“Price of sitting too much comes with a rusted body and accelerated aging. Are you up for it?” A Sedentary Lifestyle is a way of life where a person (be it a child or an adult) does not indulge in any physical activity or exercise. A more colloquial term “couch potato” is often used to describe people who intentionally follow...

Prolactin hormone and Fertility ‘Fertility’ - The word still makes a lot of people fumble or turn their heads over. Majority feel shy discussing it, instead finding a solution for potential complications it possess. Hormones act significantly in maintaining the fertility of an individual. Prolactin is a hormone that plays a role in fertility by obstructing follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and...

Vitamin D Benefits Summer is here! The very season reflects the different emotions of different people. The children are all preparing for the vacation, and the common people and the elderly are a little tired of the daily chores. Because of the heat and uncomfortable road flour. However, we cannot ignore the fact that the sun's rays activate vitamin D...

Iron Deficiency The 31-year-old Carl had a cheerful personality, worked steadily for 9 to 5, and liked adventures on the weekends. Adrenaline junkies zealously choose their favorite entertainment. But soon his awakening began to slow his life due to lethargy, weight gain, and lethargy. This also affected his daily work. He decided to wear a detective's hat to find the...

“Bask in the sun for strong bones”, is a common adage each one of us hear now and then! Sunshine is essential to sustain life on Earth. Apart from providing warmth, it kicks starts the production of vitamin-D, just by touching our skin. This sunshine vitamin is the only vitamin that our body can make on its own. The...

Is Testing Thyroid Regularly Important The butterfly-shaped steel serves as the engine of our body and weighs only 25 grams and 2 inches. This is the "thyroid gland," a small gland located at the base of the neck. It produces two hormones, T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine), which play a huge role in regulating metabolism and overall functioning of the...

Can Obesity Cause Cancer “I am fat because my mother makes tasty food” is a confession almost every obese person makes! Carrying some extra pounds is considered to be a sign of content, foody, and a happy lifestyle by many. But does anyone think beyond it? Has anyone ever thought about the indirect adversities that arise due to obesity? Diabetes,...

Type 2 Diabetes? More than 50 million Indians have type 2 diabetes! However, what we lack is widespread awareness of this diabetes, which we call the diabetes capital of the world. Diabetes is a metabolic disorder caused by excessive blood sugar levels in the body. Although much is said about this disease, most Indian adults do not know how to recognize, treat or...

Fat or slim, weight is the worry All the ugly notions; let them be buried! Open any daily news report, magazine or even TV channels, advertisements pertaining to promising solutions of quick weight loss as well as gain are in abundance! Body weight has become an Achilles heel in today’s world, wherein personality is ranked in major arenas over intelligence or...

Living with cancer Medicine has made great strides, but cancer is frowned upon as the most inaccessible aspect that threatens the lives of many people in one way or another. Treatment of the disease takes a long time and eventually lasts for many years. A patient with cancer is initially cared for sincerely, but as treatment progresses, most caregivers tend...