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Lips get dry and chapped every winter. Dry lips not only look bad but at times they can be painful as well. Hence it is crucial to treat chapped lips. It is not necessary to go for a cosmetic procedure to treat chapped lips when some simple home remedies can solve the problem. Cosmetic procedure can give you immediate result but it is expensive. If you have some patience you can try the following home treatments for chapped lips.

1. Take a small bowl and fill it with warm water. Dip a soft and clean wash cloth in the warm water. Hold the wet cloth against your lips for sometime until the cloth cools. Repeat this process three times. This is a very effective lip treatment that you can try on a regular basis and you will soon notice the difference.
2. Take a soft wet piece of cloth and rub it across your lips horizontally back and forth. This will remove the dead skin cells making your lips smooth. The same procedure can be followed using a soft baby toothbrush. Run your finger across your lips and you will feel that your lips have become smoother. Read the rest of this entry »

5 Easy Ways to Change your Lifestyle to Become Healthier

You don’t have to make significant changes in your life to experience life changing results. A few simple tricks and tasks in the following five areas can help you live a happier, less stressful, more stimulating and therefore healthier life.

1 – Exercise

By increasing your movement you can reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, improve your joints, increase your range of movement, maintain your flexibility, improve your bone mass and improve your mood, enhancing your self esteem and reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Make some simple changes like turning off the TV and going for a walk. Integrate walking into other areas of your life too, such as walking to the store, the post office or the next bus stop. You can even start walking at work, for example, get up to answer the phone, and when you’re on the phone remain standing and start pacing while you talk. Even doing chores around the house can get you moving in the right way, for example working in the garden, raking leaves or mopping the floor. Read the rest of this entry »

CPR stands for Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and it is an emergency procedure used to restore circulation and breathing in a person who has become unconscious. CPR can be a life saving procedure and everyone should become knowledgeable on how to perform CPR properly in the case of an emergency.

IF CPR is performed within 6 minutes of unconsciousness, brain damage or death may be prevented by keeping oxygen circulating throughout the body. Cardiac arrest can be caused by a variety of things, some of them may include:

- allergic reactions
- choking
- trauma
- long exposure to cold temperatures
- electric shock
- sudden infant death syndrome

It can happen to anyone at any time, this is why it is imperative to know how to properly perform CPR even if you don’t think you will ever need it. Read the rest of this entry »

Cough and cold is one of the most common health issues that each of us face, especially during season changes. Taking pills can make you feel drowsy. Moreover taking chemical pills is not good for health. So you should rather go for some natural remedies to cure cough and cold.

Here are some effective tips that you can try to get relieve from cold and cough.

1. Mix 5ml of tulsi with 10ml of honey. Consume this mixture at least twice a day. It is very effective.
2. You can also mix 5ml of onion juice with pure honey. Again take this mixture twice a day.
3. Basil leaves are very effective in treating cough. Chew 4 basil leaves along with black peeper and you will soon get relive from cough.
4. Mix ½ teaspoon of honey with ½ teaspoon of ginger juice. Take it three times a day. Warm the mixture each time you take it.
5. While making tea add a few pieces of ginger in it. You will get immediate relive from cough after drinking ginger tea. Read the rest of this entry »

Personal training has enjoyed a boom period in the past ten years, increased disposable income and sanctioned training courses and qualifications meant that people could now afford as well as have confidence in this new breed of personal trainer.

Of course the last few years have seen people tightening their purse strings as a result of the ongoing recession, and as superfluous luxurious are first to be jettisoned by hard-up individuals, personal trainers found themselves short of clients.

The question is, when money is tight do you need a personal trainer? Read the rest of this entry »

There were almost two million new diabetics in the United States in 2010, which brings the total number of Americans with diabetes to 25.5 million out of a population of 312 million people.

Why’s diabetes so bad?

People with type 1 diabetes and some people with type 2 diabetes have to inject themselves with insulin every single day. That means sticking a needle in themselves once a day for the rest of their lives. But that’s not the worst part: Diabetics can have to get their limbs and extremities amputated due to poor blood circulation. Nerve damage and kidney failure can affect late-stag diabetics. Type 1 diabetics who don’t take their shots can die very quickly since their bodies don’t produce any insulin.

What can I do to help? Read the rest of this entry »

No matter how well adjusted we think we are, it seems to sneak up on us all – that day when we look in the mirror and suddenly notice we are not young anymore. It may be our physical appearance that suddenly belies the youth we had be attributing to ourselves, or something more subtle behind the eyes, borne of experience.

Whatever the cause or contributing factor, the realisation that we are no longer in the first flourished of youth can have a strange effect on us, influencing our thoughts, feelings and behaviours – when this happens we are entering the midlife transition.

What is Midlife Transition?

Midlife transition is a natural period of adjustment – it is a time when our outlook and ethos can struggle to reconcile with our age and experience and can cause a number of conflicts within us. In the past the midlife transition was often referred to in terms of “crisis” because for a long time midlife itself was not clearly defined as a period of our lives.

But in an age where life expectancies are ever increasing and children are growing up fast, it is only natural that midlife become accepted as part and parcel of the experience of existence, and so a process of adjustment in order to assimilate this new tag or identity is also in order- hence the midlife transition.

The midlife transition is essentially a time for reappraisal and reassessment, as we grow conscious of entering into the next phase of our lives it seems sensible that we should take time to take stock and look at the paths taken and those ahead in order to ensure that we get the most out of our life experience. Read the rest of this entry »

Diabetes is a complicated disease that plagues roughly 285 million people in the world. It’s very likely that you know someone who suffers from diabetes and have probably struck up a conversation with that person about their disease. With so many facts and reputable sources on the internet, one must wonder how rumors start. After searching the web and visiting several different diabetes blogs and forums, we saw some questions that were asked as comments that left us dumbfounded. Here are the top 3 diabetes myths we heard along with the facts that provide the truth:

1. If you eat too much sugar, you will develop diabetes- There is a slither of truth behind this statement. The first thing to clarify is that those with type 1 diabetes have the disease due to genetic factors, so diet does not lead to the development of type 1 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is caused by lifestyle factors, namely poor diet and lack of exercise. While a diet that is high in sugar and fatty foods will contribute to developing type 2 diabetes, a high sugar diet doesn’t directly cause diabetes.
2. People with diabetes are more likely to get sick- I can’t begin to tell you how many times I heard people say that those with diabetes are more likely to catch the common cold than those without diabetes. This is simply not true; people with diabetes are no more likely to catch a cold than those without diabetes. With that being said, it is important for people with diabetes to take extra precautions to avoid getting sick, such as getting a flu shot. This is because it can be more difficult to manage the disease while ill. There is also a greater chance for complications to arise with regards to medicine.
3. You can catch diabetes from someone- No, No, No; diabetes is not contagious! If you kiss someone who has diabetes, you will not get the disease from them. Unlike a cold or the flu, is someone who has diabetes accidentally sneezes near you, you aren’t going to get the disease. People develop diabetes from genetic and lifestyle factors, not from one another. Haven’t you seen a person with diabetes kiss his significant other? Read the rest of this entry »

It has been acknowledged by doctors that women are more active than the men about their health and periodic health check-ups. But this is not the same when they are young and easy going. They tend to ignore certain points or symptoms of cancer which prove to be fatal and deadly later. Here is a list of points that women must never ignore to prevent cancer.

Unexplained Weight Loss: Most women would be very happy to know that they have lost weight. But if this weigh loss is 10 or more than 10 pounds in a month without any increase in exercise and diet then it is a symptom not to be ignored.

Bloating: This is something very common and women tend to live with it. But, they should know that ignoring a persistent bloating might result in cancer therefore if bloating remains for more than a week, one should consult a doctor.

Breast Changes: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and should definitely not ignored if the breasts develop a painless lump or any kind of abnormality related to size and shape, even the under arm area.

Between period or unusual bleeding: This can be a sign of Endometrial Cancer. You know what is normal bleeding for you so if any changes happen in the cycle then you should consult a doctor.

Skin Changes: Observing your skin for a week is more than sufficient time to tell your doctor if you are having problems like scaling, bleeding, changes in pigmentation and mole development.

Blood: Blood in stool, urine or cough is a sign of cancer so it should never be ignored. This is a serious issue and something that must be consulted with a doctor. Read the rest of this entry »

The hip replacement is also known as the arthroplasty and is a surgery related procedure with the help of which, the damaged portions of the hip joint are removed and replaced.

One of the most common reasons why people go for the hip replacement surgery is because of the wearing down of the hip joint as a result of the osteoarthritis. There are also some other conditions like the rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis, other hip injury and also the bone tumours that may lead to the wearing down of the hip joint thus needing the hip replacement surgery.

If you are wondering whether there is any alternative to the hip replacement surgery, then the answer is, the doctor might try many methods of treatment on your hips, like the hip exercise and other forms of medication. Although the exercises can strengthen the muscles of the hip joint, it will only be a temporary relief from the pain. The hip replacement surgery is the best possible treatment to give you permanent relief. Read the rest of this entry »