Being fit and healthy is soon becoming a way of life for everybody across the world. People today are scared and to some extent tired of being sick with various viral and health problems and therefore they want to keep themselves healthy. Today, billions of people across the world face health problems like obesity, blood pressure problems, diabetes, cardiac problems, and swelling of different parts of the body for which they consume different kinds of pills and antibiotics that can have different types of side effects which can harm them in the long term.

However, research has now proven that people who want to lose weight can avoid taking slimming pills and lose weight with the help of water. This is certainly a revolutionary research for those who want to bring down their excess weight in the most natural way. Doctors and health experts have agreed that drinking a good amount of water on daily basis can slice down your excess weight naturally. This means that you don’t have to put an extra effort to slice down your fats. You can follow your regular routine but add some extra glasses of water to dissolve all the extra fat content inside your body.

One of the simplest ways to bring down your weight is to burn more calories and we all know that. We go to health clubs and gym to workout so that we can burn more calories but that can only happen if we drink more water. The consumption of water is important for the metabolism process and unless you drink more water you will not be able to burn more calories. As per the research it has been found that people who drink more water daily actually burn 30% more calories than people who do drink only few glasses of water in a day.

Drinking Water to Lose Weight

Do you often pop calcium pills to keep your bones stronger? Calcium pills are the most common type of pills that people take as an additional supplement to keep their bones stronger and to keep them going through their long and hectic schedule. Women especially suffer from calcium deficiency and therefore calcium pills are more common with women than with men. However, in some of the recent researches it was found that excess calcium can lead to drastic consequences like cardiac arrest and stroke because excess calcium would block the flow of blood in the arteries.

The news triggered a lot of other rumors across the scientific world and even across the normal people who were now afraid to consume the same calcium pills that they used to consume without any fear. In the research done by the University of Auckland in New Zealand it was found out that 30% of the patients above 40 years of age were more likely to suffer from heart attack because they used to consume more calcium pills. The study was done on different 12000 participants and it took them more than a year to come to a conclusion.

Calcium Pills

Everyone is talking about ways to lose weight, but how about those individuals that are skinny and desperate to gain weight.  Skinny people are very curious to gain weight so that they can look beautiful. Skinny men desire to put on weight so that they have developed body mass and muscle mass. On the other hand, skinny women want to gain weight so that they have a well balanced and developed body. The most common reason why people desire to put on weight is that they look awkward in clothes and loose clothes obstruct in flaunting a pleasing personality.

However, please do not assume blindly that you are underweight but calculate your body mass index to ascertain it. Body mass index is nothing but weight in Kilo grams divided by square of height in meters. The normal Body mass index is from 18.5 to 24.9.

BMI Chart

Do you feel irritable and tired during the day as you could not get sound sleep? If yes, do not worry as you are not the only one. There are millions and millions of people who are struggling hard with the problem of lack of sleep. In fact, most of us suffer from lack of sleep during some time in our lives due to various reasons. The most common reasons are stress, worries and tension. Lack of sleep caused due to these reasons gets cured as the cause is removed. However, for some people it is a regular affair, and it completely leaves them drained out and exhausted. Majority of the people try popping sleeping pills. However, it has been proven that this is a wrong approach. In the short term it is ok, but it can cause disastrous side effects in the long run.

Try backing on natural remedies for your problem of lack of sleep. Natural remedies will not just help you to cure the symptom, but assist you to cure the problem from its root. Natural sleep remedies are a combination of lifestyle, dietary and good habits that provide a sure shot remedy.

Insomnia

Almost all of us suffer from some sort of depression at some point of our lives. Feeling down and sad at certain times is a normal part of the daily regime. However, when the despair and emptiness sticks to one’s life and refuses to go way, it may slowly transcend into depression. Besides the temporary blues, the lows of depression interferes with the daily functioning of life and makes the situation really tough for the sufferer as well as for the close ones.

Signals of Depression

Cholesterol is a steroid metabolite and is present in the cell membranes of animals and plays a critical role in the synthesis of fat soluble vitamins, bile acids and steroid hormones. It is carried to various parts of the body by the blood plasma and is required to ensure normal membrane permeability and fluidity. However, excess levels of serum cholesterol can lead to a wide variety of health issues including heart disease.

The level of cholesterol increases with aging. Women who have reached menopause are at a higher risk. In some cases, high cholesterol levels are hereditary. Some disorders like being overweight and disease like Type 2 diabetes also contribute to increase in cholesterol levels. The level of cholesterol can be controlled by three different ways. These are exercising a healthy level of physical activities, eating appropriate diet and the use of cholesterol controlling medications. Many of these are really simple but one needs to constantly practice them to observe significant changes in the level of cholesterol.

There have been some studies which suggest that having six or more small meals a day is better than having two large meals. Including cheese, barley, oatmeals, berries, cinnamon, turmeric as part of regular diet helps controlling the level of bad cholesterol. In addition, most of these have additional health benefits too. Broth based soups before meals are commonly advised as they satisfy hunger without significantly adding cholesterol.

Healthy Tips to Fight Cholesterol

Shaken Baby Syndrome is a brain injury caused by violently shaking the baby. Baby’s head is comparatively larger and the neck muscles are too weak to support it. When the baby is vigorously shaken, the brain bounces to and fro hitting the skull. This causes brain to bleed or swell which can lead to either death of the infant or severe brain damage. Some of these damages can be-

• Bleeding in the brain causing mental disability or mental retardation
• Bleeding in retina causing blindness
• Damage to spinal cord
• Damage to neck
• Fracture of bones

Shaken baby syndrome is more common among the kids aged less than 2 years, but it is also common till the age of 5 years. Some of the common symptoms of this syndrome are lethargy, loss of appetite, convulsions, breathing trouble, change in the color of skin and irritability.

An infant suffering from Shaken baby syndrome is treated using life-sustaining measures. First, it is made sure that the child is able to breathe, and if not, respiratory support is provided. Then, surgery is done so that bleeding of brain or any other internal organ can be stopped.

Shaken Baby Syndrome

One may start noticing the signs of pregnancy during the first weeks of conception itself. The whole phase of pregnancy can be divided in to three trimesters of three months each. Each trimester has different pregnancy symptoms which may differ for every woman. And in some cases, there may not be any symptom at all. However, there are certain signs and indications that are common to most women both physically and emotionally.

Symptoms During the First Trimester

First trimester is the period from conception to 12 weeks in pregnancy. During this time, you may experience various changes in the body just as during a menstrual cycle. Typical signs include morning sickness, headaches, increased fatigue, mood swings, supple or swollen breasts and darkening of areolas. Food cravings, indigestion, frequent urination, constipation and dizziness are all pregnancy symptoms. Balanced diet, light exercise, avoiding alcohol and drinking lots of water will alleviate some of the problems.

A ‘missed’ or ‘delayed’ period is the most common symptom and a strong indication of pregnancy. However, it should not be a cause of worry for someone who is not planning to get pregnant. There could be other reasons behind missing a period as well, like an intestinal infection or hormonal imbalance.

Pregnancy Trimester Wise

No one wants to talk about them, but we have all faced issues with these bugs from time to time. Have you ever woken up after a long nights sleep with inflamed skin and rashes? Sometimes you could wake up and never know that you have been bitten by bed bugs. But if you have woken up with aches and irritation all over your skin, its probably time you took a closer look at your bed for this parasitic bugs.

Bed bugs are really small parasitic insects that live by feeding on the blood of human beings. These bugs get their name due to their preferred area of infestation around homes especially beds, couches, carpets and other areas where human beings sleep. These bugs come out during the dark from their hiding places and feed on the host and quietly slip away before dawn, unnoticed. These bugs are usually attracted to their hosts due to their warmth and the carbon dioxide and certain other chemicals that the host releases. We have just covered a few basic tips in this article on how you can free your home of these parasitic bugs and have a safe and sound night’s sleep.

Bed Bugs

Eczema also known as dermatitis is a skin condition generally characterized by skin inflammation. Millions of people are suffering from eczema and the worst part is that most of them adopt topical treatment which only causes relief from the symptoms of eczema and not the disease. These topical solutions do not get to the root of the problem and hence is unable to provide permanent relief from eczema. To stop the recurrence of the disease, you will need to find a treatment that will get to the root and cure it. It is important to consult a doctor to receive such treatment.

Treating eczema is not easy. It requires changes in one’s lifestyle along with a daily dose of medication. However, the treatment also depends on the severity of the condition, age and overall health condition of the patient. During eczema the skin becomes dry, flaky and itchy. Hence, it is extremely important to make the skin feel hydrated. This can be achieved by using ointments and creams in which the oil content is high and the water content is low. Generally, people think that bathing frequently can help in reducing the inflammation and dryness in the skin. Contrary to this belief, frequent bathing should be avoided.

Eczema

Do your joints ache all the time? Do you have problems in getting up in the morning?

Does it pain even when you sleep? Does even a light pressure in your knees result in terrible pain?

If the answer to most of these is a Yes, you might just be suffering from Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative arthritis. It is the most common type of arthritis and is caused due to the degeneration of the cartilage (the soft cushion) between bones of the joints.

Osteoarthritis

Respiratory syncytial virus also known RSV is a serious respiratory infection which is spread through respiratory secretions during close contact with infected persons. It might spread through inhalation of the droplets of an infected persons sneeze or cough. It is also spread through contaminated objects.  The season in which this infection spreads rapidly is winters and it lasts almost till early springs, therefore it might last for 4 to 6 months. RSV is a negative-sense, enveloped RNA virus. This infection might happen to infants, children or elders but it is very serious in case of infants and children below 1 year. This virus becomes inactivate with soap and water and disinfectants.

Symptoms:

There are various symptoms of Respiratory syncytial virus; one or more of these might be present at a time. They are as follows:

1. Fever
2. Cold with running nose
3. Cough
4. Wheezing
5. Shortness of breath

Complication that happen due to Respiratory syncytial virus :

1. Pneumonia
2. Bronchiolitis

Pneumonia: is a disease which infects the lungs and causes inflammation of the lungs. It might be caused due to some kind of virus, bacteria, fungus or even exposure to toxic substances, such as poisonous gases. It is one of the most common diseases but in case of chronic infection of the lung it might lead to lung cancer or even congestive heart failure.  The diagnosis of Pneumonia starts with medical history of the person, the symptoms are taken into consideration and history of smoking is also an important part of the diagnosis. With the help of a stethoscope the medical examiner would hear the sound of the lungs. If these sounds are bubbling or crackling it is likely that the lungs are infected. A chest X-ray might also help to understand the condition of the infected person.

Bronchiolitis: is a viral infection which causes inflammation of the smallest passage of the lungs. It is also known as inflammation of the bronchioles. It mainly affects infants and children under 2 years. Due to this infection the infant may feel breathless for many days and even after the treatment the infant might have recurrent cough, cold and wheezing for several days. The symptoms are similar i.e. Fever, cold with running nose, cough and breathlessness.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Malaria is a disease caused by a virus called Plasmodium which of four types: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malaria. The one affected by the falciparum is very dangerous. The mortality rate in this is very low. The person needs to be hospitalized immediately. The second is common and can be treated easily. The third and fourth are rare.  Malaria is generally formed by a female mosquito bite and during the night. This mosquito breeds in stagnant water and is found in tropical region. Malaria starts during the monsoons and at unhygienic places where the sewages are not clean and disposal of waste is not done in proper way.

Malaria Disease

Viral hepatitis is a disease which might be caused due to various kinds of viruses, such as hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses. This virus causes inflammation of the liver and therefore affects the liver. Viral Hepatitis can be acute or chronic. Hepatitis A is an acute viral disease, whereas Hepatitis B and C are chronic viral diseases. When the Hepatitis B and C disease becomes chronic it might create serious liver problems, like cirrhosis, liver damage, liver failure, and even liver cancer.

Causes:

There are various causes of Hepatitis like excess alcohol, side effects of some medication, sharing needles of an infected person, sexual contact with an infected person, using personal items of the infected person such as nail clipper and razors.

Symptoms:

The symptoms of Hepatitis vary in the case of acute and chronically infected people. These symptoms are nausea, vomiting, frequent headache; they lose appetite, fatigue and diarrhea. Some people do not have any symptoms at all.

Viral Hepatitis

Eating a healthy diet is commonly constructed as one of the most important basis for living a healthy life. Not only do you need to avoid foods that are high in fat, cholesterol and sugar, but you also have to eat a reasonable amount of calories to give you enough energy to function. Calories can come from carbohydrates, proteins or fats.

People at large eat a great deal of fast food and processed food. These foods are high in sodium, sugar, fat and cholesterol. This negative health impacts are obvious to the general public at this point. Fast food is also very high calorie and high fat leading to many individuals consuming their daily intake of calories or fat in just one meal. Because of these reasons, some individuals have started to curtail their consumption of fast food and highly processed foods such as pizza, hamburgers, sodas and French fries.

What most people do not take into account when examining the impact of a fast food, high protein or high carbohydrate diet, is the utter lack of essential vitamins and minerals that they do not obtain. Fruits and vegetables are high in critical vitamins and minerals the people need to consume to survive. To offset the problem of simply not acquiring the necessary vitamins and minerals in their diet, many consumers turn to taking supplements or vitamin pills to increase their intake. These pills are most often revered to as a multi-vitamin and are available as most health stores or grocery stores.

Supplements and Vitamins

» Read more: The Problem with Supplements