Healthcare

Next time you’re eating a jamun, don’t throw away the seeds. Here’s what nutritionists and studies say about how it helps regulate diabetes, and how you can make seed powder at home.

Drinking ajwain water in the morning has many health benefits, such as bettering digestion, reducing bloating and weight loss. And if you are looking for the recipe, here's the one Parineeti Chopra uses for better gut health.

From heart health to weight loss, foxtail millet has a host of health benefits. Here are three easy Indian millet dishes for you to include in your regular diet.

Omkar Nath Sharma, a resident of Delhi, is called the ‘medicine baba’ for his initiative wherein he goes door to door to collect unused medicines, which he donates to those in need.

Dr Manisha Gupte and Dr Ramesh Awasthi run MASUM (Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Mandal), a collective of thousands of women across Maharashtra who mobilise to gain a better understanding of their sexuality, and what rights they have over their bodies.

While nuts and pulses have many nutrients and health benefits, make sure you’re eating them the right way. Here’s why you should soak these food items before you start consuming them.

Co-founded by Prabhdeep Singh, medical startup StanPlus offers a 15-mins ambulance delivery service to patients and even operates its own fleet of Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances.

Bengaluru-based Leucine Rich Bio Pvt Ltd developed BugSpeaks — a kit that analyses microbiomes in the human intestine and provides recommendations to re-balance the gut microbiome.

Health-tech startup BlueSemi, founded by Sunil Maddikatala, has launched Eyva, a non-invasive glucometer for diabetics that can provide results without any pricking or needles.

A gluten-free diet is a requirement for Indians with Celiac disease. To help them adapt, 17-year-old Annika Dhariwal launched an online repository called Gluten Free Jio.