Why Washing Your Hair Every Day Could Be Making Your Scalp WorseDaily shampooing might be harming your scalp. Scientific studies reveal that washing hair too often can damage the scalp's natural barrier....
25 Apr, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
7-day Indian diet plan for weight loss: Woman who lost 20 kg shares simple home-cooked meal routine going viralA viral 7-day Indian weight loss meal plan shared by Kopal Agarwal is gaining traction for its simple, sustainable approach, focusing on ba...
23 Apr, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Why Your Kitchen Sponge Might Be Making Everything Smell WorseYour kitchen sponge, a cleaning essential, harbors billions of bacteria. Research reveals these porous tools become microbial hotspots, bre...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
Avocados' surprising health benefits: Can this superfruit reduce the risk of cancer? Top US doctor explainsAvocados are a nutrient-dense fruit, rich in healthy fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. They significantly support gut health by increasi...
04 Nov, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
'Don't eat more fiber, but more types of fiber': Cardiologist Dr. Pradip Jamnadas reveals how a colorful plate can supercharge your gut healthDr Pradip Jamnadas, a renowned Orlando-based interventional cardiologist, is urging people to prioritise gut-friendly food choices over pro...
26 Oct, 2025, 01.47 PM IST
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Microbes are vital for survival. Like a forest, humans are mobile ecosystems. Trillions of microbes populate our bodies. These microbes wor...
01 Sep, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
What is thirty-a-week diet? Could a colourful plate be the secret to better healthNutritionists now advocate for eating 30 diverse plant foods weekly—including herbs, seeds, and grains—for improved gut health. This shift,...
18 Jul, 2025, 06.30 PM IST
Study suggests gut microbes can affect Covid vaccine responseThe research, involving 68 people with HIV and 75 healthy individuals, found that a less diverse gut microbiome correlated with a stronger ...
06 Jan, 2024, 12.29 PM IST
This minuscule organism regulates our ability to digest foodMicrobiomes have been part of all these organisms from the beginning, and have evolved in tandem with them, just as their visible organs ha...
15 Sep, 2023, 10.07 AM IST
These at-home microbiome test kits can tell you what lives in your gut. But can data improve your health?These personal gut microbiome testing kits claim to tell you what organisms live in your gut.
16 Aug, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
Gut feeling or a disease? Microbiome test can help find out what's going on in your digestive tract. But should you get it?Direct-to-consumer microbiome tests require little more than filling out a form online, paying a fee and sending in a stool sample.
15 Oct, 2021, 07.49 AM IST
Add yogurt, kimchi & kombucha to your diet. Fermented foods secret to a healthy bodyFermentation also helps in enhancing the flavors and textures of many foods.
17 Aug, 2021, 02.03 PM IST
Gut health secret: Have organic apples dailyAn apple also carries about 100 million bacteria.
25 Jul, 2019, 07.58 AM IST
India gears up for Rs 150 crore microbe project to uncover links to diseasesThe ambitious project has put India on the verge of understanding all diseases that afflict Indians.
06 Jan, 2019, 01.56 PM IST
Consume yogurt or buttermilk to improve gut bacteriaCoffee and wine can increase the diversity also, while whole milk or a high-calorie diet can decrease it.
30 Apr, 2016, 12.43 PM IST
Being sociable may transmit 'good' gut microbesSpending time in close contact with others ups the risk of catching germs but it can also transmit 'good' gut microbes.
17 Jan, 2016, 05.02 PM IST
Antibiotics overuse may alter children's developmentBoth of the antibiotics also disrupted the gut microbiome, the trillions of microbes that inhabit the intestinal tract.
07 Jul, 2015, 06.27 PM IST