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Samsung Races Apple to Develop Blood Sugar Monitor That Doesn’t Break Skin
24Jan By adminNo Comments
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Samsung Races Apple to Develop Blood Sugar Monitor That Doesn’t Break Skin

[ad_1] Samsung Electronics Co. is exploring the development of noninvasive blood sugar monitor (glucose monitoring) and continuous blood pressure checking, setting its sights on ambitious health-care goals in a race with Apple Inc. and other tech giants.The work is part of a broader push to put health features in a range of devices, including its just-announced Galaxy Ring, said Samsung executive Hon Pak, who is overseeing the effort. The company aims to eventually give consumers a complete picture of their well-being via sensors on different parts of the body and around the home.  Health tracking is already a key selling point of smartphones and watches, with Samsung, Apple and Alphabet Inc.'s Google using the features to attract and retain customers. Creating sensors for continuous bl...
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10 Health Benefits of Radish: The Power Source of Potassium, Vitamin C and Fiber
21Sep By adminNo Comments
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10 Health Benefits of Radish: The Power Source of Potassium, Vitamin C and Fiber

[ad_1] Have you ever been conned to eat something you despise, and then actually grown to like it? My list is, or rather used to be, fairly long. And somewhere right on top was radish, or rather the humble mooli. It would take serious coercion to get me to eat it irrelevant of the various ways it was camouflaged - in a curry, parathas, dal, or even a salad.Incidentally, there are various kinds of radishes with some growing in spring and summer, and some in winter. Daikon, the white variety most commonly found in India, is a spring-summer vegetable. The other varieties available in the country are the pink, and sometimes even the black. Now even though not everyone likes radish, it comes with a host of health benefits.For instance, radish actually helps to cleanse our liver and stomach, t...
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Say Goodbye To High Blood Pressure: Try These 3 Nutritionist-Approved Drinks
11Jul By adminNo Comments
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Say Goodbye To High Blood Pressure: Try These 3 Nutritionist-Approved Drinks

[ad_1] It is rightly said that health and diet go hand-in-hand. A balanced diet, eaten at the right time, may help alleviate multiple health hazards, especially the ones caused due to irregular lifestyles. High blood pressure is one such concern gripping the globe and this is where a carefully curated meal comes to play. Now this takes us to the next question, what is a balanced diet? According to health experts, it is a meal comprising a mix of food items that provide the right kind of nutrients to keep certain health problems under check. However, a diet regime differs from person to person as per their physiological requirements. For instance, someone suffering from high blood pressure requires meals that are low in fat and includes lots of fibre, fruits and vegetables. Alongside, res...
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Mobile phone calls associated with increased risk of high blood pressure: Study
6May By adminNo Comments
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Mobile phone calls associated with increased risk of high blood pressure: Study

[ad_1] According to new research published today in European Heart Journal - Digital Health, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), talking on a cell phone for 30 minutes or more per week is associated with a 12pc increased risk of high blood pressure compared to less than 30 minutes. "It's the number of minutes people spend talking on a mobile that matter for heart health, with more minutes meaning greater risk," said study author Professor Xianhui Qin of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. "Years of use or employing a hands-free set-up had no influence on the likelihood of developing high blood pressure. More studies are needed to confirm the findings." Almost three-quarters of the global population aged 10 and over own a mobile phone.2 Nearly 1.3 billion a...
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Eat Your Greens: Impact Of Moringa Leaves On Blood Sugar Levels  
1Feb By adminNo Comments
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Eat Your Greens: Impact Of Moringa Leaves On Blood Sugar Levels  

[ad_1] Moringa is derived from the moringa oleifera plant, which is often called the drumstick tree, horseradish tree, or miracle tree. Moringa has become more and more popular in the everyday diet. It is also called survival food since it is loaded with all the nutritional elements such as protein, calcium, iron, 8 of the 9 essential amino acids, Vitamin C, Vitamin A and minerals. Nutritionist Lovneet Batra has been a strong advocate of “eat your greens.” Her “food fact” series focuses on highlighting the key components as well as the health benefits of the various underrated food items. The green in focus today is moringa leaves. Also read: Benefits Of Moringa Leaves And Ways To Incorporate Into Your Daily DietThe moringa leaves are a rich source of the antioxidant molecule quercetin, ...
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