February 4 is observed as World Cancer Day every year. What is cancer? Cancer is a group of several connected diseases related to cells. Living beings are made of billions of cells. Normal cells go through a cycle of growth and regeneration. But when cell growth is abnormal and spreads rapidly,…
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November is National Diabetes Month. As a type 2 diabetic, I have to be constantly alert to diabetes complications. One of these is varicose veins. For two years now, I am fighting the onset of this very painful condition in my right leg. Thanks to the pain, I had to give…
There are times when that daily schedule can get out of whack and the best laid plans come to naught. No matter how hard you juggle, there are only 24 hours in a day and displacing one activity with another doesn’t leave time for much else. Add the sitting, the messy…
A few months ago, a family friend had a baby. Of course we all rejoiced. A month after the baby was born, we were worried about her lack of reaction to sounds. Babies generally use their hearing to absorb the world around them. And hearing helps them learn language as it…
Eating healthy is almost synonymous to staying healthy. A major part of the positive effects from leading a healthy lifestyle comes from a balanced and nutritious diet, with the remaining is from exercise. Here are seven superfoods to help you live your life to the fullest – and healthiest! Why are…
As much as I love my coffee, these days I also love my cuppa tea. Green tea, to be specific. I’ve made it my life’s mission to sample the various flavors of green tea available. I blame my friend for this particular fetish. She’d keep pampering me with pots of flavored…
Toxic Lifestyle. Can’t say that has a nice ring to it, can you?But it is true. What with the current affinity for the fast food fad and somewhat sedentary lifestyle, more and more people are leading a toxic lifestyle. And you can’t always blame it on technology, right? There are studies…