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LDL works like trucks unloading cholesterol right into artery walls. HDL steps in as the cleanup team, hauling it back out. When LDL climbs past 100 mg/dL and HDL drops below 40 mg/dL for men or 50 for women, plaque wins out. Triglycerides topping 150 mg/dL alongside low HDL stir up real danger. They tie…

Simple blood tests reveal cases of NAFLD early through liver function tests. Alanine aminotransferase, or ALT, becomes raised from normal due to excess fat without symptoms. An indication of this appears when values of triglycerides, LDL, and blood sugar are high, which point to associations with metabolic syndrome. Insulin resistance, common in IT personnel with…

Taking care of the heart is essential, and the first thing towards it is knowing how healthy your cardiovascular health is. While the exact numbers can only come out from functional tests and special equipment, doctors and researchers keep devising simple tests that can help get a reliable idea about the heart’s fitness. Recently, through…

If you spend enough time with a dog, you eventually catch a moment that makes you stop and think, “Hang on, is that dog actually laughing?” It might happen when they are rolling around on the floor or when they suddenly flop over with their mouth open in that loose, silly way. There is something…

Scientists have known for a long time that psychiatric disorders overlap with each other. During their lifetime, many individuals are diagnosed with multiple conditions, and symptoms that are common to various diagnostic categories often intertwine. The mystery that remained was the reason for such a phenomenon. The study of the CDG3 from the Psychiatric Genomics…

Staying fit in the spotlight isn’t easy, but Khloé Kardashian somehow makes it look almost effortless, even though she works harder than most people realize. Fans often see the glam, the outfits, the selfies, but behind it all is a woman who genuinely grinds in the gym. She has good days, tough days, comeback days,…

If ever you feel lost, things are not going your way and you are confused like never before, then you are not alone. Think like this, you’re not losing yourself but meeting a new version of you. A new refined, renewed and healed version who is all set to live their life. There comes a…

If you have ever wondered why food suddenly becomes more tempting on certain days of your cycle, you are definitely not imagining it. Some weeks you can walk past a bakery without blinking, and on other days a packet of biscuits can pull you in like a magnet. Even people who do not usually snack…

Cleaning up broken glass always feels easy until you realise half the pieces have scattered into corners you did not even notice. A glass that slips from your hand can travel surprisingly far, and the smallest shards are the ones that usually cause the worst cuts. Many people sweep the big pieces and assume the…

It was a pleasant March morning when I suddenly woke up with a strong feeling of visiting the revered Mehandipur Balaji temple in Rajasthan. It is a revered temple where Lord Hanuman is prayed in his child form. I had never been to the temple before but heard several (unbelievable) stories about the temple’s power…