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Simple Knee Exercise

Straight Leg Raises Start with an easy strengthening exercise for your quadriceps, the muscles in the front of the thigh. This move puts little to no strain on the knee: Lie on your back on the floor or another flat surface. Bend one knee and place your foot flat on...

Banana, honey and hazelnut smoothie

Suitable for Cancer Patients having a dry or sore mouth, sickness or nausea, problems chewing, loss of taste or smell. Also the recipe is for Vegetarians, Quick and simple to make. Preparation 10 minutes Serves 2 1 banana, peeled and sliced Soya milk (250ml) Honey (1...

Nephron

Introduction: Basic structural and functional unit of kidney. A Normal human kidney contains 800,000 to 1.5 million nephrons. Types of Nephrons: • Cortical Nephrons • Juxtamedullary Nephrons Amongst this two, majority of nephrons are cortical nephrons. Functions: • To...

Health Benefits of Eating Beets

Beets are high in many vitamins and minerals Beet contains potassium, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, iron; vitamins A, B & C; beta-carotene, beta-cyanine; folic acid among other minerals and vitamins Beets cleanse the body A wonderful tonic for the liver, beet...

ADHD Affects Adults, Too

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) is not restricted to children only — 30% to 70% of kids with ADHD continue to have symptoms when they grow up while some may display in adulthood, causing trouble on the job or in relationships. Signs of Adult ADHD...

Caffeine for an alert mind

How we wish there was a magic potion to boost IQ or make one smarter. But alas there is none. However, studies indicate that certain substances, like caffeine, can energize and help one concentrate. Caffeine found in coffee, chocolate, energy drinks makes one alert,...

Is Thinner better as you get older?

Not necessarily. It is important to be healthy, not frail. Of course, there are health risks associated with being overweight. With age, what matters is how active one is and whether one can do all your everyday activities. It’s less about what you weigh and...

What do you need if your kidneys stop working?

When your kidneys completely stop working, your body fills up with wastes, fluids, and toxins. You either need a new kidney, or to go on dialysis — that’s when a machine acts as an artificial kidney, cleaning your blood. You may need dialysis daily or a few...

What is Hernia?

In simple language hernia is a defect in the abdominal wall, through which the abdominal contents like intestine, omentum (intra- abdominal fat) or other organ protrude or bulge out forming a swelling. Usually the swelling increases on straining, coughing, walking and...

How can you reduce Cholesterol?

Fats The important factor about fat is that the quantity of fats in foods should be limited to less than 30% of total calories consumed. Reducing the quantity of total fat in your diet to less than 30% of total calories helps in reducing cholesterol levels. Which...