Parents are very cautious when it comes to the health of their children. At the first signs of a sneeze, a cough, or a fever, they rush to medicate their children with antibiotics because we have often been told that they help in such cases. However, in light of an open letter by a dietitian in Chandigarh, parents are realising …

Angela Warren is a mother and member of a Facebook group called Chocolate Milk Mommies of Birmingham. What makes her noteworthy is that she wanted to raise awareness and support for the women of color who wish to breastfeed their babies. She followed up on her thought and staged a series of pictures that feature women of color feeding their …

Apples are good for our health. But they are also laced with pesticides and insecticides which raises concerns in people’s minds. How does a normal person wash an apple? Running it through water or cleaning it with a paper towel or a napkin? Either way, you are doing it wrong. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts claim that they have …

The University of California, Irvine, conducted a study known as ‘Weight Loss through Virtual Support Communities: A Role for Identity-based Motivation in Public Commitment.’ The aim of the study was to determine the role of public commitment, social media, and virtual communities in weight loss goal setting and achievement. The results of the study showed that sharing the goals with …

In a world where everyone is worried about their weight issues, there are a lot of ways that have been coming up to lose weight. But not all of them are helpful in losing weight. When these mythical methods fail, people give up and then start to binge eat, change their lifestyles, and gain more and more stress in their …

Every psychologist believes that the way a child is treated in their early ages reflects upon their lives when they grow up to be adults. The atmosphere of the home is a big factor when it comes to the path that children take when they grow up. Every one handles their adult lives in a different way and how they …

Many disorders, like obesity and depression, are common in urban areas. While cities may boast of high per capita income, there is not a lot of productivity. Education and morale among urban areas are also dwindling and suicidal rates are increasing by the day. Every day, there are patients pouring into hospitals and clinics with asthma and heart disease. According …

While the people in Delhi were busy complaining about the rising pollution levels, their inability to do anything about it, and the efficacy of the odd-even rule, Gurugram went ahead and inaugurated NCR’s first ever oxygen chamber with hundreds of anti-polluting plants. The Oxygen Chamber is situated near the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) Metro Station, one of the region’s …

One of the top stories in India is the rising pollution levels in the national capital. As the city of Delhi gets engulfed in smog every day, its citizens are gasping for precious air and filling up the vacancies in hospital beds. Ever since the burning of stubble started in the neighboring states, the number of patients in Delhi have …

A humorous incident came to light concerning the pollution problem in New Delhi. A 20 year old boy came under the suspicion of his father. “Shakki” Kumar suspected his son, “Sutta” Kumar, of smoking. His suspicion started when the son came home and started breathing in too much of Delhi’s polluted air. He was caught breathing in air in the …