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Common Health Issues Faced by Children
As a pediatrician, I can certainly say that children of the house are the most prone to the everyday diseases as they do activities which include mingling with other kids at schools (which might be carrying diseases with them), doing a lot of running around the house or in playground (leading to broken bones) or even feigning some illness to avoid the next school test or dangerous bullies. Well, a professional consultation is a must when they experience any issue. However, there are things which can be taken care of before bringing them to the doctor (or not bringing them at all). Following are some common issues faced by the most sensitive members of the family:
- The first in any list are running noses, coughs and colds. These usually go away in a few days but several parents like to treat them with cough or cold medicine, painkillers, vaporizers while others don’t. One can also avoid sending them to the school and make them rest for some time.
Chronic Diseases Caused by Obesity on children
Within the last couple of weeks, I have been visited by three parents who are stressing that their child doesn’t leave the couch, doesn’t exercise, keeps on eating junk food - in general becoming more obese day by day. Nowadays, childhood obesity is being considered as a common epidemic. Several studies have stated that almost one third child population in United States is getting overweight and one third is getting depressed. One can wonder what would happen with the rest. Many parents understand that obesity can cause other health problems but there are many who think that eating and lazing around is a part of the growing age and would cure overtime. Well, it might but there are 95 percent chances that they will develop other chronic diseases that can seriously affect their life’s quality.
The several chronic diseases that can be caused by obesity (I have personally seen many children with those diseases) includes:
6 Stress Relief Tips to control your emotions and mind
All of us go through some kind of physical or emotional pressure at some point of time. With demanding jobs and relationships, we think we need such pressures that push us to perform better, and we call them positive and good. But at times we might have to face certain events in life that leaves us in pain and stress, like death of a relative, loss of job, illness, divorce, hostile and painful atmosphere etc.
We tend to worry, fear and get irritable and tensed all the time. Constant stress is very harmful both to the body and to the mind. It might cause stress related disorders like Hypertension, allergies, skin problems, migraine, ulcers, heart problems etc. It also affects our thoughts and gives us feelings of low self esteem, failure, low confidence etc. Such inabilities not only make us under perform but also disturb our mental balance and composure.
10 helpful Home remedies for diarrhea control
The word diarrhea is loose motions. Diarrhea is the frequent watery process of excretion of the digested food from the anal canal. Severe form of diarrhea may also leads to death. It is an insufficiency of intestine which leads to improper absorption of water in to the gut which results in diarrhea. Diarrhea can be acute as well as chronic with no age bar. Diarrhea due to prolonged period may lead to general weakness due to the excretion of some useful vitamins and patient may go under acute renal failure due to metabolic acidosis.
Various causes of diarrhea:
- Intestinal disorders
- Food poisoning
- Intestinal tract putrefactions
- Binge eating
- Improper digestion of food
- Bacterial and viral infections
Home remedies for diarrhea:
- Consumption of dried mango seeds powder along with water helps in stopping diarrhea.
- In acute case of diarrhea an oral rehydration solution therapy is the best therapy to cure acute diarrhea.
11 Must know Natural Home remedies for dry skin
Dry skin: This is a disorder in which secretion of oil is less from the sebaceous glands. Dry skins occur during winter. Women generally applying excess of make-up which also results in dry skin. Dry skin generally occurs on the face, fore arms, on thighs and on the sides of the abdomen. Dry skin is a common condition for people who are living at low humid regions.
Various causes for dry skin:
- Insufficient oil secretion from the sebaceous glands to the skin.
- Vitamin deficiencies like vitamin E, A and B which are responsible for dry skin.
- Dermatological diseases like psoriasis, eczema and dermatitis.
- Natural factors like cold, dry weather, excess application of cosmetic items, pollution etc.
11 Must know Natural Home remedies for dry skin
- One of the best home remedies for dry skin is massaging with almond oil and olive oil on the affected part.