Getting fit isn't a day's job. Here are some of the key points to keep in mind before you embark on your fitness journey. Read more: 11 Important Tips to Achieve Your Fitness Goals

Taking drugs at least every four out of five days lowered the odds death, heart attack, stroke or surgery to restore blood flow, the study found. But less than half of patients took their meds that of... Read more: Why It's Bad to Skip Prescribed Medications After a Heart Attack

For adults with type 2 diabetes, following a Mediterranean diet including at least two servings of fatty fish per week may lower the risk of diabetic retinopathy, according to an observational study f... Read more: Getting Enough Omega-3 May Cut Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy

This inflammation-dampening effect might be the secret to the health benefits of nuts, the study team writes in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Read more: Regular Nibbling On Nuts Linked To Low Inflammation

Brain injuries, including concussions in childhood, can increase the risk of mental illness, poor school attainment as well as premature death, finds a study. Read more: Childhood Head Injury May Up Mental Illness, Mortality Risk

Are you overweight and obese? Be warned, as you may be at an increased risk of developing eight more forms of cancer, including stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, ovary, meningioma - a type of br... Read more: Obesity May Cause Eight More Types of Cancer: Study

Happy Janmashtami 2016! Janmashtami marks the birthday of Krishna ji, and is celebrated with much fervour every year. It is one of the major festivals in the Indian calendar, and Hindus consider this ... Read more: Janmashtami 2016: Why Does The Chappan Bhog Include 56 Items?

Adam Levine has been quite vocal about his love for yoga and is known to practice it for at least an hour before all his shows. Read more: 5 Hollywood Heartthrobs and Their Love for Yoga

So a group of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are at work on a tiny battery made of our own chemicals they could put in a pill you'd swallow - a micro power plant that could deliver controll... Read more: A Tiny Power Plant You Could Swallow to Fight Cancer

Supplementing food with soluble corn fibre at two critical times in a woman's life - adolescence and post-menopause - can help build and retain calcium in the bones, two studies have found. Read more: Soluble Corn Fibre Can Help Women Build Stronger Bones

Janmashtami 2016: Considered to be one of the major festivals in the Indian calendar, Janmashtami is celebrated with fervour every year. It marks the birthday of Lord Krishna. Read more: How India Celebrates Janmashtami - The Famous Chappan Bhog

Dengue fever may prove to be deadly for patients already suffering from heart diseases, experts have warned. Read more: Dengue May Be Fatal for Heart Patients: Experts

At long last, cherry tomatoes are here, pay dirt for every ghastly love apple we've had to eat out of season. Whether Italian heirlooms or American hybrids, Ciliegini or Principe Borghese, Sun Golds o... Read more: Exploded' Tomato Sauce Makes Most Of Summer's Gifts

The increase this year in cases of the dreaded vector-borne chikungunya disease across the country, including Delhi, is the highest since 2006, when around 1,800 were tested positive, officials said. Read more: Chikungunya Cases Highest This Year Since 2006

Young adults with jobs that involve heavy lifting and forceful movements might be at higher risk for back pain later in life, a study from Finland suggests. Read more: Heavy Lifting by Young Workers Linked to Low Back Pain in Midlife

Once upon a time, every Indian home had a charpoy full of papads drying in the sun. Sadly, the art of making papad at home seems to be dying and we've conveniently switched to the store-bought stuff. Read more: The Real Deal: Papads May Not Be As Healthy As You Think

A visit to Mumbai is incomplete without sampling the lip-smacking street food. Here are 7 street foods that you must try. Read more: 7 Must Visit Street Food Places in Mumbai

Until age 2, children should consume no added sugars at all, and between ages 2 and 18 they should limit added sugars to 25 grams per day, the organization says. Read more: U.S. Heart Group Sets Limit On Sugar for Kids and Teens

In a study of more than 60,000 dental patients, those with gum disease were twice as likely to have had a heart attack, stroke or severe chest pain. Read more: Gum Disease Linked to Heart Disease

There are a few notions that are commonly associated with Italian cuisine that are far from the truth. It's about time these myths were debunked. Read more: Debunking 5 Common Myths about Italian Cuisine

There are a couple of things that can stand in the way of a good night's sleep - at the worse, a howling dog and a snoring husband. Read more: 5 Natural Ways to Stop Snoring

Deepika Padukone has never had a less-than-perfect-10 figure, toned legs and washboard abs. So what's her secret? Click here to find out Deepika Padukone's diet and fitness regime. Read more: Deepika Padukone Gives Us Serious Fitness Goals: Her Fitness Mantra

The findings showed that the likelihood of children developing health problems rises with an increase in the amount of added sugars consumed. Read more: Added Sugars May Up Heart Disease Risk in Kids

Here are 12 simple home remedies featuring ingredients available in your kitchen or refrigerator that can be used to get rid of stomach acidity. Read more: 12 Amazing Home Remedies for Acidity

BodyPower editor, Helene Phillips shares a few tricks that can help you train your brain into helping you eat healthy and fight temptations. Read more: Here's How to Resist Cravings and Make Healthy Choices

Within nine months of its re-launch, Maggi noodles now accounts for 57.1 per cent market share of the instant noodles segment riding on its marketing /branding initiatives and new variants. Read more: Maggi With 57 Per cent share Regains Top Slot in Noodles Market

Buckwheat contains all nine essential amino acids, which are our bodys building blocks of protein. It is also rich in fiber, antioxidants, and magnesium. Various studies have revealed that eating buck... Read more: 10 Best Buckwheat Recipes

To promote food safety among children, regulator FSSAI (Food Safety and Standard Authority of India) is preparing a negative list of products that are rich in fat, salt and sugar in order to restrict ... Read more: FSSAI for Healthy Eating Habit for Kids, Readies Negative List

Morbid obesity appears to stand alone as a risk for heart failure, but not for other major types of heart disease, new research has found. Read more: Severe Obesity Alone Can Increase Heart Failure Risk

Every meal that PV Sindhu had was constantly supervised and measured out. But that wasn't the challenge, the real challenge was with her appetite which is very less. Read more: PV Sindhu's Favourite Foods and How She Prepared for Victory

Higher intake of citrus fruits like oranges and lemons can help keep you healthy as well as prevent harmful effects of obesity-related heart disease, liver disease and diabetes. Read more: Eat Oranges To Ward Off Heart Disease & Diabetes.

Some cities are fuelled by coffee. In Hong Kong, it's milk tea that keeps things running - a potent nostalgia-infused caffeine hit, with fierce competition to brew the best in town. Read more: It's Milk Tea Over Coffee For Hong Kong

US scientists are developing an environment-friendly edible packaging film made of milk proteins that may help prevent food spoilage and reduce plastic waste. Made out of milk protein, the wrapping ma... Read more: Now, Edible Milk Wrapping To Keep Food Fresh

Each year New York farmers give millions of pounds of apples, squash, corn or other agricultural products to the state's food banks. Now they're looking to get some credit for those good deeds a tax ... Read more: Farmers Who Donate Surplus Vegetables Seek Tax Credit In New York

Heavy rain that brought record flooding to Louisiana recently has put a damper on the nation's harvest of rice, a food staple that usually likes water as it grows but can't be gathered by machine if f... Read more: Flooding Puts A Damper On US Rice Harvest

Let's take a look at how to achieve that glowing complexion and improve your skin tone. Here are four tips. Read more: How to Improve Your Skin Tone Naturally

Spicy food is hot right now, and with good reason. Here are 6 surprising spicy food benefits you need to know. Read more: 6 Surprising Spicy Food Benefits: Turn Up The Heat!

Pizza Hut earlier announced a similar offer to celebrate wrestler Sakshi Malik's bronze win. Read more: Get a Free Pizza if Your Name is Sindhu

Apart from adding a whiff of freshness and zing to your meals, it will also bring in an extra dose of micronutrients to your food. Read more: Lemon Peel: Exciting Ways to Add it in Your Meals

If you share your name with the Olympic badminton silver medallist P.V. Sindhu, go get a free pizza today. Read more: You Can Now Go Grab a Free Pizza Today If Your Name is Sindhu!

Despite some criticism of bike helmets for not being protective enough, they do cut the risk of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) by half when riders suffer a head injury, a U.S. study suggests. Read more: Helmets Prevent Severe Head Injuries in Bike Accidents

The findings showed that a history of gallstone disease was linked with a 23 per cent increased risk of developing coronary heart disease. Read more: Gallstone Disease May Increase Heart Disease Risk

Red poha is slightly coarser in texture as compared to white poha. It does require a little getting used to, but once you do, you are bound to include it in your regular diet. Read more: Red Poha: How to Use This Healthier Alternative to Regular Poha

The FMCG major said it has added two new variants to the Maggi Noodles portfolio -- 'Maggi Hot Heads' and 'Maggi No Onion No Garlic Masala'. Read more: Give Yourself a 2 minute Break to Try the All New Maggi Flavours!

The number of Indians suffering from chronic kidney ailments has doubled in the past 15 years, and at present 17 in every hundred citizens suffer from some form of kidney disease, health experts have ... Read more: Kidney Disease Sufferers Doubled In India In 15 Years

Whether you are holding a handstand against the wall or a free handstand, it requires balance. Read more: Handstand: The Unsung Hero of the Fitness World

It's now the norm to carry around a water bottle as if it's a permanent extension of your arm, so it seems that most of us have bought in to the benefits of proper hydration. But is what you think abo... Read more: Which Hydration Claims Hold Water?

Abnormalities in interval between pregnancies, mother's body mass index (BMI) prior to pregnancy and the amount of weight gain in pregnancy can lead to preterm birth, a new study has found. Read more: Weight Gain During Pregnancy May Lead To Preterm Birth

Mediterranean diet, regular physical activity and a normal body mass index can reduce the incidence of protein build-ups that are associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease, says a study. Read more: Mediterranean Diet, Exercise Can Cut Risk Of Alzheimer's

Eating oily fish twice in a week -- equivalent to 500 mg per day of dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids -- can decrease the risk of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy in middle-aged and ol... Read more: You May Be Able to Lower Risk of Diabetic Vision-Loss By Eating Oily Fish

Premature greying in today's world is unfortunately as common as cough and cold. Here are some tried and tested remedies for white hair. Read more: 6 Effective Home Remedies for White Hair

The type of brain bleeding that causes the most lethal kind of stroke has declined substantially since 1998, possibly as a result of falling smoking rates, according to researchers in Finland. Read more: Most Fatal Type of Stroke Declining Along With Smoking Rates

With winter, come sweet potatoes. You may have often come across street hawkers selling this seasonal star steamed and spiked with some lime juice and chaat masala. Read more: 10 Best Sweet Potato Recipes

Some older adults with anemia may fare worse after a stroke, a study suggests, although the reason and the right treatment are still unclear. Read more: Anemia Tied to Worse Survival Odds After Stroke

Many ancient sweeteners are long forgotten, overtaken by the simple, clean taste of granulated sugar. Take for instance, date syrup. Also called date molasses, melasse de datte, rub, dibs or silvan, d... Read more: Date Syrup: New Meaning For An Age-Old Sweet

What most people think of as burnout - complete physical and emotional exhaustion - is really just the last and worst phase of burnout, says Keith Kaufman, a sports psychologist who teaches at Catholi... Read more: How Two Of the World's Top Athletes Battled Burnout

Some older women who take calcium supplements commonly recommended to ward off age-related bone damage may face an increased risk of developing dementia, a small study suggests. Read more: Calcium Supplements Tied to Higher Dementia Risk for Some Women

With rice as a staple food, the cuisine of the people of Manipur differs from community to community. Here are three Manipuri recipes for you to try - Read more: Manipur Food: A Beginner's Guide and 3 Delicious Recipes to Try

Britain on Thursday launched a strategy aimed at curbing childhood obesity by taxing companies which sell sugar-laced soft drinks and investing that money in programmes to encourage physical activity ... Read more: Britain Seeks to Fight the Fat With Soft Drinks Sugar Levy

A high-fat, high-sugar diet of processed food and confectionery during pregnancy may be linked to symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children who show conduct problems earl... Read more: Fast Food During Pregnancy Could Increase ADHD Risk in Kids

Cough is a common reflex action that occurs when foreign irritants drain down the back of the throat. Before you reach out for pills, try these six effective home remedies. Read more: 6 Best Home Remedies for Cough to Give You Instant Relief

Here are 15 benefits of guava leaves, and reasons you need to start drinking guava leaf tea immediately! Read more: 15 Incredible Benefits of Guava Leaf Tea

Celebrate Raksha Bandhan with happiness and make sure that you do not compromise on your health. Read more: Happy Raksha Bandhan: Celebrate with this Nutritionist Approved Feast

Baby boys exposed to a common chemical used in plastics before delivery are more likely to develop symptoms of anxiety and depression at the age of 10-12, a new study has revealed. Read more: Prenatal Exposure to Plastic Chemicals May Develop Depression in Boys

Happy Raksha Bandhan 2016! Celebrate with customised sugary delights for all - from calorie conscious to chocoholic. Read more: Happy Raksha Bandhan: 5 Kinds of Siblings and Desserts They Would Love

It's so easy to take advantage of summer's tomato bounty: The triple-S rotation of sandwiches, salads and soups will dispatch the beauties effectively and deliciously. And then there's pasta. Read more: A Quick Way To Infuse the Taste of Summer Tomatoes Right Into Your Pasta

The road to weight-loss and maintaining equilibrium deep within, is nothing short of a task, and making mistakes en route a slimmer and fitter you is inevitable. Read more: Dieting Guide: 6 Things You Are Probably Doing Wrong

Winter babies and people born in places with shorter days and less sunlight might have a lower risk of developing celiac disease than peers born in warmer regions or seasons, a Swedish study suggests. Read more: Can Season and Place of Birth Influence Celiac Disease Risk?

Children make quicker decisions to eat "tasty" food and reward centers in their brains light up after watching food commercials on television compared to nonfood commercials, a small study finds Read more: Food Advertisements May Work on Children's Brains

Batman and Wonderwoman, the Addams family and F.R.I.E.N.D.S. themed restaurants have opened during the recent months. Read more: Eateries Cash-In On Nostalgia

Lack of access to nearby stores selling fresh food may increase residents' risk of developing signs of early heart disease, according to a new research. Read more: Lack of Access to Fresh Food May Lead to Early Heart Disease

Happy Raksha Bandhan 2016! Celebrate with your loved ones by creating desserts that look and taste amazing and are healthy too. Read more: Raksha Bandhan 2016: Make These Easy Low Calorie Sweets For Your Brother

Dhansak, a dish consisting of mutton (goat meat) cooked with a mixture of dals and served with caramelised brown rice. Read more: Why You Will Never Find Dhansak in a Parsi New Year Feast

Mawa cake is a dense cake wherein the richness is laced with a hint of cardamom and sometimes nutmeg. Traditionally, it has cashew nuts or almonds, crowning the top. Read more: Navroze Special: Mawa Cake, the Rich Milky Dessert from the Parsi Kitchen

Bottled drinking water takes precedence over sugary colas and buying bulk water in containers, a viable option over spending money on water purifiers. Read more: Soda Market on Decline in America, Bottled Water Finds Favour

Our body clock accelerates the ability of viruses to replicate and spread between cells ten times faster during the morning. Read more: Viral Infections More Dangerous During Morning: Study

Previous studies have found that type 2 diabetes is one of the causes of chronic kidney disease. Read more: Chronic Kidney Disease May Lead to Diabetes

High blood pressure in China has risen from 7.7 percent of the population in 1979 to 33.5 percent in 2010. Read more: Heart Disease Epidemic Will Rise in China: Study

Children who eat high-calorie, low-nutrition food and avoid eating healthy are at risk of having poor heart health Read more: Improper Diet Causes Poor Heart Health in Kids

A normal serving of matcha contains less caffeine than coffee. Read more: Coffee Makes You Too Jittery? There's a Green Alternative

While the capital city, along with many parts of the country, grapples with the rising instance of dengue, experts signal the outbreak of chikungunya. Read more: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment of Chikungunya: Things You Must Know

Green garlic is often mistaken for garlic scapes but it's actually young garlic with tender leaves harvested before the garlic bulb attains its full size. Read more: What's the Difference Between Green Garlic and Garlic Scapes?

The rise of amaranth to modern food stardom can be directly attributed to its gluten free status. It has so many of the positive benefits of grains without really being a grain. Read more: How to Use Amaranth or Ramdana: The Nutritious and Gluten Free Grain

Litti Choka may be the crown jewel of Bihari cuisine, but that's not the only delicacy the East Indian state has to offer. Read more: Bihari Food: 7 Best Recipes

In Denmark and Israel more women die from cancer than heart diseases. Read more: Cancer Kills More Europeans Than Heart Disease: Study

Chikungunya fever persists for 3-7 days, while joint pain might persist for a week. Doctors recommend 'symptomatic treatment' for chikungunya and also intake of a lot of fluids. Read more: Chikungunya On the Rise in Delhi, But Under-Reported

People could get up and walk around their building every hour. Read more: Heart Groups Suggest People to Get Up Every Now and Then