Dealing with Stress in the Workplace

Posted in Stress It Kills on July 5, 2011 | No Comment

Dealing with Stress in the Workplace
There would be hardly any person who has not experienced stress at the workplace in his lifetime. Here we have presented some tips that will help people in managing stress. Adjust the workload: Workload is probably the chief stressor at work. Whenever you are facing troubles in managing workload or feeling that you are underutilized by the employer, discuss the issue with your supervisor. You can request to extend the deadline if you are bogged down by work pressure and if you feel that the management is not giving your enough responsibilities, ask for more work from the supervisor. Extending the deadline will rid you from the stress caused by the worry of being late. Prioritize your works: Often we need to complete several works within a single day. To make sure that we don’t get stressed  [...] 

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Is Parsley Good for Health?

Posted in Miraculous Herbs on July 1, 2011 | No Comment

Is Parsley Good for Health?
The common perception about parsley is that it is only a herbal ingredient used for flavoring certain dishes and for garnishing purposes. However, the truth is that parsley is as good as any other medicinal herb even when it comes to the amount of health benefits offered by it. The most prominent of them are: Anticancer effects: Researches have shown that the organic compound myristicin found in the leaves of parsley inhibit formation of tumors (particularly the tumor in lungs). Myristicin is also known for its ability of activating glutathione-S-transfearase, the enzyme that helps glutathione molecule to get attached to the oxidized molecules and fight against them.  Myristicin can neutralize carcinogens such as benzoipyrene (carcinogen present in cigarette smoke) and combats prostate and  [...] 

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Yoga Poses for Healthy Liver

Posted in Yoga on June 28, 2011 | No Comment

Yoga Poses for Healthy Liver
Following are the yoga poses that will help you in enhancing your liver health: The cat pose: Performing cat stretch affects our spine and stomach, which are the two primary organs protecting our liver. To this yoga asana, kneel down on all four limbs. While doing so, the hands must be positioned exactly below the shoulders and the knees must be exactly below the hips. Now, relax your head and neck into the floor. While starting this pose, your back must be absolutely straight; but as your progress you will have to curve the back slowly. As you rich the maximum limit of curving the back, start lowering it. This yoga pose must be repeated ten times. The cow pose: If you manage to relax the back muscles, the overall functioning of your liver will improve significantly. The cow pose helps in making  [...] 

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Stress Relief with Hypnotherapy

Posted in Stress It Kills on June 24, 2011 | No Comment

Stress Relief with Hypnotherapy
Through hypnotherapy, the practitioner (hypnotherapist) assists individuals to attain relaxation through trance. When in trance, an individual becomes extremely attentive and focused; during this phase of consciousness a person will take in every suggestion offered by the therapist. When hypnotherapy is conducted for alleviating stress levels of an individual, the hypnotherapist’s primary job is helping the patient to understand the factors responsible for increasing his or her stress levels. The therapist will also help the patient to know the beneficial and harmful effects of stress. Successful sessions of hypnotherapy will offer the patient clear and realistic idea about what stress can do to him or her; the person will also know how to avoid overreacting to situations that are not likely  [...] 

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Yoga Asanas for Improving Posture and Increasing Height

Posted in Yoga on June 21, 2011 | No Comment

Yoga Asanas for Improving Posture and Increasing Height
If you correct your posture, your height will surely increase by a few inches. In this article we’ll discuss about 2 yoga asanas that will correct your posture and increase your overall height. Sukhasana: This exercise is performed keeping the body in centered position (all the other yoga asanas originate from this position). If you learn the perfect way of performing ‘Sukhasana’, you will learn how to control breathing and will also start understanding your body better. Other than that, Sukhasana also tones up our hips and lower back allowing the cartilage of these regions to decompress. To perform Sukhasana, first sit down on the ground with your legs crossed; your hands must rest on the knees. Now, try to gain control over your breathing keeping the breaths deep and even paced. Your  [...] 

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Performing Bhujangasana for Managing Menstrual Cramps and Lower Back Pain

Posted in Yoga on June 14, 2011 | No Comment

Performing Bhujangasana for Managing Menstrual Cramps and Lower Back Pain
Yoga is known for its ability of curing a number of ailments and alleviating the symptoms associated with them. Bhujangasana is a yoga pose offering a number of curative effects.  This yoga pose is basically an exercise meant for strengthening our back.  Performing Bhujangasana regularly will help women in getting rid of menstrual cramps and heavy bleeding. This asana strengthens muscles of our upper back and are also extremely beneficial for people with lower back aches. To perform this exercise, you will need to lie down on your stomach. Use the hands as pillows under the head and put the cheeks on the hands. Once you attain this position, do the following: Take deep breaths before you start doing Bhujangasana Relax your body Release the hands from its position under the head and bring  [...] 

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Medicinal Properties of Datura

Posted in Miraculous Herbs on June 10, 2011 | No Comment

Medicinal Properties of Datura
Datura possesses large leaves of shapes resembling that of eggs. The flowers of this plant are also large and are white in color. Datura fruits again have egg-like structures, but are covered with spikes. Dried seeds and leaves of this plant are known to boast a number of medicinal properties. Below we have mentioned some of the health benefits offered by Datura. Asthma: Inhaling the smoke released from burning Datura leaves is an excellent asthma remedy. Asthma patients can roll these leaves and smoke them like cigarettes to get relief from asthma attacks. Heart ailments: Datura is also known to offer relief from cardiac pains, heart palpitation, aortic disorders and distress experienced by heart patients. Malaria: Datura fruits are used for treating bilious and phlegmatic malarial fevers.  [...] 

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What Are the Benefits Offered by Mud Therapy?

Posted in Newfangled Therapies on June 7, 2011 | No Comment

What Are the Benefits Offered by Mud Therapy?
Mud therapy is a natural treatment procedure used for treating a number of health disorders and skin ailments. Below we have discussed the most prominent benefits offered by mud therapy: Mud therapy is capable of retaining water for much longer duration compared to cold packs. Mud works by relaxing our skin pores and improving the blood circulation within our skin. Through mud therapy, we can restore our perfect skin Ph. For people with acne prone skin, mud therapy works both as an acne remedy and preventive measure for acne. Mud is known to possess anti-inflammatory properties, which make it an effective remedy for skin rashes. Mud therapy can also be used for anti-aging treatments. Mud helps in skin regeneration. After undergoing a mud therapy, you will experience a toning effect on your  [...] 

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Kid’s Health: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Posted in Kids Health on May 31, 2011 | No Comment

Kid’s Health: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis gets categorized as an autoimmune disorder. Immune system of individuals suffering from this condition destroys cells responsible for protecting our overall health. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or JRA i.e. rheumatoid arthritis in children occurs in kids below 16 years of age.  This form arthritis is frequently seen in adults, but nowadays several children are also diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Going by the recently obtained statistics, around 30,000 kids of the US are diagnosed with JRA. Like rheumatoid arthritis in adults, JRA is also marked by physical deformities like swelling of knuckles and joints, inflammation of lymph nodes, high fever etc. A child can suffer from 3 rheumatoid arthritis forms; they are: pauciarticular JRA, polyarticular JRA and systematic  [...] 

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What Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?

Posted in Health Articles on May 27, 2011 | No Comment

What Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
HBOT or Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a process of breathing in 100 percent oxygen amidst augmented atmospheric pressure. This therapy is in practice since the 17th century. There are certain therapeutic principles based on which HBOT is carried out; they are: Increase in the overall pressure helps immensely when HBOT is carried out for treating air embolism and decompression sickness. In case of a number of other conditions, HBOT’s therapeutic principles are based on the ability of this therapeutic procedure to radically increase the partial pressures of oxygen present in our tissues. The achievable partial pressures of oxygen through HBOT are significantly more than what we achieve while inhaling pure oxygen amidst regular atmospheric pressure. Another effect of HBOT is increase in oxygen  [...] 

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