How to Deal with Psyhocological Stress – a Gift of the Digital Era?

Twitter feed, Snapchat, Facebook status, emails, selfies, Instagram – welcome to the life of every 20-something around the globe! Digital age has really taken a toll on people, haven’t it? Today, life is all about a constant barrage of information that have created and nurtured a phenomenon called FOMO (fear of missing out). Nobody wants to feel left out and that is what the race is all about. It was not really that long ago when bus or train commuters used to stare out of the windows with wandering eyes,…

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Mumbai doctors advise families to take regular digital time-offs

Doctors are asking people to switch off their gadgets for a stipulated amount of time daily to prevent addiction and focus on real-time interactions As the clock strikes seven in the evening, everyone in the Joshi household in Malad, switches off their mobiles, laptops and tablets and places it in a basket on the side table. The family of four, now mandatorily gathers in the living room, and talks to each other for an hour. The exercise is a part of their weekly ‘digital detox’, advised to them by a…

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Embrace Naturopathy for Stress Management

Know Stress, No Stress! Most of the people associate stress only with emotional discomfort, which is not true. Stress is the condition of excessive strain on your body due to adverse circumstances. When a person cannot adapt to the stressful events, it creates a harmful reaction on the body. There are four main type of Stress 1. Physical Stress 2. Psychological Stress 3. Psycho-Social Stress 4. Psycho-Spiritual Stress Physical strain on your body because of surgery, injury, exhaustion, pollution, hunger, substance abuse, toxicity… anything that hampers the functions of the body…

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Excess use of smartphones may make you susceptible to mental health issues

Excess smartphone usage can lead to mental problems in adolescents. New Delhi: They say excess of everything is bad and a new research done by researchers just proves it right. Excess smartphone usage can lead to mental problems in adolescents. “Also, on days at-risk adolescents use technology more, they experience more conduct problems and higher ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) symptoms compared to days they use technology less,” said lead author of the study Madeleine George from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, US. The research, published in the journal Child Development,…

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Smartphones and TV Watching Can Put Kids at Diabetes Risk

Almost every child of this generation is guilty for spending too much time in front of screens such as TV, mobiles, tablets, etc. We are glued to the screens so often that it has ceased to be just another technology but one of the most significant elements in our lives. While we are all aware of its repercussions on our eyes and brain, our dependence is such that we cannot live without them. And our children are only taking after us. Endless apps, TV series, films, social media activities are…

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NO PHONES IN KITCHEN PLEASE

FOR ALL  MOMs & HOUSEWIVES!   Do you make calls or receive calls in your kitchen? My name is Dr. Ademola. Just 3 days ago my husband who also is a doctor shared the sad incidents of 6 individuals who were brought into the casualty department for burns injury which they sustained while making or receiving phone calls in the kitchen with the gas burner ON. Even microwave oven or induction stoves could be dangerous. Some of them cook with the phone pressed against their ears! Please stop making or…

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Kids spending too much time on smartphones are at high risk of developing dry-eye disease

Over-usage of smartphones or computers in children was found to be associated with the occurrence of ocular surface symptoms.   SEOUL: Parents, take note! Kids who spend a lot of time on their smartphones and computer devices may be at high risk of developing dry eye disease, scientists have warned. Researchers from Chung Ang University Hospital in South Korea showed that increased video display terminal (VDT) use such as smartphones or computers in children was found to be associated with the occurrence of ocular surface symptoms. “We enrolled 916 children…

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Gazing at smartphone in the dark may cause ‘blindness’

  New Delhi: This comes as a warning for all those who keep their smartphone devices next to them while sleeping and have a habit of gazing at their precious phones in the dark. Researchers have recently found two women who were affected by transient smartphone blindness. The first patient – a 22-year-old woman in England – had a habit of gazing at her smartphone before falling asleep. “She would lie on her left side and look at the screen primarily with her right eye. Her left eye was often…

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Selfies may damage your skin, cause wrinkles

Selfie-addicts, take note! Dermatologists have warned that continous exposure to the radiation from smartphones can damage your skin. Constantly exposing your face to the light and radiation from smartphones may damage your skin, speeding up ageing and promoting wrinkles, dermatologists have warned. Doctors can tell which hand a person holds their phone in just by looking at which side of the face is most damaged, they said. “Those who take a lot of selfies and bloggers should worry. Even the blue light we get from our screens can damage our…

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