Cataract is an eye disorder characterized by hardening and clouding of our eye lenses; the condition is marked by complications like vision loss, muscle weakness and muscle spasms. Over 5 million individuals develop cataract every year; it mainly occurs in people between the ages of 60 and 70 years. The good thing about this disorder is that it is a reversible condition. Majority of the cases of cataract is treated through surgery. However, it is also possible to remove cataract without surgery. Below we have discussed some herbal remedies that will help you to get rid of your cataracts without coming under the knife.

After getting up in the morning drink a cup of green tea. Green tea acts as a muscle enhancer and is also a rich source of antioxidants. This herbal tea possesses the ability of promoting cell rejuvenation [...]

Following are the common gastroenteritis symptoms:
Flue like signs:This symptom is common in case of viral gastroenteritis, a condition also known with other names stomach flu or Montezuma’s Revenge. Viral gastroenteritis does not occur due to influenza virus; instead the condition is triggered by food-borne virus types like astroviruses, otaviruses, adenoviruses, noroviruses, and sapoviruses.  The gastroenteritis symptoms usually persist for 1-10 days; the longevity of the infection depends on the kind of virus responsible for occurrence of the condition. The most common sign of viral gastroenteritis is flu like symptoms like chills and fever, which accompanied by pain in the abdomen. The fever is basically, the body’s way of fighting the virus. Stomach flu patients normally get a fever ranging from 98°F to 102°F; but if the fever crosses 102°F or last for more than 2 days, seek immediate medical attention. [...]

Osteoarthritis has no cure; it can be managed only by exercising. Ask your physician about suitable exercises for osteoarthritis management. If you have osteoarthritis in your knee joints, the doctor can ask you to perform the exercises described below:
Standing calf stretches:
This exercise will help you in strengthening the muscles around the knees. To perform this exercise, stand facing the wall; place both the hands over the wall. Now, start staggering the legs in a way that one leg extend backwards and the other one get positioned in front of your; the knee of the leg in front of your must be bent. Make sure that your rear foot’s heel is firmly planted on the floor. You should exert your body weight on the rear leg and while doing so you will experience stretch in the calf. Hold the stretch for [...]

Often people with chronic kidney disease or chronic kidney failure need to undergo kidney transplantation. To make sure that you avoid health problems after the transplantation procedure, you must consume meals full of essential nutrients.
For individuals, who used to have dialysis before the kidney transplant, the diet following the transplantation will appear to be a lot restricted. Patients undergoing dialysis need to consume a high protein, low phosphorus, and low salt diet and are asked to limit their intake of potassium rich food items like dairy products, bananas, oranges and tomato sauce. The same patients after kidney transplantation will not need to limit potassium and phosphorus intake. But, these patients might experience a few issues with their diet as certain anti-rejection medicines prescribed to them might result in side effects impacting their diet.

A large share of people undergoing [...]

Eczema is a chronic skin disease characterized by symptoms like skin inflammation, itching, dryness, small blisters, red spots and thick skin. This skin disease mostly affects body parts like ears, face, hands, elbows, wrists and knees. Doctors generally prescribe topical ointment containing steroids for treatment of eczema. These ointments might help in removing the signs of eczema for a certain period of time; however, after some days the symptoms recurs. Besides that, such topical creams trigger several side effects due to the presence of chemicals and steroids in them. This makes homemade eczema lotions containing natural ingredients more beneficial compared to the chemical rich store bought ointments. In this article, we’ll be discussing about the process of preparing a homemade lotion for eczema.

To prepare the homemade lotion you will need to use the following ingredients: an essential oil [...]

Expectant mothers often suffer from anxiety thinking about the pain they will be experiencing while giving birth to their baby. There are some exercises that can help in making the process of normal delivery much easier; the discussion below will inform you about some such beneficial exercises.

Expecting mothers should perform Kegel exercises at least thrice every week. Kegel exercises will require you performing the same action that you perform while trying to stop the flow of urine in midstream. Muscles used while performing Kegel are the pelvic muscles located around your rectum and vagina. To perform Kegel, you’ll have to contract these pelvic muscles for 5 seconds and then release them. This exercise should be repeated for 8-10 contractions. This set of slow contractions must be followed by a set of 20 rapid contractions. Doing this exercise will strengthen muscles [...]

When our skin comes in contact with allergy causing or irritating substances, we might develop a skin disorder called dermatitis. This form of dermatitis is medically referred to as contact dermatitis. Statistics suggest that 85-95% of all the work related skin disorders are contact dermatitis. The common signs of contact dermatitis include: localized swelling, rashes, reddening of skin and formation of lesions. People with chronic form of this skin disease might develop thickened, raw and scaly skin. In this article, we’ll be discussing about the triggering factors of contact dermatitis.
Irritants:Around 80% cases of contact dermatitis are triggered by strong chemicals or substances that damage our skin directly causing severe reactions like pain and burning sensations. These substances are referred to as irritants. In some, an irritant might cause skin damage immediately after coming in contact with the skin; on the [...]