Healthy Freak

While we are thankful for our father’s selfless love and care all round-the year, it’s never too late to express our gratitude. Growing up and getting busy with our daily lives, we tend to forget that our parents are getting older too. Taking care of them and encouraging a healthy lifestyle is the least we can do this Father’s Day ensuring their happier, healthier and longer lives ahead. Here are some fun ways to make sure he pays heed to his health and well-being: Spend quality time with him: Be sure to take out some time and spend it with your loved ones. Having that age-old banter over a board game or helping them in daily chores around the house will make them feel taken care of. Spending quality time with your father could be the way out of this social-isolation, helping him stay calm and ensuring his mental and physical well-being. In case you are living away from your parents, connecting over a video call at least twice a week will make them feel more connected to you. This Fath...

Do you think the health of your mane is on the wane? Have those impulsive colouring sessions, straightening treatments or frequent blow-drying taken a toll on your hair texture and volume? Or have you been experiencing gradual hair loss lately? Whatever be the case, if you are going through a hard time taming your hair, read on and find everything you need to know about preventing hair loss and infusing renewed life to your lovely locks! While the hair has its own life cycle involving growth, resting and shedding, it is normal for all to lose around a hundred hair through the course of a single day. However, if the hair loss is sudden, in patches or involves extreme weakening, it is recommended to seek medical help. To prevent hair loss, it is crucial to determine the kind of hair loss that one may experience. There are various reasons why men and women may undergo thinning or loss of hair. While temporary or seasonal shedding often responds well to dietary and lifestyle adjustments, s...

“It’s better to prevent and prepare than to repent and repair.” Grappling with the increasing novel coronavirus threat, the need to maintain a healthier lifestyle is the need of the hour. Considering the imminent dangers of the spreading virus, the World Health Organization issued some precautionary measures to ensure the safety and well-being of people across the globe. With to and fro coming back to our lives after months of lockdown, sticking to the preventive measures should be the new mantra.  With the recent nationwide Unlock 1.0, the precautionary measures undertaken by each one of us hold the utmost importance now more than ever. Maintaining proper hand hygiene like washing your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based rub while travelling or at home is essential to keep the virus at bay. Wearing a mask, maintaining appropriate social distance are some other precautions to be safe in times of spreading virus.  While staying safe, your immunity plays an important r...

Need to step back outdoors safely? What to adopt or avoid? How to stay safe at work? What is the safest homecoming ritual? What is this new normal? If you find yourself swamped in a sea of similar questions, read on for a complete rundown of the things you can do to mitigate stress and stay safe as the nation unlocks. Exercising caution, discipline and laying down stricter ground rules of personal hygiene, social distancing, and sanitization is the way forward. With the gradual easing and eventual exit of the nationwide lockdown, concepts like “living with the virus” and embracing the “new normal are doing” the rounds. If you are someone in the process of stepping into the Post-Lockdown World,  decode these concepts with us and adopt some preventive practices to stay safe. Prepare a prevention kit before stepping out Living with the virus simply means you revamp your outdoor habits and rediscover your new safety companions along the way. Since hitting the streets amid the leth...

With the increasing importance of holistic healthcare, more and more people are moving towards Homeopathic treatments. Observing each individual’s health patterns, Homeopathy uses the body's own mechanisms to heal rather than suppressing a particular symptom. Curing the body as a whole to heal the symptoms and illness indicates its aim for a long-lasting recovery. Over time, Homeopathy has sailed in the controversial waters where some refer to it as just sweet sugar treats and others rely on effective Homeopathic treatments.  Holistic Healing with Homeopathy With over 200 years of healing and treatment, Homeopathy is rooted in the principle that ‘like cures like’ emphasised by German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. Here, a small dose of the substance causing the symptoms is used as a remedy which in turn triggers the body's natural defenses. Looking beyond just one symptom, Homeopathy believes in stimulating the body's self-regulatory mechanisms which improves health, reduc...

The penetration of the internet over the last decade has led to a transformation in buying behaviours. This change has brought about what is called the ‘on-demand business model’. All major service providers, as a result, had to either adapt or become irrelevant. What was once a Silicon Valley niche limited to a few services, has now extended to several other sectors including healthcare. Many e-pharmacy websites and apps now offer medical supplies and other valuable services at your doorstep. With just a few taps, one can get medicines delivered right from the comfort and safety of one’s home. Why bother going to the neighborhood pharmacy when world-class healthcare can be acquired right at your fingertips! One such source of ease, comfort, and convenience comes with 1Tab , an online pharmacy store that has become a one-stop-shop for all things health. 1Tab allows users to avail end-to-end healthcare from their smartphones and desktops in just a few clicks. With its commi...

Arising out of the legitimate need to revive the Economy, the process of “unlocking” the nation amidst the Coronavirus pandemic has begun. With daily novel coronavirus cases rising at an all-time high, we must continue to remain cautious and find a way to live with the virus until it becomes a distant memory. Coronavirus and Immunity  In its recent statement, the ministry of AYUSH addresses the need to enhance the body’s natural defense system or what is called immunity, in maintaining optimum health. Acknowledging that while there may not be any known treatments for coronavirus, it recommends adopting preventive measures to boost one’s immunity that can ultimately pave the way toward healthier communities. The Ministry further points towards adhering to Ayurveda’s self-care guidelines to keep oneself safe. But before delving into the potential of Ayurvedic treatment, let us go back several thousand years and understand the basis of Ayurveda and what it actually teaches. The Essenc...