Symptoms to watch out for: If you feel anxious, tired, confused, unusually hungry, or a fast heart beat when on diabetes medications, it is time to get a proper check-up done.

Avoid long intervals between meals: Avoid skipping meals altogether or even overeating at night. Follow a diet-chart made by a nutritionist.

In case of fasting: If you have to go on a compulsory fast, take advice from your doctor to see if some adjustment can be done in your insulin doses prior to commencing fasting.

Take extra care on a hectic or when travelling: Research shows that 61% of patients have experienced hypoglycaemia at work and a quarter has experienced it while travelling. Keep a meal substitute handy at all times.

Maintain a diary: Record blood sugars, exercise, symptoms and food intake in a diary, so you can anticipate when your sugar may become low, and be prepared to treat it. Also, keep candy, sugar sachets, or juices accessible while at work or when driving.

Recognize the problem: Firstly, recognize whether it is just a common ache or something more serious. A thumb rule for this is: when the pain limits your ability to do what you normally do, you should get it checked by a physician.

Check weight: Extra weight on the body puts added stress on the knees and also increases chances of osteoarthritis in the knee, a common form of arthritis that wears away the knees cartilage. So, periodic weight control measure is necessary.

Take sufficient rest: Give your knee critical rest it needs after an injury. Depending on the damage and treatment, rest the knee from two week to several months for recovery.

Do not neglect your ACL: The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is one of the most commonly injured ligaments in the knee, and high-risk sports such as football and basketball put extra strain on it. Women have two to eight times’ higher risk for ACL tears than men. Talk to a trainer about the risks and what you can do to avoid this type of injury.

Don’t overdo: Don’t go overboard with your workouts. Gradually add intensity or duration to your regimen to allow your body time to adjust.

Wear Breathable Fabrics: Avoid clothes made from synthetic material that stick to your skin. Wearing airy garments made of natural fiber does not cause too much sweating. Also steer clear of clothes that fit around your body too tightly, as they trigger sweat glands to overwork.

Powder up: Always use a good quality talcum powder, preferably a medicated talcum powder to banish excess sweat especially in areas where skin fold, such as under arms, or in between fingers. Go for anti-bacterial talc over a heavily scented one. The latter can at times cause skin allergies and rashes. Also habitually use a good deodorant to keep bad odour at bay.

Eat Well and Exercise: Avoid eating pungent foods like onion and garlic if you tend to sweat a lot. Working out regular also improves your body’s overall circulation, and make it easier for you to stay cool and sweat less.

Sip Herbal Teas: Sage tea is believed to help lessen sweating. Drink 2-3 cups of the tea daily to make your sweat glands less active.

Take Treatments: When none of the home remedies seem to work, you can opt for Botox treatment after consulting your dermatologist. Botox treatment can correct the overactive sweat glands and regulate them to maintain their normal sweating levels. This one-time treatment can gives relief for about 6-9 months.

Food Poisoning is the most common one that essentially occurs when one consumes food products contaminated by bacteria and other toxins. The common symptoms are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, low grade fever, headache and weakness. Food poisoning usually occurs within 2-36 hours of consuming contaminated food.

The main concern while providing correct nutrition to the body during food poisoning is to supply the right nutrients and maintain a proper fluid supply to the body to prevent dehydration. The main points to remember:

• Avoid milk and milk products during food poisoning.
• Drink lots of fluids to replenish the fluid reserves the body
• Avoid consumption of solid food, as it’s difficult to digest.
• Switch to the BRAT diet that consists of banana, rice, apple and toast.
• Barley or rice water is beneficial in healing an inflamed stomach
• As the diarrhea and vomiting subsides, introduce soft, easily digestible foods in the diet like khichdi, porridge, upma, oats, bhurji, etc. Pulses, legumes and vegetables should be avoided.
• Eat freshly cooked food only. Avoid raw vegetables and fruits.
• Avoid only, sweet and spicy food till you’ve recovered. Intense cases require hospital care, but food poisoning is an easy to handle disease if care is taken at the correct time.

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Read symptoms: If you have pain, stiffness, swelling in or around a joint for more than two weeks. It is time to see your doctor. Don’t wait for these pains to aggravate further it is best consult doctor.

Protect your joints: Avoid excess stress on your joints. Assisting devices can make tasks easier.Don’t get yourself involved in heavy activities in case you are feeling pain, avoid pulling heavy weight objects and also mind your body positions while playing.

Organize yourself: Exercise helps lessen pain, increases range of movement and reduces fatigue. A well rounded workout routine includes flexibility exercises to increase range of motion and aerobic exercises to improve endurance, and strengthening exercises to improve muscle fitness.

Weight watch: Loss weight. You won’t just look better, you’ll feel better, too. Why? Every extra pound you carry around translates to added stress to your knees and hips. Excess weight can mean more pain in your joints.

Quit smoking: Smoking can increase your risk of developing psoriasis and can predispose you to osteoporosis. Also, if you have to undergo joint surgery, smoking can prolong your recovery. Arthritis drugs can also be less effective for smokers and can contribute to sleep problems.

Low immunity has a been major concern in recent times owing to change in lifestyle, which has made people more prone to infections and less close to good health. The tendency to get affected with communicable diseases easily shows that immune system is week. Improving immunity does not require great effort and can be done by introducing slight changes in lifestyle.

Here are some tips to help you improve the immune responses and to have a healthier lifestyle:

• Curb Stress: Present day lifestyle has resulted in a lot of stress and managing stress effectively is one of the best ways to improve immunity.
• Eat Healthy
  • Fruits and Vegetables: Both vitamin C and beta carotene function as antioxidants and help in the oxidation of free radicals and hence help in immunity.
  • Zinc: Even moderate zinc deficiency can suppress the immune system. Eat foods high in zinc like seafood, eggs, red meat, beans, milk, some nuts like cashew nuts and oilseeds like gingerly seeds and safflower seeds etc
  • Tea: Green and black teas are known to be rich source of antioxidants and hence are known to improve immunity
  • Water: Drinking adequate amount of water is also known to help in immune function be efficient toxin removal from the body

• Ayurvedic Way:
  • Licorice: It has long been used in Chinese medicine to enhance the effects of other herbal remedies. This enhancing behavior may be the reason for its effectiveness at improving immunity
  • Ginger: Dried Ginger is known for improving digestion and fighting common cold and enough
  • Ashwagandha: Clinical studies show that Ashwagandha herb has anti-bacterial, anti tumor, anti-inflammatory and is effective in bringing about positive changes in immune system.
  • Basil: Basil is known to have anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties and it is found to enhance immune system function. It is very effective at modulating the body’s physiological and most interestingly psychological – responses to stress.
  • Cardamom: In addition to their culinary uses, cardamom seeds are used in many herbal remedies. Apart from imparting flavor to tea it is known to help support the immune system.

Nearly all pregnant women can benefit from a nutritional diet. This diet includes a wide variety of foods from all groups such as whole grain, cereals, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, fish and dairy products. Here are some basic guidelines that you can follow:

• Consume approximately 2,300 to 2,500 calories during pregnancy to ensure a well balanced diet. The nutrient break-up of your caloric intake must be 60% carbohydrates from whole grains, 25% protein (dairy products, pulses, poultry and fish) and 15% fats (oils, nuts and oilseeds).
• Drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water to meet your fluid requirements.
• Include at least 2 to 3 servings of fruits and 4-5 servings of vegetables daily.
• Intake of folic acid helps to reduce the risk of congenital birth defects like low birth weight infants and neural tube defects. Folic acid is found in green leafy vegetables, nuts like almonds, walnuts, whole grains and whole pulses.
• Iron deficiency anaemia is a major risk among pregnant women. The iron requirements increase due to an increase in maternal blood volume and additional demands of the fetus. To meet this additional iron requirement, take iron supplements and consume iron rich foods like beans, liver, leafy vegetables, eggs, fish and ragi.

[Via. Hindustan Times - HT City]

Work and a hectic schedule is not an excuse to give up on your workout regime. It’s extremely important to make sure you don’t pile on those extra pounds while sitting at work. Here are a few tips to make sure you get your daily dose of workout even while you’re busy at work:

• Take the stairs. Avoid the elevators and use the stairs as much as possible
• Set an alarm to go off every hour to remind you to stand up and move around. Even if you just swing your arms or take a deep breath, you’ll feel more alert. Or just try taking a round of the office and then go for your coffee break.
• Use the restroom which is on another floor and then take the stairs.
• Deliver documents or messages to co-workers in person rather than sending emails.
• Another great exercise tip is to get an exercise ball and use that as your chair. Using the exercise ball will make you sit up straight and work on your core muscles while sitting at your desk all day long. The exercise ball makes you engage your core muscles every minute, because you can’t rely on the back of the chair for support.
• During your lunch break take a 15 minute walk if you are able to. Walk around your building or insider the building. You can even walk back and forth to your car. This will wake you up and refresh you for the rest of the day
• Get your own lunch. Try to pack your own lunch instead of eating the unhealthy, greasy food served at the cafeteria. You can try whole grain bread and lots of veggies which is a sure shot way of filling you up and not packing on any calories.
• Avoid snacking at work. It’s easy to grab that packet of greasy chips or a bar of chocolates when you’re swamped with work and you just want to indulge in some mindless munching. If you’re hungry between meals, try eating healthy snacks like fruits or baked chips. But make sure you check the back of the product for the calorie chart before you start eating. Avoid foods that are high in sodium, sugar and transfat. They will be damaging to your health in the long run.