6 Drinks that Fight Age

These six drinks fight aging. See what they are and when to down them.

WATER - When to Drink: At the Alarm
Guzzle water, Dr. Lodge suggests. Hydrating will help beat that groggy feeling and make your skin look its glowy best (both now and later in life), says David E. Bank, M.D., a dermatologist in Mount Kisco, New York.

COFFEE - When to Drink: At Breakfast
Coffee may help your heart and (if you take it black) metabolism, and it reduces risk for some types of cancer, studies show.

GREEN TEA - When to Drink: At Lunch
Sip tea. Green kick-starts metabolism and can help fend off breast cancer, says Jonathan R. Cole, M.D., medical director of the California Health and Longevity Institute. Black may lower blood pressure, research from the University of Western Australia suggests.

 HOT COCOA - When to Drink:P.M. Snack 
Hot cocoa (have it over ice if you can't take the heat) has more antioxidants than does coffee, red wine or green tea, a study from Cornell University reveals. Great for your heart and skin.


RED WINE - When to Drink: At dinner
Enjoy a glass of red wine: Piceatannol, a compound your body makes when you drink vino, could stunt fat-cell growth (woot!), the Journal of Biological Chemistry reports.

MILK - When to Drink: Before Bed
 Grab milk-your skeleton will love the calcium, and your muscles will love the protein. You'll wake up even stronger.

How many hours of sleep do you need?

According to the National Institutes of Health, the average adult sleeps less than 7 hours per night. In today’s fast-paced society, 6 or 7 hours of sleep may sound pretty good. In reality, it’s a recipe for chronic sleep deprivation.

While sleep requirements vary slightly from person to person, most healthy adults need between 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep per night to function at their best. Children and teens need even more (see box at right). And despite the notion that our sleep needs decrease with age, older people still need at least 7.5 to 8 hours of sleep. Since older adults often have trouble sleeping this long at night, daytime naps can help fill in the gap.

Average Sleep needs Age Hours Newborns (0-2 months) 12 - 18 Infants (3 months to 1 year) 14 - 15 Toddlers (1 to 3 years) 12 - 14 Preschoolers (3 to 5 years) 11 - 13 School-aged children (5 to 12 years) 10 - 11 Teens and preteens (12 to 18 years) 8.5 - 10 Adults (18+) 7.5 - 9

Total lunar eclipse on Dec 10

The event will be the second time in the year when earth will be casting a huge shadow over moon and thus create one of the most beautiful phenomenons on the sky.

Observers will have to pray for a clear night on Saturday so that they can observe the celestial phenomenon without any hindrance. The event could be again seen in India after seven years in 2018.

The eclipse will be visible from Asia and Australia.

However, the countries of Europe and Africa will miss the early eclipse phases as it will occur before moonrise.

People will miss the event in South America or Antarctica where the eclipse will not be visible.

The lunar-eclipse process is likely to start around 6.15 pm in India. The total eclipse will commence at 7:36 p.m. and will last till 8:28 p.m. on Saturday.