Cold sore treatments are wide and varied. In fact there are so many cold sore treatments it is hard to know where to turn to when you feel a cold sore coming on. Also as well for a lot of people these days, natural treatments are high on the agenda, as putting chemicals and such…
Do you know how you can get food poisoning? It is when you don’t cook meat it all the way through or when you don’t wash you hands good or at all. It can happen when the meat is not good or if it is not cooled down enough and if you use the same…
There are different ways of looking at psoriasis, sex and beauty. A 2007 study was published in the journal Dermatology. Almost half of people who have psoriasis, experience problems with sexual desire and/or ability. Time to make lemonade out of lemons. It’s natural to feel unattractive when you have psoriasis. Don’t be critical and judgmental…
Anyone would cringe at the thought of a severe toe nail fungus. When left untreated, it can cause extreme pain on the foot. When in its advanced stages is unsightly, too. Not many people would want to be near you if you have it. You should therefore, prefer to avoid it if you can. Here's…
A gastric ulcer, also referred to as a stomach ulcer, is a ruptured lining in the stomach. Another name for a gastric ulcer is peptic ulcer, and takes place in the upper small intestine or in the stomach. The prevailing thought at one time was that stress, a unhealthy diet, and possibly smoking were some…
Many people complain about suffering from allergies. Food allergies seem to be an ever increasing health problem. The fact about food allergies is that many are not true allergies but simply the intolerance to a certain type of food. In recent years often people complain about wheat allergy. The truth about wheat allergies is that…
Getting on everyone's nerves around you and having everyone get on yours can be quite a pain. Soon you end up losing friends and family members start steering clear of you. Learning to stop being irritable can be quite an exercise in self-discipline. Learn to accept: Most often, we do not like situations around us.…
Our human body is controlled by a series of hormonal functions. N fact it can also be said that hormones are the key to maintain a vital balance of the human body. They are produced in a very minimal quantity. Any kind of disturbance to it almost halts or misguides the bodily mechanisms. They are…
The study results conclude that mood disorder and depression are two Faces of the same coin. We can call depression as a symptom of mood disorder. Feeling of hopelessness, apathy and low energy are indications of depression. Mood disorder is also characterized by failures and rejections in ones life. It is both a psychotic and…
Phobias are the most common psychiatric illness among women of all ages, and the second most common illness among men older than 25. Phobias are thought to be caused by a combination of biological factors and life events, much in the way other disorders (such as diabetes or heart disease) are influenced by a person's…
Anxiety in adult life originates in the early stages of our development. It re-surfaces when long-term personal and / or organisational structures begin to disintegrate into unfamiliar forms, and the painstakingly constructed defence systems of the personality appear to be in danger of being swept away. The root cause of this feeling is not difficult…
Insomnia in itself is not a disease. It is symptom of sleeplessness. Not getting proper sleep, not getting sleep immediately after retiring to bed, getting sleep but for shorter periods only, and unable to fall asleep after interruption are some of the symptoms of Insomnia. Insomnia is divided in three main categories depending on duration…
If you have an ingrown toenail, you can relate when I say the pain and discomfort is beyond aggravating. Trying to find comfortable shoes is sometime impossible. But what do you do about an ingrown toenail? Do you try to cut it out with a toenail clipper? Will it be there forever? Some people are…
Many people try to confirm their fears of nail fungus infection by comparing their nails to a fingernail fungus picture. While it can be very useful to do this, it is also somewhat dangerous: a photograph does not tell the whole story and other types of nail disease can look similar enough to nail fungus…
The lower back gets a lot of attention as one of the leading causes of missed work days, disability and hospital visits per year. Although not as pervasive, upper back, neck and shoulder pain can be just as disruptive as lower back pain. While sometimes a joint problem is responsible, the most common cause of…
