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Understanding Body Weight 10 Aug 2011 | 12:45 am
Body weight or mass is the measure of heaviness of a person and is a sum total of the fat and lean mass contained by the body. Lean mass comprises of muscles, body fluids (blood, extra and intra cellu...
Welcome to Weight Management 5 Aug 2011 | 07:17 pm
In today’s scenario a lot has been said and done about the healthy body weight, obesity, weight management, etc., still obesity is now taking epidemic proportions. Currently what we have is a situatio...
Are you lactose intolerant? 3 Aug 2011 | 09:27 pm
Do you suffer with a strange queasiness whenever you consume milk or other dairy products? Chances are high that you suffer with Lactose Intolerance. Lactose is a disaccharide (carbohydrate) which is...
Wonder Foods: Cat’s Claw 29 Jul 2011 | 08:41 pm
Cat’s Claw or Uncaria tomentosa is a woody vine which is found on trees in the rain forests of Central and South America. It earns its name from the sharp thorns on its stem. The inner bark of the pla...
What is Diabetes Insipidus? 28 Jul 2011 | 07:04 pm
Diabetes insipidus shares its first name and few of the symptoms with diabetes mellitus. It is a rare condition in which the kidneys are unable to conserve water as they perform their function of filt...
Enjoy the Rains sans Infections 22 Jul 2011 | 09:01 pm
Cooling monsoon showers bring with them a bunch of infectious diseases, making it essential to pay extra care to our eating habits. Our body is more susceptible to infections like food poisoning, diar...
How important is Blood Glucose Monitoring & Control?? Contd…. 21 Jul 2011 | 06:56 pm
Vascular Disease (disease of blood vessels): As we age our blood vessels slowly harden and there is a deposition of plaque, extent of which depends on the diet and lifestyle of a person. Diabetic stat...
How important is Blood Glucose Monitoring and Control?? 18 Jul 2011 | 07:28 pm
A person when diagnosed with diabetes initially suffers disbelief and as an after effect of that shock tries to take precautions and follows extra measures to control blood glucose. But as the time el...
Common FAQs regarding BP monitors 14 Jul 2011 | 04:57 am
Some common questions people have on BP monitors. Here is my take: What are the standard Blood Pressure Classifications? The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Society of Hyperten...
BP Monitors: How to choose a BP monitor? 14 Jul 2011 | 04:53 am
Hypertension is on the rise, and almost everyone over the age of 30 should monitor BP regularly. However, a common question we receive is – How to choose a BP monitor? Here are a few thoughts, there a...
