December 2011 – Health n Care Mag

Chikoo Health Benefits

December 12, 2011 admin 0 Comments

Chikoo is one of the best delicious and healthy tropical fruit cultivated in huge quantities in India, Pakistan and Mexico. This chiku fruit is commonly popular as sapodilla or sapota or sapote. This tropical fruit contains many healthy vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Chikoo is one of the best delicious and healthy tropical fruit cultivated in …

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI): Causes, Symptoms, Tests and Diagnosis and Treatment

December 12, 2011 admin 0 Comments

Urinary Tract Infection: Definition: The urinary tract includes the kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra. A urinary tract infection, or UTI, is an infection that can happen anywhere along the urinary tract. (UTIs) are far more common in women than men. Urinary tract infections have different names, depending on what part of the urinary tract is …

Anger: Right or Wrong

December 11, 2011 admin 0 Comments

Anger is “an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage,” according to Charles Spielberger, PhD, a psychologist who specializes in the study of anger. Like other emotions, it is accompanied by physiological and biological changes; when you get angry, your heart rate and blood pressure go up, as …

Omega 3 alert :Things you need to know

December 11, 2011 admin 0 Comments

You’ve always heard that omega-3 fatty acids have many health benefits – and for most people, they do. They’re found in fatty, cold-water fish (salmon, mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines and albacore tuna), canola, soybean, flaxseed and walnut oils, as well as dark green leafy vegetables like kale and collard greens. You can also get …

6 Myths and 6 Marvels

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1) Myth: Swimming after eating can lead to cramps and drowning. 1) Marvel: Neither true nor completely wrong. After eating, blood circulation increases in the digestive tract (blood gets shunted to the stomach region) and pressure lowers from the exercising muscles. That can lead to a build-up of lactic acid in your muscles, so swimming …

The Diet Saboteurs

December 7, 2011 admin 0 Comments

It’s easy to let celebrations ruin an eating plan-unless you are smart to these hidden traps. Eating to the beat: An American study found that people who dined while listening to fast music ate about five forkfuls of food per minute, compared to only three forkfuls during slow music or four forkfuls when …

Medicine on time !!!

December 7, 2011 admin 0 Comments

Could it matter when you take your pills? Yes. Nowadays doctors are increasingly using a method know as Chronotherapy, where treating conditions requires coordination of the medication and the biological rhythms. The following research shows that some illnesses are worse at different times of the day: Hypertension: Blood pressure peaks when you wake, which is …

Hangover: How to cure it

December 5, 2011 admin 0 Comments

The alarm goes off, and it feels as if someone is hitting you with a hammer. It is the next morning after a night of drinking, and your head is pounding and your body is aching. Your mouth is dried,you are thirsty. You try to move to a more comfortable position, and it only hurts …

Don’t like Fish?

December 4, 2011 admin 0 Comments

It’s a top source of Omega -3 fatty acids, which studies show can reduce blood pressure and the risk of heart attack- but what if you don’t like the flavour of fish? A study from England suggests that you may get nearly as much benefit from plant foods that contain alpha-linolenic acid, a substance that …

Tune Up Your Immune System

December 4, 2011 admin 0 Comments

Go nuts for vitamin E Immune cells can’t function without proper nutrition, says Simin Meydani, director of the USDA Human Nutrition Research Centre at Boston’s Tufts University. “In an outbreak, a deficiency of nutrients can be as dangerous as not washing your hands,” she says. You need at least 15mg of vitamin E daily, she …