Sneezing Causes and Cure

An introduction to Sneezing

Since we have stepped in to this world several times we have experienced of sneezing. Almost all the religions and cultures have their own mysterious thoughts and believe about it, while scientists have their own explanations.

There was one of the ancient beliefs that when someone sneezed his soul was forced out by his body through the nose. They believed that heart stop working for a couple of seconds during sneezing. The concept of saying Bless you after the sneeze started from there. By saying bless you they used to welcome back the soul entering again in the body.

In some cultures sneezing is considered as a sign of good luck, while in some Asian culture by sneezing people think that someone is talking about them behind their back.

Science gives its own explanation for sneezing. According to medical science a tickle or an irritation inside the nose causes sneezing. Some people sneeze because of sunlight. Cold and allergy is also a reason of it. By sneezing we spills out millions of germs and pollute the environment.

It is important that we should always keep a handkerchief in our pocket. During a sneeze we should cover our nose with a handkerchief. Covering nose with hands during sneeze is not a good practice. We spilled out lot of germs on our hands which are dangerous for us as well as of others. The best way to sneeze is to catch your nose with your elbow pit; in this way there are fewer chances to spread germs.

Some main Causes of sneezing

There are very few people who bother to know the reason of sneezing. Sneezing is a response which comes unconsciously. Due to pollution lot of germs infiltrate in our nose lining and causes irritation. Irritation causes a deep breath; as a result it tightens our chest muscles. In short these entire situations generate a sneeze which comes out through our nose.

Mostly a sneeze occurs only once or it ends up with maximum 3 to 4 in one quick succession. In a research it is stated that we sneeze because we wants to get rid of those pollutions that are causing irritation in our nose. We don’t sneeze during sleep because in sleep our nerves that responsible for sneezing are relaxed.

The myth that during sneeze our heart stops working is not true. We only feel so because during sneeze pressure of our chest changes and alters our blood flow. 

Some people sneeze softly while other sneezes louder. Either it is louder or soft everyone makes noise while sneezing. It will be surprising for you that while sneezing we blow out air from our tiny nose with a speed of hundred miles per hour.

5 Home remedies to control or reduce sneezing

We can control and reduce sneezing by steam inhalation. Add two drops of Eucalyptus oil in half liter of boiling water. Boiling water should be in a heat resistance container. Cover your head and container with a larger towel and deeply inhale the medicated steam through your nose.

Apples are highly effective in reducing the sneezing fit. Apples are rich in Quercetin; any food rich in Quercetin is highly effective in reducing the sneezing problem.

Taking hot ginger tea can give relief from sneezing fit. Steep fresh sliced ginger roots for five minutes in hot water, remove the ginger roots and drink that water.

Lemon is rich in vitamin C. Lemon water also helps in reducing the frequency of sneezing fits. Early in morning take a large glass of hot water and mix two to three table spoon of freshly extracted lemon juice in it. Drink this water with an empty stomach. This concoction gives a big relief to acute sneezing.

Garlic is also very helpful in getting relief from sneezing fit. Make a mixture by adding three gloves of mashed garlic in a teaspoon of honey and have it thrice a day.

How to cure Flu Naturally

An introduction to flu care

In current modern environment catching a flu is unavoidable. It can attack in any season of the year. It happens due to weak immune system and a lifestyle that is based on low nutrient food and includes a lifestyle with full of tensions and lack of rest. With a strong immune system, one can fight with most infections and could save himself from most of the diseases. Even living in such an environment where people are ill due to viral infections yet he could keep himself safe and unaffected.

Over here we will suggest you some of the tips that can help you to keep yourself safe and will allow you to prevent flu and cold naturally.

Focusing on prevent and treating the cause

One should think on strengthening his mindset. A strong mindset helps to make the immune system stronger. Be brave and courageous; never think that your nerves are not strong enough to fight to a bug around you. A weak mindset always leads towards negative thoughts and could easily catch the disease around him.

You may also treat the cause of illness. Rest is one of the best treatments of any illness. As soon as you feel that there are symptoms of any kind of illness in you, go for a bed rest as it helps in reducing the severity and fights the infection.

Blow your nose often and treat it with warm salt water

If you are suffering from a cold, it is important that you should blow your nose regularly. Blow it in a soft manner as blowing hard could transfer the germs in your ear passage that can cause earache. Press your finger on one of your nostrils in order to clean the other one and vice versa.

Take one half of a quart of warm water and mix a pinch of salt in it, close your nostril by applying a light finger pressure and squirt this water in other nostril with the help of a bulb syringe. Let the water drain out. Repeat this for a couple of time and then treat the other one.

Omega 3s

Some people do not like to eat fish. Fish is considered as one of the best and healthiest food. It is full of protein and vitamin D and a best source of omega 3 fatty acid. If you don’t like to eat fish, then omega 3s is the best alternate for you. According to a research, it increases the activity of phagocytes cells. These cells fight flu by eating the bacteria.

Stay warm and drink hot liquid

Staying warm is one of the best way to fight to flu infection. If you come down with a flu or cold, you should take a good bed rest and keep your head and body covered. Use of hot liquid helps to relieve nasal congestion. Herbal tea and hot milk also help to prevent the congestion.

Gargle

Gargling can give temporary relief to a soaring throat. Dissolve a tea spoon of salt in warm water and gargle four to six times daily.

Steamy shower

Taking a steaming shower could also give you relaxation as it helps to moisturize the nasal passages. 

Sleep with an extra pillow

Sleeping with an extra pillow helps to give relief to congested nasal passages. Keep the pillow under your head in an angle which you feel more comfortable and relaxing.

Vitamin A

Taking a dropper full of micellized vitamin A on daily basis helps to prevent flu and cold.

Constipation causes and Cure

A brief introduction to Facts about Constipation

Being constipated refers to an infrequent and hard to pass bowel movement. The patient goes through in such a situation where movements of bowel become difficult and hard to pass. At some part of life, everyone has to face it. Usually it is not so serious but a lot of discomfort is associated with it. Once it is gone, and life is back on the track, you will feel yourself relaxed and comfortable.

In most of the cases, people have them once or twice a day with a lot of difficulty. If it goes longer than 2 days, the stool becomes harder and very tough to pass.

An effective treatment could only be done once the cause of constipation is determined by your doctor. Generally treatment of constipation includes a major change in diet and dietary habits.

Some reasons why you are constipated

Depression

Depression is among one of the main causes of constipation. Depression affects our whole body system and usually makes it slower. It makes the process of our body slower than the normal one that affects our bowel as well.

Sitting too much

Sitting too much is also one of the causes of constipation. If you have habit of sitting longer or your job is to stay and sit for longer hours then it knick up your colon, it discourage your stool to pass through and causes constipation.

During your sitting hours, you must take breaks and walk around for a couple of minutes. Walking helps in producing a normal bowel movement. Use of a squatty potty could also help in giving relief, because it elevates our legs in a more natural pooping position.

Use of too much fiber

Excessive use of fiber desensitizes our stomach lining and makes it less responsive. It especially happens in case of those people who are taking mega doses of fiber. Mostly it causes due to taking of alternate foods such as pills and powders instead of regular foods and diets. Use of fiber pills is harmful for the poop department. 

Painkillers

Painkillers could also cause constipation. In a recent study it has been suggested that the excessive use of painkiller could also be a cause of constipations. Use of pain reliever such as ibuprofen and aspirin are a higher risk for generating a constipation illness, use of all such drugs should be bring to a halt.

Chocolates

Chocolates could also cause constipation. It has different effects from person to person. In a recent survey it is reported that people using chocolates 70% of them were found with the constipation problem.

If you also come under the same category of people who are very fond of chocolate and cannot live without it then it is an advice for you that you may eliminate it completely or at least cut short its use to a minimum level.

Symptoms of Constipation

Following are the main symptoms of constipation.

1. Bowel movements reduced to few with having trouble during the release of poop.

2. Release of hard and small stools with a sense that still there is more to go as everything has not come out. 

3. Feeling pain in abdominal with vomiting or at least with feelings of vomiting.

Some home remedies

If you feel that you are suffering from constipation, you may take the following initial steps before you consult a doctor.

You may take warm liquid in the morning, and take 2 to 4 extra large glasses of water every day. Even in the normal situations drinking enough water is good for your health. You should make vegetables and fruits as a part of your balanced diet. Taking bran cereal and prunes will also be helpful.

If the condition persists then you should immediately contact your doctor.

Facts about Bacteria

An introduction to Facts about Bacteria

The term bacteria represent single and a very small organism. It is the plural form of word bacterium. Usually bacteria consist of one cell and are considered as the smallest living thing after a virus. Either soil, water, air or even in our body or skin bacteria is found everywhere.

Bacteria in a favorable condition can multiply in billions. Even if it is a small space same as of a drop of water it growth continues in billions.

Generally bacteria are classified in three groups. These bacterial groups are based on their shape. Some of the bacteria have shape similar to a comma; this kind of bacteria is known as vibrio. A single bacterium is not a longer one in size, bacteria grows in group rather than a single cell.

Good and Bad Bacteria

There are two kind of bacteria good one and the bad one. The good one co-exists with our body and help to fight off bad one. Another kind of good bacteria helps our body to function. On the other hand the bad bacteria though not harmful in its characteristic yet it is very annoying like making the bad breath or causing pimples. Another bad one which is really called bad bacteria is the one which causes fatal infections. Good thing is this that there are less than 1% bacteria that are real harmful and makes us sick.

Drying hands with Paper Towel

Drying hand with paper towel is most hygienic, it reduces nearly 60% bacteria from our hands while if we uses a hand dryer it increase the bacteria in our hands up to 255% because dryer blows out bacteria which already living in it.

Oldest known form of life

Bacteria are the oldest known form of live on planet earth even before the dinosaur exists. They exists on planet earth almost from last 3.5 billion years or more. If we lined up bacteria from end to end they will stretch up to 10 billion light years. In every five hours a single cell produces nearly one billion offspring.

Bacteria in our body and food

Surprisingly our body is full of bacteria. There are 10 cells of bacteria living in each cell of our body. Only in our intestine, quantity of bacteria is more than the total population of human on planet earth. Many of the foods we eat contain bacteria. Even some of the foods we create such as yoghurt, pickles, cheese and sourdough, bacteria are purposely added in it.

Wearing Jeans

In a study it is reported that wearing a pair of jeans continuously for a period of 15 months didn’t develop any harmful and unhealthy amount of bacteria.

Antibiotics

Sore throat and common colds are caused because of virus and bacteria play no role in these diseases. These sorts of diseases could not be treated by taking antibiotics because antibiotics are not beneficial in such conditions. Scientist has discovered a bacteria-based antibiotic which helps to kill and fight infections and save the life of hundreds of thousands of people every year. There are more reasons to love bacteria instead of fearing of them.

Human bites

Because of bacteria in our teeth and mouth, human bite is considered as one of the most dangerous bite in the world.

Bacteria help to cure Illnesses

There are illnesses which could be cured because of bacteria. Illnesses such as upset stomachs, different type of diabetes, allergies, asthma and many more auto-immune diseases are all linked to a lack of bacterial biodiversity.

Stomach ulcers

It is proved that stomach ulcers are caused due to bacteria and not because of stress. To prove this theory a scientist drank a beaker of bacterium and because of that stomach ulcer was developed in him and he won the Nobel Prize because of his research.