Author: Krish Arora
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Men’s Health Month: Five Things To Learn About Prostate Cancer
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, in 2018, there were 18.1 million new cancer cases and 9.5 million deaths worldwide. By 2040, it is estimated that these numbers will rise to 29.5 million and 16.4 million, respectively.
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Zinc and your Health
During the pandemic, as scientists raced to formulate and deliver the vaccine, misinformation circulated about ways to fend off COVID-19. Amidst this fake news, zinc emerged as one way to help fight the deadly virus. Spoiler: it doesn’t
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The Science behind wearable tech to track Sleep
Wearable technology uses sensors to track important parameters in individuals while they sleep—such as heart rate and blood oxygen(O2) level
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How does dopamine impact blood glucose?
When you run a marathon, complete a task or eat a slice of chocolate cake, your brain produces a chemical called dopamine in response, giving you feelings of satisfaction.
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Throw a Punch: The Health benefits of Kickboxing
Are you tired of running on the treadmill or simply lifting weights? Is your fitness regimen becoming stale and mundane? In order to stay healthy, the US Department of Health and Human Services recommends that adults get between 150 and 300 minutes of moderately intense or between 75 and 150 minutes of vigorously intense physical…
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8 Signs You’re Pushing Way Past Your Workout Limits
At one point or another, we’ve all given in to couch potato syndrome. Sometimes the lure of a comfortable chair, the television blaring your favourite programme and that bag of crisps are too good to turn down. The long term ramifications of a sedentary lifestyle devoid of exercise are well documented.
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Metabolic Encephalopathies
The brain is the control centre of the human body. Our brains contain a network of approximately 100 billion neurons linked to each other by trillions of connections called synapses. In conjunction with the spinal cord, commonly referred to as the ‘information highway’, it forms the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is responsible for…
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Common Traits of Blue Zones
Blue zones are geographic regions of the world where some of the oldest people are known to reside. They have the highest concentration of centenarians and supercentenarians on earth.