Saturday, September 26, 2015

Beauty and Health Tips

The beauty and health advice start from diet.

Tip 1. Always add fresh fruits and boiled vegetables to your diet. Avoid eating less fried fruits and limit meat intake. Eat in limitation.

Tip 2. Exercise everyday as per your age. Daily Yoga is a good way to exercise. Do not lead a sedentary life as it could lead to weak musculature and bone structure. Keep moving.

Tip 3. Too much sunlight as it may damage your skin and even cause cancer. The need to tan your body should be curtailed especially among the sun bathers. Apply protective skin cream before you take to the sun.      

Tip 4. In winters apply natural oil and massage your whole body before taking a bath.

Tip 5. Reduce stress by engaging in some good entertainment or by reading after work.Watch comedy shows more in TV than thrillers. Move yourself away from things or events that cause a stressful situation. Always sleep early.     

Tip 6. Stay away from indulgence like over eating, smoking and drinking in excess.

Tip 7. Have a healthy sex life within marriage. Sexual affairs and adventures are major cause of early aging as the body and mind are constantly subjected to stress and tensions. Unprotected sex with a stranger can cause disease.     

Tip 8. Eat or consume foods rich in anti oxidants like green tea, red beans, wild blue berries, cranberries and  black berries. The list is long. Eat foods that contain vital minerals in right form example selenium is found in fish and garlic. 

Tip 9. Keep a smile on your face it makes you feel healthy and bouncy. This is vital for maintaining you beauty. Depression and stress are beauty killers.

Tip 10. Always go for a regular check up for timely detection of disease like high blood pressure or life style disease like diabetes.

Maintaining Beauty

The biggest enemy of beauty is aging, however other factors also play a part in marring your beautiful looks. Malnutrition, lack of exercise, bad habits and irregular timings is daily routine.

The first sign that you are aging are of course the appearance of wrinkles, graying hair and in men a receding hair line. Although these factors are a part of natural aging process but premature appearance of them is a cause of worry they could be a sign of ill health as well. However by taking some corrective measures you can stop or delay these malfunctions from taking over the body and spoiling your beauty.     

There are lot of remedies, drugs and magic products available in the market that can help you preserve your beauty and health. How ever it is wiser to resort to alternative medicines in form of natural products rather than resort to synthetic chemicals or drugs. 

Though there are lot of natural remedies for fighting the wrinkles many people use anti-wrinkle products. There are lot of new anti-wrinkle products entering the market everyday as the beauty industry gears up to cash on emerging beauty consciousness among younger people.

Natural foods and herbs also prevent wrinkles and brittle skin but it is not possible to consume these for they may not be locally available. Hence the beauty industry has started including the key elements of these natural remedies into their beauty products.

The products contain elements from nature in powdered or extracted form also contain vitamins, minerals and some proteins that help rejuvenate the skin. Some natural oils are also helpful in maintaining the health of the skin. They may also thwart graying or balding among men. More research has to be done about graying and balding among men to come up with better solutions.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Hazards of Eating Processed and Packaged Foods

Followed by Cocoa Cola and Pepsi episodes where pesticides were found in their products the Maggi Noodle episode is just new. Non Government Organizations and Government agencies are continuously evaluating products sold in India by multinationals.   

Though the products are often found with contamination within prescribed limits things can go out of hand. In case of Maggi Noodles  the lead contents where atrociously high to the tune of 17 percent per million instead of .07 ppm which is the limit.The noodles also contained high level of Mono Sodium Glutamate or MSG. Also called ajinomoto powder it is used in the way Chinese food is made in India. Excess doses of both lead and MSG are harmful for human health.    

This was first reported by a health official in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh in India. As the controversy erupted there have been a spate of claims and the products have undergone repeated testing by state governments. Although there will be counter claims and counter blames this has assured that the country is in a high state of alert as far as activities powerful conglomerates are concerned. 

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Human Health: What all can green tea cure?

It is not only major disease green tea can fight bacterias as well as act against allergies.  It boosts immunity to tackle flu and influenza. All this happens at the behest of compounds present in the leaf. These compounds are preserved during the curing process since the leaf is subject to less processing.  

The health beneficial compounds cure or prevent many ailments. But they also burn extra body fat and hence help a person loose weight. The green beverages help speed up the metabolic rate in order to burn extra fat. The brew suppresses hunger and thus prevent weight gain. The chemicals in the tea help build the bone structure and keep it well toned thus it prevents osteoporosis.  

The brew lowers bad cholesterol as well as inhibits the formation of blood clots thus prevents heart attacks. The hot brew limits amylase hence lowers blood sugar level this prevents occurrence of diabetes in humans.     
The green tea contains chemical compounds that fight against deadly cancer. The chemicals containing antioxidant properties inhibit the growth of malignant tumors by killing the abnormal cells. The leaf is beneficial in lot many aspects hence more research is required to bring these to light. The chemicals deactivate certain carcinogenic elements as well as prevent abnormal cell mutation.


The popularity of green tea leaf is increasing day by day. As people become aware of the health benefits they turn over from other beverages to this variety of tea. 

Friday, October 25, 2013

Green Tea The Healthy Brew

It is not only green but black as well that benefits human health. But the green tea is more popularly recognized as health winner. The wonder chemicals poly phenols are supposed to be present in prefect state in the less oxidized green leaf. The plant Camellia Sinensis is the sole producer of the hot beverage tea leaf. 

The poly phenols carry antioxidant properties that enable human body to fight many diseases as well as prevent some. The wonder chemical is not only found in the tea plant but in many other foods like fruits, vegetables and spices. In the Ayurveda systems of medicine pomegranate is extensively used because of  antioxidant poly phenols.       

In the green tea some chemicals fight the bacteria and hence offer antibacterial properties. In this leaf health beneficial chemicals are preserved due to less oxidation. It is the production process that makes the difference.   

In the contemporary scenario green tea products like liquid, extracts and powders are used for consumption. But the green tea leaf is most popular and is sold in cartons and tea bags. The long term research have proved that the benefits do exists. But in case of many healthy attributes the research has yet to confirm the health benefits. 

The famous hot brew is attributed to prevent or cure a very large number of illness. Hence the property of this brew is increasing world wide at phenomenal rate. This is happening in non tea consuming countries as well.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

What is assisted reproduction?


Being childless for a long time can be a frustrating experience for couples. In earlier times the sole blame of barrenness lay on the female and much less on men. This resulted in many broken marriages especially in Asian countries like India.

With advance of modern science and research the causes of infertility are now well known. The research and medical training has wrenched the treatment of infertility from the quacks. The treatment now is systematic medical approach that results in high degree of success. The treatment is carried out in infertility treatment clinics that are well equipped to treat the anomalies that lie in reproductive system of male or female body. The doctor heading the fertility clinic is an expert in fertility treatment with years of experience. 

The main causes of infertility in females are blocked fallopian tubes, irregularity in releasing eggs, and premature stoppage of menstrual cycle in young women and due to major illness. The male infertility causes are lack of motile sperms, dead sperms and overall low sperm count.

The treatments are many i.e. many methods are employed on case basis. Amongst childless couples method adopted depends upon who is afflicted and how? The fertility expert is the best judge for treatment that is to take place.

Some methods for treating infertility are known as IVF or in vitro fertilization, ICSI or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection, ovarian drilling, embryo transfer, egg donation and so on. The medical treatment for infertility is usually not costly in Asian countries like India. In this case hospital stay is not required extensively though for outside couples they will have to stay in hotel accommodation or guest house etc while the treatment is being carried out.       

Liposuction surgery

The removal of fatty tissue surgical from body parts that have accumulated fat is known as Liposuction or lipoplasty. This is a suction  assisted fat reduction technique a part of cosmetic surgery.

Though the fat removal can take place from many different sites of the body the target organs are usually the stomach, abdomen, thigh and often the neck.

The surgery procedure is performed in cosmetic surgery clinic by an expert surgeon. The removal of fat by liposuction  can be limited. It depends upon the health and body contour of the person undergoing surgery. Care is taken that lumps or ungainly depression are not formed. This procedure is performed under local anesthesia and there is some amount of risk involved.

Liposuction is not an alternative to diet control or daily exercise. It is for those who have tried everything but due to some uncontrollable factor are unable to shed the accumulated fat. In order to undergo lipoplasty the person should be in excellent physical and mental health. Liposuction is not advised for those suffering from major ailments.

The device used is a hollow tube called cannula and a suction device called aspirator. In case of cannula a one time use device is safer but costly.

Type of Liposuction procedures

Dry Liposuction

Wet Liposuction


Here a small amount of liquid is injected into the target  area of the body. The liquid is a mixture of adrenaline, lidocaine a local anesthetic and saline solution to compensate for loss of body fluid.

Super-wet liposuction

Used whence large amount of fat is to be sucked out. Many plastic surgeon prefer this technique for high volume liposuction procedure. 

Tumescent liposuction

The vasoconstrictor used in this case separates fat and muscles providing efficiency in aspiration of fatty tissue.

In liposuction apart from minor pain and discomfort the risk of infection is always present. The surgeon administers antibiotics prior to the surgery and recommends it for a period of time. The cost of liposuction varies. In India due to cheaper medicine and surgery cost liposuction is affordable.