It is a well known fact that it is good to have a heavy breakfast, moderate lunch and light dinner. But, does a heavy breakfast result in weight loss? Let’s explore.
New research shows that eating a high-carbohydrate and high-protein breakfast will reduce your waistline. The lunch and dinner must be low-carbohydrate and low-fat in this [...]
For some parents, it is a pleasure, while for some others, parenting is daunting. It is always a debatable question that who is easier to raise boys or girls? Family therapists say that boys and girls are both difficult in their own ways. Here are some reasons.
Ease of parenting depends on what you are looking [...]
World Health Organization recently released a list of best practices to make operations safer.
The surgical guidelines aim at reducing infections and minimising surgical deaths. WHO involved professional groups from different countries to prepare the surgical checklist.
The team conducted a pilot research in different countries to identify whether the checklist would help reduce the surgical [...]
A typical ‘home-office-computer-home’ day deprives us of Vitamin ‘L’ – love and laughter. How to get them back into our lives? Read on.
Busy schedules, tight deadlines, never ending meetings, business presentations keep us occupied for most of the day. The rest of the time we either watch TV or browse the net. In this monotonous [...]
Every parent must observe their children in their earlier years for any abnormal behavior and get them tested for ADHD.
What is ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as ADHD is a condition is small children, which makes them difficult to control their behavior and pay attention. In a class of thirty students, around three students [...]
Diabetes is a dangerous disease that harms you in every possible way. Diabetic patients are more susceptible to vision problems.
Eye diseases due to diabetes
Diabetes may lead to blurred vision, double vision, eye irritations, black spots, flashes of light, partial or complete blindness.
Diabetes leads to vision fluctuations, cataract in young age, optic nerve failure, and temporary [...]
Diabetic retinopathy is the most common eye disease occurring in diabetic patients. Diabetic retinopathy leads to blurred vision, retinal detachment and glaucoma. Let’s explore the ins and outs of diabetic retinopathy.
Stages of diabetic retinopathy
Here are the three stages of diabetic retinopathy:
1. Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
In the first stage of diabetic retinopathy, the blood vessels in the [...]
Is cigarette smoke really dangerous? Why is it so? Let’s find out what is in cigarette smoke.
Compared to non-smokers, smokers’ body includes:
Two times more cadmium
Four times more polonium
Ten times more benzene
Ten times more arsenic
What is in cigarette smoke?
Cigarette smoke is a result of burning tobacco and other additives in a cigarette. Cigarette smoke is a [...]
What is tar in a cigarette? Is it dangerous? Let’s explore the facts behind this popular question.
Cigarette tar
Tar is the brown substance found at the end of the cigarette filter. It is present in all cigarettes and increases as a cigarette is burnt down. Cigarette tar contributes to lung diseases such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis [...]
Smoking is a general habit that most people have. Why and how people get addicted to smoke is a mystery. Let us explore some of the reasons.
Family influence
In their youth or adolescent stages, people might get influenced by other smokers in the immediate family and friends. They get curious about cigarettes and the puffs. Gradually, [...]