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How to Get Relief from Joint Pain?

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Joints are those parts of the body where the two bones meet. Joints allow the bones of the skeleton to make a movement. Joints include shoulders, hips, elbows and knees. Joint pain leads to discomfort, aches and soreness in any of these joints. Joint pain occurs due to illness, injury, arthritis or any such other causes.  Causes of Joint Pain Arthritis- It is one the most common cause of joint pain. The two types pf join pain are Osteoarthritis(OA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA). Joint pain from OA comes due to breakdown of the cartilage which acts as a cushion and shock absorber for the joints. OA is usually seen in people after the age of 40. The commonly affected joints are wrists, knees, hips and hands. In case of RA, it can deform the joints over the time. RA results in pain, inflammation and fluid buildup.  Bursitis, an inflammation that is caused around joints  Lupus, causes pain from joints to various organs including brain as well. Gout, is a buildup of uric acid crystals in a j

How to Control Blood Pressure At Home?

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  High blood pressure is often referred to as 'Silent Killer' as it may result o heart disease or stroke if it is not controlled properly. It is one of the leading diseases that results to death. The food habits, the lifestyle of people have changed so adversely that they neglect their health conditions on a major basis and thus are affected majorly. Fried foods, junk foods, late night sleeping, no exercise, improper diet, improper working hours, are all reasons to a bad health in the coming future. Thus, proper precautions are put down here so that precautions can be taken even in a tight work schedule. Blood pressure is measured in millimetres of mercury as MM HG. The top number is used to state the pressure in the blood vessels when the heart beats. Whereas the lower number represents the pressure in the blood vessels between the beats when the heart resting. The blood pressure on how much blood the heart is pumping as well as the resistance of blood flow in the arteries. Th

How Can You Boost Immunity With Vitamin D?

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  Vitamin D is a vital source of nutrient that gets stored in our liver and fatty  tissues. It is best to take from Sun. But the current generation is seen tied up with their office work from 9-7. Thus, by the time they leave the office it is sunset. A study says that about 65% of current generation are seen with a deficiency of Vitamin D in their body. It has an adverse impact  on the health as well as long term life.  Vitamin D and its Importance   Vitamin D helps our body function in many ways- It helps in maintaining healthy bones because it absorbs more calcium. A deficiency of Vitamiin D can lead to weak bones, also known as Rickets. It helps in maintaining symptoms of diabetes. Vitamin D helps to reduce certain types of cancer like breast cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer. Vitamin D is also helpful in preventing from heart diseases. It regulates blood pressure, cholesterol and inflammation.However, a deficiency of Vitamin D can lead to BP, cardiac hypertrophy and artheros

Why is Yoga Important? 5 Best Yoga Aasanas And Their Benefits

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 Yoga is often considered to be taken in relation with physical fitness. However, we fail to realize that it is helpful in uniting the body, mind and breath. Yoga helps to bring a state of stability, harmony and calmness in your life. Yoga is not something that has to preached as a religion, rather it is a way of living that shapes a health mind in a healthy body. Yoga is just not to be seen as bending and twisting the body like aerobatics where physical pressure is exerted more. Rather it takes you to a position where you can see and experience the reality, in the way it is. There are various benefits of doing yoga in your day to day life-  Yoga improves the blood circulation in the body which in a way makes the flow of oxygen and other nutrients better in the body.With proper blood circulation, the organs and the skin tend to be healthier and shinier respectively Yoga helps to get the right posture in your body It helps in maintaining a proper balance which makes you look confident a

What is Vertigo? How to deal with it ?

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  Vertigo is something that can make you feel that you are moving when actually you are not or it can make you feel that things around you are moving when they are actually not. Vertigo is similar to motion sickness but it has nothing to do with lightheadedness. People having Vertigo are always of the notion that they are feeling dizzy. Vertigo is usually experienced at high heights where the head starts spinning and you seem to have a heavy head.  Causes Of Vertigo The most common causes of Vertigo are- BPPV-Benign Paroxsymal Positinal Vertigo can occur at any point of time, but it deals with age factor. The tiny calcium particles, canaliths clomp up in canals of the inner ear which sends signals to the brain about head and body movements related to gravity.  Meniere’s Disease - This is said to be an inner ear disorder that is said to be caused by building up of fluid. It also leads to changing pressure in the ear. In this disease, vertigo comes up in episodes with ringing in the ears

How Does An App Help Your Pharmacy Earn More Business?

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  Switching to Online business We have all seen pharmacy shops with stocks of medicines piled up in a room where we ask the person to give us the prescribed medicines that we carry with ourselves. These medicines have been prescribed to us by the doctors for the illness that we want to recover from. We have also seen these medicine shops at the hospitals too. But have we ever thought of having a pharmacy shop right in our phones that too in an app? With the fast growing world and everything coming down to our smartphones, we might have never thought of this facility as well. Where we upload the prescription, order the medicines, make the payment and the medicines are delivered at our doorstep. Shopping, buying groceries, or even electronics and furniture, everything has come down to one stop and that is Apps.  People nowadays have started associating themselves with brands on a fast basis and that too according to their choice. There are businesses that still hesitate to put themselves

Thyroid Diorders

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Thyroid Gland   The thyroid is a small, butterfly shaped gland that is located below the Adam’s apple wrapped around the trachea (windpipe). It is a part of an intricate network of glands called the endocrine system which is responsible for coordinating various body activities. A thin area of the tissue that is present in the middle of the gland, known as isthmus is the one that joins the two thyroid lobes on each side. This thyroid gland manufactures hormones that help in regulating the body’s metabolism. The 6 common Thyroid Disorders are- Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism Hashimoto’s disease Grave’s Disease Goiter Thyroid Nodules Hyperthyroidism In hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland is seen to be overactive, that is it produces too much of its hormone. Grave’s disease, Autoimmune disorder and Multi nodular thyroid causes antibodies to stimulate the thyroid to secrete too many hormones. Other causes include, intake of excess iodine, thyroiditis, tumors of the ovaries and testes, benign