Archive for May, 2009

Constipation is irregular bowel movements, passing hard or dry stools, incomplete evacuation of bowel, and decrease in volume of bowel. It is a disorder of digestive system. Causes of constipation are inadequate intake of fluids, lack of physical movement, intake of refined good, low fiber diet and weak abdominal muscle. Constipation also leads to many..
Bacterial vaginosis is vaginal infection that occurs due to excess growth of normal bacteria in the vagina. Bacterial vaginosis is not dangerous and most of the women face this problem in their reproductive years. Symptoms of bacterial vaginosis are Itching, irritation of vagina, burning sensation, foul odor and gray color discharge from the vagina...
Breastfeeding should be a wonderful and enjoyable experience for both mother and baby. A new mother faces common problem in nursing her baby. Most of the problems are not serious enough to stop you from feeding, but some can make breastfeeding very uncomfortable and hard experience for you and baby. Speak about your problems to..
Sprain can be defined as wear or tear of ligament around the injured joint. These tissues, known as ligaments are very soft and connect two or more bones to form a joint. During the sprain, one or more ligaments get stretch or tear apart. Most affected areas are ankle, elbows, knee, back and wrists. Sprain..
Dry skin is the result of less production of oil by oil glands and lack of water in the skin cells. As the winter arrives, your skin becomes dry and becomes prone to wrinkles also looks dull. The most affected area is thighs, cheeks, around the eyes, arms and corner of the lips. Here are..
We all learn in school to maintain hygiene and to follow food hygiene. If not taken care, than you can land in trouble and get food poisoning. Though food poisoning is common and mild disease, but still it can be very bad for your health. It can have fatal consequences, if ignored. Basically food poisoning..
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a neurological syndrome.  In this syndrome, you have an unpleasant sensation in your legs when at rest and an uncontrollable urge to move so as to get relief from these feelings. These unpleasant sensations are creeping, tugging, burning or like insects crawling inside the legs. These sensations range from mild..
Watermelon is a wondrous fruit. It has a red pinking color edible flesh covered with green color hard and thick skin that is often spotted or striped. It belongs to cucurbitadae family. This watery fruit has a sweet and thirst quenching taste. In summers, you feel heavenly and refreshing while having chilled wedge of water..
Papaya is a wonderful fruit with numerous health benefits. It’s also known as fruits of angels because of its miraculous benefits. It’s of pear shape and can be from seven to 20 inches long. It has a sweet taste and butter like flesh which is orange in color with yellow or pink hues. Papaya is..
Acidity is the excess production of acid by the gastric glands of the stomach. An acid, called hydrochloric acid is secreted by stomach which helps in digesting processes. Enzymes like Pepsin are further secreted by this acid which breaks down the food for easily digestion. When the acid level increases from normal level of acid..
Lactose Intolerance and its Causes Are you also one of the people who cannot digest milk sugar? If so, then you are having Lactose Intolerance. It is the disability to digest the lactose, the sugar found in milk and milk products...
Migraine is a neurological syndrome which is accompanied by intense, throbbing or pounding headache, nausea and altered bodily perception. It is more common in women than in men and typical migraine last from 4hrs to 72 hrs...
Banana is a great fruit which bless us with its natural health benefits. It is sweet in taste, creamy flesh, covered with yellow skin. It is rich in carbohydrates, vitamin A, phosphorus, protein, iron, vitamin B and potassium...
Many of us suffer from body odor and bearing it is quite embarrassing, especially in public. Basically it’s the unpleasant smell from our body. It is caused due to hyperhidrosis. As we all know, our body secretes salty fluid called sweat or perspiration...
Anxiety disorder is a type of mental health disorder. A person having disorder feels anxious most of the time and this happens without any apparent reason. It also creates interruption in daily work as the person has a feeling of fear all the time. It creates a felling of uncertainty and fearfulness. Generally, this is..