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Traditional Health Drinks To Boost Immunity

Traditional Health Drinks To Boost Immunity | The Alt Health

Nothing will scare you and those around you as much as sore throat, cold and cough these days. Unless it’s extremely discomforting, both physically and mentally, there’s a tried and tested remedy available in every home — the humble kaadha, a concoction of various herbs and spices that has been in use since time immemorial. “It is something we have all the time whenever we have sore throat,” says…

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Shilpa Shetty's Workout at Home to Stay Fit

Shilpa Shetty’s Workout at Home to Stay Fit

Shilpa Shetty’s Workout Shilpa Shetty’s Workout Routine

With the lockdown extended for two more weeks in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, we have no choice but to stay at home. However, one thing that we can choose is our lifestyle.

Bollywood actor and fitness diva Shilpa Shetty have shared an inspirational workout video on her Instagram handle that will not only take your…

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Coronavirus: Related Terms and Phrases.

Coronavirus: Related Terms and Phrases. | Coronavirus Glossary

The coronavirus pandemic has introduced dozens of new words and phrases to daily life, from social distancing to herd immunity. But what do they all mean? Coronavirus terms and phrases:

Asymptomatic: A person who has a disease but is displaying no symptoms of that illness. A study of one village in Italy suggests 50-75% of Covid-19 cases there could be asymptomatic.

Containment phase: The…

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How to Get Rid of Belly Fat

How to Get Rid of Belly Fat using Simple Yoga Techniques.

Worried about those extra pounds of flesh on your belly! Know how to get rid of belly fat using simple yoga techniques.

One gains belly fat due to a number of factors, which includes a poor diet, lack of exercise, and stress. Even genetics cannot be ruled out as a reason for your body weight. Genetics makes you more susceptible to certain conditions such as diabetes, or obesity, however, it is…

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New guidelines on disinfection of quarantine facilities

New guidelines on disinfection of quarantine facilities

 The National Centre for Disease Control has issued a series of guidelines to carry out disinfection in the quarantine facilities where people who have contracted the deadly coronavirus are housed.

“Due to the potential survival of the virus in the environment for several days, areas potentially contaminated should be cleaned before their re-use, using products containing anti-microbial…

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5 Healthy Breakfast Ideas to keep you Fit during Lockdown

5 Healthy Breakfast Ideas to keep you Fit during Lockdown

Healthy breakfast ideas to get you through this lockdown.

With the world being quarantined at home due to coronavirus outbreak, our usual routine has changed. ‘Early to bed, early to rise’ has become a myth and life has come to a standstill. In addition to this, our diet has also been changed. Chocolates, chips and other packaged food has become our comfort food. Quick snacks may comfort us,…

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Coronavirus: Should I start taking vitamin D supplements?

Coronavirus: Should I start taking vitamin D supplements?

Vitamin D supplements are recommended by public health officials during the lockdown

Public Health England is recommending people consider taking daily vitamin D supplements throughout the spring and summer as the coronavirus lockdown continues.

Normally, many of us get enough of it by spending time outdoors. Our skin makes it when exposed to the sun.

The sunshine vitamin, along with…

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Get glowing skin with these homemade face masks. Aging of the skin is caused due to lack of moisture, hard water, wind and reduction in the formation of new cells.

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5 Harmful Food Combination you should never try

We are what we eat. From breakfast to dinner, everything that we eat in our day affects our physical and mental health to a great extent. As Indians, we are great fans of combination foods and we love to experiment. However, it is noteworthy that while some foods individually are healthy, they may have a harmful effect when combined.

Wrong combination of food can affect out digestive system…

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Plasma therapy positive result on critical Covid-19 patient

New Delhi: The Max Hospital in Saket has administered plasma therapy on a critical coronavirus patient and it’s showing positive results with the patient being taken off ventilator support, the hospital said on Monday.

The 49-year-old man became the first patient to be administered plasma therapy at the Max Hospital (East Wing) here, the hospital said in a statement.

In convalescent plasma…

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Exercise during Pregnancy may Reduce Obesity

Exercise during Pregnancy could Reduce Obesity among Babies

When physically fit women exercise during pregnancy they could be setting their children up for better fitness too, say, researchers, adding that regular workout during pregnancy may reduce obesity among offspring.

The study, published in the journal Science Advances, found exercise during pregnancy stimulates the production of brown…

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Know How regular exercise can protect against COVID-19

Regular Exercise can Protect against the Deadly Coronavirus

Regular exercise can protect against COVID-19.

In a preventive measure against the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19), researchers have revealed that regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus.

The review by the researcher Zhen Yan from the…

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Hay fever or coronavirus: The symptoms compared

Hay fever or coronavirus

Can hay fever give you a cough? Do you get a temperature with hay fever? How do I know if I have coronavirus or hay fever?

The Royal College of General Practitioners is warning people not to mix up the symptoms of coronavirus with hay fever.

It says its concerned people may leave their houses thinking they’ve just got the seasonal illness when actually they have…

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Coronavirus: Hay-fever symptoms could mimic Covid-19, GPs warn

 How can you tell if it’s hay fever or coronavirus?

People with hay-fever should not confuse their reaction to pollen with the symptoms of coronavirus, GPs say.

While many symptoms – such as a runny nose – are different, hay-fever can also prompt a cough that can alarm both sufferers and those around them.

That has prompted many of those suffering with the allergy to contact family doctors…

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Keep an eye on your screen time | You might be using too much of mobile.

With parks, theatres and malls closed due to the nationwide lockdown, people are glued to their TV, computer and mobile screens. The increased time in front of multiple screens has augmented the exposure to harmful high-energy blue light waves. It’s well known that overexposure to blue light suppresses melatonin release by the brain, which disrupts normal sleep patterns. And poor sleep in all age…

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Coronavirus vaccine: Target of a million doses by September, scientists say

Scientists at the University of Oxford say they should have at least a million doses of a coronavirus vaccine by September this year.

The UK government, which is backing the project, said there were “no guarantees” and it was not possible to put a date on a vaccine.

The first patients are expected to take part in the Oxford trials next week.

However, it is still too soon to know whether it…

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Coronavirus: Care home deaths in a week 'double previous month'

Coronavirus: Care home deaths in a week 'double previous month' | The Alt Health

  The number of deaths linked to coronavirus in UK care homes in one week could be double that of the whole previous month, according to a report.

The National Care Forum (NCF) said if the pattern it found in its audit was repeated across all residential and nursing homes, more than 4,000 elderly and disabled people have died.

It comes amid calls for accurate data on virus-linked care home…

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