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International Day for Biological Diversity-Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health Our planet Earth is full of diversity, which includes various forms of life. In short, we can say it is the ‘Web of life’ interlinked to each other in one way or another. Though Biodiversity is a complex system it has 3 main pillars — the ecosystem, species and genetic diversity within species. Food is an important link for biodiversity and nutrition meaning well being of the organisms. Nowadays, due to global warming the change in climate predominant which in turn results in the destruction of elements that have a...

According to the World Health Organisation, hypertension is estimated to cause 7.5 million deaths which are about 12.8% of total deaths worldwide. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease and ischemic, also hemorrhagic stroke. To prevent such diseases we have to first monitor and control our blood pressure. The word ‘Blood pressure’ is very well known and widely used, but before going into depth about the prevention let’s get a brief understanding of the same. The heart pumps the blood to be circulated around the body. The arteries carry oxygenated blood throughout the body and...

  Summer brings along irritating hot and humid weather but also gives us joy. One of them is mango. As wise people once said mango is the gift of summer. Apart from the delicious nectar taste, it is also packed with the wellness of health. We can make different recipes from mango to enjoy the goodness of fruit, like: Mango Chaat It is a very quick recipe and interesting thing is that it can be made with both raw or ripe mangoes. Chop a few mango slices and add some chopped cucumber, onion, green chillies to it. You can also add...

Asthma is a lung disease that causes inflammation of lungs and narrows the airways in the lungs. This chronic condition can occur at any age and can affect children, adults and elderly people. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), approx. 235 million people suffer from asthma across the world. Common symptoms include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, difficulty in breathing and chest tightness. Asthma episodes can vary from person to person, it can be mild, moderate or severe. Some of the reasons which can trigger asthma symptoms are dust, pollution, irritants in the air (smoke, chemicals, fumes), exposure to...

Modern society inventions have an ample amount of positive impacts on the society, but with the modernisation of lifestyle many diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, etc. have become predominant. One of the main alteration that has become a curse is the changing food habits or in short, we can call it C.R.A.P. Where C stands for Carbonated Drinks, R for Refined Carbs A for Added Sugar and P as Processed Foods. If we can ignore such foods we can stay healthy. But before excluding these we have to know what foods are included in this category. C- Carbonated Drinks include...