Ailments : The single most important action in dealing with stress is learning how you react to what happens with you on a daily basis.
Ailments : When you cant sleep, concentrate on extending your exhales, inhale for a count of four, and exhale for a count of eight.
Nutrition: On an average, a person will require between 1 and 7 litres of water daily, to avoid dehydration.
Nutrition: There are 7 major classes of nutrients, carbohydrates, fats, fiber, minerals, proteins, vitamins and water.
Myths : Spicy foods always lead to heartburn. Actually, many people can eat spicy foods without any problem at all.
Myths : Despite what some people think, Pilates is not a derivative of yoga. Both are very different, even while being complimentary.
Exercise: For better weight loss, sneak in physical activity throughout your day, walk instead of driving, climb more stairs etc.
Exercise: Frequent exercise may reverse alcohol induced brain damage.
Ailments: Itching caused by fly and mosquito bites can be relieved by calamine lotion, ice packs, salt and baking soda.
Ailments: Psoriasis, a disease in which skin cells multiply like rabbits, can be caused both by physical as well as emotional issues.
Nutrition: If you are counting calories, try substituting butter with green chutney on your toast, a low cal and delicious choice.
Nutrition: No food is good or bad by itself. But the quantity, combination and balance of foods make them healthy or unhealthy.
Myths: Muscle tissue will change into fat tissue once you stop exercising. Actually, they are fundamentally different.
Myths: Normal body temperature is 98.6 F. Actually, everyone has a slightly different normal body temperature.
Exercise: Dynamic exercises such as steady running, tend to reduce the diastolic blood pressure, due to the improved blood flow.
Exercise: Exercise can help grow new nerve cells in the brain and promote synaptic plasticity, i.e. ability of the connection.
Ailments : The sugar coated fennel seeds (variyali) provided in most restaurants actually help fight flatulence and gas.
Ailments : To avoid body odor, a natural remedy is to rub alcohol under your arms to reduce bacteria.
Nutrition: Checking out the Nutrition Fact panels on food labels will help you get a more balance combination of nutrients.
Nutrition: Choose smart snacks, such as fruits, dry fruits, yoghurt and lentils. Chips are good only occasionally.
Myths: Fevers are contagious. In truth, the ailment causing the fever can be contagious, but not the fever itself.
Myths: Lunar cycles influence pregnancy and labor. Actually, as per scientific tests, no co-relation has been found.
Exercise : Too much exercise can also cause a female to miss her period, a symptom known as amenorrhea.
Exercise : Weight gained during a long break in exercise is very difficult to shed when exercise is resumed at a later date. Remain active.
Ailments : Peptic ulcers or gastric ulcers, mean pain due to damage in stomach walls and can be made worse by spicy food and stress.
Ailments : The best treatment for paralysis is to treat its basic cause which is damage to the brain or nervous system and the spinal cord.
Nutrition : Tomato juice and vegetable juices that include tomatoes are a good source of the antioxidant, lycopene. Check for salt content.
Nutrition : Wheat germ is a highly concentrated source of nutrients, including vitamin E, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, iron and zinc.
Myths: Acidic foods can create problems for your stomach. Actually, your stomach produces far more acid than that contained in such foods.
Myths: Any snack before bedtime will help you sleep. Actually, only certain food items are good for bedtime snacks, such as fruit, nuts etc.
Exercise : Plyometric exercises, generally used in athletes are done to develop the greatest amount of force in the shortest amount of time
Exercise : The basic techniques of pranayama are best learned while lying down, so that sitting upright does not take your time or energy.
Ailments : Being HIV positive is different from having AIDS. A HIV positive person can live for many years without getting AIDS.
Ailments : Diagnosis for kidney stones is done with a 24 hour urine collection, for deficiencies and excesses that promote stone formation.
Nutrition : Due to a higher content of anti oxidants and heart healthy monosaturated fats, virgin olive oil is better than other olive oils.
Nutrition : Sweet potatoes are fat free and are a good source of antioxidant beta carotene, fiber, vitamins B6, C, E, folate and potassium.
Myths : Neither gym or home workouts can be said to be best. What is best is what can be done consistently.
Myths : Yoga is not completely gentle and safe. It can be very demanding, physically and mentally. Careful instruction is essential.
Exercise : Crunches are not enough to flatten abs. Fat reduction is critical, so that toned abs can be seen.
Exercise : For weight training and low impact activities, consider a cross training shoe, running or walking shoes.
Ailments : A person in shock does not receive sufficient amount of blood and body cells receive inadequate supply of oxygen and nutrients.
Ailments : An estimate of how many calories you should consume each day for safe weight loss, is 10 calories per pound of body weight.
Nutrition : Broccoli is a good source of calcium, potassium, folate and fiber. It also contains phytonutrients to help fight diseases.
Nutrition : Daily use of cinnamon powder and honey strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.
Myths : It is a myth that eating just before swimming will lead to cramps. A small snack will help keep energy levels stable while swimming.
Myths : It is not required that you should feel the burn in your muscle during workouts. Pain does not necessarily mean progress.
Exercise : Active exhalation during physical exercise helps the body to increase its maximum lung capacity, resulting in greater efficiency.
Exercise : Calisthenics are exercises for increasing body strength and flexibility, done by using self weight for resistance.
