Srijita, Author at Pinfaves

Castor oil, a common cure

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Castor oil, a common cure (Getty Images) From eons, Castor Oil has been used worldwide to treat a variety of health conditions. A common cure for many ailments, grandmothers would reach out for it whenever needed to naturally speed up the healing. Castor Oil is produced by cold-pressing the castor seeds of the castor bean plant, it is then clarified by heating the oil. It has traces of dense, concentrated source of ricinoleic acid which has many healing abilities. This rare compound – Ricinoleic acid is not found in any…

10 ways to get rid of terrible sore throat

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10 Ways to get rid of terrible sore throat (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) A sore throat or Pharyngitis is often a forerunner of an impending upper respiratory tract infection. It may follow a cold or can be followed by a cold, cough and chest infection. It is contagious and spreads by droplet infection through sneezing and coughing. More often than not, it is due to viral infection but can be caused by bacteria. Microscopic examination of the throat swab confirms the causative organism. Like any infection in the body, Pharyngitis can…

Here’s how you should make turmeric milk

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Here’s how you should make turmeric milk. (Getty Image) Much has been said about the benefits of drinking turmeric milk – or ‘Golden Milk’ as it is fondly called by the Orientals. It has been advocated by several schools of native medicine, including Ayurveda. A simple Web search on ‘turmeric milk’ will tell you about benefits ranging from decongestion to weight loss, so I am not going to delve into that much in this post. Instead, I want to share with you an authentic method of preparing it, which I…

Home remedies to treat high BP

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Home remedies to treat high blood pressure (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) High blood pressure or Hypertension is a common condition in which the force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems such as heart disease. Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure. High blood pressure, a silent killer can…

Here’s how leaky calcium puts epileptics at heart risk

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Here’s how leaky calcium puts epileptics at heart risk (Keith Brofsky/Getty Images) Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has long bedeviled doctors and now, a team of researchers may have found the cause of it. In a paper, researchers from Baylor College of Medicine reported how a mutation in a gene involved in the regulation of calcium inside brain cells can help trigger blackouts of the brainstem, the center that controls heartbeat and breathing, and increase the risk of sudden unexpected death. “SUDEP turns out to be the most common…

Common viruses may increase risk of breast cancer

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Common viruses may increase risk of breast cancer (Chad Baker/Getty Images) Infection with the most common viruses like Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may put women at increased risk for developing breast cancer, according to a study. EBV, one of eight known viruses in the herpes family to infect humans, is also known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis and has been linked to various cancers, including African Burkitt lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, gastric adenocarcinoma, and leiomyosarcoma. Association of EBV infection with breast cancer has been reported in several studies, but…