Sep 24

What Is Brain Fog? 5 Yoga Poses That Can Help Clear Your Mind

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Have you ever felt disorganized or confused? Do you find it hard to concentrate? If so, brain fog could be the problem. No, it isn’t a medical condition, so, don’t worry. Brain fog is a type of cognitive dysfunction or mental fatigue that can cause confusion, lack of concentration, and memory issues. It includes symptoms that can affect the ability to put thoughts into words and to think. Brain fog can be caused due to several factors, including excessive stress, medication, sleep problems, and other underlying health issues. Depending on the severity of the symptoms, brain fog can interfere with your daily life, but it’s not permanent. With proper medical attention and tiny lifestyle changes, brain fog can be eliminated.   Yoga for Brain Fog Yoga can help ease symptoms of brain fog. Doing certain poses or asanas is a great way to clear the mind and boost concentration. Practicing asanas regularly can also improve breathing, calm the mind, offer relaxation, and help you to think straight too.   Yoga Poses to Clear the Mind   Practice the following five asanas to get calmness and relaxation:   1) Downward Facing Dog The downward-facing dog offers an amazing stretch from head to toe. […]
Sep 24

Missing your workouts? Tips that will help you to stop skipping your workout sessions

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Sometimes you might not feel like to workout. You might be tired or might not feel motivated or just lazy to do a workout. On these days, it is important that you overpower these barriers and go for a workout session. But if you are exhausted, you could take a break and just go for a walk instead of a high-intensity workout. Exercising and diet are extremely important as it helps to keep the body healthy and fit. People follow different sorts of exercise routines that help to keep them healthy and fit. From yoga to pilates to cardio, there are different exercises that one follows to achieve their desired goals. However, sometimes you might not feel like to workout. You might be tired or might not feel motivated or just lazy to do a workout. On these days, it is important that you overpower these barriers and go for a workout session. But if you are exhausted, you could take a break and just go for a walk instead of a high-intensity workout. It will help with your burnout and you could also feel better mentally. Here are some tips on how you could stop skipping workouts. Put your […]
Sep 24

Mental health is as important as physical health

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Many people view health only in the physical sense, but with growing awareness, it’s crucial to also view it as a combination of physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being, because every aspect contributes to your overall health. It is extremely important to understand that mind and body are not separate. What affects one, affects the other. For example, many people are affected by cardiac issues, thyroid, and various other hormonal disorders due to stress and various other social pressures they are going through despite having healthy eating habits and regularly working out. Vijay Thakkar,fitness entrepreneur and functional medicine coach, explains, “Stress increases the production of cortisol hormone in large amounts, which inhibits the production of TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) and ultimately results in hypothyroidism. On the other hand, stress can aggravate thyroid symptoms leading to more hair fall, weight gain, and other hormonal diseases such as insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart attack, stroke, PCOS, etc. A study conducted in Sweden in 2018 showed that subjects experiencing stress-related issues were 30% more likely to develop an autoimmune disorder like Grave’s disease, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, etc.” Thus, there are arguments that stress and depression can both result in several […]
Sep 24

Tips to treat poor immunity with the help of Yoga and natural way of living

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Though the human body has the ability to repair and maintain the immunity, our immunity can get compromised with a sedentary lifestyle. Here are some tips by health experts to treat poor immunity with the help of Yoga and natural way of living Our immune system is versatile but it’s also complex and when the human body is exposed to a new virus, like the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which it’s never seen before, the immune system gets activated and the first and the most rapid response is the production of antibodies. However, a weak immune system has susceptibility to infection and a person with poor immunity may get infections more frequently than most other people. In order to not end up with illnesses that might be more severe or harder to treat, we got a few health experts on board to share some tips on how to treat poor immunity with the help of Yoga and natural way of living. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Ayurveda expert Vaidya Shakuntala Devi shared, “Poor immunity can be bettered by doing Yoga regularly. There is a concept called ‘pran vayu’ in yoga which refers to the energy that the body receives inward. It […]
Sep 24

Want To Gain Weight? Here Are 8 Best Fruits And Vegetables To Add To Your Diet

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Avoid eating unhealthy foods if you want to gain as they might cause other health issues along with weight gain. Here’s what you should eat. Food acts as fuel for our bodies. Hence, what we eat influences our body and our body weight. Various fruits and vegetables that we consume daily can contribute to us losing or gaining weight. If you wish to gain weight you might have been suggested to eat meats. However, if you wish to gain weight without indulging in meats and dairy products, here are fruits and vegetables you should add to your diet to gain weight.   Fruits that help gain weight: Bananas Bananas are a great addition to your diet if you want to gain weight. They are a great source of sugar and fibre. They are a much healthier source of sugar than processed foods. Furthermore, if you have a fast metabolism, it might help you feel fuller for longer.   Dried fruits Dried fruits are a great source of nutrients and healthy fats. Both of these help you in gaining weight in a healthy manner. Dried fruits, as well as nuts, are a great addition to your breakfast. However, dried fruits are […]
Sep 24

6 Weird Ways To Trick Your Mind Into Sleep That Actually Work

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Got insomnia? Sleep psychologists share a few unconventional tips that will help you get those Zzzs. When it comes to falling asleep, the single most effective thing you can do is calm your mind. Sure, that might be easier said than done — especially when it’s the middle of the night and you’re desperately waiting to fall asleep. But there are several not-so-obvious ways to quiet your thoughts and prep the brain and body for sleep. Instead of taking a hot bath, pouring yourself a night cap or squeezing in a workout before bedtime, here are a few expert-backed ways to dupe your mind into sleep:   Don’t sleep One of the most effective ways to trick yourself into falling asleep is to, well, try not to sleep. Trying too hard to sleep never works, and all that worry and anxiety about falling asleep is what actually keeps so many people up at night, said Deirdre Conroy, a sleep psychologist and the clinical director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the University of Michigan Health Sleep Disorders Centers. By doing the opposite and forcing yourself to lie in bed and stay awake all night — a phenomenon called paradoxical […]
Sep 24

7 Effective Tips to Stay Encouraged at the Fitness Center

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Nowadays, everyone wants to keep themselves active and fit because of their healthy fitness needs. Moreover, it is essential to fulfilling fitness needs and having any physical activity daily. Without having any physical activity or daily routine. A lot of people want to start or continue their fitness routine but come up with motivation issues and have zero or low motivation to continue their workouts. Additionally, it is quite difficult for you to initiate a fitness workout without the guidance of any such person who motivates you. To boost motivation levels, you must come up with some innovative ideas and fitness people guidance because motivation enables you to perform fitness workouts with consistency and effort.   How to Perform Gym Workouts with Motivation? To fulfill fitness needs daily, there is a need to maintain ourselves accordingly. You must follow some of the following tips to stay motivated at a fitness gym:   Set Fitness Goals: Without a goal or objective, you will not fulfill your fitness outcomes. Before starting a fitness workout, you must come up with some basic points and strategies to start a fitness workout. Try to set or design realistic and successful goals which guide you to […]
Sep 24

5 best dumbbell-only triceps workouts to build bulky arms

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Triceps are two major muscles on your upper arms that are almost always overlooked or substituted with bicep workouts – that don’t really work the same magic on your triceps. Gym fiends will also tell you that the easiest way to make your arms look bigger or bulkier is by working on those triceps (and not repeating the same bicep movements every day) as they contribute to almost 70 percent of that pump you’re looking for. There are of course numerous workout routines that you can follow to build your triceps, but since you’re already here, give these five dumbbell-only tricep workouts a shot, to begin with. Select dumbbell weights that you’re comfortable working with and don’t go full beast mode on day one itself. Slowly, but surely build yourself up.   5 best dumbbell-only tricep workouts to build bulky arms Start by warming up a little with the help of these two exercises: Overhead triceps stretch x 3 Stand straight, with your legs apart, bring your left arm up and gently stretch the elbow down and back up. Repeat the movement on the right arm. Triceps towel stretch x 3 Again, stand straight, with your legs apart, raise one […]
Sep 24

The best workouts for stronger arms

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Mumbai-based celebrity trainer Preetesh Manas believes that whenever someone wants to show you their strength, or the fact that they’ve been going to the gym, the natural gesture is to flex one’s arms at the elbows and show off muscular biceps. Little wonder then that arm day is a favourite among gym goers. Apart from showing off, the arm muscles, such as the biceps and triceps, play an important role as accessory muscles in almost all kinds of exercises. Take pushups for example: our triceps are the accessory muscles in this exercise even though it is the chest that is the major muscle group that is engaged. And in case of pull-ups, it is the biceps that play the accessory role while it is the back muscles that are actually being targeted. There are three main sections of the arm, the anterior (front), posterior (back) and shoulders, and you need make sure that you are training all three sections, says Bengaluru-based Rahul Huidrom, strength coach at Cult.fit. Biceps brachii (commonly known as biceps) are located in the front, triceps brachii (or triceps) are in the rear and along the shoulders sit the deltoid muscle. Finally, on the rear of your […]
Sep 24

These Are the 6 Best Mobility Exercises for Longevity, According to an Occupational Therapist

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When it comes to physical activity, the equation is fairly straightforward: The more we move, the better our bodies are able to support movement. However, the converse is also true. The more sedentary we are, the stiffer and weaker we get, so the more difficult movement becomes. “Many older adults isolate and become sedentary, which is why they have trouble walking and moving when the time comes,” explains Brittany Ferri, PhD, CPRP, an occupational therapist at Medical Solutions Barcelona. “The best way to keep your motion is by practicing, meaning walking, exercising, stretching, and doing anything that keeps you active.” In particular, mobility exercises can be an essential component to increasing longevity and quality of life, especially for older adults. These are the moves that target the range of motion in our joints (not to be confused with flexibility, which is about increasing length in our muscles). Having greater mobility helps to prevent falls, promote balance and coordination, and maintain independence later into life by allowing us to function better in everyday activities.   How can mobility exercises improve longevity? Mobility exercises can allow us to stay more active, which helps regulate blood pressure, improves circulation, keeps joints and muscles […]
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