Many people around the world suffer from health problems related to the thyroid glands. It is suggested that iodine deficiency is the leading cause of thyroxine-related health problems or gout. However, there is much more than iodine deficiency when it comes to complications of the thyroid glands. Thyroid Hormones There are two types of hormones …
Gastroenteritis (gastritis) is one of the major health problems in our society today. Due to a number of myths, this health problem is leading our lives to many more diseases. If we knew that the medication we take for one condition is the cause of many other diseases, we would feel that it is better …
In today’s world, treating symptoms has engulfed any hope of truly getting rid of conditions like osteoarthritis. The true cause of arthritis is in fact a long process of wrongdoings on our part. Read on to understand why. There are many types of arthritis but the most common type is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is caused by …
Acne is a serious struggle for many of us and can have unpleasant psychological consequences, especially for adolescents. As we know, during adolescence, our hormones run wild. Hormonal changes also occur in pregnancy. Other than the fluctuations in hormones during these periods, substances in our body such as blood glucose are also subject to certain …
Iron is one of the most essential nutrients that we need daily. We need to take 13-20 mg of Iron daily with food. Pregnant mothers need to increase this value to 27 mg. As most of us may have already heard, there is an inextricable link between hemoglobin and Iron. Where there is Iron, there …
Suffering from Obesity? Obesity is a problem for many in today’s society. We have seen an infinite number of advertisements for products that claim to burn fat in two weeks. Is this truly even possible? Lets’ get technical To lose 1 kilo of fat you need to burn 9000 calories because 1 gram of fat …
What is true health? We need to be strong in three ways to keep the human body healthy. Physically Mentally Spiritually Physical Health All we need to do to stay physically fit is to provide our body with the nutrients it needs daily for the internal functioning of the body. For this, the body needs …
Many people suffer from unbearable headaches every now and then. It is said that there is no cure for it. Though there are relief drugs that give short-term ease, there is no drug that will wipe headaches out once and for all. This is because the true cause lies in a scenario that often occurs in our …
There are two causes of high blood pressure. One is a vascular problem. The other is a kidney problem. Kidney-related hypertension can have many causes. What we do know is that the kidneys filter our waste material. But something beyond that is being done here. Here is what I learned. The Role of The Kidneys …
When we think of diabetes, we easily also think of insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced by our body in the pancreas. This hormone regulates blood sugar. But many people do not know how Insulin works in our bodies. Controlling your blood glucose level is a very easy task for someone who knows the functions …