Steena Joy
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Yahoo LifestyleHow pure is your honey? Easy tips to confirm its authenticity at home
In the Charaka Samhita, an ancient text on Ayurveda, it has been written that raw honey which has been aged for a year has amazing therapeutic and detoxifying properties, especially for rejuvenating body cells.
Yahoo LifestyleHealth Secrets of Ayurveda: #3 Giloy
In these pandemic times, what if we told you that the secret to Immunity boosting lies in the heart-shaped leaves of a creeper you can grow easily at home?
Yahoo LifestyleHistory of vaccines: Why is Edward Jenner important?
In 1979, the World Health Assembly officially declared Smallpox eradicated, a feat that remains one of history's greatest public health triumphs.
Yahoo Lifestyle6 immunity boosting juice shots you can make at home
Chef Michael Swamy shares six incredible immunity boosting juice shots that can be made easily at home.
Yahoo Lifestyle'Flexible workweek': Is work from home good for the environment?
Google has already allowed its employees to work from home at least till September 2021.
Yahoo LifestyleA New Year resolution: Adopt these 5 lifestyle habits that can help mitigate climate change
So as we ring in 2021 and make New Year Resolutions, here are five lifestyle habits that we can adopt to mitigate Climate Change.
Yahoo LifestyleHow to celebrate this Christmas sustainably
This is Christmas week and in a year darkened by the Covid-19 pandemic, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ is sure to bring some cheer. This is a good time as any to reinvent the way we commemorate the Festival, making Sustainable choices that are good for our Planet. According to a report in the Guardian (2018), a 6.5 ft tall artificial Christmas tree has a carbon footprint equivalent to about 40 kg of greenhouse gas emissions!
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Celebrate this Christmas Sustainably
This is Christmas week and in a year darkened by the Covid-19 pandemic, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ is sure to bring some cheer. This is a good time as any to reinvent the way we commemorate the Festival, making Sustainable choices that are good for our Planet. According to a report in the Guardian (2018), a 6.5 ft tall artificial Christmas tree has a carbon footprint equivalent to about 40 kg of greenhouse gas emissions!
Yahoo NewsNature's fury in 2020 showed us Climate Change is closer than we think
Looking back on 2020, the Climate Change induced disasters in India that made the headlines.
Yahoo Lifestyle'New buzzword': Plant-based food movement gains popularity amid COVID
Plant-based meat? Yes, that’s the new buzzword in food trends in a pandemic year.
Yahoo LifestyleHealth Secrets of Ayurveda: #2 Brahmi
Brahmi is a small succulent herb with numerous branches, rooting at the nodes and with small flowers that are light purple or white in colour. The whole plant can be used for medicinal purposes.
Yahoo Lifestyle'Experience village-life': How eco-tourism is helping picturesque rural areas
Two remote community-based tourism enterprises are best examples of what companies can do to brighten people’s lives in a year that has cast darkness upon so many.
Yahoo LifestyleHealth Secrets of Ayurveda: #1 Ashwagandha
In this series on the Health Secrets of Ayurveda, we start with one of the most valuable ingredients of Ayurveda: Ashwagandha.
Yahoo LifestyleOrganic farming in India: 3 women agripreneurs who are making a change
Research shows that since about 10,000 B.C, women have played a part in how we source and harvest our food.
Yahoo LifestyleWorld Diabetes Day: Here’s why you should have green tea if you have Type 2 Diabetes
Does the hot beverage also have a medicinal advantage for those who are suffering from Type 2 Diabetes? Turns out, it has.
Yahoo LifestyleGoing sustainable: Three entrepreneurs who are changing India
Meet three changemakers who gave up their cushy corporate jobs to take up planet-friendly ventures close to their hearts.
Yahoo LifestyleSustainable Sip: Do your bit for the environment; invest in straws you can eat!
Today, companies like Starbucks and American Airlines, have taken the step to eliminate plastic straws from our day-to-day lives. But this has posed a bigger challenge - finding sustainable alternatives.
Yahoo LifestyleThis Diwali celebrate sustainably with India’s first Zero Waste chocolate
As India prepares to bring in the Festival of Lights amid the darkness cast by a raging pandemic, the focus this year has shifted to quieter, eco-friendly and sustainable family celebrations.
Yahoo LifestyleBringing back our ancient grains; bajra, ragi, kutki
Ancient grains are a group of grains and pseudocereals (seeds that are consumed like grains) that have remained mostly unchanged for thousands of years.
Yahoo LifestyleScreen addictions: We are living in a ‘lightmare’
The bedrock of circadian science is that exposure to regular light-dark cycles provides the daily “time cues” needed to reset our circadian clocks every single day. We need the sun’s bright blue light in the day to be alert and active, and we need the soothing dark to kick-start our brain’s sleep mode and recovery.
Yahoo LifestyleHow 5-star hotel chefs are curating immunity boosting menus
From Taj to Four Seasons, chefs are going for local produce, and preparing menus to appease the growing need for healthy cuisine.