Omicron Variant: How Excessive Intake of Immunity Supplements Can Affect Your Body Organs

Omicron Variant: How Excessive Intake of Immunity Supplements Can Affect Your Body Organs

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, immunity-boosting supplements and kadhas have become a part of our lives. People are now more focused on their immune health than ever. It is a fact that immunity supplements are packed with obvious health benefits. But did you know that there are also potential downsides to taking these … Read more

Update on psychedelic therapy drugs a positive step in mental-health care: experts

Update on psychedelic therapy drugs a positive step in mental-health care: experts

A doctor and psychologist say Health Canada’s decision to allow doctors to order restricted psychedelic drugs for patients as part of their psychotherapy is a positive step toward transforming mental health care. But they say the recent change to the Special Access Program is not enough. “We still have a lot of work to do … Read more

Misinformation, mental well-being and third wave

Misinformation, mental well-being and third wave

While Covid-19 is not the first pandemic the world has known, it exists in the age of technological and information explosion. In the last two years, the world and especially India have witnessed disruptions in health care, education, the economy and in life as we knew it. We are also witnessing an uptick in messages … Read more

‘Postponing New Year’s resolutions’: How the Omicron outbreak is smashing gyms

‘Postponing New Year’s resolutions’: How the Omicron outbreak is smashing gyms

An Australian fitness body says half the industry has suffered a “total loss” of revenue and Omicron is further derailing the financial growths normally seen in the New Year. Key points: The Weighed Down report found that moving classes online had limited financial benefit for coaches Research shows roughly half of industry workers have quit … Read more