Health & Fitness

When you cough, that is your body trying to get rid of an irritant. When your throat gets irritated by something, your nervous system sends an alert to your brain which in turn responds by communicating to your chest and abdominal muscles to contract and expel a burst of air. A cough helps protect your...

Omega 3, Omega 6, and Omega 9 fatty acids hail from a family of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids (fatty acids are the broken-down fat-molecules that flood the bloodstream during the process of digestion). Omega 3 and Omega 6 are “essential” fatty acids which means that the body does not produce them naturally. Omega 9...

The holiday season creates a smorgasbord of delicious treats. From one celebratory meal to the next, it feels like we’re always eating. And while many people try to maintain their weight during the holidays, how many of us actually pay attention to our oral health and hygiene? As the treats stare at you this holiday...

When we talk about the healthcare sector, the two most prominent professions that come to our mind are doctors and nurses. Nurses work arm in arm with doctors and provide better care to patients and help them recover quickly. They are the unrecognized heroes who put in the earnest effort day in and day out...

Smoking is something that connects roughly 1/7 of the UK population. Millions of people in this country enjoy at least one cigarette every day, despite the potential health implications of doing so. It’s not that they’re necessarily unaware of the dangers associated with this activity; they simply don’t know how to stop. Fortunately, you don’t...

Dizziness is alternatively used for giddiness and essentially denotes the conditions of lightheadedness, nausea, lack in balance while walking and at times blurred vision and acute headache. There might be more than one reason and risk factors associated with dizziness. Sometimes, feeling dizzy post-workout is quite common. If an individual is feeling dizzy after working...

A rhinoplasty, which is also commonly known as a nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the nose.  Rhinoplasty may change the size or shape of your nose, and may be done for aesthetic purposes. However It may be done for other reasons such as to repair damage from an injury,...

Some children are confident little people who love to meet others. Some are more shy and reserved and take time to open up. The fact is every child will react to strangers – especially those who will be performing a health or hygiene service – differently. While a gentle voice and touch can make a...

High blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, depression, anxiety — these are just a few of the serious health conditions that are caused by stress. If you don’t want your life to be blighted by any of these issues, you must put the following advice into practice. Here are five things you should be doing...

Our ribcage consists of 12 ribs. Between each rib, we have muscles and tendons. Bruised ribs happen when you experience trauma to your torso. The tissue around the rib has been injured, but the bones are not cracked or fractured. Pain accompanies bruised ribs, and there are methods that will help you deal with the...