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10 Smart Steps to Avoid the Office Bug
We are office denizens, spending most of our waking hours in the hustle and bustle of a cubicle existence. In the microsm of the office environment is decided the course of the day and our lives. Office walls are not a sanitary bubble protecting our bodies from the attack of the germs, but it is [...]
Have You Gauged Your Blood Pressure?
Are headaches, dizziness, nausea or chest pain becoming your pet peeves? Stop blaming work pressure and quickly check your blood pressure! Your blood may be baying for you.
Blood pressure (BP) disorder is generally of two types.
Primary BP, also known as primary/essential hypertension, is hereditary. About 89 per cent of BP patients fall under this category.
Secondary [...]
Caffeine Intoxication - From a Brew to A Vice
‘Let’s have a cup of coffee’, so goes the popular office dialogue. All of have slurped and shared talk over the cup of mocha. For some it is just a brew, but for others it is sustenance. A way to take them through the day (and the night). How many of us know that a [...]
Don’t Space Out With Claustrophobia
Chris still remembers the first time he was trapped inside an elevator. The distinct sensation he remembers was that the world was closing in around him and he had nowhere to run. He was rescued…and he came out of it breathless and scared but permanently berthed with a fear of elevators. This was his first [...]
Researchers Report Possible ‘Wonder Drug’ for Weight Loss
A research report has come out with a finding which promises to alleviate the pangs of those with an obesity problem. A drug taken as a side fill to their normal weight loss program has the potential to lower blood sugar levels and promote weight loss.
Pramlintide is currently prescribed for diabetics to be taken in [...]
The Why of Vitamins and Other Supplements
We often look too closely at only the carbohydrates, fats and proteins when it comes to our diet. Sometimes as health neophytes, we miss out on the active participation of vitamins and other minerals for our general health. Vitamins and other supplements are essential substances necessary for a hale body but they are not made [...]
Watch Your Weight As You Watch Your Age
One of the gifts of growing old is wisdom. The other of course is an expanding waistline. The former is welcome, the latter one hopes not. But it is a body truth that with age comes a propensity to pack in the bulge. Muscles start to gradually atrophy and fat starts to take its place. [...]
15 Tips to Put Us on the Path of a Better Life
Whether it may be by a better pill or a better diet, the elixir of life is our ultimate desire. Advanced genetics may give us that magic potion soon enough but their are simple things we can do even today to live a long life. A life not only of longevity but also of activity. [...]
Try This Success Ladder - Take the Stairs for a Healthier You
This bit of news is vitally important for us geeks who live by shortcuts; whether it is ‘Windows’ or the route to the office chair. A Swiss study released this month showed that taking the stairs for three months, without punching the lift button, increased levels of fitness dramatically.
The adjective ‘dramatic’ is not a hyperbole [...]
Striking Out RSI Before It Strikes You
You may be blue collared or white collared, if you are a 21st century worker you would have heard about RSI or in its expanded avatar - Repetitive Stress Injury. Wikipedia also mentions it as cumulative trauma disorder (CTD), occupational overuse syndrome, or work related upper limb disorder (WRULD). All these subscribe to one singular [...]
Swedish Study Says Mental Skills Start Fading Earlier Than Thought
It will be upon us one day. The not so ephemeral time when our mental faculties start to age and whither. For some, the process has already begun. Now, a Swedish study has found out that the time when this begins to happen could be earlier than previously thought. The study concured that older people’s [...]
8 Positive Ways to Overcome Anxiety
Perhaps, it is the best lesson children can teach us. A child is never anxious. He has no work related deadlines to fuss over, he has no disgruntled boss hovering over every act of his (i.e. if you disregard ‘parents’) and he has no fear of tomorrow. What a lovely situation to be in. But [...]
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