Health Guidance

When searching for foot acupressure, you may be referring to foot reflexology, but did you know that there are a few major acupressure points on the foot that work really well in treating pain and other symptoms throughout the body? They are easy to find and apply pressure yourself to heal or relieve.

There are three Yin and three Yang meridians running to and from the foot, each has a pain controlling point to relieve pain, discomfort or any other symptoms that happen along the respective meridian.

The Yin meridians start from the foot running along the inside of the leg up toward the upper body parts. Listed here is their pain controlling points:

• Taibai point SP-3, the third point on the Spleen meridian, on the medial foot, in the depression proximal to the first metatarsophalangeal joint, at the dorsal – plantar junction. Good for stomach ache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, hemorrhoid and beriberi and many other. Continue reading ‘Foot Acupressure’ »

What is an urticaria?

Urticaria is usually caused by an allergic reaction. It is described as a skin rash that can appear on any part of the body. It can be localized or generalized. It is usually a raised, red, wheal oftentimes extremely itchy.

What causes urticaria?

There are several things that can trigger than urticarial attack. Among them are the following:

1. Food – the most common cause of hives. Usually lasts less than 6 months and most of the causative factor can easily be pinpointed.
2. Physical – this is often caused by an inflammatory reaction due to extreme cold or heat. It can be caused by direct skin contact too like jewelleries, watches and even fabrics.
3. Drugs – most common medicines that cause hives are some antibiotics and anticonvulsants.
4. Stress – one’s emotional well being is also very important to prevent hives. It is believed that stress causes release of histamine which is the chemical mediator basically responsible for the onset of urticarial attack. Continue reading ‘Home Treatment For Hives – The Urticaria Remedies in Your Pantry’ »

Say you want to lose 10 pounds for an event, a renunion, or just for your health and looks. The best way to get this done is to do some workouts. Exercising certainly burns more calories than simply sitting around so being active is the key to a fast weight loss. Cardio workouts are an excellent way to lose weight. But you don’t want this process to take forever. So, how much cardio do you need to lose 10 pounds?

This is a difficult question to answer because your weight loss rate depends on a number of factors:

* Your age
* Your genetics
* Your current weight and how much you need to lose
* Your diet
* And more Continue reading ‘How Much Cardio Do You Need to Lose 10 Pounds?’ »

This is an excellent time of the year for piano tuners. But it’s not so good for sufferers from catarrh, wearers of contact lenses or collectors of fine furniture. With the arrival of the winter house windows have no been shut for some while, and rooms generously heated to keep out the cold. This can dry the air to an uncongenial extent. In these parched conditions plants wilt, wooden furniture shrinks, pianos go out of tune, eyes itch, nails flake, the surface of the skin dries and nasal passages become blocked with catarrh.

We feel stuffy, not because the inside air is polluted or depleted of oxygen, but because it carries insufficient moisture. Human beings feel no discomfort if they’re living in atmospheres with too little oxygen to light a match, but they soon feel miserable if the air around them becomes excessively dry. At one time this was rarely a problem in Britain, when people lived in draughty homes lit by one or two open fires. It’s now become a genuine hazard, following the introduction of powerful central heating systems, the use of heat generating TV sets, computers, fridges and freezers, and the arrival of hermetically sealed, draught-proofed buildings.

This is a particularly risk for people living in cities, where the increased use of heat-producing machinery, the ducting of open streams and gullies, and the concrete covering of gardens, parks and playing fields, has led to a drop in outdoor humidity levels. A study of the meteorological records in Tokyo has revealed that during the past fifty years, following the loss of the city’s parks and open waterways, there has been a steady fall in humidity levels from a comfortable January average of 67 per cent to today’s less pleasant 49 per cent. Environmentalists warn that Tokyo could soon be turned into a concrete desert. This has been confirmed by a spokesman for Japan’s meteorological association, who warns: ‘Just one per cent of humidity makes a big difference to humans. It makes you more vulnerable to colds. It affects the skin.’ Continue reading ‘Low Humidity – A Seasonal Household Risk’ »

How to clear blackheads from your skin can be achieved quite quickly. Blackheads and pimples belong to the same family and these two perform the same task in making our skin look very unattractive. Therefore it becomes very necessary to clear the blackheads when they start appearing on your skin.

Blackheads are usually found on our facial skin but they also appear on other parts of our body. Our face is the most important feature that we can display a very attractive and pleasing personality. This is why it is very frustrating when these blackheads start showing up on the face area. Whether they appear on the face or on the body the thing is that you can clear these blackheads, but you need special dedication and a certain routine to take care of your skin.

The basic thing that needs to be performed to clear the blackheads is proper cleansing of the face. Blackheads are the result of clogged pores. If your pores have become clogged and have taken the form of blackheads, the most important thing that you are required to do is to exfoliate the affected skin. There are many such cleansers and exfoliants in the market that you can use. Just exfoliate your skin with these gently and you will be able to clean the clogged pores, blackheads and the dead cells from your skin. Continue reading ‘How to Clear Blackheads? Learn the ‘Secret’ Methods For Getting a Healthy, Glowing Skin!’ »