Mesothelioma and asbestosis are the long term result of prior exposure to asbestos. You have undoubtedly heard about it, and are probably aware of its dangers. But many people are not aware as to exactly what it is and where it can still be found in the environment in which we live. Asbestos is a type of mineral fiber that …
Good Fiber Diet Can Prevent Health Conditions
Importance of Good Fiber in Your Diet Good Fiber in diet promotes health. Back in the 1940s, Dr. Denis Burkitt began to notice the importance of diet to good health. Working as a surgeon in East Africa, he rarely saw conditions, like constipation, hemorrhoids, and appendicitis, that were widespread in the Western world. He came to believe the amount of …
Low Fat – The Answers For Your Concerns
Low Fat Diet is Unhealthy Low Fat concerns people wanting to lose weight who are trying different kinds of diets. It has become a craze over the past decades and gave birth to many food regimens that reduces carbohydrate and fat intake and increases proteins. Many health studies show that a reduction in fat will lead to reduced calories because …
Travelers Need special Health Care
Motion sickness: Travelers are susceptible to motion sickness. Fatigue, giddiness, deprivation of sleep, nausea and vomiting are the main unwelcome symptoms of motion sickness. Avoid consuming alcohol, pain killers, spicy foods, fried foods and junk foods during traveling. Try to relax and chose a window seat. Do not read or talk. Or watch someone who is motion sick. Eat light …
Herpes – Genital and Other complications
Genital herpes in some people may never show symptoms, but for others, the symptoms become so severe that complications develop, especially if sores or herpes blisters appear in other areas of the body. Cold sores on the lips, called herpes labialis, are normally mild and may be considered a mere nuisance. But if these become prolonged, frequent, or severe, the …
Spas for Your Health – a Pure Indulgence
Spas are healthy places where you can go to get a range of health treatments, intended to relax you and relieve stress.They are a modern phenomenon, and are often seen as a product of our high-stress lifestyles, with busy professionals paying large sums of money just to get away from it all for a few hours. However, that isn’t to …
Children Can Lead Healthy Lives – 5 Parenting Tips
Children Look to Parents Believe it or not, you impart a legacy of health to your children that goes well beyond the genes you give them. You also pass along health beliefs and model health-related choices. Here are 5 tips that will set your kids up on a path towards a healthy life. 1.Instill a sense of wonder about the …
Plane Travel Tips for Your Health
Plane travel is usually stressful and tedious. Having a stressful trip should not be a part of your plane travel planning. When you travel in an economy or coach section in a plane for a longer period, it can be stressful and can cause harm to your health. You definitely tend to feel fatigue and experience all kinds of symptoms …
Fiber – Why it is so Important to a Healthy Diet
What is Fiber? Fiber is the indigestible parts of plant foods. They are usually the walls of the plant cells, skins and seeds. Due to refining of foods much has been lost in our diets causing digestive problems and overall poor health. How does fiber help your digestive tract? It absorbs water when it moves through the digestive tract and …
Obesity is a Danger for Your Child
Obesity fitness and nutrition expert, Tracey Redford of Curves International says, The inactivity among young people can not be blamed solely on the evolution of Internet technology and television in itself. Child obesity has lead to a number of other health related issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease from the combination of improper nutrition and lack …