Technology has completely changed the way we live today. It has simplified our life, no doubt, but it has also complicated life no end! The various applications we have for every little thing makes me wonder what sort of a life people lived before the arrival of the tech-age!  Did we even live, or did we simply exist! The fitness apps, for example, do take the fun out of the fundamentals of fitness! From informing us about places where we can work out, to how many calories we burnt/steps we walked or how strong our heart is — fitness apps…

Did you read about the #KuToo movement that started in Japan, recently? The Japanese women have petitioned against a rule that requires them to wear high heels at work everyday. It is a part of their dress code that is wreaking havoc on their health—both physical and mental. In other words, Japanese women are saying to each other: ‘Kick off those heels!” Those who wear the heels, either for work or for style, will know the torture their feet have to go through, each day every day. Some, among these, will admit to the inconvenience their shoes cause and their…

Are a habitual pill popper? What do we do when we feel the beginning of a headache or a toothache, or body ache? Initially, we grin and bear the pain, complaining once in a while about how it’s getting worse every minute. Ultimately, when we can’t take it any more, we pop in a painkiller. Within half an hour we feel the pain subsiding, and peace returns. Ah, how divine that feels, doesn’t it? Most of us bear the pain even when it is worse, but most of us also are in the habit of popping painkillers every time there’s…