Some Startling Facts...Most smokers smoked their first cigarette before the age of 18 years.There are 250 million smokers in India.The government spends over Rs. 13500 crores on tobacco related diseases, whereas it earns less than half the amount through revenue on cigarettes.Smoking is the second major cause of death worldwide. "Cigarette smoking is injurious to health" says the statutory warning ! It should say "Stop Smoking" !The World No-Tobacco Day draws attention to the seriousness of the impact of tobacco on h... Read More...

Every cigarette contains its quota of harmful toxins. Every puff that we inhale poisons our system. Despite numerous campaigns informing people on the evils of smoking we still find educated and intelligent women reaching out for a cigarette. Research has proved that nicotine interacts with the receptors in the brain, which governs the moods, emotions and alertness of the person. It does this by mimicking a chemical messenger. It acts as a mild anti-depressant. This may explain why depressed and insecure adolescents fin... Read More...

Prevention is better than cure How does the cold germ spread? Basically, it spreads from person to person and generally happens when an infected person coughs or sneezes in the air or near your face. more >> Fruits to save your eye sight It's time to get fruity, folks! It could well be the way to save your eyesight in later years. Recent studies have proved that consuming fruits regularly could help fight off macular degeneration - which is a lead... Read More...

Hepatitis A is actually the disease of the liver, resulting from infection from the hepatitis A virus. The virus is excreted in faeces (stools), and then spreads primarily by the faecal-oral route.How does Hepatitis A spread?Contaminated water or food, especially raw or insufficiently cooked food. The infection may be acquired through close contact with infected individuals within families, schools or at the place of work. Is this a serious disease?Symptoms last for six weeks to sometimes even three months depending on the in... Read More...

Plans for travel always bring about health concerns, especially if it is a long distance flight. It is true that air travel can have adverse effects on some people - and there are precautions one has to take. Common medical conditions are DVT, ear blockage accompanied by severe pain, reduced air pressure resulting in need for oxygen, and the jet lag that happens after the long journey. How to deal with Deep Vein Thrombosis DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis is a condition that affects some air passengers, especially those with certain ... Read More...

It's time to get fruity, folks! It could well be the way to save your eyesight in later years. Recent studies have proved that consuming fruits regularly could help fight off macular degeneration - which is a leading cause of blindness in the older generation.People who consumed three or more helping of fruits every day are less likely to develop age related macular degeneration. Their risk had decreased by 36%. This particular research, however, makes no mention of the yellow and orange fruits, which are rich in carote... Read More...

Contrary to popular opinion, the greatest health dangers from pollutants are commonly found at home    from toxic chemicals in your shoe polish to fungi and bacteria from air conditioners. Isn't it time then to take a closer look at what can be lurking in every nook and corner of your house? Begin by learning about pollution risks. Plan action steps to reduce and rectify causes of health hazards to keep your home and your family safe.Here are some specific steps you can take on a personal level.Is your ho... Read More...

Diet fads may be fashionable, but they're certainly not good for you. They spell danger and put your health at serious risk. Medical experts warn against such diets claiming they do more harm than good.Most of these fashionable diets recommend cutting out certain types of food mainly because they believe they are allergic to them. Over the years many women have eliminated certain foods from their diet. Health officials say exclusion of these foods could lead to vitamin and mineral deficiencies, osteoporosis and low immune... Read More...

Here are 10 tips to help you prevent an allergy attack. Keep your home cigarette free. Quit it yourself and don't let anyone else smoke in your house too. Keep the air as pure as possible. Are you allergic to dust? Do you wheeze often? In that case, carpets and other floor mats/rugs are not for you. They harbour a lot of dust and house mites. Make a brave decision and throw out the whole lot. You can immediately sense the air becoming cleaner.Any kind of toxin reads bad news. Particularly pesticides. It's not... Read More...

Dr. Jayesh Sanghvi is one of India's leading Homeopathic doctors who is based in Chennai. He can be contacted at dr.sanghvi@natureclinic.co.in You will never know. But someday it could hit you hard. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when a person's bones become very fragile. While women are four times more likely than men to develop the disease, also suffer from osteoporosis.Whether a person develops osteoporosis or not depends on two factors: the thickness of her bones early in her life and the pra... Read More...

Dr. Jayesh Sanghvi is one of India's leading Homeopathic doctors who is based in Chennai. He can be contacted at dr.sanghvi@natureclinic.co.in " Suddenly the world has woken up to the scourge of Osteoporosis leading to greater awareness. A lot is being done successfully to prevent or treat this condition by the modern medical science, but a CURE remains obscure. It's here that Homeopathy comes as a beacon of hope, where apart form helping better in the prevention or treatment, it often works to cure & also... Read More...

What's up with osteoporosis? The number of people who seem to be living with the affliction - they're definitely on the rise. The silent disease is making its presence felt more extensively in recent years. This is in spite of doctors claiming that osteoporosis is under diagnosed and under treated the world over. The numbers that we're looking at now could just be the tip of the iceberg.In the last decade there has been a sevenfold increase in the numbers who have been diagnosed with the disease rou... Read More...