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What is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a holistic system of natural treatment or alternative treatment. Homeopathy is developed by Samuel Hahnemann a German physician at the end of 18th century. Homeopathy treatment is based on the principle Like Cures Like i.e. in easy words a substance capable of developing disease in a healthy person can also cure similar symptoms in sick person. Homeopathy believes that when a person gets sick his whole body, mind and spirit gets affected. Homeopathy treats an individual as a whole, not just focussing and treating the particular disease. Homeopathy treatment aims to improve body’s normal healing system and immune system to avoid occurrence of disease in future. Homeopathy uses natural substances made out of plants, vegetables, minerals and animals in treatment. Homeopathy remedies are in the form of pills and liquid mixtures that are made of natural substances. As homeopathy uses natural substances in treatment, it is safe, painless, non addictive and has no side effects. Homeopathy is suitable for all age groups from children to elders. Homeopathy treatment is safe and gentle but very effective when compared to other conventional treatments.

Homeopathy treatment is prescribed based on the symptoms of the individual as it is based on the principle of symptom similarity. Homeopathy treatment is completely based on three principles, they are

  • Likes cure likes
  • The minimum dose
  • The single remedy

Homeopathy offers treatment based on symptoms, past medical history and personal examination. Though different people have different symptoms, a professional homeopath prescribes exact and accurate treatment to the patients.

History of Homeopathy :

Homeopathy is introduced by Samuel Hahnemann a German physician at the end of 18th century. Homeopathy though introduced in 18th century but it got popularity in 19th century. In 19th century homeopathy was introduced to United States by student of Hahnemann called Hans Birch Gram. In 19th century many homeopathic institutions were developed in Europe and United States. Homeopathy got introduced to India in 1835 by Dr. John Martin Honigberger a Romanian.

Homeopathy Benefits :

Homeopathy treatment is very beneficial for all age groups including children to aged people. It treats a wide range of long term illness, diseases and infections and helps to lead happy and healthy life. Homeopathy is gentle, effective and gives long lasting results without any side effects. It treats almost all diseases, infections and other illness. It is very effective in treating reoccurring and chronic diseases like allergies, asthma, sinusitis, psoriasis, rheumatism and many others and helps patients to get relief. Homeopathy is also very good in treating skin and hair problems. Homeopathy is very effective in treating female disorders like hormonal problems, PCOS, ovarian cysts, infertility, menstruation problems and many more. Homeopathy is also very good for children, it improves immune system and helps children to fight against flu, cold, diseases and other seasonal infections. Homeopathy is very efficient in treating health problems in men like erectile dysfunction, low libido and many more. Homeopathy is very beneficial and helps people live healthy and happy life by providing overall wellbeing.

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Health Tips Smoking

Harmful Effects of Smoking on the body

Smoking is the inhalation of smoke produced by burning tobacco rolled in cigarettes, cigars and pipes. Smoking is believed to begin as early as 5000 BC. Smoking is the common method of consuming tobacco and it is a habit of addiction to tobacco products. Smoking is said to develop enjoyable and pleasing emotions like boosting mood, treats minor depression, and relieves stress and anger because of addictive substance called nicotine. Nicotine develops pleasurable sensation by stimulating dopamine in the brain. When a person smokes a cigarette, the smoke enters the lungs directly and can be absorbed by the body tissues.

Cigarette smoking produces different types of smoke like
Mainstream stroke– smoke inhaled directly through burning cigarette by the smoker.
Exhaled mainstream stroke- smoke breathed out by the smoker.
Side stream stroke– smoke drifts from the burning end of cigarette.
Second hand smoke– it is also called as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). It is the combination of exhale mainstream and side stream stroke.
Both smokers and non-smokers get affected by smoking. People who are non-smokers get affected by breathing the second hand smoke in the environment. When we breathe second hand smoke we breathe same chemicals as a smoking person breathes. Not only smoking but also being around smokers causes health problems. Cigarette smoking is bad for health and causes several health problems and causes premature death. Smoking causes one million deaths in India every year. Though smoking gives pleasure and good feeling for short period, it causes several dangerous health issues and kills slowly. Some short term effects that smoking causes are bad breath, yellow teeth, stomach ulcers, wrinkles, weak immune system, breathing problems and smoke smell from their clothes.

Long Term Effects of Smoking :

Smoking is enormously harmful to our health and gives many health problems. Some long term health consequences of smoking include
Respiratory problems– Cigarette smoking causes many problems in your lungs and airways. Airways get irritated, become narrow and treat the air flow. It causes coughing and respiratory problems. Smoking increases risk of asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis.
Cancer– Chemicals present in cigarette causes various kinds of cancers like lung, mouth, throat, kidney, liver, pancreas and stomach cancers.
Heart diseases and stroke– Smoking causes narrowing and blockages in arteries. This leads to coronary heart disease, stroke and damages vessels.
Diabetes– Smoking increases sugar levels and leads to type 2 diabetes.
Infertility– Both men and women who smoke are at higher risk of infertility. Men who smoke face problems like poor sperm quality and erectile dysfunction. Women who smoke are at high risk of infertility, miscarriage, bleeding and early delivery.
Damages mouth and throat– Smoking leads to gum diseases, bad breath, damage sense of taste and leads to throat and voice box cancers.
Osteoporosis– People, who smoke are at high risk of osteoporosis and bone degeneration.

Smoking damages almost every organ of our body. The one and only way to protect against these dangerous health issues is to stop smoking. Quitting smoking may be hard but it is very helpful to you and your family.

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Health Tips Mushrooms

Do you know Mushrooms are rich source of iron?

Mushrooms are one among the foods which are superior for our health. Mushrooms contain all the essential nutrients which assist us in weight loss. Including mushrooms in diet controls several illnesses like diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, anemia and asthma by improving immunity. A mushroom is a fleshy, spore bearing fruit body of a fungus. All mushrooms are fungi, but not all fungi are mushrooms. Mushroom is a fungi that have a stem, a cap and gills on the underside of the cap.  Puffballs and morels are edible fruit bodies that are sometimes called “mushrooms”. True mushrooms look like umbrellas. Many people think that mushrooms are vegetables but they are not vegetables. All vegetables and fruits come from edible plants. The main characteristic of plants is that they contain chlorophyll, however, mushrooms do not contain chlorophyll. Mushrooms are usually placed in a Kingdom of their own apart from plants and animals. The body of the mushroom in called mycelium and its individual parts are microscopic.

There are different types of mushrooms like chanterella, shiitake or white button, oyster, Portobello, cremini and enoki. The most commonly used mushrooms are shiitake or white mushroom called button. All types of mushrooms are loaded with essential nutrients.


What are the nutrients found in it?

The nutritional values of mushrooms are very high. Nutrients in mushrooms include

  • Mushrooms are good source of B vitamin with pantothenic acid, Niacin and Riboflavin.
  • Mushrooms contain important minerals like ergothioneine, Potassium, Copper and Selenium.
  • Mushrooms also contain beta glucans, Iron, Zinc, Folate, Phosphorus, vitamin D, Magnesium and Thiamin.
  • They also contain proteins and fibre.

Why Mushrooms are good for health?

Mushrooms provide more than just taste and texture to our meals. They are high in vitamins and minerals that are good for our overall health. Mushrooms are great weight loss foods, they are low in calories, fats, carbohydrates and sodium, they are rich in fibre. Mushrooms are high in metabolism support nutrients like fibre, proteins and vitamin B. Mushrooms with high potassium helps to keep low BP. Mushrooms are very helpful to vegans as they provide several nutrients that are present in meat or non vegetarian food.
Mushrooms boost your immune system and good for your bladder. Mushrooms helps in increasing vitamin D and has disease fighting properties. Selenium content in mushrooms helps to increase bone health, strengthens teeth hair and nails.
Potassium in mushrooms increases cognitive function, because increased oxygen flow to the brain stimulates neural activity. Increased levels of potassium improve memory and knowledge retention. Copper in mushrooms has properties that protect our cardiovascular system.
Mushrooms contain choline, an important nutrient that helps with sleep and assists in maintaining the structure of cellular membranes, helps in the transmission of nerve impulses. Choline also helps muscle movement, learning, memory and reduces chronic inflammation.
Pregnant women are advised to take folic acid or folate during pregnancy to boost fatal health.
Mushrooms are good source of iron which is an essential mineral in our body for forming haemoglobin. Iron helps in the conversion of glucose into energy to be used by body cells

Mushrooms heals problems :

Mushrooms contain disease fighting properties and help to heal problems like

  • Asthma
  • Diabetes
  • Ulcers and ulcerous wounds
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Renal failure
  • Treats Hepatitis B
  • Protects liver and kidneys
  • Anemia
  • Heals cancers (breast cancer and prostate cancer)
  • Heart problems.
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Asthma Treatments

What Causes an Asthma attack

Asthma is a disease affecting the airways (bronchioles) that carry air to and from your lungs. From time to time the airways narrow (constrict) in people, who have asthma. The airways are tubes that carry air into and out of your lungs. People, who have asthma have inflamed airways. The inflammation makes the airways swollen and very sensitive. Cells in the airways might make more mucus than usual. Mucus is a sticky, thick liquid that can further narrow the airways. This causes the typical symptoms. The typical symptoms are wheeze, cough, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Symptoms can range from mild to severe. Symptoms of Asthma are high at night and early in the morning when it’s cold.

Though Asthma is an incurable illness, even when you feel fine, you still have the disease and it can attack at any time. Good treatment and management helps a person to live a normal and active life. Although people of all ages suffer from the disease, it most often starts in childhood as children have smaller airways than adults, which makes asthma especially serious. When asthma symptoms become worse than usual, it is called an asthma attack. Asthma is treated with two kinds of therapies: quick-relief therapy to stop asthma symptoms and long-term control therapy to control symptoms. Though symptoms of Asthma in older people are same as the younger people, they sometimes get serious asthma attack. Severe symptoms can be fatal. It’s important to treat symptoms, when you first notice them. So, they don’t become severe.

Causes of Asthma :

Two main causes of Asthma are genetic and environmental factors
Genetic
Family history is a risk factor for asthma, with many different genes being implicated. If a person has a parent with asthma, he or she is three to six times more likely to develop asthma than someone, who does not have a parent with asthma.
Environmental factors
Many environmental factors have been associated with asthma’s development and exacerbation such as

Many things can worsen asthma symptoms like aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and nonselective beta-blockers, sulfites in foods and drinks. Other health conditions can also make asthma harder to manage like runny nose, sinus infections, reflux disease, psychological stress, and sleep apnea. These conditions need treatment as part of an overall asthma care plan. By taking care of seasonal allergies one can reduce the severity of Asthma.