Obesity is becoming one of the most common chronic diseases in today’s world. Obesity simply can be explained as over weight. That means the weight of a obese person is more than what they are intended to be as per their height and weight parameters. Children are also not an exception for obesity. In children obesity can be explained as a condition where children weigh significantly more than his or her age and height. What causes childhood obesity ? 1.     Hereditary tendenc

lactating phase is a very important phase in woman’s life after childbirth. The new born child will receive enough nutrition from mothers milk for the first 6 months after birth. In one word breast milk is the only nutritional source for the new born. Breast milk is rich in fats, protein and antibodies. It not only quenches thirst of the newborn but also provides essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals for the new born to grow. Milk from the first few days of birth is thic

“ Knee pain comes only in aged “ This is a age old dialogue which everyone of us hear frequently. But the fact is this myth is totally false. Knee pains are increasing in younger age group now a days. Various diseases, circumstances and habits are making people of younger age suffer with knee pains. Let us jump into the topic and understand in brief the causes of knee pains in young generation Wear and tear - If you have pain inside your knee, under your kneecap, especially w

Hair although not a vital organ in our body plays a very important role in one’s life. The part of hair which we are able to see consists of dead cells and is composed of protein filament called keratin. The live part of hair is the Hair follicle which lies in the scalp. Hair follicles receive enough nutrition from the blood supply and push dead cells upwards and generate new cells. That’s the reason why hair grows. So, we can arrive at a conclusion that healthy hair follicle