Health
Fabulous fish recipes for your table
Fish recipes are key to getting fresh, delicious meals on the table quickly and easily. There are many ways to cook fish — grilled, baked, fried or stewed. This list of fish recipes is simple and easy to make with full of global flavours will delight fish lovers and definitely improve the dinner table game.
8 August 2022, 10:45 AM
5 sandwiches to relish in hot weather
Between two slices of bread, a great number of ingredients can be mixed and matched to create a class favourite, a food that we know by the name sandwich. Sandwiches are insanely easy to prepare and delicious sandwiches can be prepared from simple and readily available ingredients. If you are a fan of sandwich like me, you can put together different kinds of sandwiches throughout the year to treat yourself, and your friends and family. The days right now are hot and humid, so here are 5 simple but scrumptious sandwich recipes that you can use when you are looking to eat something fresh and light. These sandwiches are also quick, healthy, and budget-friendly.
4 August 2022, 12:05 PM
How to read a nutrition label (without being tricked)
Try spending a few minutes reading the underappreciated label at the back.
4 August 2022, 00:00 AM
Mental health: The conditions in which people grow, live, work and age matter
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) is a fairly new concept which is increasingly gaining momentum in the West. The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined SDOH as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.”
30 July 2022, 17:23 PM
Living with an eating disorder
An obsession with food, body weight, or body shape, it can cause serious health consequences.
14 July 2022, 00:00 AM
Ways to cut bad cholesterol
A balanced level of cholesterol is necessary for the body to build and maintain cells. Trying to reduce your excess cholesterol comes with added perks like better physical health, mental health, and a healthier lifestyle. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cholesterol levels should be checked every 5 years after hitting the age of 20. Here are some ways you can keep your cholesterol levels in check. Follow these tips and lead a better, more active, healthy, and fulfilled life.
8 July 2022, 22:04 PM
Special food for special needs like Autism
Many individuals with autism have food aversions and sensitivities. Many also have behavioural issues that make mealtime particularly challenging. Researchers have found that children with ASD are five times more likely to have mealtime challenges such as tantrums, extreme food selectivity and ritualistic eating behaviours. Inadequate nutrition is also found to be more common among children with autism.
8 July 2022, 21:58 PM
Back to the Wall: How I live with back pain
Lifestyle-induced backpain is now such a systemic problem that even if wanted to change it, we wouldn’t know where to begin or how to keep up.
30 June 2022, 00:00 AM
Is body neutrality our way out of unattainable beauty standards?
Over time, my attitude towards my skin changed. Initially for the worse, and then for the better.
30 June 2022, 00:00 AM
Top 5 Healthy Practices During Monsoon Season
The rainy season means a sprinkle of romance with a splash of fun, but staying healthy in such unpredictable seasons should still be a priority. The change of weather can cause a lot of illnesses like fever, cough, headache etc, and COVID is not gone completely either. Here are 5 tips on how you can maintain your health and be fit throughout this prevailing monsoon season.
26 June 2022, 13:04 PM
8 benefits of the champi: oiling the mane
Oiling hair is a common cultural practice in Bangladesh. We have seen our parents do it, we have seen our siblings do it, and now that we are of age, we do it too because it is essential to keep our hair healthy. Oiling is great for scalp and overall hair nourishment.
26 June 2022, 12:54 PM
4 easy tips for a productive morning
It is not easy create a productive morning routine, but the benefits outweigh the labour and initial discomfort. What you do first thing in the morning, good or bad, sets the mood for the rest of the day. In the end, a productive morning means one stresses less, is more efficient, and has more energy to tackle the day ahead! Here is a guide for making your day as productive as a Fortune 500 CEO.
23 June 2022, 09:41 AM
Menstrual commercials, please do better
TV advertisements for menstrual products are misleading and often disappointing.
23 June 2022, 00:00 AM
5 top reasons to eat mangoes every day
Mangoes are not only great in taste, but have significant health benefits. High in vitamin and nutrient content, mangoes also improve digestion, lowers cholesterol levels in blood, reduce the risk of anaemia, etc. Here are just some of the health benefits of mangoes.
15 June 2022, 09:38 AM
An ordinary budget for an extraordinary time
Govt must be ready for the enormous challenges that lie ahead
9 June 2022, 15:01 PM
6 challenges for Finance Minister
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal sees six major challenges for the fiscal year 2022-23:
9 June 2022, 10:15 AM
CPR: Essential First Aid for saving lives
Anyone can learn CPR to make home and workplace safer. To learn CPR, there are tonnes of inexpensive ways to learn it. Anyone can learn to become a life saver.
8 June 2022, 11:07 AM
Marie Stopes Bangladesh opens premium maternity hospital in Mirpur
With a vision to provide quality maternity healthcare services, Marie Stopes Bangladesh (MSB) has taken the philanthropic initiative to open a premium maternity hospital in Mirpur to serve its important clients, exclusively.
8 June 2022, 08:07 AM
The right diet for beautiful skin and hair
Clean eating is now more important than ever if you want skin and hair that lights up a room.
30 May 2022, 10:13 AM
Pest control: how to deal with cockroaches and other vermin
Termites, cockroaches and other pests like mosquitoes, ticks, rats and mice are very common in summer
28 May 2022, 09:09 AM