Can being too nice weaken your body’s defences?
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Struggling with weight? Your sleep could be the missing piece
23 October 2025, 10:43 AM
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Mother-to-be? Try these safe yoga poses for your second trimester
22 October 2025, 10:04 AM
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Say goodbye to back pain with these simple yoga poses
16 October 2025, 11:44 AM
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Why many moms lean toward home remedies during pregnancy
15 October 2025, 10:18 AM
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Is tea really healthy or just a comforting habit?
12 October 2025, 09:47 AM
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Detect breast cancer early: Know these warning signs today
11 October 2025, 09:54 AM
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Why dengue is getting deadlier — even when we know the rules
9 October 2025, 08:37 AM
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#Health & Fitness / Eating right without starving: A practical nutrition plan for women
7 October 2025, 04:17 AM
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I did the 36-hour fasting, and this is what happened
4 October 2025, 10:59 AM
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Winter Workout Tips
Here are some tips to get your blood pumping and yourself motivated for working out in winter.
23 February 2022, 10:49 AM
BTS: Unorthodox advocates of self-love and mental health
Bangtan Sonyeondan (Korean for Bulletproof Boy Scouts), more commonly known as BTS (Behind the Scene), is undoubtedly a household name amongst the young generation.
21 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and it’s aftereffects on young minds
With the introduction of online schooling, screen time skyrocketed. Limited scope of interactions in classes have made classes
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Self-care is not selfish
Self-care often takes a backseat in our lives. However, nurturing our own body, mind, and soul is imperative to living a more satisfied and successful life. Therefore, leave behind all feelings of guilt and take some time to focus on yourself and only yourself, if not every day, then at least a few times a week.
6 February 2022, 12:59 PM
Tips for sound sleep
Your sleep needs vary widely — total hours required, optimal bedtimes, and ideal wakeup times, these are all dictated by an individual’s physiology, genetics, exercise levels, diet, and age group.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Lip care during the winter
The cold winter air is dry and takes a toll on your lips by extracting moisture from them. This causes the lips to get dry easily and can result in chapped lips;
20 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Breaking the stigma associated to mental illness
There is no way, that we can skip maintenance of our psychiatric needs at any given point and still expect to live healthy and functioning lives.
13 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Muscle mania: Strength training changes everything
The key lies in your muscles. At rest, 1 pound of muscle burns three times as many calories every day just to sustain itself—and a lot of those calories that muscle burns off come from fat storage units. Muscle is constantly burning fat off!
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Scalp detox for better hair growth
While we are all familiar with the common methods to nurture hair that include oiling, shampooing, conditioning, applying packs, and various hair treatments, what is scalp detox? Does one really need it?
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Fertility and nutrition: Food that can help you get pregnant
What we eat can affect our chances of getting pregnant, but the full picture is not very clear-cut because it is hard to separate diet from other factors.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Understanding the process of Menopause
In contrast to the myths that foster the misconception that menopause is a tumultuous time, if embraced and dealt with in the right manner, it can certainly be a positive time of life too.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Weak in the Joints: Addressing arthritis from causes to care
To put it simply, arthritis is a kind of inflammation and can happen at one or more joints of the body at the same time.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Fighting adult acne with home remedies
Acne is dreaded by most teens, but by the time you are an adult, its simply an unwelcome guest that’s far outstayed its welcome.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Stories of Hope & Strength
This year’s Breast Awareness Campaign covered stories of courage, hope and strength from three brave women who won their long-enduring battle with breast cancer.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Interview with a breast cancer survivor: Nabanita Islam
Breast cancer is not a topic discussed often, let alone the implications and emotions behind it. In lieu of breast cancer awareness month, The Daily Star sat down with Nabanita Islam to have a candid heart-to-heart as she tells her story.
25 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Breast cancer screening: the barriers and the solutions
Early detection is key to increasing the odds of survival for breast cancer. Regular checking and mammograms are key to early detection. A mammogram is an X-ray picture of the breasts that often helps detect breast cancer three years before it can be felt.
25 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Living with the C word
It seems like a long time ago, but I can still remember that warm August afternoon in the summer of 1997. My friend Salma Wafa, who was a doctor, was visiting that day.
25 October 2021, 18:00 PM
The roots of all your fears
We all have fears and anxieties which creep up on us throughout the day. You may find yourself checking on the stove more times than you need to or worse yet, checking WebMDmore than is healthy.
25 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Digital wellbeing
There is a legitimate reason behind the adage — children not only mimic, but also develop their social mannerisms, ways of interaction and behavioural traits by observing and acquiring information from the adults around them.
18 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Overcoming the habit of oversleeping
Oversleeping could be the result of multiple causes; stress, unbalanced diet, overworking, etc. In extreme cases, a doctor should be consulted as some people might develop sleeping disorders.
18 October 2021, 10:22 AM