DASH- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension is a well-structured diet which helps control conditions like High BP, and high BMI. High Blood Pressure (BP), is a risk factor for developing Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), which includes conditions like Angina, Heart attack and Stroke, as well as other organ complications. Lifestyle and diet modifications are the corner-stone
BLOOD PRESSURE AND ITS MEASUREMENT Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure that blood flowing in our arteries exerts on the vessel wall. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood rich in oxygen from our heart to different parts of the body. This pressure is maximum (systolic BP) when the heart contracts on the heartbeat and
UNDERSTANDING AND DEFINING INSOMNIA ‘Somnus’ means sleep in Latin, therefore Insomnia refers to an inability to sleep. Every adult needs around 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep for optimal health, wellness, and functioning. In children, a longer duration of sleep is required (around 10 hours in children <13 years and 12 hours in children <3 years).
Laptop and Computer use have become an integral part of our lives and the backbone of corporate and professional life. Laptops are also now a part of E-learning in most educational institutes. So it is very important that we become aware of their health impact so that some protective measures may be taken timely and
Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver (hepa-liver; itis-inflammation). Inflammation is the response and damage caused in the body due to any injurious agent. For the liver, the injuring agent can be infectious organisms like bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi, or noxious substances like alcohol, tobacco, certain medicines/drugs, and toxins. Sometimes too much deposition of