HealthSpectra Magazine June 2020

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HealStpehctraFITNESS | HEALTH | MEDICAL | FOOD | LIFESTYLE | BEAUTY

WHAT ARE THE 10 MUST-HAVE
BENEFITS OF HABITS EVERY
USING MUSTARD WOMAN NEEDS
OIL? 2 WAYS TO TO INCORPORATE
USE IT! IN THEIR LIVES

HOW TO TAKE CARE 8 TIPS TO MAKE
OF YOUR DIABETES LOVE BY STAYING
DURING COVID-19 SAFE DURING THIS
IMPACT? COVID-19 PHASE

The Connection
Between Food And Mood
Know How It Affects Your Health!

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Editor Note EDITOR IN CHIEF
Kiran Eti
For June, our health spectra magazine would
take you through insightful information. Every HONORARY REVIEWER
category will either help you improve your diet Shruthi Byra
or educate you about important health facts.
Are you ready to flip through each page and get DIGITAL DESIGNER
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the necessary health information?
COORDINATORS
The cover story begins with an interesting Manikanta
concept about how there is an innate connection
between food and mood that you must have CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
given a thought to at some point. Aside, there Somapika, Neha, Ramya
are useful tips on how a picky eater can work on
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When you flip through more, you will get ENQUIRIES,
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and if you want to know secrets to keep that skin Special thanks to
glowing, there is an article on Korean tips for contributors, our
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good skin. for making this magazine

Start reading and learn a new point from every possible.
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What Are the Benefits of Using Mustard
Oil? 2 Ways to Use It! 16 20

10 BEAUTY 24
4
10 Interesting Korean Beauty
Tips for Perfectly Beautiful Skin!

16 WOMEN HEALTH

10 Must-Have Habits Every Woman Needs

To Incorporate In Their Lives

20 WEIGHT LOSE

What not to do when trying to Lose
Weight?

24 COVER STORY

The Connection Between Food And Mood
Know How It Affects Your Health!

28 DIABETES

How to take care of your diabetes during
Covid-19 impact?

32 FITNESS

Open Your Eyes To The Myths And Facts
Around Fitness

38 NUTRITION & DIET

Advantages and Disadvantages of Eating

Banana for Breakfast

42 LIVE HAPPY

4 Ways To Deal With People You Dislike

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46 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE DID YOU
KNOW?
Everything You Need to Know About Reiki
A Healing Therapy! 52

50 NEWS 66

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Brain inflammation

52 LOVE & SEX

8 Tips to Make Love by Staying Safe
During This COVID-19 Phase

56 MEN HEALTH

Study Says: Testosterone Levels Are
Influenced Based on A Man’s Environment

60 HEALTHY RECIPIE

Spinach and Mushrooms - The Italian Way!

62 YOGA

Uttana Padasana A Good Asana For the
Upper And Lower Body!

66 HOME & FAMILY

Do You Have A Picky Eater? 9 Useful Tips
That Work

70 HEALTHY LIVING

Covid-19 showcases neurological
symptoms before respiratory symptoms

72 DISEASE

Everything You Need To Know About
Cat Scratch Fever!

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HEALTH

What Are the The strong and thick mustard oil is good for health. In a few places, this oil is used while cooking. This oil is extracted from a mustard plant. It smells strong and commonly used in places like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India.
Benefits of In some countries of the world, this oil is not used in food. It is only used on the skin and hair. Needless to say, the ingredients in this oil are amazing. Let’s read through this article and see how is it beneficial.
Using Mustard
Oil? 2 Ways to 6
Use It!

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In some countries of the that mustard oil effectively
world, this oil is not used in reduces fine lines and
food. It is only used on the wrinkles.
skin and hair. Needless to
say, the ingredients in this If you aim at having thick
oil are amazing. Let’s read hair and supple skin texture,
through this article and see use mustard oil twice a
how is it beneficial. week after doing a patch
test.

Health Could
Benefits of Reduce
Mustard Oil Pain in Your
Body
Here is a list of the health
benefits of mustard oil. Take In some places, senior
a look at it and see if you citizens or people
want to use it. experiencing pain in any
part of their body, take a
Good for few drops of mustard oil
Healthy and massage it well on
Hair and their skin for a few minutes.
Skin Interestingly, this oil gives
your body the strength to
resist pain.

The strong and thick In most of the countries, It has been studied that
mustard oil is good people use mustard oil for mustard oil has a chemical
for health. In a few healthy hair and skin. It is a compound that takes care
places, this oil is used healing oil. of the pain receptors. The
while cooking. This oil effects of mustard oil were
is extracted from a In some places, this oil is tested on a mouse and
mustard plant. It smells considered good for the skin finally, it was found that this
strong and commonly and applied on born babies oil is effective for reducing
because it is known to act as pain in the body.
used in places like a layer of protection to keep
Pakistan, Bangladesh, the skin healthy. Another plus point is that
mustard oil has linoleic acid
and India. Mustard oil suits a few and omega-3 fatty acids.
people while the others These nutrients are good for
might be allergic to this oil. reducing pain in your body.
To be safe, it is better to Leaving mustard oil on the
do a patch test and check skin for long is not healthy
if the oil is suiting your skin because it might cause
or not. It has been studied sunburns.

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Thus, give yourself a warm mustard oil. of arthritis
mustard oil massage to • Decreases the oxidative
reduce all the pain in your This oil has monosaturated
body. fatty acids that drastically stress in your body
reduces the risk of having
May blockages in your heart Might
Control the or an attack. The sooner Reduce
Growth a person can get their Symptoms
of Cancer heart problems treated of Cold
Cells or keep the heart healthy
always, the better it is to In many places, people
Cancer cells are life-taking avoid fluctuation in the suffering from cold and
and quit tormenting on blood sugar levels or blood cough try having food
the body. The compounds pressure. with mustard oil to keep
in mustard oil are known the infection away. Right
to restrict the cancer cells Treats now, there is no scientific
from spreading in your Inflammation evidence of how mustard
body. Studies say that if oil is good with treating
you apply mustard oil on Mustard oil has medicinal cold and cough but people
your body, the growth of properties and it is known who take steam of hot
cancer cells slows down in for treating inflammation. water with a few drops of
your body. After research, There was a study mustard oil have witnessed
it has been noted that the conducted on mice to find a difference on their face
components in mustard oil out if mustard oil has anti-
make all the difference in inflammatory properties Improves
your body. or not and they found out Digestion
that the mice that had
Might Be psoriasis and inflammation You will be glad to know
Good for consumed mustard oil and that mustard oil aids better
Your Heart it seemed to have worked digestion. This oil boosts
on its body, it showed a one’s appetite and keeps
Suffering from heart remarkable difference. the liver good. This oil is
diseases is quite a even known for improving
challenge. Taking necessary However, researchers are blood circulation and
precautions in prior are one still trying to understand eliminates harmful toxins
way of avoiding blockages if mustard oil is good for from the body. You should
in the heart and a healthy reducing the inflammation massage it on your skin
way of doing so is by on human skin or not. and see how good it would
consuming food made of Apart from reducing make you feel.
inflammation, mustard oil
does the following 8

• Reduces pain and
discomfort

• Reduces the symptoms

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Treats Numb Muscles gums and teeth every day. to your scalp. Then, leave it
Add 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp turmeric for an hour and wash your
Due to sitting in one place powder, and 1 tsp mustard hair with a mild shampoo.
for a long time or not oil. Mix these ingredients Since the texture of this oil
changing the position of and use them every day. is thick, gently scrub your
your body, the muscles get hair for a few more minutes
tight or even numb. In these Good for so that all the oil comes out
cases, it is important to have The Brains of your scalp and hair.
enough movement and
massage a little mustard oil Mustard oil is good for your Following are the other
on your strained muscles. brain because the presence healthy ingredients you can
This will ease all the pain as of fatty acids makes it work mix with mustard oil.
well as make your muscles better. Besides, this oil
flexible. helps with boosting memory • Coconut oil
and improves cognitive • A dry paste of curry
Heals Dry functions.
Lips leaves
How to Use • Olive Oil
At times it is due to the Mustard
weather or lack of moisture Oil? How to use
in your body that causes mustard oil
your lips to dry. When you Mustard oil has medicinal on the face?
notice too much dryness properties. This oil can be
on the lips. It is important used on the hair and face. Heat mustard oil for a few
to apply a few drops of seconds, take ½ a tsp, and
mustard oil and boost the When you use this oil on gently massage it on your
moisture that is lacking. the hair, it treats hair loss skin. Since it is thick, you’d
Mustard oil is extremely problems and strengthens need only ½ tsp. Sit in
good in protecting the dead the hair roots. On the other sunlight for ten to fifteen
layer on your skin. hand, when you use this oil minutes and then go for a
on your face, the skin gets shower.
Treats soft and fresh.
Dental Take Away
Issues Ways to use
mustard oil Mustard oil is extracted
Dental problems are very on your hair from mustard seeds. This oil
painful and they look bad at has rich compounds and it
the corners of your teeth. Since mustard oil is thick, treats inflammation, makes
If you failed to take care of you can heat it for a few the skin and hair healthy,
your teeth, then you will seconds before applying it reduces microbial growth
need to add another step to and reduces the growth of
your routine and that is of cancer cells.
using mustard oil on your

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10INKBTFOOEERRRAEPTSEEURTIFAIEPTNCNTYGSLY
BEAUTIFUL SKIN!

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Emphasizing on
beautiful and healthy
skin, have you ever
looked at that pretty
and shining cotton-
like skin the Koreans
have? They look simply
superb.

Their beauty is a gift skincare tips you should You can follow this too.
and at the same time follow. Half o Massage an oil cleanser
they follow a few tips on your skin for a
or you can even say the TIP NO 1 minute or two and then
perfect skincare routine – A GOOD wash it with some Luke
to look their best. The CLEANSING warm water.
products they make
doesn’t have many First things first and it TIP NO 2 –
chemicals; it comprises all begins with cleansing GENTLY SLAP
of natural ingredients. dirt, makeup, and YOUR FACE
sebum from the skin.
Besides following a Agree? This is exactly Like the body, even
good skincare routine, what Koreans follow your skin needs an
Koreans even eat as well. What Koreans activity that can boost
healthy food. The fact do; they use an oil blood circulation. One
that they religiously cleanser on their skin of the biggest reasons
take care of their skin before getting on with for Koreans to have
shows how much they washing their face. They flawless skin is that
care and without a massage a few drops they perform an activity
second thought, they of this oil in circular of slapping the face. It
never step back from motions and then wash might sound unrealistic
a luxurious skincare their face.
routine.
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If you want gorgeous
skin like them, here are
a few healthy Korean

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but this is what you while scrubbing it. Use your skin two times a
need for your skin to sugar and salt scrubs, day. This step is usually
stay firm. they work the best performed after you
on exfoliating dead cleanse your skin. keep
If you want young- skin cells and it will in mind to limit your
looking skin, after the beautifully enhance the usage on toners if you
step of cleansing is glow and soften your have extremely dry skin.
completed, use your skin.
hands and gently slap If you tone your skin
your face for a while TIP NO 4 – USE every day and it quickly
every day. If you want A TONER dries up, then use it not
to skip slapping, you more than two or three
can massage your skin Although the process of times a week.
for a while every day. skincare looks tedious
and involves many TIP NO 5 –
TIP NO 3 – GO steps, it is essential to APPLY ESSENCE
IN FOR DEEP follow them all as it
EXFOLIATION doesn’t take too long The very term essence
to follow every step. says it all. This liquid
Koreans never skin Toning is essential has a pleasant and a
exfoliation. The act of to retain the natural soothing fragrance
getting rid of all the moisture and balances that sweeps through
dead skin cells helps the ph levels on your your gorgeous skin.
with bringing back all skin. When essence is
the glow that is lacking applied on your skin, it
on your skin. Since we If your skin is adds an extra layer of
are exposed to dust moisturized well, it will moisture and shines
and pollution, the skin never get dehydrated. that brightens your skin
gets bad, and dead skin Isn’t it amazing to have and takes care of the
cells begin to form. hydrated skin at all Ph levels that decides
times? if your skin should stay
Like Koreans, ensure dry or oily.
to exfoliate your skin Yes, it is.
every two days a week. You can apply essence
If you have gentle Just like the Koreans, after you have cleansed
skin, be extra careful you can always tone

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BEAUTY If you want to look and Vitamins, these
pretty and bright for a antioxidants are good
and toned it. It is not special occasion, start for fighting against
important to apply it feeding your skin with wrinkles or loose skin.
every day. You can use natural face packs a Apply a good eye cream
it two or three times a week prior and on a and be ready to look
week. special day, you will fresh.
have all eyes on your
TIP NO 6 – skin. Even otherwise, TIP NO 8 –
PAMPER THE applying a face pack MOISTURIZE
SKIN WITH A once a week is good for YOUR SKIN
FACE MASK the skin.

Applying a face mask TIP NO 7 – USE Step back inside your
is relaxing. Koreans AN EYE CREAM house if you haven’t
follow this step in their applied a moisturizer.
skincare routine. Most Eye creams are highly As important as
of their face packs are moisturizing and good brushing your teeth,
chemical-free and it for the skin. Apply even a moisturizer
comprises of natural eye cream before you is equally important.
ingredients. fall asleep at night. It Regularly, you need to
eliminates dark circles keep pumping up your
That being said, if you and makes the eye area skin.
want to pamper your look healthy and bright.
skin and make it feel Moisturizers usually
better, it is necessary to Koreans do this comprise of humectants
pump it up with natural skincare routine and if and these ingredients
ingredients such as you would have ever in a cream help with
turmeric powder, fruit noticed, the skin under balancing the moisture
masks, yogurt, milk, their eyes is never and they protect your
and so on. Natural dark because they take skin from harmful UV
ingredients have regular care. rays.
healthy vitamins and
minerals that improve Most of the eye Ensure to ascertain
the glow, tighten, and creams have retinol your skin type and
moisturize your skin. accordingly choose a

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moisturizer. Once a properties to soften sunscreen. Never forget
week, you can even your skin, save it from this step. Sunscreens
moisturize your skin inflammation, reduce give you the best UVA
with natural and skin pores, fine lines and UVB protection for
hydrating home and eliminates all the your skin. To choose
remedies. sagging skin. an effective sunscreen,
you need to check for a
All moisturizers Just as rice water good SPF formula.
effectively save the balances the Ph levels
skin from UV rays on your hair, it does the Pick a sunscreen that
and at the same time same with your skin as has oxybenzone and
eliminate dryness and well. provides enough UVA
have the best anti- protection to your
aging properties. To apply rice water as skin. These ingredients
a toner, soak rice in have the potential to
TIP NO 9 – water for 12 hours and safeguard your skin
ALLOW RICE strain out that milky like from all the harm.
WATER TO substance as it is rice
STAY ON YOUR water for your skin. CONCLUSION
SKIN
To feel fresh, you can To have a good
Rice water has leave the fermented rice skincare routine like the
anecdotal benefits water for a few hours in Koreans, you need to
and firstly it is safe on the fridge and then use cleanse, slap, exfoliate,
the skin. Like Koreans the same to cleanse the tone, apply essence,
use it to make the skin dirt and make your skin use a face pack, apply
look and feel healthy, look young. an eye cream, apply a
you should use it as a moisturizer, clean your
toner to enhance the TIP NO 10 – skin with rice water and
glow by clearing the CONCEAL YOUR finally conceal it with
dead skin cells. SKIN WITH A a sunscreen. Most of
SUNSCREEN the steps for skincare
Rice water is boosted are similar to what we
with antioxidants Finally, a skincare usually do except for
and moisturizing routine is incomplete two or three steps.
without a good
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10 Must-Have Habits
Every Woman Needs

To Incorporate In
Their Lives

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As a woman, our body undergoes 2-Practice
a lot of changes every month. We meditation
experience hormonal imbalance and
a lot of issues along the way. If you Not many realise this but gaining mental
have been looking for better ways peace is just as important as gaining
to keep your life healthy, one of the physical fitness. Meditation is one of the
best ways to keep your life healthy is best ways to bring your mental peace
by incorporating healthier habits in in check, ensuring the best to boost
your life. It goes without saying that your brain power, memory, power of
adhering to healthy lifestyle is not concentration and a lot more. We only
something that happens overnight tend to focus on the importance of our
but takes some time. physical wellbeing, forgetting the strain
that our mind goes through every single
Here, we are going to highlight some day. Spare 10 minutes everyday to focus
of the best ones that you have likely on your mental wellbeing and practice
been avoiding. meditation every day.

1- Eat to stay 3-Pay value to your
healthy emotions

Women are often subjected to Your emotions are valid and needs
constant criticism about their body, tending to and nurturing. In case you
wherein they must always fit into have been wondering what, you have
the construct of people’s minds to been doing wrong, it is likely that you
be accepted. This often makes many are not paying attention to your mental
women insecure about their bodies, health. We women have a habit of often
making them start extreme weight invalidating our emotions. If you are
loss diets and habits that are often feeling overwhelmed about a situation,
not good for their body at all. In case it is important that you acknowledge the
you must doing something similar, it problem. There is no good that comes
is necessary that you do give up that from hiding away your emotions. Being
habit right now. It could be something deceptive with emotion, we often deprive
as easy as giving up on that restrictive ourselves of our inner self. Accepting
diet. Eat things that are healthy for your emotions helps in keeping your
you and not the other way around. wellbeing in check.

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WOMEN HEALTH in circular motions to feel for lumps in
them. In case you feel something off, it
4- Start is important that you see your doctor.
appreciating
yourself 6-Prioritise skin
care
Not being appreciative of your own self
is a very common problem that all of us You need to take care of your skin, not
experience. This is one of the reasons because you have to look spotless for
why you need to work on yourself. Start others but because you want a spotless
appreciating yourself more. This is one skin for yourself. We are always so
of the reasons why it is important to wired to look better for others that
ensure that you follow two of the golden we fail to prioritise these small things
rules of your emotional wellbeing. for ourself. This is something that
Stop procrastinating and love doing needs changing. Know what is good for
the things that bring you happiness. your skin and your overall health and
Once you start appreciating yourself, do them accordingly. Remove your
it becomes easier for you to keep your makeup, apply good moisturiser, take
health in check. care of your undereyes and your lips
too. It is all about how you manage your
5-Breast skin health that matters in the end.
examination
7-Change your
I can’t stress this enough, but it is pillowcase
extremely important to ensure that
you self-examine your breasts every Not many women know this but your
month. Breast cancer can affect any pillowcase could be the reason you are
woman, irrespective of their age or breaking out. Sounds quite surprising,
even the lifestyle. Some women every doesn’t it? But, in case you have been
have predisposition of the disease as struggling with something similar, you
well. It is the reason why it is important need to consider this as a cause and
that you know the correct ways of take necessary steps to wipe it away.
examination and get the same done To be honest, it is not like you must do
every month without fail. Press and a lot. Just change your pillowcase every
move your palm around your breasts
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single day and you are good to go. better at night, it also reduces the
Pillowcases absorb the excess oil and risks of bad bacterial growth, which
dirt from your face every night, leaving is quite common in several cases. It
behind a layer on the same. When is also important that in case you are
you sleep on it for an extended time, not comfortable sleeping without
it can cause irritation and constant one, you can always switch to an all-
complaints of acne as well. cotton underwear instead. This keeps
the area dry and helps in healing the
8-Clean before risks of yeast infection a lot faster than
going to bed normal. It is an acquired habit, one that
will take you some time to get used to
One of the most common things that but once you get used to it, there is no
we avoid doing is no take care of our going back.
belongings. This is one of the things
that you need to change before it does 10- Clean your
become worse. In case you have been room once a week
wondering, cleaning up before bed
allows you to wake up to a clean room Clutter in your room will clutter your
that lets propagate healthy thoughts in mind. If you don’t believe this, trust
your mind. Seeing things decluttered me on this, it is true. It is extremely
around you helps you in being more important that you focus on finding
productive all throughout the day, ways to keep your room cleaned every
right from the morning, which is one single week and get rid of the clutter
of the reasons why it is important that that you have accumulated throughout
you clean and keep things aside before the week. It might seem tough to
going to bed. understand but it is what makes all
the difference. Cleaning the room and
9-Sleep without an rearranging things here and there helps
underwear at night improve the vibes in the room. If you
have been feeling extremely down, this
It might not seem like a very “healthy is the best way to change that habit.
habit” but trust me on this, this is a
life changing habit. Not only does it Healthy habits are hard to imbibe but
help keep your genitals breathing once you adhere to them, it becomes
easier for you to get used to the same.
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WEIGHT LOSE

What not to do when try

Weight loss is not a linear process. Sometimes, you lose weight
drastically and sometimes those stubborn fats are way too hard to
lose. Whatever the situation be, it is quite important that you focus on
the end result, which is the weight loss. If you want to lose weight in

a healthy way, there are a few things that you need to avoid.

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ying to Lose Weight?

Stop focusing on
scale weight

So, you weighed yourself the first
day of your weight loss journey. 10
days later after rigorous workout
and diets, you seem to lose nothing
because your scale shows so. Don’t
rely blindly on your scale weight.
This is one of the most common
mistakes that people do. Despite
sticking to your diet faithfully, there
are possibilities that you might not
lose weight. This is where you need
to take charge. When you initially
start with your weight loss journey,
it is the water that you lose. This
is one of those factors not many
people realise. It might not show up
on your scale but it doesn’t mean
you didn’t lose weight.

Not keeping

track of your

Weight loss mistakes are common diet
and can impact your progress. If
you think that losing weight is an When you are following a weight
easy process, you are mistaken. You loss journey, keeping track of what
will hit a peak when losing weight you are putting into your body is
will become extremely tough. That important. Often, many people don’t
is when you need to take charge. even have a hunch of what they are
Cut out the things that are not
doing your body any good.

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eating. That is where the problem is. If you Lacking protein in
want to lose your weight successfully, it is the diet
necessary that you be aware of what you are
eating. Even studies have proven that keeping One of the best accompaniments of
a track of your diet helps in losing weight. One weight loss is protein. If you are not
of the best ways to do that is by maintaining a eating enough protein, it is likely going
food journal. to impact your journey and how well
your body is toned down. Eating around
Avoid having a cut- 25-30% of calories with protein helps
off time for eating accelerate your metabolism and even
reduce the unnecessary cravings and need
Every person’s body is different and their for snacking throughout the day. This
metabolism is different. While one person is because the consumption of protein
might not feel hungry quite frequently, there further regulates the secretion of ghrelin,
are several people with a higher metabolism or the appetite hormone, keeping your
that might. If you are trying to lose weight, appetite throughout the day in check.
one of the most common mistakes that they
do is have a cut-off time. If you heard that you Forced deprivation
shouldn’t eat past 7, or 8, that is where you
need to reevaluate. This is not always true When you are losing weight, it is pretty
and doesn’t fit everyone’s body. When you are common for you to cut out on carbs, or
stopping your meals in the day doesn’t have the unhealthy fats. Even though this might
any impacts on how much weight you lose. come from a point of concern and to get
better results from the weight loss journey,
Not keeping track of at the end of the day, it does no good to
calories your body. Forced deprivation results in
unhealthy cravings throughout the day,
Now, before you get diverted, no, when we which become very hard to control. This is
are talking about the calories and keeping one of the reasons why expert nutritionists
track of it, I am not talking about calorie don’t suggest the elimination diets for
restrictions. It is more of the number of weight loss because they are not very
calories that you are putting into your body. sustainable in the long run.
As much as more calories are bad for you,
similarly reduced calories are equally bad Unregulated
for you. Recent studies have found that the exercise
calorie deficit needs vary from person to
person and affects everyone differently. If you When it comes to weight loss, it is believed
are undereating your calories, increase them. that 80% of it comes from diet and 20%
If you are overdoing your calories, increase from exercise. If you have been doing your
them.

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foods

Just because the food is healthy doesn’t mean
binge eating is as well. This is a wrong notion
that eating large quantities of healthy food
won’t do any harm to your body. This is what
needs to be changed. If you do want the best
for your weight loss journey, it is necessary
that you cut out the habit of binge eating and
snack on smaller amounts of healthy food
every once in a while. When you binge eat, you
are distorting the calorie intake for the day.

Avoid low fat diets

Low fat diets were very popular back in
the days but as popular as they were, they
brought in a lot of complications with them.
One of the most common one of the lot is the
weight gain, especially around the abdomen
and belly region. This is mainly because
majority of the low-fat diets are enriched with
high sugar elements. So, even when you are
eating low fat, you are likely doing worse to
your body with the other elements present in
the food.

Skipping out on fiber

diet right but not doing or overdoing your Fiber is a quintessential nutrient when it
exercises, it will impact your health in the comes to weight loss. If you want to lose
long run. When you don’t add exercise to weight in a healthy way, it is important
the cycle, it is likely that you will lose more that you don’t skip fiber out of your diet.
muscle mass, leading to a reduced metabolic Consuming more soluble fiber helps reduce
rate of the body. But, then again, if you do the appetite by holding more water in the
unattainable amount of exercise, the same body. This comes in handy for when you want
is believed to be unsustainable in the long to prevent overeating to lose weight. Research
run, which again is not something healthy for has show that every type of fiber has positive
your body. If you want a toned and fit body impacts on weight loss, so if you are skipping
during your weight loss journey, it is best out on that, you are setting yourself up for a
that you consult a physical trainer. failure.

Binge eating healthy

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COVER STORY

The 24
Connection
Between Food
And Mood

Know How It Affects
Your Health!

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Isn’t this an interesting you tend to eat what is
concept that science has convenient. What you
drawn light on. Isn’t it? choose to eat may or may
not be healthy. However, not
Let’s read this article and getting the right nutrients
understand how your mood will increase depression and
and the food you eat are anxiousness.
connected.
The blood sugar levels
Effects Of dangerously fluctuate when
Mood On you don’t give your body
Food enough nutrients.

Neither the mind nor the
body would function well.

Your ‘food’ and ‘mood’ When you are not in the best Skipping a meal would pull
both are united and frame of mind and anxious, down sugar levels. The worst
together. How you feel depressed, or demotivated, is if you skip your breakfast
and what you think affects it goes without saying that meal.
your food choices. On the you will not keep your health
other hand, what you eat in mind or bother about Not realizing and eating
affects your mood. choosing healthy foods. foods rich in carbohydrates
can affect blood sugar levels.
Regardless of the situation, it For example white bread
is a need to stay healthy and and pastries.
follow a healthy diet. We are
all on the same page when According to researchers, if
it comes to understanding you don’t want foods to affect
this concept because every your mood, it is essential to
human being experiences ‘fix the food’. Before you try
the effects of food and mood. probiotics or prebiotics to
feel better, it will make sense
If you stick to a healthy to eat whole foods and avoid
diet, you will never slip into unprocessed foods.
depression.
The gut is affected and
What happens there is a risk of diseases if
when you don’t foods that contain chemical
eat in a bad additives are consumed.
mood?
At present, linking mental
Generally, if you are sad, health with nutrition has
become critical. As most of
us face this scenario.

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COVER STORY Having said, when a person Since not eating a few healthy
takes anti-depressants and foods can cause depression,
Research has always shown if it doesn’t suit the body eat the following foods to
us that food affects mental completely, he/she will keep your mood good
health and it is true that our experience side effects, and
mental well-being is taken gut health is impacted. l Oysters
care of.

They researched on how

diet influences mental Besides, issues like nausea, l Mussels
diarrhea, or gastrointestinal l Salmon
health by studying the problems occur.

result of the gut microbiota

(organisms in the intestinal

tract), neuroplasticity Wondering how do the gut l Watercress
and brain connect? Vagus l Spinach
(brain’s ability to modify nerve is used by your gut l romaine lettuce
and brain for communicating l Cauliflower
the structure, wiring, and and signals are sent and l strawberries
received.
function), oxidative stress

(cellular damage) and

chronic inflammation.

To convey it right, good This gut and brain To not let your mood
mental and physical health communication enable us
is important, and only when to gain a better knowledge get affected, you can
you eat healthy food without of the connection between
letting your moods take over, diet and disease. This even eat these foods and
you’d be able to balance with includes depression and
your mental and physical anxiety.
health.

It is highly essential for good protect yourself from

What is the bacteria and bad bacteria feeling low. Along

connection to stay balanced. If there

between the is no balance, it will have a with food, you should

gut and your direct impact on the body consider other

mood? and other diseases such as

It has been studied that inflammatory bowel disease solutions to take
90% of serotonin receptors
are present in the gut. (IBD), asthma, obesity, care of your mood.
Nutritionists always focus on
making patients understand metabolic syndrome,
how gut health can have
affected your mood, either diabetes, and cognitive and If you are unable to
for the good or bad.
mood problems will occur. handle stress alone,

What foods talk about it instead
would take
care of your of letting it consume
mood?
you.

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DIABETES

How to take care of
your diabetes during
Covid-19 impact?

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If you struggle with diabetes, take care of your health There are several instances
it is likely that the same will despite the risky times that that could go wrong if you
have direct impacts on your the world is currently in. take this easy and don’t
immunity and enhance your take the necessary steps for
risks to Covid-19. This is a Not just the virtual doctor’s keeping the same in control.
very common news that appointment and regular
everyone knows. But, given testing, it is extremely To help you out, we are
that diabetes can become important to ensure that going to share some of the
a progressive disease if the you also do take care of most important healthcare
right measures aren’t taken, some of the other important tips that you need to keep
it is important that you do factors involved as well. in mind during the Covid-19
pandemic if you want
improved health.

Follow
the CDC
guidelines

Not just for the diabetics
specifically, the CDC
guidelines for Covid-19
are for every person. Be
it washing your hands
consistently or keeping
social distancing from
people around, the same
applies for you as well. If
you are a diabetic who is at
a higher risk of contracting
the disease and suffering
from it, it is important that
you strictly follow the rules
without further questions
asked. Make sure that you
don’t step out of the house
unless necessary. This is
something you just can’t
take for granted. Cover your
nose and mouth when you
sneeze. Wear masks and

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DIABETES

gloves when out. stress. If you are unnecessarily stressing
yourself, it is likely going to end up doing
Practice worse than good for you. If you are not able
hygiene with to find medication or the insulin supply
the equipment chain that you generally use now, don’t
fret. It is important that you stay calm and
If you have diabetes equipment and make rational decisions instead of rushing
surgical instruments for your diabetes into things. Governments are working to
treatment, it is very important that you do ensure seamless supply of drugs, so it is not
keep everything clean and sanitised. If you required for you to fret about the situation
inject insulin into your body, it is extremely that you are stuck in, so take it easy.
important that you wash your hands before
injecting it. Also ensure that you use soap Be assured
and water on the area that you have injected of the other
the insulin into. This will keep the wound medications
sanitised and ensure to keep the risks in or over the
check. counter drugs

Stock up There are some common over the counter
medications available in the stores that can
While stocking up is not necessarily the end up causing a spike in the blood sugar
most favourable thing to hear about, it is levels. There is no need for you to fret about
important that you do keep a check on the it. Not just that, in case you are not aware of
available medication that you have in your which drugs to use and which are safe for
cabinet and stock up to last you quite some you, ask your healthcare provider to be sure.
time. This is to ensure that you have your It is important for you to be aware of the
stash of medication ready and you don’t same instead of blindly consuming a drug
have to step out of your house every other to get the symptoms down. This can end up
week, which can be quite risky for your causing reverse impacts on your health.
health. If required, you can call your doctor
to get a better idea of where you can get Be vigilant
all the medication or ask for alternatives in
case you can’t find your own.

Don’t stress Diabetics can suffer from sudden reduce
levels of the blood glucose levels. This can
One of the worst enemies of diabetes is happen quite often, especially when the
world is stuck in such a stressful situation.

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diet and the overall nutrition that you are
abiding by. With the fitness centres closed,
it should not pose as an excuse for you
to skip out on the exercise but take it as a
motivation to work harder in your home
to further keep yourself fit and in the best
of health without further questions. Not
just that, keep an eye out on your snacking
habits because that can get worse when you
are stuck at home for most of the day. Get
the necessary amount of sleep that your
body needs. This is a necessity too.

Arrange virtual
appointments

In case you tend to experience similar With Covid-19 in such a delicate stage,
episodes, it is important to ensure that you it is likely that you will have a hard time
do be vigilant of such symptoms. They might attending doctor’s appointments every
not seem like a lot but can come in handy month like your previously did. While this
and help keep your health in check. In case is true, it is also true that you need to find
you are running low on the insulin and better ways to keep in touch with your
medication, it is important that you are extra doctor and get an update on your health,
careful about your blood glucose levels and both with respect to diabetes as well as
your status. covid-19. You need to ensure that you have
enough information about the situation
Prioritise your going around and how you can do your part
health to practice better health for yourself.

Even during the lockdown and the pandemic There are several instances that could go
going around in the world, it is necessary wrong if you take this easy and don’t take
for a diabetic to prioritise their health. It the necessary steps for keeping the same
is necessary that you focus on your sleep, in control. Follow the steps and the tips
mentioned and you will be fine and health
enough. Make sure that you avoid going out
of the house until it is necessary. Remember
that you are at risk and you need to
acknowledge the same. Don’t put your life at
even more risk than necessary. Cover your
nose and mouth when you sneeze. Wear
masks and gloves when out.

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FITNESS

Open Your Eyes To The

Myths And Facts
Around Fitness

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When it comes to being fit, many of us are dedicated to a diet
and a good workout. In this rush of maintaining our body or
being a fitness maniac, we often tend to forget if we what we
are believing and doing needs to be done or are we being blind
and following the crowd. Has it ever happened that you thought
“Is this exercise truly beneficial for my health?”

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FITNESS

If this question struck to you at No 2 - It Is
some point, it is more than enough Difficult to
to prove that you are trying to Have A Flat
reason the purpose of moving left to Belly Now
right and so on. When I am Old

Whether you worship exercise or Is it age that counts for making you
don’t find out about the different look flat or healthy?
myths and facts around fitness for
knowledge. Are you looking forward THE ANSWER IS NO
to opening your eyes to the right
information? At any age, you can be flexible,
strong, and cut down on calories.
Read this article and pay attention to
every point that is listed out here! As studies have suggested that
as you grow old, you lose out on
No 1 - It Is muscle mass and people have
Important to formed a wrong notion that since
Stretch Before they are anyways going to lose out
Exercising on muscle mass, there is no chance
to look slim and fit.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
They think that less muscle mass
How can you exercise well if your leads to weakness and with lack of
body is not loosened enough? This strength, there is no chance of being
loosening happens only when you able to workout.
move your body and swing it along.
So, breaking this myth, a person
Many fitness experts have debated loses out on muscle mass more
over what is a fact and myth over when he/she is living an unhealthy
stretching before exercising. or sedentary lifestyle. Thus, move
your body even if you are old. Don’t
The answer is it is a fact that you strain yourself but at the same time
need some movement before you don’t stop.
get on with a full-fledged workout
session. So, stretching in prior is the It is still possible to have a flat belly
best! while your diet and fitness would
build your muscle mass to some
extent.

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No 3 – An It is evident that investing energy
Effective and flapping your hands and legs
Workout is good enough movement and it is
Without likely to burn all the excess fats in
Facing Pain Is our body. Isn’t it?
Impossible
But this is a myth because you will
If I don’t experience pain, I will never lose weight only if you continuously
be able to make it and complete a swim for hours together and that’s
workout. not possible.

DO YOU THINK IT IS TRUE? Swimming is otherwise a good
workout if you want to improve your
An MD who specializes in physical lung’s capacity, tone all the loose
medicine and rehabilitation as well muscles, and boosting your mood.
as spine and sports medicine at Relying on this workout for weight
the Hospital for Special Surgery loss won’t be of much help.
in New York City says that it is not
advisable to exercise through pain. No 5 – To Get
Experiencing pain is likely to be a Rid Of Any
sign of an injury. Kind Of Back
Pain Try Yoga
You can consider pain to be a
warning sign. Any kind of back pain is terrible
and causes a lot of discomfort and
Therefore, it is a complete myth picking up yoga asanas to work on
that you have to go through pain if all your back pain may or may not
you want to make sure that you are help.
exercising effectively.
Yoga does help with a few aspects
No 4 - of your body. However, it won’t
Swimming benefit your back in every way. If
Aids Weight the pain is arising due to a muscle
Loss pull or strain in your back, you can
rely on yoga.
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If you have other major problems
such as slip disc and so on, it is a
myth to believe that yoga can solve
every back problem. If you have
major back issues, immediately get
it checked by your doctor.

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No 6 - Fats on your metabolism and you won’t
Burn Fast be able to digest food or even burn
Only When calories like you usually do. Hence,
You Exercise don’t ever make the mistake of
On An Empty exercising on empty stomach. Get
Stomach some form of glucose into the body
and then begin with a vigorous
From our childhood, we have always workout.
been asked to exercise on empty
stomach to derive the best benefits No 7 – Proof
from a particular workout. Of A Good
Workout Is In
Another reason as to why we How Much A
were asked to exercise on an Person Sweats
empty stomach so that we don’t
feel nauseous after eating and Most of us think that only if we have
exercising. Can you relate to this? sweat enough, it can be called a day
of the best workout.
NOW THE QUESTION IS IF
THIS PRACTICE IS A FACT OR A Well, that’s not true because
MYTH? everyone’s body is different from
how one’s body reacts is solely
It is a myth because the body needs dependent on many factors. Talking
glucose while exercising and if your of sweating, a few people sweat
stomach is totally empty, your body less and a few people sweat more
is going to search for another source after working out but that doesn’t
of gaining energy and you wouldn’t mean someone who didn’t sweat
want your body to go to that source well hasn’t benefited at all from the
as it would make you put on weight. workout.

YES, YOU HEARD IT RIGHT! You sweat less or more based
on factors such as your body’s
The body goes into an emergency metabolism, your weight, and the
mode and it goes to the fats to fight place you are exercising at. While
this difficulty. The fats would further another reason for sweating too
consume all your muscle tissues and much is because the body is cooling
take all your energy. down.

Losing muscle tissues will hit badly Thus, sweat has nothing to do with
how effectively or ineffectively you
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No 8 – shape.
Crunches Is the
Best Way to Say Conclusion
Good-Bye To All
the Belly Fat Did you have fun opening your eyes
to many myths that were never
Avoid being blinded to what you visible to you or is it making you
are asked to do. Whenever you are sad that you didn’t research enough
asked to do a particular exercise or and kept exercising with the wrong
picked on one random exercise, first mindset or never understood the
off, read through the purpose of purpose?
that exercise and then discover its
benefits on your body. Either way, now you a few fitness
facts are known to you. It is time
Blindly don’t say a YES to any to stick to the facts and enlighten
workout. If you think crunches are the all your other fitness fellow mates
best way to lose belly fat, then you about what you know.
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around your belly and it gives you a
good posture.

This workout won’t affect the entire
weight of your body. Moreover,
sometimes it is not even about
your belly. You must be healthy and
because of that, it might seem like
you have a big belly.

Once you start working out, to lose
overall weight on your body. The abs
muscles after crunches will show up
automatically.

If you want to burn fats and
effectively lose weight, it is necessary
to do cardiovascular and strength-
training workouts. This will help you
lose weight on your belly as well as
the body. On the whole, your belly
would look flat and you will be in

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NUTRITION & DIET 38

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for Breakfast

Banana is a sweet and nutritious fruit. For
those who love eating a banana, you will
enjoy having it for breakfast. Note that
it is not good to just have a banana for
breakfast, it is essential to have it along
with another breakfast item such as oats or
milk. Wondered why is it recommended to
have a banana for breakfast? It is claimed
to be the best option for weight loss and its
fiber content will keep you full all day

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NUTRITION & DIET important nutrients. Since intestine and the enzymes in
it is so nutritious, let’s look banana help with cleaning the
Even dieticians recommend at how would it benefit the colon. Besides, the presence
eating a banana for body! of fiber and resistant sugar
breakfast. This concept in this fruit is good for
of banana being a good Ø Banana boosts serotonin preventing colon cancer too.
breakfast meal for weight and reduces depression
loss was introduced by a No 2 - Boosts
Japanese pharmacist named Ø It has fructose, glucose, Gut Health
Sumiko Watanabe. and sucrose; these sugar
nutrients are good for To sustain good gut health,
Some studies say banana boosting your energy levels eat a green banana every
is good for weight loss day. Green bananas have
while others say it is good Ø The presence of nutrients such as pectin and
for weight gain. In reality, magnesium and potassium resistant sugars that feed
there is no clear scientific make it a good fruit to keep the good bacteria in your
evidence of whether a your brain energized and intestines and this boosts
banana is good for weight alert your gut health. Good gut
loss or weight gain. health enables the body to
However, its calories would Ø It is one of the best foods absorb healthy nutrients and
make you healthy and its for boosting libido in your ease the process of digestion.
fiber will keep you full for body Thus, make the most of
long that you might not feel bananas if you have digestion
the need to eat too many Advantages Of Eating problems.
meals or a lot of junk the Banana For Breakfast
entire day. Disadvantages
No 1 - Keeps Of Eating
The logic of banana helping The Colon Banana For
you lose weight holds good Clean And Breakfast
only if your reason for Prevents
gaining weight is because Colon Cancer Every fruit comes with an
of eating junk. If you put on advantage and disadvantage.
weight due to stress, lack of If you are facing troubles However, everything is
sleep, or it is in your genes with bowel movements dependent on what agrees
then eating a banana won’t and highly constipated. with your body and doesn’t.
help you lose weight. Eating banana as your
breakfast meal will help Just as banana is good for
Why Is clear your stomach. Good keeping your calories in check
Banana Good ripe bananas help in easy and boosting digestion, it
for Health? stool movement through has a few disadvantages that
the intestine. The colon would show up on your body
Banana comprises of is nothing but your large
essential nutrients such as
magnesium, potassium, 40
vitamins, fiber, and other

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if you eat it in excess or if the sugar content and it can grams fiber, and 14 grams
fruit doesn’t suit you. affect diabetic patients. of sugar. It even has macro-
nutrients to boost your
No 1 – Likely On the other hand, people metabolism and keep you
to Cause who have low blood full for long.
Constipation pressure levels should eat
a banana as it gives energy Banana comprises sugar
We need a banana to boost and incredibly shoots up and carbohydrates; we
digestion at the same the blood sugar levels in the cannot fully say that it is
time, if it is excessively body. good for weight loss or
consumed, instead of being weight gain. Thus, if you
advantageous it will affect No 3 – Can want the fruit to help you
the body. As you know Affect Your lose weight, here are a few
banana is packed with fiber Teeth tips you need to follow. Take
and if you over-consume it a look!
or it doesn’t suit your body, Anything sweet is not good
there are chances of getting for the teeth unless you Tip 1 - Don’t eat more than
constipated. brush twice a day. Bananas one banana every day
have fructose and this sugar
To protect your body from nutrient is not good for the Tip 2 – Eat a banana before
the disadvantages of banana, teeth. It is the excess debris or after working out. It is
ensure to drink 8 glasses of that settles down and if it good as a snack with your
water every day. is not cleaned from time to breakfast and boosts the
time, it can cause cavities. energy levels in your body.
No 2 – Bad for Cavities in turn cause other
People Who complications in your teeth. If your body is bloated,
Are Diabetic banana is the best fruit to
To save your teeth from help you lose weight and
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As said earlier, every fruit will issues. Bananas are tasty and
not suit our body. Consuming nutritious. Begin your day
banana as a breakfast meal is How To Eat with a banana and another
not advisable for people who Banana To breakfast item to stay
are diabetic as it contains Lose Weight? full and keep away from
fructose, glucose, and excessive junk cravings all
sucrose which has too much A medium-sized banana day. Besides, a banana will
comprises 105 calories, 27 even take care of your gut
41 grams of carbohydrates, 3 health and boost digestion.

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LIVE HAPPY

4 Ways To
Deal With
People
You
Dislike

In life, it is difficult to have a good opinion about every
person. There are a few people we like and dislike.

Talking and spending time with people we like is always
like being in a comfortable zone with no judgment or

hassles. When it comes to people we dislike, things get a
little difficult. How do you deal with people you dislike?
Do you walk through their face? End up showing your

frustration or deal with them tactfully?

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Irrespective of what forgive the blunders No 1 - Get
you do, sometimes you our loved ones make Comfortable
cannot connect with and always look at With The Fact
that person. On the it as an issue when That You
other hand, you can someone we dislike Dislike The
be a hypocrite and does it. Person
pretend to like them,
but it won’t last long. If you peacefully wish Disliking someone is human,
to deal with people you but drawing that line of
This bit of negativity dislike, read this article humanity and not causing
we all have in us. We and find out what to harm to the opposite person
do.
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LLIIVVEEHHAAPPPPYY

is what matters. wish bad or harm someone people you dislike.
you don’t like, you should be
So, you should be aware that comfortable about accepting Let them be the best or the
it is not wrong if you dislike why you dislike someone. worst people. You do your
someone. Why hesitate? Be job of keeping away if you
vocal about it and agree. No 2 - Let Go Of don’t like them. The more
Their Actions you can let go and take it
Since our fingers are easy, the less it will affect
unequal, even our likes you.
and dislikes would vary. As
long as you don’t intend to There is only suffering and Would you want to feel
sadness in holding on to the sick in your mind? None of
thoughts and actions of the us want it. Thus, stick by
your humanity and let the
person and their words go
out of your head.

No 3 - Avoid
Yelling Or

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stopping you from putting to hold on to hatred. If you
across your points firm but think you cannot get along
ensure not to yell, fight, or or dislike someone. Either
even wish bad for the one keep distance and if that’s
you dislike. Get control over not possible, look at them
your emotions and deal with with a neutral mindset.
it peacefully.
If you don’t like something,
No 4 - Respect say it in a good way without
Positive hesitating. Being nice,
Qualities In won’t cost you anything.
The Person ultimately, you would be
You Dislike proud of yourself.

Fighting, Keep When you dislike a person,
It Peaceful instantly you can sense
negativity in the environment
Usually, it is natural to get and your thoughts as well.
into an argumentative Why feel negative? Instead,
mood especially when that positively look at that person,
someone is your family for all you know, it might
member. Never allow your help you feel better. If not
moods to take over, get a for the other person, try it
grip of what you say and how for yourself, you will end up
you say it. feeling better.

End of the day, even if that’s For example, if you are
someone who annoys you, getting into that judgemental
there is a way of treating mode, immediately divert
someone. Avoid going down your mind and tell yourself
to a level that is against the that he/she is doing
person you are. No one is whatever they feel is right.
Think positively, don’t judge,
try, and understand what
that person is going through
that he or she ended up
taking a particular decision.

In conclusion, life is too short

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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Everything You Need
to Know About

Reiki
A Healing Therapy!
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According to Medical News Today, a news
survey done in 2007 says that in the U.S., 1.2
million adults tried Reiki and there are many
Reiki practitioners around the world who
are busy healing sufferers. Reiki believes in
energy and even science won’t deny this fact
as everything in this universe is made with
some form of energy.

History of Reiki

It is a form of treating mental, emotional, and This concept of Reiki came from Japan for the
physical pain through healing therapy. It is first time. In one of the villages in Japan, there
believed that a person giving reiki absorbs this lived a man named Dr. Mikao Usui who was
energy from the universe and treats the sufferer passionate about understanding energies and
by placing their palms or focusing on the pain in the search of some energy he turned into a
area. This kind of therapy is done for centuries Buddhist monk and lived in a monastery
now.
That being said, his brilliant mind worked on
There is no scientific evidence on the benefits finding the energy that could heal a person
of Reiki but it has healed people and known to even from a distance. He took it seriously
treat many mental and physical problems. For and started his journey to finding something
example, if you are depressed and you tell a significant. On a mountain, he meditated and
practitioner to give you Reiki, she would focus prayed for 21 days after which he felt peaceful
on your problem and try healing you through and discovered symbols that are an integral
thoughts. This has been done a lot of times and part of Reiki that is used for healing.
is found to work.
After this, he got back and started a Reiki clinic
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and made many people Reiki masters. In 1935,
along with symbols, one of the Reiki masters
improvised it with placing of hands. After this,
an American woman learned the concept of
Reiki and taught 22 other Reiki masters around
the world.

What Is Reiki?

According to the National Center for
Complementary and Integrative Health
(NCCIH), reiki is a positive form of self-
healing using light, symbols, and gentle hand
movements. When a practitioner gives Reiki,
he/she encourages the sufferer to stay positive
and get over the pain. As mentioned in the
introduction, there is no scientific evidence
about how Reiki works but data suggest that

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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

it has helped people having In Europe and America, there Reiki?
sleep issues, pain, anxiety, are a few hospitals that offer
depression, stress, and other Reiki services. In Europe, this You cannot receive the power
chronic problems. technique became powerful of healing from anyone just
in the ’80s. You can learn the like that. The person has to
In 2014, according to a journal process and try this healing be a certified and trained
named Pain Management therapy for small things such practitioner. Consider these
Nursing, Reiki has proved to as beating stress or if there is points while choosing a
show healing effects after there pain in your stomach. practitioner.
was an interaction of energies
between the practitioner Everything You Need to Know · Levels of training the
and recipient. According to About Reiki practitioners have covered
one of the NY based Reiki
master who collaborated with Here are important points to · A person should be
Harvard and Yale to improve learn about Reiki! certified by a Reiki master or a
Reiki programs, he says that Reputable Reiki organization
a positive encouragement to No 1 - Safety
heal is needed for restoring · In the U.S. two well-
balance. It is understandable to be known Reiki Organizations are
skeptical about this form of International Center for Reiki
It is said that after a Reiki healing. At the same time, you Training and Reiki Alliance
session, your body that was will be glad to know that Reiki is
in a “fight-flight” state gets safe for anyone and everyone. No 4 – What to
relaxed and this is good for Be it any kind of healing. expect from a
your health. Conversely, Practicing Reiki will always Reiki session?
continuously staying in a make you feel better.
fight-or-flight mode increases Usually, a Reiki session lasts
stress, and healing happens No 2 – Is Reiki for 60to90 minutes. You’d be
fast only when the body is like a medicine? asked to lie down flat on your
calm. back and change your position
While Reiki is not a physical of lying on your stomach. If
Reiki is even known as capsule or tablet, it works you are pregnant, keep the
‘universal energy’. If you got to like a medicine and makes practitioner informed and
see it in the spiritual sense, a you feel better after you have the master would place their
practitioner puts his hands on undergone surgery but doesn’t hands on your body to pass
the sufferer, sends him positive treat a disease. Having said, if a on positive energy.
energy to heal himself and the patient wants to get treated for
sufferer takes this energy and a mental or a physical problem, However, not that your
gradually begins to heal. While he/she must approach doctors genitals are not touched until
it might sound like a fairytale, first and then go for Reiki to and unless a woman has
know that it truly works. Reiki recover faster. breast cancer and they need
has helped majority of the to heal that part of the body.
sufferers heal. So far, the only No 3 – Who is When the practitioner or
limitation we have seen about eligible to give master gives you Reiki, their
Reiki is that it never assured of
fighting against disease.

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hands turn warm and you can the places you go to for Reiki we derive from Tai exercises.
sense good energy getting into sessions. For a Reiki session, This beautiful energy that
your body. you’d need to pay between is absorbed by your body is
$25 to $100 and not more. good for balancing emotions,
While everyone has a different You should even be aware that keeping you mentally fit, and
experience in Reiki, it is there is no Insurance coverage spiritually enlightened. Here
common for most people to for a Reiki Treatment. are a few benefits of Reiki!
fall asleep during the session
because your mind feels calm No 7 – How to • Gradually eliminates every
and relaxed. You might get to be dressed when sort of pain and discomfort
see colors, words, images, or going for a Reiki
random ideas that will flash in • Helps you deal with trust
your mind. To make the long session? issues
story short, ultimately, you’d
be peaceful. Don’t wear tight clothes. Get • Let’s the suppressed
into a comfortable t-shirt and emotions and blocked
No 5 - How often loose track pants when you go thoughts out of you
to get Reiki done? for a Reiki session. The more
you wear comfortable clothes, • You get to connect with your
Based on your health concern, the better you will feel during higher-self
a practitioner will let you know the session.
about the number of times • You attain a calm mind that
you should get Reiki done. A No 8 – What are you least expected
few problems are solved in some of the Reiki
one Reiki session while the • Reiki teaches you how to
rest take a while and you will techniques? enjoy your present
need to go for a couple of Reiki
sessions to feel better. Some of the practitioners • This healing therapy teaches
use crystals or healing wands you how to get emotionally
The University of Minnesota to heal pain and drive out independent
Earl E. Bakken Centre for negative energy. Besides,
Spirituality and Healing techniques such as centering, • You get the knack of doing
recommends trying at least 4 clearing, beaming, extracting, self-healing
sessions to gauge the good it infusing and smoothing are
did to your body. adopted to while practicing • You become a balanced
Reiki. person
No 6 – Is Reiki
a cost-effective No 9 - Benefits of • You get better at dealing
Reiki with stress
method of
healing? Reiki is a powerful energy that • This form of healing
science cannot express and it is detaches you from ego
On the whole, Reiki is not an only felt by a person practicing
expensive healing therapy. Reiki. This energy that comes • You get aware of who you
However, it even depends on from Reiki is similar to what truly are

• Reiki polishes your intuitive
power

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Covid-19 Might Be Linked To
Delirium & Brain inflammation

The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
studied about COVID-19 positive or suspected patients and
they found out that coronavirus might be linked to several
neurological conditions such as delirium, stroke, and brain

inflammation.

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