Category: Lifestyle
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150 Print Ads from old Indian magazines
During 80s and 90s, print ads in newspapers and magazines were mainly used to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering. They were usually the main source of income for non-subscription local newspapers and other small publications. Sundays or public holidays typically used to bring numerous large number of advertisements in newspapers. Unfortunately,…
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50 things that will take you back to your Childhood days
Having born in the first half of eighties, I am one of the millions of Indians who grew up watching Doordarshan, reading Nagraj and Super Commando Dhurv comics, playing WWF Trump cards game, listening Philips walkman and doing many crazy stuffs which would be alien to the children of the current generation. Can you imagine,…
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What are the preventable causes of death?
According to World Health Organization, the causes of death may also be classified in terms of preventable risk factors, for instance smoking, unhealthy diet, and sexual behavior—which contribute to a number of different diseases. Interestingly, these risk factors are usually not recorded directly on death certificates. Leading causes of preventable death worldwide are Hypertension, smoking tobacco, high cholesterol,…
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Motivate yourself to stick to your fat reduction regimen
Most individuals while trying to lose weight find it hard to keep up their motivation. They give up even before they reach their fat loss goals due to difficulties in coping up with the plan. If you want to know how to keep yourself motivated to stick to your fat loss regimen, then you can…
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Only Vimal brand fades into memory
It’s an old story of an Indian businessman. Sensing a good opportunity in the textile business in India, the businessman started the first textile mill at Naroda, in Ahmedabad in the year 1966. Textiles were manufactured using polyester fiber yarn. The businessman gave the name “Vimal” to these Textile products. This name was named after…
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What are the advantages of Green Tea?
Slowly and steadily, Green tea is getting popular in India. We Indians, who are the world’s largest consumers of tea, are developing a taste for a new brand of drink called Green Tea. Green tea, mainly consumed in China and Japan, has also become popular in the western countries, where black tea is traditionally consumed.…
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Why do Hindus celebrate Akshaya Tritiya?
Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej is an auspicious day, which is believed to bring good luck and success, for followers of Hinduism and Jainism. Every year, it falls on the third Tithi (Lunar day) of Bright Half (Shukla Paksha) of the pan-Indian month of Vaishakha. On this day, people celebrate birthday of Lord Parasurama, the…
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Want to quit smoking, start exercising!
According to the team of scientists at the National Health Research Institute and China Medical University Hospital in Taiwan, smokers who exercise are likely to find it easier to quit successfully. The team carefully studied the health and habits of 434,190 people in Taiwan for a long period of 12 years, from 1996 to 2008. The…
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Healthier Eating Transitions
Obesity has become a common problem all around the world. This, in turn, has led to so many other diseases like diabetes, heart problems, blood pressure, teeth problems, allergies and many more. Most of the problem in the body arises due to our unhealthy eating habits. Although all of us realize the importance of healthy…
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Healthy lifestyle over fad diets
If you aspire to lead a healthy lifestyle, you should avoid shortcuts which come in a form of fad diets. The term fad diet is used for food or diet which is meant to reduce your weight for a short time. In fact these are considered unsafe and unrealistic method. However, you will still see…