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It is indeed amazing to see how the mind and body constantly influence each other, both in health as well as in a state of disease. Often, this knowledge can be used to predict the type of problems that a person may face in the near or far future. In fact, this is precisely why [...]
 Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones that affects one out of every three women and one out of every five men all across the globe. The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that is trying to create more awareness about osteoporosis amongst the masses. This year’s theme for World Osteoporosis [...]
 Has your hectic schedule left you hassled? Are your deadly deadlines leaving you half dead? If yes, you don’t need to lose heart. There are ways and means to fight it out naturally. Here are some simple measures that can work wonders for you. First and foremost, get enough sleep. A sound sleep of [...]
Yoga is actually a Sanskrit word which literally means to join, connect, or unite. It actually focuses on the main purpose of human life, which is self realization, when the individual consciousness merges into the universal consciousness. The ancient scriptures advise exercise, breath control, and meditation for this purpose. The exercises or yogasanas come under [...]
 If you were to ask a group of people what they think is important to get healthy or stay healthy, a large number might actually land up saying that if you have a lot of money, you can stay healthy. Ask them why and they will tell you that if you are rich, you [...]
Today, most of us adopt the unhealthiest of lifestyles with excuses of growth and progress. Nevertheless, the list of ‘lifestyle diseases’ is expanding with the speed with which we are progressing. The once known as ‘symptom’ has become a disease today. Most people have headaches from time to time. But if you have recurrent headaches, [...]
  “A physician who fails to enter the body of a patient with the lamp of knowledge and understanding can never treat diseases. He should first study all the factors, including environment, which influence a patient’s disease, and then prescribe treatment. It is more important to prevent the occurrence of disease than to seek a [...]
 Yogic postures are known to be useful for not only preserving health but also for restoring health. Yoga is actually a Sanskrit word which literally means to join, connect, or unite. It actually focuses on the main purpose of the human life which is self realization when the individual consciousness merges into the universal consciousness. [...]
 Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the immune system of the body treats its own tissues as foreign and tries to destroy them. The cause is unknown but many theories have been propounded to explain the development of these diseases. Heredity, infections, chemical toxicity, and stress are some of the causes that are implicated. Pathological [...]
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