How Can Diabetes Affect The Kidneys And Cause Diabetic Nephropathy?

Posted by subnirmala on Sat, 13 Mar 2010

It was nice to note that the theme of the World Kidney Day for 2010 was the effect of diabetes on kidney problems. Yes, diabetes can affect the kidney to the extent that it does not function properly ...

How Stress And Depression Can Lead To Poor Physical Health.

Posted by subnirmala on Sat, 27 Mar 2010

Life is a beautiful dream and it remains so for people who knows how to tackle all the ups and downs of it. However this may not be the case for everyone and we find various stumbling blocks that stan...

HealthTips

Posted by thaisuresh on Mon, 20 Sep 2010

HYPERTENSION {HTN} Hyper tension or High Blood Pressure is the medical term used to describe the Pressure of blood in the arteries  is Elevated, Blood pressure is classified based on the Systolic and ...

The Truth about Rice

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Sun, 28 Nov 2010

For many dieters rice is considered to be the main cause of weight gain and hence it is the first food to be eliminated by them. But choosing your rice right is the best way to keep your weight under ...

Why do we get all swollen up?

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Mon, 24 Jan 2011

We have often experienced the horror of our face, hands and feet swelling up with out warning. We can swell up for reasons that are often ordinary- sitting for a long time, hot weather, eating too muc...

A big fat problem

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Mon, 24 Jan 2011

Obesity in kids is becoming an alarming urban problem that can be tackled only by right food habits and regular exercise.Do you coax your child to take an extra pat of butter on the bread toast at bre...

Medicines and Breastfeeding

Posted by Dr.Trupti on Thu, 10 Feb 2011

Medicines which are safe during breastfeeding:Any medicine that is considered safe during pregnancy is safe for use while breastfeeding. Medicines which are not supposed to be used during pregnancy ar...

Dealing with low Libido

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Sat, 16 Apr 2011

There was a time when you couldn’t keep your hands off each other, but now you freeze even if your partner moves towards you. After giving birth there is a general tendency of woman’s libido to go dow...

Lower your Salt Intake

Posted by Dr.Trupti on Mon, 18 Apr 2011

Common salt or table salt is essential for the body. Our kidneys regulate the amount of salt in our bodies and excrete the excess salt via urine. However in case of very high salt intake even the kidn...

Know miracles of flexseed ( tisi), linum usitatisum

Posted by akburnwal on Wed, 25 May 2011

Flaxseeds, Tisi in Hindi (linum usitatissum), are derived from plants called flax or linseed. It has been used since the early civilization due to the numerous health benefits of ground flaxseed and o...