Honey not only tastes good, but also comes with a number of health benefits. Honey is produced when bees consume the plant pollens; the pollens mix with bee saliva and forms honey. Human beings harvest bee hives for production of honey for commercial purposes. Honey is used widely as sugar alternatives as well as a health tonic. This article will inform you how pure honey can help us in leading a healthy life. Many children suffer from night-time coughs due to infections in their upper respiratory tract. These coughs hamper their sleep and make them physically week. Consuming  2 teaspoons of honey before going to bed is known to be effective in managing these night-time coughs; it is believed that honey helps in treating children’s coughs more effectively than the OTC cough medications. Honey  [...]

Although no medical study till date has proved that Kombucha tea is beneficial in treating health problems, this tea has been used since the ancient times as a remedy of several medical conditions. Reports suggest that Kombucha tea can result in certain side effects; so, if you are looking to use this tea for healthy living, consult with your physician first. Kombucha is basically categorized as the live culture of yeast and bacteria resembling the shape of the mushroom top or a pancake. If you add this agent into sweetened tea, it will digest the sugar and release beneficial nutrients, minerals and enzymes. Regular users of kombucha tea claim that this tea helps in managing health problems like arthritis, indigestions, fatigue, insomnia, pimples etc. The tea is also known to be an excellent  [...]

Tulsi or ‘holy basil’ is a native herb of India. Indian people are using Tulsi for curing wide variety of maladies since the ancient times. Below, we have discussed the most prominent health benefits offered by Tulsi. Colds and fevers: Dengue and malaria fevers are very common in the countries of the east, especially during monsoon. Having a tea prepared from holy basil leaves offers protection against these fevers.  If you have acute fever, having an infusion prepared from the combination of tulsi leaves and cardamom powder is known to be beneficial. You can also add milk and sugar to this infusion for making it tasty. Fever can also be treated by consuming juice extracted from these leaves. Cardiovascular disorders: Tulsi is known for its ability of improving blood circulation and strengthening  [...]

In today’s stressful life, tension headache has become extremely common. In this article we have discussed about some effective ways of getting rid of tension headaches. Relaxation techniques: Biofeedback, yoga and meditation are relaxation techniques that can be effectively used for getting rid of tension headache. These relaxation techniques work by eliminating the strains from the muscles of our neck. Staying in a good posture might also help us in preventing tensing up of the muscles. Biofeedback is a procedure that helps people in controlling the muscle tension; the process involves use of monitoring equipment, which allows us to check our blood pressure levels and heart rates and work for improving them. Massage: Undergoing the right massage therapy also helps in relieving muscle tension  [...]

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  [...]

Alopecia areata, hair loss disorder, is an autoimmune disease which results from certain abnormalities in the immune system. In this condition, the immune system that works in defense of the body against foreign invasions, misinterpret hair follicles as harmful foreign agents and hence launch an attack against them. This caused severe hair fall resulting in bald patches on scalp. It is shocking to see symptoms of this condition among kids. Unfortunately, the disorder is observed among adolescent and younger kids owing to underdeveloped immune system. It is observed that this meek system is extremely sensitive to factors like stress, wrong eating habits and more. Therefore, the children become predisposed to this hair loss condition and experience its bouts as a response to stress. Moreover,  [...]

Have you been suffering from giddiness, weakness, irritation, depression, breathlessness, etc? Have you been bleeding a lot or for a very long period? Does your diet largely consist of junk? If you have answered “yes” to one or more of the above questions, chances are that you might be uffering from iron deficiency. Iron deficiency leads to anemia.  It is not impossible to cure. A well-balanced diet and a few added supplements can increase the content of iron or hemoglobin in the blood. Iron deficiency can be effectively treated using Ayurveda. Your Ayurvedic treatment is a step-by-step process. Cleansing the body is the initial step in this procedure. If there is constipation, it is treated, because only through stool can the body be completely purged. Diet is recommended, you are asked  [...]