Healthcare
It is believed that drug-resistant infections are increasing due to excessive use of medicines such as antibiotics and anti fungus for treating not-so-harmful conditions like common cold. If this continues and no immediate action is taken, it will kill about 10 million people per annum by 2050. With such an excessive use, the immune systems of the human body build up resistance due to which the conditions become incurable.
Seriously, it’s not funny. According to a new research, sleeping beside a chicken on your bed can protect yourself against malaria. Scientists have found out malaria-transmitting mosquitoes avoid feeding on few certain animals such as chickens with the help of their sense of smell. They believe that the odor which is given out by bird and other species can protect humans from the risk of mosquito diseases.
Yes, you read it right. Toothpaste also has a tendency to be a cause of bad breath. It is usually observed because the particular toothpaste is composed of various chemicals in improper combinations. The two most common type of compound found in toothpaste, which stimulates or encourages the bacterial growth are fluoride and sodium lauryl sulfate. Currently, most of the toothpaste are found containing fluoride.
Onychophagia, or nail biting, is one of the common dangerous habits which is known to affect people of all ages. It is not only ridiculed and embarrassing, but can also severely affect your health. The bacteria residing in the nails are almost toxic. It can affect your oral hygiene. Nail biting, in some cases, also symbolizes stress and it is also a mental disorder. The best way to get rid of this habit is to keep short nails.
As it turns out, our belly buttons are a lot like rain forests as studied by the researchers. A team of professional navel gazers studied the microbial contents in details of about 60 volunteers’ belly buttons! From all those 60 buttons, they found about 2.3k bacterial species of which about 1.4k were completely new to science. Conclusively, they have suggested proper cleaning of that region!
Hair is not just a style feature of your body or personality, they can also tell whether how healthy a person is. Losing hair from the very top of your head indicates that the testosterone content in your body is little high. Diabetes also observes severe hair fall. If you have thin and rough hair, it might be because you are having thyroid problems. The best way to prevent all of these is to get your daily dose of nutrition!
It is all the game of your mind and psychology. Usually, people associate unhealthy eating habits in the morning with negative consequences such as sickness and pain. But as the afternoon passes, our mind perceives all the junk food as similar to a holiday or a rainbow. Thus, people might start the day with good intentions of staying healthy, but the willpower to resist eating unhealthy items or cake weakens as the day goes on. This was found from a research by scientists.
This is the worst season for all the easy cold-catchers as they have to extremely careful with they eat and drink as it can quickly trigger a cold and a stuffed nose. As of now, there are tons of home remedies and products available for treating a stuffed nose but what if it catches you while you are travelling somewhere? For such times, here is an instant trick - Push your tongue against the top of your mouth and simultaneously, push a finger between your eyebrows. Hold it for about 20 to 30 seconds and your nose will be clear.
Delhi Government has aimed to achieve clean, unadulterated and wholesome foods for public. As part of their plan, around 23,000 street food vendors in the city are going to receive food safety and hygiene training. They will also be issued a certificate on the basis of their performance in the test. In the first phase of this initiative, 18000 vendors will receive education and training.
Replace your early morning coffee with a healthy beverage or plain water. Let there be enough light around you. Boost yourself, create a workout routine and have an energizing breakfast. Engage yourself in brainy activities like solving crossword puzzles, writing a journal or simply meditate. Apart from that, watching cute animal videos or playing with your own pet have proved to be useful to a great extent.