Salman, Author at Healthoma

Lap-banding is an Effective Procedure For Adolescents

The obesity epidemic does not just apply to adults children and adolescents also have obesity rates at an all-time high. For adolescents, the rate is 30.4 percent overweight and 15 percent obese.

Children who grow up overweight are much more likely to become overweight or obese as adults so, the search for non-invasive solutions is constant. Now a procedure called lap-banding may be an effective way to control obesity.

A new study at NYU Medical Center revealed that, for patients under the age of 17, lap-banding was very effective, resulting in about a 50 percent loss of excess weight over the time frame of a year.

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How Cycling Aggravates Back Pain

Actually it’s an incomplete headline. Not only does cycling aggravate back pain, it also sometimes is the sole cause for it! For people who think cycling is the best form of exercise, it helps all body parts to get their share of exercise and movement, helps breathing etc are thinking right but partly so.

Cycling does all the above but when its done correctly. In correct rhythm, in correct posture and for a short time. Honestly, how many of us really know the difference between the right ways of cycling from the wrong?

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Dental Care: Gum Disease Can Lead To Artery Blockage and Strokes

Most of us may never connect gum disease and heart. But it has been confirmed by The American Dental Association, that gum disease goes beyond oral health. Continue reading “Dental Care: Gum Disease Can Lead To Artery Blockage and Strokes”

Braces Improve Self Esteem and Self-Confidence – Not True!

Wearing braces to align crooked teeth is an automatic thing in today’s cosmetic era. People put their children through the procedure to wear braces as a routine without giving any thought whatsoever.

We assume that people will tease our kids for having crooked teeth, which may affect their self-confidence. But in reality it’s not so. Research has confirmed that not wearing braces does not make life any less happy.

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Do You Know Hunger Is Just ONE of The Reasons We Eat?

It may take you by surprise but it’s true that hunger is not the only reason why we eat.

We use the phrase indulgence in food all the time, don’t we? If you start observing closely you will agree with me that Indulgence starts where hunger ends.

This indulgence does not stem out of hunger. There are many factors that trigger this indulgence. And this trigger differs from person to person. Find out Your Triggers & Your Reasons beyond hunger that take you closer to the calories and cholesterol you neither need nor deserve!

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Keep Corns at Bay They Can Be Painful

Your feet are very important for obvious reasons so you should look after them or face a painful existence. Corns are not life threatening nor infectious but they can be very painful. They consist of layers of skin that hardens due to pressure or repeated rubbing from ill fitting shoes or socks.

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Healing Power of Laughter for Cancer Patients

You may feel there is nothing humorous about cancer. Too true. After the diagnosis and during the treatment patients may not feel like laughing. Their minds are likely to be concerned with details about insurance and chemotherapy.

How then do we convince you that laughter is good for cancer? Most people would consider it insensitive to crack a joke or laugh when with a terminally ill patient. But have you thought that perhaps they need to be diverted from their condition? If you can do that for them you are helping them to put their disease on the backburner and live a fuller life.

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The One that Went Awry; Genes and Cancer

Cancer is genetic in the sense that altered genes activate it is a disease of genes gone wrong. A healthy body depends on the interaction of thousands of genes that manage the systematic reproduction of cells. When these genes are damaged they allow the cells to replicate unchecked, which then extend to other tissues and form growths.

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Gout The Rich or Lazy Mans Affliction

Gout is said to be the rich mans affliction, simply because he lives a life of ease, indulges in the alcohol, and eats mainly luxury foods. Of course this attitude comes from way back through the centuries when only rich people could afford to indulge themselves.

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The Levels of Autism

Autism can come in at many levels. Having an extremely autistic child can be very wearing on the family as they can be prone to behavioral problems. When my youngest son was in primary school they informed us that he was slightly autistic, although before this we had no such thoughts about him.

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