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Screen your eyes

It’s hard to stay away from a computer. It’s a fact of modern life. We spend at least a few hours a day on the computer constantly staring at a screen.

Myths about semen busted

Many people falsely believe that a 100 drops of blood make one drop of semen. People believe that semen is the most concentrated, perfect and powerful substance.

An icky, sticky situation

Are you one of those people who doesn’t like sweat and carry around tissues just to keep dabbing yourself every time even a drop of perspiration appears?

Great way to fight off BP with ease

A glass of beetroot juice a day can fight heart disease and strokes by dramatically reducing blood pressure, a study shows.This could lead to a cheap, quick and easy answer to one of the world’s biggest killers. Researchers found blood pressure was lowered within 24 hours both in people who took tablets containing the chemical and those who drank the juice.

Brahmi is good for your brain

The Brahmi plant, which derives its name from Lord Brahma, has been in use for almost 3,000 years. Ayurveda practitioners claim that Brahmi has dozens of medicinal properties ranging from fighting bronchitis to asthma, and from boosting the intelligence to maintaining cholesterol levels.The curative list of Brahmi, an Ayurveda

Emergency contraception

This simple quiz will help you know how well informed you are about pregnancy and emergency contraception pills. 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.

Screen your way to a cancer free life

Incidence of cancer is alarmingly increasing across the globe, more so in developing countries like India. Ten lakh new cancer cases are diagnosed every year in India alone and prevention is certainly better than cure. Eighty five percent of cancers are potentially preventable!

Be swine flu savvy

This simple quiz will help you know how well informed you are about swine flu. 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.

Raw Vegetable Pasta

Ingredients:
For the Marinara Sauce
100 ml tomato puree
4 large tomatoes, deseeded
½

Treat your heart to Arjuna

The Arjuna tree keeps your heart in great form. Terminalia arjuna or the Arjuna tree has been in use in the Indian system of medicine for almost three millennia. Ayurvedic and Unani doctors use the bark of the Arjuna tree in their preparations to treat various health conditions including those related to heart and lungs.

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