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
Quick Read – Exercises to Reduce Snoring SNORING Snoring refers to loud, harsh noises during sleep. This happens due to the narrowing of the air passages of the nose, mouth and throat due to falling back of the tongue and relaxation of the throat muscles, seen during sleep especially while lying on one’s back. SLEEP
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
Life cannot even be imagined without mobile phones today. There is no denying that mobile phones are one of the most useful gadgets we have today. It does multiple functions right from calls, messages, emails, photography, videos, web surfing, downloading documents, social networking, keeping alarms, marking dates… in short, it manages our lives. So, it