Health Tips

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Ear pain

Ear pain can occur due to allergy, filling of wax in the ear, chillness, entry of any foreign body in the ear or infection in the Eustachian tube which connects ear, nose and throat.

Before you reach the hospital

* If you have pain while you are lying down, sit down with head held up straight.

* Chewing some thing like Chewing gum, will help to open up the clogged Eustachian tube and thus reduce the pain

* Avoid cold food and water

* Take care to avoid wetting the ear. Close the ears with cotton swabs, while bathing.

* Pouring Ayurvedic medicine, 'Balathailam' , will reduce the pain.

* Apply warm nutmeg oil in the area surrounding the ear.

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Tooth Ache

Toothache can be a sign of tooth decay. Only a Dental doctor can find the real cause of the pain. But let's try out some ways at home to control the pain.

* Gargle with warm water or warm water mixed with salt, each time after food or after brushing every night.

* Apply a little alcohol or clove oil or nutmeg oil to the effected tooth or area.

* When there is pain, take a piece of ice and press it against the skin between your thumb and forefinger.

* If you have severe pain, keep a piece of ice inside the mouth between the tooth and the cheeks for 15 minutes. Repeat four times a day.

* Have lots of milk and leafy vegetables and calcium. Avoid sweet, sour and cold things which causes tooth decay.

* When you have pain , never apply heat on your cheeks. If you are having an infection of the tooth applying heat will aggravate it.

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Neck Pain

Neck pain can be due to improper habits in our daily routine or improper posture which cause pressure on the neck. Following measure can be take to avoid neck pain :

* Proper posture while sitting - keep your head up straight and rest your back on the chair.

* Avoid continuously sitting for a long time, walk about in between.

* While lifting heavy things do not bend your back. Sit down with your knees bend, keep the heavy object close to your body while lifting.

* Sleeping on a hard bed and lying on your back is good for the neck and back. Avoid sleeping on your stomach.

* When you have neck pain avoid pillows while lying on the bed.

* When there is swelling or pain in the neck applying heat on the neck helps.

* Relax. Tension causes pressure on the neck muscles which leads to pain.

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Health tips for Body and Soul




What a good spring cleaning is to home, a period of fasting is for the body. Losing weight is just a bonus, says nutritionist Ute Hantelmann of Hamburg's consumer central.

The real point is to take a break from solid food, think a bout one's diet and reorient oneself. Staying hydrated is the alpha and omega of successful fast.

Juices and vegetable broths supply the 500 allowed daily colories, along with vitamins and minerals. Three litres of water and herbal tea provide colorie-free hydration. Depending on the programme, some solid food is allowed.

Different programmes

There are all kinds of programmes out there. The most famous were originated by Otto Buchinger and Franz Xavier Mayr, 100 and 80 years, respectively. A person fasting for the first-time should always consult his/her physician, says Hanttelmann. After all, fasting cures aren't for everyone. Some people even suffer harmful consequences. Pregnant women, the underweight and people with diseases are not ideal candidates.

Before a fast can begin a person's intestinal tract needs a break. That means two days of light meals before fasting. Fasters also need to skip stimulatants like coffee and alcohol to better prepare the digestive system, says Matthias Menschel, who offers Buchinger treatment in Germany.

On the third day, things get serious, usually with the ingestion of Glaubur salt, of sodium sulphate. "Eightly to 90 per cent of the intestine's contents are usually cleares out".

Then it's time to start drinking, drinking, drinking. Instead of regular mealtimes, those fasting get a galss of juice in the morning for their vitamin needs, aquarter litre of broth for the salt needs at midday and more juice in the evening. People with circulatory problems can get some green tea in the morning or, in special circum stances, black tea.

Some solid food

If you don't want to skip solidfood entirely, check out the Mayr programme. "It's no the old standard milk toast programme." says Feanz Milz of the German society for Holistic Mayr medicine

Today's version of the programme relies on hypoallergenic foodstuffs, like rice waffles, corn tortillas, ypghurt and soya products and vegetable soups.

Anyone with a large appetite or starting off exceptionally thin gets additional protein-rich food. If chewed intensely, the light fare pressure off the gastrointestinal tract. Additional daily anti-acid supplements are required to ensure urine acid content doesn't rise too presipitously.

Stomach manipulation excercise play a central role. Milz says they are similar of lymph drainage techniques. They often carry a psychological effect with them: if the body and apirit relax, then repressed feelings can come forward.

Excercise is forbidden during the Mayr programme, although taking walks is permitted. "It's a programme focussed on pease and the innser and outer person," says Milz.

Buchinger expert Menschel recommends getting at least an hour of activity a day, so that muscle tone isn't lost. After all, once the fasting is over, it will be time to build the body back up, meaning a return to solid fare.

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Boost your Vitality





Do you struggle to keep your eyes open even after a good night's sleep or feel you are always in a slump?

This simple plan will bring the energy surging back into your life

Have a proper breakfast:When you wake up our blood sugar levels are at their lowest as you have been fasting while you sleep. So have a proper breakfast to energise yoyr body.

Move your body: Physical activiry tells your body to perk up so you need to stop equating mental tiredness with physical tiredness.

Think of excercise as something thatwon't take long and will leave you feeling exhilarated rather than exhausted.

Go easy on caffeine: Every time we drink something with caffeine i it, the body is stimulated to release inulin and blood sugar crashes your energy levels centrate and craving unhealthy food. So cut back in the cappuccinos and diet colas and try drinking, chinese green tea or water instead. Fresh fruit juice or a smoothie will also help perk you up.

Put on your dancing shoes: Singing and dancing, even if it is in the privacy of your own home will do wonders for your energy levels.

Try something new: High-energy people are always trying new things even when old and familier patterns seem good wnough. Experts agree that boresom is one of the most common energy zappers so trt adding some thing new to your life.

Try a food you've never eater, change your hari color or look a long weekend to somewhere you've never been. An interest that absorbs you such a gardening or playing an instrument will also give you a boost.