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  1. Weekend Warriors: Rest All Week, Everest at the Weekend?
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    Sitting all week, then trekking or lifting hard at the weekend? Why a sudden load on an unprepared heart is risky, and why daily exercise works better.

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  2. Must We Really Drink Four Litres of Water a Day?
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    Four litres a day for glowing skin? Forcing down water you do not need can dilute the sodium in your blood. How much do you really need?

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  3. Sugar or Jaggery: Which Is Really Healthier?
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    Switched from sugar to jaggery to stay safe from diabetes? Why both raise blood sugar alike, the mineral myth, and three jaggery claims that do not hold up.

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  4. “I Do Housework All Day… That’s My Workout!”
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    On your feet all day with housework? It may leave you tired and sweaty, but it is not the continuous, brisk walking your heart and blood sugar need.

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  5. Sleep Is Just Like Charging Your Smartphone
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    Proud of sleeping only four hours a night? What the body repairs while we sleep, why screens keep sleep away, and six simple rules of sleep hygiene.

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  6. Why ‘Fatty Liver’ When I Don’t Even Drink?
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    Never drink, yet the scan says fatty liver? How excess food, polished grains and too little activity fill the liver with fat, and simple habits that reverse it.

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  7. Smartwatch on the Wrist, Tension in the Mind
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    Your smartwatch says you slept badly and your heart rate is up. Should you worry? Wrist trackers only guess at sleep; the long-term trend is what matters.

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  8. The Cheap Lies Behind Expensive Pink Salt
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    Is ₹200 Himalayan pink salt really better than ordinary iodised salt? The truth about sodium, those 84 minerals, and why switching could bring back iodine deficiency.

    Site The Inside Story 598 words