One magic food: Tiger nuts
Tiger nuts, also known as chufa, yellow nutsedge or earth almonds, are not actually nuts, but rather edible tubers. Video shows the emerging health benefits of tiger short, wrinkled parts of the plant stem, and they're packed with fiber, potassium, iron, and vitamin E! Also, tiger nuts are extremely rich in amino acids, helps maintain insulin production, which means are great for diabetic patients.
Is Holding pee bad for your health?
A healthy adult bladder can hold up to 16 ounces, or 2 cups, of urine. This is great news if you’ve only had one cup of coffee, but not so much if you find yourself on cup number three with no restroom in sight. Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life force us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it?
7 Mistakes That Can Boost Your Blood Pressure
Did you know everything from the size of the blood pressure cuff, your posture, to whether or not you have to go to the bathroom can affect your blood pressure reading? WebMD gives you a perfect live example of how to measure blood pressure at home while keeping other important points into consideration.
5 Parenting Styles and Their Effects on Life
There are four widely researched styles of parenting: authoritative, permissive, authoritarian, and neglectful. The styles range from controlling to undemanding, and from cold and unresponsive to loving and receptive. In recent years, over-involved parents, who are present in every aspect of their child’s life, are often referred to as the fifth style. They are also known as snowplough or helicopter parents.
How the food you eat affects your brain
When it comes to what you bite, chew, and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods cause you to feel so tired after lunch? Or so restless at night? Mia Nacamulli takes you into the brain to find out.
DOs and DON'Ts of Tummy Time: Time Time For Babies and newborns
Have a newborn and not sure when to start tummy time, how long to do tummy time or newborn tummy time positions? Or does your one-, two- or three-month-old baby hate tummy time. Well, this video is for you! The video covers everything you need to know about tummy time, including my 'Dos and Don'ts of Tummy Time'. It also gives you some tips which will make your baby get comfortable with tummy time faster.
Ten great finger foods for baby-led weaning
If your baby is ready to start solids, you may want rely on table foods instead of purees. Here are five great baby-led weaning starter foods to test out, almost no cooking required! The benefits include greater hand-eye coordination, advanced chewing skills, and promotion of healthy eating habits. The ultimate goal is to educate your baby's palate and let them learn to like the foods.
Making a healthier snacking habit if you are working from home
Just because we’ve been working from home for months now doesn’t mean we have fully mastered it. Lots of us are working in less than perfect workstation setups which many finds distracting and are turning to what’s inside fridges or cupboards while at the office things happen otherwise. So, wipe left and get some tips from pros.
Making a healthier snacking habit if you are working from home
Just because we’ve been working from home for months now doesn’t mean we have fully mastered it. Lots of us are working in less than perfect workstation set ups which many finds distracting and are turning to what’s inside fridges or cupboards while at the office things happen otherwise. So, wipe left and get some tips from pros.
0 to 6 Months Baby Development Activities: Tips for New Parents
Your baby may be halfway through her first year of life, but she'll experience many more physical, mental, and social and emotional changes before that first birthday actually arrives. The first six months of baby's life are amazing time, as he/she transforms from a floppy-headed newborn into a tiny person who can sit and play when propped up.These fun and easy activities will teach your baby about his/her senses.
How babies learn from playing with pictures?
From the moment they're born, babies love to play. Here's what to expect developmentally in your baby's first year. Through play, your newborn learns about the world around him and how he can interact with it. New play experiences also help parts of your newborn’s brain connect and grow. And play that gets your newborn moving builds muscle strength as well as gross motor skills and fine motor skills.
10 Easy Science Experiments - That Will Amaze Kids
Do you wish your child becomes the next scientist in the country? even if you don't want to these are the 10 easiest experiments that you could do with your kids and share your knowledge. These will help your kids develop an interest and knowledge in the scientific world. These are easy and can be done with household items, might need to buy a few things.
What is the secret of caffeine that keeps us awake?
Over 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That’s equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, and energetic, even if we haven’t had enough sleep — but it can also raise our blood pressure and make us feel anxious. So how does it keep us awake? Hanan Qasim shares the science behind the world’s most widely used drug.
7 signs your baby is ready for solid foods
Many babies are ready to start solids by the time they turn 6 months. Breastfeeding is the sole source of nutrition before that, but around this time, most paediatricians give parents leave to start testing the baby's readiness for solid foods. Watch for these signs that usually indicate when babies are ready to try their first food.
Baby-led weaning: Is gagging normal?
Gagging is a perfectly normal part of the weaning process. In fact, gagging is the natural way your baby's body protects itself from choking. Your baby's gag reflex is actually farther forward in the mouth when you start feeding them solids, to better protect them from choking. Find out what gagging sounds and looks like in our baby-led weaning video.
Gem Of A Parenting Tip From Sudha Murty
How Sudha Murty convinced her son to not host a birthday party at a 5-star hotel. She was speaking at an event organized by Mumbai’s Jamnabai Narsee International School in 2017. Kids always compare themselves to other children and friends around them and it becomes difficult to express your emotions and reasons for your denial. Watch Murty’s take on the situation.
An animated representation of the most common medical problem in the world, diabetes, Type 1 and 2
Diabetes refers to a group of conditions characterized by a high level of blood sugar, causes serious, sometimes life-threatening health problems. There are two types of chronic diabetic conditions: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Pregnant women may acquire a transient form of the disease called “gestational diabetes” which usually resolves after the birth of a baby.
7 Sleep Tips for Newborns: Help Your Newborn Sleep
Your newborn won't sleep at night? Or only sleeps in your arms? Or will not sleep in the crib? This video is for you! Find out everything you need to know about newborn sleep/settling newborns. There are many things that a new mom/dad often ignores while keeping their baby to sleep. These are 7 newborn sleep tips, such as what the room temperature for a newborn baby should be and much, much more.
What are the possible reasons for heartburn during pregnancy
Indigestion also called heartburn or acid reflux, is common in pregnancy. It can be caused by hormonal changes and the growing baby pressing against your stomach. You can help ease indigestion and heartburn by making changes to your diet and lifestyle, and there are medicines that are safe to take in pregnancy.
Whatever you are eating is affecting your brain: Here's how
When it comes to what you bite, chew, and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods cause you to feel so tired after lunch? Or so restless at night? Maybe you want to switch up on foods rich in omega-3. Mia Nacamulli takes you into the brain to find out.
