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Arthritis is simply a physical damage or malfunctioning of bone joints in knees, elbows and hips. Of course a patient suffering from arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatic arthritis suffers pain and discomfort in daily activities. Natural remedies can help to cure or control arthritis if applied in its initial stage. Garlic has anti inflammatory contents that prevent osteoarthritis of bones. Cut some slices of potatoes without peeling their skins. Keep this slices in chilled water and drink it on an empty stomach. You will feel relief from rheumatic arthritis. Nutritious food like leafy vegetables and carrots help in reduction of joint pain due to arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatic arthritis. Morning tea boiled with ginger helps to fight arthritis. Regular exercise and yoga sessions are effective in reducing pain due to arthritis. Arthritic patients are recommended to eat food having fatty acids. These fatty acids get deposited on the bone joints and form a protective layer against pain and injuries.

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“Smoking is injurious to health”, this message is seen everywhere. Even packets of cigarettes have this message but people still don’t bother. Cigarettes contain tobacco whose smoke is injurious to lungs. It can even cause bronchitis. Smoking causes great damage to red blood and white blood cells. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin that carries oxygen to all parts of the body. White blood cells, also called lymphocytes are responsible for maintaining immunity in the body against external diseases. When smoking adversely affects these two important processes in human body, blood metabolism and immune system is destroyed. So person becomes prone to illness. Various sorts of respiratory disorders are seen due to destruction of blood cells. Due to inadequate reach of oxygen in all parts of body wrinkles are seen on the body of a cigarette smoker. Smoking doesn’t have any advantage for your health. It increases expenditure and wastage of money. It is better to quit smoking for a healthy life.

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Women often get worried about taking precautions for a healthy pregnancy. Well it’s not difficult to do so. A close guardian can help a pregnant woman to follow the right instructions for welfare of the pre-born child. Suitable nutritious food, stress free mental state and some light exercises during pregnancy can help a woman to deliver a healthy child without any serious complications. Healthy foods like green leafy vegetables, fish, eggs, pulses, cereals, milk and fruits can provide developing fetus with vitamins, proteins and all kind of minerals. A pregnant woman can do light prescribed exercise with an empty stomach, wearing non restrictive clothes. Smoking and drinking wine should be avoided by a pregnant lady as it is not good for her as well as her forthcoming baby. Women should avoid confrontation with emotional or mental stress. They should do their best for keeping themselves cheerful and happy. They should listen to mentally soothing music and read nice books to inspire their child.

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Back pain can turn into a serious problem if we don’t mend our ways of improper sitting during work. Estimates indicate that many patients catch spinal disorders due to unheeded back pain. 8 to 10 hours are dedicated to work in the life of today’s person. Those people who deal with working computers and official work are more prone to back pain. It is caused either if the chair is not good or if the person is not sitting properly. Working continuously by sitting in one posture for hours also causes pain in the back. One should stand up after a every hour and relax by doing easy back exercises. Sitting in an erect posture while is very essential while working. During sleeping hours one should get his back massaged with pain relief lotions and creams. It helps in reducing stress. If the working chair is not cozy, it should be replaced with a better one before it is too late. In case of acute and incurable back pain a doctor should be concerned immediately.

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Diabetes is the most common health disorder seen all over world after obesity. We can also say diabetes is a by product disease of obesity. We all know that carbohydrates found in sugars are essential for our body. These sugars are converted into glucose by a hormone named insulin. So we get high energy from glucose. What happens when insulin level goes down? The sugar level in the blood increases and diabetes is caused. Diabetic patients need to check and maintain sugar level in their blood. For this purpose insulin injections should be taken in prescribed quantities. Strict diabetic diet plan should be followed. Avoid eating sweet food like pastries, cold drinks, chocolates and candies. Of course you can drink Milk, Tea and Coffee with added natural sweeteners. Doing physical exercise will help to activate sugar metabolism and use sugars stored in the body for getting energy. Diabetic patients should also avoid drinking liquor.

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Healthy teeth are the most important natural tools of your body. These bestow a gorgeous smile to you. They also help you to eat well and utilize all nutrients present in the food stuff. Teeth problems can lead to indigestion of food and illness. Cleaning your teeth regularly and getting regular checkups is important for a sound dental health. During old age teeth get decayed and fall. So our body also becomes weaker due to less food intake. But we can maintain our dental health for a long time by following easy tips. Teeth should be cleaned during morning and bed time using a flexible tooth brush and effective tooth paste. This would prevent bacteria from attacking the roots of teeth and decaying them. Vitamin C and calcium intake should be sufficient in food to maintain strength and durability of teeth. These two can be found in Oranges, Lemon, and Milk respectively.

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Contact lenses have become more popular than traditional glass spectacles. The reason is that they are very easy to handle due to their tiny size. Yet they have the power to provide a healthy vision. When you travel outside your city it becomes important to take care of your lenses and clean them well. You should clean the lenses according to the instructions given by your eye expert. It is essential to sterilize the lenses before for preventing the eyes from catching an external infection. Do not expose the contact lenses to sunlight or excess moisture. Store them in a safe place at night so that you may find them easily in the morning. You must keep on changing your contact lenses in every 3 months. We know that it would require bucks to be paid, but it won’t be much expensive than your eyes. The lenses should be avoided from coming in contact with tap water as it contains some natural micro parasites.

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It is a biological fact that human body gets aged and older day by day. Every person cannot remain young forever. Of course he/she can look 10 years younger and delay aging process with some easy tips. A person should check his bad habits first of all. It would be better if smoking and excessive drinking is avoided. These cause stress to nerves and produce toxins in the body which are responsible for early old age. A good diet can really do wonders and make a person look healthy and youthful. Food should include fruits, green leafy vegetables and salads. Fish, eggs and white meat can also be taken as they contain high protein content. Red meat should be avoided as it contains fat. Regular exercise can maintain a health cardiac metabolism in the body and make it look fit and fine. Extra vitamins should be taken to avoid hair loss at a pre mature period. Sleep is very essential so one should sleep 8 hours at night to look fresh and energetic.

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In today’s get, set and go fast life mental stress is a common problem. What else result one can expect if he engages in a hectic life from early morning to late night. One should give physical and mental relaxation to the body at small intervals during the whole day. Meditation is a great remedy to reduce mental stress caused due to work fatigue. The best time to meditate is morning hours during sunrise. During these hours meditating in outdoor locations amidst fresh air can sooth the mind to a great extent. One can also do meditation for a couple of minutes during morning, afternoon and evening. Meditation tranquilizes the human mind and recharges all sensory organs in a positive way. So the body becomes ready to get into work in an active way. Meditation also enhances memory if done daily for a couple of minutes. It also acts as a natural antidote for chronic body pain and cardiovascular disorders.

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Acnes and pimples cause serious trouble if they are not treated in a proper way. The condition becomes worst when they are scratched or not treated carefully. As a result scars and spots are formed on the face even after their eradication. It is advised that acne and pimples should never be squeezed to take out its pus. The pus causes bacterial infection to the skin on coming out of the pimple. Secondly after getting squeezed the acne leaves a spot on its site on the face. So face starts lacking in beauty. Acne spots can be removed by applying a zap gel especially if they are caused due to redheads and whitehead pimples. These gels are available in all leading shops of druggists. Prescribed medications like scar removal creams and face cleansers can be of great help to the face. But these remedies should be used after taking recommendation from a renowned skin specialist.

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