Disease Cure

Diabetes Facts and Myths

The bad news is that yes, Indians are more prone to diabetes in their later years. This is primarily due to a drastic change in lifestyle and dietary habits. Blame it on westernization and a little help from your own genes! But the good news is that you can still try and avoid the big D. To begin with, get exercising. Your mother’s told you this, your doctor tells you this all the time and so does your wife/girlfriend. Well, they are right. Squeeze in at least half an hour of cardiovascular activity daily like running or swimming and you are halfway there.
Now comes the more important step — watch what you eat. This time, do not listen to your mother or girlfriend, and start cutting down on simple carbs. This means white bread, pasta and white rice. Remember, carbs mean sugar and you need to keep the sugar level of your blood stable all day. Don’t go all paranoid but just keep a count of what you eat and start replacing things. For example, switch to sweet potatoes or use brown rice instead of white rice.
As far as possible avoid sugar and try other sweeteners in beverages. Eat as much fresh fruits and vegetables as they have natural sweeteners and enough fibre to keep your system healthy. If you are a non-vegetarian, control your intake of red meat and replace it as much as possible with fish. And please switch to more frequent and smaller meals a day rather than just the three big ones.
The golden rule is this — Keep a tab on what you eat, squeeze in enough exercise to counter it and you are good to go!

Aids Symptoms and Prevention

The most important thing anyone can do about the AIDS and HIV epidemic is to educate themselves and others.  Education is helpful because it can dispel a lot of the myths that hold people back.
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is a serious condition that weakens the body’s immune system, leaving it unable to fight off illness.
People who had AIDS or HIV were often feared and ostracized for no really good reason.  Over the years though, this has slowly changed.
People have lots of questions about the ways you can get HIV. HIV is transmitted in blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.
In general, people will begin to notice the following HIV symptoms in the months (or years) preceding the onset of AIDS:

• Unexplained fatigue
• Weight loss
• Short-term memory loss
• White spots on the tongue or mouth
• Flaky skin and/or persistent rashes
• Frequent/persistent yeast infections
• A fever that lasts a long time
• Frequent fevers or sickness (shingles)
• For women, untreatable pelvic inflammatory disease
• For children, stunted growth

Causes of Malaria

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite, Plasmodium, which infects red blood cells. Malaria can occur despite taking anti – malarial drugs and symptoms of malaria infection usually occur within 9 to 14 days.
The symptoms characteristic of malaria include flulike illness with fever, chills, muscle aches, and headache. Some patients develop nausea, vomiting, cough, and diarrhea. Cycles of chills, fever, and sweating that repeat every one, two, or three days are typical.
Individuals who have been infected with Malaria will experience a wide range of symptoms which can be felt in a mild capacity,
Where does malaria occur?
Malaria typically is found in warmer regions of the world in tropical and subtropical countries. Higher temperatures allow the Anopheles mosquito to thrive. Malaria parasites, which grow and develop inside the mosquito, need warmth to complete their growth before they are mature enough to be transmitted to humans
How is malaria transmitted?
Malaria is passed on by the female Anopheles mosquito biting a person who has malaria parasites in their blood. People get malaria by being bitten by an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
You and your family can prevent malaria by

• keeping mosquitoes from biting you, especially at night
• taking ant malarial drugs to kill the parasites
• eliminating places around your home where mosquitoes breed
• spraying insecticides on your home’s walls to kill adult mosquitoes that come inside
• sleeping under bed nets – especially effective if they have been treated with  insecticide, and
• wearing insect repellent and long-sleeved clothing if out of doors at night

Main Causes of Malaria

• A tiny parasite called Plasmodium
• Wrong feeding habits
• Faulty style of living
• Unhygienic surroundings