Your nose is running. Your body aches. You know you got that cold from your seven-year-old. The work project you've been struggling with is due Friday, and you keep telling yourself, "I just don't have time to be sick."No career-committed mother wants to give up her precious time to illness. But the truth is if you don't make time for your health, you will have to make time for illness. And, illness, we all know throws a curve ball at our...more
If you're diabetic or live with a loved one who has been diagnosed with diabetes, then you should have a basic understanding about what causes low blood sugar levels, or hypoglycaemia, and what to do about it.If someone has been diagnosed with diabetes type 2 and is on no medications, then the likelihood of hypoglycaemia is low. But if you're a diabetic on treatment, then read this article to find out the important facts about hypoglycaemia.What...more
Since ancient times, natural light was known to have positive physiological effects on the human body. It dates back to a time when the famous Greek philosopher and the Father of Medicine, Hippocrates, used the sun's rays in his naturopathic treatments for diseases. Heliotherapy is the practice of using sunlight to fight ailments and restore health.In the early 20th century, heliotherapy was extensively used to treat diseases like tuberculosis, rickets in children and war-wounds. Its importance was formally recognized when Dr. Niels Finson got the Nobel Prize in 1903 for devising a method of ultraviolet therapy in tuberculosis-cure.Heliotherapy involves using sun's ultraviolet rays to initiate Vitamin D production in our skin and thereby prevents breast cancer, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, psoriasis, acne, etc. The increased metabolism in the body due to vitamin D production also multiplies enzyme reaction rate, cell regeneration, tissue repair, blood flow speed and increased oxygen supply.Some significant beneficiaries of HeliotherapySpinal Cord Injury patients - Paralytic people suffer from severe loss of lower-extremity bone mass. Vitamin D causes Calcium (which is the most...more
I don't know about you, but we've all heard that you can either bulk or cut, but you can't do both at the same time.So we go about everyday believing that this is true, so we don't even try to understand how it's possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. That is to get ripped pretty quickly. And it's great for summer when we've got to...more
Do we really need to take vitamin supplements to stay healthy? Or can we get enough of the nutrient I need just by eating a balanced diet?Well, my friend, it isn't easy. You can ask anyone who hates eating their green leafy vegetables and who balks at the though of eating broccoli for dinner.Vitamins, multivitamins and supplements have been proven...more
The name of the disease is not what concerns the person who treats the patient holistically, for they are looking at the die-ease in the patient, not the gout. Gout is a manifestation of the dis-ease in the patient, treating the presenting symptoms with drugs for the inflammation and pain may well relieve the symptoms temporarily, but it's not treating the cause of the condition.So what is the cause of gout? One might be told that some families have a predisposition to gout, and you may be told that some foods exacerbate the condition, and that's about all that can be done if you are treated conventionally, you will also be given some prescription drugs to alleviate your pain, and to reduce inflammation. If you do nothing else to correct the cause of your gout, then it's very unlikely you will see any improvement in your health.You may say that since you have been taking a certain drug that you haven't had any gout attacks, and as far as you are concerned not much else matters. Unfortunately the prescription drugs have only palliated your condition, and with constant ingestion of anti-inflammatory drugs and pain killers your gouty condition will continue to develop behind the...more
A low cholesterol diet could save your life because having a high cholesterol level leads to extremely serious heart conditions. High cholesterol is therefore a very serious problem for a lot of people. If you are suffering from high cholesterol you...more
Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the immune system of the body produces antibodies which start attacking itself, producing inflammation of the skin, joints, blood vessels and other areas. Some of the first symptoms are similar to those common...more
Hyperacusis makes life in a noisy and fast paced world really difficult to those who have it. Traveling, communicating and working can all become a challenge with so much noise around them. For example, traveling to and from work on a train will seem...more
What is Kinesiology?The word Kinesiology means "the Science of Movement". Kinesiological information is applied in such fields as physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, osteopathy, exercise physiology, kinesiotherapy, massage therapy,...more
Infant asthma can be any parent's nightmare, especially due to the fact that a kinship is felt with a child that can create a powerful connection in which the pain felt by the child is felt by the parent. Nobody likes to see their child suffer and it...more
You know the drill: cut this, that, and the other really delicious thing out of your diet--all in the name of cutting cholesterol. Frustrating, isn't it? Especially if you work full time, and are on the go constantly with family or volunteer...more