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Joint Health and Nutrition

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  As you reach middle-age, your joints are likely to bear the effects of wear and tear and systemic inflammation. Therefore, it becomes crucial to maintain your joint health to live a physically active life and prevent falls and disability. Preventing weight gain and consuming a nutrient-rich diet is essential to promote healthy joints. If you have any joint health-related issues, you need to visit a reputed   Orthopaedic Hospital in Ghaziabad   for assessment and proper treatment.   The role of nutrition in joint health Joints mainly contain active tissues, and with increasing age, the body’s capacity to repair these tissues lessens. Over a period, these joints degenerate, and along with other factors like excess weight, injuries, and inflammation, you can suffer from joint pain and lesser mobility. When we are young, our bone mass keeps increasing, but from about 40 years, the percentage of bone loss is more than that of bone formation. Excessive bone tissue loss l...

How to combat flu season and COVID-19?

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  COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on us for over a year now. Even if one might not have contracted the disease, the fear of contracting it has been a more significant concern for most of us. After all, it concerns our family and loved ones. Practicing measures like social distancing, quarantining the infected, etc., have successfully kept the disease at bay. What’s more concerning is that the flu season, too, is in the air. Many reports are surfacing on social media about increased cases of influenza.   How to stay unchanged from these highly overwhelming concerns? Well, before rushing to consult  general physicians in Ghaziabad , there are ways to avoid contracting the diseases in the first place. Tips to keep away from the seasonal flu and COVID-19 1. Avoid crowds and congested places Both influenza and coronavirus infections are contagious and communicable from one person to another. So, stay away from people infected or carriers of the diseases. Maintain social distancing ...

Why do children suffer commonly from ear infections, and what can be done to prevent them?

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  We see children frequently suffering from ear infections, which in simple terms, is an infection of the middle ear. It is a painful condition caused by bacteria that can leave your kids in discomfort, make them miss their schools, and disrupt their studies. If any of your children appear to have ear pain, it is best to take him/her for a visit to a reputed   Pediatric Hospital in NCR Delhi   for a checkup and treatment. Why are children so vulnerable to ear infections? We see ear infections more in children than adults because they do not have a fully-developed immune system as yet. Among the other reasons is the small size of their eustachian tubes that are unable to drain fluid collecting inside the ear. Sometimes, bacteria getting lodged in the adenoids can also cause middle ear infections. Some common symptoms Pain in the ear Difficulty in sleeping due to the discomfort Crying and display of irritation Fever Hearing problems in some cases Ways to prevent ear infecti...

What is Appendicitis,and how can you treat it?

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  The condition called Appendicitis occurs when there is inflammation in the appendix. People in the medical world are still unsure about the role of the appendix in the body. They believe that the organ helps to prevent some infections. The main cause of Appendicitis is most often the presence of something foreign in the appendix. In most cases, emergency surgery to remove the appendix is often the only option available. Luckily, humans can survive even if the organ is removed by surgery. If any family member is suffering from Appendicitis, visit a reputed   General Surgery Hospital in NCR Delhi   for immediate treatment.   Common symptoms experienced by an Appendicitis patient Appendicitis is commonly seen in older children and adults who are in their 30s. A person with Appendicitis may have: Upper abdomen pain Appetite loss Nausea Vomiting Indigestion Fever Inability to evict gas    Why do you get Appendicitis? Appendicitis is not a hereditary condition ...