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sexual life. You would feel one in a
way that you would always find a
way to stay by although there are a
hundred reasons to part ways.

ATTACHMENT GROWS HIGHER THE
OXYTOCIN GREATER
It is a good sign if your attachment
is growing the healthy way in your THE TRUST
marriage, isn’t it? Only when there
is attachment will the two of you Oxytocin is a love hormone and it
feel like family, you will value each is nice if it is doing well, it is one
other better and your closeness way of keeping the happiness alive
will increase so much that there in your marriage. That said, sex is
would never be scope for a third one of the reasons to be happy in a
person to come in between the two marriage. When a couple regularly
of you. It is common that when a has sex and keeps that going, the
couple is not satisfied they go out level of romance in between the
of their way to find that missing couple is sky high and that in turn
space if there is proper sex in the helps the trust between them build
marriage a man or woman would and last longer. There is a link
not go astray. between romance and trust.

YOU GET QUALITY
TIME TOGETHER

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LOVE & SEX if the communication exists there
won’t be scope for any kind of
It is so obvious that we are all so misunderstanding.
caught up with our schedule,
whether it is a man or woman, Another way of looking at it is that
everyone is busy all day. When the two of you will feel comfortable
the two of you give importance to to talk to each other about what
each other by making time for sex, went well and what you both
you are not just building on your would like to improve. This healthy
relationship but you both get to communication will not just help
discuss the good and bad things on the physical front. It would help
that happened throughout. Try a couple communicate on other
more of foreplay to extend the time affairs with utmost comfort and
you have in bed. confidence.

KEEPS THE TOGETHER THE TWO
COMMUNICATION OF YOU ARE HEALTHY
FACTOR ALIVE
Sex is good for health mentally,
When you come together and physically and psychologically.
have sex frequently, you get It is great for both of your health
more comfortable and open for the following reasons :
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and woman should be there, only

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The two of you would feel your sleep disorder problems.
stress-free after a tiring day, it is You can get a good night to
good if the two of you are able sleep if you are regularly in
to get over stress together by touch with sex in your life.
spending a lovely time together
when the endorphins in your IT IS A BEAUTIFUL
body are released. FORM OF EXPRESSING

Sex is one form of a workout LOVE
in its own, it is believed that
you can cut down on a lot of One can say that sex is an artistic
calories with sex. It is as good form of expressing love. Love is
as exercising. expressed in the form of affection
and care. One can express deep
Sex keeps your blood pressure love through sex when two bodies
in control which is in turn good come together to make the bond
for your heart because it keeps of marriage rock strong. Sex is
you away from all the heart artistic because two people can
diseases. try different positions in sex, one
can cuddle their partner and try
It strengthens your immune different ways of foreplay. This kind
system and is one of the of lovemaking is artistic. It doubles
strongest reasons to reduce the love between the couple.
risks of getting prostate cancer
and keeps away all the bladder
related issues.

Sex is known to be good therapy FINAL WORD
to keep you away from migraine
headache and this has been Give priority to intimacy and sex in your
published in one of the medical marriage, it is one of the biggest secrets
magazines. After the research of a strong and happy marriage. Marriage
was conducted, majority of the
crowd saw an improvement is not always about sex but a sexless
in their headache after they marriage is not good for your marriage
started having sex. either. Take it this way, we all need a
strong binding force to hold on to and
It is proved that sex can solve all sex is one of that powerful factor in a
marriage. Realize the power of sex and

keep it going in your marriage.

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MEN HEALTH

Studies Pave Way For

Male Contraception

Contraception in men
is not a very common
happenstance, now, is
it? While shots and injections
have been in predominance
till now, a new form of oral
contraception is set to make
a breakthrough in this field.
This new birth control pill
for men is expected to be
harmless and impose little
to no side effects in any of
the overall reproductive
functions in a man with its
daily oral consumption.

The study was conducted

with 83 healthy men and

the results and conclusion

were presented in the

Endo 2018 which is the

Endocrine Society’s 100th Medicine at the University primarily because a majority
of Washington stated that of men have exclaimed
Annual Meeting which was this oral pill combines the wanting a daily pill as a
activity of a male hormone reversible contraceptive,
held in Chicago, Illinois. The (testosterone) along with a rather than the shots and
progestin and needs to be in-vitro methods or even the
male oral contraceptive pill, taken once a day to meet the topical gels that have been in
concluded results. prominence till now.
named dimethandrolone
Prof. Page further stated The new research stemmed
undecanoate (DMAU) saying that this new male from the lack of these
contraceptive pill is a novel drugs in the market
functions much like how a breakthrough in this field, that function well without

woman contraceptive pill

would work.

The research’s senior
investigator, Stephanie Page,
who is also the Professor of

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inflicting serious side effects. the ages of 18 to 50 body which she referred to
The researchers noticed years, only 83 of them as “marked suppression”.
that the available male birth successfully completed Not just that, along with
control pills that are now the entire study. The the primary androgen,
found over the counter have study was conducted even some associated
the sheer possibilities of at the University Of hormones linked with sperm
inducing liver inflammation Washington Medical production was seen to have
in the individual which is Center and at Harbor- remarkably low levels in the
definitely a big downside. UCLA Medical Center in blood stream.
Not just that, it was also Torrance, CA, the latter
found that the currently under the supervision The most positive outcome
available ones tend to clear of the co-author of that Prof. Page exclaimed
off the body at a faster pace, the study, Dr Christina was that the men, inspite
thus needing more than one Wang. of their remarkably lowered
dosage every single day. levels of testosterone,
Three distinct doses of the they didn’t show any
This new contraceptive pill DMAU was tested out on the negative symptoms or side
for men, the DMAU has subjects – 100, 200 and 400 effects associated with the
the undecanoate which is mg. Even the formulations deficiency of testosterone in
a long chain fatty acid in its inside the capsules had the body.
composition. This prevents two distinct composition,
the quick clearance of the one with castor oil and the Except for a little weight gain
drug out of the body, thus other with powder. Each and mild lowering in the
assuring that one dosage of the dosage group had levels of HDL concentration
every day is more than 5 distinct members who in the body, the rest was
enough for the effects of the were administered with an concluded to be fine and
drug to stay in the body. inactive placebo while the suitable for consumption.
rest of the 12-15 men were The drug even passed the
This male contraceptive drug administered with DMAU. safety tests inclined with the
has been formulated and The drug as well as the markers associated with the
developed at the National placebo was given once a day Liver and Kidney functions
Institutes of Health. The with a meal. Prof. Page made which was yet another
entire process and the it very assertive that the drug breakthrough.
study that went behind needs to be administered
the formulation and final with food and not on its own. Even with all these
conclusion were funded conclusions, there still
by the Eunice Kennedy For the conclusions and need to be even more
Shriver National Institute results, Prof. Page concluded extensive study encircling
of Child Health and Human stating that the ones with this contraception pill for
Development. the highest administered men to test out every scope
dosage of 400 mg of the of possibility conducting to
While the study initially DMAU showed starking the lowered levels of sperm
started off with 100 lowered levels of their levels production.
healthy men in between of testosterone in their

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HEALTHY RECIPIE Broccoli - 2 and a half cups
Almonds ground - 1/2 a cup
Creamy Carrot, celery, and onion - 2 cups(
Broccoli And chopped pieces and a mixture of all)
Almond Soup
With Baked Salt - As per your requirement
Milk - 2 cups
Para Lemon juice(optional)

Hot and healthy soup with a crunchy Steps To Follow :
dish to hog on, yummy isn’t it? Trying a
combination of broccoli and almond is SStTeEpP11- Chop the broccoli into small
healthy because broccoli helps in boosting pieces.
your immune system and keeps your body
detoxed and almonds are rich in almost SStTeEpP22- Keep the broccoli and the other
all the nutrients, it is said to be a memory vegetables for boiling on a medium
booster. flame for about 5 minutes until it gets
soft. Remove the broccoli and strain out
Look at this recipe of broccoli and almond the water.
soup with para’s to savor your taste buds
so that you can gain health benefits as well SStTeEpP33- Add these chopped and slightly
as enjoy an evening snack, the best time to
have this soup is in the chilled winters 56

Ingredients You Will
Need :

The number of ingredients will depend
on the number of people. However, on an
average with this quantity, you can serve 3
people

1 tbsp of ground pepper

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boiled vegetables into a blender and to Ingredients You Will
this add some milk to blend all of these Need :
well.
Wheat flour - 1 and a half cup
STteEpP 4 You can then check if everything Refined Flour(Maida) - 1/2 a cup
has got blended well and add a little water Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
to blend it again in case it is too thick. Ghee - 1/2 cup
Salt - As per your requirement
STteEpP 5 Once you have everything blended Ajwain(carom seeds) - 1/2 tsp
you can add the ground pepper and Ghee - 2 tbsp
lemon juice to this soup and give it a good
boil. Steps To Follow :

STteEpP 6 You could either garnish the soup SStTeEpP11 Take a bowl, add both flours, give
with crushed almonds or you could mix it them a dry mix, then add some ghee to
well in the soup. this, add salt, carom seeds and mix them
all. Add some water to this and make it a
Baked Para dough mix.

This is a tea time snack, having it with a SStTeEpP22 Let the dough remain this way for
healthy soup will just add on to the taste a few minutes.
and flavor. It is crunchy to binge on
StTeEpP33 Then make balls out of this dough
57 and then start to roll them in dry refined
flour

StTeEpP44 Once you roll them, cut them in
diamond shapes(see to it that you roll
them thick, do not make the rolling too
thin)

StTeEpP55 Heat the baking pan, add few
drops of oil and grease the pan, now place
all diamond shaped pieces to bake them.

StTeEpP66 Heat them for about 20 minutes at
200-degree Celsius.

Your Para’s are ready, you can now dip
them in your soup or either it eat along
with your soup.

PARA’S ARE NOT AS HEALTHY AS
THE SOUP BUT THIS COMBINATION
WOULD DO GOOD TO YOUR HEALTH.

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YOGA

SHIRSHASANA

Learn the Benefits,
Variations, And Steps!

Balancing Your Body
On The Head!

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It is lovely when you are capable to be able to balance your entire body
on your head, isn’t it? If you think it is not a doddle, it is certainly not
until and unless you know the right technique and keep practicing

how to do it. Once you get it, it is a simple task.

Here is what you should know about what is this asana, different
variations, benefits and steps on how to do this asana.

What Is Shirshasana?

Shirshasana is known as the inverted headstand Shirshasana is a great asana, it can be bad as
pose as per modern yoga. Usually, the position well in case you overdo it or do not do it the
of this asana is your palms on the ground, your right way. This yoga pose specifically focuses
head is on the floor and your entire lower body on the legs, arms, vertebral column and lungs.
is facing the ceiling. In short, you are upside
down.

Types Or Variations In Shirshasana

The central or original pose is the headstand pose. Here are the other kinds of
variations is Shirshasana.

Headstand Backbend Seated angle pose in headstand
Side Headstand Single Leg revolved headstand
Single Leg Headstand Bound hands headstand
Upwards lotus in headstand

MANDALASANA is a support system that contributes to Shirshasana, in this
asana the legs move in a circular motion all around the head.

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Benefits Of Shirshasana

Here are some of the benefits of BENEFIT NO 5 : All the gas stuck in
Shirshasana your stomach gets released when you
go on your head and lift your legs up,
BENEFIT NO 1 : Relieves all your stress this happens because when you are
and tension and helps in keeping your reversing your body, the digestive
mind cool and this is possible because system tends to shake up and function
your focus is within your body. well.

BENEFIT NO 2 : In this asana, you get to BENEFIT NO 6 : You get a hold on
improve your memory power because how to manage your stress because
there is direct blood flow to your brain you going upside down will hit on your
and this as well eases your mind. stress hormone and when your stress
hormone is touched upon all your
BENEFIT NO 3 : You will be able to stress is released and you learn how to
save your eyes from vision problems conduct yourself in stress.
because the blood flow not just reaches
your brain but it also gives added BENEFIT NO 7 : If there is any kind of
oxygen and supply of blood to your fluid stuck in your feet that gets moving.
eyes as well. Usually, when you sit for too long, blood
gets clotted at your feet and that can
BENEFIT NO 4 : Strength increases in be really painful when your body gets
your upper body and your muscles get turned upside down you are free from
all stronger. That said, you are taking all such problems.
help of your arms, shoulders and back
to lift yourself up and balance your BENEFIT NO 8 : Practising this asana
body by keeping your neck away from will help in releasing all the toxins
any kind of strain. stuck in your body by managing your
lymphatic system well.

Steps To Do Shirshasana

Before beginning this asana it is necessary that asana without proper guidance and instructions
your body is used to performing certain asanas from an instructor. It is essential that you
such as Sarvangasana, Uttanasana, Virasana, take the support of a wall while you start this
and Adho Mukha Svanasana in order to be able asana until you learn the right positioning and
to do Shirshasana. technique. Follow these steps to do Shirshasana

Make sure that you do not experiment on this STEP 1 GET COMFORTABLE

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The first thing you can pressure on your head, you have to balance
do is to get comfortable weight on your arms. You have to put your
by sitting on your knees, head in between the joined fingers of both your
probably just the way you hands.
would position yourself
for a child’s pose. STEP 4 TIME TO STRETCH YOUR LEGS WITH YOUR HEAD
ON THE MAT

Sit on your knees, place your butt in between The previous position set
your legs by joining both your toes behind, a base, to begin with, the
maintain a distance and right width between asanas, as you placed
your shoulders and your arms and let your your head down with
elbows touch the ground. your body bent. Now it
is time for you to slowly
Note : (the fingers of your left hand should start raising your lower
touch the right hand’s line that bifurcates your body upwards just like how you do one of the
arms and hand and vice-versa) stretches in suryanamaskar.

STEP 2 POSITION YOUR ARMS CORRECTLY Your lower body is pushed upwards and your
head is stuck on the ground touching your
You might think that palms.
Shirshasana is all about
placing your head the Make sure that you keep your legs straight
right way. That said, this while you stretch it up and you will have to lift
asana demands from your heels above the ground and balance the
you to understand the weight of your legs on your toes.
importance of placing
your arms the right way. Note: Remember that you must not apply any
kind of pressure on your head, the pressure is
Since your arms are on the mat already, from supposed to be placed on your arms.
here on the next step continues and all you
have to do is slightly change the position of your STEP 5 MOVE FORWARD IN THIS STRETCHED POSITION
fingers and attach the fingers of your right hand
in the spaces of your left palms fingers and vice Your legs are stretched
versa. In other words, clasp your fingers. and now you have to get
ready for the next step,
Note: Be aware of your little finger because it you will have to bring your
might seem delicate to you if too much weight stretched legs forward
is put on it towards your head.

STEP 3 TIME TO GET BENDING YOUR HEAD Note: Move inside slowly so that you do not lose
balance and keep in mind that you are applying
In this step you will need weight on your arms and not your head.
to remember that now
you are going to place STEP 6 VERTICALLY POSITION YOUR UPPER BODY BY
your head on the mat, WALKING TOWARDS YOUR HEAD
you will have to keep in
mind that you are not In this step, you will have to see to it that you
going to add any excess move your legs towards your head until your

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body is positioned good as learning how to do this asana. That
straight and vertically. said, you will pretty much follow the same steps
to come down in a reversed way.
Note: Be careful and do it
slowly. Initially do it only Bend your knees in a way that your heels reach
as much as you can. in and touch your buttocks

STEP 7 SLOWLY START TO LIFT YOUR LEGS UP BY BRING After bending the knees bring it forward in a
KNEES CLOSE TO THE CHEST way that your knees touch the chest

Now you will have to Slowly taking the support of your abs and
slowly lift your legs off balancing the strength in your abs bring your
the ground by applying toes down on the floor
weight on your core, first,
you will lift your legs and Now you will stay in this bent position and you
then you will bring your should lift your forehead up, keep your hands
knees close to your chest clasped and lift your body slightly up. Now, rest
your head on your hands and then slowly come
by bending them. up and sit straight

STEP 8 STRAIGHTEN YOUR LEGS IN THE AIR IN A
HORIZONTAL POSITION

If you want to give
support to your legs
when they are in the air,
you can place a chair in
order to rest your feet on
it.

Now you will need a little more help from your
core because from this bent position you have
to straighten your legs horizontally.

STEP 9 DO THE REAL LIFT

To get here you would
have had to put in so
much effort. Lifting your
legs all the more up will
need you to apply some
more pressure on your
core and totally lift it
straight up.

STEP 10 KNOW HOW TO STRAIGHTEN YOU BODY

Learning how to make your body straight is as

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Avoid These Things During The Asana

Do not aim to attain perfection in an asana Once you have completed the pose see to
on day one. It happens gradually and step it that you take small steps and make your
by step. Do not overdo or force yourself. body straight. Do it step by step, if you
immediately get your body down you might
Be really careful with how you position your end up feeling giddy.
head. That said, you should at any cost not
move your head in any direction, towards While you lift your leg up and stretch, do
the left or right, you could get injured. it as slowly as you can in order to derive
Remember to keep your head straight. See maximum benefits from this asana if you do
to it you take help from an instructor to this asana really quick you may not be able
guide you on whether you are positioning to benefit from it.
yourself correctly, do not try this asana on
your own in the beginning. See to it that you avoid flapping your legs
when they are up, try to keep them straight.
Ensure to apply weight on your arms, Initially you would not attain perfection in
shoulders, and back. Do not pressurize this pose but eventually, you will learn it. If
your head at any cost because your head is you are doing this asana the right way then
delicate. To keep your head safe you need to your legs should be able to go up easily and
place it in between your palms. stay firm. If you do not take care of this you
can trip and may lose balance completely.

Follow These Things During The Asana

If you want to derive maximum benefits and you might not be able to perform this
from this asana then you need to perform asana well. See to it that you are comfortable
all the stretches slowly. while doing this asana.

Before you begin the asana do not be More than focusing on your head you need
worried about how would you stand on your to first focus on your upper body, you must
head, be sure and confident. Before you know how to get the right balance and divide
begin the asana stretch yourself well and the weight into your shoulders as well as
loosen it. arms and not completely target your arms.

Do not restrict yourself from breathing For sufficient support, while you are lifting
because this can make you feel suffocated your legs up you can keep a chair

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HOME & FAMILY

Household Cleaning Products Increase
Risk of Obesity in Children

Making your children do the household cleaning and other chores
is definitely nothing uncommon, right? And neither is obesity in
children. What is I told you that the both might have a possible

connection between them? Shocking, isn’t it?

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A new study published months were affected the
most because of the usage
in the Canadian Medical of the disinfectants much
like that of the multisurface
Association Journal states cleaners and other cleaners.

that the commonly used Upon analyzing the
microbiota of these
household cleaning children, the researchers
found a lowered level
products could very well of Haemophilus and
Clostridium bacteria while
be a contributing reason there was a heightened level
of Lachnospiraceae in the
behind obesity in children. gut flora. They also found
that the increase in the
According to the researchers levels of Lachnospiraceae
was primarily associated
across Canada, it is believed with the frequent cleaning
with the disinfectants and
that the same is because not much with that of the
detergents or even the eco-
of the change in the gut friendly cleaners.

microbiota. Anita Kozyrskyj, the
principal investigator on
This study included the the SyMBIOTA project,
analysis of the gut flora an investigation into
of around 757 infants in how alteration of the
between the age of 3-4 infant gut microbiome
months and 1-3 years. The impacts health stated
analysis was conducted saying that there
for a time period of 3-4 analysis led them to find
months to trace any kind for a fact that the infants
of excess exposure to living in the households
disinfectants and other with disinfectants being
forms of household cleaning used either two times or
products used in the home more are more likely at
cleaning process. the risk of being obese
because of altered gut
Following the analysis, the microbiota.
researchers got hold of all
the data from the Canadian This was not the same case
Healthy Infant Longitudinal with the children of same
Development (CHILD) in the age group who were not
fecal matter of these infants.
Simultaneously, they also
used the similar data and
aligned the same with the
BMI index registered by the
World Health Organisation
growth charts.

The researchers found that
the alterations in the gut
microbiota in the babies
in between the ages of 3-4

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necessarily exposed to thing about this is the fact was to source and showcase
similar conditions. that the researchers don’t a novel information
In comparison to the normal have any definitive proof regarding the possible
disinfectants, the usage of considering the connection connection between the
eco-friendly cleaners had a between these two. impacts of these disinfectant
completely different impact cleaners on the gut flora of
on the gut flora and was According to her, there the kids and inadvertently
not likely to be on the risk could be possibilities of with the risks of obesity in
of being overweight and such households using children.
obese as compared to the eco-friendly cleaners to
ones who were consistently have a well maintained and Dr. Noel Mueller and
exposed to the same. healthier diet which could Moira Differding, who are
very well be a contributing epidemiologists from the
Kozyrskyj further stated that factor to the healthier gut Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
the kids who are growing microbiome of the infant School of Public Health
up in such conditions and thus, the properly further emphasised stating
with the inclusion of eco- maintained weight of the that the persistent and
friendly cleaning products kid. early-life exposure to the
have a lowered level of disinfectants have the
Enterobacteriaceae. But, the The main goal of the study capability of increasing the
risks of obesity in the infants
mainly because of the
alterations in the bacteria
within the Lachnospiraceae
family.

They are in the lookout for
further studies regarding
this same topic to source any
possible links concerning the
possibility of the household
cleaning products and its
contribution to the complex
causes of obesity through
several of the microbially
mediated mechanisms.

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Derive Enjoying your food is follow this culture of sitting
benefits one thing but have you crossed legs and having
of eating ever given importance to their meals.
healthy and whether you are eating the
the right way right way or not? Sitting in Science also recommends
in order to the right position and eating that one should sit on the
live healthily will always be advantageous floor crossed legs and
to your health. Go back to have their meals so that it
your childhood times and does good to the mind and
if you have spent time with body. If you want to live the
your grandparents can you healthy way, this is what you
recollect that they would should do. This posture of
always insist on sitting on sitting this way and eating is
the floor and having a meal. also known as Sukhasana or
Can you relate to this? In partial Padmasana.
fact, most of the Japanese

5 Benefits Of Sitting On The Floor And Eating

Your Brains Accept well. That said, the reason
And Respond To The your mind gets calm and is
Signal able to give that signal well
to your brain is because of
It is scientifically believed the position you are sitting
that the moment you sit in. Crossed leg position
crossed leg on the floor to indicates the Sukhasana
eat, your brain gets a signal pose which means to spread
that you are calm and you peace in your life.
want the stomach to get
ready to digest all the food Digestion Becomes A
Cake Walk

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All your digestion problems Sitting down and eating Your spine lengthens
come to an end, if you have keeps your mind calm and
always found a difficulty in on the other hand you have The aches that you get
your food getting digested all the advantages of not because of a bad posture all
then you should simply sit putting on excess weight, of them go away
on the floor and eat. This this is for two reasons, one Thus, shape up your posture
way your abdomen gets to you are moving back and by sitting down and upright
exercise, all the stomach forth to eat and there is and say bye-bye to all kind
acids get secreted and a chance that you would of back and shoulder pains.
because of this the food get up another time to
also gets digested easily. take a second serving and Betters Blood
it is understood that your Circulation In The
All this happens because position of sitting aids better Body
when you sit on the ground digestion and if there are no
to eat, you bend forward to problems with the digestion
put the food in your mouth, then it is all good to go in
when you bend forward terms of maintaining the
there is a movement from right weight.
your hip until your abdomen
and this way the muscles in Shapes Up Your
your abdomen stretch. Posture

There Is No Room For
Overeating

Sometimes we all have Did you know that sitting
down on the floor and eating
cravings although we have even helps in keeping your
posture good? If you are
eaten stomach full, it is okay able to maintain the right
posture you can save your
to entertain these cravings body from a lot of other
aches. Take a look at these
sometimes. However, points

always encouraging Your shoulders get
upright
overeating is not good and
Your back gets straight
you get over this thought

or habit when you make it

a practice to sit on the floor

and eat your meals, this

style of sitting is considered

to give you contentment

and feel full after your meal

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The blood circulation in your and eating. However, here is Note: It is also believed that
body drastically improves a list of points that Ayurveda you really connect with the
when you practice sitting on states as healthy for your food you eat when you use
the floor and eating food. body your fingers to take in the
There is smooth blood flow food. Using spoons and
from the heart to the other It enables a better outlet folks is a new way of eating.
organs in the body. This way of waste from your body However, eating with your
the health of your heart is as by keeping the colon hands is considered and
well good and you are more clear and clean. proved even healthier. Since
capable of coming in terms you are sitting on the floor
with the stress that you go Sitting on the floor and and eating it is a brownie
through every day. point to your health if you
eating strengthens could even practice eating
Ayurveda Says - Sit with your hands instead of
On The Floor And the lumbar region and the cutlery.
Have Your Meals!
corrects your posture Sit on the floor and have
Ayurveda pretty much your meals to feel even
believes in the same things as well as enables a healthier! It is okay if it
about sitting on the floor seems old school!
good blood flow and

strengthens and makes

many other muscles

flexible

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DISEASE

Is gene therapy But, let us divert our focus to
enough to cure how this therapy can benefit
fetal diseases? a baby even before it’s born.
Can you even imagine how
Gene therapy is an evolving sickle cell anemia, Duchenne easier it would be if the
form of research technique muscular dystrophy and a inflicted disease is remedied
in which the correct form of range of other ones. even before the baby’s
gene is injected into the body birth? While the progress in
of an affected individual, The success of this technique the fetal gene therapy is still
primarily with a vector (virus has also been seen after in progress, its feasibility
in most cases). The ongoing its implementation in the is still being tested before
research shows that the treatment of a form of the scientists finally decide
scientists are developing inherited blindness in a to approach any form of
cures for gene mutation patient in the United States. clinical trial.
causes diseases like that of
A renowned scientist
from the University
College London, Dr Simon
Waddington exclaimed that
they are ready to go with
their trials of gene medicinal

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therapy on the sick children. human fetus would require Children’s Hospital
If you are questioning the regulatory as well as ethical
root cause behind the approval because of the in Philadelphia, Dr
heightened enthusiasm, it primary reason that this
is primarily all because of process of gene therapy William Peranteau who
the study conducted and would impose possibilities
published by Waddington of risk on not just the fetus has also responsibly
and his team concerning but the mother as well.
a successful gene therapy done a recent review
trial. Dr Waddington and his team
decided to start off their on gene therapy
research with the treatment
of neuronopathic Gaucher exclaimed that with
disease owing to the severity
it brings about in a child’s the overwhelming
life. Majority of children
The treatment was born of with this mutation- development of both
conducted on fetal mice caused disease often ends
for the possible treatment up with a few years to live the pre-natal and post-
of Gaucher disease, a form right after their birth which
of disease which results in is nothing but devastating. natal gene therapy, the
the absence of a certain He is expecting that the
type of enzyme that aids in conclusion and results of possibilities of actually
breaking down a form of fat his conducted study would
in the body. Dr Waddington make people understand implementing this
and his team transferred a the actual awesomeness
corrective gene with a vector behind the science of gene treatment for clinical
in the body of the affected therapy.
mice. trials is a definite
Another pediatric and
fetal surgeon at the possibility in the future

(with substantial

research and studies

supporting the cause).

The entirety of this With that being said,
treatment was conducted scientists and researchers
in utero and the outcomes don’t think that the usage of
were definitely what the gene therapy would dictate
scientist and his team its importance in all forms of
expected. They noticed diseases but only a handful
that the affected mouse, of them. The primary reason
after the treatment, was behind the same is because
almost indistinguishable
from the other healthy mice
in the litter. But the most
distinguishable result was
seen in the fact that the
success of the treatment
was way more in utero than
after the mice was born.

That being said, even

though there has been

distinguishable results

on the conducted trials

on mice, for it to be

successfully administered in

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there are possibilities that treating the injected gene as fluid. Clinical trials are also
the corrected gene can a foreign particle (although being conducted encircling
attach itself to the mother’s the completely possibility the “Everrest” in which
DNA, instead of the fetus, of it is not abolished). the pregnant woman will
which is one of the primary Researches are still being directly be treated with a
concerns. Studies and conducted to make a gene therapy to optimize a
trials are being conducted form of vector that would condition, otherwise known
surrounding this to find the specifically reach the fetus as fetal growth restriction.
intensity and probability rather than affecting the
behind the same. mother. The first setback in this field
was back in 1999 when
Many researchers believe MacKenzie’s fetal stem cell a patient died upon the
trial was probably the first administration of the gene
that administering this gene implemented trial but there therapy. This is the primary
have been recent studies reason why the growth in
therapy during the fetal that sure do shed some light this particular field is still
on the possibility of treating calculated and measure
stage is fruitful because of rare genetic diseases in rather than rushed and
fetus by directly injecting vigorous.
the fact that the immune the gene into the amniotic

system of the fetus is still

underdeveloped which

lessens the risks of the body

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