The birth of a child is always a special occasion for the family. The new addition to the family soon becomes the apple of everyone’s eye but in all this excitement, the fact the two people have become parents for the first time is ignored.

This is one treatment that could even make Dracula grin from ear-to-ear — stimulated skin self-serum (S3) therapy, popularly known as vampire skin therapy, is fast becoming a rage among those who are looking for non-surgical anti-ageing solutions. Even though it may sound a little gory — this process involves drawing out blood

Posteriors have always been a problem area for Indian women. Since this is an important component of any woman’s figure, the shape can make or break her physical appearance. A woman’s posterior is classified into four types — tomato, potato, pear and nectarine. Fitness experts believe that sculpting posteriors is a time-consuming yet, a possible task.

Q My wife and I have been married for two-and-a-half years and we still do not enjoy our sex life. We are also going through some rough times in life. Often, I am too tired to have sex and lose my erection. How can we solve this problem and enjoy a healthy sex life?

Owing to an increase in awareness, people are taking precautions to ward off major diseases like AIDS, cancer, diabetes, etc., but even seemingly “regular” health ailments can be detrimental to health. For instance, several people suffer from the problem of acidity, but many of them continue to live with it rather than fight it. Perhaps the reason why people do not take the problem of acidity seriously enough is because they are not aware that if it gets severe, acidity can be life threatening. Surprised? It’s a fact!

In an era of men falling asleep before attempting sex or right after sex, there is now a new breed of men who actually fall asleep while having sex! The reason for this? In one word, fatigue!

This is one of the most revered herbs in our country. Blessed by the popular Hindu God Krishna, the tulsi leaf is a special part of the average Hindu’s life and, more importantly, diet.

Gymnema sylvestre, or Gurmar, is acclaimed as a natural ‘sugar buster’. As its Hindi name Gurmar suggests, the plant has properties that kill sugar (gur: jaggery or sugar; mar: kill) in the blood stream. Its wonderful hypoglycaemic (sugar lowering) properties have made this herb a natural choice for Ayurvedic and Unani doctors as an

This simple quiz will help you know how well informed you are about breast cancer. Each right answer fetches you 10 points. Excellent, if your score is 80 and above, good if it is between 60 and 80, average if it is 40 and 60, and bad if the points earned are below 40. Get ready to take the test.

Did you know that the consumption of too much water during strenuous exercise, without the adequate replacement of sodium, can lead to “water intoxication” or hyponatremia? The disorder is caused due to lower-than-normal levels of sodium in the blood and is the most common electrolyte disorder, with the frequency being higher in women, the elderly and patients that are hospitalised.