SHOCKING: Nutrients - What They Never Told You

Why Your Weekly Vitamin D Sachet May Not Be Working For You

The Prescription That Skips the Most Important Step A 60,000 IU vitamin D sachet, once a week for eight weeks, is one of the most commonly handed-out prescriptions in Indian primary care. It is also, frequently, handed out without a prior 25-hydroxyvitamin D blood test. Without that number, the dose…

Times Life · Oct 21

6 Nutrition and Recovery Priorities for Indian Women in the First Year After Delivery

Iron: The Deficit You Walked Into the Delivery Room WithThe National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) found that 52.2% of Indian women aged 15 to 49 are anaemic. Delivery, whether vaginal or caesarean, adds blood loss on top of that. By the time a new mother is home, her iron stores…

Times Life · Aug 30

5 Everyday Lifestyle Habits That Silently Damage Your Heart Rate Variability and Stress Recovery

Sleeping Late Even When You Get Eight HoursTotal sleep duration gets all the attention. Timing gets almost none. HRV is governed largely by the autonomic nervous system, which runs its deepest parasympathetic recovery between roughly 10 pm and 2 am. A 2017 review by Shaffer and Ginsberg published in Frontiers…

Times Life · Aug 27

Beyond Turmeric: 6 Foods Research Shows Are Genuinely Protective for Your Liver

Amla (Indian Gooseberry)Amla may be the most liver-protective food in the Indian diet that nobody talks about in that context. A 2011 study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food found that amla extract significantly reduced markers of hepatic oxidative stress in subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The active…

Times Life · Aug 4

Researchers Audited 2,783 Toddler Food Products in Austin Stores and Found Four in Five Were Ultra-Processed

An audit of 2,783 toddler foods in 21 Austin stores found 81% ultra-processed and 49% failing a WHO nutrient standard. What parents can check.

Medical Daily · Jul 28

The American Heart Association Now Says Up to 5 Cups of Coffee Per Day Are Safe for Most Adults, and May Protect the Heart

The AHA's July 2026 scientific statement in Circulation says up to 5 cups of coffee daily is safe for most adults and may reduce cardiovascular risk in some individuals.

Medical Daily · Jul 23

Scientists Find That Compounds in Coffee May Activate a Cellular Aging Defense System Beyond Caffeine

A Texas A&M study in Nutrients found that coffee compounds beyond caffeine activate the NR4A1 receptor, a cellular stress and aging defense system. Here's what it means.

Medical Daily · Jul 21

What Dry, Peeling Cuticles Reveal About Your Nutrition, Hydration, and Vitamin Deficiency

The Cuticle Is Not Just SkinThe thin strip of skin at the base of each nail is one of the body's most exposed and least buffered tissues. It has no sebaceous glands of its own, so it depends entirely on what you eat and drink to stay intact. A 2019…

Times Life · Jul 14

What Intermittent Fasting Does to Your Body in 30 Days: 8 Changes Worth Knowing

1. Your insulin levels drop, and stay lowerWithin the first few days of intermittent fasting, blood insulin levels fall. This matters because chronically elevated insulin, common in people eating three meals plus snacks across a 14-to-16-hour window, blocks fat burning and drives fat storage. A 2019 study published in Cell…

Times Life · Jul 12

5 Anaemia Warning Signs in Teenagers That Parents Often Mistake for Normal Fatigue

Unusual Tiredness That Sleep Does Not FixMost teenagers sleep late and wake up groggy. That is not the tiredness to watch for. The fatigue that signals anaemia is different: a teenager who gets eight hours and still cannot get off the couch by noon, who falls asleep during tuition, who…

Times Life · Jul 12