A woman’s life will be fulfilled when she delivers a baby. For most women, first time pregnancy would bring in fears which will overcome the happiness. Worries and pregnancy go hand in hand. But if proper care is taken at the time of pregnancy, one can avoid several problems. A healthy lifestyle is the key for a safe pregnancy. There are more issues concerned for the mothers on various matters such as the health of the baby, position of baby, labor pain, becoming tired often and much more.

Some precautionary measures have to be taken while pregnancy. One should follow a healthy diet and must be brisk. Should do physical activities to certain extent. One should avoid alcohol during pregnancy and quit smoking. Mothers should have a healthy eating habit as they eat for two. On an average they need 300 calories extra per day. Some special vitamins are needed for both mother and child. Vitamin B is very essential. Periodical tests have to be taken to ensure both are safe. Proper measures have to be taken to avoid any ill health effects for the child. Calcium and Iron are more important. Calcium will help the mother to get more strength for her bones as the baby would take minerals from mother’s bone for its development. Iron helps in carrying oxygen.

One should avoid taking improper medications during pregnancy. Women must consult the doctors on what medicine to be taken. For the baby to be healthy, the mother should be healthy. But very few medicines are tested safe for both. Because scientifically most medications are not tested on pregnant women. Drugs tested on animal fetus may not necessarily demonstrate the same on a woman. Doctors advice pregnant women to exercise at least for 20 minutes thrice in a week. But avoid deep knee bends, touching the toes and other exercises which will risk your tummy. Staying in shape will help in the reduction of labor pain. Ladies must take the advantage of present day technology during pregnancy period and stay healthy.

Mental health plays a vital role in giving shape to one’s life. One has to be mentally healthy to remain fit. This has got a greater impact on every day’s activities. Mental health is the ability of balancing problems coping up with the situation. One should be normal and biased and must be able to take quick, wise decisions without being succumbed to situation. Lack of mental health leads to mental disorder or mental illness. They have disturbances in thinking, behavior and feeling. This will make life tedious and problematic.
In most cases, people are affected with mental disorders because of emotional and psychological activities. The environment plays a vital role in this. Some of the impacts can be for a shorter term and some may have a long lasting effect. Those persons have to be treated by psychiatrists. Some may develop phobias which are fear of something. With no reasons, some have the tendency to be afraid. Some will have phobias on seeing fire, water and much more. Also stress has been a major cause for mental illness. People do not respond properly and do not take enough measures to counter the stress. Prolonged exposure to stress related situation may result in fatigue. This will create havoc.

A report says that about 75% of mental illness is due to stress. People should have a balanced life and must keep their temper cool to handle situations. Hitler’s words have to be remembered here. He says, “If you can solve your problem then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it then what is the use of worrying?” So there is no use in worrying. So remain cool and life will give you the answers for all the problems. Take the help from your friends, parents, family members and the persons whom who you love. The greatest care and affection shown by them will have a positive inspiration and persons can recover from such problems sooner.

Imagine the day where you have decided to be the happiest person in this earth and started preparing for your works. But suddenly you get head ache and your vision gets blurred. Your speech becomes slurred and all of a sudden you lose your vision falling to the ground. You wanted to make a yell of noise calling out for help but unable to do that!! Yes. You have been attacked by stroke.

A stroke occurs when the brain cells are dead. When any brain cell does not receive blood and proper nutrients for more than 4 minutes, it may die resulting in the stroke. Brain deaths are so harmful and may even take lives. So one has to be very careful in preventing strokes. Brain cells need blood from which they intake oxygen and the respective nutrients. When there is any blockage in any of these cells, it results in poor circulation of oxygen leading to a stroke. In such cases, blood circulation has to be restored quickly. Ischemic stroke occurs due to the blockage in any of the blood vessels. Hemorrhagic Stroke occurs when the blood cells burst resulting in the death of brain cells. This occurs due to high blood pressure. Some of the symptoms of developing stroke are:

Dizziness
Head ache
Blurred vision
Slurred speech
Loss of balance and falling to ground

The impacts may have a short term and long lasting effects. And it heavily depends on which part of the brain is being affected and the speed with which other brain cells may substitute the work. The common and severe impact is the result of paralysis. Some may result in the problem of cognitive thinking. If the front part of brain is affected, persons will give extreme reactions and succumbed to emotional impacts. It may be hereditary for some to encounter with stroke. But normally lifestyle plays a vital role. Persons with diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease must be careful and do regular exercises to keep their body health.

Learning disabilities are one of the disabilities which cannot be obviously seen on others. It may not leave visible signs for others. But one has to carefully listen to the person with such disorder to understand the facts. Learning disability is a one which normally affects the way people interpret or their inability to interpret things and having a disturbed communication with the environment. One cannot communicate to the environment on what he thinks and the same can be applied while writing. This may affect their life seriously.

The learning disorder might be difficult to be subjected for treatment. Primarily it is difficult to identify such disorders unless you consult your physician. There can be so many reasons and causes. Hence it is difficult to pinpoint one cause and treat for that. The society has got a bigger impact on this issue. Therefore tailor made treatments are not available. The very first obvious sign while encountering problem will be in speech and writing. They cannot be expressive or will not find apt words while speaking. And for some, their brain will not function properly and have poor reception and will be bad in understanding things. They cannot grasp any information quickly. Their brain finds it difficult to match the nerves when they are told to do multi tasking. For example, if they have to study and simultaneously listen to music, they find it impossible to do so.

The worst effect of learning disabilities is that it will have an impact on other actions also. For example, the problem in understanding will have an impact while communicating the same with others. One kind of learning disability is that children may not be able to concentrate in the class. They cannot concentrate at a stretch for more than few minutes. This may lead to hyper activity among some cases. Adults may find it difficult to organize events due to lack of concentration and focused thinking. Also hyper activity will lead to restlessness which may provoke to do harmful things at times. Hence proper consultation must be done to cure persons with learning disabilities.

Walking is considered to be the best exercise in this world. All medical practitioners advise their patients to go for walking. A brisk walking will help you to be fit. Walking helps in preventing heart related risk. It improves the cardiovascular movement. Many cannot run and some may stress their knee while running. But walking eliminates all these chances. One hour of brisk walk can burn up to 300 calories and help in losing the weight. Walking combined with a healthy diet is a perfect blond of remaining healthy.
Walking improves the rate at which blood is being pumped. It forces the muscles to elongate and get the proper supply of blood. With fresh oxygen every time, the body is kept active. Brisk walking also helps in better heart functioning. For many disorders, walking is considered to be the best relief. One can have a walk and could see his body becoming fresh. It helps in increasing the metabolic activity. Also it helps in reducing the blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol level. One can have the feeling of “being good” by walking regularly.

Walking must properly be done on both your heels. One must have a good pair of walking shoes. It must be less cushioned and fit you. One must feel comfortable wearing the shoe. Even running shoes can match the demands here. Every company will follow their own style in manufacturing. The shoes must be properly selected at the stores. Place them at the store and look it from behind. They must not have high heels and should be straight from looking behind. If they slide, it may slide you while walking. Wear socks preferably cotton. It will make you feel comfortable.

Before start walking, have some stretching exercises. This helps in relaxing the muscle stiffness and expands them. This should improve the blood circulation. And also do not forget to stretch your muscles after the walk. Start with three to five minutes a walk and gradually increase it to 15 min after a week’s time. This will help in proper functioning of muscles. At any age, Walking is considered to be the best healer for many disorders. Walking also helps to prevent many such illnesses.

Consumption of alcohol above the desired level leads to over drinking. Ethyl alcohol gives the feeling of well being and will sedate you if consumed above the limit. The limit depends upon the individual. Generally ethyl alcohol has the tendency to alter the thoughts and will result in unstable mind condition. It acts like tranquilizers. Normally alcohol affects the central nervous system. They respond quickly to the consumption of alcohol and that is why most of the drunkards respond slowly. The entire process inside the brain is affected and becomes slow. So basically it will down all your activities.

It is revealed that 25% of hospitalization is due to alcoholic problems. There are more number of automobile deaths of the case of drunk and driving. Over drinking has got so many impacts on the health. How can you find if have become addicted? Here are the points.

One cannot keep up his promises on not to drink alcohol.
Feeling very much uncomfortable without the drink
The quantity of drinking increases everyday and still not satisfied?
Celebrating all social occasions with alcohol party.

.The case is worse in women who drink at young age. A study conducted on pregnancy women who drank heavily shows disturbing facts. The infants born tend to have abnormal behavior, mental disturbance and demands much care after their birth. In other cases, over drinking will lead to liver failure. It is studied that a man drinking 80grams of alcohol will develop liver problems in 10 years. But women will develop such problems in 5 years consuming same quantity. Hence women are more susceptible to problems related with over drinking.

It is difficult to come out of the habit of over drinking. One should have the determination in his mind to be normal. One can start practicing yoga and other meditation practices to have mental relaxation. One should consult a physician and they may give more tips to come out of the habit. The answer to the query, “How much quantity is termed to be over drinking?” has got no answer. It depends on the individuals. It is always better not to drink or drink occasionally.

High blood pressure is hypertension. Normally the heart pumps blood through arteries. The blood pressure tells us about the force with which it forces the blood on the walls of arteries. The pressure is high when it pumps out blood and lowers when heart is at rest between the beats. The rate between the two for a normal man is termed as 120/80.

Blood pressure normally increases when we do activities like running, jumping which involves physical activities and lowers while sleeping. But some people tend to have a high blood pressure even when they are normal. During the adult age, men have higher blood pressure and the reverse becomes true when they become older. The hereditary factors also play a vital role. If the grand parents and parents had blood pressure, then you are more likely to get it.

The impacts of high blood pressure are so bad. Most of the times, it will lead to heart attacks, stroke, kidney damage. When the arteries carrying blood are being blocked, then less blood is transported which means there is a scarcity of oxygen. Due to lack of oxygen, heart attacks occur. Kidney helps in filtering the unwanted substances from blood. Since the blood vessels are being blocked, the function of kidney is arrested leading to kidney failure.

The primary or essential blood pressure cannot be controlled or cured. But the secondary blood pressure like which are caused due to pregnancy, use of birth control pills, hormonal abnormalities can be cured if the cause is identified and stopped. It is highly essential to take preventive measures to lower the blood pressure. Some of them are:

Do not add too much salt content
Maintain a healthy diet and weight
Be active physically

By following these tips, am sure one can lower the risk of having high blood pressure. It is good to have a healthy diet and nutritious content in a balanced way.

Everybody needs sleep for the normal functioning of the body. There are 4 stages of sleep. Stage 1 involves the relaxation of muscles and the person can be easily awakened. Stage 2 is where the brain starts relaxing. Stage 3 and 4 involves deep sleep. The total body begins its relaxation now. Some people are deprived of sleep and many may have sleeping disorders. These are because of the irregular habits one may have. Some of the disorders are:

Sleep Apnea: This is the problem due to breathing problems. Some times there may be a pause in breathing due to the stoppage of air flow in the upper throat. This may prove fatal for the patient. It leads to less sleep at nights and more sleepy during the day time. It also leads to irritability, sexual dysfunction and much more problems.

Insomnia: This is a common disorder found in older age population. This leads to sleepless nights day after another. Hence people tend to feel sleepy during day times and may sleep heavily even when they do any jobs. This is bad and will lead to many harmful effects.

Snoring: This is yet again a common problem found mostly in men. This may also because of apnea. Proper consultation must be taken because this disturbs the persons sleeping the same room.

Terror dreams: There is no person in this world without dreams. Our wild imaginations and fantasies take up the form of dreams. Some may get terrific dreams because of any horrible incidents that they encountered. The sub conscious mind thinks about it and gives a terrific reaction. The nightmares can be a disturbing factor while sleeping and often wakes you up.

Waking up : This often happens in the older age persons. 50% of men and women suffer from this problem. They merely lose the stage 4 sleep of deep sleep. Less stress and a healthy body can overcome this problem to certain extent at this age.

Sleeping is very important for the body to function. If you find any sleeping disorder, it is advised to consult your physician as soon as possible. Because prolonged sleeping disorders will spoil your health. Most physicians recommends liquid melatonin which helps in establishing normal sleep quickly.

There are umpteen healthy habits to be followed. But here are the basic habits which should be followed to remain healthy.

1. Do not skip your breakfast: Breakfast eaters are tending to gain more minerals and vitamins from their food. Surveys reveal the fact that people eating breakfast are leaner than those who skip it. Also those who have breakfast have a tendency to have less cholesterol. But remember the fact to have variety of dishes for the breakfast as it is important to get various kinds of nutrients to support your health.

Have a sound sleep: A normal man should have at least 6 to 7 hours of sleep. Do not reduce the timing of sleep inspite of busy schedule. This tends to have an emotional impact on you. By sleeping one gives time to body to rejuvenate the energy needed. Else one may feel tired and resulting in less productivity. It gives a sense of irritation and lack of concentration when not having enough sleep.

Practice good dental habits: There is a strong interconnection between the dental habits and the heart related risk. By not having proper dental habits, one tends to have the bacterial formation which will enter blood stream and some times block the blood vessels. An interesting fact is that flossing may actually improve your life span for about 6 years. Can you believe? Yes it is true.

Have fish and Omega fatty acids: Having fish, omega fatty acids are got in abundance. Omega 6 and Omega 9 fatty acids are important for the regular function of cardio vascular system. They have less cholesterol in them. It should be consumed at least once in a week.

Protection for Skin: Usage of protective lotions is encouraged while going out in the hot sun. One may get sunburns, rashes, dilated blood vessels, skin cancer problem by direct exposure of the UV radiation from the sun. Use proper medication to avoid these problems.

Exercise: Last but not the least. Exercises help us maintaining good health. By doing regular exercises, we burn out more calories. This will help in reduction of fat. Half an hour of exercises will keep us fit.

There are much more to say…. But these are some of the basic and elementary steps to be followed to have a healthy life.

Obesity has been the biggest problem for the developed countries. Researches say that people with obesity consume 20% extra and they are unable to move their body. Hence they need the service of cars for easy travel which leads to high carbon dioxide emission.

On a larger scale, obesity not only affects the individual health but also a nation’s economy and climate. People take several measures to lose weight. But often they fail.

Losing weight is dependent on the number of calories that you intake. Either one must eat less or should do more of physical activity so that they can burn more calories. Controlling obesity has got no meaning without maintaining a diet. A diet does not mean to refrain from foods what you like. But the amount of food or calories taken in must be controlled.

There are often various weight loss programs. Some of them are do it yourself program where one follows his own assumptions or join a group of similar minded people and carry out activities. They may not give very good results but one can definitely feel the change. Non clinical programs are done by health counselors where they propagate their own ideas on losing weight. It is made commercial. Clinical programs involve professionals giving health tips on how to reduce weight. They might prescribe any supplement, diet and other drugs. They will prove effective. Some very low calories diet is prescribed by doctors who will give you no more than 800 calories per day replacing all the food items. Some may adapt gastric surgery which makes you lose weight in one of the two ways.

Limiting the amount of food that your stomach can hold by removing some parts of stomach and

Making the food to bypass the intestines and make it poorly digested.

People with obesity must prefer a flexible diet which will not slow down their physical health and activities. Too much of body weight will also relate to high blood pressure and heart related risk. Hence it is advisable to maintain a diet and doing regular exercises stay healthy.