Heart disease is becoming increasingly common and is affecting people of a progressively younger age. Exercise, reducing stress and avoiding addictive substances are among the well-known steps to improve heart health. In addition to this, the right diet can be of immense help in enabling heart patients to improve their cardiac health. This kind of eating…
Read MoreCOVID-19 has changed the way we look at health and healthcare. Health can no longer be taken for granted, even among the most healthy. Coronavirus has shown us that the challenges to our health are constantly evolving and the only way to stay fit, healthy and active is to monitor one’s health status regularly and…
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the news as well as people’s lives for months now. It has affected the way we live today and will change the way we live in the future. What is often overlooked in the reaction to COVID-19 is that other medical conditions continue to exist. The wide publicity given to…
Read MoreThere are a band of muscles at the base of the esophagus that open when a person swallows to allow food’s entry into the stomach; they then close to prevent the food from going back up. If these bands of muscle do not open or close properly, the stomach contents move back into the throat….
Read MoreWe are constantly swallowing air when we eat or drink something. This causes the stomach to get distended or expands it. The release of the swallowed air up the esophagus and out the mouth causes burping. Apart from that, we also burp as an aid to relieve the stomach after food intake. This is because…
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