A couple of days before the newspapers came out with a cause for new worry in the name of West Nile Virus. Many of us had not even heard of such a virus. The newspaper report was that of a crow in Illinois which was tested positive of this virus and how the virus could [...] Read Full Story

What if I told you one of nature’s most powerful healers and that you should use it in your daily diet? Turmeric is not very popular in the western culture. But it does make its presence in some sauces (mustard) and curry powders which the western diet uses liberally on occasions. A British friend of mine [...] Read Full Story

Don’t you just hate it when you wake up in the morning with mattering in the eyes? Eye irritations don’t need any introduction. Some days we reach our homes with a very irritated and red eyes. It keeps on itching and you feel miserable as you can’t scratch the area. Conjunctiva is a transparent membrane that [...] Read Full Story

I read more about Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) only when a family member developed it 25 days after her delivery.  My father had advised me to walk around every other hour while I flew to California in order to avoid cramps and DVT. And, I had not heard of DVT as a post pregnancy complication [...] Read Full Story

A skin rash is bothersome and embarrassing. Red, itchy patches especially in children can cause a lot of trouble and concern. Symptoms of a skin rash include itchy red bumps, cracking or scaling skin, flaky dry skin and topical lesions. Only a dermatologist can rule out the complications and give you a correct diagnosis in case [...] Read Full Story

The 1st of April was a day of joy. It was on that day that my baby nephew was born to make their family complete. His four year old sister’s eyes twinkled at this new bundle of excitement as the nurse kept him on her lap for the first time. He shrieked at the smell [...] Read Full Story

The Importance of Respiratory Health What if I told you that the air you breathe is not really healthy? We won’t be on this beautiful earth if not for our breath. Thanks to your respiratory system which is functional all the time. Apart from breathing, you need the healthy functioning of your respiratory system to talk, to [...] Read Full Story

Skin problems are endless. Dry skin, oily skin, acne, pimples, blemishes and scars, warts, moles, wrinkles and more make your skin look unhealthy and unattractive. You often find a very pale you in the mirror. Contrary to the popular belief, now we know that it is not the color of the skin that really matters.  [...] Read Full Story

Listen to me before you navigate to the next page. You may miss something important. Blood Circulation Blood circulation in our body happens only due to our heart, lungs and the blood vessels. The heart gets the oxygen from the lungs to pump all over the body and the blood carries with it the oxygen and the [...] Read Full Story

I don’t have a day when I don’t get angry at the traffic and the jaywalkers. I find myself grumbling, “They walk on road as if they walk in a park.” But my anger is short-lived and once I am out of my difficulty I instantly forget it. During a fight, a friend got so [...] Read Full Story