Health Risks of Men

Women are simply healthier than men. Of the leading causes of death in most countries, men lead the way in the number of deaths – and on average they will die five years before their wives. The problem lies with men’s laissez-faire attitude to their health. They do not perceive health as a priority to [...]

On Plant Sterols

Plant sterols have been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels, depending on how much you eat. They block the ability of the body to absorb cholesterol back into the body and as such it passes harmlessly out of your system. Plant sterols can lower total cholesterol by an average of 10 percent. You can get [...]

Nuts Can Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases

With cardiovascular disease the leading cause of death particularly for older men and women after menopause, eating nuts may provide some protection against CVD. Nuts contain healthy unsaturated fats, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and these can help lower blood LDL cholesterol, and nuts provide essential Omega-3 fatty acids and according to a growing body of [...]

Tips to Reduce Your Bad Cholesterol

1. Decrease your saturated fat intake. Saturated fat is the fat found in animal products and also palm oil and coconut oil. This means decrease foods such as cheeses, cream, salami and other high fat processed meats, some higher fat take away foods, snack foods such as chips and commercially prepared biscuits, cakes and pastries. [...]

Confronting Mental Illness

Mental illness is often mentioned, but it is rarely confronted. When an arm is paralyzed, we feel sorry for the victim and we help him get well. But when it is the nerve in the brain that is paralyzed, we feel indifferent and we avoid them as much as possible, like they are hideous, full [...]

Ibuprofen as Antipyretic

* Antipyretic is an agent that reduces fever. Fever is a common symptom among children who are suffering from medical disorders of varying causes. To lower the temperature and to moderate the intensity of the accompanying restlessness and discomfort, antipyretics are given to feverish patients. The most commonly prescribed is PARACETAMOL. But since paracetamol has [...]

Strike the Perfect Balance

If you want to prevent diabetes and atherosclerosis, there is only one simple way to do it. Aside from physical exercise and the adoption of a non-smoking lifestyle, well, YOU SHOULD EAT LESS FAT! Like in many conditions, prevention is always the biggest and most effective way to ensure the health of the people. And [...]

Caring For Your Heart

Lifestyle diseases, particularly cardiovascular disorders, are on the rise. Although a considerable number of congenital heart problems also arise, lifestyle-related conditions, primarily the possibility of suffering from a cardiac arrest, have become the bane of many countries worldwide. If people had only modified their lifestyles, or observed their proper health habits, these problems could have [...]

Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sex is much more than an issue of reproduction. With it comes different issues ranging from pleasure to pain, from life to death. Like the danger of sexually transmitted diseases that may result from a few minutes of sexual pleasure. Sexually transmitted infections have far-ranging effects in terms of reproductive health of the male and [...]

Friendly Reminders Before and After Donating Blood

Before Donating Blood: * Have enough rest and sleep. * No alcohol and medicine intake for at least 24 hours. * Eat light meals, avoid fatty acids. * Maintain a healthy body. * Drink plenty of fluids like water and juice. After Donating Blood: * Increase fluid intake like water and juice. * Avoid stooping [...]