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So someone told you that you lost hair due to excessive use of shampoo? Or was it frequent use of hair dryer or hair coloring’s?

Well all these and a hundred such reasons people give you for hair loss are nothing more than myths.

Here’s what trychologists or hair specialists tell us about loss of hair.

Hair loss, most commonly is genetically determined, that is how much hair you will have and when and how much you will loose, in what pattern is more often than not determined by the genes you have received from your parents. Continue reading “Loosing Hair – First Loose These Myths”

Importance of an early healthy breakfast can never be emphasized enough. And still so many people so easily skip or skimp on breakfast. A regular healthy breakfast keeps you healthy and free of health related issues for a long time.

Adults who do not take their breakfast seriously are more accident prone than those who do. They are slower at reacting to the situation than the breakfast eating lot. Their minds are more alert comparatively.

School going children who skip breakfast are more likely to feel tired and sleepy than their classmates who are regular at having their breakfast. Those not eating breakfast have difficulty in concentrating and experience anxiety.

Students who have their breakfast regularly perform better academically. They don’t feel the fatigue or feel sleepy in the morning hours when their stomachs are full. Continue reading “Importance of An Early Healthy Breakfast”

We are often not sure whether we have cold or flue. Most of us assume one for the other. While both these illnesses are related to our respiratory disorder, they are not the same. If we have flu, we experience body aches that are far more severe than what we go through in cold.

Flu also results in fever, dry cough and the person affected feels very exhausted all the time. These symptoms show within 4-6 hours of being affected with the virus. When we are suffering from cold most of the above symptoms do show but they are less severe. Both Flu and Cold are different infections caused by different viruses. Continue reading “Is It Cold or Flu? Learn to Tell the Difference”

Snoring is not something you do knowingly but it can be an annoying habit especially for your spouse or partner. More men than women snore especially if they are prone to obesity. It is quite a common problem. It can actually be classified as a sleep disorder.

You must get it treated because it can affect the amount of sleep you get, disrupting your sleeping pattern, and you can be exhausted and unfit for work the next day.

Recent research has linked snoring to high blood pressure. It can also be a symptom of sleep-apnea, which is a dangerous disorder and should be treated immediately.

Continue reading “Why Do You Snore and How To Stop Snoring”

I have listed some facts and myths related to pregnancy that may help some and entertain others.

Abortion which is drop pregnancy and ending of pregnancy due to removing the fetus before it can move to uterus.

However, if abortion occurs naturally or due to accident it calls miscarriage.

But above all I truly hope it serves as useful information.

Continue reading “Drop Pregnancy Related Myths and Get Real”

Your feet are very important for obvious reasons so you should look after them or face a painful existence. Corns are not life threatening nor infectious but they can be very painful. They consist of layers of skin that hardens due to pressure or repeated rubbing from ill fitting shoes or socks.

Continue reading “Keep Corns at Bay They Can Be Painful”

Usually when someone is bitten by an animal it is more than likely to be their own pet.

Dogs are usually the culprits but quite often a cat can give a nasty bite.

Cat bites are not serious in the harmful way but they are more likely to cause infection so it is always wise to wash the wound well with soap and warm water and then use an antiseptic ointment on it.

Continue reading “Your Pet can be the Cause of Serious Injury”

A recent radio show contest drew national attention in the U.S. when one of the contestants died as a result of hypothermia (or water intoxication). The badly chosen contest called Hold Your Wee for a Wii required people to drink large quantities of water without urinating in order to win a Nintendo Wii video game console.

Continue reading “Water Intoxication: A Tragic Yet Avoidable Death”

Most of us don’t think twice about popping open a Coke or Pepsi daily, or even more often. Now women may have to be more careful about their cola intake. A recent study confirmed that females (regardless of age) who regularly consume cola beverages at least four a week – increases the risk for osteoporosis.

Continue reading “Female Cola Drinkers Risk Osteoporosis”

Your crowning glory is causing you concern, that once full head of hair is slowly but surely thinning out. Is there any remedy or cure to keep that last remaining hair in place?

Continue reading “Hair Loss and Baldness, Is there a Cure?”