Sugar is considered a red flag by all health experts, and rightfully so. While it offers a quick dopamine hit and improves taste, it is a silent culprit found in processed foods that can spike your blood sugar levels and cause long-term health damage. But avoiding refined sugar doesn’t mean giving up sweetness. Nature offers...
Alcohol consumption, even in small amounts, significantly increases the risk of buccal mucosa cancer (BMC), a common and aggressive form of oral cancer in India, according to a large multicentre study published in BMJ Global Health. The study analysed data from 1,803 men diagnosed with buccal mucosa cancer and 1,903 cancer-free controls recruited from six...
People start diets hoping to lose weight for good, but most end up regaining what they lost within a few days. Restrictive eating plans might work quickly at first, but their long-term failure is not about willpower. Instead, it happens because these diets contradict how our bodies naturally function. According to Dr Monika Sharma, Senior...
People start diets hoping to lose weight for good, but most end up regaining what they lost within a few days. Restrictive eating plans might work quickly at first, but their long-term failure is not about willpower. Instead, it happens because these diets contradict how our bodies naturally function. According to Dr Monika Sharma, Senior...
In a detailed Instagram post, longevity enthusiast Bryan Johnson laid out why sauna is one of the most effective health protocols he has ever used. Describing the detox-related effects first, he wrote, “Fifteen sessions of sauna dramatically reduced environmental toxins in my body,” followed by specific figures. He also claimed, “Sauna eliminated 85% of microplastics...
Divyanka Tripathi, 41, opened up about being diagnosed with a deviated septum, a nasal passage issue that blocks airflow while one is fast asleep. Sharing that she uses a nose strip before sleeping, the actor said, “I have started using it recently because I have got a deviated septum, so when the nose is blocked...
Many people take comfort in seeing ‘normal’ cholesterol numbers on their blood reports, assuming this automatically means their heart attack risk is low. However, this assumption can be misleading. In an Instagram post, Dr Priyanka Sehrawat, a general physician and neurologist, highlighted that cholesterol alone does not always tell the whole story of cardiovascular risk. Addressing...
Many people notice a frustrating pattern after crossing 30: the waistline expands even though eating habits and workouts haven’t changed much. Addressing this common concern, Dr Saurabh Sethi, a California-based gastroenterologist trained at AIIMS, Harvard, and Stanford Universities, recently explained why belly fat tends to increase with age, and why it often feels more complicated to...
Kidney specialist Dr Arjun Sabharwal urged people to stop taking antibiotics like azithromycin for sore throats. “Science is clear, antibiotics don’t work for viral infections. In 3-5 days, the body recovers by itself. We are not giving the body a chance to fight. If there is a viral, take supportive treatment and let the body...
Perimenopause is a life stage that many women experience but few openly talk about, despite its wide-ranging physical and emotional effects. Unlike menopause, which marks a specific point in time, perimenopause is a gradual hormonal transition that can begin as early as 35 and continue for several years. Actor Soha Ali Khan recently spoke about navigating...
