‘Health’ Archives
Help Maintain and Lower Hypertension »
Author: Sameera Mohideen Below are a few cheap but effective ways to efficiently lower or maintain your current blood pressure levels. Garlic helps lower your pressure and helps to reduce your cholesterol level. It is very useful as a natural alternative to helping control hypertension. As little as one clove of garlic a day has been found [...]
Spring Skincare »
Winter can really take its toll on your skin and the moisture levels. With spring arriving you most definitely need to top it up. With the warmer weather spring brings you need to moisturizer that is going to hydrate your skin without leaving it looking greasy and oily especially if you are one of those individuals that have oily skin or live in [...]
Using Plants for Cosmetic & Medicinal Purposes »
There are over 375000 different plant species in the world and many can be used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. Chances are you have at least one or two of these plants in your own garden. You can save by trying natural ingredients instead of buying medicated creams and lotions. The Aloe Plant There are over 250 different types of [...]
Wrinkles »
The dreaded “W” – Wrinkles! Enough to make the best of us cringe, this wonderful sign of aging is no longer seen as years of wisdom but rather it’s seen as unsightly and betrays the youth culture of the Western world. There are several causes of wrinkles and the ones coming in the top ranks include smoking, light skin type, genetics and [...]
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress »
Living in a country with such high crime rates and a lot of violent crime to boot, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD) are not as rare as one would hope. Posttraumatic stress is a term people tend to use fairly often in everyday conversation, without knowing what it really means and what is “required” to be [...]
Acne vs The Suntan »
There is a long-standing myth that getting a suntan can lessen acne, however there is no conclusive evidence that this is so. When one goes in the sun, your skin will generally go red which merely allows the acne to “blend in” to the redness, and the acne seems to have gone but is in fact still present, only less visible. (more...)
Skincare »
Being the largest organ in (or rather, on) the human body our skin care regimes are vitally important. In order to decide what is best for you skin, you need to firstly determine what kind of skin type you are. In order to do this, you just need to wash your face with regular warm water and wait for an hour or two. Once this is done, grab a [...]
Depressive Disorders »
Depression is on the rise, there is no doubt about it and it is pegged to be one of the leading disorders on, if not heading up, the list of prevalent disorders by 2010. Depression and depressive disorders are more prevalent among women than men and generally begin around adolescence. Depression is associated with feelings of worthlessness and [...]
