It was very fitting: I had just finished a Bournville 50% cacao dark chocolate and thought to myself that whether the things people say about dark chocolate and their health benefits true at all. Well here’s what I found. Did you know that places where chocolate consumption is highest have the most Nobel Prize recipients? It’s true, at least according to a 2012 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It might as well be a coincidence but it is possible that intelligence or other measures of high brain function are actually improved by consumption of chocolate. A review summarizes the evidence and concludes with a resounding “ maybe ”. Let’s talk about some history first, dark chocolate history goes back at least 3,000 years. Early on, dark chocolate was the only form of chocolate available. It was developed around 1900 B.C. as a beverage in what is now central and South America. Later the Mayans and the Aztecs made bitter dark chocolate beverages for ceremonial and m

Defining sexual health is a difficult task as each culture, sub-culture, and individual has different standards of sexual health. Sexual health includes far more than avoiding disease or unplanned pregnancy. Having a sexually transmitted infection or unwanted pregnancy does not prevent someone from being or becoming sexually healthy. Sexual health is the ability to embrace and enjoy our sexuality throughout our lives. It is an important part of our physical and emotional health. Being sexually healthy means: 1. Understanding that sexuality is a natural part of life and involves more than sexual behavior. 2. Recognizing and respecting the sexual rights we all share. 3. Having access to sexual health information, education, and care. 4. Making an effort to prevent unintended pregnancies and STDs and seek care and treatment when needed. 5. Being able to experience sexual pleasure, satisfaction, and intimacy when desired. 6. Being able to communicate about sexual health with others incl

“Our bodies are our gardens-our wills are our gardeners”-William Shakespeare As rightly quoted by ‘Sir William Shakespeare’ our bodies are our own built gardens, what we sow is what we reap. Introduction: We as humans have entered into a new era of advancements and developments in almost every field of our life. We are surrounded by technologies about which nobody could have even thought of a few years back. So we are called ‘MODERN’. But are we actually living a modern and happy life? The shift to purchase power and the coming in of technology has changed our lives in such a way that ‘health’ which is actually the driver of the car of our life has acquired backseat in our life. Many of us may ignore this fact but this is the truth which we all must accept by now. This has lead many of us to a special kind of disease called “LIFESTYLE DISEASE” Lifestyle diseases are the ailments that are primarily based on the day to day habits of people. Habits that de