HOW TO PREVENT SKIN INFECTIONS The skin is the largest organ in the body. Its function is to protect your body from infection. Sometimes the skin itself becomes infected. Skin infections are caused by a wide variety of germs, and symptoms can vary from mild to serious. The types of skin infections Bacterial skin infections: …
This is very common in Asia, especially in countries where boiled rice is a staple. The Sinhalese term “beri-beri” means, “I cannot, I cannot,” and derives from the inability to perform even the simplest of tasks once the polyneuritis (nerve inflammation) caused by the deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine). Beriberi damages the nerves and …
Did you know that a healthy diet can reduce the risk of acquiring medical conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, high cholesterol (lipid) levels, coronary artery disease and obesity? All of these conditions can increase your chance of having a stroke. How does a stroke affect eating and nutrition? Stroke can devastate a person’s …
COLD SHOWER AND HOT SHOWER If a hot shower is what your body craves in the morning, you’re not alone. The majority of people crank the handle all the way up in order to feel the warm water all over their body. But did you know that cold showers should also have a place in …
Most of us have become conditioned to immediately picking up a bottle of cough syrup the minute we feel the sizzling sensation in our throat, signaling the oncoming cough. While these over-the-counter expectorants work well, we often tend to forget that just by consuming the correct foods, we can prevent many diseases and also eliminate the …
REASONS FOR HAIR LOSS Have you recently noticed your hair falling off while combing? Has your once healthy hair become a shadow of itself? This might be due to some of these reasons; ♀ Physical stress: Any kind of physical trauma, a car accident, or a severe illness, can cause temporary hair loss. …
Did you know ♀ that one hour of smoking Shisha is the same as inhaling more than 100 cigarettes? Shisha pipes use tobacco, sweetened with fruit or molasses sugar, which makes the smoke more aromatic than cigarette . Sometimes people assume smoking shisha is less harmful than smoking cigarettes. The truth is shisha is just …
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, refers to the pressure of blood against your artery walls. Over time, high blood pressure can cause blood vessel damage that leads to heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, and other problems. Hypertension is sometimes called the silent killer because it produces no symptoms and can …
It seems as though everyone is trying to find the anti-aging secret to everlasting youth, and your diet is an important part of that! Although, no matter how we try to stop it, the aging process inevitably marches on, with ever passing year, just ensure you keep yourself looking and feeling young. However, the aging …
Are you lactose intolerant and struggling to find a creamer for your cereals, oats, pap, tea etc? Then this post is just for you! Do you know there are things called “Plant Based Milk”? These are non-dairy milk which are made from plants such as almond milk, tiger nut milk, soy milk, hemp milk, rice …
