Acid-Base Disorders : a Look into Balance and Imbalance

Homeostasis is a tendency of interdependent elements to attain a state of constant equilibrium. Balance is the key to maintaining healthy bodily functions. Core temperature, blood glucose, sodium and chloride levels, body pH are a few systems the living body aims to take care of constantly.

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Acid Base Balance

The difference between acidity and alkalinity of the body is known as pH (potential of Hydrogen). It is calculated on a scale of 0-14, with 0 being most acidic and 14 most alkaline. Our body, functions to its optimal capacity at a pH of 7.3-7.45. This pH is essential for cells to perform their activities efficiently. Any upward or downward deviation in pH value can put the body in a state of excess alkalinity or acidity. Proteins may lose their original structure (denaturation), enzymes will not function properly and even death may occur in a few cases. Diseases mostly find their home in an acidic environment, which is why it becomes all the more important to take care of our health.

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Take Advantage Of These 12 Amazing Health Packages

Health Packages Overview

The Internet has introduced every household in India to the world of premium health care services at their doorsteps. Majority of people these days are conscious of their own health and also their family’s physical well-being due to awareness. However, obesity and other life-altering diseases are sadly becoming the order of the day. Although, awareness about the same is rising all thanks to the media. 

health checkup packages in India
health checkup packages

Different health check packages offered by hospitals big and small are playing the role of modern-day messiahs for safeguarding health of common people. Done every once in a while, these health packages could easily prevent the person from footing huge hospital bills in future. If prescribed by doctor, it shouldn’t be taken as a cause of huge concern, as tests just help the doctor in confirming or disproving chances of any ailment. Continue reading “Take Advantage Of These 12 Amazing Health Packages”

Have You Observed a Bone Spur (Bone Out Growth)?

A human baby has 270 bones which decreases to 206 by adulthood. Decrease in the number of bones happens because some bones in the human body fuse together as you grow up.

Your bones are the strongest and the most important entity of your body. They provide a structural framework to your body. They serve to protect the important and delicate organs of your body. Bones along with skeletal muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints are responsible for your body movements.

Bones are known to be a store house of minerals like calcium and phosphorus. They house bone marrow that produce blood cells. Your bones must be protected from diseases or any other problems that affect their strength. This will help you enable a healthy life for coming years. bone-spur

Just imagine if there are any abnormalities or disorders in the bones, as these could cause terrible effect on all of their functionalities. You must have heard of many bone diseases as they are getting common now-a-days. An unhealthy lifestyle is one of the reason for developing a bone disease. Continue reading “Have You Observed a Bone Spur (Bone Out Growth)?”

Colonoscopy – Procedure, Preparation and Risks Involved

The colon in colloquial terms is our large intestine. The large intestine gets rid of the left over food after nutrients from it are absorbed. Waste products are then passed into the rectum. A healthy colon is as important as consuming healthy food. The colon is largely responsible for elimination of toxins and wastes from our body. Various treatments and tests come into the picture, when this organ is under-performing or is in a bad condition. what-is-colonoscopyColonoscopy is one such test for protecting your large intestine from tumors, polyps and cancerous growths. Read on to find out more about this important test.

What is a colonoscopy?
A colonoscopy is a procedure performed by a doctor that helps him or her to inspect your colon which lies in the large intestine. It is a diagnostic test for finding causal factors behind tumors, loss of blood, inflammation, colon polyps and tumors in there. It is also used for screening to detect cancerous and precancerous polyps growing in colon, which can be further treated by colon cancer surgery. Continue reading “Colonoscopy – Procedure, Preparation and Risks Involved”

Is Appendix the Hidden Reason behind Stomach Ache?

Appendix is a tube like structure placed at junction of small and large intestine. It resembles a small worm-like structure and is joined by colon. Apparently, appendix does no major function, but can be considered as storehouse for beneficial bacteria. It boosts functioning of digestive system after illnesses like diarrhea. It has been observed that removal of appendix poses no major health issues.

Appendix resembles the shape of pouch and connects to large intestine. Appendicitis and appendix cancer are two major ailments of appendix. Let us understand and study these two ailments elaborately.

What is appendicitis and what are its causes?

Appendicitis is one of the major diseases associated with appendix. The precise cause of appendicitis is yet unknown. Most of the cases of appendicitis develop due to partial or complete obstruction of appendix. inflamed-appendix

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Maxillofacial Surgery – Are You a Candidate for It?

Imagine, you have met with an accident and this has disfigured your face to some extent. In that case, your doctor would refer you to a maxillofacial surgeon for correction surgeries to repair the broken jaw, or a reconstruction surgery. Maxillofacial Surgery is the specialty that deals with treating patients off the injuries they incurred in the head, jaw, neck, oral tissues and facial area. what-is-maxillofacial-surgery
Read on to find out more about maxillofacial surgery, people who have to undergo it, risks and benefits attached to it. Also find out available types of the surgery.  Continue reading “Maxillofacial Surgery – Are You a Candidate for It?”

Is High Cholesterol Ruining Your Health and Happiness?

Cholesterol is the current buzzword ready to stir tension among people! There are many conceptions and misconceptions amongst people regarding cholesterol. But, how many people actually know that there is good and bad cholesterol and that the good one is needed to even out effects of bad one?

It is also wrongly believed that, kids cannot develop cholesterol problems. Wrong! They can develop cholesterol problems at as less an age as 8. For adults, the silver lining is that 1 in 3 adults having high cholesterol are able to keep it under check. high-cholesterol-and-health-problems

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Are You Protecting Your Digestive Health or Wrecking It?

A long weekend of binge eating and letting go of your neatly chalked out diet plan is certainly what should not be done frequently. Such binge eating which is done once in a blue moon doesn’t cause any visible harm; however, anything done in excess obviously is harmful. Just as junk food is harmful for your weight, it is even more harmful for your digestive system. Read on to find out whether are you really taking good care of your digestive system and if no, then what steps should be taken to safeguard it.

What is your digestive system?
The digestive system which is made up of liver, pancreas and gall bladder, helps the body to digest food properly. digestive-system The digestive system breaks down the food you consume into molecules and provides benefits of them through nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins and the like.  Continue reading “Are You Protecting Your Digestive Health or Wrecking It?”

Dental Braces: Safe and Easy Way to Beautify Your Smile!

Get rid of your dental woes with dental braces for a more confident you! A person’s smile is the first thing noticed among every other parameter of his personality. A smile is capable to improve an ordinary looking person’s appearance. However, not everyone is blessed with a neat set of pearly whites. There are people who feel the need of dental braces for teeth health and of course for their overall looks. There are hordes of people frequenting dentists and cosmetic surgeons for teeth enhancement. Everything boils down to spending lots of money on getting that perfect smile. dental braces treatment in India
But what if your doctor tells you that you need dental braces for correcting crooked or irregular teeth? Would you go for it? Reports suggest that people from royalty to less-than-famous people worldwide, are opting for dental braces to correct wrongly positioned teeth and also a crooked smile.  Continue reading “Dental Braces: Safe and Easy Way to Beautify Your Smile!”

Infertility to fertility –Bring home your bundle of joy together!

For those who consider parenting to be something that makes marriage a real bliss, infertility can be devastating. And it is only they who understand the desperation that needs to be undergone to end this endless wait of having their own child and bringing home their bundle of joy.

Childlessness can be traumatic for both genders. For some couples, this becomes one of the biggest hurdles to their marital life. However, infertility is not something incorrigible or inexorable. Rather, a lot of it depends on our own life styles.

From infertility to fertility

Therefore, if it is infertility that is making you feel hopeless and miserable, curving out a solution is the only way out. So how do you go about that?

A journey from infertility to fertility requires a complete know how about the situation and factors that disturb male and female fertility on an elemental level. In India, lack of sufficient awareness related to reproductive health, does not allow patients to opt for infertility treatment measures that are easily available.

Thus, today’s post discusses every aspect related to infertility; including fertilization, to causes that hinder it. Symptoms of male and female infertility have been discussed at length. You may also understand remedial measures that treat problems related to poor fertile health.

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