Health Jockey

Last time we threw light on the effective decoctions for good health and various ailments. Here’s placing spotlight once again on Kawatha’s cure for ailments such as High Blood Pressure, Insomnia and Bronchial Asthma. So here’s zooming on to each ailment and Kawatha fit to cure the ailment.

Kawatha for restraining high blood pressure

It is one of the most common complain amongst elderly and the people who lead a fast life style because of worries and increased tension. It is more prevalent in middle and upper class of society. The artificial, comfort-driven and possessive lifestyle, wrong eating habits, hectic routine, extrovert attitudes, polluted environment have contributed in the spread of this health hazard. If left uncontrolled it can lead to heart attack, stroke, etc. resulting in death or making Read the rest of this story >>

A recent study by Spanish researchers shows a direct relation between sports and tobacco consumption. It suggests that physically active adults are less likely to smoke than their non-active counterparts.

The study was conducted by researchers of the University of Granada, the Spanish National Research Council- CSIC, the Universities of Murcia, Zaragoza and Cantabria, and the Nuestra Señora de la Consolación School of Granada

The study took samplings of 3000 Spanish adolescents. A questionnaire was given to the participants to know their habits. Findings of the study reveal that 8 out of every 10 Spanish adult who plays a sport does not smoke and more than 40 % of them aged between 13 and 18 do not practice any physical activity. Compared to 71.4pct of the non-active adolescents, nearly 80.9 per cent of the active subjects said that they do not smoke.

Additionally 59.2 % of the adolescents were physically active; with 71.1 % boys as against Read the rest of this story >>

Do you often face a problem with certain spellings? You may not actually be as stupid as you think you are. We’re not saying it, research proves it. Researchers for the Collins dictionary in Britain claim that we end up misspelling a number of words simply because we are too clever.

The team of researchers conducting this novel study found that being too clever makes you assume certain spellings and you often misspell “confusing” words. The most common English word spelt incorrectly in published documents and on the internet is supersede according to the researchers. Innumerable smarties spell the word as supercede because of our knowledge of the other words like intercede or precede.

Ian Brookes, the Managing Editor of Dictionaries at Collins, commented, “The real spelling problems occur when people have learnt the rules or have a bit of knowledge, but make mistakes in how they apply this”

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We all know about the hazards of regular drinking. But women in particular need to be extra cautious. A study from the Washington University School of Medicine reveals that women with alcohol dependence may face fertility problems. The results of the study indicate that alcohol dependent women delay childbearing and may be eventually putting off motherhood.

The distinct study shows that use of alcohol among both teenage and adult females could cause reproductive dysfunctions. The study links alcohol dependence to delayed reproduction along with reproductive dysfunctions like menstrual disorders, complicated pregnancies, and sexual dysfunctions along with spontaneous abortion or miscarriage.

Mary Waldron, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, author of the study, mentioned, “Young women who drink alcohol may want to consider the longer-term consequences for later childbearing. If drinking continues or increases to Read the rest of this story >>

A novel research by Dr R Chattha of the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana in Bangalore indicates that yoga can lower hot flashes and night sweats among women going through menopause. It also meets the eye that it may sharpen mental function.

For the study, researchers affixed 120 menopausal women between 40 to 55 years old to practice yoga or regular stretching and strengthening exercises, five days a week for eight weeks. The exercises did not have any particular pattern. This enabled scientists to examine if yoga would really aid in physical and cognitive symptoms of menopause.

The researchers remarked, “The postures, breathing and meditation included in the yoga intervention were aimed at one common effect, i.e. to develop mastery over modifications of the mind… through slowing down the rate of flow of thoughts in the mind.”

They further commented, “The present study shows the superiority of yoga over Read the rest of this story >>

This may sound chauvinistic to all you women, but research proves that the so called ‘weaker gender’ experiences more pain than their male counterparts. Women have always been considered to be more sensitive of the two genders for years on end. Now we have research to prove this much known fact. The new study suggests that women are biologically fabricated to experience more pain than men.

A study conducted by an international team reveals that it is a natural assumption that women are supposed to be emotionally and physically stronger than men as they cope with childbirth, but the opposite is in fact true. Women endure much more recurrent and severe pain for a longer duration in the entire course of their lifetime in comparison to men.

“Most doctors and nurses are unaware of these differences that have life-threatening consequences for women.” commented Dr Beverly Collett of Chronic Pain Policy Coalition in Britain.

“Chronic Read the rest of this story >>

Long-time exposure to incense can lead to respiratory tract cancers reveals a study. A direct link between the incense and cancer has been discovered by the researchers at the Statens Serum Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Researchers note that the burning of incense sticks can produce carcinogens and particulate matter that can cause upper respiratory tract cancers and lung cancers. These results come from a study the researchers conducted on more than 61,000 Singapore Chinese aged between 45 and 74.

Out of these 325 were discovered to have upper respiratory tract cancers and 821 lung cancers over the course of the study. The carcinogens are also estimated to cause nasal or sinus, tongue, mouth and laryngeal cancer.

“Given that our results are backed by numerous experimental studies showing that incense is a powerful producer of particulate matter and that incense smoke contains carcinogenic substances, I believe incense should be used with Read the rest of this story >>

Malaria is one of the most common and widespread diseases killing millions of people every year. American researchers at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have apparently discovered a new virus that is infectious to the Anopheles gambiae mosquito. This mosquito is the world’s most dangerous mosquito and is chiefly responsible for transmitting malaria.

Lead author Dr Jason Rasgon, commented, “Finding artifacts such as this one during experiments isn’t uncommon, but we decided to investigate this one further since we kept observing it over and over. When we sequenced it we’re surprised to learn that we found a new virus.”

He additionally asserted, “In theory, we could use this virus to produce a lethal toxin in the mosquito or instruct the mosquito to die after 10 days, which is before it can transmit the malaria parasite to humans. However, these concepts are many years away.”

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You can now enjoy that calorie-laden spaghetti Bolognese without feeling guilty. Indulging in leftovers is even better. According to scientists from the Ohio State University, eating reheated spaghetti bolognese can cut the risks of cancer.

There have been many previous studies that give grounds for believing that processing raw tomatoes into purees or sauces enhances its benefits. The recent study proves this further. The novel technique discovered by researchers is that reheating spaghetti bolognese with a little extra oil deepens the health advantages of the processed tomatoes. This method modifies the structure of the tomato molecule lycopene and enables its easy transportation into the bloodstream making it easy to digest.

Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant. It has been proved to nip cancer in the bud in addition to fighting heart diseases and diabetes.

“What we have found is we can take the red tomato molecular Read the rest of this story >>

Are you freaked out about having a wrinkled skin? You no longer need to. You can just literally sleep over the problem; we mean it. The latest development in this ever growing world of technology is a copper oxide pillow case that is designed to iron out lines and crow’s feet. You can now forget about splashing thousands of anti-wrinkle creams and you don’t even need to invest in Botox injections.

The ‘magical pillow’ has been designed by boffins at the Cupron company which has its expertise in making copper medical dressings. Development of the pillow case was additionally supervised by dermatologists.

Jeffrey Gabbay, owner of the company, remarked, “The surgeon doing our wound-healing trial remarked how an increase in collagen was helping to heal wounds. We wondered if it might work on fixing wrinkles and lines on the face. So we had some copper woven pillows made up and noticed that over a few days of lying Read the rest of this story >>