Preventive Health

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 25 January, 2025 [caption id="attachment_39992" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Summer and winter or any change in seasons can cause symptoms of varying magnitude- which is why they are called seasonal allergies. This is because your body may not react well to certain

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 24 January, 2025 The Citrus limon or the common lemon as we all know is indigenous to India and has been grown for centuries. It is used in everything- from pickles, as a condiment, for juices and sherbets and for

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 23 January, 2025 All of us have watched this scene in medical dramas- someone is bringing an injured person into the ER, when a doctor screams- take their vitals! Then, a nurse quickly takes measurements and rattles them off for

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 22 January, 2025 [caption id="attachment_39910" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Iron is an important mineral that is needed to make haemoglobin- the red-coloured pigment found in blood and helps transport oxygen and carbon dioxide all over the body. It is normally gotten from

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 21 January, 2025 [caption id="attachment_39914" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Our immune system works hard to protect us from infections of all kinds- bacterial, fungal, viral, parasitic etc. using highly specialised cells and pathways to patrol and destroy any invaders. The focus today

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 20 January, 2025 The heels at the bottom of our feet have a very thick layer of skin, when compared to other regions because they need to insulate us from shocks caused during movement. Heel cracks are a nuisance most

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 19 January, 2025 The heart has one of the most important functions in the body- to ensure that the blood it pumps reaches every nook and cranny in the body, supplying every cell with much needed nutrition and life giving

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 17 January, 2025 [caption id="attachment_39957" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Our brain is an incredible organ- and it continues to evolve everyday because we experience something new in some or the other way. All of those experiences may not be good or positive.

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 16 January, 2025 [caption id="attachment_39953" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The media is rife with news of another impending COVID-like disaster- and we are all super worried about having to change our lives all over again, due to HMPV. You may think that

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 15 January, 2025 There are many vitamins that we know of and need even more- as they fulfil a variety of functions in our body- they help with enzymatic reactions, keep cells healthy, prevent damage due to free radical production

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 13 January, 2025 [caption id="attachment_39929" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Blood pressure is normally measured using a sphygmomanometer - where an arm cuff gradually tightens to cut off blood supply. The cuff is then loosened - which is when blood flow begins to

Verified By KIMS-SUNSHINE Specialist, 12 January, 2025 [caption id="attachment_39918" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Blood oxygen levels have been a topic of great interest since the COVID era. We were all asked to strap on smart watches or use pulse oximeters to regularly monitor ourselves, every few