As we grow older so is our body systems and parts. Many of these parts already begin to deteriorate their functions and they affect each other. The diseases they give to the body become complications. One of the diseases that is caused by old age is joint pain.

Joint painis very common to adult people especially those ages 45 and above. Many people at this age experience creaking of knees, hips and ankles. However, this is not necessary a result of aging but it could also be...

Cardiac Rehabilitation

The most alarming predictions made for the new millennium is that of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) topping the list of death and disability. These accounts for 2, 08,000 deaths, that is 36% of the annual total, every year (coronary heart disease statistics, 2007). CVD rates in urban areas in India are now 4-fold higher than in the USA which were same in 1968 (Enas EA. 2000 ). According to World health organization (WHO) by 2010 CVD’s...

Research conducted since the 1970’s shows that drug rehabilitation treatment can help motivate many people to change destructive behavior patterns. Once the bad behavior has been changed, a person is able to avoid a drug relapse and successfully leave behind a life spent abusing drugs. Recovering from a drug addiction is a long-term process which requires effective rehabilitation treatment. Based on medical research, there have been some important discoveries made about how drug...

People nowadays live very busy lives. In fact, many complain that they don't have enough time to fulfill their obligations to their family, work and even social life because of lack of time. With many of us juggling two jobs just to be able to put food on the table and pay mortgages and other debts, the idea of getting sick is something dreadful and unimaginable.

If you can't afford to be sick because of all the things that you have to do, then you need to know how you can...

Losing weight is a matter of understanding the laws of physics. The amount of weight you lose and the rate at which you will lose all your excess baggage is a function between the amount of energy that your body takes in through food and the amount of this same energy that will be used up by performing physical activities.

Hence, if you are overweight, you are taking in food or energy that is more than that which your body spends. Sure, proper diet is an important key to...

Don’t you hate that underarm jiggle? Who doesn’t? The only way to dump to lose the arm fat is to begin an all out assault on your body composition. You’ve got to make a commitment to weight loss, and begin right where you are, with the weight loss and diet tools that you have.

Take both of your thumbs and pointer fingers and create a diamond in the shape of a triangle. Now do pushups with your hands like that. If you're not use to doing pushups, do them with...

Pubic hair is hair in the frontal genital area, the crotch, and sometimes at the top of the inside of the legs. Pubic hair removal is now a matter of concern for both men and women. For hygiene reasons alone many individuals choose to remove unwanted body hair in the pubic area, hence, the search for the best pubic hair removal method. Waxing is one very popular method. It is inexpensive, it can be done from home, and the results last for some weeks in many cases. Women have always paid...

Home made facial masks are very easy to make. There is two types of masks; a relaxing mask and a stimulating mask.Relaxing masks moisturize the skin and refresh the skin. Stimulating masks promote blood flow and firm up the skin. Face masks offer the best protection in the fight against Sars. Dry skin will benefit from hydrating masks made from glycerin, honey and oils. Ginseng or green tea masks are great for soothing skin. Masks (homemade or otherwise) should stay on for 10-15...

Prevention is perhaps the most useful and difficult to utilize in a child, with so much 'drug' innuendo advertisedon television and radio, sometimes things like the 'D.A.R.E' program which is utilized in most public schools,are just not enough to dissuade the daily reinforcement our children receive that drugs are 'cool' and that using them poses 'minimal' risks. From actors, to musicians, to athletes, it isn't uncommon to sit down for one day and watch television, or listen to the...