First Aid For Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke

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Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke

Sweat evaporates from the skin to cool the body. If this personal cooling system does not work right or fails to work, heat exhaustion or a heat stroke can occur.

Heat exhaustion is a warning that the body is getting too hot. With a heat stroke, body organs start to overheat. They will stop working if they get hot enough. If it is not treated, a heat stroke can result in death.

Signs & Symptoms For a Heat Stroke

These signs and symptoms can occur suddenly with little warning:

Very high temperature (104ºF or higher).
Hot, dry, red skin. No sweating.
Deep breathing and fast pulse. Then shallow breathing and weak pulse.
Confusion. Hallucinations.
Convulsions.
Loss of consciousness.

For Heat Exhaustion
Normal, low, or only slightly elevated body temperature.
Cool, clammy, pale skin. Sweating.
Dry mouth. Thirst.
Fatigue. Weakness. Feeling dizzy.
Headache.
Nausea. Vomiting can occur.
Muscle cramps.
Weak or rapid pulse.

Causes
Anything that keeps the body's natural cooling system from working right can lead to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. This includes:

Extreme heat and humidity.
Being in places without fans or air conditioners during hot, humid weather.
Not being able to get to public air-conditioned places. Waiting for a bus or other type of public transportation in hot, humid weather.
Overdressing.
Changes in the skin due to aging.
Poor circulation. Heart, lung, and/or kidney disease.
Not being able to sweat due to medicines, such as water pills and some used for mental illnesses.
Alcohol or drug use.
Any illness that causes weakness, fever, vomiting, or diarrhea.

Treatment

A heat stroke is a medical emergency. Heat exhaustion may respond to self-care measures. If not, medical care is needed.

Before Emergency Care Arrives

Move the person to a cool place indoors or under a shady tree. Place the feet higher than the head to avoid shock.
Remove clothing. Either wrap the person in a cold, wet sheet; sponge the person with towels or sheets that are soaked in cold water; or spray the person with cool water. Fan the person.
Put ice packs or cold compresses on the neck, under the armpits, and on the groin area.
Once the person's temperature gets to 101ºF, place him or her in the Recovery Position. Do not lower the temperature further.

Don't give fever reducing medicine.
Don't use rubbing alcohol.

First Aid for Heat Exhaustion

Move to a cool place indoors or in the shade. Lie down.
Loosen clothing.
Drink fluids, such as cool or cold water. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to 1 quart of water. Sip this. Or, drink sport drinks, such as Gatorade, etc.
Have salty foods, such as saltine crackers, if you tolerate them.
Massage and stretch cramped muscles.

Prevention

Drink lots of liquids, especially if your urine is dark yellow. Drink water, sport drinks, such as Gatorade, etc.
Do not stay in or leave anyone in a closed, parked car during hot weather.
Don't have drinks with alcohol or caffeine.
Use caution when you are in the sun. At the first sign of heat exhaustion, get out of the sun. If you can, avoid midday heat. Do not do vigorous activity during the hottest part of the day (11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.).
Wear light, loose-fitting clothing, such as cotton, so sweat can evaporate. Wear a wide-brimmed hat with vents. Use an umbrella for shade.
If you feel very hot, try to cool off. Open a window. Use a fan. Go to an air-conditioned place.
Check with your doctor about sun exposure if you take:
Water pills.
Mood-altering medicines.
Some antibiotics, such as tetracycline.

Heatstroke First Aid

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Heatstroke is the most severe of heat-related problems, after heat cramps and heat exhaustion. Heatstroke often results from exercise or heavy work in hot environments combined with inadequate fluid intake.

Young children, older adults, people who are obese and people born with an impaired ability to sweat are at high risk of heatstroke. Other risk factors include dehydration, alcohol use, cardiovascular disease and certain medications.

What makes heatstroke severe and potentially life-threatening is that the body's normal mechanisms for dealing with heat stress, such as sweating and temperature control, become inadequate. The main sign of heatstroke is a markedly elevated body temperature — generally greater than 104 F (40 C) — with changes in mental status ranging from personality changes to confusion and coma. Skin may be hot and dry — although if heatstroke is caused by exertion, the skin may be moist.

Other signs and symptoms may include

Rapid heartbeat
Rapid and shallow breathing
Elevated or lowered blood pressure
Cessation of sweating
Irritability, confusion or unconsciousness
Feeling dizzy or lightheaded
Headache
Nausea
Fainting, which may be the first sign in older adults

If you suspect heatstroke

Move the person out of the sun and into a shady or air-conditioned space.
Call 911 or emergency medical help.
Cool the person by covering with damp sheets or by spraying with cool water. Direct air onto the person with a fan or newspaper.
Have the person drink cool water or other nonalcoholic beverage without caffeine, if he or she is able.

Best healthy summer foods

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It’s summer—that amazing time of year when fresh produce abounds. As a dietitian and nutrition editor I love that there’s an abundance of fresh, delicious and healthy choices. Better yet: many of summer’s fruits and vegetables are brimming with secret health benefits. Here are some of my favorites and why they’re a particularly good choice in the summer—as reported on in EatingWell Magazine:

1. Corn:
Nothing says summer like fresh sweet corn. And did you know that two antioxidants—lutein and zeaxanthin—in corn may act like natural sunglasses, helping to form macular pigment that filters out some of the sun’s damaging rays? It’s true. The same antioxidants may also help lower your risk of developing age-related macular degeneration—the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 60 (though much of the damage occurs decades earlier).
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2. Iced coffee:
An iced pick-me-up is a great way to start your summer mornings. Better yet: drinking a single cup of coffee daily may lower your risk of developing skin cancer. In one study of more than 93,000 women, published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, those who drank one cup of caffeinated coffee a day reduced their risk of developing nonmelanoma skin cancer by about 10 percent. And the more they drank—up to about 6 cups or so per day—the lower their risk. Decaf didn’t seem to offer the same protection.
                                                                                                  
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3. Tart cherries:
They deliver a host of health benefits. You may have heard that drinking tart cherry juice can help you get a better night’s sleep and quell post-workout pain (read more about that here). But did you know that compounds in tart cherries may also help you slim down and get leaner? When scientists at the University of Michigan Health System put rats on a high-fat diet supplemented with either a tart-cherry powder (equal to 1% of the weight of their total diet) or the same number of calories from carbohydrate, those that got the cherry powder gained less weight and body fat. Why? The anthocyanins in tart cherries activate a molecule that helps rev up fat burning and decrease fat storage.
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4. Tomatoes:
 There’s no question that sunscreen should be your first line of defense against the blazing summer sun. But eating tomatoes could give you a little extra protection: consuming more lycopene—the carotenoid that makes tomatoes red—may protect your skin from sunburn. In one study, participants who were exposed to UV light had almost 50 percent less skin reddening after they ate 2½ tablespoons of tomato paste (or drank about 1⅔ cups of carrot juice daily), in addition to their regular diet, for 10 to 12 weeks. Supplements, however, weren’t as effective: in the same study, those who received a lycopene supplement or synthetic lycopene weren’t significantly protected against sunburn.

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5. Watermelon:
Staying hydrated keeps your memory sharp and your mood stable. It also helps keep your body cool (by sweating) during hot summer months. The good news is that you don’t just have to drink water. You can eat it, too: in addition to delivering skin-protecting lycopene, watermelon is 92 percent water (hence the name). Another boon? Research shows that eating foods that are full of water helps keep you satisfied on fewer calories. (Interestingly enough, drinking water alongside foods doesn’t have the same effect.)

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6. Raspberries: 
Raspberries are a great source of fiber—some of it soluble in the form of pectin, which helps lower cholesterol. One cup of raspberries has 8 grams of fiber—and a study in the Journal of Nutrition suggests that eating more fiber may help prevent weight gain or even promote weight loss. Over the course of a two-year study, researchers found that when study participants boosted their fiber by 8 grams for every 1,000 calories, they lost about 4½ pounds. Try it for yourself. If you’re consuming 2,000 calories per day, aim to increase your fiber by 16 grams. Find 5 more fiber–rich summer foods that do the weight–loss work for you here.

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7. Iced tea:
Sure, a tall glass of iced tea on a hot day is refreshing, but did you know it might also do your body good? Studies show if you drink tea regularly, you may lower your risk of Alzheimer’s and diabetes, plus have healthier teeth and gums and stronger bones. How? Tea is rich in a class of antioxidants called flavonoids. Regardless of the variety—black, green, oolong, white or herbal—maximize the power of tea’s flavonoids by drinking it freshly brewed. If you want to keep a batch of cold tea in your refrigerator, “add a little lemon juice,” recommends Jeffrey Blumberg, Ph.D., director of the Antioxidants Research Laboratory at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston. The citric acid and vitamin C in that squeeze of lemon—or lime, or orange—help preserve the flavonoids.
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8. Blueberries:
 Fresh blueberries straight from the berry patch are a special treat! Turns out the antioxidants in them may help ward off muscle fatigue by mopping up the additional free radicals that muscles produce during exercise, according to recent research out of New Zealand.

A healthy summer diet

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1. Water is the best option to quench thirst.

It is a key ingredient in keeping the body cool. With high humidity levels, sweat will not evaporate quickly. This prevents the body from releasing heat in an efficient manner. This is why it is necessary to hydrate and drink water, even when you are not thirsty. Increase water intake regardless of your activity levels.

2. Avoid caffinated or carbonated beverages, alcoholic beverages, and those high in sugar.

All these drinks contain preservatives, colours and sugars. They are acidic in nature and act as diuretics. They cause loss of fluids through urine.

Many soft drinks contain diluted phosphoric acid, which damages the inner lining of the digestive tract and, therefore, affects its functions.

An excessive intake of soft drinks increases phosphorous levels in the blood. This separates calcium from the bones and moves it into the blood.

This calcium displacement from the bones makes them porous and brittle. It also causes plaque on the teeth, kidney stones, arthritis and bone spur.

Soft drinks also reduce mineral levels in the body to such an extent that enzymes are unable to function well, resulting in indigestion.

3. Do not drink very chilled liquids.

They do not really help cool you down in summers, though they make you cool for some time. Drinking really cold liquids when feeling hot may lead to a slight constriction of the blood vessels in the skin and decrease heat loss, which is not advisable when trying to cool down.

4. Limit all strenuous activity.

5. Eat light, nutritious and non-fatty meals.

6. Reduce intake of heaty vegetables and fruits, like spinach, radish, hot peppers, onions, garlic, beetroot, pineapple, grapefruit and ripe mangoes (if you cannot resist mangoes, soak them overnight in water).

7. Minimise the intake of dried fruits. Increase the intake of fresh fruit.

8. Use sabza (tulsi seeds) in your drinks -- this has very cooling effect on the body.

9. Include lots of fruits and vegetables in the form of salads and fresh juices, preferably without sugar, in your diet.

10. Drink lemon juice, coconut water and thin buttermilk, to replenish the fluids that are lost in sweat.

11. Avoid sugary foods, especially honey and molasses, and stick to natural sugars available from fruits and veggies.

12. Minimise the intake of hot, spicy foods and extremely salty foods. The body retains salt in the organic form found in fruits and veggies; the inorganic salt, meanwhile, is digested and needs to be thrown out of the body. And this is why you need to drink water!

13. Cut the intake of fried foods, like vadas, samosas, chips, bhajias, farsans, etc. Fat has a thermal effect.

14. Maintain good hygiene levels

Since the sultry heat of summer increases with each degree rise in the mercury, by rooting ourselves to nature's provision of healthful food choices we can experience the bloom of our health and vitality.

Diet Tips for Best Summer Body

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Diet Tips for Your Best Summer Body 

After months of hiding from the winter's cold under the protective warmth of bulky clothes, it's time to start concentrating on eating healthy with the goal of getting that great summer body. Diet isn't everything though. Exercising is also an important component as you try to get in shape, but what you eat will ultimately have more influence over your figure. Here are some diet tips to help you obtain that beach body by the time summer completely rolls around.

Tip 1: Eat Your Fruits and Veggies
Filling your diet with fresh, nutritious, and low-calorie foods is the best way to begin transforming your body. Fruits and vegetables both fit the bill. Eating 3-5 servings of fruit and vegetables daily is recommended. Focus your dieting efforts on trying to eat plenty of the right foods, not just trying to avoid your favorite treats. This kind of mentality will aid you in obtaining your ideal summer body. When the afternoon rolls around and you need a snack, reach for an apple or some baby carrots instead of a cookie! Don't think of it as having to avoid the treat, think of it as having to fill your daily fruit and vegetable quota.

Tip 2: Eat a High-Fiber Lunch
No more empty calories! You'll be much less prone to snack if you eat a lunch that is filled with fiber. A bowl of chili with a portion of pita bread makes for an excellent high fiber lunch (bonus: it's also low in calories). Eat a lunch full of fiber and you'll be amazed at how many hours you can go without a snack.

 Tip 3: Cut Back on Sweets
Let's face it: you can't expect to transform you body when you're consuming lots of processed foods and refined sugars. You need to cut back significantly if you want real results. That's not to say that you can't still enjoy the occasional treat--it just needs to be done in moderation. There are a couple of ways to cut back. One way is to enjoy something small every day, like a few small pieces of dark chocolate or a measured cup of low fat ice cream. You won't feel deprived if you still treat yourself every day. The other way is to wait to enjoy one large treat every week, like a shared dessert at a restaurant, if you'd prefer quality over quantity.

Tip 4: Count Your Calories
The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you're taking in. Based on your age, weight, height and activity level an online calorie calculator will estimate how many calories you need to maintain or lose weight. Start keeping a food journal to keep track of every bite you take. You can modify your diet based upon what you write down.



Combine these diet tips with a regular exercise regimen and you can expect to obtain your best summer body sooner rather than later.

Sun Stroke In Urdu

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Sun Stroke: In this page, we are going to discuss about sun stroke and its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in Urdu and Roman urdu for the people of Pakistan 

Sun Stroke Treatment

Jab koee shakhs musalsal suraj ki shuaon ki wajah say mutasir aur bilkhusus garmiyon kay mahinay mein to is ko sun stroke hojata hai aur jab heat stroke aik pechidah surate hal hoti hai. Iss terha ki halat kaee ghantay tak hararat say mutasir honay ki surat mein hoti hai. Mariz kay jisam ka darja hararat 106F tak pohonch jata hai. Mariz ko pasina nahin ata. 1.    Yeh halat bohot ziyadah darja hararat ki wajah say hosakti hai. 2.    Bohot ziyadah habs ki halat ki wajah say hosakta hai. 3.    Kisi terha ki nobati taklif jaisay malaria,yeh heat stroke kay liye ziyadah khataray ka bais ban sakti hai. Mazkurah bara surton kay milnay say qudrati jismani halat mein aik ghair qudrati halat paida hoti hai. Jisam ko sard rakhnay ka nizam mutasir hota hai aur yun garmi kay asarat ko apnay asarat muratab karnay ka moqah mil jata hai. Causes 1.    Mariz kay ander zehni bay cheni paida hoti aur mariz ka rawaya badal jata hai. 2.    Mariz bay qarar aur bay chain hojata hai. 3.    Mariz mein shaded qisam ka naqabile bardasht haziyan ata hai. 4.    Mariz koq ay aur matli hoti hai. 5.    Jisam kay ander mayat ki kami ki wajah say uzlati ainthan hoti hai. 6.    Jild garam hojati hai,khushk hojati hai, jisam say garmi nikalti mehsus hoti hai. 7.    Alamat shaded hojanay par sance fail honay say mot waqah hojati hai. Rules Of Treatment 1.    Hararat ko kam karny ki koshish karni chahiye. 2.    Jisam zehrilay asarat kharam karnay ki koshish karni chahiye. 3.    Jisam kay ander hararat ko thandak kay qudrati nizam ko bahal karnay ki koshish karni chahiye. 4.    Jisam kay ander paida honewali mayat ki kami puri karni chahiye. Procedure 1.    Mariz kay kapray utar dain aur mariz aisay bistar par litain jis ko chadar gili ki gaee ho. 2.    Mariz kay puray jisam par sard pani dalain aur pankha chaladain. 3.    Agar mariz ko pakhana na aaey to subha kay waqt enema dain. 4.    Mariz kay sar kay upper aur gardan kay upper ice cup rakhain. 5.    Puray jisam kay upper sard sainch phairain aur pasina anay kay amal ki hosla afzaee karain. 6.    Waqfay waqfay say mariz ka jismani darja hararat check karain. 7.    Jab darja hararat 102f par ajai aur mariz hosh mein ajai to yeh thandak pohonchanay ka amal rok dain. 8.    Aik do roz tak jab tak mariz khatray say bahar na ajai,mariz par bhar pur tawajoh dain aur is ki musalsal daikh bhal karain. Fits Or Convulsions Doray ya kisi qisam ki tashanuji halat haqiqat mein jismani uzlat ki aik khinchao walai halat h ai. Yeh mirgi ki aik mushtarka alamat hai. bukhar mein darja hararat bohot ziyadah barh janay say bhi doray partay hain. Nurse Kay Liye Aam Hidayat Mandarja zail nuqat woh hain jin ka aik nurse kay liye doron kay mariz ki daikh bhal kay liye janna aur is  par amal karna bohot zaruri hai. 1.    Nurse ko chahiye kay doray ka waqt note karay. 2.    Yeh malum karay kay dorah kaisay parta hai. 3.    Yeh malum karay kay doray mein pura jisam mutasir hota hai. Agar bay hoshi ati hai to kitnay waqt kay liye ati hai. 4.    Puray doray ka dorania kiya hai. 5.    Doray kay doran anewali koee aur alamat jaisay ankh kay dhilay ki pharkan, zaban ka cut jana, mun mein jhak ana, pakhana ya peshab nikal jana. 6.    Doray kay bad az asarat jab dorah khatam hojata h ai aur mariz hosh mein ajata hai to kiya halat hoti hai. Doray Walay Mariz Ki Daikh Bhal 1.    Woh mariz jis mein doray parnay ki history ho is ko bistar par lita diya jata hai. 2.    Agar khas railing bed mojud na ho ti mariz ko farsh par litadain. 3.    Agar mariz mein doray ki history na ho aur achanak doray ka aghaz huwa ho to mariz ko fori zamin par lita dain. 4.    Is terha ka mariz kay bed kay qarib maiz par har waqt aik rubber ka mouth gag tayar rakhain.aur jab bhi is ko doray paray yeh is kay mun mein rakh dain is say zaban katnay say bach jati hai. 5.    Doray walay mariz ko kabhi akaila na chorain. 6.    Doray walay mariz kay qarib say tamam sakht ashia,furniture waghairah aur aag lagnay wali ashia hata dain. 7.    Job dorah khatam hojai to mariz kay sar kaynichay takiya rakh dain. 8.    Mariz kay liye aisay karmray ka intezam karain jis mein roshti kam ho aur koee tez roshni ya suraj ki chamakdar roshti na aaey. 9.    Mun kay safaee ka khas khayal rakhain aur higen kay tamam usulon par amal karain. 10.    Mariz ko hidayat karain kay woh aag kay pas na jai bijli kay qarib na jai aur kisi khulay pani kay qarib jaisay dariya,naddi,talab kay qarib na jai aur pahar ya kisi buland jagha na charhay aur kisi bhari machinery kay sath kam na karay. (411-413)

Treating Sunstroke/heatstroke

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Definition

Heatstroke is caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures or by doing physical activity in hot weather. You are considered to have heatstroke when your body temperature reaches 104 F (40 C) or higher. High humidity, certain health problems and some medications increase your risk of heatstroke. So does being a young child or older adult.
Heatstroke is the progression of two worsening heat-related conditions. When your body overheats, you first may develop heat cramps. If you don't cool down, you may progress to symptoms of heat exhaustion, such as heavy sweating, nausea, lightheadedness and feeling faint.
Heatstroke occurs if your body temperature continues to rise. At this point, emergency treatment is needed. In a period of hours, untreated heatstroke can cause damage to your brain, heart, kidneys and muscles. These injuries get worse the longer treatment is delayed, increasing your risk of serious complications or death.

It is essential to identify the signs and symptoms of heat stroke or sunstroke as it can be a life-threatening condition. This article will give you more information on causes, symptoms and treatment of it in detail.

Sunstroke is a condition that develops when the body cannot control the temperature of the body. It occurs when the body is exposed to excess heat. Although the symptoms are same, sunstroke is more severe than heatstroke and often, considered as a life-threatening condition.

Causes of Sunstroke
The human body comprises a thermostat that regulates the temperature variations by controlling the supply of heat. Sometimes, when the body is exposed to excess heat, the body's cooling system fails. Therefore, exposure to excess temperature, heat, sun, is the most significant cause of sunstroke. Secondly, excess dehydration also results in sunstroke. Dehydration is a condition that arises due to loss of fluids caused due to excess urination or perspiration. If a person does not drink adequate amounts of water, when suffering from dehydration, the body takes up water from the bloodstream. This affects the functioning of the heat-regulating system as well as that of the heart. One should remember that merely sitting in the scorching sun for a long time, without drinking adequate amounts of water, can also lead to sunstroke.

Symptoms of Sunstroke
Mild sunstroke symptoms include dry, red and scaly skin due to loss of water from the body. Excessive perspiration is also one of the major symptoms. However, one should note that excessive perspiration leads to dehydration, and once the body is excessively dehydrated, the perspiration stops.
Dizziness
Headache
Rapid pulse rate
High fever
Rise in body temperature
Unconsciousness
Nausea
Hallucinations
Convulsions
Sometimes, sunburn is also observed along with the aforementioned symptoms. On the other hand, urine color may also darken due to excess dehydration. It is also observed that children and older people are more prone to sunstroke, than young adults.

Treating Sunstroke
Lowering the body temperature is the primary treatment of sunstroke. The patient is asked to have a bath with cool water or is covered in cool towels to lower the temperature. Ice packs are also used for the same purpose. Secondly, it is essential to treat dehydration by drinking water or electrolytic fluids. In case of severe dehydration, intravenous (IV) fluids may be required. Once the temperature is lowered and dehydration is treated, the doctor may prescribe medications to treat the other sunstroke and heatstroke symptoms.

This condition can be avoided by following simple preventive measures. Firstly, you should avoid being exposed to excessive heat. Secondly, it is essential to drink lots of water at regular intervals in summer (even when one does not feel thirsty) in order to keep the body hydrated. Lastly, it is necessary to wear clothing suitable for summer, and also avoid excess physical activity in the heat to prevent sunstroke.

How to Avoid Sunstroke

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Heat Stroke 

What is Heat Stroke?

Heat Stroke is defined as the failure of the body to maintain a normal temperature after prolonged exposure to intense heat or excessive exertion. If you have conditions that predispose you to heat stroke such as an unconditioned athlete doing exhausting exercise, advanced age, diabetes,or other chronic medical conditions, you are at higher risk of repeated heat stroke if you are exposed to extreme heat. If you cover the victim with ice, he/she may shiver and end up producing more body heat causing the heat stroke to worsen.

Sun Stroke - Precautions

With the temperatures soaring day by day people need to be very alert and take all precautionary majors if they happen to go out in scorching heat.In India the mercury will start to rise from march and reaches its peak till may month. Marketing / Sales executives need to face tough time to promote their products in scorching heat. People from other fields also must ensure that they are not exposed much to heat to avoid sunstroke.

Causes

* Exposure to intense heat

* Strenuous Physical Activity

* Predisposing factors which hinder the body’s ability to release heat young children elderly people (over 65years) chronic illness, some medications

Prevention:

* Avoid prolonged exposure to intense heat

* Drink plenty of clean, cool water

* Apply a Cool wet Towel to your skin frequently

* Avoid exhausting activity if your body is not well conditioned.

* Visit the doctor regularly to monitor and control any chronic diseases

Call emergency Ambulance service if?

There is hot flushed skin with

* Decreased amount or lack of sweat

* Elevated body temperature

* Deep, rapid breathing

* Nausea and vomiting

* Decreased urine output

* Intense thirst

* Confusion

* Dizziness

* Blurred Vision

* Fits

Things to do before ambulance arrives

The objective is to reduce the body temperature by doing the following

* Remove the victims clothing and expose the skin to air

* Shift the victim to a cool shelter

* Spray the body with cold water

* Fan the body

* Apply the ice bags to the arm pits

Things you should avoid

* Do not cool the victim’s body too rapidly

* Do not give the victim water if he / she is un responsive

* Do not submerge the victim in ice water

* Do not give any medication

* Donot allow the victim to be re-exposed to the heat during recovery time


* Do not massage the muscles


How to Avoid Sunstroke

Sunstroke can be avoided by following and taking a few easy steps to prevent it. Proper prevention will help you avoid sunstroke, which is very serious and life threatening. One important factor to consider whenever ll be outdoors for an extended period of time under the sun is to protect your eyes from the rays of the sun by wearing sunglasses and a wide brim hat.

1 Keep the rays of the sun far away from your skin when taking a stroll during a hot summer day. Make sure to wear a hat or walk with a light umbrella, wearing light protective clothing.

2 Make sure to go out in the early part of the day if you want to enjoy the solitude and relaxation while sitting and watching the ocean waves as this is when the sun has not reached its peak. If you prefer late in the afternoon, make sure it is the time when the sun is setting. Take along a lightweight umbrella, a bottle of water, and enjoy the peacefulness and quietness, broken only by your thoughts, without worrying about the rays of the sun beating down on your body.

3 Use a body size umbrella to completely shade you when it is necessary to remain outdoors for a long period of time. Setting up a table to display your wares at an art show, or casual dining outdoors in the heat of the day, will ensure you the rays of the sun will be prevented from beating directly down on your body preventing dehydration and sunstroke.

4 Limit vigorous activity during hot or humid weather, especially during the middle of the day. Try to schedule exercise during cooler morning or evening hours. Rest under the shade for about 10 minutes every 1/2 hour so as not to get exhausted. Drink plenty of water frequently, not just sips and not just when you feel thirsty.

5 Rent a cabana or an umbrella when you want to spend the day at the beach without worrying of the sun's rays beating directly down on you. This will not only ensure your comfort, but will keep you safe from the rays of the sun and keep you cool. Limit your intake of alcoholic beverages and eat light meals. Drink plenty of water or water-based drinks, and enjoy your day out at the beach. Make sure you wear a wide brimmed hat, and do not forget the eyeglasses. A few precautions will ensure you a great day out, and keep you safe from getting sunstroke.

Importance of Yoga In Daily Life

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Yoga is a traditional method of meditation developed by the saints of ancient India. They practiced yoga as an effective method of controlling their mind and bodily activities.

Yoga in Daily Life is a system of practice consisting of eight levels of development in the areas of physical, mental, social and spiritual health.

When the body is physically healthy, the mind is clear, focused and stress is under control. This gives the space to connect with loved ones and maintain socially healthy relationships. When you are healthy you are in touch with your inner Self, with others and your surroundings on a much deeper level, which adds to your spiritual health.

Yoga increases the flexibility of the spine, improves body’s physical condition and heightened awareness to the importance of relaxation. It has been emphasized that each exercise be practiced slowly, coordinating movement with the breath, pausing motionless in each position and always with full concentration.

Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming it dissolves stress and anxiety. Yoga can help cure insomnia, as regular yoga practice leads to better and deeper sleep. Yoga can help fight fatigue and maintain your energy throughout the day. Yoga is an effective treatment for a variety of autoimmune diseases because it can reduce the symptoms these diseases often cause, such as stiffness, malaise, fatigue, and weakness.

Even children can benefit from yoga. Those with attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity can learn to relax and get control by using yoga breathing and yoga asanas

Yoga has been used to help heal victims of torture or other trauma. Because yoga is a form of meditation, it results in a sense of inner peace and purpose, which has far-reaching health benefits.

Easy Tips to Start Exercising

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Want to start exercising for a while, but every time it is not for whatever reason? It is now high time to say goodbye to excuses and start exercising! We all know that regular exercise is good for us. Unfortunately, we tend to get caught up in thinking that the only way to get a good workout is by spending hours in the gym or constantly ‘feeling the burn’.
ust 30 minutes of exercise at a moderate pace each day will make a big difference. Feeling sluggish, tired and mentally exhausted? Try a short walk to get the blood circulating. Unable to sleep at night? Working out gently for 30 minutes will make you physically tired enough to improve get to sleep more easily.
Here are some pointers that will help you kick-start a new fitness routine, and stick to it…
Schedule During Quiet Hours – Make sure you record your exercise schedule. That way, you make time and go really sports. This way you give yourself a rest and sports do consistently. You make this exercise easier on yourself because you are more attached to it. Don’t put exercise time in a place where it will easily be pushed aside by something more important. Right after work or first thing in the morning are often good places to put it. Lunch-hour workouts might be too easy to skip if work demands start mounting.

Make it Fun- Try to exercise as much fun as possible and enjoy it! Take along your iPod and listen to your favorite music. Think about what kind of body you’ll get if you exercise maintains! If you find exercise fun, it’s easier to stick to it.
Start Small - Trying to run fifteen miles your first workout isn’t a good way to build a habit. Work below your capacity for the first few weeks to build the habit. Otherwise you might scare yourself off after a brutal workout.
Be Motivated by buddy- It can be a friend, spouse or sibling anyone who can motivate you.  Take out half an hour after dinner in the evening and go for a walk with your spouse every day. Up the tempo and make sure both of you are out of breath and sweaty by the time you return.
Benefits of Exercise
Reduces your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, diabetes and obesity.
Keeps joints, tendons and ligaments flexible, which makes it easier to move around
Reduces some of the effects of aging.
Contributes to your mental well-being and helps treat depression which helps relieve stress and anxiety.
Increases your energy and endurance and helps you sleep better.
Helps you maintain a normal weight by increasing your metabolism (the rate you burn calories).

Fitness Tips for Housewives

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It is difficult to take 1 hour off from your schedule for exercising when you are a busy housewife.

Often housewives tend to gain more weight than those who go out for their work. This is because they are so tied to the household chores that they find no time for exercises and workouts to keep themselves fit and healthy. While having a routine of 9 to 7 job has its own advantages, a housewife’s role is slightly more tricky from outside it seems that you have a lot of time on your hands, but only a housewife knows how difficult it is to settle on a routine. Every now and then they are occupied with some or the other household need. In the midst of all these the homemakers normally avoid their health and fitness and it eventually goes for a toss. Here are some tricks for beautiful housewives to keep themselves fit and healthy….

Cook something that not only tastes good but is also free from the harmful calories. You can even join some Yoga classes or can ask the Yoga instructor to come home. Try and learn new things and explore your creative side.

Avoid using things like electronic mixers and grinders and start doing the cutting, grinding and mixing jobs manually. Toss your food in the pan while cooking, instead of stirring. It will be a good exercise for your arms, wrists and the entire hand.

Even if you have a habit of snacking throughout the day, healthy snacks will help you to rescue. Make some healthy desserts for yourself and your family. There are plenty of healthy snack recipes available try them.

Living a dull and monotonous routine will only worsen the things for you!!

Benefits of Exercise for Bones

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Regular exercise can help protect you from heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, non insulin-dependent diabetes, obesity, back pain, osteoporosis, and can improve your mood and help you to better manage stress.
Regular exercise also helps increase balance and coordination and reduces the risk of falls and subsequent fractures. Posture exercises can help prevent or reduce the slumping posture often associated with osteoporosis.
Exercise is critical for strong muscles and bones. Muscle strength declines as people age, but when people exercise they are stronger and leaner than others in their age group. Exercise also helps kids lower their risk of chronic pain in the future.
Exercise has been shown to increase bone strength, as measured by bone mineral density (BMD), in people of all age groups. The degree to which bone strength improves, however, is dependent on a variety of factors, including age, reproductive hormone status, nutritional status, and the nature of the exercise.

Benefits of regular exercise:
slows the loss of muscle mass
strengthens bones
reduces joint and muscle pain
relieves joint stiffness
improves mobility and balance

Be Careful:-
If you have a health condition or are new to exercise, check with your doctor before starting a new exercise routine.
Even if you start exercising late in life, you can still build strong, healthy bones, which are essential for avoiding injury and in preventing osteoporosis. It is never too late to start exercising to strengthen your bones, because even late in life bone density has been shown to be increased by weight-bearing exercises. Osteoporosis is caused through low bone mass, which makes bones brittle and easy to fracture.

Summer Health Precautions

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Exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays appears to be the most important environmental factor involved in the development of skin cancer. Summer time can mean more time in the sun and more need to protect yourself from exposure to the sun’s rays.

The elderly and the very young are especially at risk during this time of the year, since they are not able to effectively counteract the effect of high temperatures on their bodies. These groups are prone to heat-related illnesses which occur due to a steady buildup of heat in the body that overwhelm the body’s capacity to cool itself.

Summer Health Precautions

Don’t drink water from tap or roadside vends. Drink only boiled or bottled water. Also, buy water from respectable and decent looking outlets. Check the seal before buying the water to make sure that it is intact.

Taking bath twice a day is advisable. Always wash your face properly whenever you come from outside. Sleep after washing your face.

Watermelon is one of the best fruit in summer, but do not drink too much watermelon or mango juice once as it may cause diarrhea

Don’t push yourself beyond your limits, balance activities with rest. Also maintain energy level by limiting your intake of fat and sugar.

Be aware of the signs that your body is giving out. Notice if your heart rate is increasing or if the colour of your urine is darker than before.

Coffee and tea are not all good as they stimulate the central nervous system. Taking them on empty stomach is harmful as they mix with acid and circulated all over the body producing several diseases.

Salty snacks can help. Try adding some salt to sliced fruits or salads as a refreshing snack.

Health Benefits of Ginger

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Ginger is a perennial plant having about 3 feet height. The first stem when compared with other stems, are lengthier and they have the beautiful looking flowers of greenish yellow.

The leaves are characterized by dark green color with prominent midrib. The seeds are arranged in the chambers which are black in color. The familiar part of the ginger is its underground stem and used vastly in medicine and cooking. Often it is mistaken that ginger is the root part of the plant since it grows normally in side the ground. But it is not true and it is only the stem that grows inside the ground. All the energy and reserves are saved in this part of stem called rhizome. New plant arises from these rhizomes only by a system of reproduction called budding.

The cultivation of ginger is being done by buds of the rhizome in loose and fertile soil in moderate temperatures and rain. These gingers are white to yellow in color. Some rare variety of ginger is black in color. When these plants become ten month old, rhizomes are harvested. They are used after washing or stored for later use by washing and drying.English name Ginger
Botanical name Zingiber officinale
Family Zingiberaceae
Other common name Adrak, sont, srngaveram – in Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit.
Part used stem or rhizome-although growing underground.
Usage spice and in medicine
Flowers the flowers directly originate from rhizome and they are purple in color.
Fruits Fruits are red in color. They have chambers with small sized black seeds. When commercially planted they do not have fruits

Advice  

It is not advised that any medication can be stopped while taking any systemic treatment for illness. But it is to make people to know ginger is used in alternative medicine in curing the disease. They are very powerful compounds that exert effective influence in curing the diseases.

The gingers contained in this plant makes the taste. It is a pungent aromatic herb. It has the expectorant properties, it enhances sweating, it improves digesting activity, it corrects liver function, it works on vomiting center and controls it, it stimulates circulation and makes the muscles to relax. Ginger is used internally and externally in various disorders.

Various forms of application in medicine: Decoction is one form made by adding some slices of ginger with water and simmered nicely and this is filtered and drunk in several conditions. Tincture is the condensed liquid form of ginger and drops of this form is used in various ailments. Dried power of ginger is packed in capsules which can be used during journey for some illness. It is used as massage oil in various pains of musculo- skeletal origin. Oil form of ginger is also used internally for diseases.


                       10 health benefits of ginger 


1. Diseases associated with circulatory system

Ginger is having the ability in giving its remedy in diseases of circulatory system. It is having the ability to stimulate the circulatory system particularly in peripheral system of circulation and thereby it improves and increases the blood flow. Hence it is largely used to treat the impaired circulation. Hence, it is used in chilblains and in impaired blood flow of hand and feet. It is having a good control in bringing down the high blood pressure to normal and through its ability in the involvement of the disease it is also used in bringing down the body temperature during fever. Due to its excellent interference in blood circulatory system, it is used in weak pulse rate and in pale or white complexion of patients.

2. Anti -coagulant

Ginger is having an excellent quality of anti coagulant properties and hence taking this ginger in capsule form will help the blood kept in thin form and regular usage of the herb will help and prevent blood clot and thereby serious fatal consequences of clotting of blood can be avoided.

3. Conditions associated with respiratory system

Various infections and allergic causes’ affect respiratory system often. Cough, wheezing and fever are commonly arising by these conditions. Ginger is having a soothing and warming effect on lungs and hence it has a good result when treated with ginger in common cold, flu and coughs.

4. In headache

Fresh and dried ginger is having the ability over head ache and most forms of head aches disappear when it is used internally and externally.

5. In joint pain

External application of massage oil is very effective in curing long standing muscular and skeletal joint pain. Regular massaging with ginger oil or ginger compresses give permanent relief in most of the cases of muscular stiffness and joint pain.

6. Neuralgia

Several pain conditions arising out of nerve conditions such as tooth ache, neck pain and back ache. These conditions are treated effectively with ginger. Ginger compresses are used in teeth ache and in abdominal cramps. External application of this ginger is also used to relieve from bladder inflammation and kidney stone pain.

7. Gastro intestinal conditions

Ginger is having the effect of regulating the functions of the entire digestive tract and hence it is used in various conditions of the intestine and stomach including large bowel. It has the quality to regulate the movement of the intestine and hence it is used in treating indigestion, intestinal colic, ulcers, and intestinal reflux diseases and most effectively in constipation. As this also has the antibacterial quality several forms of intestinal infections and food poisoning can be treated with ginger. Ginger is also used in flatulence of the stomach.

8. Vomiting

Many people are having their alteration in the vomiting centre during their journey and ginger usage completely avoids this travel sickness when taken prior to journey and during journey. Pregnant women often treated with ginger during pregnancy.

9. Cooling down the mind

Ginger essential oil is applied to head and massaged to some minutes which causes the brain to refresh itself and thereby it sharpens all the senses and good memory is restored and also the vitality. In some mental disorder, the ginger oil is used as a curative agent by applying to head with massage.

10 Good remedy to women

Ginger is having a real and specific effect of improving blood flow particularly in uterus and hence it is used in menstrual related problems in women. The common problem of clotting of blood during menstrual period is avoided by its anticoagulant properties and women are beneficial by taking ginger as medicine and this will alleviate the menstrual pain and clotting of blood is stopped. Preferably it is very effective in premenstrual tension and pain.

Sinus Infection Best Home Remedies

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Sinus problems are not only painful they can be distracting and tough to treat. The inflammation of the nasal passages and sinus cavities associated with sinus problems can become debilitating when it reaches the stage of infection.

We should treat Sinus Infection by Home Remedies.Home remedies for sinus infection are absolutely free of various side effects caused by various medical treatments.

Sinus infection infects 90 percent of adults at least once in their life time. Very often people don’t even realize an infection is involved because the symptoms can resemble a cold or the flu with an intense sinus headache.

Symptoms of Sinus Infection 

People anguishing from sinus infection experience terrible uneasiness. Nose and vision are the major victims of Sinusitis.

• Pain in gums and teeth
• Plugged ears or feeling of filled ears
• Swelled or puffed face
• Stuffy nose
• Gray or green discharge from nose for 7 to 8 days.

Home Remedies for Sinus Infection 

Lemonade is resource to ease oneself from the pain of sinus infection. Drinking lemonade makes you feel calmer and thus aids in healing process.

Since ages people trust olive oil for its various healing properties. Massage the areas above and around the nose and eyes with the olive oil. This allows you to inhale with nose and eliminate sinus.

A very common sinus infection home remedy used by many is steam vapor. All you need is a bowl of water heat it until you see vapors. Inhale the vapors every two minutes with 30 second gaps. This will help clear the clog and relieve you of your headache.

One of the most popular and favorite sinus infection home remedy is sipping warm soup. Couple this home remedy with some rest, and you’ll be back on your feet sans the headaches in no time.

Prepare a garlic water steam vapor remedy. Slice some cloves of garlic, put it in a bowl of water, heat it and inhale the steam, do this twice or three times a day.

Common Cold Home Remedies

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Sore throat and nasal congestion are the most common early signs of getting a cold. While it usually affects the nose and throat, it affects other parts of the body as well.

Exposure is common, particularly in the colder months, when the common cold seems to pop up. The reality is that it’s a virus that simple needs to run its course in your body and there’s not much that you can do to get rid of it.

Usual symptoms associated with common cold are sneezing, running nose, sore throat, headache or heaviness, increased body temperature, body ache and pain along with loss of appetite.

Causes of Common Cold

 Below are some of the top common cold causes 

Exposed to virus
Cold exposure
Dust
Changes in temperature
Low vitality

You need to find ways of coping with the symptoms and lessening the duration of the common cold within your body.

Here are some best tips to cope up with common cold

A warm bath is a good solution for fever, clogged nostrils and also helps to calm the body. Therefore when you don’t feel well and you got the flu, a warm bath or even a warm shower will help you with the different symptoms.

Mix 5 drops of garlic oil with a teaspoon of raw onion juice into a glass of water. Drink this several times a day. It is effective in treating common cold. Garlic has many medicinal virtues besides its strong antiseptic and antispasmodic properties.

Steam the face and put a few karvol drops or eucalyptus or basil oil in the water. Inhale the fumes and you will feel better instantly. It is effective to deal with breathing problems associated with asthma, bronchitis, cough, stress related shallow breathing, emphysema.

Chamomile tea makes wonders when you suffer from common cold, drink warm chamomile tea during the day and it will help you feel better, by calming the body, reducing fever if any, and the warmth of the tea will open your nostrils.

Sinus Infection Best Home Remedies

Sinus problems are not only painful they can be distracting and tough to treat. The inflammation of the nasal passages and sinus cavities associated with sinus problems can become debilitating when it reaches the stage of infection.

We should treat Sinus Infection by Home Remedies.Home remedies for sinus infection are absolutely free of various side effects caused by various medical treatments.

Sinus infection infects 90 percent of adults at least once in their life time. Very often people don’t even realize an infection is involved because the symptoms can resemble a cold or the flu with an intense sinus headache.

Symptoms of Sinus Infection 

People anguishing from sinus infection experience terrible uneasiness. Nose and vision are the major victims of Sinusitis.

• Pain in gums and teeth
• Plugged ears or feeling of filled ears
• Swelled or puffed face
• Stuffy nose
• Gray or green discharge from nose for 7 to 8 days.

Home Remedies for Sinus Infection 

Lemonade is resource to ease oneself from the pain of sinus infection. Drinking lemonade makes you feel calmer and thus aids in healing process.

Since ages people trust olive oil for its various healing properties. Massage the areas above and around the nose and eyes with the olive oil. This allows you to inhale with nose and eliminate sinus.

A very common sinus infection home remedy used by many is steam vapor. All you need is a bowl of water heat it until you see vapors. Inhale the vapors every two minutes with 30 second gaps. This will help clear the clog and relieve you of your headache.

One of the most popular and favorite sinus infection home remedy is sipping warm soup. Couple this home remedy with some rest, and you’ll be back on your feet sans the headaches in no time.

Prepare a garlic water steam vapor remedy. Slice some cloves of garlic, put it in a bowl of water, heat it and inhale the steam, do this twice or three times a day.

Health Benefits of Ginger

Ginger is a perennial plant having about 3 feet height. The first stem when compared with other stems, are lengthier and they have the beautiful looking flowers of greenish yellow.

The leaves are characterized by dark green color with prominent midrib. The seeds are arranged in the chambers which are black in color. The familiar part of the ginger is its underground stem and used vastly in medicine and cooking. Often it is mistaken that ginger is the root part of the plant since it grows normally in side the ground. But it is not true and it is only the stem that grows inside the ground. All the energy and reserves are saved in this part of stem called rhizome. New plant arises from these rhizomes only by a system of reproduction called budding.

The cultivation of ginger is being done by buds of the rhizome in loose and fertile soil in moderate temperatures and rain. These gingers are white to yellow in color. Some rare variety of ginger is black in color. When these plants become ten month old, rhizomes are harvested. They are used after washing or stored for later use by washing and drying.English name Ginger
Botanical name Zingiber officinale
Family Zingiberaceae
Other common name Adrak, sont, srngaveram – in Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit.
Part used stem or rhizome-although growing underground.
Usage spice and in medicine
Flowers the flowers directly originate from rhizome and they are purple in color.
Fruits Fruits are red in color. They have chambers with small sized black seeds. When commercially planted they do not have fruits


Advice  

It is not advised that any medication can be stopped while taking any systemic treatment for illness. But it is to make people to know ginger is used in alternative medicine in curing the disease. They are very powerful compounds that exert effective influence in curing the diseases.

The gingers contained in this plant makes the taste. It is a pungent aromatic herb. It has the expectorant properties, it enhances sweating, it improves digesting activity, it corrects liver function, it works on vomiting center and controls it, it stimulates circulation and makes the muscles to relax. Ginger is used internally and externally in various disorders.

Various forms of application in medicine: Decoction is one form made by adding some slices of ginger with water and simmered nicely and this is filtered and drunk in several conditions. Tincture is the condensed liquid form of ginger and drops of this form is used in various ailments. Dried power of ginger is packed in capsules which can be used during journey for some illness. It is used as massage oil in various pains of musculo- skeletal origin. Oil form of ginger is also used internally for diseases.


                       10 health benefits of ginger 


1. Diseases associated with circulatory system

Ginger is having the ability in giving its remedy in diseases of circulatory system. It is having the ability to stimulate the circulatory system particularly in peripheral system of circulation and thereby it improves and increases the blood flow. Hence it is largely used to treat the impaired circulation. Hence, it is used in chilblains and in impaired blood flow of hand and feet. It is having a good control in bringing down the high blood pressure to normal and through its ability in the involvement of the disease it is also used in bringing down the body temperature during fever. Due to its excellent interference in blood circulatory system, it is used in weak pulse rate and in pale or white complexion of patients.


2. Anti -coagulant


Ginger is having an excellent quality of anti coagulant properties and hence taking this ginger in capsule form will help the blood kept in thin form and regular usage of the herb will help and prevent blood clot and thereby serious fatal consequences of clotting of blood can be avoided.


3. Conditions associated with respiratory system


Various infections and allergic causes’ affect respiratory system often. Cough, wheezing and fever are commonly arising by these conditions. Ginger is having a soothing and warming effect on lungs and hence it has a good result when treated with ginger in common cold, flu and coughs.


4. In headache


Fresh and dried ginger is having the ability over head ache and most forms of head aches disappear when it is used internally and externally.


5. In joint pain


External application of massage oil is very effective in curing long standing muscular and skeletal joint pain. Regular massaging with ginger oil or ginger compresses give permanent relief in most of the cases of muscular stiffness and joint pain.


6. Neuralgia


Several pain conditions arising out of nerve conditions such as tooth ache, neck pain and back ache. These conditions are treated effectively with ginger. Ginger compresses are used in teeth ache and in abdominal cramps. External application of this ginger is also used to relieve from bladder inflammation and kidney stone pain.


7. Gastro intestinal conditions


Ginger is having the effect of regulating the functions of the entire digestive tract and hence it is used in various conditions of the intestine and stomach including large bowel. It has the quality to regulate the movement of the intestine and hence it is used in treating indigestion, intestinal colic, ulcers, and intestinal reflux diseases and most effectively in constipation. As this also has the antibacterial quality several forms of intestinal infections and food poisoning can be treated with ginger. Ginger is also used in flatulence of the stomach.


8. Vomiting

Many people are having their alteration in the vomiting centre during their journey and ginger usage completely avoids this travel sickness when taken prior to journey and during journey. Pregnant women often treated with ginger during pregnancy.


9. Cooling down the mind

Ginger essential oil is applied to head and massaged to some minutes which causes the brain to refresh itself and thereby it sharpens all the senses and good memory is restored and also the vitality. In some mental disorder, the ginger oil is used as a curative agent by applying to head with massage.

10 Good remedy to women

Ginger is having a real and specific effect of improving blood flow particularly in uterus and hence it is used in menstrual related problems in women. The common problem of clotting of blood during menstrual period is avoided by its anticoagulant properties and women are beneficial by taking ginger as medicine and this will alleviate the menstrual pain and clotting of blood is stopped. Preferably it is very effective in premenstrual tension and pain.