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Health & Nutrition Quiz Health Nutrition Quiz About This Quiz This interactive Health & Nutrition quiz is designed to test and improve your knowledge of essential wellness topics. It features 10 carefully selected multiple-choice questions covering key areas like vitamins, minerals, hydration, healthy fats, and general dietary practices. After submission, your score is displayed along with correct answers for any questions you missed—making it both educational and engaging. Whether you're a student, health enthusiast, or just curious, this quiz offers a quick and fun way to boost your nutritional awareness. Submit Answers × Your Result

Many children and even some adults see the darkness as something to fear. But when it comes to falling asleep, darkness is one of your most reliable allies. Darkness is essential for the body to fall asleep. In absence of light, the brain sends a signal to the body indicating that it is time to rest. When there is a light source present at the wrong time, the body’s circadian rhythm, a biological mechanism that regulates sleep-wake cycles, can be adversely affected, thereby disrupting both the quantity and quality of sleep.   Our brain produces a hormone called melatonin, which basically sends our body a ‘time to sleep’ signal after which the physiological groundwork for the sleep-cycle to take place. This includes feeling lethargic, muscle relaxation, and a drop in body temperature. When darkness starts to fall after sundown, the levels of melatonin automatically increase and continue to do so throughout most part of the night, peaking around 3:00 am. H...

Lemongrass, a perennial, grows naturally in tropical and sunny climates. It requires nothing more than some sun, rich soil and plenty of water. It is scientifically termed as Cymbopogon and clad by other names such as barbed wire grass , silky heads and citronella grass . A perennial herb it can be dried, powdered or used as fresh. It is mostly used as a flavouring agent in teas, soups and dishes. The key chemical compound of lemongrass includes geraniol and citronellol which are potent antiseptics and used as natural disinfectants and soaps. Lemongrass essential oil is widely used in aromatherapy to alleviate stress and promote mood.  Lemongrass tea promote healthy digestion and its consumed for its stomach-calming effects , including relief from cramps , vomiting , and diarrhea . Its relaxing aroma believed to reduce anxiety , ease muscle pain , joint pain , headaches and stomachaches .  ...

Gond is a crystalline herb, could be easily found in most Indian kitchens until a few decades ago. The present generation would have heard the name from their grandmothers in the passing, but would not really know much about it. Also known as Tragacanth Gum , it is obtained from the sap of plants also found in India called Gond or Locoweed . It naturally emanates from the root and the stem from where it is collected and dried to form crystals. It has amazing dual properties of cooling the body in the summer and heating it during the winter. Gond is fortified with protein , calcium and magnesium , so its basically builds both muscle and bone . It also have plenty of amino acids that are essential for healthy skin and hair. Due to its high fibre content, gond helps in CVD (cardio vascular disease), diabetes and digestive problems. It speeds up the healing of wounds , soothes burns , helps in dental problems , improves digestion , reduces bloating ,...