Waking up at midnight to hear someone snoring loudly next to you isn’t ideal. Many snorers end up waking themselves up depending on how loud they are. Sometimes you try to sleep again, and other times you persuade them to switch to the quieter side. Severe snoring can disrupt your sleep and cause you to...
Obesity is a condition in which an individual has excess body fat. It can be defined based on the BMI (Body Mass Index) score, according to which a person with a score of 30 or more is considered to be obese. The hip to waist ratio is also a factor that determines whether a person...
Whether you like it or not, your dietary habits are directly related to the probability of causing diabetes or worsening the condition. So, if you are in the pink of your health and wish to avoid the condition or are already suffering from it, it’s high time you keep track of what’s on your plate....
The rise of processed and packaged foods coupled with time constraints and other lifestyle changes has led to bad dietary habits among people. With the daily serving of whole foods such as fruits, vegetables and legumes being replaced by unhealthy foods, nutritional deficiencies are on the rise. Fortified foods were introduced to counter the inability...
The management of diabetes is no easy task, and it takes a dedicated effort with no room for inconsistencies. Maintaining a healthy weight is one of the critical aspects of the management of the condition. However, a factor that often threatens to derail this effort is the constant craving for food. While an urge to...
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common condition that has seen a tremendous rise in recent years due to lifestyle changes that have swept the globe like a pandemic. The sedentary lifestyle, stress, dietary habits, and myriad other factors are responsible for the spike in high blood pressure cases. The primary reason why this...
A major contributory factor in the rise of obesity is the lifestyle change that has taken over our society in the latter part of the 20th century. There has been a steady rise in people becoming overweight and even suffering from obesity. These lifestyle changes have had a negative impact on our health and well...
Diabetes – the scourge of modern society, is on the rise owing to lifestyle changes that have taken over our lives. The symptoms and effects of the disease can take a toll on the mind and the body. Over time it can also result in much more severe problems if not appropriately managed. It is...