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Treating Vertigo with Yoga

Posted in Yoga on May 24, 2011 | No Comment

Treating Vertigo with Yoga
Patient with vertigo often feels that the area surrounding them is spinning; due to this characteristic of the condition, it is also termed as the hallucination of motion. A person may get vertigo due to a number of factors; the most common ones include: insufficient flow of blood to our brain (common in patients with certain heart disorders or anemia), having diet containing excess salt, anxiety, emotional stress, insufficient flow of blood to the ears, skull injury, infections and certain neurological disorders. It has been found that yoga offers immense benefits to the patients with vertigo. Several yoga postures can offer benefits to vertigo patients, for instance salamba sirsasana, sanmukhi mudra, halasana, paschimottanasana etc. However, the most effective yoga pose for this disorder  [...] 

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Laughter Yoga for Managing Depression

Posted in Yoga on May 20, 2011 | No Comment

Laughter Yoga for Managing Depression
Today, a large section of the global population is suffering from depression. This article may offer some aid to people suffering from depression. Here we will be discussing the effects of laughter yoga on people with depression. Effects on state of mind: People with depression generally think pessimistically. On making laughter yoga a part of the daily routine people with depression can get back the positive state of mind. They start to think optimistically and the world again becomes beautiful for them and gradually they recover from the feeling of helplessness and depression. Effects on the neurotransmitters: Depression can occur due to hormonal imbalances and imbalance in the levels of neuropeptides in blood (this is common in patient developing depression due to excessive amount of stress).  [...] 

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Symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease

Posted in Health Articles on May 19, 2011 | No Comment

Symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease
The woman’s pelvic organs include the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. The woman’s uterus is the womb which is responsible for retaining the pregnancy. Pelvic inflammatory disease is a term generically used for the inflammation of the uterus. A woman is said to have Pelvic inflammatory disease when any one of the pelvic organs get affected. Sometimes when the uterus is affected it scars the surrounding tissues and organs and thus the infection spreads. This leads to Pelvic inflammatory disease. Pelvic inflammatory disease could be viral, fungal, and parasitic but mostly it is caused by bacteria. It is often seen that a sexually transmitted disease is responsible for causing a Pelvic inflammatory disease. A woman infected with Pelvic inflammatory disease affects the reproductive organs  [...] 

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What to Eat If You Have Measles?

Posted in Health Articles on May 18, 2011 | No Comment

What to Eat If You Have Measles?
Measles is defined as an infection of the respiratory system accompanied by fever. This article will inform you about the suitable diet for people suffering from measles. What to Eat during the Acute Stage of Measles? During the acute stage of measles, the patient should consume milk after small gaps. If the measles patient is experiencing looseness in his or her bowel, taking lime water in suitable quantities will help them in normalizing the condition. All through the acute stage of measles, the patients must drink a lot of water and have juices extracted from citrus fruits like lemon and orange. At times, during the acute stage of measles, patients may need to have alcoholic stimulants. It is used mostly for treating patients having measles accompanied by broncho-pneumonia. In adults,  [...] 

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Kids Health: How to Make Their Bones Healthy?

Posted in Kids Health on May 17, 2011 | No Comment

Kids Health: How to Make Their Bones Healthy?
How to enhance the bone health of kids? The healthy habits contributing to the growth of the children are also beneficial for their bone health. The key of developing health habits for the little ones is becoming good role models as parents. It’s true that when a child sees the parents sticking to good habits he gets encouraged for doing the same. The most essential good habits that one needs to maintain lifelong for having strong bones are getting involved in daily physical activities and proper nutrition; the same stands true for the kids too. Let us know what to eat for having healthy bones. Nutrition for strong and healthy bones includes lots of food items rich in vitamin D and calcium. Generally, the vitamin D obtained from sunlight is enough for majority of the kids; if not having foods  [...] 

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Anti Aging Diet: What to Eat for Staying Young?

Posted in Healthy Diet on May 16, 2011 | No Comment

Anti Aging Diet: What to Eat for Staying Young?
If you want to maintain the youthfulness of your skin and get a brighter skin tone, you need to eat the right things. Here we have discussed about the food items that must be a part of your daily diet if you want to stay young for a long time: Brazil nut: These nuts are rich in healthy fats, zinc and potassium. These agents will help you in improving the skin tone and texture. You can also have walnuts instead as it is also a good source of healthy fats and potassium. Dark chocolate: Making dark chocolate a part of your daily diet will reduce your sugar cravings. The antioxidants present in this food item will also keep your heart young. Olive oil: Using olive oil in place of the regular cooking oil will not only make sure that you are having the required amount of healthy fats but will also  [...] 

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Can Migraine Be Controlled with Exercises?

Posted in Ingenious Brain on May 13, 2011 | No Comment

Can Migraine Be Controlled with Exercises?
Yes, Migraine headaches can be controlled successfully with exercises. Below we have discussed some exercising forms that can help in managing migraine attacks: Gentle cardiovascular workouts: You can get involved in cardiovascular activities like swimming, cycling or walking. Performing these activities regularly will decrease severity of the migraine headaches. These workouts will promote production of endorphins and thus helps in reducing migraine pain.  However make sure that you use these exercises only as preventive measures. Migraine pain can worsen due to physical activities; so never exercise when you are anticipating a migraine attack and experiencing related symptoms. Meditation: As meditation does not involve physical movements, it is regarded as a perfect exercise for migraine  [...] 

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Speech Therapy Exercises for Children: Some Tips for Mothers

Posted in Newfangled Therapies on May 12, 2011 | No Comment

Speech Therapy Exercises for Children: Some Tips for Mothers
Children can have trouble while pronouncing sounds and words. A speech pathologist can help them in overcoming this condition. The professional will perform some tests to find out whether the problem is only a speech related one or is due to medical problems like hearing deficiency. If it’s a speech related issue, your child will need to practice speech therapy exercises for developing his lip, mouth and tongue movements. Below we have presented some important facts about speech therapy exercises: The difficult letters: A child having speech impairment may have difficulty while pronouncing just 1 or 2 letters or sounds or may face difficulty while pronouncing all the problematic letters and sounds like Y, K, R, TH, T, M, D and L. Pick any 1 or 2 of these sounds for a day and work with them;  [...] 

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Fenugreek Seeds and Its Nutritional Properties

Posted in Miraculous Herbs on May 11, 2011 | No Comment

Fenugreek Seeds and Its Nutritional Properties
Fenugreek seeds are famous for their strong aromatic properties. These seeds are popular both as culinary spices and for their medicinal uses. Since ancient times, fenugreek seeds are used as laxatives and for treating several digestive disorders. It is also an effective remedy for bronchitis and cough. Regular use of fenugreek seeds can help you in controlling the triglyceride and cholesterol levels in blood. Herbalists also recommend this herb to the diabetics. Another important feature of these seeds is that they can encourage milk synthesis in the nursing mothers. Nursing mothers can add fenugreek seeds to wheat flower breads and other cereals they have. Now let other us get informed about the nutritional properties of the fenugreek seeds: These seeds contain high amounts of phytonutrients,  [...] 

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Losing Weight with Color Therapy

Posted in Newfangled Therapies on May 10, 2011 | No Comment

Losing Weight with Color Therapy
Color therapy can offer relief from several mental and physical disorders. Color therapy can be done using light rays as well as colored crystals. Some other common agents used for color therapies are: flowers of different colors, diet chart based on colors and essential oils of varied colors. Here we’ll discuss about how color therapy can help us lose weight. Following are the steps, which can reduce body weight of obese or overweight individuals significantly: Reducing appetite: Blue is known as the color that possesses the ability of suppressing appetite. Adding this color to the eating plan can effectively reduce one’s appetite and induce weight loss. You can use blue table cover for your dining table, eat on blue plates or pain your kitchen walls blue. Colors belonging to red group  [...] 

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