To get started, intermittent fasting isn’t a diet but a way of eating or an eating pattern. This way of losing weight ensures that you eat within a specific period of time and fast for the remaining hours of the day. Scientifically, fasting for a good number of hours between meals improves the overall metabolism, helps to lose a few kilos, and boosts longevity. The strategy is fairly simple, wherein you follow phases of eating and not eating. Benefits This idea of fasting lets you go without food for a certain period of time without craving for junk and snacks. You have a better control over your body, mind, and hunger pangs. This lifestyle change lets you test your limits and with increasing hours of fasting, your body gets used to a certain rhythm to help you lose weight by improving the energy levels. You may initially find this to be extremely daunting, but you can start with this intermittent fasting method by following the bulletproof diet, wherein you eat nothing after dinner till lunch, except for a bulletproof coffee in the breakfast. Don’t make excuses to eat carbs and sweets. You can eat all possible healthy food, protein, fibre-rich food, fruits, and may be one portion of carbs to maintain a standard weight.

Having HIV does not have to stop one from living a healthy life in the way that they choose to do. With correct treatment and care, one can expect to live as long as someone who does not have HIV. Here are a few tips with which one can look after oneself and stay healthy. Taking antiretroviral treatment for HIV If one has been diagnosed with HIV then starting treatment as early as possible is the first step to taking care of oneself and keeping their immune system strong. Although antiretroviral treatment is not a cure for HIV, it does help in keeping the virus under control. Similar to a lot of medication, one may experience some side effects in the first few months of starting the treatment. However, if they persist and are affecting one’s quality of life, then it is advisable to switch to a different drug regimen. Once the treatment starts, the key to staying well is to ensure that one takes it regularly as prescribed, which usually means every day at the same time. Skipping doses or taking it at a different time each day will stop it from protecting the immune system. Eating healthily “Eat a balanced diet, without too much processed fat, salt, or sugar”, is the nutritional advice for both people living with HIV as well as without.

The key to healthy-looking, glowing skin is to always keep it moisturized, but making your skin look nourished needs more than just applying some moisturizing cream when you wake up in the morning to keep it glowing all day long. If you have an important meeting or an event to attend the next day and realize that your skin is looking pale and dry, you might be looking for quicker ways to hydrate your face overnight. Here are some tips for overnight skin hydration: Apply coconut oil on the face, hands, and neck. Treat your lips with a lip balm; this layer on your lips will lock its moisture, controlling chapped lips which might also bleed in the winters. Use a foot cream and wear socks to avoid the contact of dust and dry air with the skin. Use a humidifier in your room so that the air circulating in the room always has some moisture and does not take away moisture from your skin. Try a skin hydration face mask to give a light moisture therapy to the dermis. Use Vaseline products and gloves on your hands. Choose a moisturizer based on your skin type and not just any moisturizer off the shelf.

The progressive disorder that results in the degeneration or the wasting away of the brain cells and eventually causing them to die is called the Alzheimer’s disease. One of the common triggering factors of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. In this progressive disorder, a person’s social skills, the ability to think, and behave constantly goes downhill. This, in return, will cause a disruption in the ability of the person to function in an independent manner. The initial signs seen in Alzheimer’s disease is forgetting the most recently had conversation or the latest event that has occurred in one’s life. As Alzheimer’s disease begins to progress, the patient will also develop impairment of the memory at a severe level as well as losing the ability to be able to carry out their day to day tasks. Presently used medications for Alzheimer’s may improve the symptoms associated with the disease on a temporary basis or even slow down the rate of decline. Sometimes, these treatment medications can help the patient do their tasks and be independent for a certain amount of time. The patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and their caretakers are given a lot of support via the various services and the different programs that are available.

Gingivitis, periodontitis or pyorrhea is the result of bacteria, plaque and calculus infecting the different supporting structures of the tooth, like the gum, outer layer of the roots, jaw bones and the ligament that holds the teeth. The bacteria are gram-negative and anaerobic and are commonly found in the mouth. They feed on the leftover food and form plaque. This infection can be totally prevented if one removes the plaque and leftover food in the mouth. All it takes is brushing for full two minutes with fluoride toothpaste twice a day and flossing with the appropriate instruments. As per a recent report of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the incidence of gingivitis is as high as 47.2% in the age group above 30 years and 70.1% among people above 65. Females seem to be less susceptible than males. Also, those living below the poverty line are more prone to this condition. There are certain predisposing factors that can cause gingivitis, like genetics, smoking, chewing tobacco, pregnancy, diabetes, and certain medicine like chemo, anti-epilepsy drugs, calcium channel blockers, steroids, oral contraceptives, and hard-to-clean crooked teeth. The initial symptoms are gums that bleed easily and inflamed tender and swollen gums.