In a Cricket crazy country, football (or soccer) is slowly making its presence felt. And it’s only a matter of time before freestyle football explodes in India. What is Freestyle football? Freestyle football (known as freestyle soccer in North America) is the art of dancing (more of self-expression) with a football; in this form, you […]
Choose Wholegrain Over White bread for Weight Loss
The benefits of wholegrain bread (over white bread) are well known. However, many continue to eat white bread because they are accustomed to the taste. But if you still haven’t made the switch to wholegrain, you should read the several benefits of ditching the white bread and opting for the wholegrain instead. New studies are […]
Top (Surprising) Health Benefits of Pumpkin
Here are the top, and lesser known, health benefits of eating pumpkin (known as Kaddu in the hindi language). Pumpkin is one of the more commonly cooked vegetables in India, its another thing that most kids and youngsters make faces while eating it. But do you have any idea about the health benefits of pumpkin? […]
Science links brain disease to repeated head blows, an almost unavoidable part of contact sports
A degenerative brain disease (chronic traumatic encephalopathy – CTE) has been detected in the brains of nearly 200 football players after death, and the suspected cause is repeated head blows, an almost unavoidable part of contact sports. The disease was found in the brains of football players at the youth, college and professional level, all […]
High-performance facility for fitness-training and sports science in Bengaluru
The Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust (ABFT) will establish and operate a high-performance rehabilitation, fitness and sports science facility in Bengaluru (Bangalore). A high-performance facility for rehabilitation, fitness-training and sports science (“Facility”) is being setup at Yelahanka in Bengaluru, at the Centre at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence. Badminton great Prakash Padukone and Creicket legend […]
Cool Games & Gadgets that Help Lose Weight
Aerobic exercise is a proven weight loss exercise that help you burn fat, and also helps improve physical and mental health. Not everybody loves to hit treadmills and elliptical machines at health clubs, nor is grunting and sweating away in boot camps lifting 25-pound kettle bell weights their thing. However, weight loss experts say that […]
Where to find top quality organic honey in India
Top quality organic honey in India. Why Organic / Raw Honey? The Honey you buy in India, available in most stores, is highly processed in order to standardise it’s taste, texture and flavour. Unfortunately, this processing takes away its beneficial properties. Experts say that if you heat Honey to more than 45 degrees celsius, all […]
Career in Wellness Management
In a society where people are looking for overall well-being, a career in wellness management is proving to be a lucrative choice. What is Wellness? Though wellness is a modern term, its popularity can be traced back to 1950s. However, its roots can be traced back into history much further when improvement in health conditions […]
Top 10 Tempting Street Foods of Mumbai
No matter how good the food is back home, at times nothing beats the mighty food of the streets, and Mumbai is well known for its variety of junk food. Attractive, affordable and tasty, street food is preferred by more than half of the population of Mumbai. It may not be the healthiest option, but […]
Here’s why ‘growing beard’ is ‘healthy’
Despite claims that beards are “over” or that they simply “aren’t cool anymore,” the fuzzy face remains popular with men – and there are hidden benefits. “While beards will never be as sun-safe as sunscreen, they certainly are a factor in blocking UV rays. UV protection also depends on the thickness and density of the […]