Author: Usha Hariprasad

Do you frequently feel tired and wish to rest now and then? Do you feel cold and clammy, feel dizzy, suffer from headache, heavy/long periods and generally have body tiredness? Then you may be having low levels of hemoglobin in blood which may be causing these symptoms. When body makes less of hemoglobin (an iron rich protein present in red blood cells) you frequently get tired. The reason is that hemoglobin is responsible for helping red blood cells carry oxygen to the body. So less hemoglobin means lack of oxygen to different parts of body which means frequent tiredness....

Wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath etc are constant companions of people suffering from asthma. So one has to restore to steroids, inhalers, nebulizers and other form of medications to control inflammation of the airways and thus reduce the asthma attacks. But is there any alternative way to decrease asthma attacks? Are there any methods to strengthen your lungs to relieve asthma symptoms? Let us take a look. Breathing Techniques and Asthma: Breathing exercises can cut down the use of inhalers, says an online study published by Thorax. Practiced breathing technique coordinates breathing process in the body preventing over inhalation...

Did you know that back pain can result from poor posture and weak muscles? Are you aware that inactivity can bring about backache?  If you wish to know more about the role of muscles in back pain, what brings about back pain and how to overcome back pain problems, then read along. Causes of Lower Back Pain The real cause of back pain is weak muscles coupled with poor body posture. Things like degeneration of spine, slipped disc, sudden lifting, spondylolisthesis, arthritis, can do bring about back pain. But they are less common and constitute about ten percent of...