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Children Good Health,Naturally

Obesity & Weight Reduction in Children- The Healthy Way

By Consultant Dietitian, Dharini Krishnan  Ideal weight for an adult depends on the person’s height, weight, age, the frame of the body and genetic makeup. An average adult of height 160 cms should weigh around 58 to 62 Kgs. Currently, in India, we are facing a problem where children are grossly obese and weight reduction […]

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Children General Good Health,Naturally

Lactose Intolerance: What You Need To Know

What is Lactose Intolerance? When a baby cries incessantly and passes loose stools frequently it causes a lot of anxiety to the mother. If the child passes loose stools whenever a milk feed is given and the stools are frothy, explosive,  it is a condition of Lactose Intolerance, says Consultant Pediatrician Dr. Rajam Natarajan.  Lactose is […]

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General

What You Must Know About Your Heart

World Heart Day- September 29th, 2018 The human heart is a muscular wonder that beats constantly from the 8th week of pregnancy till death. From the moment it begins beating until the moment it stops, it works tirelessly. In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever […]

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General

How Do You React To A Heart Attack?

Get your facts right on heart attack:  Atherosclerosis is the commonest cause of heart attack.  There is no single cause for this disease and it is multifactorial in nature.  It is observed that people with certain risk factors are more prone to developing this disease and in turn heart attack than the rest of the […]

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Children Mental Health

5 Easy Ways To Beat Exam Stress

By Dr Vasanth. R, Consultant Psychiatrist As the exam season approaches, so do the anxiety and stress levels amongst the student community.  With the exam dates drawing near, a tense environment builds up in the households of the exam-going students. For the majority, exams are a hassle.  Dread arises, due to the burden of cramming […]

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Prof GS Corner

Surgical Treatment For Hypertension

The title in itself can send waves of disbelief to many, when it comes to discussing hypertension. Hypertension or blood pressure as we all know is normally treated with medicines. But in about 5 per cent of cases, however, a cause for hypertension can be identified called as secondary hypertension because the high blood pressure […]

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Diabetes

Blood Glucose Levels: Normal And Diabetic Sugar Levels

What is blood glucose level: Blood glucose level is the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood. It is also known as serum glucose level. The amount of glucose in the blood is expressed as millimoles per litre (mmol/l) or mg/dl. Normally, blood glucose levels stay within narrow limits throughout the day 80 to 120 […]

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Mental Health

What Are The Consequences Of Stress?

Most researchers and practitioners agree that there are four components of the consequences of stress says Psychotherapist Ravi Samuel.  What are these- let’s find out.  The physiological consequence: A major physiological consequence is hypertension. What is hypertension? It is nothing but high blood pressure. Hypertension denotes the condition when the blood pressure is consistently higher […]

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Women's Wellness

Ladies- This Is The One Thing That Determines Your Life Span

Women- your mom’s health determines not just your reproductive health, greying of hair and skin care routines. A new study by Age and Ageing journal has suggested how women whose mother’s have lived up to / or more than the age of 90 have an increased life span probability that with a reduced risk of illnesses […]

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Good Health,Naturally

Coconut Oil: Pure Poison Or Superfood? Here’s What The Experts Say

If you have been active in the internet world over the last week- the one term you wouldn’t have missed is ‘coconut oil’. A recent statement by a Harvard professor has got the food world split right in the middle. According to Harvard Epidemiology Professor Dr Karin Michels, coconut oil is considered as ‘one of […]