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Importance of explaining death to children

Sooner or later, every child learns about death and understands that it separates loved ones somehow. Parents must explain kids openly what death is -appropriate to their age- to let them build a healthy view of it. This will ease their grief after the loss of a close one and fight back anxiety.   How...

Health Effects of Air Conditioners

We all must be thankful to Willis Haviland Carrier, for what he invented more than a century ago: electric air conditioner (AC). His invention lets us spend cool hours at home, in the office or in traffic jams even in the hottest days. But are we really using this invention the right way or are...

How To Protect Ourselves From Summer Heat

8 Tips to Protect from Summer Heat Our body undergoes an adaptation process with every change of season. Hospital admission rates increase as we move from winter to summer or summer to winter. Unfortunately, due to global warming, the change of seasons is more abrupt than ever before and we are breaking new temperature records...

What is asthma?

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease identified by sensitivity of upper or lower airways, recurrent coughing and wheezing. The disease can occur at any age, but one third of cases occur in the first year of life. As with all allergic diseases, the incidence of this disease has increased in recent years. Spending long hours...

Anger Management: Treatment and Tips

Anger management is controlling our behaviors whenever we feel angry as much to harm ourselves or others. It means recognizing our emotions and being able to express them without hurting anybody. With anger management, the frequency and severity of seizures can be reduced and better communication in interpersonal relationships can be achieved. Anger control can...

What is the glycemic index?

Every third person in the world is suffering from various health issues due to high body fat. If you do not want to enter this group, you better get to know more about GI, the glycemic index. It is a term used to standardize how each specific food increases your blood sugar. It has a...

Benefits of Vitamin C

Benefits of Vitamin C Vitamins are micronutrients which play critical roles in the bio-functioning of any living thing on earth. There are 13 types of them, and Vitamin C is commonly known as the “king” of the team. It is the key in the production of almost any tissue from new skin, to tendons and...

What is Gestational Diabetes?

Gestational diabetes (high blood sugar during pregnancy) is the condition when a woman with no past diabetes story gets the disease during pregnancy. This disease generally starts in the second half of pregnancy and can lead to serious health risks for the mother and the baby if not managed well. In most cases, complications disappear...