Prabhat Prakashan

"Dhyan" or meditation is a simple but powerful technique which keeps one's mind relaxed and stable. All that one has to do to practice the art of meditation is to sit quietly and sincerely, with eyes closed, and experience deep relaxation. At the beginning, doing this will prove difficult, as your mind will wander, but with some resolve you can control your galloping mind and meditate effectively. This is akin to when we walk into a dark room and cannot see anything, but once our eyes get used to the darkness, we are able to perceive our surroundings and see effectively. 

Everyone wants to stay healthy and live forever, and everyone wants to find a way to do that. But there is no magic pill which can be popped to achieve this. That said, there are some ways and techniques which can not only make one stay healthy and fit but also increase one's life span. While, and this is mostly accurate, the factors which are behind one's long life are mostly biological and out of our control, there are certain factors which are under our control and which can be regulated to help us achieve a long and fruitful life.

Milk is an essential part of our diet. While we start consuming milk from the moment we are born, as we grow older we tend to cut down on our consumption due to myriad reasons. Some range from our concern over fat content in the milk, while others range from the misconceived notion of an adult person not requiring milk. Frivolous reasoning aside, milk has such nourishing qualities and life essentials in it that every living being of any age must consume milk as a rule. Milk in reality is indeed a super food.

Cooking oil is an essential commodity to Indian cooking and food, however it has been seen that people are usually confused about which cooking oil to use. Everyday advertising only makes this problem chronic since every brand claims to be healthy and to be the best. It is because of the above that people struggle with the following questions: Which cooking oil is more healthy? What quantity of cooking oil is safe to consume? Is it good practice to keep changing one's cooking oil?

Today, we have more means to relax and enjoy than we had a decade ago. The salary index of an average person today is higher than what it was at the turn of the century. However, the levels of happiness have gone down drastically and, as per various studies, the happiness index of people reads lesser now than what it read half a century ago. What does ti take to be happy. Listen in and find out. 

Food intake is an essential activity in a human being's life cycle. Food is the fuel to our body without which the body cannot function and survive. As a rule, human beings must eat a balanced diet every day to not only get the essential nutrients to stay healthy but to also keep up with the calorie intake necessary on a per day basis. Each individual has different requirements as to calorie intake, based on the individual's weight, height, sex, age and lifestyle.

A balanced and nutritional diet is the cornerstone to a healthy body. Both women and men need a healthy food cycle to thrive at their peak. As per science, till the age of nine, children require equal amounts of nutrition. However, as kids hit adolescence, the nutritional requirements of men and women change based on the physiological set up of each sex. Women go through many challenges and changes in a lifetime, which includes changes in bodily composition, motherhood and menopause, just to name a few.

Ever heard the phrase "laughter is the best medicine"? Well, it's true. Laughing and smiling will make you not only healthy but look beautiful as well. Laughter is good for one's overall health as well. Laughing while showing one's entire set of teeth is called giving a bright smile. According to a study conducted at Oxford University, laughing loudly instead of merely smiling works as a cure for headaches. Laughing loudly helps release endorphins in our brain which help overcome chemical reactions causing us that wretched headache.  

Today obesity has become a chronic disease and a cause of concern for many to stay healthy. Not only does obesity affect our health but it also affects the way we look. The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than the amount of food intake. To achieve this one can either control the calorie intake levels or increase the body activity count so as to burn more calories. 

In today's digital day and age, it is near impossible to stay isolated and distant from an electronic gadget. Gadgets in all shapes and forms have become an innate part of our lives and world. Humans as a species are increasingly becoming more dependent on electronic gadgets every passing day. There are no two ways to the debate, if gadgets have made our lives better. They have; however, there is a downside to perpetual screen time.