Is morbid obesity purely a lifestyle ailment? Or are certain other illnesses that may cause the rapid gain of weight? What are these illnesses? Morbid obesity is a condition where body mass index (BMI) higher than 35. It is the complex disease with strong genetic, environmental, cultural determinants along with lifestyle ailment. All though an …
Bone and cartilage degeneration (Osteoarthritis) Obesity is an important risk factor for osteoarthritis in most joints, especially at the knee joint (the most important site for osteoarthritis). Obesity confers a nine times increased risk in knee joint osteoarthritis in women. Osteoarthritis risk is also linked to obesity for other joints. A recent study indicated that …
1.Basil: Basil or Tulsi is known to possess an abundant amount of medicinal properties and has being used for various disorders since thousands of years ago. Tulsi is known to be rich in vitamin A, K and E, calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium and so is essential for vision, production of clotting factor, keeping mucosa …
Our skin is the one which is exposed to all sorts of things such as bad weather, sun, harmful habits, stress etc. There are things which can be controlled and some things which cannot be controlled. Thing which is not in our control is natural ageing process. Again this depends on the lifestyle, hereditary, personal …
Recently one of the renowned bollywood actresses got detected with uterus cancer. The major question which revolves around female health is ‘Why is her health taken for granted? ‘Prevention is better than cure’ this is an age old saying, but has always being an ignored one. Our lifestyle today has gone all bonkers with no …
Women usually at the age of 40 years find themselves standing in front of the mirror and fail to guess when and how did they happen to lose the grip on their slim, slender and fragile stature. Women now-a day have a multi tasking role and it’s just not limited to the house hold chores. …
‘You are what you eat” is the apt line to enforce the importance of proper and healthy diet for lustrous and healthy looking hair for the wedding season. Nutritional deficiency of any form results in dry, brittle hair and eventually hair loss. The tip for the beautiful and lustrous hair lies in eating right food, …
Hypothyroidism is a disorder of endocrine system which is caused due to insufficient production of thyroid hormone by thyroid gland. Women are 8 times more prone to develop hypothyroidism than men. Many a times it goes unnoticed initially. If not treated for long period of time it may give rise to number of health hazards …
At MedicPress, we provide excellent pediatric care to children in the city and adjacent areas for about half a century now. Our medical care extends to infant, children, and adolescents. Built on a foundation of caring, expert knowledge and accessibility, we have the right size to give proper attention to both parents and children which …
Dr Manjiri Puranik is an obesity consultant and cosmetic physician who has redefined aesthetic body sculpting with non surgical methods certified by Harvard University.
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