Month: November 2014

Depression: Types, Signs,Symptoms & Effects

Depression is counted among the major psychological illnesses which can affect the behavior, feelings, and overall health of an individual. Learn more about this illness as Dr. Chandra Shekhar puts some light on its types, symptoms, and effects.

The first thing you need to know about depression is – ‘it’s treatable’. It is more than just feeling sad all the time. This emotional illness causes one to lose interest in the things he finds pleasure. A depressed individual goes through an intense experience of despair, demotivation, and weakness. That’s why it is important to De-stress a Stressed Life.
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How to Tackle Tiredness?

Long intervals of hard work, physical exertion, and unhealthy lifestyle (poor sleep pattern, alcoholism, and drug addiction) are noted as the commonly known causes of tiredness or fatigue. A lay man could feel tired due to a recently suffered bereavement or upset, personal or family issues, emotional disturbance, work pressure, low spirits, confusion, etc.

Lack of a “good night” sleep is one of the major reasons which kindles tiredness in the body. An underlying medical problem such as anemia or viral disease such as glandular fever can extract huge amount of energy from the body, leaving the person tired for weeks. Common factors which contribute to tiredness are lack of regular exercise, unhealthy or insufficient diet, poor sexual lifestyle (frequent masturbation, unnatural sex), etc.

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What Makes Your Skin to Itch?

The cause of itching is not restricted to one particular condition – it could be a result of less severe skin conditions like insect bite or sunburn or serious disorders including sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or kidney failure. Neither is itching restricted to the location of the body – it could be localized or generalized (over the complete body).

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Usually a minor condition, itching a.k.a pruritus is an unpleasant sensation which creates the urge to scratch to gain relief. Repetitive scratching could make your skin worse or even damage it. Itching could spread to a larger area on your body with the development of infections such as scabies, ringworm, heat rash, dry skin (xerosis) hives, or skin diseases including psoriasis, eczema, etc. It could also be aggravated or caused due to anxiety, stress, or any other psychological condition.

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Electrolyte Test

Electrolytes help the body to transfer nutrients into the cells and filter the wastes out of them. Electrolytes are basically minerals in the form of salts dissolved in blood and body tissues. An electrolyte test helps to figure out the problems with human body’s electrolyte balance. Electrolytes are salts and they also help in maintaining the acid base ratio in human body.

The important electrolytes in human body are sodium and potassium. The secondary electrolytes are bicarbonates and chlorides.

Sodium operates outsides the cells and regulates the water quantities in the body.

Potassium operates inside the cells. Potassium can also be found in blood plasma. Potassium helps to regulate the rhythm of the heat during contractions.

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Blood Sugar Test

Carbohydrates are the primary source of energy in human body. Glucose levels in our body rises slightly after eating. We usually have a little lower blood sugar level during mornings before breakfast. Blood sugar is nothing but the glucose present in the blood of a human body. Human body is naturally capable of maintaining the optimal blood sugar levels under a healthy metabolism. The highs and lows in blood sugar levels may lead to different kinds of health complications.

 When do you need to test your blood sugar?

 Blood sugar tests are really important if your doctor suspects diabetes. To prevent the long-term health complications and to design a treatment plan, the diabetes patients need to undergo blood sugar tests very regularly. The blood sugar tests usually help to figure out the action plan to control diabetes.

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What to Do When You Have a Fever?

Before we jump into the treatment and causes of fever, let us first understand the definition of fever.

Definition of Fever

A fever, often referred to high temperature, is a body condition which is caused as a response to infection. The patient experiences a consistent rise in his body temperature above the normal level of 37°C or 98.6°F. During the initial stages, he feels warm. However, with the persistence of fever, the temperature goes through changes. If it rises consistently, the patient feels shivery; on the other hand, as it drops down, a sudden feeling of extreme warmth and being flushed is experienced.

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