31 August, 2011

Benefits of Fenugreek(Menthye, Methi)

Googling for this spice will lead to vast informative results. But what I am sharing here is my personal experience with this. I started using menthe in my routine because of my mother. She is a big fan of this and uses it regularly. I have been regularly eating this from past 6 months. I soak 2 spoons of menthe overnight and consume it first in the morning along with the soaked water.  Once I started using this
1. Have seen reduction in hair fall
2. Has reduced my menstrual cramps
3. Has reduced pain in my back and calf
I cant assure that whoever uses it will see benefits the same way as I have but it will help you improve your health in one way or the other.

18 June, 2011

Intenatal Profile Test

This is usually done in the 2nd trimester of your pregnancy. This comprises of
1. Test for Blood group
2. RH Factor - The Rhesus Factor is an antigen(a protein) that is found on the surface of red blood cell. A woman is at risk when she has a negative RH factor and her partner has a positive RH factor.
3. Haemoglobin count
4. Blood Sugar
5. Urine Sugar
6. TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Harmone
7. HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
8. VDRL - Venereal disease Research Laboratory - Test to detect Syphilis(Sexually transmitted disease which can cause brain damage)
9. HBsAG - Hepatitis B Surface Antigen - Test for Hepatitis B virus which causes liver infection
10. Urine Analysis

Teething in infants

Teething is the term used for baby's strong desire to bite on something real hard. This might start as early as 2-3 months. If this desire isn't fulfilled then the baby might become very fussy. Try giving some teethers. When you buy these make sure it rightly satisfies your child's biting needs. It should be such that the baby can easily hold it in its hands and should be able to bite it. We had given our son some of these. Most of them were either too large or too small for him to bite. Some also suggest giving baby carrots. But this did not work well for us. Smooth curved spoons was a favourite teether for our son. Try this, but be careful so that the baby does not hurt himself with it.Another best solution for teething is to play with your kid so that he forgets about his teething. Many of them go for some homeopathy medicines for teething. But my advise would be to first try some of the above methods and if nothing is working only then consult your PD.

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