Nutrition and Health

We all suffer from mild to severe headaches at some point of our life and it is quite a common problem. About 47% of the world population have suffered from headache last year. This disease is common irrespective of gender and age. People having migraine (take place due to enlargement of blood vessels) experience severe headache and often find it very difficult to manage. There may be various reasons for your headache including depression. There are medications available, but they are not free from side effects and health hazards. Fortunately, there are many effective home remedies to treat mild to severe headaches including migraines. Read on to know about the home remedies for your headaches that you may have in your home already. Home Remedy for Headache: Lavender Oil For both common headaches and migraine, Lavender oil work wonders to your headache. It has a nice smell to freshen you up and it can be applied topically or inhaled. Just add three to four drops of lave

Good and bad food concepts are often quite misleading and confusing. Today you may find an article telling you that having a cup of coffee is very good for your health. But, in few days another article will tell the reverse sighting various health risks associated with coffee. The continuous research on food and nutrition is giving us new findings everyday and it is becoming very difficult to understand and decide upon your food habits and nutritional goals. This confusion is further aggravated by the food marketers who promote various products for the sake of marketing and profit. Several terms have been proposed and marketed by them such as “natural”, “light”, “organic” and so on which has no clear meaning. But, these terms sells well as they are attached with a belief that they are nutritious.  Misinformation and misconception on nutrition is really increasing day by day as noted by several nutrition and health professionals in recent times. So it is no wonder that you get

The fear about the deadly swine flu is growing immensely among people in recent times. Here are some information regarding what should be done to stay away from this fatal virus. To begin with, apply your common sense to deal with the flu. If possible try to avoid coming close to infected patients. Always keep in mind about the fact that it is better to be offensive to effectively fight against a flu virus. Given below are some of the do's and don'ts towards protection against the flu virus. Some do’s to cope with Flu Virus Always wash hands every now and then Add enough orange juice to your diet to enhance your immunity  Try to be in shape  If possible try to stay away from public places  Try to wipe off the handle of the shopping cart with Clorox wipes  Some don'ts to cope with Flu Virus Move around with infected patients  Stroke your face with hands  Maintain poor hygienic conditions Unnecessarily go to public places  Even the most

Today, there are numerous options in the market when Nutritional Supplements are concerned, but it really difficult to find out the truth behind those supplements. With plenty to choose from, it often gets more difficult to pick the right one. One must ponder about the following things before going for a supplement. Whether it will supply the nutritional need that you are looking for. Whether the supplement is offering a fair price Whether the supplement will really make any difference to your health (Do you really need it above your daily diet) To understand the difference between the nutritional supplement prescribed by a physician and the supplements available in a general store How long you should use a particular supplement Now let us have a deeper insight on the above points.  Whether the supplement will supply the nutritional need that you are looking for It is very important to go for a quality supplement whenever you are thinking to have some nutritio