Cartilage repair treatment may prevent joint replacement

Cartilage repair treatment may prevent joint replacement (Getty Images) Interventions aimed at repairing and restoring the cartilage, a rubbery connective tissue that acts as a cushion between the bones of joints, may prevent osteoarthritis and ultimately the requirement of joint replacement, health experts have said. Knee or hip joint replacement surgery, known as arthroplasty, may put people at increased risk of heart attack immediately following the operation, new research published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology, showed. “Cartilage defects have a tendency to progress, leading to symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) and…

Grandma’s pearls of wisdoms you must know

Granny knows best How true are your dadima’s pearls of wisdoms, really? Here’s a reality check. Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? It might be easy to dismiss some of the things that older people tell us as ‘rubbish’, but if you think about a number of common sense guidelines we use in our daily lives, they almost certainly came from our grandparents — proving that granny really does know best. Each day you spend leaves you with one day less Think about the way you look…

Here’s how you should make turmeric milk

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

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

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…

7 Surprising Health Benefits of Sabja Seeds

You may have conveniently skipped or unconsciously missed these nutrient-dense seeds on the supermarket aisle, but not anymore. You’re going to discover some amazing sabja seed benefits, also known as sweet basil, Falooda seed or Turkmaria seed. Wondering what these black seeds are? The basil plant is native to India. It is also called sweet basil but is different from the Holy Basil or Tulsi, which is common in every Indian household and credited for its immunity-boosting properties. The herbs of the basil plant are known to very healthy and…