If you have been unsuccessful in your attempts at shedding those extra pounds despite best efforts, your thyroid could be the culprit. Since the thyroid produces hormones that manage your metabolism, anything that affects your thyroid will ultimately affect your metabolism. Once you address your thyroid problems, the pounds may melt off easily.

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Over the decades, people have come to take antibiotics for granted. Isn't there an antibiotic for every bacteria out there? Yet, in the battle against bacteria using antibiotics, bacteria have been gaining strength against us and have developed into superbugs with inbuilt resistance to these drugs.

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Sari, the traditional dress of women is exotic, sensuous, seductive and feminine. These are just some of the glowing terms attributed to the sari; but why is it that we glorify only women's traditional dresses this way? Why can't women transgress the cultural norms and wear more comfortable dresses without inviting snide remarks?

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To stay calm in times of chaos, you have to realize nothing can come out of getting frustrated. If this seems obvious enough to you, it is not, and I can tell you of several acquaintances of mine who work themselves up into fury just to get things move fast.

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Imagine the embarrassment when a friend you are talking to suddenly recoils back as you come closer. Or an intimate moment when your partner shows reluctance to kiss you. Halitosis, or bad breath, could be the reason spoiling those precious moments with the person you love!

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You want to know how the world's largest empire, that of the United States of America, was built? Read the bestselling books 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man' and the recent 'The Secret History of the American Empire', in which the author John Perkins tells the gripping tale of how he had, as an 'economic hit man', or EHM, helped the US to control global economy by using foreign aid as a strategic weapon.

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"The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly." — Peter De Vries

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It was a self-exploration that made me understand myself. It was like discovering the one last elusive word in a jigsaw puzzle that completes other words.

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The throb in my head wouldn’t go. Lot of jobs in the queue, and the mind tried coping with each. Joseph said the proposal had to go the next day; so we had to finalize the details today. Video conferencing with the clients in the evening would clear the outstanding issues. I had to sit with the accounts section and make the final draft.

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I received an email a few years ago that warned against the use of constricting bras.

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When working in a team, we have to offer and receive feedback all the time. The road to giving and receiving criticism is fraught with pitfals.

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Kanaka traveled every day by bus to Koramangala where she worked at a private company in South Bangalore. She had become adept at maneuvering her way in the crowded bus stop and be the first to get in. Despite this, it was not always easy to get a seat. She would watch hawk-like for anybody making a move to get down and stand next to them.

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Many food products we consume today contain genetically modified ingredients — but the lack of useful labelling of such food keeps this information hidden from us. We are the unwitting guinea pigs in the experiments of engineering of our food involving the entire planet's ecosystem, our health and our very genetic makeup.

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Sleeplessness is the manifestation of an active or agitated mind working itself up against our will to sleep. That means we are not in control of our mind, and hence, our bodies. Yoga puts back the control in our hands and lets us 'sleep like a baby'.

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You are dieting and following all the rules of the game the dieting gurus have set. But why do the best of your efforts get sabotaged? Possibly, er... has there been a mistake somewhere?

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Many of the foods that are naturally sweet in nature contain rather large amounts of calories and carbohydrates—the most dreaded words in the modern world. Food makers are rushing to meet demand from consumers more concerned with their waistlines than with healthier eating.

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In the past, people treated for a chronic illness such as cancer were often advised by their doctor to rest and reduce their physical activity. This may still be true if movement produces severe pain, rapid heart rate, or breathlessness. Research has shown though that exercise is not only safe and possible during cancer treatment, but it can improve physical functioning and quality of life.

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A diet rich in fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and low in fat may well be the most effective alternative approach of all because it may help prevent certain cancers.

Eat Raw Fruits and Vegetables

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To build muscle mass, it's a great idea to stick with the basics of nutrition--take in plenty of protein and complex carbohydrates, as well as enough total calories to support growth. You must consume 1.4-1.7g proteins for every one kilo of your body weight, and the calorie your food must provide is 18-20 times your body weight.

The Magic Numbers

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I fiercely refused to apologise. And why should I, when I hadn’t done anything wrong? My friends, Kusum and Shikha, were at their wits’ ends, not knowing what to do with me.

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