Smoking Effects on Health

Over the last few decades, humans have dumped tons of plastic garbage into the ocean. Around 580,000 pieces of plastic junk per square kilometer were found in the Atlantic Ocean. If this process continues for years to come, the consequences will severely deteriorate the food chain. The plastic accumulated in the water bodies affect the living creatures and harm them. It also causes indirect harm to the health of seafood eaters and impacts the overall environment. Let's understand how plastic affects our body and health.

We all know that cigarette smoking is injurious to health and that it causes several irreversible damages to our body thereby reducing the life span.

Smoking, alcohol and junk food are definitely the biggest three idiots of nutrition and health. And sadly everyone seems to love this trio even though their harmful effects are evident, apparent and known to all.

Party Hard, Diet Harder

During party season, very often the healthcare regime goes for a toss, weight loss resolutions are overlooked and food and alcohol binge is welcomed.

With the temptations of great food and alcohol to lure you away, it is hard to stick on a particular way of eating. Drinking partying or any other social gathering, have some guidelines set to gain maximum enjoyment & minimum weight. Gobbling down more than a plate of food at a party would not be considered as responsible eating or even polite in most cultures, the same goes for drinking. While binge drinking must be avoided at all cost, it is not possible to wholly abstain in the party season; given the nature of problem in hand it is best to resort to responsible drinking.

Lifestyle Diseases - How much are your genes to be blamed?

Not all that you get in inheritance is good and for the keeps. Same goes for certain diseases and health conditions. Family’s medical history has a conspicuous role to play in deciding your disease status.

Some diseases are genetic or hereditary in nature, which means they run in generation to generation. Most of the lifestyle related diseases or NCDs fall in this category.

'Non-Communicable Diseases' i.e NCDs, also known as chronic diseases. These diseases are not passed from person to person. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are usually caused by genetic or lifestyle factors & these diseases of long duration and generally slow progression. The Four main type of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, Cancers, Chronic respiratory diseases & Diabetes.

Not everything you get in inheritance is worthy for the keeps. But in case of medical legacy, sometimes you are not left with much choice.

Your family history of diseases plays an important role in mapping your health status. Although family’s medical history is vital for an individual’s health but is not the only decisive factory in acquiring a particular disease.

Today, diseases have stopped showing affinity merely towards elderly and are inflicting the young equally - all thanks to the unhealthy lifestyle and eating habits of the new-gen!

Studies and surveys reflect that smoking, alcohol consumption and stress related disorders are key health issues among the youth. Approximately, 150 million young people smoke or are using tobacco products and unfortunately the number is continuously on the rise. Alarming and disturbing but indeed true!

Healthy Lifestyle and Prevention: Need of Hour

Lifestyle and our health have an extremely close relationship with each other. There is a difference between the lifestyle of older people. Up to the generation of our parents, lot of heed was paid towards the thought of health. They did not have to face growing competition, tensions as we do today. But still the physical work and mental wellbeing all was the outcome of their health lifestyle.

Tobacco kills nearly 60 lakh people each year, out of which more than 50 lakh are users or ex-users and more than 6,00,000 are non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke. Globally tobacco-attributable causes of death was 10 crore in the 20th century. Unchecked, the toll will rise up to a hundred crore in the 21st century.

New Year is approaching and most of us gear up to make new resolutions like healthy diet plan, gym membership and work hard to crop your size. Most people struggle hard to keep up with their promises during winters and gain excess weight. A well-planned winter cleansing routine will make you feel strong, warm and healthy. It will help you lose some extra pounds without leaving you cold and frail.

Immune system is the primary defense mechanism of our body that remarkably fights of the disease-causing bugs and keeps us healthy. However, at times we see a downfall in the immune system: you get infected and fall sick. How to improve immune system is the first question that pops your mind. Are there any immune booster foods? Can you use vitamins to boost immune system? How does diet play a role? What are the lifestyle changes you need to make to get better immune health?