It seems like every day, you open up Facebook or Instagram and see another blogger, celebrity or influencer touting a different diet that helped them achieve their goals. They swear by it, and based on what you see, you’re intrigued enough to want to try. But how do you wade through the good, the bad,
Is menopause a good thing or bad thing? If you asked that question to 1,000 women from various areas and backgrounds, chances are the answer you get would be close to evenly split. Some will say that they are done having kids and look forward to no more monthly menstrual cycles with the bloating, cramping,
The older we get, the more aches and pains we seem to develop, especially in our knees, ankles, wrists, fingers and back. These aches and pains can have a huge negative impact as we carry out many of our normal daily activities. Knee pain can keep you from having any kind of active life, making
The Uttar Pradesh government’s ayurvedic pharmacy at Pilibhit, which is one of the two in the state, has prepared a proposal to collect, process and sell packaged bottles of cow urine as a health drink. The pharmacy presently supplies ayurvedic medicines prepared here to government centres in 16 districts of UP. Dr Prakash Chandra Saxena,
One of the most common complaints with growing old is that we tend to slow down in so many things, and most of us and those around us don’t necessarily like it. The older we get, the slower we tend to walk, especially in stores. Younger people in a hurry often get annoyed or frustrated
What parent doesn’t want to brag about how smart their kids are? What parent doesn’t want their kids to sleep at night? What if I told you that the more fish your kids eat, the smarter they will be and the better they will sleep? We all know that a healthy body often means a
There is an age-old myth about how the older a person gets the less their desire for sex becomes. Okay, it might be partially true due to certain conditions, but on the face of the issue, it’s not true at all. Many women do experience a decrease in sexual desires after menopause and after having
In the past, we’ve discussed a liver cleanse or detox along with a colon cleanse and the jury is still out on the benefits versus harms of these types of detox or cleanses. Many say they are beneficial to overall health and needed on a regular basis while others say that such an intense cleanse
Anyone can develop a fatty liver, but it can be more common as we get older. Causes of fatty livers are divided into 2 groups – alcoholic and nonalcoholic. Obviously, alcoholic fatty livers are due to prolonged and excess drinking of alcohol. Nonalcoholic fatty liver can be due to diet, pregnancy, activity and even other
Last week, the health news was reporting an additional 30 million American adults have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Why the sudden increase? The sudden increase is due to changes made by the American Heart Association, to the definition of what is hypertension. The change is due largely to a Virginia doctor. The
