Feb 26

Common mistakes in weight loss journey

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Not getting the weight loss result you want even though you are making supposedly healthy choices? You may be following obsolete or misguided advice. Check out this list of common mistakes in weight loss journey and avoid them to reach your fitness goals While regular exercise and working out is crucial to seeing a difference in our weighing scale, some achievable changes to our diets and simple tricks can speed up the weight loss process. However, despite sticking to the diet, tweaking eating habits and lifestyle, some people do not get lose weight quickly or get the weight loss result they want even though they are making supposedly healthy choices. This could be because they are following obsolete or misguided advice and in the age of casually passing health tips, it is easy to fall into the trap of fitness misconceptions. In an interview, Prateek Lamechwal, Advance Nutrition and Fitness Coach at FITTR, listed some common mistakes in weight loss journey that you should watch out for:   1. Not counting calories - A calorie deficit is vital for weight loss. Many people forget that weight loss is effective when you burn more calories than consumed. Hence, keeping a track […]
Feb 26

Here Are Some Easy Asanas To Keep You Healthy

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The past couple of years has been hard on friendships. Maybe you can relate.   Have you spent less time with friends in person? Do you feel pushed away by differences of opinion? Perhaps life simply got in the way when someone moved, took another job, or had a baby. Preserving the peace and wellness of your mind, body, heart, and soul is essential to becoming a happy and healthy human being. It’s natural for your heart and soul to go through physical changes as you get older, which might lead to exhaustion. Your joints tend to age, your senses slow down, your body releases suppleness, your limbs deteriorate, and your intellect shows signs of exhaustion. Yoga has numerous health advantages for your physique, mind, and spirit, and while we all wish to practice it, it is not always practical. We may not have the time, space, or mental capacity to devote an hour to practice a couple of times per week. Even if you don’t have a comprehensive yoga program, yoga could become a part and parcel of life. You can combine the physical, mental, and emotional advantages of yoga into your daily life by including a few easy […]
Feb 26

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 […]
Feb 26

6 Foods You Should Be Eating Every Day for Better Brain Health, According to a Dietitian

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The brain is a very important organ. It’s the control center of your body and allows you to move, think, feel, breathe and more. Because the brain has such a big job, it’s imperative that we provide it with an abundance of fuel and nutrients to help it function properly and stay healthy. The foods we eat play a huge role in the structure and health of our brains. Research shows that foods rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, flavanols, polyphenols and omega-3 fatty acids can help protect your brain. They can help to improve memory, concentration and overall brain health. Additionally, research has shown that following the MIND diet, a mashup of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet that promotes eating specific brain-healthy foods, can help reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Many of the foods we’ve included here are also on the MIND diet’s list of best brain foods. Here are six things you should be eating for better brain health.   6 Foods to Eat Every Day for Better Brain Health 1. Leafy Greens Leafy greens, such as kale and spinach, are packed with nutrients, including vitamin K, beta carotene (a precursor to vitamin A), folate and […]
Feb 25

8 Tips For A Successful Home Yoga Practice

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One of the most beautiful and liberating aspects of yoga is that you don’t need any fancy equipment or a designated place to practice. Yoga is accessible. The practice meets you where you are – as long as you are willing to approach it. Sometimes it’s just not possible to make it into a studio for class, and many of us may be stuck in our homes looking for the best way to practice. Regardless, developing a home yoga practice and committing to it is a profound tool for deepening into your own personal relationship with yoga. As a practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga primarily, I love the self-led nature of a Mysore practice within a group environment. But, it is not possible for me at this time to practice in a shala setting consistently, so here are some tools that have helped me in my home practice of Ashtanga and Vinyasa Yoga.   1. Stick with a set sequence Practicing the same poses every day repeatedly is a powerful way to keep consistent with your practice. This repetition offers you a clear vantage point from which to watch yourself grow and change. The nature and sequencing of Ashtanga Yoga offers […]
Feb 23

5 Tips on Inspired Self-Care to Boost Energy

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There are small things we can do that can go a long way to lightening our load and energizing our lives.   It’s come on slowly and over time, but when we look around now, a lot of us are feeling the impact of the personal energy crisis. A couple long years of Covid, exposure to new wars around the world, and now an impending global recession? This is on top of whatever personal issues you and the people you love are working through. You may be feeling the drain of it all. Maybe you’re often tired, weighed down and don’t feel that zest to do new things. You wonder am I depressed? Am I languishing? Or maybe my energy is just zapped. In addition to the common remedies of exercise, avoiding smoking, better sleep and eating right for you, there are small things we can do that can go a long way to lightening our load and energizing our lives.   5 Tips on Inspired Self-Care to Boost Your Energy.   1. Create Ease Stress is one of the greatest thieves of energy. At the same time, it’s a regular staple we consume in our work, the media and […]
Feb 23

Weight loss tips: How to naturally lose weight in 7 days

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One problem that almost all of us are struggling with is weight loss. Are you also struggling with weight loss but seeing no results? Fret no more, here are a few tried and tested tips that will kickstart the process of weight loss in just 7 days. If there is one thing in common between you and the rest of the world, it is undoubtedly the need to lose weight. From trying to fit into those skinny old jeans to gearing up for the upcoming wedding season, weight loss is a battle we are all fighting. Are you struggling with weight loss too? What if we tell you that here are a few tiny changes that you can make to your daily routine and will see a change in just seven days? From adding more minerals to your diet to going for a slow-paced walk, here are a few simple lifestyle changes that will help you see a difference in just 7 days.   Walk It is probably one of the most underrated things in the world, but going for a walk under the sun has more benefits than one. You need to step out every morning between 7:00 AM […]
Feb 23

11 Simple Ways to Improve Your Memory

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Whether you want to be a Jeopardy! champion or just need to remember where you parked your car, here are 11 things you can do right now to turn your mind from a sieve into a steel trap.   1. CONCENTRATE FOR 8 SECONDS. These days we’re all about things being faster. That’s why this advice is invaluable: When you really need to remember something, concentrate on it for at least 8 seconds. That can seem like a long time when you’re running around trying to get a million things done, but it is worth it. Studies have shown that 8 seconds is the minimum amount of time it takes for a piece of information to go from your short-term memory to your long-term memory.   2. DON’T WALK THROUGH A DOORWAY. We’ve all walked into a room and suddenly realized we can’t remember why we needed to be there in the first place. Don’t worry, you’re not getting more forgetful—chances are it was the act of walking through a doorway that made you go completely blank. Researchers found that participants in both virtual and real-world studies were far more likely to forget what object they had just placed in […]
Feb 23

Know If You Are Suffering From Hormonal Imbalance

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In the time when women are working day and night alongside their male co-workers to get the position that they deserve, hormonal imbalance are some of the issues that they have suffered repeatedly and kept shut about it in fear. Are you having problem with your menstruation? Its time you consult a doctor and get it checked before the situation worsens. Results of a hormonal imbalance A normal menstrual cycle is known to last for about 28 days in which oestrogen and progesterone have a huge role to play. Along with this testosterone should also be in perfect balance in women. If these three hormones are not balanced properly and some are present in more quantities than the others then it will cause various symptoms such as backaches, weight gains, headaches, cravings for sweet as well as salty food items, sensitivity to temperature. Cramping that can range from mild ones to severe as well, flare-ups, allergies, and various other things. However not all women will face the same symptoms to this extent and since the symptoms are so varied it can be difficult to figure out what is actually wrong. How to treat hormonal imbalance If you are facing some […]
Feb 23

Which Is More Important? Your Car Or Your Health?

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A new found love was discovered when the Ford Model T when into mass production, between people and their cars. We make sure they get washed regularly and we get the oil changed, the tires rotated and the brakes replaced at the slightest indication of a squeak or squeal. In fact, in 2011 the results from a study said that 40% of the men surveyed were more apt to take care of a problem with their car before any health issue they may have. For example, answer these 2 questions: 1). Do you have a trusted doctor? 2). Do you have a trusted mechanic? If you answered yes to question number 2, you probably care more about the condition of your car more than you do your own health. And you probably took more time picking out your car than you do a doctor. Do you even know what to look for when choosing a doctor? Many insurance plans have limited selections of PCP (primary care providers) but you can still shop them. Some things you need to look at when choosing a doctor are: • How did you relate to the office staff? Were they friendly? Were they helpful? […]
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