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HEALTH & FITNESS
The fitness mantra
Despite increasing awareness of fitness and its many benefits, there is still a sense of complacency when it comes to staying on an exercise routine, watching one's diet or going for a periodic health check-up. All these are a must.
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Getting started
If all this talk of heart disease and cholesterol made you break into a sweat, and resolve to start working out from tomorrow - great! But before you rush off to buy another pair of sneakers and write a cheque for the neighbourhood gym, there are ...
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Never treat yourself
Self-medication can be dangerous; too much aspirin can cause bleeding in the stomach and abuse of paracetamol can damage the liver.
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Yoga by many a name
As the fad for yoga grows in the West, it generates newer versions... Disco Yoga is one of them.
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Fitness — executive style
After the sudden death of her husband Rohinton Aga and the tragic demise of her son in an accident a few years back, Anu Aga, Chairperson of Thermax has been working relentlessly to put the company back on the fast track from where it had slipped ...
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A path to rejuvenation
Ayurveda is gaining popularity among tourists visiting Kerala. But traditional ayurvedic experts say fast-track, five-star treatment and rejuvenation packages may not yield desired results.
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Sex — a natural stress buster
For all its action and glamour, the present day corporate world has generated corrosive ways to wear down both body and spirit. Whatever may be the cause of the stress — job insecurity, business competition, financial problems, tyrannical ...
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Eating differently
Vegetables and meats are in; rice and wheat need to be controlled.
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Keeping fit ... the common sense way
Protein-carbohydrate balanced meals; 20 minute walk, 10-12 glasses of water a day.
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Putting the clock back...
There is no denying that our elders led healthier lives. By moving away from a traditional lifestyle, we are paying a price, says Dr P. Srinivasan.
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A slim look, Oh no!
Be sensible, realistic and happy about your appearance. Misery, got by aping western or other concepts of beauty, is of your own making.
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