Sore throat “pharyngitis”,causes and remedies

October 1, 2011
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Sore throat is a very common type of viral infection, you wake up in the morning and you feel like you have dry sore throat and it hurts to swallow! well, as you may know, there are many causes for sore throat and many remedies for it, it is always recommended to see a doctor for treatment, but since it ‘s not always possible, home remedies can help smoother or cure your sore throat.

The most common and benevolent type, is the dry throat, while sleeping, breathing through the mouth can cause soreness to the throat, this can be prevented by using a humidifier. If you suffer from dry throat, try…

Tips for Healthy Eating

March 3, 2011
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Almost all of us desire to have a sound health. There always exists a deep relationship between the health and quality of food we consume. Over the ages healthy people have been found to be consuming quite a balanced diet. It would therefore be very advantageous for us to find out what is that balanced diet that can eventually lead to a balanced diet. If we are able to hold on to a number of guidelines we can bring about a definite positive change in our health. Making a lot of vegetables and fruits as part of our food intake can prove rich dividends. After all these natural items are…

Sleep Disorders

March 3, 2011
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Sleep is partial or full unconsciousness where voluntary functions are stopped and brain is active. Whenever we are drifted into sleep within a few minutes its sign of good sleep initiation, and once fully refreshed we don’t require any need for alarms etc to get us up, the sleep is complete. If sleep is inadequate we can have numerous indications like the continuous pressure to sleep. The instability in mood is also something that reveals the lack of sleep. The person with less sleep will be irritable, hard to deal with, depressed or anxious. Reflex responses of the brain are all affected badly. Sleep conserves energy and helps us live…

Home Remedies for Hair Loss

February 24, 2011
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It is the wish of all human beings to look good under all circumstances. The physical appearance an individual carries at times a lot of importance. We start feeling to lose something important when our hairs start falling at any unexpected stage of our lives. There are of course solid reasons for such hair fall like lack of vitamins, minerals or iron in the body, age, pollution, heredity, stress, lack of sleep, hormonal imbalance and illness. While considering about treatment for hair loss, most of the people prefer to look at an alternate option along with the conventional treatment. Home remedies use only natural products and so they do not…

Sleeping Disorders

February 24, 2011
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Sleep is something very important for human body. It is imperative for us to know what in fact affects sleep and the importance of sleep.

Then we would be able to understand the disorders associated with sleep and find the treatment.

Sleep affects our daily routine functioning to a great extent. The amount of sleep one needs on daily basis varies from person to person. As a general rule, for most adults a sleep of 7 to 8 hours on daily basis is considered sufficient whereas there are certain people who are comfortable with 5 hours of sleep and some require about 10 hours of sleep. A person really should sleep…

How to Control Diabetes

February 24, 2011
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Any kind of disease is highly undesired by the human body. It makes our healthy body suffer. It prevents us from performing our day to day activities. One of such disease is Diabetes. There can be a lot of ways various diseases can be cured if prevention is adhered to whenever it is required. Same is the case with diabetes. We can always try to gain control on this disease if we happen to know the necessary tips that can help prevent it. Given below are certain tips that can be an aid to our control on diabetes.

1. Keep a check on meat poultry and fish content in food.

2. Do not snack…

Hair Loss Home Remedies

February 24, 2011
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Hair loss problem is one of the most common problems which any individual moist probably comes across during his entire span of life. If hairs many hairs are falling on daily basis it is not too abnormal. But if the hairs are getting thinner and thinner it is indeed alarming. If we are to find the reasons for hair loss there are a number of them that we can easily find out. It can be lack of certain vitamins, or lack of minerals and iron in the body, age, pollution, heredity, stress, lack of sleep, hormonal imbalance and illness. The problem of hair fall can be effectively addressed by looking…

New Health Law Requires US Restaurant Chains To Show Calorie Counts

July 25, 2010
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Part of the health care bill that was signed by President Barack Obama into law on Tuesday is a legislation that requires restaurant chains with 20 or more outlets to show the calorie count of their food items on menus, menu boards and drive-throughs.  They will also need to show how many calories a healthy person should eat in a day.  Vending machines will also be required to show calorie information.

The new law mandates the US FDA to draft new national standards for menu labeling that will affect some 200,000 fast food and other chain restaurants.  The FDA will enforce the new law and will have the powers to initiate…

Effective Natural Remedies

June 28, 2010
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Most of the widely used drugs today have a herbal origin.  Herbs and medicinal plants can help us relieve the pain or provide a cure for ailments.  Here is a list of age-old remedies that are proven to be effective.

* A tea made of lemon balm may help you sleep soundly and helps you keep calm and focused.  It is proven to cut agitation in patients with dementia and appears to calm an overactive thyroid in Grave’s disease.
* The thiosulfinates in onions can reduce diabetes symptoms and can help protect against cardiovascular diseases.  Quercetin found in onions prevents inflammations associated with allergies and also protects against stomach ulcers and colon,…

How To Save Your Teeth

June 28, 2010
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Brushing your teeth is not enough to keep your whole mouth healthy.  Here are a few tips on how you can take care of your teeth that will last for a lifetime.

* Do a self exam.  Check your mouth every couple of months.  Check for red and white patches, flaking on the tongue, pigmented lesions and sores with uneven borders.
* Calm cankers are benign but painful sores that tend to pop up when you’re stressed.  To ease the pain, dab a topical pain reliever like Anbesol or Orajel directly on the spot.
* Brush your teeth and the back of your tongue to remove odor-causing bacteria.  You can skip mouthwash because…