Tag: Cough

With the increased awareness of breast cancer, examining your breasts on a daily basis must have become a habit. However, there are several other...

If you think back to the times you were with a cough, especially for a long and extended period of time, you probably hate them....

This easy home remedy to cure cough and phlegm requires two easily available ingredients – carrots and honey. The beta-carotene in carrots helps your body make vitamin A, a micronutrient that boosts your immunity against disease-causing antigens and protects your cell from oxidative damage. Honey on the other hand contains vitamin C, ethereal oils and alcohol that not only fights infections and free radicals, but also helps relieve the painful symptoms of coughing.

Dry heaving or retching can be quite painful on the body as well as the mind. It is often a temporary urge to vomit...

Pediatricians know what is best for a child and his or her health. But there are a lot of things they don’t share with...

Every expectant mom takes utmost care to ensure the safety of their baby. Apart from eating well, there are a few other things you...

Not all of us like the winters. Well, some of us surely love that cold wind blowing outside and the chills down our spine...

You may choose to ignore symptoms like heartburn, indigestion, and chronic cough. But did you know that these can be your body’s warning signals for GERD? Occurring on their own or along with chest pain or difficulty in swallowing commonly veers toward a GERD diagnosis. So watch out for these symptoms and seek help at the right time as an untreated disease can lead to many other complications, including cancer.

Contrary to the popular myth, eating carrots cannot ensure you perfect eyesight and in fact, too much of beta-carotene can increase the risk of cancer if you are a smoker. Microwaving food is a good way to preserve various water-soluble and heat soluble nutrients in food when compared to conventional cooking. There are so many myths that exist about food and nutrition and it's important that we know them.

Mold is a fast-growing fungus that loves warm and damp places. If it gets out of control, it can cause sick building syndrome, a set of symptoms that cause illness. Common signs include headaches, nausea, dizziness, and fatigue. It might cause typical allergy symptoms like dry coughing, sneezing, red eyes, and rashes. Have asthma? Mold can trigger attacks! To determine your risk, get an allergy test and keep your house clean.

Firstly, the aim of this article is not to cause panic but to raise awareness and keep you alert to cancer symptoms. Many of...

Coughing and wheezing (when you make a high-pitched whistling sound while breathing) are your body’s way of telling you that all is not okay...

Garlic can kill bacteria in the throat reduce cough. A hot ginger tea with honey can help remove mucus from the respiratory system. For children, 2.5 ml of honey before bedtime can ease their coughing. Black pepper can reduce congestion and clear mucus. Other foods you can include in your diet are chamomile tea, dark chocolate, pineapples, lemon, and chicken soup.

Acid reflux is also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease and it is a condition in which the liquid content of the stomach backs up, or...

Most of us ignore coughs, but to do so can be very harmful. A short spell of coughing if neglected, can often turn into...