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VOICE YOUR VIEWS: LIFESTYLE DISEASES ON THE RISE?
Enhanced risk

Change in peoples' living standards is resulting in new diseases today. Weaned away from nature, man is increasingly chasing money at the cost of his health. Improper diet at inappropriate time and less physical activity due to increased ...

Today's food habits, hygiene levels, pollution and adulteration in food are various reasons for the rise of unheard diseases. In early days, children and adults took nutritious food in large tiffin carriers but now it is fashionable to carry ...

Lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cardiac disorders, cancer are on the rise affecting people who are leading a sedentary life regardless of age. Endless hours of TV watching and lack of physical exercise, trigger off the above ...

Diseases triggered off by lifestyle are diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases .The fact that India is dubbed to be the global capital of diabetes, and hypertension, heart attacks are as prevalent as in the West, amply prove that life style ...

In the earlier days, people were living in pollution-free environment and the type of food, they were consuming were hand pound rice, ragi, wheat, cereals etc., plus fresh vegetables. They were, therefore, hale and healthy for a long period. ...

Working on computers for long hours, something that is almost inevitable these days, is known to set off neck pain and strain the eyes. Sedentary lifestyle coupled with excessive food intake, leads to obesity and increased cholesterol levels. ...

Beauty And Wellness

Ask Shahnaz

Beautician Shahnaz Husain offers tips and answers queries. You can send your queries to askshahnaz@gmail.com

I have lots of brown hair. Please suggest home remedies to turn it to black. — Lakshmi

The hair can become brownish ...

Issues

Are you the right mate?
Enough of preaching to a wife about how she must be. Isn't it time someone told the husband how he must be?

Books

Mushy deal
A collector's pack of Mills and Boon, based on “I Hate Luv Storys”

Wheels

VW Phaeton to get a facelift

Volkswagen is abandoning its bid to make the Phaeton a rival for the 7-series and S-class in Europe — it will tailor the next generation of the car to the U.S. and China, instead.

The Phaeton, which has sold in tiny numbers since ...

Television

More about the Moonwalker
Discovery Travel & Living presents “The Michael Jackson Story” on Friday, 8 p.m.

Events

History can be fun
Don't miss this exclusive history session organized by INTACH, TN chapter, on significant kings of medieval South India

People

A legend recreated
Meet the makers of Idhyathil Oruvan, which celebrates MGR and his brand of movies

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