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Hypertension

Today, blood pressure can be controlled with lower doses of medications,

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CHOLESTEROL BALANCED

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May 18, 2008
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HEALTHY HEART

Eat a fibrous breakfast every day.

May 04, 2008
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This Summer!

Summer time brings certain dangers that can really ruin the season for you.

April 20, 2008
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Yoga

The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanata Centers

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Morning Walk

The best form of exercise is believed to be the “Morning Walk”

Mar 23, 2008
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Indigestion & Gastric Trouble

The main cause of this disease is our faulty eating habits.

Mar 9, 2008
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Stress

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Feb 23, 2008
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Sleep Disorder

Caffeine drinkers may find it difficult to fall asleep.

Feb 9, 2008
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9 Ways to Quit Smoking

Either ways the END comes …. But a little too sooner……

Jan 26, 2008
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SMOKING is INJURIOUS TO HEALTH

Appetite, taste and smell are weakened.

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General Health
Indigestion & Gastric Trouble

From school days to old age, every individual is attacked by indigestion and Gastric Trouble irrespective of time and age. Below are a few tips on the causes and management of this condition which is frequently caused by eating too fast, especially by eating high-fat foods quickly.

General health tips

Causes of Indigestion
  1. Excessive acid accumulation in the stomach.
  2. Consumption of alcohol
  3. Over-eating
Symptoms
  1. A pain or a burning feeling in the upper portion of the stomach
  2. Feeling sick to one’s stomach; nausea
  3. Feeling bloated
  4. Uncontrollable burping
  5. Heartburn
  6. Feeling feverish
  7. A bitter taste in the mouth due to acid coming up into the oesophagus from the stomach.
  8. Rumbling in your stomach.
  9. Sense of fullness after eating
  10. A feeling as though something is lodged in the oesophagus
  11. Pain and discomfort at the xiphoid region
  12. Sudden chills, comparable to those felt during fevers.
Management

Antacids neutralize excess stomach acid, and can provide temporary relief .

If symptoms persist, immediately consult your physician to rule out more serious abdominal conditions or diseases.

Drink lot of water

Causes & Nature Cure of Gastric Trouble

Like Constipation and Indigestion, Gastric trouble is also a common problem nowadays. Men, women, aged people and even children are among the sufferers of gastric trouble. Its main symptoms are:

  1. Distended abdomen
  2. Sounds in abdomen
  3. Tense stomach
  4. Release of wind with sound from anal passage
  5. Belching
Causes:

The main cause of this disease is our faulty eating habits. Eating in hurry, eating at wrong time, talking while eating, and excessive intake of water during eating and eating spicy food are the factors which increase gastric trouble. A tense and an irritated mind is also a major cause of Gastric trouble.

Treatment:

The best treatment of gastric trouble is to improve and control the eating habits. However, Nature Cure treatment if taken properly gives quick results. The food substances responsible for wind formation may be avoided. Full concentration over meal may be given during eating and food should be masticated properly. Weekly fast may be helpful.

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