General Health

Start your diet with a food diary, record everything you eat, what you were doing at the time, and how you felt. That tells you about yourself, your temptation, the emotional states that encourage you to snack and may help you lose once you see how much you eat. Instead of eating the forbidden [...]

During the 1918 pandemic outbreak, two mutations in the H1N1 avian flu virus were critical for viral transmission in humans that killed at least 50 million people. Ram Sasisekharan, the Underwood Prescott Professor of Biological Engineering and Health Sciences and Technology mentioned that, two mutations dramatically change the HA binding affinity to receptors found in [...]

The word “Aromatherapy” can be divided into two words, “aroma” meaning fragrance and “therapy” meaning treatment. It is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials, which is known as essential oils (EOs), and other scented compounds from plants for the purpose of affecting a person’s mood or health. Aromatherapy is reputed to [...]

Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident or CVA) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. This phenomenon can be caused by thrombosis, embolism, or hemorrhage (= haemorrhage). It is a medical emergency and can cause permanent neurological [...]

The medical use of honeybee products is called Apitherapy. It can be include the use of honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and—the most well known therapy—bee venom. The most well-known being bee venom therapy for autoimmune diseases and multiple sclerosis. The most abundant active component of the venom is melittin, which has a powerful anti-inflammatory action. [...]

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages world-wide. Many people are addicted to coffee, just like Mr. Koen. I don’t know how many glasses of coffee he intake everyday, he just fine, I thought. Actually, what’s the secrets beyond a cup of coffee? Typically, 200 ml (7 fluid ounces) cup of coffee contains 80–140 [...]

Echinacea is a term for nine related daisy-like plant species that are native to North America and feature in the traditional medicine of the Sioux and other Plains Indians as remedies for infection, snakebites and rabies. Other names for the plant are black sampson, Kansas snakeroot and purple coneflower. A wide-scale study confirmed, Echinacea–a medicinal [...]