Are there any health hazards associated with raw apple juice? This is a question that seems to disturb the minds of most people and for this reason, it is imperative to find a clear answer. For ages, a vast majority of people have been drinking this juice without realizing the potential overall benefits it brings […]
Sizing Up Kid’s Nutrition And Fitness
There is need to ensure that all kids eat smart. While they are liable to lean more on sweet and unhealthy foods, parents and guardians can ensure that they eat and snack healthy. They can ensure this end is met through designing a diet plan and ensuring that they adhere to it. If need be, […]
Snack Smart For Healthy Teeth
While sugary foods are delicious and sweet, they cause a lot of damage not only to the body but your teeth too and for this reason, it is important to find healthy ways of snacking to keep your teeth looking healthy. The only manner through which you can achieve this is by questioning the contents […]
Breast Feeding-Best Bet For Babies
It is common knowledge that the benefits of breastfeeding extend well beyond basic nutrition. Other than the immediate benefit of containing the most vital vitamins and nutrients your baby needs in the first six months of life, breast milk is also a source of with disease-fighting substances that protect the baby from illnesses. Studies indicate […]
Support Your Bones with Healthy Habits
It is advised that an intake of proper foods and undertaking regular weight-bearing activities are major components needed to maximize bone mass during the younger years and to minimize bone loss with aging. To support healthy an strong bones one is advised to choose a variety of foods from all the food groups daily to […]
Nuts and Legumes-Power House of Nutrition
Nuts and legumes are extremely healthy sources of proteins which are not derived from from animals and as such offer a great option for those who are vegetarians as well as those who are not. The fact is that nuts are indeed legume and this is contrary to popular belief. As such both these tow […]
Tubal Reversal Surgery
After you have undergone a tubal surgery to prevent you from getting pregnant and now you have changed your mind or you are now ready to have children that when you get a tubal reversal surgery. Tubal ligation simple blocks your fallopian tube and prevents any sperms from passing through and reaching the ovaries which […]
Headache in Dehydration – Symptoms
Dehydration is simply losing a lot of your body fluids. When you loss excess water in your body you are said to be dehydrated. You may be wondering how dehydration causes headaches, well it’s simple. When the weather is to hot many people complain of having a headache. This is simply because they do not […]
Neck Spasm – Causes and Treatment
When the neck muscles becomes stiff and you experience pain or discomforting that what is referred to as neck spasm. This can be a very stressful thing to get and may complicate your life. When detected during childhood this disorder is referred to as torticollis and during adulthood its called trapezitis. This disease is caused […]
Anosmia Causes and Treatment
Anosmia is a disease that makes you loss your sense of smell or just a decrease in your sense of smell. When it’s a decrease in the sense of smell it’s referred to as hyposmia. This can be temporary or permanent depending on what caused it. Colds can cause temporary loss of smell. But when […]
What to do if you have swine flu
Most people go crazy when they start to show symptoms of a flu such as cough and a fever, thinking they have the dreaded swine flu. Well its not possible to detect the swine flu just from a few symptoms that appear unless a special test is carried out, so the best thing to do […]
Advantages and disadvantages of Ayurveda
Ayurveda which is a traditional way of healing ailments in India mostly works on the principal of balancing ones system hence healing the person. Ayurveda teaches one that in order to stay healthy and disease free one has to achieve balance and maintain balance in ones life in areas like exercising, working, food and resting. […]
Benefits of combining Strength Training And Balance Training
Training is never an easy task especially if you’re just beginner but nothing comes easy. With the strength training, your body becomes stronger and not to mention its makes you feel good and energized. There are numerous benefits tat come together with combining strength training with balanced training are your body is able to gain […]
6 Quick Tips To Prevent Stress Fractures When Starting Or Changing Exercise Routines
Whether you are a full time athlete or you are just beginning to start exercising, you need to keep in mind that is you are planning to intensify your exercising routine or change it; you should do it slowly rather than just waking up one morning and deciding you are going to exercise more. This […]
Vision Care Tips
The human eye plays a very important role in day to day life. It is practically essential in the running of all activities a human being could probably undertake everyday. Taking good care of our eyes is with no doubt very important. Avoiding sun rays is one such precaution that should be put in place. […]
Stroke Prevention Tips
Stroke is a condition that is arises when the arteries in the brain become hardened and break loose. Strokes can either be major or minor. A minor stroke can be characterized by headaches, some slight visual loss and inability of the body to coordinate properly. If a person notices any of these symptoms, it is […]
Natural Sleep Aids
Sleep is important to any living being. It relaxes the mind and allows time for normal body functions to occur smoothly. In babies and anyone who is still growing, sleep enhances faster growth. Due to some factors like too much work and stress, most people end up having very little sleep if any. This is […]
Causes and treatment for varicose veins
Varicose veins are enlarged veins which stop sufficient flow of blood in the specific parts of the body affected. They mostly affect the legs. The common symptoms of varicose veins are very sharp pain may be felt on thelegs, bleeding also occurs in some cases. The affected areas may turn out to be very dry […]
Battle With High Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the force that is produced in the heart that pushes blood through the capillaries and arteries. This is the result of two defined forces with the first pressure being that of the blood pumping out of the heart and the other pressure is the heart at rest that is normally between heartbeats. […]
Male Menopause
Women are not the only ones faced with the effects of changing hormones as doctors are noticing that their male patients are also reporting some of the symptoms that are similar to those reported by women when the experience menopause and perimenopause. Doctors refer to this condition as androgen decline in the male as men […]
Mesotherapy vs. Cellulite
Mesotherapy is one of the most effective cellulite treatments, which originated in France in 1952 and as gain popularity around the world as an alternative to liposuction. Cellulites are the dimpled, fatty deposits that are normally found in the buttocks and thighs of women and they occur even if you exercise for hours and follow […]
What You Need To Know About Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction is the inability to achieve and sustain an erection as you prepare for intercourse. If you cannot achieve an erection, more than 50% of the time is a condition that requires that you seek medical help. There are very many reasons that may lead to erectile dysfunction and this can be due to […]
How To Really Raise Your Sex Hormone Levels
Sex is not only meant for satisfaction and enjoyment but also helps in keeping our bodies healthy. When we actively participate in sex, the body blood circulation is increased and thus is a good component for the heart. Sweating during sex also helps in loosing weight and thus you become a healthier person generally. In […]
Fresh-Mouthed Answers to Bad Breath
Bad breath is a serious matter as it not only embarrasses you publicly but also can reveal underlying health issues. In order to cure bad breath effectively, you have to find out the cause of this condition. Some of the major causes of bad breath include gingivitis, poor oral hygiene, swollen tonsils, tooth decay, internal […]
Periodontal Disease and Your Health
Periodontal disease is a bacterial infection that affects the gums. It is caused by several factors such as diabetes, grinding or clenching of teeth, medications, poor nutrition, and heart disease among others. Diabetes is a condition that causes the alteration of the blood sugar levels in the blood and it develops due to the body’s […]
Effective Ways to Avoid the Stomach Flu
There are a number of ways to avoid stomach flu. Some of the ways to avoid stomach flu include; Washing your hand – One of the best ways to avoid stomach flu and other related disease is to wash your hand thoroughly. You have to make sure that you wash your hand after using the […]
Find Out If You Have Achilles Tendonitis
If you do not know whether you have Achilles Tendonitis, you need to look at the three components below to help you know what exactly is happening to you. The three places to look for pain so that you can start looking for clues are below the calf muscles, in the calf muscles and on […]
Recurring Fever
If you or your child has recurrent fever, it is advisable that you seek medical advice from your doctor. Most of the medications that are used to cure a recurrent fever are prescribed by the doctor although there are some few which can be bought over the counter. One of the medications that used to […]
Effective heart exercise
Studies have proved that strenuous and prolonged exercise can promote a person’s health and give him a stronger heart. It has been revealed that high intensity exercise even for a shorter duration is more capable of making you fit as compared to a regular and lengthy but low intensity exercise. When people become over-weight, then […]
Healing process after body piercing
Body piercing is an art that is practiced by human beings since ages. Even the kings and queens are known to have pierced ears and noses. With changing trends, people have started piercing their navel buttons, eyebrows and even tongues. Everybody sees the style statement it gives to the person but nobody cares for the […]
How to become healthier through sex
Sex is an activity in which almost every one of us is actively involved. But very few of us know that sex is not only meant for enjoyment and satisfaction, it also helps us in becoming healthier human beings. When we are actively involved in sex, our blood circulation gets faster and thus leads to […]
Developing brain through healthy food choice
The food that you eat not only affects your health physically but also mentally. The brain is composed of mostly fat and it is responsible for regulating basic human behaviors like eating, moving, feeling, thinking and sleeping. Brain is the part of the body that is most easily damaged due to poor nutrition. It is […]
Importance of drinking only distilled water
Drinking water is hugely suggested to regulate the body temperature, loose weight, boost energy, to improve digestion, detoxify and other benefits. But we also need to give consideration to the water that we are drinking. Drinking water that is full of harmful germs will not help you in any way, but will only further deteriorate […]
Controlling excessive sweating
The condition of excessive sweating is termed as Hyperhidrosis in medical terms and is a major object of ridicule among people. You will be surprised to know that there are specific surgical procedures to cure this condition. In this surgery, the nerves that are responsible for creating excessive sweat are cut and there are separate […]
Curing a toenail fungus
Toenail is not unsightly but also tough to cure. There are many ways for curing a toenail fungus, including: Over the counter medication Very meek toenail infection might respond to the over the counter medication, polish and ointment. Few of these over the counter prescriptions include a substance called as tea tree oil. The tea […]
Second hand smoke and its effects on children
According to a recent survey, there is no secure level of exposure to second hand smoke, which on average, its effects on children is more severe than the adults. Asthma attacks perhaps are the most well known health effect of the second hand smoking exposure among kids. The second hand exposure raises the frequency of […]
Women’s Heart Attach Symptoms
Women heart attack symptoms are different from those of men. In most cases heart attack starts slowly by slowly with a mild pain or discomfort in the chest. The following are the symptoms for heart attack in women • There is the shortness of breath which may occur whether there is chest discomfort or not. […]
What To Do In Case Of Emergency Asthma Attack
Asthma attacks can be frightening, not just for the patient but also those around him/her. When you have an emergency asthma attack or someone near you gets an attack, do no panic. It is also good to reassure the patient so that they too do not panic. Panicking only worsens the situation. The first thing […]
What Is Bronchial Asthma
This is the condition where a disorder occurs in the airways. The symptoms are recurring and include airflow impediment, bronchial hyper responsiveness and an underlying inflammation. The interaction of these factors determines the extent and impact together with how the asthma manifests. In some individuals chest the inflammation causes chest tightness and breathing problems are […]
What Is A Massive Heart Attack?
This is a condition that is causes by a coronary Artery disorder. The factors that contribute to this condition include cigarette smoking, increased cholesterol level and increase in blood pressure. The availability of these factors can contribute to the malfunction of the heart and which will include; abnormal heart rhythms, heart attack and failure. Myocardial […]