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What a Karwa Chauth Sargi Should Actually Contain to Hold You Until Moonrise

A Sargi eaten at 4 a.m. has one job: keep you functional until the moon rises, sometimes fourteen hours later. Whether it does that job depends less on ritual and more on how the foods on the plate behave inside the body over those hours. The Macronutrient Logic of a…

Times Life · 35m ago

Rat poison in housing societies: what dog owners must ask pest control

Most housing societies in Indian cities run pest control two or three times a year, and rodenticide bait is almost always part of it. The team arrives, places bait stations in stairwells, behind utility meters, along garden walls, and near garbage chutes, the same places a dog on a morning…

Times Pets · Oct 25

5 Medical Tests Worth Questioning Before You Pay Out of Pocket

You visit your doctor for a routine appointment, and before you leave, someone hands you an order for additional testing. A few weeks later, a...

Saving Advice · Oct 24

What’s the difference between green, yellow and red capsicums? It’s more than what you see

Raw, grilled, roasted, stuffed – there are many ways to enjoy capsicums, also called bell peppers, sweet peppers or paprika.

The Conversation · Oct 22

5 Reasons Your Teen May Be Going Gray Earlier Than Expected

A few gray strands on a fifteen-year-old can feel alarming, but premature graying in teenagers is almost never a sign of a serious underlying disease. In most cases, it traces back to one or two identifiable causes, each with a different path forward. Here is what the research and clinical…

Times Life · Oct 22

Premature Graying in Teens: 6 Health Conditions Worth Checking

Gray hair at fourteen is not always just a quirk of genetics. Sometimes it is the scalp's way of signaling something the rest of the body has not announced yet. Melanocytes, the cells inside each hair follicle that produce pigment, are sensitive to nutritional status, hormone levels, and immune activity.…

Times Life · Oct 22

Silver Hair in Your Teens: How to Own It Without Apology

The first silver strand usually shows up without warning, and the first instinct is almost always to pull it out. That instinct says something about how we have been taught to read grey hair, as a mistake, an early arrival, something to be corrected. For teenagers, that pressure is sharper…

Times Life · Oct 22

Nine simple tips to help you protect your bones this winter

Reduced activity, less sunlight and a higher risk of slips and falls are among the reasons winter can be dangerous

The Independent UK · Oct 22

6 Tests in Full Body Packages That Rarely Change Your Treatment

The appeal of a full body health package is easy to understand. One appointment, one bill, a printout that says you are fine. But the tests inside these packages are not all equal, and some have a weak record of prompting any change in treatment for people who had no…

Times Life · Oct 22

6 Statin Side Effects Indians Commonly Report

Statins lower LDL cholesterol reliably, and for people with established heart disease or high cardiovascular risk, the benefit is not seriously contested. What is less settled is how the side-effect picture looks in Indian patients, who carry different genetic profiles, eat differently, and often take statins alongside other drugs that…

Times Life · Oct 22