By: Sarika Rana A sore throat can be very annoying; the itchy feeling that refuses to go away and the constant irritation makes you highly uncomfortable. A sore and scratchy throat occurs as a part of your body’s immune response to viral or bacterial infections. Your immune response leads to inflammation and swelling of the mucous membranes in the throat, resulting in soreness. Some of the factors causing sore throat are common cold, flu, allergies, pollutants, smoke, dryness and muscle strain by yelling or talking loudly. Some of the symptoms of…
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HERBS AND HEALING
Magic of Herbs at your fingertips Vegetables and fruits are an integral part of the Indian diet. However, one often tends to overlook the importance of herbs in our meals. Apart from enhancing the flavor of your food, herbs are power packed with healing properties. Ayurveda and Naturopathy believe in the health benefits of the herbs and support that including these in your daily diet can work wonders for your overall well being. You may be already using most of them in your cooking. But the knowledge about their healing…
Read MoreThe Anti-Cancer Diet: Foods to Treat and Prevent Cancer
By Mark Goddard The extent to which food can heal physical and mental illness is a source of major controversy. Indeed, you can hardly open a magazine or browse social media without reading about someone who cured their cancer with raw carrots and steamed broccoli! Naturally, oncologists worry that such claims encourage patients to ditch conventional treatment altogether. Cancer Cancer is not a single disease. Claims of a “cancer cure,” or “cancer prevention,” are therefore misleading. In fact, cancer is an umbrella term for over 100 diseases, each studied and…
Read MoreLipoma Natural Treatment: Simple Tips to Cure Lumps Naturally
That small bump under the skin you just discovered can be concerning, but it’s more than likely a lipoma, a harmless lump of fat tissue. It usually lies between the skin and the muscle, with some cases present within an organ, muscle, or deep in the body. These growths are generally painless and always noncancerous. We will uncover where and how most develop and home remedies for a lipoma natural treatment. A lipoma feels like a rubber ball that can grow under the skin over a period of months or…
Read MoreWorld Asthma Day 2018: History, objective, theme, causes & remedies
World Asthma Day 2018: Asthma, which is a chronic infection of the lungs and causes difficulty in breathing, has many symptoms that change in frequency and severity over time. These include breathlessness, coughing, wheezing and a feeling of tightness in the chest and are often triggered by allergens. by Ishita Goel How sick are your lungs? To answer this question, one might have to consider the air quality we breathe, the fast-paced lifestyle that is often accompanied by cigarette smoke and of course, other than the general environmental factors, genetics. With…
Read MoreTurmeric May Heal Injuries and Pain Better Than Painkillers: Study
Turmeric is more effective than popular painkillers at easing the agony of sports injuries says a new study. Indian spice Turmeric has for long been famous for its antiseptic and medicinal properties. A new study has now claimed that turmeric is more effective than popular painkillers at easing the agony of sports injuries.The study was published in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences journal. The study revealed that after less than three weeks, turmeric was able to ease injured rugby players’ discomfort just as much paracetamol or ibuprofen,…
Read MoreCurcumin In Turmeric May Help Boost Memory, Lower Risk Of Developing Alzheimer’s: Study
Turmeric may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by improving memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. Turmeric has known to be an age old medicinal spice, also commonly used in the Indian cuisines. According to a study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, turmeric may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by improving memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. The study examined the effects of an easily absorbed curcumin supplement on memory performance in people without dementia and its potential…
Read More10 Amazing Foods That Will Help You Fight Pain Better Than Medicines
Switching to these natural foods is often better, in relieving pain or dealing with the uneasiness in chronic diseases, as compared to prescribed medicines and their side effects Sometimes, even drugs don’t help in lower the pain or uneasiness that one experiences in chronic diseases. While pills reduce the pain temporarily, they can be addictive and have side effects too. For instance, if one feels extreme pain in menstrual cramps, having a pain relief like meftal Spas might help in reducing the pain at that very moment. However, you would…
Read MoreWatch What Happens To Your Body When You Drink Warm Turmeric Water, It’s Unbelievable
Turmeric has many health benefits. Turmeric is anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-aging spice. That is why you need to drink warm turmeric water every day. Turmeric contains one active compound – curcumin. More than 7000 scientific researches explain its amazing benefits. We present you 10 reasons why you should drink turmeric water 1. It fights against inflammation We are all aware that inflammation can lead to different diseases and turmeric can fight against inflammation. That is why it is extremely effective when it comes to fighting against inflammations. 2. It will…
Read More15 home remedies for common cold and cough
Trusting on home remedies to cure common cold and cough is something that many Indian households still believe. Besides treating common cold and cough effectively, these home remedies are also free from any side-effects. Here we have mentioned some of these home remedies that will help you treat common cold and cough. Ginger tea Ginger tea not only tastes good but also helps in treating common cold and cough. The tea helps in drying running and dripping nose, thus expelling phlegm from the respiratory tract. Among various health benefits of…
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