Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Expert: Calories Important for Body
Experts say that hot and crispy fried snacks, sweets, carbohydrates-rich food and much more should be avoided if you want to keep a check on your weight, but do provide calories to your body. Though most of us avoid having […]
Exercise can Help Combat Arthritis: Doctors
According to doctors, millions of people suffering from arthritis can improve their health by committing themselves to do regular work-outs. Earlier, patients were asked to rest their joints if they became too painful or swollen but now doctors say that […]
Health benefits of receiving chiropractic care
Chiropractic care includes the manipulation of the spine and other joints, and those doctors who choose to specialize in and practice chiropractic care believe that the body will be able to heal itself when everything is aligned properly. While many […]
Vegetable Oils Help Fight Prostate Cancer
Consuming healthy fats from vegetables, nuts and olive oil may lengthen the life of patients with prostate cancer, says US study. The findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine suggest that dietary improvements can be […]
Cheese may Protect Teeth from Cavities
Cheese and other dairy products can help prevent cavities, finds study. The study sampled 68 subjects ranging in age from 12 to 15, and the authors looked at the dental plaque pH in the subjects’ mouths before and after they […]
Leech Therapy for Migraines?
Leech therapy is not new as they seem to have come to the aid of humans more than 3000 years ago. Leech therapy, or hirudotherapy, as it is called involves having leeches suck your blood to cure you from some […]
Expert Suggests 7 Ways to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
An expert has suggested seven simple ways to get a good night’s sleep. Set an electronic curfew: Keep technology out of your bed, and turn off all devices at least an hour before bedtime, Michael Breus, Ph.D. said. Keep a […]
How to Protect Your Kids’ Eyes
Most parents cover their kids with sunscreen to protect their skin from too much of the sun’s UVA and UVB rays, before sending them outside to play. But they should also do something to protect their children’s eyes, says an […]
Vegetarian Diet Cuts Death Risk
Vegetarian diets are associated with a reduced risk of death, says report published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The possible relationship between diet and mortality is an important area of study. Vegetarian diets have been associated with reductions in risk for […]
Germ-killing soaps cut hospital infection rates
A policy of regularly washing every patient in the intensive care unit with antimicrobial cloths helped cut down on dangerous blood infections by 44 per cent, a US study said Wednesday. The strategy was better at cutting back potentially lethal […]
