From enhanced clarity of thoughts and improved concentration to relief from stress and anxiety, just 10 minutes a day is literally all it takes to include meditation in your life. Yoga teacher Sapna Rana Rawat explains the technique.

Sapna Rana Rawat
Yoga teacher

Steps for 10 minutes of meditation for beginners

Sit in any comfortable cross-legged meditative posture ensuring your spine is straight and elbows and shoulders relaxed.

Gently close your eyes, and visualize your whole body relaxing in a read more

One in four individuals’ is experiencing a mental illness, and it’s just not something we can continue to ignore. According to the World Health Organization, cases of depression have ballooned 20 percent in just one decade, making it the leading cause of disability worldwide. Therefore, understanding high functioning depression is imperative, as HEALTH investigates.

SMOKE AND MIRRORS

U.S. celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN’s food-and-travel-focused “Parts Unknown” television read more

Tarik Batal and Basma Masri are the Creators of Superhope, an engaging and impactful initiative which aims at building relationships with globally recognized hospitals and superhero children. By boosting a child’s Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) they make that child believe they are a Superhero, which enables a more positive mind-body connection.

The Power of a Positive Mental Attitude

“During a meeting with a friend who was a child psychologist, Basma and I discovered how important it was to read more

Surprisingly, as many as 10 percent of women may have some degree of thyroid hormone deficiency and in fact, hypothyroidism is more common than you would believe. The problem is that millions of people are currently hypothyroid and are not even aware of it. HEALTH speaks to Dr. Faraz Farishta, Consultant Endocrinologist at Thumbay Hospital India Pvt Ltd. about understanding thyroid diseases and how these are treated.

Statistics

Thyroid diseases are common worldwide, Dr. Farishta reveals, and in read more

Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints and the two most common types are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis  (RA). While it can be treated with medicines, lifestyle changes, as well as exercise, Dr. Humeira Badsha, Consultant Rheumatologist and Board Member at Middle East Arthritis Foundation reveals there are also many foods that can ease inflammation and help relieve pain.

Oily Fish
Fishhigh in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D such as salmon, mackerel, read more

A partial knee replacement surgery is an alternative to total knee replacement for some patients’ with osteoarthritis of the knee and can be done when the damage is confined to a particular compartment of the knee.Dr. Mir Zia Ur Rahman Ali, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon & Advanced Revisional Joint Replacement Surgeon, Thumbay Hospital India Pvt Ltd. explains this groundbreaking technique.
BACKGROUND

In the past, partial knee replacement was reserved for older patients’, but Dr. Ali explains read more