Are you one of those young overworked IT or BPO professionals who can hardly distinguish night from day? Aha! What you need to do is to have a regular recharge done to your body in order to ward off the ill effects of your long and irregular work hours... more >>
CHIKUNGUNYA - Dont panic
Chikungunya has taken India by a storm, emerging as an extremely rapid & intriguing epidemic, leaving the medical fraternity helpless & in utter disarray. Having shown it's presence more than 10'months ago in the country...more >>
Beating those backaches - Blues
If your back aches, believe me you're not alone..! Four out of five adults experience at least one bout of back pain [most often related to the cervical spine i.e. upper-back and lumbar spine i.e. lower-back] at some time...
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Em-power your hands
Have you ever, ever-thought of how much we've taken our - hands for granted? Used, mis-used and abused them, often over looking their cry for help? For a moment just imagine if these appendages of ours started getting crippled...
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Turn your back on M S Ds
Until half a century ago, traumatic - injuries were the dominant cause of work-related disabling injuries. Since then, with advent of this modern era of constantly advancing world of science, technology & what have you; the very concept...
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It's not very seldom we hear the words, "... there's simply too much work to do, and no one else can do it but me". You work and drive yourself so hard that before you realise, you're emotionally, psychologically or physically exhausted! more>>
The benefits of Tai Chi
Have you always wondered what Tai Chi is all about? Tai Chi, the current trend in the world of fitness, has a host of benefits both psychological and physical in nature. It is based on a system of imitating the movements of animals to exercise the body. Tai chi's flowing movements benefit the muscular and circulatory systems of the body.. more >>
Understanding the cause and the cure of disease
Allopathic Medicine looks to pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungus, etc.) as the cause of disease and based upon this model develops drugs to kill the pathogens.Chiropractors look at the cause of disease...more >>
Monsoon ailments
The most common among all monsoon ailments are cold, cough and fever. These can be tackled easily by keeping a few homeopathic medicines at home. more>>
Clinical aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is both a healing and preventive therapy, it strengthens the body's immune defenses and soothes away detrimental effects of stress. more>>
Use less of vitamin E supplements
Vitamin E is not always good news. Not for the aged at least. The supplement pill, far from offering protection against bronchial diseases, could actually provoke respiratory problems. more >>
Turmeric for alzheimer's disease
Hurray for the Indian curry! It's won another feather in its cap. The turmeric in Indian curry may slow down the development and onset of Alzheimer's disease. more >>
Urinary Incontinence of the elderly
Incontinence can be a very embarrassing problem for the elderly. more >>
Qi gong-an ancient form of self-healing
In the early morning darkness, millions of people gather in parks throughout China to practice an ancient self-healing art called Qi Gong. more>>
Acupuncture - a good alternative healing therapy
Acupuncture has proved to be a good alternative healing therapy and has gained the confidence of people all over the world. more>>
Acupressure to relieve pain
Acupressure is very safe as it has no side effects or after effects. It can be used by anyone at anytime. more>>
Magnet Therapy
Researches show that magnet therapy has been used to cure a wide range of chronic ailments like migraine, ulcers, arthritis, paralysis and mental retardation. more>>
What are Reiki initiations?
Reiki has three formal degrees of initiation, training and practice that are independent in their application and yet build on each level for enhanced growth and mastery. more>>
Reiki healing
Safe, gentle and yet powerful. With Reiki comes health, healing, energy, creativity, happiness, calmness, and more. Are you in tune, yet? more>>
Feel younger, stay younger.
How old are you? 40 plus or 50? No. It is not the number of years since you were born but how old do you feel mentally? more>>
Preventing falls
Falling is a natural part of growing up. As a child, when we tumble down we feel a little embarrassed. We hope no one was watching and brush ourselves off. Then, in most cases, we get up and run to catch up with our friends. But as we age, there's a good chance that a fall will mean more than a bruised ego or a scuffed knee. In older adults, a fall can often result in broken or cracked bones and even hospitalisation. more>>
A little planning can go a long way to prevent falls
The most obvious place to start is in the home, where the vast majority of falls tend to happen. Here are some easy modifications you should consider more>>
Nursing a patient at home
Serious emergencies may turn your own home into a temporary hospital at any time. Even a minor case of cold may bring gloom to the household and the "hospital" atmosphere begins to prevail with every family member wishing to help. more>>
Tibetan and Unani system of medicine
The basic principles of this system are very similar to that of Ayurveda. This system is based on the belief that there are four humours present in the human body - blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile - and that every person has a unique humoural constitution, which represents his healthy state. more>>
Siddha system of medicine
The Siddha system is quite similar to Ayurveda. There are extensive references to this system in the 'Thirukural' and the Tamil grammar work 'Tholkappiam' which are pointers to its period of origin. more>>
Breast Stroke
Breaststroke is fun and does not have any hard and fast breathing techniques to follow. The ideal time to start is when you are trying to add some swimming strokes to your repertoire. more>>
