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How to boost immune system, these superfoods will keep you fit, disease-free in monsoon
It is a myth that only fancy, exorbitantly priced, exotic foods can give you great health. In fact, nature has bestowed each region with foods that are specifically suitable to the climatic conditions of the region. So, it's imperative we consume regional and seasonal...
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10 Health Benefits Of Asparagus
Asparagus is a nutrient-dense food that is rich in essential vitamins and minerals like folic acid. It is also an excellent source of potassium, fibre, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin A, and thiamine. Asparagus packs a lot of health benefits that will amaze you....
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21 Days Indian Diet Chart For Weight Loss For Vegetarians
Indian Vegetarian diet is the most beneficial diet for the weight loss goal. It is easy to make, easy to maintain, easily available and satisfying at the same time. It can be challenging at the same time when it comes to going on a completely vegetarian diet, but not...
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How To Make ABC Detox Drink
Detoxification is the latest fad amongst health enthusiasts. And juicing is a quick and better way to detoxify your system by providing your body with nutrients and removing the toxins from the body. Starting your day with a superb detox drink will not only make you...
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You can treat your insomnia and anxiety with tea using these ingredients
According to experts, certain ingredients in tea have a calming effect on your nerves. For instance, chamomile is a remedy to sleep disorders, and also relaxes blood vessels. Peppermint too, when mixed in tea, can help fighting insomnia, and hence can help with...
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Now Celebrate Navaratri With These Amazing And Innovative Dishes
Navaratri is one the prime Hindu festivals. People from each and every community celebrate this festival. Navaratri basically means nine nights that are devoted to Durga Mata. Not only prayers and mantras are recited but also people put up stages and conduct big...
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Serve Punjabi spice on your table with Nutri kulcha
Every time your family wants something new to be served on the table. So we are here with a healthy and tasty dish to spice up your meal. Try this Punjabi style nutri kulcha and get a hotel like the taste at home. Ingredients Of Punjabi Style Nutri Kulcha 1/5 bowl...
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Try this amazing Roasted Tomato and Herb Soup
Try this amazing Roasted Tomato and Herb Soup Scrumptious soup prepared with oven roasted tomatoes, flavored with garlic and mixed herbs, served hot laced with fresh cream and sautéed herbs. Ingredients Of Roasted Tomato And Herb Soup 12 Large Tomatoes (ripe, red),...
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Nutritionist says it’s ‘healthier’ than most cereals
Do you love pizzas but shy away from the Italian dish because you are concerned about your health? Well, then this will make you happy. A nutritionist in the US recently said that pizza is a probably a healthier option than any of the packaged cereals! So if you feel...
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Here’s what you should eat to beat diabetes
The effects of diabetes can be eased and even reversed through changes in the diet, say experts. In fact, by switching to a healthy diet, one can start improving their health within a matter of hours. There are essentially two types of diabetes, both of which are...
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Spending too much time online can create problems in real-life relationships, says study
Social media use may affect teenagers’ real life relationships
Even as effects of social media use on mental well-being is hotly debated, a new study says that spending too much time online can create problems in real life relationships of teenagers and vice versa.
Results of a survey conducted by Professor Candice Odgers of University of California, Irvine and her colleagues showed teenagers from low-income families reported more physical fights, face-to-face arguments and trouble at school that spilled over from social media. On the other hand, the researchers found that adolescents from economically disadvantaged households are also more likely to be bullied and victimised in cyberspace.
“The majority of young people appear to be doing well in the digital age, and many are thriving with the new opportunities that electronic media provides. But those who are already struggling offline need our help online too,” Odgers said. In a commentary published in the journal Nature, Odgers argued that while smartphones should not be seen as universally bad, vulnerable teenagers experience greater negative effects of life online.
“What we’re seeing now may be the emergence of a new kind of digital divide, in which differences in online experiences are amplifying risks among already vulnerable adolescents,” said Odgers, who is also a fellow in Canadian Institute for Advanced Research’s Child & Brain Development programme.
For the last 10 years, Odgers has been tracking adolescents’ mental health and their use of smartphones. In her survey of North Carolina schoolchildren, 48 per cent of 11-year-olds said they owned a mobile phone as did eighty-five per cent of 14-year-olds.
The study showed that teenagers from families with a household income of less than $35,000 per year spent three more hours a day on screen media watching TV and online videos than teenagers in families with an annual income of more than $100,000.The increased screen time could also convert to more problems offline, the findings showed.
“The evidence so far suggests that smartphones may serve as mirrors reflecting problems teens already have. Those from low-income families said that social media experiences more frequently spilled over into real life, causing more offline fights and problems at school,” Odgers said.
What makes you unfaithful to your partner decoded
Women who are less attractive are more likely to have an extra-marital affair, while men are more likely to be unfaithful when their partners were less attractive, finds a study that aims to identify factors that lead to infidelity — one of the surest ways to cause a breakup — as well as prevent it.
The tendency to devalue or downgrade, the attractiveness of potential romantic partners lowered the risk of infidelity and raised the likelihood of maintaining the relationship.
Faithful partners tend to evaluate romantic alternatives much more negatively, the researchers said.
“People are not necessarily aware of what they’re doing or why they’re doing it,” said lead author Jim McNulty, Professor at the Florida State University (FSU).
“These processes are largely spontaneous and effortless, and they may be somewhat shaped by biology and/or early childhood experiences,” McNulty added.
In the study, published in the journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the team analysed over 233 newly married couples who were shown photographs of highly attractive men and women and average-looking men and women.
They discovered that participants who quickly — in as little as a few hundred milliseconds — disengaged their attention from an attractive person were nearly 50 per cent less likely to engage in infidelity.
Conversely, partners who took significantly longer to look away from a romantic alternative had a higher risk of infidelity, and their marriages were more likely to fail.
Moreover, young, easily distracted partners and less satisfied with their relationships were more likely to be unfaithful.
Surprisingly, people satisfied with sex in their relationship were more likely to engage in infidelity, perhaps suggesting they felt more positive about sex in general and would seek it out regardless of how they felt about their main relationship.
Men who reported having more short-term sexual partners prior to marriage were also more likely to have an affair, while the opposite was true for women, the study said.