Lifestyle & Wellness

Stay Healthy This Summer
Lifestyle & Wellness

Stay Healthy This Summer

Summer is here! A difference in season requires an adjustment of routine, a redid diet, and obviously, another exercise regimen that suits the climate. The beginning of warm weather conditions can make your body more defenseless against various kinds of infections and certain well-being rules should be kept to guarantee a sound summer. My Health Advisor experts suggests few tips to stay healthy this summer Drink plenty of waterHeat and sweat in the late spring months can leave your body got dried out, causing undesirable well-being results like fever and chills. Keep yourself all around hydrated by drinking no less than 2 to 3 liters of water consistently.Keep good care of your eyesSafeguard your vision from the cruel daylight at work and at play, and wear ultraviolet protect...
Cancer; symptom, types, and treatment
Disease Management, Lifestyle & Wellness

Cancer; symptom, types, and treatment

Being diagnosed with cancer is one of the most frightening and stressful things for anyone. Having information about the disease and knowing its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery can put us up in the fight. What is cancer? The unusual faster division of cells in the human body resulting in a tumor or lump is called cancer. In the year 13.9 lakh people in India had cancer.New cases of cancer have increased at a rate of 1.1 % to 2% annually from 2010 to 2019 and at the same time deaths because of Cancer have increased at a rate of 0.1% to 1% annually.In the year 2020, 94.1 out of 100000 men and 103.6 out of 100000 women were suffering from cancer. Stages of Cancer? Most cancers are categorized into four stages depending upon the extent of spread and severit...
What’s Cholesterol? and its Impact on your body
Lifestyle & Wellness

What’s Cholesterol? and its Impact on your body

Cholesterol is a “waxy fat-like substance” found in your body. It’s very essential to build healthy cells in your body, and its increased levels of cholesterol in your body would put you at risk of heart diseases. To understand how high cholesterol affects your body is very simple - Hight Cholesterol creates fatty deposits in your blood veins. With time these deposits grow, making it hard for blood in your veins to move freely cause high BP, and even with more time these deposits can break suddenly forming clots in your veins causing a heart attack or stroke. High cholesterol can be treated and even prevented as yes! It’s true you can get high cholesterol through your inheritance but it is mostly the result of your unhealthy lifestyle choices.  So a healthy diet, exercis...
Foods that are good for your heart
Lifestyle & Wellness

Foods that are good for your heart

The heart is like the engine for our whole body, to keep it running something it needs fine-tuned fuel. Basically, you need to have a well-planned healthy diet that is good for your body.  But what are the keep components for a healthy diet for your heart? Let’s find out (In this blog you would find the mention of cholesterol many times, So to understand cholesterol better Read - What’s Cholesterol? and its Impact on your body) Apple - Yes! As the saying goes “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. They contain fiber that may lower harmful cholesterol.  Eating apples also help prevent blood clots because of a natural anti-inflammatory agent phytochemical called quercetin. Green leafy vegetables - While being low on calories, leafy greens are packed with compounds...
8 proven ways to control high BP
Lifestyle & Wellness

8 proven ways to control high BP

"The Silent Killer" is the name given to High Blood pressure(Hypertension) because often it doesn't have that many symptoms before its main impact and increases the risk of a stroke and heart attack. Before knowing the natural ways to get the blood pressure in control, we first need to understand what blood pressure is and how it works. Blood pressure depends on how much blood is being pumped by the heart and how much resistance it’s facing in the veins. Narrower the veins mean more resistance they give, elevating the blood pressure. Millimeters of mercury are the measurement for blood pressure. In short mm Hg - mm (short form of millimeters) and Hg (symbol of mercury).  There are two sets of numbers given in the measurement - Systolic blood pressure - The first se...
5 Small resolutions to turn around your life.
Lifestyle & Wellness, Mental Health

5 Small resolutions to turn around your life.

Going through a tough time mentally or physically? Everything seems too big and far-fetched to achieve, here are 5 small resolutions you can take for this new year and improve your life. Go for a walk - It may sound very simple but yes walking can be a great form of exercise to keep your calories count in check while being not so fatigue generating and its recovery time is very small also, you don't have to worry about the injuries as it's very safe. It can be an excellent way to relax and gather your thoughts, you can do it while listening to your favorite podcasts or music.  You can start as small as 5000 steps a day and gradually increase the distance and intensity according to your comfort. 2. Make cleaning a routine - You may find daily cleaning job a tedious task but no...
6 Food for better memory
COVID-19 Diaries, Lifestyle & Wellness

6 Food for better memory

We all know that our body runs on calories (energy) and our brain is the control and command center of our body, to function at its full capacity brain needs around 20% of the calories that our body requires. So, for better memory we need some good fuel for our brain, probably that's the reason why we all have always been told to have Almonds to strengthen our memory, in addition to energy certain nutrients are also required to keep our brain healthy for example, to repair brain cells and for building new brain cells Omega 3 is helpful, antioxidants such as flavonoids help in reducing inflammation and cellular stress. Issues like cellular stress and inflammation are directly linked with the ageing of the brain cells and disorders such as Alzheimer's. Nowadays we are proactive about ...
Symptoms of liver cirrhosis
Lifestyle & Wellness

Symptoms of liver cirrhosis

The liver is an important part of the body. It filters the blood, detoxifies chemicals, and metabolizes drugs. As one of the vital organs of the human body, the liver has a variety of life-saving functions. Cirrhosis of the liver is often referred to as end-stage disease because it occurs after other stages of the injury, including inflammation (hepatitis), fatty deposits, and minor scars. Liver problems only become obvious when serious problems occur. In this case, abnormal symptoms may occur. Cirrhosis is a recent liver disease in which healthy liver tissue is replaced by damaged tissue. The scar tissue partially obstructs the normal flow of blood, making the situation worse. The epidemic of hepatitis C and obesity has led to related liver diseases, such as cirrhosis. Alcohol abuse ...
Why Do We Need Preventive Health Checkup?
Lifestyle & Wellness

Why Do We Need Preventive Health Checkup?

Health is a relationship between you and your body; keep it sound and safe! Being healthy is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being. The word ‘health’ is an umbrella term that considers the absence of any disease and includes a healthy lifestyle, enough sleep, regular exercise, and avoiding alcohol, drugs, tobacco, or anything similar. Times have changed, and good health is no more a guarantee. People maintaining quite healthy lifestyles are often diagnosed with critical diseases. This uncertainty has made Preventive Health Care a must for all. What is Preventive Health Checkup AKA PHC? Preventive Health Checkup is a series of tests designed to detect any illness that could be a potential threat to your life in the time ahead. These tests not just recog...