Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder associated with airway inflammation. An inflammation of the air pipe leads to narrowed vessels that reduce airflow and causes symptoms like wheezing, cough, breathlessness and chest tightness. It’s a recurring condition that affects people during season changes, nights and winters. Also, certain allergies trigger asthma such as allergies to pollen, grass, dust, animal furs, smoke, fumes and soaps. 

You often see your doctors turn into a detective when they understand that you have leaky gut. Leaky gut isn’t just a diagnosis but a prognosis that needs to be addressed. Your gut or intestine is a part of gastrointestinal part which starts from your mouth and ends at anus. It does the most important job of processing the food starting from breaking it down, absorption and elimination. This is our biggest immunity system, which the research knows very little about.  

Approaching weight loss can come with its own set of challenges and misconceptions. A large number of diets provide instant solutions promising quick weight loss. Diet pills, slimming shakes, sauna belts, herbal teas –the list is endless. But what is the best way to approach healthy weight loss, especially as a working woman?

The sudden onset of the recent pandemic has changed everyone’s lifestyle in an unprecedented way. These   changes in lifestyle weren’t limited only to work.  With several lockdowns in place, it also affected in every dimension of life. (1) Studies show that, the change in the daily grind has led to an increase in anxiety and stress levels. 

Women have an inborn talent to multitask.  Starting from taking care of groceries, kids, chores at house and balancing their career at par with everything else without breaking a sweat makes her a superwoman!  While being busy taking care of everything else, they often forget the need to take care of themselves. This can lead to fatigue and overlooked health issues.
 

Working on shifts can often take a toll on your eating habits, sleep patterns and exercise schedule. Rotational shifts can further throw things out of balance. Many shift workers eat unhealthy foods, skip exercise and also have disturbed sleep. This can lead to weight gain and other associated lifestyle related diseases.

Working night shifts and trying to stay healthy may seem like a complicated balancing act. Granted that shift work comes with its own set of challenges- regulating sleep timings, non- availability of healthy foods, skipped exercise, sedentary work, weight gain etc.

Loss of appetite can be caused by various conditions. However, it becomes normal once the underlying condition is treated.  

It is a known fact that sleep and diet are inter-connected. But did you know the role individual vitamins and minerals play in getting a good night’s sleep?

Sleep hygiene is a series of sleep habits and different practices that are necessary to improve your quality of night-time sleep and helps you stay active in the day.