Archive for December, 2008

Muscle Spasm

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Muscles are some of the most important organs or rather parts of the human body. They are responsible for the actions of contraction and constriction. The muscles can also relax without help and what they thus do best is tighten. As can be understood, a muscle spasm is the most common reason for back pain [...]

Lower Back pains

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

The symptoms of lower back pains include a slight burning sensation, a dull aching in the lower back or even a sharp pain. It might be seen that a person suffering from this ailment might have difficulty doing one simple movement that might include reaching out for something or bending from the waist. The main [...]

Liver Problems

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

The liver is one of the most important organs of the human body. The liver is located in the upper right quadrant of the human abdomen. The liver performs the following functions:-

Filters the blood

It makes bile which is a substance that helps digest fat as well as excrete certain fatty [...]

Kidney troubles and treatments

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

A primary function of the kidneys is to properly remove every waste product along with all the excess fluid from the body. The aforementioned waste products as well as the excess fluid are removed through urine. Production of urine calls for a large number of complex procedures of excretion and reabsorption. A process like this [...]

Remember to steal a piece of fruit

Monday, December 15th, 2008

It’s often heard that one must consume at least 5 portions of fruits and vegetables each day and for most people this becomes really difficult because you can’t really eat fruits immediately after lunch or dinner. Furthermore if you’re at office most of the day indulging in food habits is almost a remote possibility. As [...]

Wash your vegetables

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Apart from ensuring that you eat nutritional food, it’s essential that the vegetables and fruits you choose to eat are washed well. This is very important because there are a whole lot of chemicals that’s used to protect crops and as such you need to wash vegetables and fruits thoroughly. A lot of vegetables grow [...]

Eat freshly cooked food

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

When you decide to eat a home cooked meal, it’s the best to eat it when freshly cooked. As such, avoid cooking extra portions or don’t cook and then eat after a few hours. This is essential because apart from the art involved in food preparation reheating the food robs the food of its essential [...]

The thinnest skin

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

If you know your skin well, or have read this fact somewhere that amongst exposed skin, it the area under your eyes, lips and the skin on your chest that suffers the most when it comes to exposure. This is not just UV rays that we’re talking about but smoking too causes these areas to [...]

Health care at home

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Many times you feel life’s being unfair on you because you continuously deal with skin outbreaks. Many times you may notice that the pimples and funny skin behaviour are regulars during summer ad you blame it on the weather. Sure thing the weather is playing truant but its personal hygiene that’s to blame. When one [...]