The Times of India

High indoor pollution levels can significantly impact your workouts, even when you're indoors. Increased breathing during exercise draws more pollutants into your lungs, reducing stamina, causing respiratory stress, and straining your cardiovascular system. This can lead to fatigue and slower recovery. Practical steps like monitoring indoor AQI and using air purifiers can help mitigate these effe…

Brushing your teeth before breakfast offers superior enamel protection by reducing overnight bacteria and applying fluoride before acidic food exposure. Brushing immediately after acidic meals can weaken enamel, leading to wear. Experts recommend brushing before breakfast or waiting at least 30 minutes afterward to safeguard your smile from daily dietary challenges.

Walking helps women develop stronger bones in their hips and spine, which protects them from osteoporosis, during postmenopausal years. Research indicates that regular walking leads to better balance, reduced falls, and improved mood because of endorphin release

Subtle health changes like persistent fatigue, tingling feet, blurry vision, and frequent infections can signal early diabetes. These seemingly minor issues often reflect deeper metabolic stress and glucose imbalance, developing years before a formal diagnosis. Recognizing these signs through self-awareness and regular check-ups is crucial for timely intervention and managing the condition effect…

Building muscle and increasing strength isn’t just about spending hours in the gym, what one eats plays an equally critical role. While resistance training provides the stimulus for muscle growth, the right nutrition supplies the building blocks the body needs to repair, recover, and grow stronger. Proteins, essential amino acids, healthy fats, and micronutrients like iron, zinc, and omega-3 fatt…

Former Home Alone homeowner John Abendshien reveals how his idyllic suburban life was upended by the movie’s fame. What began as a fun filming opportunity turned into decades of lost privacy, gawking tourists and strangers treating his front lawn as nostalgic property. His account shows the hidden cost of cultural landmarking, and what it means when the world decides your house belongs to them.

It is often said that “You are what you think”. It sounds like a complicated theory but it is as practical as it gets. Let’s agree that every spiritual tradition believes one thing that the mind becomes what it repeatedly thinks. And it is here where our words play a significant role as our words have power to transform.

Kim Kardashian, at 45, maintains her sculpted physique through a disciplined regimen. Her fitness foundation lies in strength training and weightlifting, complemented by Pilates for flexibility and injury prevention. She also embraces a plant-based diet, crediting it for her best shape. Post-childbirth, her focus shifted to core strengthening and functional movements for a safe, sustainable recov…

Malaika Arora is known for her committed fitness regime. Through social media, she shares yoga routines as a “tool to unleash potential, feel powerful and attempt challenges fiercely”. What stands out about her yoga approach, and what makes it accessible for many women, is that she doesn’t just focus on flexibility or strength alone. Her routines combine balance, core strength, spine and hip mobi…

Meghan Markle prioritizes a holistic fitness approach, blending childhood yoga roots with post-motherhood gentle exercises like Pilates and walking. Her routine emphasizes mental clarity and well-being over intense workouts, incorporating a mostly plant-based diet. This balanced lifestyle, featuring circuit training for strength and low-impact methods for flexibility, keeps her active and energiz…

Vegetarians, beware! A vital nutrient, Vitamin B12, often goes unnoticed, despite its crucial role in energy, clear thinking, and nerve health. AIIMS Delhi doctor Dr. Priyanka Sehrawat highlights that plants don't produce B12, leaving vegetarians vulnerable to deficiency. Early signs like fatigue and tingling can be easily missed, underscoring the need for fortified foods or supplements.

A woman’s body often carries silent stories, of hormones shifting, cells changing, and organs coping. Annual tests act as early translators of these signals. Cervical screening, breast exams, core blood tests, vitamin checks, and age-based assessments together build a shield that protects long-term health. Doctors say yearly screenings are more than medical routines. They are acts of awareness, c…

Winter's chill prompts a look at cold showers. While they offer a temporary skin-tightening sensation and alertness, dermatologists caution they can worsen dryness and irritation in cold weather. Cold water doesn't hydrate; it merely slows moisture loss. Prioritizing consistent hydration and a balanced approach, like lukewarm showers, is key for healthy winter skin, not extreme temperatures.

What they eat has a direct effect on their memory, focus, mood, ability to learn and overall brain development. There isn't one magic food that will make you smarter overnight but a balanced diet full of certain nutrients can help your brain work better and grow in a healthy way.