Month: June 2019

International Yoga Day 2019: Here are 10 Health Benefits of Asanas

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On International Yoga Day, scroll down to find out about the 10 health benefits of practising yoga. The term yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word yuj, which means to “attach, join, harness, yoke.” While there are no specific history on its chronology or specific origin other than the fact that yoga developed in ancient India, one cannot deny that yoga as a form of practice as innumerable mental and physical health benefits. Following a speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations on December 11, 2014, the…

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Stress Relief: Why Am I Stressed & What are Stress Related Symptoms

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Why you should know something about stress While moderate amount of stress is essential for normal growth and maturation, excessive stress combined with poor coping and managing invariably leads to loss of tranquility of mind; emotional disorders such as anxiety and depression; and physical disorders such as obesity, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, and many other disorders. Stressed-out people often resort to drinking alcohol, taking street drugs smoking cigarette and overeating, gambling and promiscuous sex in a futile attempt to cope with their stress, not to…

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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2019: Current Theme and Significance

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By SHIKHA GOYAL The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on 17 June to spread awareness among people about the cooperation required to combat desertification and the effects of drought. No doubt that desertification and drought are main problems seen globally and affect all regions of the world. Let us read more about desertification and drought, how this day was decided to celebrate and what is the current theme 2019.   World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a unique event that remind people in…

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De-Programming

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by Meena Om It is very important to de-programme the subconscious. If some incident is recalled again and again, repeatedly resurrected in the subconscious mind, it has to be released; it is not to be forgotten but one can certainly stop being affected by it. One day when you stop thinking about it, close the door, it will leave the subconscious. If there is still craving for something, money, physical gratification, whatever, stop getting affected by it, focus the dhyan on growth. Stop succumbing to the demands; instead pray sincerely that…

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World Blood Donor Day 2019: Things to consider to ensure safe blood transfusion

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Once blood transfusion has taken place, the nurses and doctors check for symptoms of an adverse reaction after a few hours. Blood transfusion means infusing blood to a needy patient. Blood has components like red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets or clotting factors, and plasma or whole blood which can be transfused to the patient as whole or according to the need. There are five types of white blood cells which play different protective roles during infection control. Platelets helps in clotting blood during wounds and injuries, while plasma…

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World Day Against Child Labour 2019 today: ‘Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams’ is ILO’s theme this year

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The World Day Against Child Labour will be observed today (Wednesday, 12 June) to raise awareness about the plight of child labourers worldwide. Hundreds of children drop out of school every year to help their parents earn a livelihood. The more unfortunate ones are forced into child labour by organised crime rackets, while many others never get to see a school because of extreme poverty. An Afghan child labourer works at a motorcycle mechanic shop in Jalalabad. AFP While eradication of societal evils and alleviation of poverty remains a top…

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Garlic for treating High Blood Pressure

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रामबाण लहसुन लहसुन को वंडर मेडिसीन कहा गया है जो हर तरह की बिमारियों में रामबाण का काम करता है। सेहत के लिए तो रामबाण है ही हार्ट के लिए तो सबसे ज्यादा लाभकारी है। लहसुन में कई तरह के विटामिन, मिनरल्स-कैल्शियम, फास्फोरस, आयरन, थियामिन, राइबोफ्लाविन, नियासिन और विटामिन सी का खजाना है। इसके अलावा इसमें सल्फर, आयोडीन और क्लोरीन की मात्रा भी पाई जाती है। लहसुन के एक या दो कली अगर आप रोज सुबह खाली पेट खा रहे हैं तो यह न सिर्फ आपके कोलेस्ट्रोल को कम करेगा…

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Summer Skin Care Tips: Follow These 10 Tips For A Radiant Skin

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It’s that time of the year when chai becomes a little less favoured and nimbu-soda is available almost everywhere. Very soon, anything synthetic will be a no-no and cotton will be your go-to fabric. Umbrellas come out to give your sunscreen company, suede shoes get packed away. Yes, summer time is here. And with it, a whole host of skin care issues too. Oily skin gets oilier, and dry skin gets patchy. There are breakouts and pimples, rashes and roughness, and that acne just wouldn’t go away! Just a few simple changes in your everyday skin…

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Powerful Hacks To Heal Most Common Summer Skin Problems

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Some common skin care problems are pricking and burning sensations, tiny and itchy bumps, oily skin, itchy rashes which comes with discomfort and pain, uneven skin tone, folliculitis, acne breakout and heat burn. The hot summer season is here! While we do take care of the nutritional requirement to beat the heat during summers, there are times we forget a proper skin care routine. During the hot and sultry weather, we do face a lot of skin problems. These may include pricking and burning sensations, tiny and itchy bumps, oily skin, itchy…

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Want A Flat Stomach; Shiny, Thick Hair And Glowing Skin? Rujuta Diwekar Tells Us How

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Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar says that eating according to traditions, a healthy balanced diet and regular exercise can help in improving hair and skin quality, and also help in achieving a flat stomach. Can eating according to ancient traditions lead to good hair, good skin and flat stomach? Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar says that they it definitely can, as part of one of her recent live videos on Facebook and Instagram. The time that you eating your meals in, the training that you are engaged in and your bed time…

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