Tuesday 30 December 2014

NECK PAIN

                                                                        
NECK PAIN IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH MAY BE AS A RESULT OF POOR POSTURE. ARTHRITIS IS ANOTHER CAUSE OF NECK  PAIN, HOWEVER IF YOUR NECK PAIN IS ACCOMPANIED BY NUMBNESS, WEAKNESS IN ARMS AND HANDS, OR A SHOOTING PAIN IN THE SHOULDER OR ARM, THEN IT IS TIME TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AS THIS COULD BE AS A RESULT OF A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM.

Monday 22 December 2014

HERNIA

A HERNIA OCCURS WHEN TISSUE FROM INSIDE THE ABDOMEN BULGES OUT THROUGH A WEAK SPOT IN THE ABDOMENAL WALL. HERNIAS ARE MORE COMMON IN MEN THAN WOMEN. THEY COMMONLY OCCUR IN THE GROIN AND IN MEN, MAY BULGE INTO THE SCROTUM.

ABDOMINAL PROBLEMS

THE CAUSES OF ABDOMINAL PROBLEMS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO ACCERTAIN. SYMPTOMS OF ABDOMINAL PROBLEMS INCLUDE;

Wednesday 17 December 2014

WARNING SIGNS



SOME SYMPTOMS ACT AS WARNING SIGNS THAT A SERIOUS DISEASE IS  DEVELOPING.  IF YOU KNOW THESE WARNING SIGNS AND HEED THEM, YOU MAY DETECT THE DISEASE BEFORE IT BECOMES  LIFE-THREATENING. SOME DISEASES, LIKE CANCER ARE OFTEN CURABLE IF THEY ARE DETECTED EARLY. OTHER DISEASES LIKE DIABETES, CANNOT BE CURED BUT EARLY DETECTION AND  TREATMENT MAY REDUCE THE INJURY  THEY CAUSE THE BODY. HERE ARE THE WARNING SIGNS FOR FOUR DISEASES THAT IF DETECTED EARLY, CAN OFTEN BE STOPPED OR CONTROLLED.

WAYS TO STAY HEALTHY


PREVENTION THEY SAY IS BETTER THAN  CURE. YOU CAN SAVE YOUR SELF A LOT OF PAIN, WORRY AND MONEY BY AVOIDING HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BRUISES



                     
BRUISES  ARE CAUSED BY RUPTURED  SMALL BLOOD  VESSELS UNDER THE SKIN WHICH ARE USUALLY BY A BUMP OR FALL. BLOOD SEEPS INTO THE SURROUNDING TISSUES, CAUSING THE  BLACK AND BLUE COLOUR OF A BRUISE. PEOPLE WHO TAKE ASPIRIN OR BLOOD THINNERS MAY  BRUISE EASILY. A BRUISE MAY ALSO DEVELOP AFTER BLOOD IS DRAWN.

Tuesday 16 December 2014

THE KIDNEY

THE KIDNEY ARE  BEAN SHAPED, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FIST AND LOCATED ON EACH SIDE OF THE SPINE, JUST BELOW THE RIB CAGE. THEY SIT OPPOSITE EACH OTHER ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE BODY. THE RIGHT  KIDNEY HOWEVER  SITS A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE LEFT  IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE LIVER.

Wednesday 10 December 2014

WALNUTS

WHAY IS A WALNUT?
A WALNUT IS AN EDIBLE FRUIT FROM A TREE THAT ARE  BI-LOBED INSIDE A SHELL. THEY ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE COME FROM THE MOUNTAINS IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF EUROPE.
THERE ARE AT LEAST, 30 DIFFERENT TYPES OF WALNUTS.  THE THREE MOST POPULAR ONES ARE; THE ENGLISH OR PERSIAN WALNUT,  THE BLACK WALNUT, AND THE  WHITE OR BUTTERNUT WALNUT.

Tuesday 9 December 2014

SALT REDUCTION

SALT REDUCTION IN OUR DIETS CAN CUT DOWN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HEART DISEASE AND STROKES  AND IN TURN SAVE LIVES. IF PEOPLE  CAN REDUCE THEIR SALT INTAKE, MILLIONS OF LIVES CAN BE SAVED FROM HEART DISEASE, STROKE AND RELATED CONDITIONS.
THE MAIN SOURCE OF SODIUM IN OUR DIET IS SALT. IT CAN COME FROM SODIUM GLUTAMATE AND SODIUM CHLORIDE AND IS USED AS A CONDIMENT IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Monday 8 December 2014

BOOSTING YOUR INTELLIGENCE


       
        
INTELLIGENCE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS THE  ABILITY TO PERCEIVE  , RETAIN KNOWLEDGE  OR INFORMATION AND APPLY  IT  TO ONESELF OR OTHER INSTANCES OF KNOWLEDGE. IT IS THE ABILITY TO LEARN OR UNDERSTAND THINGS OR TO DEAL WITH NEW OR DIFFICULT  SITUATIONS.

Friday 5 December 2014

CUCUMBERS

Cucumbers,  one of the oldest cultivated crops is believed to have originated from  the northern sub-himalayan plains in India  and is known scientifically as cucumissativus. The plant is a creeper due to its easy to grow nature.Cucumbers are cultivated around the world under different climatic zones. It has a sweet taste and a neutral flavour. It is used exclusively in the preparation of stews and curries particularly during  the summer season in the southern parts of India and Sri lanka. In general, the fruit features dark green skin, crispsy,  moisture rich flesh and small edible seeds concentrated at its core.

BURNS


Thursday 4 December 2014

CONTROLLING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE WITHOUT MEDICATION.

Life style plays an important part in controlling your  high blood pressure. Life style changes can assist us reduce, delay or even  avoid medication in controlling our blood pressure.
High blood pressure is when the force of your blood   pushing against the walls of your arteries is 140/90 or higher. This is the  systolic over the diastolic pressure.

Monday 1 December 2014

women'shealth: FACTS ABOUT THE EBOLA VIRUS

women'shealth: FACTS ABOUT THE EBOLA VIRUS: Ebola virus, believed to be the world's most deadly disease kills 90% of it's victims. The ebola virus is named from the ebola riv...

FACTS ABOUT THE EBOLA VIRUS

Ebola virus, believed to be the world's most deadly disease kills 90% of it's victims. The ebola virus is named from the ebola river in the republic of congo where the first outbreak occurred in 1976.
According to the world health organization, Ebola is a killer disease that is spread through body secretions such as Sweat, Blood, Saliva, Mucous, Breast secretion, Tears, Urine, And sexual intercourse with  an infected person.

women'shealth: HEALTHY DRINKS

women'shealth: HEALTHY DRINKS: FILL YOUR BODY WITH EXTRA VITAMINS, NUTRIENTS AND ANTIOXIDANTS THAT WILL BOOST YOUR ENERGY, STIMULATE WEIGHT LOSS AND FIGHT ILLNESSES AND ...

HEALTHY DRINKS

FILL YOUR BODY WITH EXTRA VITAMINS, NUTRIENTS AND ANTIOXIDANTS THAT WILL BOOST YOUR ENERGY, STIMULATE WEIGHT LOSS AND FIGHT ILLNESSES AND ALLERGIES WITH THESE  HEALTHY DRINKS;