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It is estimated that by 2025, around 1.56 billion people will be suffering from hypertension. The commonest symptoms of high blood pressure, medically known as hypertension, are occipital headache, giddiness, increased heart rate, bleeding from the nose, and even pain in the chest. Many patients exhibit no symptoms at all. In such cases, hypertension can [...]
Here is what you should be eating daily if you want to stay in the pinkest of health. First and foremost, enjoy a variety of foods from each of the nutritional groups every day. You can consume anything between 5 and 12 servings of grain products per day. Don’t forget to choose whole grain [...]
While it is quite normal for the libido to decrease as a person’s age advances, there are ways to increase it at least to some extent at any age. First and foremost, you need to feel good about yourself and your partner. It has often been seen that a depressed or anxious mind leads [...]
Samosas, pav vadas, pizzas, burgers, farsan, mithai… the list to make our mouth water is never ending. There’s absolutely no harm in enjoying your favorite foods but you should never forget the truth that you must ‘eat to live’ and not ‘live to eat.’ People who follow the latter find themselves addicted to food [...]
Healthizen wishes all its readers a very Happy Diwali and a Prosperous New Year! Like every year, we would like to play friend, philosopher, and guide to each of you, so that together we can help build a healthy nation. That is the reason why we choose to awaken your superego every time the [...]
Fatigue is often neglected by practically everyone because it is a very vague symptom that is discomforting rather than distressing. However, not many realize that fatigue, like any other symptom, can be caused due to various reasons. Hence, one may have to pay a very heavy price for taking it lightly. A person may [...]
Dyspepsia, or indigestion in layman’s words, is a very common problem and affects practically each and every human at some time or the other. Only the intensity of the problem and its manifestations vary from person to person. While some complain of heartburn and abdominal discomfort, others complain of burping or excessive flatulence along [...]
Today is World Blood Donor Day, a day to felicitate each and every one amongst us who has donated blood to save a life at some point or another. A donor is no less than a hero or a Godsend for the recipient. This year’s WHO campaign is focusing on young donors who can make [...]
A recent article in a newspaper spoke about a wooden plank crashing down on a man’s head in a railway station, and sending him into a coma. While the public did what they could to help the man, railway officials, practically washed their hands off the whole matter, saying it was not their business. How [...]
“My mother is suffering from a coronary heart block. She was a known case of hypertension for the past 15 years.” “My husband had an angioplasty done last year. He is a diabetic and a hypertensive.” “My father’s left hand movements are still to recover from the effect of stroke he had two years back.” [...]
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