Archive for April, 2009

First of all, for all those who want to lose weight, here is the trump card: “Don’t starve!” Yes, it might sound surprising but crash diets are strict “No-No”. Also the high dose medications are not good at all ages and may lead to one or more side effects. This is the reason many experts stress on natural ways to reduce weight. They feel if one is consistent in his or her efforts, these natural ways surely give you much faster results than artificial sources.

Here we list some of the natural ways when exercised regularly give you amazing results to lose substantial kilos:

(1) Work to minimize stress in any form. When stress is relieved, your attitude towards your body modifies for better. Also you tend to eat far less than when you were stressed out.

(2) Have more number of smaller meals per day than two big meals.

(3) Reduce portions of your eatables. Yes, if you cannot avert eating sugary stuff, make sure that you eat just a small portion every time you eat it.

(4) Try not to keep sugary stuff in home if possible.

(5) Drink large quantities of water so that you get less frequent hunger spells and also your body metabolism runs well.

(6) Opt for honey instead of sugar wherever possible.

(7) Try inculcating habit of eating salads in main meals. This reduces your portion of other carbohydrate and fatty stuff.

(8) Try to inculcate different exercises in your day to day routine. Unless you vary your exercise skills, you will get bored to do same exercise daily.

(9) Set realistic goals for your weight loss regimen. Also don’t forget to reward yourself for positive outcomes at frequent intervals.

(10) Remind yourself every day that you can get thinner. The positive attitude that you build goes long way in establishing firmer rules for you and your weight loss regime.

Well, the above mentioned rules are not only for starters but also for those who have already set forth on the road to weight loss. Even those who are taking weight loss pills should exercise above mentioned rules in order to consistently lose weight and achieve healthy body parameters!

Thick hair is considered as one of the signs of beauty in ancient literature, which still holds true. The people with thick, healthy, and glowing hair always steal the show wherever they go. But the increasing stress and strain is making our lives miserable. We are always tight on schedule unable to pay attention to our hair care. This leads to early hair fall even in teenager boys and girls. Also in elderly the problem of hair fall is quite common and therefore treatment of hair fall is quite necessary.

However, the synthetic hair treatment products do not give long lasting results. Instead you can opt for herbal treatments that definitely give you wonderful results without creating any undue side effects. At least you are sure that the existing hair bunch is preserved without fail! Let’s see the top herbal treatments utilized for hair fall:

(1) Rinsing your hair with apple cider vinegar and sage tea helps grow thick hair. If you suffer from itching scalp, use chamomile rinse along with this to get rid of itchiness and make your scalp tissue healthy.

(2) An oil containing marigold, arnica, and rosemary help rejuvenate your scalp tissue and enhance hair growth.

(3) Ginkyo biloba is a famous herb that is used for hair loss treatment. It is said to improve blood circulation to scalp and helps hair growth.

(4) He Shou Wu: This Chinese herb is used in tea or capsule form in many hair loss formulations that is said to reduce hair loss drastically.

(5) Add 1 tsp of marshmallow and 1tsp of burdock in hot water to prepare a tea. This is said to be very good for dry hair and dandruff scalp.

(6) It is often said that excess stress leads to hair loss. Therefore try using a mixture of jatamamsi and brahmi in equal proportions in a cup of hot water. This is said to be an excellent stress reliever.

(7) Many people use licorice extract to stop hair loss.

(8) Pure coconut oil when is massaged into scalp helps growth of healthy and glowing hair.

Yes, it’s true that you want to have positive effect on your hair without any side effects. It is better to give ample time for these herbal remedies to act. They will definitely give you good results in long run and never create any harmful reactions after using them!

Cervical cancer or cancer of cervix (the lower narrow uterine part) is one of the commonest cancers affecting women. The incidence is higher in African-American women than Caucasian women. However, the underdeveloped countries report the highest rate of cervical cancer due to lack of knowledge regarding effective screening facilities.

Every woman should know some facts about cervical cancer as much as she should know about breast cancer. This puts her in positive frame of mind and also it is then possible to avert the danger in its inception. Let’s see the facts:

(1) If you have crossed forty years of age, the “pap-smear” testing must be done to diagnose any cervical problem much in advance.

(2) After the test is done, ask your healthcare professional to describe the problem to you properly. This will enable you to know the stage of cancer if prevailing. Mild dysplasia or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) is quite common and with early treatment, complete cure can be achieved.

(3) Know the risk factors for cervical cancer. They are:

- HPV (Human Papillomavirus) infection. This is one of the precursors for development of cervical cancer. The high-risk group of HPVs causes cervical cancers and not all types.

- Early age of first sexual intercourse and more number of sexual partners make woman more prone to cervical cancer.

- Women who are smokers are about twice more likely to develop cervical cancer than non-smokers.

- If the mother of a woman is given the drug Diethylstilbestrol (DES) during pregnancy to avoid miscarriage, her daughter has high chances of developing cervical cancer.

(4) The HPV vaccine is a great way to tackle HPV infections in young girls who have not yet contacted the virus through sexual contact. Even the high risk women should be vaccinated for protection against cervical cancer.

(5) Early detection of cervical cancer is the key. Diagnosed early, the cancer has good prognosis. But in late stages nothing much can be done to prevent metastasis of the cancer to distant body parts.

Well, prevention is obviously better than cure. So, beware of your sexual activity. Also check yourself regularly by Pap test and keep yourself updated about your positive health status! It’s definitely worth it!