Intake of dietary protein proximate is encouraged along with resistance-type exercise sessions to promote a positive net protein balance for post-exercise recovery. Talking of Proximate Analysis, it is nothing but partitioning of compounds in a feed into six categories based on the chemical properties of the compounds. Now-a-days protein supplements are available in … [Read more...]
Finding Ways To Fight Heartburn
When large amounts of acidic stomach contents are regurgitated past the stomach's valve and up into the gutter, heartburn occurs. Small amounts of acid reflux are normal and harmless, since constantly swallowing saliva quickly washes it back into the stomach. However if the amount of refluxed material is greater than normal and persists over a period of time, this can result in … [Read more...]
Understanding Drugs
All drugs even the familiar ones such as aspirin may have potentially harmful as well as beneficial effects. Whether you are prescribed drug treatment or you choose remedies for yourself, you will gain most benefit from drugs if you understand how they are likely to act and how to use them safely and effectively. Today there is a vast range of drugs available for many … [Read more...]
Heartburn
Heartburn is a burning sensation in the chest that can extend to the neck, throat, and face; it is worsened by bending or lying down. It is the primary symptom of gastroesophageal reflux, which is the movement of stomach acid into the esophagus. Heartburn is generally related to meals andposture. On rare occasions, it is due to gastritis (stomach lining inflammation). What … [Read more...]
Dietary Management Of Heartburn
Heartburn (Acid Reflux) is a digestive problem: it has nothing to do with your heart. It occurs when small amounts of stomach acid accidentally rise up the esophagus (the food canal running from the mouth to the stomach) causing symptoms like a burning pain in thechest which rises towards the throat. Sufferers may even taste the fluid in the back of the mouth, and this is … [Read more...]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a problem that affects mainly the bowel which is also called the large intestine. The bowel is the part of the digestive system that makes and stores stool. The word syndrome means a group of symptoms. IBS is a syndrome because it can cause several symptoms. For example, IBS causes cramping, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and constipation. IBS … [Read more...]
Relieving Tired And Swollen Feet
Rest your feet above your head for 10 minutes: do this by lying at right angles to a wall, or on the bed with your feet up on the headboard, or on the floor with your feet resting on the edge of a chair. Any swelling will disappear as trapped fluids travel back your legs towards your heart. Plunge your feet into a tub of cold water or sit on the side of the bath with your … [Read more...]
Foot Care
Many of us do not give our feet the required attention, hardly realizing that they absorb nearly 5 times our body weight. Each foot has 26 bones-a quarter of all the bones in your body-combined with an intricate network of muscles and tendons. It is essential that:- You look after your feet. Keep your toe nails trimmed Remove rough skin. Massage feet & … [Read more...]
Botox For Foot Wounds
It's been used for wrinkles, muscle spasms and even Tourette syndrome. Now Botox may now save limbs from amputation. Each year, foot ulcers lead to more than 82,000 amputations. They’re a devastating complication of diabetes. Type II, or adult onset, diabetes accounts for most cases of the disease. People who are overweight, have a family history of diabetes, are over age … [Read more...]
Stress Management
INTRODUCTION The word Stress is used to describe both external events that make demand on us and the internal responses they trigger. In fact, stress is the body's general response to any demand made on it, regardless of whether that demand is pleasant or unpleasant, or whether it is emotional or physical. All of us need some amount of challenge in our daily life to … [Read more...]
Fat Location In The Body More Important Than The Total Amount Of Fat
Depending on your body-type and location of fat your health status can be defined in a better way. Women who are "pear-shaped" tend to store fat in their buttocks and flanks and are at less risk of disease than those who are "apple-shaped" and tend to accumulate fat around the belly. Especially bad is the "visceral fat" around the organs as well as the fat in the liver. … [Read more...]
Health Benefits Of Magnesium And Its Natural Sources
Magnesium is a mineral that's crucial to the body's function. Magnesium is an essential mineral required by the body for maintaining normal muscle and nerve function, keeping a healthy immune system, maintaining heart rhythm, and building strong bones. Magnesium is also involved in at least 300 biochemical reactions in the body. A deficiency in magnesium can lead to muscle … [Read more...]
A Rundown On Nutrition Bars
Maintaining a sensible eating pattern throughout life, combined with regular physical activity, can help a woman maintain a healthy weight with which she feels comfortable. This might seem easy to read, but with today's hush and rush of life, women have been left with a lesser time to think about their nutrition. Result being an increasing use of ready-to-eat nutrition bars … [Read more...]
Excess Weight Boosts Cancer Development
A specific condition that occurs in the bodies of inactive, overweight individuals may actually encourage the process of cancer development, US researchers have said. Researchers at the American Institute For Cancer Research (AICR) say that being overweight and inactive can cause the body to release high levels of insulin and other hormones known as "growth factors". High … [Read more...]
Allium Vegetables Linked To Lower Prostate Cancer Risk In Humans
Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) today welcomed new data from a study published in the November 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI). The researchers at AICR said the new study is an important addition to mounting evidence that diets high in plant foods offer multi-faceted protection against cancer. The study, led by Dr. … [Read more...]
Hair Problem
SPLIT ENDS Split ends are caused when hair is damaged, either by harsh shampoos, too much direct from the sun or a hair dryer, perming or bleaching or very often simply because the tips of hair are very old. The only cure for split ends is to have them trimmed off; if left, they may split further up the hair, making it look dull and lifeless. HEALTHY HAIR: In top … [Read more...]
Multi-Talented Star Ruby Modine Talks About Fitness, Health & Future Projects
Multi-talented Ruby Modine, the daughter of Matthew Modine and Caridad Rivera, a makeup and wardrobe stylist, currently stars in Showtime’s award winning “Shameless” as the problematic, rebellious character, ‘Sierra,’ on the critically lauded show. One of the new waitresses in the show's 'Patsy Pies' diner managed by Emmy Rossum's 'Fiona Gallagher,' the brilliant, ensemble dark … [Read more...]
Sandra Elia Loses 100 Pounds & Keeps It Off Too!
Sandra Elia has lived two lives. One as a morbidly obese woman, completely out of control, experiencing paralyzing depression. But she rebuilt her life from its lowest point and transformed from being morbidly obese to running a half marathon. Result? She lost over a 100 pounds! If you are looking for some inspiration to change your unhealthy lifestyle, then you must read … [Read more...]
Asthma and Pregnancy
Pregnant women with asthma are not necessarily ‘high risk’ patients. In fact, asthma can follow a curious pattern in pregnant patients. One third of women experience no change in their asthma during pregnancy, one third actually notice an improvement when they are pregnant, and one third may experience a flare-up of their asthma during this time. Since there is no index to … [Read more...]
Female Fashion Icons Who Transformed Fashion
Which women changed fashion forever? Women have long been inspired by famous faces who encourage them to be confident in themselves. But, which women stood out as those who changed fashion forever? Marilyn Monroe She’s one of the most well-known women in modern history — remembered as an actress, singer and model. But what made her such a fashion icon? In her iconic … [Read more...]
Are You Better In Bed Than…?
Did you know that May is deemed Better Sleep Month?! The Better Sleep Council (BSC) - the consumer-education arm of the International Sleep Products Association (ISPA), has coined the edgy campaign slogan “Are You Better In Bed Than…?” in an attempt to raise awareness for the importance of getting quality sleep each night. The BSC’s campaign hope is to use Better Sleep Month as … [Read more...]
Artificial Sweetener Trap: Check On The Symptoms
A new research finds sugar replacements can cause health changes that are linked with diabetes and obesity. The results suggest artificial sweeteners change how the body processes fat and gets its energy. In addition, the team found acesulfame potassium seemed to accumulate in the blood, with higher concentrations having a more harmful effect on the cells that line blood … [Read more...]
Reality TV Star Farah Sattaur Shares Her Love For Food & Modelling!
Reality TV star Farah Sattaur is best known as a series regular on the British MTV reality television series Ex On The Beach, which premiered on April 22, 2014. She won her first beauty pageant in 2002, when she was crowned Miss Teen Philippines UK and is also a former Playboy Bunny. Let us get to know more about this popular TV Personality from Farah herself in a candid … [Read more...]
Asthma: a chronic condition
Clinical Features: Causes Symptoms Management Treatment Asthma: a chronic condition Asthma is a chronic condition of the lungs that has two main components. Two things happen inside the lungs of women suffering with Asthma--, the tightening of the muscles surrounding the airways, and inflammation, the swelling and irritation of the airways. - and inflammation … [Read more...]
Obesity: a risk factor for Asthma
Obesity has been rapidly increasing in prevalence over the past two decades—in children as well as in adults. Although obesity is a recognized risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and some forms ofcancer, evidence suggests that obesity may also contribute to or even cause asthma. For one, asthma prevalence is increased in obese … [Read more...]
Managing Allergies During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a time of intense change within the female body. The hormones of pregnancy have steroidal type effects and which can dampen down allergies. During pregnancy, the body's immune system tends to be less reactive than at other times. This is normal, and necessary to prevent your body 'rejecting' your pregnancy. (As, half of your baby's genetic material is … [Read more...]
Actress, Dancer & Gymnast Veronica Jarvis Talks Fitness & Lifestyle!
Ever since Veronica moved to Los Angeles she hasn’t stopped working. You can see her in the feature film by an award-winning writer Hanne Andersen called Young and Alone, in a feature film starring Catherine Dyer (known as Agen Connie Frazer from the hit Netflix series Stranger Things), which premiered on Lifetime, and she was also on NBC’s Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon, to … [Read more...]
Spreading Allergy Awareness
Allergists define allergy as a reaction of the body's immune system that take place after the body becomes sensitized to a substance (allergen), usually a protein. Allergic reactions result when allergy-causing proteins combine with antibodies to trigger the release of histamine and other chemicals that can cause skin rashes and various other symptoms Types Causes … [Read more...]
Exercise for Relaxation
Ease your body into these stretches: you should not be jumping or bouncing around, and the exercises are not supposed to be uncomfortable. Remember to breathe slowly and rhythmically too. The positions should be held for at least 10 seconds, but if you want to increase your flexibility, stretch the major muscle groups for a minimum of 30 seconds. As well as helping your body … [Read more...]
Exercise and Asthma
Asthma is a lung disease that is usually chronic and can be life-threatening, if not managed properly. With proper management, most people can lead a normal, active life. During an asthma attack, the air passages in the lungs become narrow or blocked by mucus or a muscle spasm. Asthma attacks can be triggered by allergens such as pollen, animal dander, molds, fungi, … [Read more...]
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