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When I read the blurb of book The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr Joseph Murphy, I did not quite believe it. It claimed that it was one of the most powerful books ever written! It has changed over one million people to date, etc. After the first fast reading of the book, I was convinced...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 June 2018
A lot of people, who wish to lose weight, are trying out what is called intermittent fasting. Fasting, as Indians know, is an effective tool to reset the system, especially the digestive system that has gone out of balance. Now, according to a new study published by researchers from the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 18 June 2018
Are the vitamin and mineral supplements you take of much benefit to your health? A study led by researchers at St Michael's Hospital (Canada) and the University of Toronto and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, shows that supplements provide neither consistent...

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Vithal Nadkarni 15 June 2018
All of us know that eating healthy can have a major impact on the way one feels. Load up on fast-food and processed junk and you will, probably, start to feel sluggish, tired and weighed down. Cram in tonnes of nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables into your diet and you are likely to find...

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I saw this young lady of 20 all worked up and shaking with fear; the family members in trail were equally anxious. The story goes that she went for some vague joint pains to a specialist. She had normal joints, though. All the tests that he ordered -- a long battery of them -- were all...

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Vithal Nadkarni 08 June 2018
We have been witnessing an alarming rise of obesity all over the world. Is it due to the rising consumption of processed grains, added sweeteners and edible oils? Is a diet rich in meat and dairy responsible? But a more important question is: Is it inevitable? Can it be halted or...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 May 2018
A daily dose of baking soda (half teaspoon) may help reduce the destructive inflammation of auto-immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. Baking soda is a cheap, over-the-counter antacid which can encourage our spleen to promote an anti-inflammatory environment that could be therapeutic for...

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Saurabh Katkurwar (IANS) 23 May 2018
Exports of organic products from India have risen over 20 per cent in the fiscal just ended owing to the "growing global appetite for healthy food" that is free from chemicals and pesticides residues. This is also a leg-up for the government's plans to expand the area under eco-friendly and...

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As I just completed my article on the recent guidelines of the American Heart Associationof normal blood pressure (BP), I chanced to see this heading in an edition of the British Medical Journal written by Ray Moynihan and colleagues. Together, they made so much sense that I was compelled to...

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“Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the Self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed.”— Anon   Nothing is independent in this world. The most dominant rhythm controls the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 May 2018
Findings from two studies, presented at the experimental biology 2018 annual meeting in San Diego, show that consumption of dark chocolate that has a high concentration of cacao (minimally 70% cacao, 30% organic cane sugar) has positive effects on stress levels, inflammation, mood, memory and...

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Anybody who has followed the frequent changes in these guidelines in the recent few months is bound to get confused. The 2013 guidelines of the joint national committee-VIII (JNC-VIII) on prevention, detection, evaluation and treatment of high blood pressure (BP)comes from some of the best...

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Moneylife Digital Team 25 April 2018
Doctors and academics are increasingly speaking up against patients being given unnecessary medication—such as statins, blood pressure pills and glucose-lowering drugs for type-2 diabetics which have no effect and burn holes in the pockets of the people. They leave many people suffering...

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“An effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.” This is how the dictionary describes miracles. One such event was brought to my attention by one of the most sceptic Indian news channels—News18....

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 April 2018
Orthopaedic doctors and general physicians are quick to prescribe calcium supplements as being good for our bones. They are already 10 years behind. A 2008 study in New Zealand found that excess calcium (caused by calcium supplements) in the gut could lead to mal-absorption of fat, reducing...

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As a researcher in the field for the past half a century, I fail to understand any scientific basis for blood pressure (BP) guidelines. But the drug companies keep coming out with expensive new BP-lowering drugs without any long-term experiential wisdom. Obviously, the reasons for changes in...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 April 2018
Alternative thinking on healthcare is entering the mainstream. Dr Aseem Malhotra, a star cardiologist in the UK, author of Poppi Diet (reviewed in Moneylife) and anchor of several television shows, has scored a huge success in his fight against conventional diet and medicine. He has managed...

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To understand the science of hypertension, or high blood pressure (BP), let us begin with an experiment with the help of a BP apparatus. Check the BP of 10 healthy adults. Take an average which we shall consider as normal. Next, see if any one of them matches it. You will be shocked to see...

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Some top-selling diabetes drugs in India may not be safe for patients, says a team of international experts, according to whom, the country's drug regulatory system allows use of a treatment that has not been found effective or safe.   For their study, published in the British Medical...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 February 2018
The conventional solution for weight gain is to cut calories. It’s the ‘what you don’t put in, you don’t put on’ theory which has been questioned by many thoughtful researchers; but the mainstream doctors and dieticians have continued to hold on to it. Now, a brand new study, quite a large...

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