"Gee, I hope there's such a thing as male menopause, because if there isn't..what is that?" asks the 60-year-old patient interviewed in Jed Diamond’s book ‘Midlife, Male Menopause and Male Depression’. What is apparent from this man’s confusion is that men also, once in their 40’s, go through something not quite dissimilar to menopause.
After recently having a baby through C-section, I have gained weight around my stomach. I have been prohibited to exercise for at least three weeks. In the meantime, can I wear belly wraps? Do they work?
Themedguru: Post delivery, many women feel that belly wraps help them get back into their pre-pregnancy shape. While I do not recommend belly wraps as a substitute for diet and exercise, they may help to an extent.
Some say they reduce swelling of the uterus and support the legs and back. However, I stress upon the importance of diet and exercise as the only sure-shot ways of getting back in shape.
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Since monsoons are round the corner, you might see strand of your hair everywhere. Losing 50 to 100 hairs in a day is normal but if you are losing them in access, here are some tips to protect your valued follicles:
• Eat a healthy diet and nutritious food that will keep your hair strong and healthy.
• Wash your hair with a mild shampoo when coming out of a pool that will help to remove the chlorine from your hair.
• Avoid using hair gels or creams deeper into your head.
• When using a Hair Dryer make sure you don’t apply it deeper.
Each day, my mother and my maid clean the entire house, knowing well that by the end of the day it will become a mess to be cleaned the next. Yet, they have been doing their duty with dedication without fail, without a holiday. They sweep it, the dust settles again by the evening, they sweep it the next morning. The cycle goes on…
This has helped me see problems in my life with an interesting prospective. Why should we crib when problem show up each day in our lives?
Getting good sleep is essential for a healthy body and mind. Not getting a good night’s sleep may cause symptoms of sleep deprivation, which can be irritability, lack of concentration, falling asleep during the day and can lead to even more serious problems- like depression.
While many of the external circumstances of life that produce stress cannot be controlled, but we sure can mould our response to stress. Eating right is a step in that direction.
Fathers’ mental health problems can be harmful for their kids, according to the researchers at the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, University of Oxford.
Does a "rosy" complexion denote good health while “green or pale” colors indicate illness? Well, according to some of the researchers at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, there is some truth in this.
The birth control option one chooses is a very personal choice, depending on one's needs. The need may be to prevent pregnancy, or to protect themselves or their partners from sexually transmitted diseases (STIs).
Are you a man who confides about your days’ happenings more to your female friend than to your wife? Or you are a woman who shares her secrets with a male friend than with your husband?
After alcohol reaches the stomach, it is broken down. This reduces the amount of alcohol entering the blood by approximately 20 percent. Thereafter, the alcohol laden blood travels to the liver.
There are chemicals called sexual pheromones that make attraction as easy as smelling in a certain way. These are the chemical substances secreted by organisms to effect sexual behavior of the organism of the same-species. It all works through sense of smell.
Anyone who has ever owned a pet would know how delightful an experience it is. The unconditional love given by an animal you care for is sincere and intense.
No matter how healthy our lifestyle and eating habits are, one can often find the stealthy flu playing havoc with the immune system of almost all individuals.
Tobacco is bad for your health. Whatever be the method of consuming tobacco- fresh, processed or in the form of smoke, your health will be harmed significantly.
According to the Dec. 3, 2008 issue of the Journal of Sexual Magazine, yoga improved levels of arousal in sexually unsatisfied women. It helped them achieve better orgasm. The practice was also found to be effective in treating premature ejaculation in men.
You have just met your Mr. Right and with all your womanly intuition you feel that he is the one you have been waiting for. You are excited, can`t stop smiling and your cheeks turn red the moment he enters.
