Repeated usage of Energy drink can damage the heart and many a times can even cause death. Thus there needs to be strict warning on the cans on the recommended consumption (not more than 1 can) and when not to use (with alcohol, while doing activity) and who should not consume it (Pregnant women and children). 

So if you feel tired, forget the energy drink and snooze instead that’s the best energy booster!

To read more see Energy Drinks: They leave you High and Dry!

Its 5 in the morning...good time for Yoga?

Science Daily reports that Meditation may be an effective behavioral intervention in the treatment of insomnia, according to a research at Sleep 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.   

Results indicate that patients saw improvements in subjective sleep quality and sleep diary parameters while practicing meditation.

 Sleep latency, total sleep time, total wake time, wake after sleep onset, sleep efficiency, sleep quality and depression improved in patients who used meditation.

 According to principal investigator Ramadevi Gourineni, MD, director of the insomnia program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Evanston, Ill., insomnia is believed to be a 24-hour problem of hyperarousal, and elevated measures of arousals are seen throughout the day.

 ”Results of the study show that teaching deep relaxation techniques during the daytime can help improve sleep at night,” said Gourineni.

 The study gathered data from 11 healthy subjects between the ages of 25 and 45 years with chronic primary insomnia.

Participants were divided into two intervention groups for two months: Kriya Yoga (a form of meditation that is used to focus internalized attention and has been shown to reduce measures of arousal) and health education. Subjective measures of sleep and depression were collected at baseline and after the two-month period.

 Both groups received sleep hygiene education; members of the health education group also received information about health-related topics and how to improve health through exercise, nutrition, weight loss and stress management.