Fasting

Ahoi Ashtami 2023 Shubh Muhurat: Know Puja Vidhi And Puja Samagri

Ahoi Ashtami 2023: On this day, mothers observe a day-long fast for their kids without food and water begins in the morning and concludes after sighting stars at dusk.

Nov 05, 2023, 16:32 PM IST

Ahoi Ashtami 2023 Puja Vidhi: How To Perform Puja, Full Vrat Katha Of Ahoi Mata

Ahoi Ashtami is celebrated on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha of the month of Kartik. Read Ahoi Ashtami Katha for blessings during your Ahoi Ashmtami puja.

Nov 05, 2023, 11:24 AM IST

Benefits Of Exercise: Working Out While Fasting Can Help With Mental Focus And Clarity, Here's Why

Fasting has been a tradition as old as any. We all have fasted at one time or another, for various reasons including but not limited to cultural, religious, and health purposes. Here are reasons why working out during your fast can help you with burning fat and mental clarity.

Jul 29, 2023, 10:33 AM IST

Water Fasts Can Lead To Weight Loss, But Benefits Are Short-Lived: Study

Following a study, an expert on intermittent fasting said that while one can undertake water fast, but "it just seems like a lot of work, and all those metabolic benefits disappear".

Jul 01, 2023, 13:01 PM IST

Chaitra Navratri 2023: Mouth-Watering Makhana Dishes You Should Not Miss During Fasting, Check Health Benefits Of Foxnuts

Fox nut or ‘makhana’ is an excellent source of essential nutrients and Navratri is incomplete with this fruitful nut. Here are some tasty recipes you can make to reap the benefits of foxnuts.

Mar 26, 2023, 16:12 PM IST

Navratri 2023: The Science Behind Fasting During The 9-Days, Check Benefits

Navratri means nine nights- a Hindu festival celebrated across India. The fasting period may differ for everyone but it also has many health benefits. Here we bring you the science behind observing Navratri fasts and how it impacts our body, read on.

Mar 23, 2023, 09:00 AM IST

Chaitra Navratri 2023: Here Are 7 Health Benefits Of Fasting

Chaitra Navratri 2023: Fasting has numerous health benefits which can help you lead a healthy lifestyle; Check 7 benefits of fasting here. 

Mar 17, 2023, 14:53 PM IST

Skipping breakfast may compromise immune system: Study

The study, which concentrated on mouse models, is one of the first to demonstrate that skipping meals causes the brain to react in a way that harms immune cells.

Feb 24, 2023, 14:46 PM IST

Deshhit: 'Roza' connection to Pakistan's victory?

Pakistan's team is in the final and on November 13, Pakistan will face England. Babar Azam says that Allah will give victory in the final. Today in Deshhit, see what is the Roza (Fasting) connection to Pakistan's victory?

Nov 12, 2022, 20:20 PM IST

Intermittent fasting NOT good for women, says study; affects female hormones

In comparison to the control group, which lost almost no weight, women in the four-hour and six-hour dieting groups lost between 3% and 4% of their starting weight over the course of the study. 

Oct 26, 2022, 12:42 PM IST

DNA: Digital fast to end mobile addiction

A different type of fast is being observed in Begumganj of Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, about which a lot of discussion is happening. In this fast, hundreds of people have pledged to distance themselves from all electronic gadgets including mobile phones, tablets, laptops for one day. In this digital fast, everyone has deposited their gadgets in the temple.

Sep 09, 2022, 00:18 AM IST

Precautions to be taken during Navratri Fasting during Coronavirus

Fasting during Coronavirus is not easy and one should take precautions while observing the fast.

Oct 21, 2020, 19:36 PM IST

New method could end fasting for cholesterol tests

For the study, the researchers compared the accuracy of the new LDL calculation method with the Friedewald method, developed in the late 1970s when patients fasted or did not fast.
 

Jan 03, 2018, 20:41 PM IST

Lessons for a lifetime: Taking a leaf out of Mahatma Gandhi's book for good health

Gandhi led a very simple and frugal lifestyle, setting a perfect example for all of us to follow and on his 148th birth anniversary, we remember Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's life as more than a story of a great and outstanding personality.

Oct 02, 2017, 11:42 AM IST