How to Remove Dark Circles Naturally: Easy and Effective Home Remedies - Times Now

How to Remove Dark Circles Naturally: Easy and Effective Home Remedies  Times Now

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How To Perform the 4-7-8 Breath To Relieve Unhealthy Stress

Including breath work into your daily routine can lower stress and improve overall health. The 4-7-8 (Relaxing) Breath can help: it is utterly simple, takes almost no time, requires no special equipment, and can be done anywhere. Although you can do the exercise in any position, sit with your back straight while learning the exercise. Place the tip of your tongue against the ridge of tissue just behind your upper front teeth and keep it there through the entire exercise. You will be exhaling through your mouth around your tongue; try pursing your lips slightly if this seems awkward.

• Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound.
• Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four.
• Hold your breath for a count of seven.
• Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of eight.
• This is one breath. Now inhale again and repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths.

Note that you always inhale quietly through your nose and exhale audibly through your mouth. The tip of your tongue stays in position the whole time. Exhalation takes twice as long as inhalation. The absolute time you spend on each phase is not important; the ratio of 4:7:8 is important. If you have trouble holding your breath, speed the exercise up but keep to the ratio of 4:7:8 for the three phases. With practice you can slow it all down and begin inhaling and exhaling more and more deeply.

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Waking Up Tired? Could Be Nocturnal Hypertension—Here’s What to Look For - womansworld.com

Waking Up Tired? Could Be Nocturnal Hypertension—Here’s What to Look For  womansworld.com

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Powerful Quotes From PM Modi's Speech That Felt Like A Verbal Assault on Terror - Times Now

Powerful Quotes From PM Modi's Speech That Felt Like A Verbal Assault on Terror  Times Now

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Mother’s Day 2025 Special: Expert-Backed Natural Nutrition Tips To Balance Hormones At Every Stage Of Motherhood - Zee News

Mother’s Day 2025 Special: Expert-Backed Natural Nutrition Tips To Balance Hormones At Every Stage Of Motherhood  Zee News

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5 Reasons To Add Stair Climbing To Your Workouts

If you’re looking for a convenient and effective way to exercise, consider stair climbing. It can be an excellent workout, as stair climbing:

1. Is convenient: you don’t need to join a gym, buy expensive equipment, or endure summer’s heat or winter’s cold as joggers do. All you need is properly fitted footwear to get started.
2. Can burn more calories than you would jogging or cycling at a moderate pace in the same amount of time.
3. Is heart healthy: a team of British researchers estimates that climbing stairs for seven minutes daily could reduce your risk of heart disease by about 60 percent!
4. Can be done almost anywhere, at work and at home (especially if you have access to a high-rise building).
5. Is low-impact: the pressure from stair climbing is said to be the equivalent of twice your body weight compared to three to four times the impact with running.

If you’re not already fit, I advise checking with your physician before you start climbing stairs. And if you’re going to be climbing in a high-rise building, I suggest doing it with a workout partner for both encouragement and safety. Start slow and work your way up, letting your endurance be your guide. Also know that going down the stairs may be as challenging as going up, take them both ways!

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The Dirty Dozen Plus: Foods You Should Only Buy Organic

Eating fresh produce is the best way to obtain the nutrients that support optimum health, but the pesticides used on many crops remain a major health concern. By choosing organic foods, you can reap the health benefits of fruits and vegetables without exposing yourself and your family to potentially harmful chemicals. Pesticides present real health risks, particularly to children and those with health concerns. The toxicity most commonly associated with pesticides in animal studies include disruptions in the normal functioning of the nervous and hormone systems, as well as increased risks of cancer.

As part of my support of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and their recently updated Shopper’s Guide, I am presenting the newest “Dirty Dozen Plus” list – produce you should buy only in organically grown form. This includes both their fresh and frozen forms. According to EWG, common growing practices make the crops listed below the most likely to contain higher pesticide residues:

The Dirty Dozen Plus (2024)

• Strawberries
• Spinach
• Kale, collard, mustard greens
• Grapes
• Peaches
• Pears
• Nectarines
• Apples
• Bell and hot peppers
• Cherries
• Blueberries
• Green Beans
  + Potatoes

Also find out what foods are acceptable to eat when non-organically farmed, in the most recent “Clean 15” list.

 

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