Category: Health and Wellness

Hydration is important, especially in hotter regions where people lose more water from sweating and exhalation. There are plenty of clear associations between hydration and metabolism, skin health, and general fitness.  But too much of anything isn’t good. Even water. So, how much is the right amount of water you should drink? A couple of… Continue reading Vispi Speaks: How Much Water Do You Really Need To Drink

In India air pollution is at unbearable levels.  Delhi has deteriorated into the “hazardous” category   According to Wikipedia in 2018, of the most polluted cities in the world, 22 out of 30 were in India. India is the world’s largest consumer of fuelwood, agricultural waste and biomass for energy purposes.  In autumn and winter months, large scale crop residue… Continue reading Vispi Speaks: Air Pollution Health Effects and Nutritional Solutions

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 was awarded jointly to Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak “for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by Telomeres and the enzyme Telomerase.” A new area of research on aging involves Telomeres. Geneticist Richard Cawthon and colleagues at the University of Utah… Continue reading Vispi Speaks: What Are The Prospects for Human Immortality ?

In 2018, the WHO reported that 14 out of world’s most polluted 15 cities are from India. Air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of 2 million Indians every year. Emissions come from vehicles and industry, whereas in rural areas, much of the pollution stems from biomass burning for cooking and keeping warm. In autumn… Continue reading Vispi Speaks: Air Pollution Contributing to Skin Aging

An average adult’s skin spans 21 square feet, weighs nine pounds, and contains more than 11 miles of blood vessels. The skin releases as much as three gallons of sweat a day in hot weather. The areas that don’t sweat are the nail bed, the margins of the lips, the tip of the penis, and… Continue reading Vispi Speaks: Did You Know This About Your Skin & Hair

We are happy to start a new regular column on health, skin care, personal care and wellness by our dear friend Vispi Kanga. This is his first column for Parsi Khabar Healthy aging was defined as including an absence of disability, depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment, respiratory symptoms and chronic diseases including cancer, coronary artery disease… Continue reading Vispi Speaks: Simple Solutions for Healthy Aging

Turkish Tourism gets a dose of Indian spirituality Global leading holistic health guru, Dr. Mickey Mehta in collaboration with Crystal Concepts DMC, conducted a workshop on benefits of yoga, basic meditation, concepts of holistic health, emotional healing and cleansing with more than 100 Turks and expats in Istanbul on May 20, 2017. Held at the… Continue reading Mickey Mehta’s brand of spirituality in Istanbul