Easy ways to relieve crippling knee pain

Sometimes, a minor, nagging knee pain could transform into a debilitating condition, that impedes progress and hampers your daily schedule. Dr Sanjay Agarwala, an orthopedics and traumatology professional, says, “Knee problems have significantly increased over the last few years. Unhealthy diets and lifestyles, lead to an increase in weight along with poor muscles.” To avoid knee problems, it is imperative to take care of your diet, weight, exercise regimen and more. Following are some healthy lifestyle practices that could help you to deal with knee pain and make life easier…

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Easy Aerobic Exercises You Can Perform at Home

The word ‘aerobic’ means ‘with oxygen’. So any physical activity that makes you move your major muscle groups(legs), in a rhythmic, systematic manner, elevates your heart rate and creates a demand for oxygen for a sustained period( at least 20 minutes), is called an aerobic activity. The benefits of aerobics are plenty. Studies have found that it lowers the risk of heart disease, and regulates blood pressure and cholesterol levels. For diabetics, it has an insulin-like effect, and hence keeps a check on blood sugar. Regular aerobics improves your respiratory…

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Easy Aerobic Exercises You Can Perform at Home

The word ‘aerobic’ means ‘with oxygen’. So any physical activity that makes you move your major muscle groups(legs), in a rhythmic, systematic manner, elevates your heart rate and creates a demand for oxygen for a sustained period( at least 20 minutes), is called an aerobic activity. The benefits of aerobics are plenty. Studies have found that it lowers the risk of heart disease, and regulates blood pressure and cholesterol levels. For diabetics, it has an insulin-like effect, and hence keeps a check on blood sugar. Regular aerobics improves your respiratory…

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How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy: 8 Easy Tips

“You are not a fun mom!” is something I have often heard from my kids, because I wouldn’t buy artificially coloured junk food for them. For a minute, I would sit back, thinking whether I was doing the right thing, inculcating right eating habits. Should I be worrying about my children, and them feeling left out compared to their peers?Don’t get me wrong, I understand, and appreciate that children look forward to and enjoy eating a birthday cake or an ice cream; but we must also understand where to draw…

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Easy home remedies to tackle Psoriasis

Psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, can be easily deal with by homegrown solutions. Psoriasis, which usually appears in red patches anywhere on the skin, particularly the knees, the elbow, the lower back and scalp happens due to several factors such as environment, genetics and the immune system. Here are some home remedies suggested by Dr. Navin Taneja, director of the National Skin Centre that will help tackle the skin disease. Oatmeal bath: Oats are considered one of nature’s finest skin soothers. Oatmeal is loaded with vitamins and minerals which…

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10 quick and easy home remedies for headaches

Monday mornings usually spell headaches for most of us. Back from a fun vacation and already feeling the first few waves of a debilitating headache? Here are some great tips that ensure speedy recovery and even prevention of headaches – the simple and drug-free way. Dr. Vikram Singh, Consultant, Neurosurgery at Moolchand Medcity, gives us some excellent home remedies for headaches. Read and practise these tips today. Over to Dr. Vikram Singh… Hydrate yourself: Dehydration can be one of the top causes for a headache. One should have many fluids…

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