Concept of Health
There are misconceptions among people in regarding to the meaning of health they thought that if they do not having any disease then they are fit. But it is not true; health does not mean only the absence of disease. Health is defined as the complete state of physical, mental and social well being.
Wellness and [...]
Common Disease in Hard Working People: Hypertension
People living in metropolitan cities are generally suffered from hypertension and high or low (abnormal) blood pressure. It increases with increase in age. Hypertension increases the risk or heart attack and strokes. Internal blood vessels are damaged due to this disease. These diseases do not have any physical symptom therefore 75% of the patients suffering [...]
Stye: What is it?
Living on everybody’s skin are millions of bacteria. Most of the time they live harmlessly on our bodies, but when they get into the wrong place they cause infection. If certain bacteria get into the glands on the eyelids at the base of the eyelashes, the resulting infection is called a hordeolum, commonly known as [...]
Different Types of Scoliosis
A highly distinctive characteristic of humans is the ability to walk upright. Our skeletal and muscular systems are both designed to allow us to stand and walk upright. The major support for this is the spinal column. Unfortunately things can go wrong, and in some people the spine does not develop as it should.
When viewed [...]
Sciatica
Medical terms are often adopted and misused by the general population. One example of such a word is sciatica. This term is used by many people to describe any form of lower back or leg pain. True sciatica refers to pain caused by inflammation or irritation of the sciatic nerve.
The sciatic nerve runs from the [...]
Osteoporosis - Porous Bones
In it’s literal sense, Osteoporosis means porous bones. This means that the normal structure of the bone – the hard thick outer shell protecting the honeycomb tiny mesh inside – is weakened and more likely to be damaged. One in Two women and One in Five men over the age of 50 in the UK [...]
Do You Know What Nausea is?
We use the word Nausea to mean when we feel sick. But in actual fact, we are using it wrong.
Nausea comes from the Greek word ‘naurela’ meaning seasickness. Its dictionary definition is “a feeling of discomfort in the stomach with an urge to vomit”. Medically it is used to describe the urge to [...]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
When most of us think of MS (Multiple Sclerosis), we think of people in wheelchairs severely disabled. However, in reality only very few of the 2.5 million MS sufferers worldwide (85,000 in the UK) can be recognised in that way; many others will be people you see every day without even knowing.
With around 200 [...]
Migraines: Things You Should Know About
Most of us use the word Migraine to describe a bad headache, but in actual fact Migraines are far more complex than that. A migraine is a ‘primary headache’ – meaning it is not a symptom of another problem, such as a cold. For sufferers, migraines are severely debilitating.
Migraine is not as common as we [...]
All about Hay-fever
Those who are lucky enough not to suffer from hay fever often think of it as a relatively minor inconvenience. However if you are affected, you know that it can cause a great deal of disruption to your daily life, as well as making you feel downright miserable.
Hay fever, also known as allergic rhinitis, is [...]
Natural Cure for Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease where the blood sugar level remains constantly high due to lack of controlling effect of insulin. Increased level of sugar causes many life threatening problems in our body. It damages the immune system and the minor infections can sometimes become life threatening. It damages the tiny blood vessels in our eyes [...]
Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a special type of diabetes that occurs exclusively during pregnancy. Like all other forms of diabetes, gestational diabetes also gives rise to increased blood sugar and complications out of the increased level of it. This type of diabetes is short lived, the glucose level returns to normal soon after the delivery of [...]
Diabetes problems
Diabetes is a condition when the level of glucose in our blood increases up to such an extent that it damages different parts of our body organ. Normally, the level of glucose is controlled by a hormone called Insulin, secreted by the beta cells of pancreas. Now, there are two types of diabetes – type [...]
Diabetic food
Diabetes is a disease where the blood glucose level remains continuously elevated than the normal level. It results into damage in the various bodily organs. Modern concept of diabetes management does not advocate complete restriction of intake of alcohol. Patient is advised to take every foods, but with some precaution to the total daily calorie [...]
Can Aloe Vera Help to Maintain Your Blood Glucose Level?
The blood glucose level will affect our health. We will have problems such as jitters and headaches if the glucose level is too low. In fact, our body has it own system to regulate the blood sugar level. Insulin will be generated to help to regulate glucose level when it is too high.
Everyone knows the [...]
