Health Tips to ward off Alzheimer's, dementia, depression

More and more studies confirm that engaging in frequent cognitive activity is the surest way to ward off Alzheimer’s disease. Keeping the brain active by reading, solving crossword and sudoko puzzles, and other brain-boosting activities like eating a healthy diet, exercising, socializing, losing weight, learning a second language etc. can go a long way in staving off dementia.


Reiterating the importance of a healthy work-life balance, a new study reveals correlation between long work hours and the incidence of depression. The study found that people who worked 11 or more hours a day were twice as likely to be depressed when compared to people who worked to seven or eight hours a day.

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   Looking for shortcuts to losing a few kilos? Who isn’t! Here are ten simple ways to drop upto 100 calories from your diet. From swapping mayonnaise for a tasty scoop of hummus, to open-faced sandwiches, Shine gave us some practical ways to a healthier diet.

2. Read that newspaper! More and more studiesconfirm that engaging in frequent cognitive activity is the surest way to ward off Alzheimer’s disease. Keeping the brain active by reading, solving crossword and sudoko puzzles, and other brain-boosting activities like eating a healthy diet, exercising, socializing, losing weight, learning a second language etc. can go a long way in staving off dementia.

3. All you junk food addicts, pay heed! Seventeen year-old Stacey Irvine, of Birmingham, UK, collapsed and had to berushed to the hospital last week. The reason behind her distress? She’s been on a diet of McDonald’s chicken nuggets and potato chips since the age of 2! Her extreme food addiction has left her body starved of iron, calcium, antioxidants, vitamins and good fats. She has been warned that unless she varies her diet to include fruits and

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4. Reiterating the importance of a healthy work-life balance, a new study reveals correlation between long work hours and the incidence of depression. The study found that people who worked 11 or more hours a day were twice as likely to be depressed when compared to people who worked to seven or eight hours a day.

1. Looking for shortcuts to losing a few kilos? Who isn’t! Here are ten simple ways to drop upto 100 calories from your diet. From swapping mayonnaise for a tasty scoop of hummus, to open-faced sandwiches, Shine gave us some practical ways to a healthier diet.

2. Read that newspaper! More and more studiesconfirm that engaging in frequent cognitive activity is the surest way to ward off Alzheimer’s disease. Keeping the brain active by reading, solving crossword and sudoko puzzles, and other brain-boosting activities like eating a healthy diet, exercising, socializing, losing weight, learning a second language etc. can go a long way in staving off dementia.

3. All you junk food addicts, pay heed! Seventeen year-old Stacey Irvine, of Birmingham, UK, collapsed and had to berushed to the hospital last week. The reason behind her distress? She’s been on a diet of McDonald’s chicken nuggets and potato chips since the age of 2! Her extreme food addiction has left her body starved of iron, calcium, antioxidants, vitamins and good fats. She has been warned that unless she varies her diet to include fruits and

   ...more 

4. Reiterating the importance of a healthy work-life balance, a new study reveals correlation between long work hours and the incidence of depression. The study found that people who worked 11 or more hours a day were twice as likely to be depressed when compared to people who worked to seven or eight hours a day.