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Back pain is one of the worst things that prevents you from enjoying a good night sleep and reduces your day’s energy. A lack of restful sleep makes a person wake up feeling more tired and sore.

Fortunately there are things you can do to ensure that you wake up feeling refreshed to start a new day and absolutely not in pain.

This article will help you to get rid of back pain while you sleep, before that we should get to know the causes of back pain.

Causes of Back Pain While Sleeping

Back pain ususlly happens, if people have chronic problems with their posture or sleep environments. This may also include stress, anxiety that create muscle tension and encourage a tightly curled sleeping position.

Some of the causes are shown below:

Posture and Sleep Position

Certain sleeping positions can place a strain on your hips and lower back and inflamed your symptoms which worsen the back pain.

Back sleeping can stress the lumbar spinal region and side sleeping creates pelvic tilt which induces pain.

To avoid the back Pain which causes through your posture you can place a pillow under the knees while back sleeping and between the knees while side sleeping.

Choice of Mattresses

The comfort of your mattresses can certainly contribute towards back problems. Many people use mattresses that sag and throw the spine, neck and head out of ailment and some people choose which are too firm.

This leads to extreme cause of chronic back pain. Well, the mattresses aid sleep posture by absorbing greater pelvic weight.

Back pain also happens by sitting all day long, which leads to tightening of muscles in hips and over curvature of spine around the lower back or even slouching might cause the muscles in shoulders to tighten which results in pain of upper back.

How to Get Rid of Back Pain while you Sleep?

While back pain is due to multiple causes, this can be fixed by following some sleep positions and some safety measures to support your back.

Be Careful While you Get Out of Bed

Be cautious about the movements on bed, because many back injuries are attributed while making awkward movements while doing routine things.Don’t twist your back by making rapid jerkin motions.

Don’t get out of bed instantly, roll on your side bending knees and support yourself with your hands and carefully swing your legs on the floor.

Use Tiny Pillow

Use tiny pillow instead of stack of pillows that elevates your head and strains your back.

Using a tiny pillow helps you to reduce the strain in back, place another pillow under your knees which helps you to get rid of lower back pain.

Avoid Sleeping on Your Stomach

Sleeping on your stomach is one of the worst postures which increase the pain in your back. Placing enormous stress on lower back causes the spinal joints to compress.

So, to better support your body, place a pillow under your pelvis and lumbar region and don’t place any pillow under your head.

Here are the two situations where the stomach sleeping is actually recommended, people who are diagnosed with diseases like paracentral disc herniation and degenerative disc disease may feel more relief when they are lying on their stomach.

Because it reduces disc pressure compared to other postures.

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Salt, Pepper and Lemon Can Solve These 9 Problems Better Than Any Medicine

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Salt, pepper and lemon are most common ingredients used in our kitchen, but don’t you know that these ingredients also have many medicinal properties?

I am pretty sure you will be shocked after knowing that these ingredients can treat 9 common problems better than any medicine.

Here are the 9 everyday problems which can be cured by salt, lemon and pepper.

1. Cold and Flu

Due to number of medicinal properties in lemon and salt, it can easily relieve you from cold and flu.

Take a cup of boiled water and squeeze half a lemon in it, then let the peel of lemon sit in for 10 minutes. Once the time is up remove the lemon and add some organic honey to it and consume it.

Repeat this process until you get relief with cold and flu.

2. Tooth Ache

To get rid of toothache, you may use black pepper mixed with clove oil or olive oil and form a paste and apply it on aching tooth to get instant relief.

Otherwise you can brush your teeth with this mixture to avoid toothache problems.

3. Nausea

You need to take a glass of warm water and add one teaspoon of black pepper and one teaspoon of fresh lemon juice and mix it well. Consume this drink, you will get relief from nausea and other stomach disorders.

4. Weight loss

This is the best way to speed up your metabolism along with your weight loss. You need to add two table spoon of lemon juice, one table spoon of honey and ½ tea spoon of black pepper in a glass of water.

Consume this drink every day, especially drinking this liquid in on empty stomach will give you beneficial results.

The component called polyphenols in lemon will help you to improve insulin levels in your body and burn your fat, pepper will prevent the formation of new fat cells in body.

5. Sore throat

Take a glass of warm water; add one table spoon of lemon juice, ½ tea spoon of pepper and a tea spoon of sea salt, then mix it well.

Gargle with this mixture few times every day, this will not only help you to get rid of throat pain, it also prevents cough.

6. Cancer Sores

To prevent mucous membrane in your mouth, you need to add one table spoon of Himalayan salt in a cup of warm water.

Gargle with this after every meal, it will heal you and removes the bacteria which is causing sores in mouth.

7. Stuffy Nose

To get rid of stuffy nose, you need a powder which can relieve you from clogging nose.

Take equal amount of cinnamon, cumin, cardamom and black pepper and grind it until it forms powder. Then smell this powder slowly which helps you to sneeze and opens up clogged nose.

8. Remove Gallstones

Gallstones are very painful and clog up in your digestive system. Typically these stones can only be remove by medical surgery.

Instead of surgery we have a way to treat this issue, take three sections of olive oil, one section of lemon juice and black pepper and consume it to break the stones in gall bladder.

9. Nose bleeding

Nose bleeding is quite common when you workout for longer hours, you can stop this bleeding by just dipping a cotton ball in lemon juice and put it in your nostril.

After few seconds, you can see your nose stops bleeding.

Note:

If any of the remedy cause you pain and discomfort then immediately stop using it and consult your doctor.
If you are already on some medication then do consult your doctor before using any such remedy.

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10 Home Remedies for Kidney Stone

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Kidneys are one of the most important organs of our body as they perform many crucial functions like, it filters the minerals from food, medications and toxic substances and maintain over all fluid balance.

Kidney stones are formed, when the kidney is unable to remove toxins from blood, then the crystallization of unprocessed minerals builds up.

These stones will give you immense pain in your abdomen or near the side walls of stomach. It also leads to blockage of urine flow.

Here are top 10 natural and home remedies which will help you to get rid of kidney stones and speed up the body natural healing process.

10 Home Remedies For Kidney Stones

1. Drink lots of water

It’s always a great idea to always drink plenty of water, especially when you have kidney stones. This will help to flush out your minerals and toxins which causes the formation of stones.

Drinking water in high amount will make it easier for the stones to pass. You can estimate the position of your kidney health, just by seeing the color of your urine. If it is lighter and clearer then it is perfectly fine and this is done by drinking more water.

2. Lemon Juice with Olive Oil

The citric acid in lemon juice will break down the stones or dissolve them stones and flushes out easily, whereas olive oil is used as a lubricant.

There are various versions to take this recipe, mix ¼ spoons of lemon juice and olive oil in a glass of water then mix it well. This mixture needs to be taken 2 to 3 times a day.

3. Eat Pomegranates

Pomegranates are rich in vitamin called potassium which helps to reduce the acidic levels in your body and creates an unfavorable atmosphere for kidney stones. The astringent properties in pomegranate will heal the problem.

Take one pomegranate and extract juice from it. Make sure that you take at least one glass of pomegranate juice on regular basis. You may also eat it simply and get the beneficial results.

4. Watermelon

Watermelon has great impact in treating the problem of kidney stones. It contains carbonates, magnesium, phosphate and potassium. Potassium helps to maintain acidic levels in urine.

High content of water in watermelons will help you to flush out the toxins and stones from kidneys.

5. Drink Green Tea

Green tea is an excellent source of antioxidants which will help to decrease urinary excretion of oxalate and reduces the chance of forming kidney stones.

It is delicious and healthy remedy for treating kidney stones and has the power to boost the activity of an enzyme, which fights with free radicals in body and keep it strong.

6. Kidney Beans

Kidney beans are the best source for treating kidney stones. The magnesium content in kidney beans helps to reduce the symptoms associated with kidney stones.

Soak the beans overnight and boil it in morning. Strain the liquid, cool and then drink throughout the day. Make new batch the next day, do not consume the remained liquid.

Eating beans is an option to get the required minerals and vitamins for the kidney to avoid formation of stones.

7. Celery Seeds

Celery seeds contain anti inflammatory and anti septic properties, by making it a fantastic home remedy for kidney stones.

It is used to aid with water retention and accelerates urine production. Due to increased production of urine, stone are less likely to develop as their constituents are flushes out from the kidneys.

8. Basil

Basil is a common ingredient in kitchen. But don’t you know that basil tea have the ability to reduce uric acid content in the blood and detoxifies the kidney?

Try to take basil tea with the addition of raw honey in it, drink it every day morning to reduce the formation of kidney stones in your body.

9. Fiber Rich Foods

People, who suffer with kidney stones, should make sure to take fiber rich foods in their diet to get rid of kidney stones.

Rich fiber content in food will help you remove the calcium content in urine and chance of kidney stones. Example of fiber rich foods are avocado, lentils,black beans, peas, apple, oatmeal, guava, kiwi etc.

10. Regular Exercise

Regular exercising may have lot of benefits in our lives, it also have lot of benefits for kidney stones. Make sure not to forget exercise in your daily routine and include some best exercises to control the inner movements of body which will help to get rid of kidney stones.This is quite natural process to reduce the formation of kidney stones in the body.

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Health Benefits of Clove Oil

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Cloves are brown color flower buds used as a spice and flavoring agent in food. It has been used from centuries for both cooking and medicinal properties.

Do you know clove oil have many health benefits?

Clove oil is taken from cloves which are found in nature as pink color flower buds of the evergreen tree. These buds are left to dry until they turn brown and grind it to form a powder and used in cooking as well as made into an essential oil for various purposes.

Cloves can be grown throughout the year and these are rich in manganese, potassium, magnesium and calcium which are helpful in treating or preventing anemia and PMS problems.

Clove has many more health benefits because of its antimicrobial, antiseptic, antiviral, anti inflammatory properties. So, let us explore some of them in this article.

Health Benefits of Clove Oil

Although it is used commonly in dental issues, the benefits are not limited to it. It has numerous more health advantages and performs wonders in many aspects. Some of them are shown below:

Dental Care

The most compelling feature of clove is that it is used in dental care. It acts as a powerful medication in treating gum pain ,tooth aches and mouth ulcers.

Due to its strong aromatic properties, gargling with clove oil relieves you from bad breath. It also helps in reducing the cavities.Dentists use it by mixing it with zinc oxide to prepare a white filling material, which is temporary alternative for root canal.

Dip a cotton ball in clove oil and apply it on your cavities before going to bed and wash it after waking up in morning.

Just add four drops of clove oil in a glass of lukewarm water and gargle it every day for effective results.

Fights Infections

Because of its powerful antiseptic properties, clove oil is useful for healing wounds, injuries, fungal infections, prickly heat and bruises. It also helps you in treating insect bites and stings.

As it is very strong in nature, direct application of oil may harm you. Instead use diluted clove oil and it should be carefully used by sensitive people.

Boosts Your Immune System

Clove oil also helps in boosting your immune system. The anti viral and anti bacterial properties in clove oil has the ability to purify blood and increases the resistance to multiple diseases.

As it is infused with antiviral properties, it purifies our blood and improves our immune system.

Reduces Respiratory Issues

Clove oil contains anti inflammatory properties which helps to clear the nasal passage. This expectorant is helpful in treatment of different respiratory issues such as asthma, cold, cough, tuberculosis and sinusitis.

Fights Throat and Mouth Inflammation

Mouth ulcers are very common on cheeks and lips and are very painful. Mouth inflammation is caused by inflammation of gum which is due to bacterial formation in mouth and leads to soreness and bleeding.The anesthetic properties of clove oil help you to get rid of mouth inflammation and the pain.

Improves Blood Circulation

Clove essential oil helps in increase the circulation of blood in body by decreasing body temperature. It also helps in soothing the muscle and joint pains.

Increase in blood circulation helps in improving oxygenation of blood vessels to different organs, which improves body metabolism and boosts organs efficiency.

Remove Toxins From Blood

Clove oil is essential to eliminate toxins in blood due to its aromatic extract and stimulate the antioxidant properties in whole body and strengthens the immune system as well as purifies platelets.

Treats Nausea

The fragrance of clove oil is warming and relaxing, so it is effective in treating nausea. It reduces the feeling of vomiting and morning sickness especially for pregnant women.

This is also used in aromatherapy; topically apply it to your pillows during night for long term inhalation which results in positive effects.

Good for Your Skin

Because of its wonderful properties, clove oil is used in soaps, cosmetics, lotions and even in perfumes. It helps in improving your skin tone and makes it look smoother and brighter.

Due to its anti bacterial properties it reduces acne, swelling and kill infectious bacteria on the skin.

Just mix 2-3 drops of clove oil in your face creams and apply gently. It also helps in reducing wrinkles and stimulate the properties of exfoliate skin and increases blood flow which helps revival of youthful skin.

Treats Indigestion:

The component called eugonal helps in reducing gastrointestinal problems like indigestion and flatulence. It is treated as the oldest remedy for indigestion and stomach related problems.

Relieve Stress

Clove essential oil is effective due to its its spicy nature and helps to get rid of stress. Because of that nature and stimulating properties, it helps to reduce fatigue, mental exhaustion, anxiety and stress.

If it is consumed in right quantity, then it refreshes mind and optimizes bodily functions.

Relieves Ear ache

Clove oil contains high amount of anesthetic and analgesic properties which is an effective remedy for ear ache. Ear ache is caused due to viral infections, so this oil treat ear pain associated with nasal congestion and cold.

Take a warm mixture of sesame oil and pure clove oil (2-3 drops of each) and add it inside your ears and leave it for some time. This mixture will relieve you from pain after some time.

Improves Your Hair Texture

Applying clove oil on your scalp helps in boosting your blood circulation by reducing the hair fall and also promotes hair growth. It is much needed for dry and dull hair.Clove oil shows better results when it is combined with olive oil which works as a great conditioner.

Controls Diabetes

Clove oil helps in maintaining the insulin levels in body, it regulates blood sugar levels by making it extremely useful for diabetic patients.

Several studies have concluded that, the postprandial insulin and glucose response systems are under control, when clove oil is used. This is mainly due to high concentration of a compound called phenol in clove oil.

Precautions, Side Effects and Disadvantages of Clove Oil

Some of the precautions, side effects and disadvantages are shown below:

Do not apply clove oil directly to gums, this may lead to damage of mucous membrane of gums, tooth pulp etc.
Do not use clove oil for children because of its strong in nature and may lead to many effects in children such as liver damage, seizures and fluid imbalances.
Taking of dried cloves, develop sensitivity and cause irritation in gums.
If a person has allergy symptoms, then clove oil should not be taken because it might result in difficulty in breathing, causes throat infection and many more.
Using greater dose in recipes should be avoided; it may lead to gastro intestinal problems and disorders of nervous system.
It is advisable to consult your doctor before using clove oil for any health issue.

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How to Get Rid of Bumps on Arms

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Have you ever waked up with bumps on your arms or legs? You may assume that they are tiny pimples or hives. It makes your skin rough, this is also known as chicken skin which makes us Annoying.

Well this is a very common issue and these red bumps are officially known as keratosis pilaris which causes rough, tan and red skin conditions around hair follicles on the upper arms, thighs and cheeks.It may show up any time after the age of ten and get worse at puberty.

The exact reason of this skin disorder is unknown, but dryness of skin seems to be a contributing factor. Even hormonal changes in body makes it worse because, it is more common during adolescence and pregnancy, and obese women are more prone to this infection.

If you’re bothered of these little bumps on your arms and legs, then here this article is the solution to get rid of those little tiny red bumps.

Remedies

1. Exfoliation

Regular exfoliation process may help you to get rid of these little bumps. This exfoliation can be done mechanically or by chemical peeling of skin. Even though mechanical exfoliation does not involve any active chemicals but it may irritate the skin.

Exfoliation helps in removing dead skin cells from the surface of skin including extra pile over follicles and releases trapped hair.

It has to be done regularly and you can see visible improvement within weeks. This process also gives you smooth and clear skin.

2. Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is one of the best natural remedy for any type of skin and it also helps to get rid of bumps on your arms. It contains number of anti oxidants and fatty acids which helps to penetrate into your skin and nourishes it from deep inside.

You can see lot of improvement in keratosis pilaris by using coconut oil on affected area. It also helps to overcome the dryness of skin and it is better to opt slightly heated coconut oil for this problem.

Simply you can take extra virgin coconut oil in a pan and heat it, make sure the temperature of oil is comfortable on your skin.

Take this oil and massage it on the affected area for about 15-20 minutes and then wash it with plain water.

Here is the another way to use coconut oil

You Need

2 table spoons of coconut oil

One table spoon of sugar or brown sugar

What You Need to do?

Heat the oil by adding sugar in it.

Apply this oil in circular motion on affected area before and after bath and peel it off and rinse with water.

Regularly use this to get rid from the bumps.

3. Apple cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is acidic in nature which helps to maintain PH levels of skin. Its astringents properties are effective in unclogging the pores from excess keratin.

You need

2 table spoon of apple cider vinegar

2 table spoons of water

What you need to do?

Mix equal parts of both the ingredients, soak a cotton ball in it. Apply this solution on the affected area and make sure you do not rub the area with this solution.

After applying the solution on the skin let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes and then wash with normal water.

Repeat it for 2-3 times daily to see unimaginable results on your skin.

4. Yogurt

Yogurt is another effective remedy to get rid of small bumps on arms, even though it is unable to clear the condition completely but it may help you to reduce the bumps with regular use.

Because of its moisturizing properties, it helps in preventing skin dryness.

You need

2 table spoons of yogurt

What you need to do?

Apply some yogurt on the affected skin area and massage it for 1 minute, then let it remain for 10-15 minutes and wash it with normal water.

Note

Do not wash it with soap, cleanser or scrubber on this area.

5. Baking Soda and Salt

Baking soda helps in exfoliating the skin and unclogging the pores of the skin. Baking soda has a mild chemical action while salt has abrasive power.

You need

Two table spoons of baking soda

Two table spoons of salt

Required amount of water

What you need to do?

Mix all the ingredients to form a paste and apply it on the affected area and rub it for 2-3 minutes.

Let it remain for 10 minutes and rinse it off, repeat this 2-3 times in a week.

6. Olive Oil

Olive oil is considered as a natural moisturizer for your skin and helps to remove unsightly bumps on your skin.

You need

2 table spoons of olive oil.

What you need to do?

Take some lukewarm oil in your hands and rub it over the affected area in circular motion for about 10 minutes.

Rinse it off with water and then apply light moisturizer on the skin.

Repeat this regularly until you get beneficial results.

7. Fish Oil

Fish oil contain high amount of omega 3 fatty acids which will help you to nourish your skin and help to get rid of conditions like chicken skin.

Fishes like salmon and mackerel contain high content of uric acid helpful for invigorating the natural process of exfoliation of skin and get rid of bumps on your arms.

You need

2 table spoons of fish oil

What you need to do?

Take some amount of fish oil and apply it on the affected area for some time and rinse it water.

You can also take supplements of fish but do consult your doctor before taking it as a supplement.

8. Vitamin A

In some cases, deficiency of vitamin A may be the reason for rising bumps on your arms. Vitamin A contains retinol which helps to prevent hair follicles from getting plugged up.

Vitamin A is essential for maintaining healthy skin and reduces inflammation causes due to keratosis pilaris.

Get vitamin A capsules and make it a paste by adding some water to it. Apply this on affected area and remain it for 10 minutes and wash it with normal water.

Avoid going in to the sun after applying this paste, because the skin becomes highly photosensitive.

Always consult a physician before doing so.

9. Balanced Diet

Balanced diet may help you to get rid of skin problems. Drink plenty of water and consume foods which are rich in omega 3 fatty acids like fish supplements and nuts.

Try to keep your skin hydrated by having plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits.

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Home Remedies for Diabetic Nerve Pain in Feet

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Nerve pain in legs is very common when you have diabetes especially in lower extremities. Even numbness and tingling in legs are also common in diabetic patients.

Blood vessels usually get damaged due to diabetes, this makes improper blood circulation which in turn leads loss of sensation in feet and causes pain, heat and cold.

According to world health organization millions of people suffer from diabetes around the world. This is the only disease which is considered as deadly if not controlled. High blood sugar may affect different parts of the body and may lead to many complications. One of such complication is called diabetic neuropathy.

Diabetic neuropathy is a result of nerve damage because of high blood sugar levels and poor blood circulation in body. High blood sugar levels damage the nerves that send signals from your hands and feets.

Due to neuropathy, you may experience burning sensation as well as pain in your legs. While the pain may be mild in beginning but once it spreads from one part to other it gets worse.

So the first thing you need to do when you suffer with nerve pain in legs with diabetes is to monitor your glucose levels. If your blood glucose levels are under control then you can see automatic improvement in pain.

The loss of sensation in feet may increase the possibilities of foot injury and then develop into ulcers which become infected. So what you need to do to get rid of this nerve pain?

Here are some of the home remedies to get rid of diabetic nerve pain in feet.

Home Remedies For Treating Diabetic Nerve Pain in Feet

Keep Your Blood Pressure Under Control

Try to keep your blood pressure under control because if you’re having diabetes then, it damages your blood vessels and reduces your blood flow as mentioned above.

So it is better to monitor your blood pressure in the presence of doctor and make sure you check it regularly.

Regular Exercise

Regular exercise will not only keeps your body fit and healthy but also helps to get rid of diabetic nerve pain.

Exercise helps to improve blood flow in damaged nerve cells and help them to nourish and get back to normal condition. It also helps in lowering blood sugar levels and increases tolerance level of nerve pain and keeps your diabetes in control.

To gain the benefits of exercise, you need not join gym instead opt for routine walking, jogging and swimming.

Cut Down Sugar

High amount of sugar makes difficult for your body to produce insulin and cannot be managed in blood stream. Avoid taking baked foods, desserts and junk food, this way you can cut down the sugar intake. Most importantly read the labels of food products you buy to know the hidden sugar in numerous packaged products.

Eat Healthy Fats

Make sure you avoid unhealthy fats. The best types of fats are monosaturated fats in almonds or the polyunsaturated fats found in walnuts and sunflower oil. It will also help you to lower the cholesterol levels. Avoid intake of Tran’s fat products which are mentioned as hydrogenated on the labels of packed food products.

Warm Bath

Warm bath is an excellent remedy to get relief from diabetic nerve pain in feet. Well, heat provides comfort and helps to heal the damaged nerve cells.It also improves blood circulation at the site of damaged nerve and gets rid of pain and makes you feel relaxed.

Massage

Diabetic nerve pain can be reduced by using a simple massage therapy. A simple massage on the affected area for some time may relieve you from pain and improves blood circulation of the damaged nerve.

According to recent study massage have positive effect on blood glucose levels and diabetic neurotherapy.

Follow the tips for massage

Apply coconut oil, lukewarm mustard or olive oil on the affected area.
Massage the area gently for 5 to 10 minutes and cover it up with warm towel.
Repeat this daily.

Quit Smoking

If you are suffering with diabetic nerve pain, then it’s time to quit smoking. Because it restricts the flow of blood and impairs the circulation and speeds up the long term complication in diabetes like kindey problem, heart stroke etc.

In order to avoid all such complications it is better to stop using the things that causes such problems.

Avoid Alcohol

Excess consumption of alcohol may lead to severe damage of nerves and may worsen up the neurotheraphy. It also makes your body to deficient in some nutrients.

Limit the consumption of alcohol until you get rid of these nerve pains.

Acupuncture

This is the oldest Chinese therapy used for relieving pain on the affected area. To follow this therapy you need to stimulate some of the needles on your body, to help and relax the tighten muscles, boosts blood circulation and healing damaged nerves.

Several studies have concluded that acupuncture is useful clinically for radical treatment for diabetic peripheral neurotherapy. Always have acupuncture done by skilled and experienced acupuncturist.

Chiropractic Care

This is a natural and very popular in treating nerve pain associated with diabetes.

This is a care center where people use number of techniques like massaging, exercise programs, lifestyle counseling which helps to reduce pain, swelling and inflammation.

These techniques help to relieve the tightness in muscles, aiding the circulation and nerve connections in body.

Always make sure, you choose the best and excellent chiropractic care center to get instant relief from the nerve pains.

Capsaicin Cream

This cream consists of anti inflammatory properties which help to reduce the pain due to diabetes. Apply the cream topically to the skin, it produces a warm sensation which is a sign of reducing the pain.

Just make sure you do not apply cream on irritated or infected skin directly.

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation(TENS)

This is a simple therapy which may help to prevent pain signals from reaching your brain. This is the process of delivering electrical impulses to specific nerve pathways through the electrodes placed on skin.

This treatment is completely painless but cannot be done on all types of skin.

Additional Tips

Shed the excess weight to keep your blood pressure and cholesterol level in control.
Mix two teaspoons of cinnamon in your daily meals to control blood sugar levels.
Take proper care of your feet because nerve pain may also leads to infection in rare cases.
Always try to wear socks.
Strictly follow diabetic friendly diet to maintain blood glucose levels under control.
Try to manage your stress because it may have negative effect on your pain.
Consume nuts, walnuts, almonds every day morning to improve the symptoms of neuropathy

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5 Ways you’re accidentally lowering Your Testosterone

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Testosterone is a hormone which is important for sexual and reproductive development. These hormones are referred as androgens, also known as anabolic steroids which is present in both men and women and it helps to maintain bone strength and lean muscle mass in women as well as contributing to overall well being and energy levels.

Testosterone is required for so many bodily functions and it is considered to be a general promoter of overall health and well being. Their production starts to decrease around the age of 30 for most men, which can result in everything from tiredness to erectile dysfunction.

Many people strive to increase the levels of testosterone and work hard to keep their testosterone levels high, by doing exercise, balancing their diet and much more. But there are few things you might be doing unintentionally to decrease the level of testosterone.

Here are five things you must avoid which may lead to lower your testosterone levels.

1. Excessive Alcohol Consumption

Well, alcohol is used as a depressant that slow down the blood flow to penis. High consumption of alcohol may lead to low testosterone levels and impotence. Alcohol consumption causes oxidative damage in the testicular leydig cells and other bodily tissues, which leads to reduction of testosterone.

2. Running for Long Distances

Cardio program may help you stay fit and strong but it may also leads in lowering the testosterone levels in your body. If you regularly run or perform any other form of aerobic activity, then it could result in lowering of testosterone levels without knowing it.

According to the study in university of British, Colombia male runners who ran 40 miles in a week notably have low Testosterone levels compared to who take training in short distance running.

3. Lack of Sleep

You may or may not know that quality sleep is actually a cycle of phase. Lack of sleep may lead to drastically decrease of your testosterone levels in body. Because your body needs adequate sleep for maintaining testosterone levels, insufficient or poor sleep may result in 20 to 30% less testosterone floating around your blood stream.

Inadequate testosterone levels will not allow the body to attain deep sleep and prevents syncing the brain to reach its level for sleeping. Lack of sleep may also results in other symptoms like fatigue and fogginess.

4. Low Fat Diets

Low fat diets do not lower testosterone levels because they do not contain high protein. Higher levels of protein may lead to lowering your testosterones and recent studies have shown that men who greatly reduce their fat levels and fibre intake in their diet had 12% drops in their testosterone levels.

Just make sure your diet consists of healthy fats and proteins rather than saturated fats.

5. Replace Meat with Soy

If you replace meat with soy in your diet, it will end up in lowering your testosterone levels over time. Soy contains isoflavones, which are the compounds that effects the estrogens in body. These are often called as photo estrogens due to their potential in reducing the symptoms of menopause.

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9 Simple Ways To Use Apple Cider Vinegar For Treating Diabetes

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Apple cider vinegar is one of the most popular vinegar used from centuries for many purposes. It is used in polishing armor, cleaning coffee makers, dressing salads and making pickles.

Apple cider vinegar is also one of the basic ingredients used in kitchen, offering many health benefits as well. It has high acetic content which helps to absorb essential minerals from the food you eat.

Apple cider vinegar is rich in minerals and vitamins like A, B1, B2, B6, C and potassium, phosphorous, calcium, magnesium, bioflavonoid and pectin.

It helps in weight loss,reduces cholesterol, lower blood sugar levels and the most important thing is it helps in improving the symptoms of diabetes. To know more about how does it work for treating diabetes? You need to read the article.

Here are 9 simple ways to use apple cider vinegar for treating diabetes as follows.

9 Simple Ways For Treating Diabetes Using Apple Cider Vinegar

1. Apple Cider Vinegar With Water

Apple cider vinegar contains acetic acid which helps to reduce starch digestion which help for type 2 diabetic patients.

What You Need

2 table spoons of apple cider vinegar

2 table spoons of water

What to Do?

Mix the ingredients well in a glass and consume it before going to bed.

Try it regularly for a week and consult your doctor before using it and follow his/her prescriptions.

2. Honey and Apple Cider Vinegar

Honey offers many health benefits for the skin, hair and in medicine too. It increases the calories and carbohydrate intake in your body and manages diabetes.

What You Need

2 table spoons of honey

2 table spoons of apple cider vinegar

What to do?

Mix honey and apple cider vinegar and then consume it after having meals twice a day. Repeat it regularly for a week.

3. Baking Soda and Apple Cider Vinegar

Baking soda is cost effective and a way to reduce heartburn and indigestion because of the element called bicarbonates.

What you need

2 table spoon of apple cider vinegar

½ table spoon of baking soda

A couple of orange wedges

What to do?

Add baking soda in a tumbler along with add apple cider vinegar and few orange wedges, add a glass of water in it, mix well before drinking.

Drink this mixture, this helps to remove the sour taste from mouth.

Take this mixture thrice a day after having your meals.

4. Cinnamon and Apple Cider Vinegar

Cinnamon acts like insulin by lower fasting blood glucose levels. It also increases the insulin ability to move blood sugars into cells. Although it sweetens the drink, it has a glycemic index of zero and is not absorbed by the intestines.

What You Need

1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar

¾ teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon of stevia

What to DO

Mix all the ingredients and take the mixture post meals. Repeat this for twice in a day.

5. Cranberry Juice and Apple Cider Vinegar

Cranberries provide a rich source of protective compounds known as polyphenols which helps to support our body’s natural defense and maintain balanced lifestyle.

Cranberry juice per day reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart diseases.

What you Need

One glass of cranberry juice mixed with water

2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar

2 drops of lemon juice

What to do?

Mix all the ingredients and consume it after your meals. Lime juice is added to spice up the taste.

Have this drink at least once in a day for good results.

6. Stevia and Apple Cider Vinegar

Stevia is rich in anti oxidant and anti diabetic properties, it helps in suppressing your plasma glucose levels by increasing glucose tolerance and by stabilizing blood sugar levels.

What you Need

1 table spoon of apple cider vinegar

I glass of water

Few drops of extract from stevia leaves

What to do?

Mix all the ingredients to make a healthy drink and then simply consume it for two times in a day.

7. Salt and Apple Cider Vinegar

Having diabetes doesn’t mean that you should cut the salt intake, you may take salt in your food but in limit for diabetes management because too much salt may increase the levels of blood pressure.

What you need:

1 teaspoon spoon of salt

One glass of water

2 table spoons of apple cider vinegar

What to do

Mix water and apple cider vinegar along with salt in and then consume it regularly.

8. Iced Tea and Apple Cider Vinegar

Iced tea has number of benefits including improving insulin sensitivity. It also helps in reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and maintains blood pressure.

What you Need

One cup of Iced tea

One table spoon of lemon juice

2 table spoons of apple cider vinegar

What to Do?

to a cup of iced tea add few drops of lemon juice and 2 table spoons of apple cider vinegar and mix it well.

Drink this tea regularly at least for twice a day.

9. Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar

It is a type of vinegar which can treat type 2 diabetes but should not be taken without consulting your physician.

Note

If you find any side effects after taking apple cider vinegar with the above products then immediately consult your doctor and take his advice for further consumption.

Health Care

See What Happens Inside Your Body When You Eat Noodles

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Are you rushing out of time with hunger to attend meeting or to be on time in college?, then the common and quick recipe chosen by most people is noodles which can be prepared instantly within minutes and fills your tummy.

But is it good for your health? The answer is NO!

Well these noodles are very cheap to eat, but considerably expensive when it comes to health. Noodles contain tertiary butyl hydroquinone (TBH) which is a chemical product used as petroleum byproduct to preserve foods.

It is one of the toxic chemical which has big influence on nutrient absorption in our body. But, noodles do not have any nutrients to be absorbed. It contains full of addictives which are called toxins that may lead to metabolic changes in body which are linked to heart disease, diabetes and even a stroke.

A Gastroenterology named Dr. Braden want to know exactly what happens in our digestive system after eating noodles. So, he compared the digestion of freshly prepared home noodles with the processed noodles.

Actually we don’t know what happens in our body after taking any food, so he introduced a tiny camera called “Pill Camera” which is swallowed along with the noodles.

The video is captured differentiating from 20 minutes to 2 hours and guess what, the results has made everyone pretty shocking between fresh noodles and processed noodles.

When you consume processed noodles, even after 2 hours it remains whole which is upsetting in so many aspects. Undigested noodles give pressure to digestive track to break them down and when the food stays for longer time in tummy it have big influence on nutrient absorption.

What is TBHQ?

TBHQ is a toxic chemical which helps to preserve food for longer time, to discoloration flavor and odor. This chemical is also used in cosmetics, perfumes and varnishes to maintain its stability.

Small amount of TBHQ will not harm you or make you fall sick immediately but it has long term influence like weakening of organs and contributes cancers and tumors.

Several studies have shown that high exposure to this chemical may lead to stomach tumors. Even a single gram of TBHQ will cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and a sense of suffocation.Some people may have anxiety and night terrors after ingesting TBHQ.

Here I will list some of must avoiding foods which have high amount of TBHQ and should not be allowed in your diet.

Nestle crunch
Noodles
Mc Donald’s chicken nuggets and French fries
KFC beans and fried chicken
Pal cooking spray
Red barren frozen pizza
Cheese It crackers
Aldi products
Butterfinger chocolate and reseeds peanut butter cups.
Wheat thins
Microwave popcorn
Keebler club crackers
Little Debbie
Some forms of soy milk
Butter cookies
Different bread cereals and crackers which contain TBHQ
Some pet foods
Many cosmetic products and baby products
Some hair dyes and lipsticks

The conclusion is not yet made about the TBHQ, but it’s better to limit your intake of processed foods especially noodles and try to eat fresh and healthy food in order to live a healthier life

Health Care

Ginger Fights Alzheimer’s Disease the Same Way Prescribed Drugs Do

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It is a know fact that ginger have many properties which will help us in reducing many diseases, but we do you know it is helpful for treating even Alzheimer’s disease.

To know more about ginger for treating Alzheimer’s disease check out this article, this will help you to drive in correct information.

Alzheimer’s disease is a devasting degenerating brain disorder which leads to problems with memory loss, cognition and overall mental health. This is a most common form of dementia and it’ is an age related disease that is categorized by slow deterioration of mind over many years.

Ginger is consumed world wide as a spice and flavor in food from decades and it has many medical properties and also many health benefits such as, it relieves arthritis, swelling and muscular pain. It also helps in boosting the immune system, soothe gastro intestinal issues and helps in killing certain cancer causing cells.

In new study published in Indian journal of experimental biology, the researchers have concluded that ginger has therapeutic properties to treat Alzheimer’s disease symptoms.

Ginger contains anti inflammatory and neuroprotective properties which will help in treating Alzheimer’s disease. The neuron is the basic working unit of brain and it is specialised cell which is designed in a way to transmit the information from one cell to other nerve cells, gland cells and muscles.

The antioxidant properties of ginger help in protecting brain against the premature degeneration of brain neurons caused by Alzheimer’s disease.

How It All Works?

A new study of Researchers have shown that ginger enhances a wide variety of cognitive functions including Alzheimer’s disease.

Drug called acytylcholenesterase is the first line of drug prescribed for the beginners of Alzheimer’s disease, while ginger have same effect compared to this drug and much more safer to ingest in larger quantities.

Power of Plants

Ginger extract is one of the powerful plants for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

A 2007 study in the journal of alternative complimentary medicine suggested that the brain cells get protection with the ginger when extracted with chloroform and aqueous methanol.

The researchers have observed and identified new ache inhibitors from plants as currently approved drugs are derived from plant based compound.

In the recent study conducted in 2013, ginger has been found to have therapeutic effects on Alzheimer’s disease in animal’s mode.

Natural Remedies for Alzheimer’s disease

As we have many remedies like coconut oil, ginko biloba and turmeric for treating Alzheimer’s disease, ginger stood first among all these remedies.

Because of its anti oxidant and anti histamine properties and in particular it has shown potential of treatment of more than just Alzheimer’s disease, it is also used for treating many more diseases like morning sickness and chemotherapy induced nausea.

Foods that Should Include in Your Diet are as follows

Olive oil
Nuts and seeds like almonds and sesame seeds
Herbs and spices
Plenty of fresh water
Red meat on special occasions
Often a glass of red wine.

Other Measures

In addition of following these natural remedies for this disease it’s better to consult your physician and utilize these herbs.