Whether you’re young or old, a food-fanatic or workout enthusiast, chances are you’ve read about popular diets like the Indian GM diet plan to shed off some extra weight and ‘tone’ up. While dieting for weight loss as a concept has gained significant traction over the years, recent research paints a...

Wondering if you may be pregnant? Have you been trying to conceive for a while and just cannot wait to find out if there may be a baby growing inside you? Pregnancy in women begins with an embryo or an egg that attaches to the lining of the uterus after...

Have you ever seen someone with pale, white patches on skin? Vitiligo is a condition that causes the skin to lose its pigment cells, leading to discolouration.The earliest mentions of vitiligo date back to 3000 years ago across Vedic and Egyptian texts. Vitiligo was often confused with leprosy, leading to...

As an adult, you will remember how difficult and exciting puberty was. A time when your body went through several physical and emotional changes. Puberty is a process in which your body becomes sexually mature, therefore becoming capable of reproduction. However, this process can be delayed due to several underlying...

Edwards syndrome is a rare type of trisomy disorder. Trisomy disorders are chromosomal abnormalities in which a baby is born with three copies of one chromosome instead of a pair. When this abnormality occurs in chromosome 18, it is known as trisomy 18. If you would like to take your...

Weaning your baby – how important is it? Right from the moment you hold your newborn baby in your arms, your body adapts itself to provide nutritious breastmilk to support your child’s health. Breastfeeding your baby is crucial for the first few months of the baby’s development. In the long...

There are over 3 crore heart patients in India. Reports suggest that one out of every four Indians die of cardiovascular diseases. With such dramatic numbers, the current state of angioplasty patients in India needs to be understood, along with a special focus on diet after angioplasty. Let’s look at data...

The human heart is a central part of the circulatory system and is one of the most vital organs in the body. For many years, cardiovascular diseases have been the world’s number one cause of death. Cardiovascular diseases refer to conditions of the heart and blood vessels like coronary heart...

Worried your child or your new born baby may be squint-eyed? Identifying a squint in your child is often not too difficult. Squint eyes is a condition where each of the eyes point in a different direction. This misalignment is common in younger children and can be found at birth...

Body detoxification, also known as body detox or body cleanse, is becoming more popular than ever, especially in India. It’s a very appealing concept, considering how busy the world is getting. We are always on the search for how to detoxify body in the most natural way possible. With numerous...

‘Boy or Girl?’, that’s a question commonly posed to most new and/or soon-to-be parents in India, and it generally comes as no surprise! Much of the world around us today think of sex and gender in binary terms.As soon as a child is born, they are assigned either of the...

In all truthfulness, a cancer diagnosis is the last thing you want to hear from your doctor. Known for its aggressive nature, the word “cancer” still tends to instil immense fear in the hearts of people. However, cancer, when detected early can be treated and in many cases have been...

There is a common belief that getting a c-section might make it harder to reduce post-pregnancy belly fat. While a c-section does involve major surgery to the stomach area, you can still lose excess belly fat. In this article, we will take you through the c-section procedure and tips on...

Did you know that approximately 39% of the global population was classified as overweight or obese in 2014? Back home, three out of four Indians are considered to be overweight. Data indicates that from 1998 to 2015, the percentage of overweight and obese women increased from 8.4% to 15.5% and...

The diagnosis of a low lying placenta when you’re so close to giving birth to the baby you’ve been waiting for is never a pleasant thing to hear from your gynaecologist. A low placenta in Indian mothers is rare but can be dangerous for your baby as its close proximity...

Having a child is one of the most rewarding experiences in one’s life. For a woman, growing and supporting a child within her body is a profound event and a miraculous journey that is remembered for the rest of her life. As the baby grows in the womb and it...

Out of the 13 vitamins required by the human body, the B-vitamins constitute a group of eight vitamins essential for your body’s metabolic processes. These are namely: Vitamin B1 – Thiamin Vitamin B2 – Riboflavin Vitamin B3 – Niacin Vitamin B5 – Pantothenic acid Vitamin B6 – Pyridoxine Vitamin B7...

Loose motion or diarrhoea is a normal and harmless condition where a person may have repeated bowel movements that are loose, soft and slightly watery in nature. It generally does not last for more than three days but if it does, it may be redefined as a mild to moderate...

Obesity is becoming a growing health concern in India due to our changing diets and lifestyles. India currently ranks number 5 in the world for the prevalence of obesity in men and number 3 in the world for the prevalence of obesity in women. Apart from the debilitating effect obesity...

A sudden vision loss in both eyes can definitely be scary. Imagine that one minute you’re able to see everything around you clearly and the next minute, everything is blurry or hazy and you realise that rubbing your eyes is not making it go away. A partial visibility, a loss...

Before we explore how to increase blood pressure, it is important we understand what exactly blood pressure is and how it is measured. Blood pressure is a term used to describe the force that your heart exerts to pump blood throughout the body. Blood pressure is measured as the force...