Balance diet is nothing but eating nutritious food in proportion. This helps you to keep your body fit and healthy. Balance diet consists of Vitamins, Minerals, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Salts and Fats etc. Let us know the role of all these in our body.
Every body wants to be healthy and fit. Many people believe that only regular exercise will keep them fit and healthy. Yes, it’s true but not completely, you should also need to have a healthy diet i.e. balance diet. Regular exercise and balance diet together keeps you healthy and fit.
Introduction First, the etymology. The English word ‘dysentery’ has its roots in two Greek words meaning “ill” and “intestine”. Dysentery is a general term for a class of gastrointestinal disorders that are characterized by inflammation of the intestines, particularly the colon. Characteristic features of dysentery include abdominal pain and cramps, staining of stools, and frequent [...]
History Depression is not a new phenomenon. Depression has found portrayal in literature and arts for centuries. In the nineteenth century, doctors started viewing depression as an inherited weakness of temperament. In the first half of last century, the famous psychiatrist Freud linked the development of depression to guilt and conflict. Last some decades have [...]
Introduction Nausea and vomiting are not diseases, but rather are symptoms of many different conditions, such as infection (“stomach flu”), food poisoning, motion sickness, overeating, blocked intestine, illness, concussion or brain injury, appendicitis, and migraines. Nausea and vomiting can sometimes be symptoms of more serious diseases such as heart attacks, kidney or liver disorders, central [...]
What It Is Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease of humans caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy is also known as hansen’s disease. Greek: lepid = scales on a fish. The disease can affect the skin, mucous membranes, and eyes and some of the nerves that are located outside the central nervous system (peripheral [...]
What Is Hemophilia? Hemophilia is a group of hereditary genetic disorders that impair the body’s ability to control blood clotting or coagulation. Etymology is as under: Greek: haima = blood philia = to love.
What It Is Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease. Tuberculosis was earlier known as ‘consumption’. Its symptoms include chest pain, coughing up blood and a productive, prolonged cough for more than three weeks. Its systematic symptoms include fever, chills, night sweats, appetite loss, weight loss, pallor, and often a tendency to fatigue very easily. When [...]
What It Is: As the title declares, influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu viruses. Influenza is also known by the name ‘flu’. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The flu is different from a cold. The flu usually comes on suddenly and may include [...]
What Is Appendicitis? To understand Appendicitis, one needs to understand an organ called ‘appendix’. The appendix is a small, tube-like structure attached to the first part of the large intestine, also called the colon. The appendix is located in the lower right portion of the abdomen. It has no known function. Removal of the appendix [...]
