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Giving birth can have an overwhelming impact on your body. For the past nine months, your body has been adapting to the growing baby and now it would ideally be going back to its pre-pregnancy state. The following couple of tips would help speed up the process effectively and efficiently.    It can take years for women to recover and some never do simply because of their lack of knowledge, but not to worry if you follow these simple steps, you will see a quick result not only on how you look but also how you feel. 1.    Eat Following a  diet is not necessary  as your body would need the calories to recover.  Further, breastfeeding would require a certain (around 500) number of  extra calories  in order to produce milk for your baby. Cutting out high intakes of sugar would be beneficial. Focusing on healthy food will help give your body enough fuel to speed up the process.   A few healthy easy to prepare options would be; ·   ...

Nowadays, we all lead busy lives. We’ve got things to do, places to be at and even meetings to attend. Since such is the case, most of us tend to not take care ourselves, resulting in faster ageing and a decreased level in productivity. Thus, the following are 5 simple changes that you could make in your lives, to basically improve your lifestyle and live longer. 1. Sleep We’ve been told time and time again that it is essential that we get 6-8 hours of sleep a day if we are to wake up feeling refreshed, with a positive mindset that would help us accomplish our tasks. However, a majority of us are burdened with other commitments that we barely get adequate sleep. This in turn gives rise to issues such as: lower productivity at work skin changes (more prone to breakouts) hormonal fluctuations dark circles and bags under eyes lowers the immunity in the body. Thus, it is important that we get sufficient rest to ensure that the lack of sleep does not burden our way of life. We’ve heard that...

Dr. Chandhi Rajapakshe Senior Lecturer, Doctor of Ayurveda  |  M. Sc (University of Peradeniya)  |  BAMS (University of Colombo)   Newborns often tend to have excessive gas and tummy problems as their digestive systems have just started working independently. If there is repeated crying for more than 3 hours continuously at least for 3 days a week, your baby may have colic. As the exact cause for colic has not been identified, it is difficult to find a specific remedy.   Gripe water is essentially an over-the-counter supplement given to colicky babies all around the world, yet there is quite a debate as the U.S FDA does not consider gripe water to be safe for children as well. Is there a better alternative?   What makes Gripe Water unhealthy?   Gripe water usually consists of  sodium bicarbonate  with the incorporation of herbs like;  ·        Ginger  ·        Chamomil...