Wellness World

The Co-morbidity Factor "Co-morbidity" is a term which has gained a lot of focus the last couple of months. A lot of us were living with it without knowing this term and in recent months, this has become the scapegoat for a lot of things!  People with "it" are required to take special care of their health, they are requested to avoid areas of infection etc.. Even the govt is requesting people with co-morbidities to avoid stepping out unnecessarily. Lets look at what it means and what you can do about it. Co-morbidity is the simultaneous coexistence of multiple disorders alongside a primary disorder. The term comorbidity was first coined by Alvan R. Feinstein, a researcher at Yale University in a research paper published in 1970.  Because of the advancements in medicine, a lot of people are now able to better manage any lifestyle diseases. Many older people now have more than one illness also. Common co-morbid conditions in many people include h

Nutrition is life-long I used to hear a lot of elders telling - "Why are you dieting? You are still young. You can eat anything you want until you are 40." How many of us believe that we can eat anything and still enjoy good health life-long? Chances are you will be looking at some lifestyle issues before you are 40. Treat your body as a temple and feed it properly always - irrespective of whether you are 20 or 60. Otherwise you will be forced to go on fat-free, sugar-free and salt-free diets in the later part of your life! Good health means a life without medicines. Nowadays its ok to pop a pill for your diabetes, another for your pains, another for your thyroid etc... That is not healthy. The problem with nutrition is the effects of it are not immediately visible. You have a fever, you take a tablet - and the fever goes down in half hr. Thats not the case when you eat a lunch / dinner without vegetables - your hair doesn't fall immediately or you don'

Skin care concerns & solutions Our skin is the first thing people notice about us. Good skin speaks volumes about us - do we put priority on grooming? Are we eating healthy? How about our self confidence? We cannot take enough care of our skin. Believe me. "I regret taking care of my skin" - said no one ever! Lets get down to skin basics Skin has 3 layers - the epidermis , dermis and the fatty layer . The epidermis is the skin manufacturer - it creates baby skin cells and they huff and puff their way to the top - and fall down dead!!! Yes! you heard it right - our skin is pretty much full of dead cells. The dermis is the main room - you have the blood vessels, nerve endings, sweat glands and oil glands all here. Interesting fact - you remember the time you got poked with a pin? You felt that because your nerve endings in the dermis were working properly. The last layer is the cushioning layer - full of subcutaneous fat keeping you all warm. This

Lets see a very familiar scene - you go out for a family function. Once you are back, you end up with a cold while the rest of the family seem to be fine! "What is it with me?" you wonder... And why do some people seem to be blessed with good health irrespective of what they put their body through. The reason has to do with IMMUNITY . The immune system is the body’s primary defense system that protects us from bacteria, virus, toxins and even cancer cells. The main parts of the immune system are white blood cells, antibodies, the lymphatic system, the spleen, the thymus and the bone marrow. Your first line of defense against any illness or infection is your own immunity system. People having pre-existing conditions like Diabetes, Hypertension, Respiratory Illness, Heart conditions, Obesity etc tend to have a reduced immune system. For e.g. people with diabetes are more prone to get infections as high levels of s ugar reduces a person's immune system. Diabe