Limiting exposure to blue-light emitting devices such as phones and laptops in the evening for just a week can help teenagers improve their sleep quality and reduce symptoms of fatigue, lack of concentration and bad mood, a study has found. Recent studies have indicated that exposure to too much evening light, particularly the blue light emitted from screens on smartphones, tablets and computers can affect the brain’s clock and the production of the sleep hormone melatonin, resulting in disrupted sleep time and quality. The lack of sleep does not just cause immediate symptoms of tiredness and poor concentration but can also increase…
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World Malaria Day: How To Spot The First Symptom Of Malaria? All About Malaria And Preventive Tips
World Malaria Day: Malaria is most commonly spread by a mosquito bite. Read here to know how to spot the first symptom of malaria and what you can do to prevent this disease. April 25 is observed as World Malaria Day. Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted to humans through mosquito bite. People who have malaria usually have high fever, experience shaking chills and feel very sick. On the occasion of World Malaria Day, we take a look at common causes, signs and symptoms of malaria and…
Read MoreManifesting Good Health
by Arogyadham Maa Yoga Ashram What is a good health? The person who is able to dance like a child, who is able to jump like a child, who has no burden in his mind, a person who stands instantly as a child and sits instantly like a frog. How active is he? He is definitely a healthy person from which the energy is bursting every day. When we come to the point of health, everyone is definitely concerned with the healing of body organs, mental and physical affairs. “Natural…
Read MoreThinking of Losing Weight With Intermittent Fasting? This Is the Best Method For Beginners
Losing weight seems to have a common theme: restriction. You have to say no to carbs, or sugar, or grains, or alcohol, or oil, or nuts, or pizza, or fruit, or . . . fun! I mean, what kind of life is that? No wonder diets fail and people end up regaining the weight back. It’s just not sustainable. This is where intermittent fasting (IF) comes into play. You don’t have to restrict what you eat, you just pay attention to when. How does IF help with weight loss? Fasting expert Jason Fung, MD,…
Read MoreDental Care: How to Treat Dental Pain?
Pain producing causes may be as simple as toothache nitiated by a deep carious tooth or a loose tooth. On the other hand pain may be complicated requiring further investigations. Pain is defined as an unpleasant stimulus which is perceived by the conscious mind. The perception of pain begins upon a process of electro-chemical conductivity from the painful area to the brain. Reaction to pain involves a complex mechanism which is based on age, sex, fatigue, emotional status and the past experiences. Toothache A toothache may be mild, moderate or…
Read MorePut a brake on Adrenal Fatigue with these 10 Simple Lifestyle Changes
Do you regularly feel tired and even minor inconveniences shoot your stress needles to the roof? You depend on mugs of coffee and other sugary/salty pick-me-ups to power you through the day? No matter whether you try the latest diet or workout intensely, you cannot shed those extra kilos? Lacklustre skin, hair loss, and sleeplessness that makes you stay up until the wee hours? Feeling grumpy, bone-tired, and in a word, on the edge of burnout? Do these scenarios ring a bell? If yes, you may be one among the…
Read MoreHow to Beat Fatigue
We have a good check fatigue to guide us. It works as a safety value as a limit to exercise. We can gauge the amount of exercise we should take for best results. Beyond that we begin getting fatigued. When we run or do exercises the breath becomes deeper. There is frequent bringing in of more oxygen into the lungs, which gets absorbed in the blood. Carbon dioxide form the blood gets eliminated in to the air while we breathe out. This increase in breath is called “second wind”. If…
Read MoreHYPERTENSION – THE HIGH AND LOW OF IT
Keep calm and say no to hypertension Hypertension which is commonly termed as high blood pressure is a lifestyle disease that is affecting millions of people across the world. What was earlier perceived to be a health issue that affected only the elderly is now detected even in children as well as teenagers. According to experts, the main reason for the increase in the number of reported cases of hypertension is the wrong choice of diet and lack of physical activities. However, this is not to be taken lightly, given…
Read MorePractice Yoga to get relief from menopause symptoms, suggests study
Yoga was better than no treatment at reducing total menopause symptoms, anxiety related to symptoms, hot flashes and night sweats, and vaginal dryness and pain during sex, the study found. New Delhi: Menopause is a testing phase for every woman, especially when it happens earlier than expected. The fluctuating hormonal changes – including hot flashes and vaginal dryness, sleep disturbances and sometimes even anxiety and depression – tend to take a toll on them. A study, however, has the solution that can relieve women from these symptoms – Yoga. A…
Read MoreMagnet Therapy
Magnet therapy is a clinical system in which human ailments are treated and cured through the application of magnets to the body of the patients. It is the simplest, cheapest and entirely painless system of treatment with almost no side or after effects. The only tool used is the magnet. Magnet therapy, also known as Magnotherapy or Magnetic Therapy, is an alternative form of therapy that utilizes the force of magnets to provide pain relief. The magnetic field produced by a magnet is believed to have the capability of relieving…
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