Dr Aarti Ullal lists remedies to help you improve the quality of your sleep.
Dr Ashish Mishra, consultant interventional cardiologist, Wockhardt Hospitals, explains how smoking and alcohol can impair your heart health and lead to cardiac arrest.
rediffGURU Shreya Shah answers diet and nutrition related questions.
'Assuming he has a sensitive bug, which is responsive to antibiotics, it may not necessarily be the worst-case scenario.'
Alternating three minutes of fast walking with three minutes of walking at a moderate pace showed greater improvement in blood sugar control and fitness levels in adults with Type 2 diabetes than those who walked at a steady pace for the same time period.
It may help prevent organ damage.
Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) chairman Bibek Debroy passed away this morning, a senior EAC-PM official said. He was admitted to AIIMS. Debroy (69) was educated in Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur; Presidency College, Kolkata; Delhi School of Economics; and Trinity College, Cambridge.
This number is predicted to increase to 13.5-17.4 million people living with Type 1 diabetes by 2040, the researchers said.
Superfoods like low-carb veggies and fatty fish will help diabetics keep their sugar under check.
Fruits are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber and should be a part of a diabetic diet. Just be careful of the portions. Here are some fruits that are good for diabetics.
According to a recent study, mentally draining work such as teaching may increase the risk of diabetes in women.
Excessive sugar intake has been linked to brain inflammation, which can affect cognitive functions such as memory, learning, and decision-making, warns Pankaj Prakash Sharma, founder, Happa Foods.
A plant-rich diet high on fruits and veggies with less meat and sugar can help reduce diabetes, according to a study.
Siddhant Digvijay Jaitha, 38, from Kolkata tells us how he went from 106 to 79 kg in six months.
The gene called PTPN1 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase N1), is found on the human chromosome 20, which has long been targeted by investigators as a likely site for diabetes genes.
'Any dietary approach is incomplete without physical exercise.' 'Application of calorie restriction/intermittent fasting alone would lead to a decrease in muscle mass, and possibly bone mass too.'
Study finds how teens with type 1 diabetes can guard their hearts.
Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia. This number is expected to rise from the current 8.8 million to 17 million by 2036, marking a 97 per cent increase.
'Thirty per cent of the world's deaths in young people, due to heart disease, are encountered by people in India.'
Do not skip meals. Avoid white bread, pastries during the lockdown.
The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to carpet London in notes of 50 British pound almost four times over.
Shift work can raise the odds of developing type 2 diabetes, with the risk seemingly greatest among men and those working rotating shift patterns, a new study has warned.
Fighting with diabetes? Staying active is what you need.
The Delhi minister also claimed that Kejriwal used to take 50 units of insulin daily before he was sent to jail.
Left untreated, type 2 diabetes could cause problems with the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys.
It's important to take breaks, spend time with loved ones and engage in activities like yoga or meditation to help relax and relieve stress.
The best way to avoid diabetes is to bring about some not-so-difficult lifestyle modifications. Since there is no known cure for diabetes, taking steps to prevent the development of diabetes is very crucial.
'It's almost like the tissue of the lung has a cancer spreading to it, which is causing scarring and rapidly progresses.'
It requires a lifestyle overhaul, says Pramod Tripathi.
Today is World Diabetes Day. We had invited you to ask questions on how to deal with the disease on Rediff ZaraBol. Our in-house nutritionist Preeti Desai answered selected questions that address most of those you asked.
The life insurance industry does not have a good track record when it comes to passing on tax benefits to policyholders, points out Harsh Roongta.
The court would continue with the hearing on November 29.
It's fine to start slow and work up. As long as you're totalling 30 minutes of exercise each day, you are fine, says Dhruv Gupta
Maintaining the balance of gut microbiota is important as an imbalance, also known as dysbiosis, can cause or aggravate different diseases, including but not limited to digestive problems such as inflammatory bowel syndrome, mental health issues like anxiety and depression and menstrual problems.
Travelling from South India to Kashmir in December was magical for Ganesh Nadar as he feasted his eyes on the beauty of the snow-capped Himalayas.
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If you do so, you're less likely to have a higher BMI.
At least two key drugs in the gliptin category have already gone off patent and cheaper variants are crowding the market. Also, several patent expiries are round the corner for the newest category of drugs - SGLT-2 inhibitors or gliflozins.
Kejriwal, who has Type-2 diabetes, has been asking for insulin and a video conferencing with his family doctor but his requests are being denied by the jail administration, party spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said in a press conference.
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