Simple tips to keep your hands look younger
Most of us take time out of our busy schedule to see that our face looks younger and radiant. What we forget is that other parts of the body also need the same attention and care. Next to the face, our hands are the most visible part of our body. And they are the body parts which show the earliest sign of aging!
Imagine a day of your life without the hand! They play an important role in communication.While speaking or communicating with others you use your hands to express yourself, emphasize a point etc It is a part of the body that you use the most, you cook with them, get dressed with them, write with them, empathize with them and shake others hands when you meet them. But unfortunately it is the most neglected part of the body as we take it for granted!
Some facts about hands:
1. The skin on the back of your hands is extremely delicate.
2. The skin at the back of your hand is very thin, without any fat(which is why the veins are so visible)
3. As we grow older, any fat that is there lessens and the skin becomes dry and loose, exposing the veins even more.
4. Our hands have a very few oil glands and they get dry easily and very often as well.
5. Hands tell you how you lead your life.
6. Hands tell you take care of your body and skin.
7. Hands tell you how old a woman is.
8. Hands tell an observer a lot about you as a person.
How to take care of hands:
1. Moisturize your hands at least four times a day.
2. Use your face exfoliator on your hands once a week.
3. Rub cornmeal on them after washing, if your hands are greasy.
4. Wear rubber gloves while working at home and in the garden.
5. Protect your hands from the ravages of changing weather.
6. Apply Sunscreen lotion or sun block at the back of your hand while going out in the sun
7. Use a mild soap while washing them
8. Keep your cuticles clean.
9. Have manicures done once a while
Home and herbal treatment for hands:
1. Soak your hands in warm water and add some lemon juice to it. This will get rid of all the grime and keep the skin soft.
2. If you have dry hands after washing your hands, use some salt and wash them again under water. Once done, dry them and use a land lotion.
3. If you have rough hands, rub them with a mixture of sugar and olive oil for 1 minute. Then wash it off.
4. Massaging helps to increase the blood circulation in the hands and thus helps in doing away with the loss of feeling, numbness and coldness.
Good Parenting Tips
Every parent would like their child to proudly say that “My parents are the best parents in the world!” Every parent would love to know how they can be better parents to their precious children. Good parenting skills will help to develop a great relationship between you and your children. Good parenting is also important to help your children grow into confident and well-adjusted individuals.
Parenting is not easy and at the same time not so difficult. These are some tips which will help to make the journey smoother and easier. These tips are not addressing a specific problem, they are just certain guidelines. These are general parenting tips which you can apply in your everyday life while bringing up the kids.
1. Spend more time with your children: Your child is not going to remain young always. Time will fly away and he will soon be in his teens. Once they have attained the teenage they will be busy and have less time for you. While on the other hand the childhood time is the time when you can spend maximum amount of time with your child and grow close to him. Try to collect as many memorable incidents with him during that time. You will surely relish thinking of it later!
2. Try to think from the child’s point of view: If you are at any point of time irritated due to his demands or questions, just spare a moment and put yourself in his shoes. Come down to his imagination and reasoning level. Then you will be surprised to find that his demands are quite natural .You can even try and remember what you used to do when you were of that age! This will melt away your irritation!
3. Develop the right eating habits at a very early age: Make it a point to feed your child with the right food from the very early age. If your children eat healthy foods right from a young age, then it is likely that the habit will continue till adulthood. Thus you can ensure that your child grows into a well nourished adult.
4. Have a family time: In this very busy world we see that even the family members do not have time for one another. So make it a point to have at least one meal together as a family. This is so because you can do something together as a family. If this is not possible fix some 15 minutes during which the whole family plays together or chant bhajans together. This will strengthen the bond between you and your children!
5. Make your children Independent: Do not try to do everything needed by your child. For example let him make his own bed or pack his school bag and thing like this right from early childhood. This will help him to be independent. Making your child do a little cleaning of the house, folding of clothes, and washing dishes, etc will help him to learn basic life skills which everybody needs to know.
6. Do not try to impose things on your child: Ask their opinion on simpler and small affairs of the household matters. This will develop the decision making capacity of your child and he will also feel important.
7. Teach your child to be polite: Be a good listener. When your child speaks, listen to him so that he knows that when you speak he ought to listen. Whenever he interrupts your conversation, instead of being aggressive, tell him very politely that he has to wait for you to finish. If you want your child to learn manners, you have to follow them yourself. Try to use words like “Excuse Me”, “Thank You” “Sorry” while speaking to him so that he gets into the habit of using them!
8. Help your Child to overcome the fear of failure: If at any point of time your child is at the failure side, instead of scolding him or punishing him and using the phrases “I knew you will not be able to do it” or “You are fit for nothing”, try to encourage him to succeed. Let him understand that failure is the stepping stone for success! Encourage him to face the situation again and guide him so that he attains success. This will indirectly boast his confidence level which will be required in the later part of his life.
Mouth Ulcers-Causes and Herbal Cure
Mouth ulcers are the most common disease which people suffer from, very often. These appear as the painful sore with white core either on tongue or inner side of lips and cheek. In Medical terms it is known as “apthous ulcers”. Generally 2-5 ulcers appear at a time and the condition is so painful that it makes eating, drinking, and even talking very difficult. But due to very fast healing ability of our mouth they subside in 10-12 days only to reappear again in next 3-4 weeks. These ulcers are very painful as they expose the nerve of mouth which gets irritated even on slight movement. Appearance of ulcers mostly start in childhood or teenage and continues till late 40’s.
Causes of mouth ulcers:
- Injury: – ulcers can occur due to accidental chewing of tongue or cheek biting. Drinking too hot tea, coffee or water is also responsible for mouth ulcerations. Trauma to inner side of mouth during brushing also causes ulcers. Irritation due to ill fitting dentures, newly placed braces can also cause ulcerations.
- Stomach upset: – constipation is most common factor known for mouth ulcerations.
- Stress: – it is second most common cause for ulcerations. It is mostly hormone related. Certain hormones are released in our body during stressful period which cause ulcers in mouth. Inadequate sleep is also one of the reasons for ulcers.
- Heredity: – in many children it is inherited. It can due to certain genes which are responsible for ulcers.
- Deficiencies: – iron, vitamin, zinc deficiencies are also blamed for mouth ulcers.
- Hormonal variations: – in women ulcers are mostly associated with onset of menstrual cycle when hormones level change in their body.
- Medical problem: – certain viral and bacterial infections are also associated with mouth ulcers like AIDS, syphilis.
Tips to get relief from pain:
- Apply gels available with doctor’s n the ulcers twice or thrice daily. These gels contain pain relievers and steroids which relieve the pain ” Cold water rinses also give relief from pain.
- Some rinses are also available which decrease the pain intensity when swished in the mouth.
- Pain killers like paracetamol, brufen can also be taken. These tablets are also available in chewable form which is more effective for ulcers as they directly act on nerve endings exposed due to ulcers.
Usually these ulcers disappear with use of gels and medicine, if they don’t doctor should be consulted for other medical problems. Ulcer is the primary stage of cancer so it should not be neglected if persists for long time.
Herbal remedies for mouth ulcers:
- Mix the skin of a lemon with white catechu. Grind them into a very well paste. Apply this straightly on the ulcer. The ulcer will subside approximately immediately. This remedy is best Home Remedy for Mouth Ulcers.
- Take two to three leaves of the guava tree and a number of catechu. Chew them together. This will heal even the most persistent of ulcers within a few days. This is also good Home Remedy for Mouth Ulcers ” The bark of the banyan tree decreases the pain caused by mouth ulcers.
- Fenugreek leaves assists in the treatment of mouth ulcers. A mixture of these leaves is used for gargling. Fenugreek is a strong mediator on the ulcers. Hence it is used as a medicine for recurrent ulcers.
- The Indian gooseberry or amalaki has a dual impact on ulcers. Used as a gargling solution, it can loosen up the pain of the ulcers. Secondly it can deal with constipation, which is usually one of the important factors causing ulcers in the mouth.
- Kattha is an extract of the Acacia catechu plant, known normally in the west as the catechu plant. It has an extraordinary place in Ayurvedic medicine in oral treatment. It is used in many forms for the treatment of ulcers.
- Turmeric is also a cooling agent as this helps in relieving mouth ulcers. It is mixed in water and the suspension can be used for gargling for mouth ulcers treatment. It can also be applied as gel on ulcers when mixed with glycerine.
- Chew on 5-6 tulsi (holy basil leaves) and sip some water. Repeat 5-6 times a day.
- Eating raw tomatoes helps rid mouth ulcers.You can also gargle with tomato juice 3-4 times a day.
Teeth Whitening
In this modern age, when everybody is so much concerned about his looks, teeth are not to be neglected. Everyone wants to have perfect and beautiful smile. But the most common hindrance in attractive smile is yellow teeth which is most common in people these days.
Staining of teeth can be due to several reasons:-
- Smoking
- Excessive consumption of tea or coffee
- Improper brushing habits
- High water fluoride concentrations
- Some medication
- Dead pulp or nerves of teeth.
However, water stains are difficult to take off but stains due to tea, coffee, or smoking can be easily removed. Proper oral hygiene measures should be followed that is brushing twice daily, and use of mouth wash, and regular visit to dentist for clean up.
Some people complain of yellowing of teeth which is natural in them. They want white shining teeth. The only answer to it is bleaching. Bleaching is the procedure by which use of certain chemicals give shine to your teeth. You can compare it to facial bleach.
Bleaching can be done by various aids…bleaching strips, bleaching pen, bleaching gel, laser bleaching, and natural bleaching. It can be done at home also by applying bleaching gel to the teeth with thin trays available in market or by applying small strips that go over the front teeth. Certain rinses, gums are also available with dentists which help in whitening of teeth to certain extent.
All these materials contain oxidizing agents (hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide) that lighten the color of teeth by penetrating deep inside enamel and oxidizing stain deposits present there.
Effect of bleaching stays for months to years depending upon food habits, frequency of consumption of tea, coffee etc. , and maintenance of oral hygiene.
But the process of bleaching is ineffective against stains due to medicine like tetracycline. To such stains veneers are the answer. Veneers are very thin caps or crowns. They are cemented to the teeth after some preliminary procedures done by dentist. Or such stains can be hidden by use of composite fillings.
Discoloration of teeth can also occur due to trauma to teeth which may lead to its death. Nerves get dead after the trauma and teeth turn black. These teeth can’t be turned white at home, but a procedure called internal bleaching is apt for these teeth. In this procedure, first root canal treatment of the concerned tooth is done to remove dead nerves, blood clots, then the pulp chamber is filled with bleaching agent (carbamide peroxide or hydrogen peroxide) and the tooth is temporary filled. This procedure is also known as “walking bleach” as results appear after the patient is moved out of the dental clinic.
There are certain harmful effects of bleaching also which should be well understood before you go for this procedure…
- Proper care should be taken to cover the gums and soft tissue before starting this chemical treatment to teeth as the oxidizing agent burns the tissue if comes in contact with it causing ulcerations, pain and sensitivity.
- Over bleaching may result in decalcification and white deposits on teeth surface. It can be due to use of over concentrated chemicals or excess time duration for bleaching.
- There can be temporary post operative sensitivity to teeth or irritation to gums. It subsides itself after 2-3 days.
- It is not recommended for children below 16 years as nerves of the teeth are enlarged up to this age and bleaching process may permanently irritate the nerve of teeth causing sensitive teeth.
- Hydrogen peroxide used in various bleaching agents is known to cause cancer as it has a potential to interact with DNA. Various studies have found higher cases of gum and tongue cancer in persons who were exposed to higher concentration of hydrogen peroxide during bleaching procedure.
Some herbal and home Remedies to Whiten Teeth:
- The leaves of the holy basil after being dried under the sun and powdered can be used for brushing the teeth. This will help make the teeth whiter and maintain good dental hygiene as well.
- Banyan: The aerial roots of the banyan tree can be used as tooth brush. Its astringent properties can help in whitening the teeth and at the same time prevent tooth decay.
- Neem: Use Neem twig as a tooth brush and rub it on the teeth so as to remove the plague present on the teeth and leave them whiter.
- Include pungent, bitter and astringent foods in your diet. These tastes have astringent effects on the teeth which will make them clean.
- Prepare a paste of charcoal of babul wood, roasted alum and some rock salt. Rub this on the teeth to have shining white teeth.
Strawberries, tomatoes and amalaki contain good vitamin C content. These can be directly applied on the teeth. Vitamin C helps in removing the plaque on the teeth and makes them whiter.
Piles–Herbal, Natural and Home Remedies
To a lay man “Piles” is a condition when one starts to bleed along with the bowel movement. In medical terms the doctors define it as “Piles are abnormally enlarged and dilated blood vessels (mainly veins) around the back passage or anus.”
There are two types of piles generally found. They are internal and external. As the name suggests internal piles occur inside the anal and is the cause for bleeding while the external piles are found in the external part of anus and can be felt. Though the external piles are painful they do not bleed. If you suffer from external piles you may find problem in sitting.
Symptoms:
- Constipation
- Exerting pressure during bowel movements
- Obesity
Causes:
- Though the main cause for piles is chronic constipation there are many other causes which lead to Piles.
- Wrong diet habits also lead to Piles. The increased intake of bread, colas and junk food has an adverse effect on the bowel movement and lead to Piles.
- Lack of fresh fruits, vegetables and salad in our daily food hardens our stool leading to constipation and finally to Piles.
- Lack of physical exercise, long working hours, sitting on computers for a long time have an adverse effect on the bowel movement.
- Stress over a long period of time may affect your regular bowel movement and there by leading to piles.
- The weight of the fetus and the increased blood flow may be one of the reasons for the development of piles.
- It may also be due to hereditary.
Cure:
The only cure to Piles is to have a regular bowel movement. If constipation can be avoided, stools pass easily and there is no need to put pressure on the blood vessels in the anal area.
Herbal and Natural Cure to Piles:
- 2 gm of powdered mango seeds (dry) with or without honey twice daily for a year will get rid of piles.
- Eating black berry with salt every morning (during its season) every year will cure one from piles.
- Three teaspoon juice of fresh bitter gourd leaf mixed with a glass of buttermilk taken empty stomach is a cure to piles. A paste of root of bitter gourd can also be applied over the affected area.
- Half a table spoon of the mixture of fresh ginger juice, lemon juice, fresh mint juice and honey (all in equal quantity) is an effective medicine for piles.
- Eat plenty of fiber-rich foods such as fruits, especially papayas and figs, vegetables and wholegrain cereals will help to keep the stool soft.
- Intake of plenty of fluids, especially water helps to keep bowel movements soft.
Sciatica pain and its herbal remedies
Sciatica and Slipped disc are two painful and closely related conditions. This occurs mostly in the lower back or lumbar region. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body, around the thickness of a finger. It originates from the lower part of the spine behind the hip joint and buttock to the back of the leg to the foot. Therefore the usual presentation of the pain is being felt hip to the toe. There is severe pain along the course of the sciatic nerve starting from the lower back and traveling down the leg
Causes for Sciatica Pain:
- This is caused due to over-straining, misuse or traumatic injury to the back. Injury to the nerve, inflammation of the nerve or the nerve root due to metabolic, toxic or infectious disorders, compression of the nerve root due to ruptured intervertebral disc are the most common causes.
- It may also occur while lifting heavier objects or twisting the body. Keeping a heavy wallet in the back pocket may also be one of the reasons for sciatica pain.
- Improper postures of sitting and lack of exercise also can lead to this problem.
- In some cases this occurs in some road accidental cases or incidences of fall from a height.
- Patients of diabetes often face this problem.
- Pregnant women may also experience this problem.
- Uncontrolled negative emotions and anger may also lead to Sciatica pain.
Symptoms:
1. Shooting pain in the lower back, inner side of the thigh, back of the knee, calf muscle or ankle.
2. Heaviness or numbness or tingling sensation in hands or legs
3. Movement of legs is troublesome and the patient is unable to sit, stand walk or sleep comfortably.
How to maintain a healthy and fit Sciatica nerve
When we consider quality of life we often take our backs for granted. But a physically powerful spine is essential to our overall health. If our spine is not strong, and has incorrect alignment it will affect not only our ability to move around freely but also the communication of the nervous system with the rest of the body. Building a healthy back requires our time and commitment. A better lifestyle, good body mechanics and regular exercise and Yogasans will benefit our back. In addition to specific back exercises, yogic techniques involving slow body movements followed by practices of deep relaxation are useful in maintaining the strength and flexibility of the spine. No matter what age we are, regular physical activity is an important way to stay healthy.
Treatment for Sciatcia Pain:
1. Use hard bed for sleeping
2. Do not sleep on the back with legs fully stretched. Keep them slightly bent and together or sleep on one side by folding one or both the legs.
3. Lift equal weight in both the hands by bending in the lumbar as well as the knees while lifting
4. Always try to keep balance on right and left sides while standing.
5. Exercise regularly. Something as simple as a daily walk is sufficient instead of anything overly strenuous.
6. Maintain good posture especially when you are sitting up straight as you read.
7. Never hold the phone between your neck and shoulder.
8. Eat a healthy diet. Proper nutrients allow the body to repair itself.
9. Stretch your spine before and after sports as this will help to loosen up the surrounding muscles.
10. Stretch your legs and back after each hour of sitting, whether in a car or desk or on ground.
11. Stretching and bending are very important for good spinal movements. This keeps the joints flexible relieves stiffness. All it takes a minute or two of stretching each day and the result is just we cannot imagine.
12. Lose some weight. The more you weigh, the greater the stress on your spine. So by losing weight you will have less chance of getting your spine injured.
Doing these simple things on regular basis you can overcome the sciatica pain. Regular maintenance is the key.
Herbal Treatment for Sciatica Pain:
- Put some garlic pods in some mustard oil and heat it till the pods are burnt. Let them cool. Then massage the affected part with this oil
- Turmeric mixed in butter can be used as a topical remedy for the pain.
- Take 10 ounce of juices of potato, carrot, beetroot and celery mixed together .This will help in reducing the pain.
- Mince 2 cloves of garlic in half cup of milk and drink twice daily. This will relive you from the pain. But the patients who are already taking any medicine or have ulcers or bleeding disorder should consult the doctor before taking garlic.
Healthy Tips to Gain Weight
You will find thousands of programs available if one is interested to reduce his or her weight. But there are a section of people who are underweight and want to increase their weight and they find it equally difficult to increase their weight. Skinny women find that gaining weight is not as easy as it seems.
Under weight may be due to an overactive metabolism, genetics, or poor eating habits. What ever the cause is it is sure to pose serious health risks later in life. Some health hazards due to under weight are Low Immunity, getting tired very quickly, hair loss, higher risk of bone loss, loss of muscle bones, anemia, menstrual irregularities, pregnancy complications, heart irregularities, memory loss, digestion disease, cancer, hypothermia. So it is equally important to tackle the problem of being under weight like it is for obese person.
Reasons for under weight
There are many reasons why people may find it hard to gain weight. Genetics can obviously play a role, but individual personalities and the environment can be strong factors. Some people may be moving around and burning more calories than what they intake. Lots of physical activities are good but it should match with the quality of intake of calories to stay healthy. Some others lose their appetite, experience a change in metabolism, and/or lose poundage and muscle mass fast because of various reasons, including illness, chronic pain, depression, stress, and side effects from drugs. And in yet some others it may be due to genetics.
Weight Gaining diet:
Gaining weight is not impossible feat. It’s only that you have to take right initiative. Some of the recommended ways are:
- Have a balanced diet with the right balance of proteins, carbohydrates, and the right kinds of fat (such as unsaturated and monounsaturated fats, olive oil, canola oil, pistachios, almonds and walnuts)
- Eat foods higher in calories, vitamins, and minerals, as opposed to higher in fat or sugar.
- Drink mixed juices in place of the juice of a single fruit.
- Have snacks in between meals.
- Do not take in alcohol half an hour before food.
- Drink plenty of water and healthy liquids like fruit juices, vegetable juices, milk, milkshakes etc. instead of soda, alcoholic beverages and caffeine rich tea and coffee.
- Sleep at least 8 hours a day. This will help you to increase your weight.
- Increase the number of meals you have. At least take 3 square meals a day.
- Exercise regularly. This will help you to increase your appetite and hence help in weight gain.
- Try to take rest after every meal.
Herbal weight gaining Supplements:
- Ginger: It is regarded as a carminative and digestive stimulant and used to cure stomach ache, poor appetite, dyspepsia, flatulence and nausea. Regular use of ginger in food will increase the appetite.
- Gentian: Gentian can be used as a treatment for or loss of appetite, dyspepsia, to assist in the assimilation of food, and to provide tone to the gastrointestinal tract.
- Ashwagandha- It improves resistance power, anabolic agent, Increases digestion power, and relives stress.
- Shatavri Kalpa: In addition to gain weight, it also helps in developing muscles and reproductive organs.
Easy weight gaining tips:
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- Eat banana and follow it by drinking milk. You may also take banana shake instead.
- Take a cup of milk and put some almonds, date palm and anjeer in it. Boil this milk and have it when warm.
- Take 30 -40 Gms of raisins every day. It will increase your weight.
- Have a mango followed by a glass of milk. Instead you can take mango shake.
- Increase in the intake of fatty foods such as flour, rice honey, raisins, figs, dates, butter, and germinated wheat.
How To Parent a Teenage Child
Teenage is the transitional stage of development from child to adult. This is the time when there are dramatic changes in body, psychology and academic career. In the onset of adolescence, children usually complete elementary school and enter secondary education, such as middle school or high school.
In lay man’s words A teenager or teen is a person whose age is a number ending in “-teen” in the English language: that is to say, someone from the age of thirteen to the age of nineteen.
Parents with teenage children should be very careful while handling them. It is because this is the period when the children tend to think they are grown up and capable of handling things by themselves but actually they aren’t.
Many parents consider the term teenage parenting as imposing strict control and discipline on their children. This is not the right approach of parenting. Each and every parent have to give sufficient room for the balanced growth of the children at every stage, even during adolescence.
The teenager should be guided in such a way that he matures into responsible adult. Each and every parent should understand that teen years are the most difficult years in a child’s life. It is a stage when he feels excluded from the world of children and also from the world of adults. If not handled properly during this stage then the child may very easily move in the direction of destruction like depression or taking drugs!
The teen mind is a mystery to most parents. This fact comes as a surprise because the parent has himself been a teenager once. As a parent you will very often see that your teenage child has mood swings, throws tantrums and wants to be isolated from every one.
As a parent you should take his frequent mood swings as a natural phenomenon. This mood swings is due to the changes taking place in the hormones and you should accept the fact that your child is being transformed both physically and mentally.
Points to Follow while parenting a Teenager:
- Talk with your child. Find out what`s happening in his life. Be honest and open with him. He should talk about his problems or write them down. Teach him to transfer coping strategies to other situations.
- Don`t burden them with your problems. But, tell children about the family’s goals and discuss difficulties in a friendly manner.
- Compliment children when they do well.
- Use humor to buffer bad feelings and situations. A child who learns to use humor himself will be better able to keep things in perspective.
- Don’t overload your child with too many after-school activities and responsibilities. Let children learn to pace themselves. Don’t enroll them in every class that comes along, and don’t expect them to be first in everything.
- Set a good example. Demonstrate self-control and coping skills. He can benefit by seeing how you cope successfully with stress.
- Develop a friendly relation with your teenage child. He should feel secure in your company. He should also be able to speak out his heart’s feelings in your presence.
- Get friends` or professional help when problems seem beyond your skills.
- Communicate: To communicate with a teenage child is easier said than done. Communication involves both listening and talking. It calls for more than just getting the teenager to tell parents her secrets or do what they want her to do. The purpose of open communication is for parent and child to be able to talk to each other about a variety of topics over a long period of time. As a parent you should not judge your child if they disagree with you. You should not even get angry with them.
- Build Self Esteem: Many teenagers have a very low self-esteem. As a parent, you should be very positive and establish positive energy within the household.
Look Beautiful by Sleeping Soundly
Sound sleep is the best ever beauty treatment you can give to yourself. Neither the facials nor any amount of makeup can give you the glow, fresh and relaxed look that a sound sleep provides. If you do not have a sound sleep, your skin will look older, drier and glow less. Your eyes will also be swollen.
The skin renews itself during your sleep. Not only this. the immune cells also get charged up and recover the disease fighting capacity, On an average, the sleeping hours required by a person is 8 hours; but it varies from person to person. You can identify the sleeping hours required by you by the way you feel when you get up. You should feel fresh and energetic when you get up in the morning.
Some of the reasons for not getting a Sound Sleep
1. Watching T.V. in Bed: Some people are in the habit of watching TV while in the bed. Such people suffer from lack of sleep.
2. Intake of Caffeine: Too much of coffee intake in the office hours can also result in lack of sleep. It is always advisable to avoid drinking coffee after noon time.
3. Improper Food Habit: If you intake food at irregular intervals, your body starts craving at night also and results in sleeplessness.
4. Uncomfortable Mattress: Even an uncomfortable mattress or pillow can bother your sleep. So be very particular while selecting mattresses for your bed to have a good sleep.
5. Late night parties: Today’s youth, in a bid to capture the lucrative lifestyle miss on a sound sleep due to either work or late night parties
Effects of Sleeplessness
Sleeplessness will not only result in diseases but also land you up in some awful situation. Some of the effects of sleeplessness are listed below.
• Short Memory
• Low concentration and alertness
• Diabetes
• High Blood Pressure
• Lowered speed of repairing tissue
• Stoutness
• Sleep walking
• The body immune system weakens leading to which results in body becoming vulnerable to common flues, infections.
How to get a sound sleep?
• Go to bed only when you feel sleepy.
• Avoid sleeping on couches or settee and choose a cozy bed while sleeping.
• Keep away from caffeine and alcohol, as they can give rise to lack of sleep.
• At bed time read books that are both empowering and relaxing.
• Maintain a consistent bed time routine.
• Listen to Soft Music before going to bed.
• Yoga Exercise before bedtime can be of enormous value. Sitting quietly in a room for 15 minutes can calm and prepare your body for relaxation.
Herbs that help to get sound sleep:
- Lavender oil or a lavender sachet on your bedside table may help you feel sleepy and more relaxed
- Add a tea spoon of honey to warm milk and drink it just before going to bed. It will induce sleep
- You can even drink warm milk. It also activates the sleep process.
- A nice oil massage in the hair at night may induce drowsiness.
- Pipplomool Churna can be taken with water at bed time for sound sleep.
- Using a blend of aroma oils in the bed room creates a calm and relaxing environment and helps in balancing the mind and body well after falling asleep
Natural tips for a sound sleep:
- Go to bed with a feeling of thankfulness of all the good things in life
- Wear comfortable clothing for sleep
- Keep your bed room well ventilated.
- Deep breathing in the bed helps you to get a sound sleep.
- Sleeping with your head to east promotes a meditative sleep.
How to tackle with wisdom tooth
Wisdom tooth is most commonly a third molar and is the last tooth to erupt in oral cavity. It erupts at the age of 17 to 25 years – which is the generally the age when teenage turns to adult and is believed to gain wisdom, and so it is named thus. Otherwise it has nothing to do with ones wisdom. It is biggest misconception among people that along with the removal of this tooth, wisdom is also gone. In fact it has to be removed.
Need of wisdom teeth:
In ancient time early man used to have lots of raw food like raw vegetables, fruits, uncooked meat for which he had to have larger jaw size and better chewing efficiency. At that time they used to have up to four molars but now with progressing evolution food habits have changed, modern man is more dependent on processed food which requires less chewing efforts. So the jaw size has decreased and molars have reduced to two in number. But due to inheritance, normally, certain people have third molars in their mouth which is a vestigial (waste) organ. It only creates problems and affects the oral hygiene.
Impacted wisdom teeth:
Wisdom teeth which could not erupt due to space limitations and are not visible in mouth are called impacted teeth. They don’t get enough room to grow and are often found lying beneath the gum (soft tissue impaction) or bone (bony impaction).
Harms of wisdom teeth:
Most common side effect of keeping a wisdom tooth is inviting the poor oral hygiene. This tooth, due to its location, is not easily approachable and difficult to clean that will lead to food accumulation which will ultimately cause caries not only in the same tooth but also damages the adjacent tooth. It may also cause bad breath. Continuous severe pain will be there as the tooth can impinges the soft tissue of cheek area leading to ulceration of that area. Crowding is also the common problem as the erupting third molar exerts pressure on front teeth leading to its displacement causing misalignment of existing teeth.
In many cases a flap of soft tissue lies above the impacted tooth which gets inflamed. It is called as pericoronotis. It is associated with food lodgment, severe pain, which may radiate up to ear, forehead, and throat. Pain can be relieved by thoroughly irrigating the area with hydrogen peroxide or rinsing the mouth with mouthwash containing the same. Pain killers and anti- inflammatory drugs can also be helpful.
Treatment:
Wisdom tooth should be removed if it is paining a lot. Dentist should be consulted before the condition worsens. Extraction should be done under proper antibiotic coverage and post extraction instructions, given by the dentist, should strictly be followed.
Herbal Remedies to Wisdom Tooth Ache:
- Apply clove oil on the tooth. It will bring immediate relief from the pain.
- Cut a slice of cold onion equal to that of the affected area. Place the cut slice on the tooth and chew gently. Let the juice drip into the affected area. The anti bacterial property of the onion will destroy the bacteria which causes the pain.
- Take a clove of garlic, sprinkle salt on it and apply on the aching teeth. It will bring immediate relief from the pain.
- Gargle with the mixture of water and fresh lime juice. It will help in reducing the tooth ache.
