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Health & Wellness

Back pain- Causes and treatment

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Back pain, 21st century epidemic
Authors: Dr Saurabh Verma, Dr Hamza Shaikh

Back pain is the most common cause of work related disability. 80% of people experience back pain at some point in their lives. With increasing sedentary lifestyle and ever-expanding aging population, back pain has become the most common reason to visit a primary physician and it does not refer to any specific disease, instead it is a common symptom produced by the variety of underlying processes.

For the purpose of patient education, back pain can be divided into three types: Acute back pain, chronic back pain and back pain with red flag signs. Acute back pain refers to sprains or strains of back muscles due to sudden movements or poor body mechanics while lifting heavy objects.

Acute back pain usually settles down within a few days to a week and may require a short course of rest, analgesic/pain medications and physiotherapy. Another category is chronic back pain, which refers to pain which lasts more than 3 months.This group of patients require an evaluation by the doctor, who may ask for some basic tests such as X Ray or an MRI to identify the cause of back pain.

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Health & Wellness

Health benefits of Kalonji

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If there’s one natural product which has innumerable an incredible health benefits that is Kalonji which is also known as black seeds.

This one is a very interesting spice and is the tiny black seed which comes with lots of health benefits.

Not only adding beautiful aroma to the food this spice is dry roasted in many Indian curries and savouries.

Coming to the health benefits of this magical ingredient-

It is loaded with vitamins, amino acids , proteins and fatty acids.

It helps in addressing a lot of health issues like heart issues, breathing problem, joint problem and much more.

It is also a great boon for the skin…It also helps to keep a check on diabetes. Continue reading “Health benefits of Kalonji” →

Health and Beauty, Lifestyle

Causes of unclear and unhealthy skin

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There is never really a right age to start taking care of your skin and your health but when you have reached your late 20’s you know this is one topic you just cannot afford to ignore.Not all of us have been blessed with genetically beautiful clear looking skin. Most of you ladies must be suffering from hormonal issues , pimples or any other skin disorders.Following unhealthy eating habits or incorrect lifestyle habits could also be one of the major reasons for unclear and unhealthy skin.

Let’s look at four most common underlying reasons why your skin, probably, isn’t that clear.

1. Blindly following the ads/ influencers/ actresses:

It is so important to know your correct skin type without which no matter how many products you invest in you will never get the desired results so it’s very important to know your exact skin type and invest in products accordingly and not blindly follow what you see on social media or television.

Just because your favourite actress endorses a certain product it may not be the perfect suit for your skin type but it may do more harm than good for your skin in the long run.

So be very careful and be keen to learn your skin type and choose the correct products product accordingly.

Skin care

Consulting your dermatologist for the same would be suitable if you’re unable to make the correct choices.

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Health & Wellness

Green Tea boon

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Hi Friends,

We all know health is wealth… I am trying to give my 10 cents here by emphasizing on health and wellness in my blog series #healthwellnessbeauty and right now I am more keen on talking about Anti Ageing.

This is one topic we all shy away from and hesitate to talk about openly.

But the fact remains we all are aging and even if you are in your late 20’s like me, there is no way you should overlook the early signs of aging.

I hope you have read my last blog which was actually the first one for Anti Ageing and now I am taking it further By talking about one particular ingredient per week that will help you for your skin and overall health.

This Blog is all about Green Tea and its benefits.

I can’t list all – If I do so this blog might never end so I have mentioned some really small and easy ways of green tea consumption and its benefits for health and skin below.

How Does the Green Tea Work?
Green tea helps to promote weight loss in several ways:

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