Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Prevention is always better than cure so we have to do whatever we can to prevent this.

1.    Sun Protection

Not only adults but kids also have to avoid too much exposure to the sun. Majority of the exposure happens before turning 18.


2.    Stay away from sun during peak times

Sunlight is at strongest from morning to noon. According to experts the time from morning 10 am to afternoon 2 pm  is the peak time and try to avoid going out or staying exposed to sun during these hours.

3.    Use sunscreen

May seem like repeated advice, but its inevitable. SPF or Sun Protection factor can be seen in sunscreens. Use a brand with SPF 15 or more.

4.    Reapply the sunscreen

If you plan to stay out whole day for whatever reason, reapply the sunscreen after two hours.

5.     Wear clothes that are protective

Use sunglasses, a wide hat and wear clothes that protect you from too much exposure.


6.    Check your skin

Regularly check your skin for any abnormalities or growth like moles. If you find any spot or change in colour, you might need to meet a dermatologist.

7.    Seek help

Ask your partner or best buddy or any close family person you trust well to check your back and areas you cannot see yourself to find any skin issues.

8.    Check up for your skin

A full body check up with a trusted dermatologist if you have too many moles or freckles or any family history of cancer is recommended once a year.

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8 tips to prevent skin cancer

Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Prevention is always better than cure so we have to do whatever we can to prevent this.

1.    Sun Protection

Not only adults but kids also have to avoid too much exposure to the sun. Majority of the exposure happens before turning 18.


2.    Stay away from sun during peak times

Sunlight is at strongest from morning to noon. According to experts the time from morning 10 am to afternoon 2 pm  is the peak time and try to avoid going out or staying exposed to sun during these hours.

3.    Use sunscreen

May seem like repeated advice, but its inevitable. SPF or Sun Protection factor can be seen in sunscreens. Use a brand with SPF 15 or more.

4.    Reapply the sunscreen

If you plan to stay out whole day for whatever reason, reapply the sunscreen after two hours.

5.     Wear clothes that are protective

Use sunglasses, a wide hat and wear clothes that protect you from too much exposure.


6.    Check your skin

Regularly check your skin for any abnormalities or growth like moles. If you find any spot or change in colour, you might need to meet a dermatologist.

7.    Seek help

Ask your partner or best buddy or any close family person you trust well to check your back and areas you cannot see yourself to find any skin issues.

8.    Check up for your skin

A full body check up with a trusted dermatologist if you have too many moles or freckles or any family history of cancer is recommended once a year.

Most of the guys out there like hitting the gym. Though many would be unable to attend the gym regularly, they however have a great desire to hit gym daily. Well, for any fresher as well as one, who joins the gym after a long period of inactive sessions, will experience a kind of uneasiness on their body parts, especially in the joints.  Well, health experts like to call this as ‘Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness’. The reason for the soreness is said to be due to the microscopic tearing of the inflexible muscle fibers. Well, there are quite some things that you can do in order to have a strong action against post workout pain.

Warm your body: Warming up is of utmost importance, while attending the gym session. You can see hear the same from your gym instructor as well. Performing some low intense aerobic exercises can help your body to prepare for the hard work out plans that has been set for you. Well, this can help your body a bit more flexible.

Do it again: Repeating the same exercise again on the very next day. Or, at least you have to do all the exercises on a regular basis for quite some time. That will help your body get used to the kind of exercise and will adapt to it later. You can also experience an increased blood flow to the particular region that helps you to alleviate pain causing chemicals.

Be cautious: Well, this seems to be pretty easy to utter. Having said that, you have to take some extra effort to rest your body in between the tedious workout session. That is, you have to take adequate rest during the workout session and allow your body to cool down. This will also help you to grow the muscles on that region.

Control your desire: This has to be read along with the lines of the extra effort that one is expected to take, if he/she is a beginner. Having just entered the arena can’t help you grow muscles overnight. For the purpose, you have to do the exercises on a regular basis, but should increase the level of exercises only gradually. The biggest blunders that most of the people commit are a sudden jump to a rigorous routine just after starting off.

Oil Massage: Oil massage is something that has been rated as the best way to cope with the post workout pain. This will give you a temporary relief from the pain stalking days post workout. Go for a great oil massage in the joints, which will help your body to have fresh start since then.

Pain Killers: This must be the word that has to be used when you lose all other hopes. Using mild pain killers are something advised for the gym hitting personalities. However, their usage is strictly restricted according to the prescription of a physician.

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Fitness Lessons: Coping with post workout pain

Most of the guys out there like hitting the gym. Though many would be unable to attend the gym regularly, they however have a great desire to hit gym daily. Well, for any fresher as well as one, who joins the gym after a long period of inactive sessions, will experience a kind of uneasiness on their body parts, especially in the joints.  Well, health experts like to call this as ‘Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness’. The reason for the soreness is said to be due to the microscopic tearing of the inflexible muscle fibers. Well, there are quite some things that you can do in order to have a strong action against post workout pain.

Warm your body: Warming up is of utmost importance, while attending the gym session. You can see hear the same from your gym instructor as well. Performing some low intense aerobic exercises can help your body to prepare for the hard work out plans that has been set for you. Well, this can help your body a bit more flexible.

Do it again: Repeating the same exercise again on the very next day. Or, at least you have to do all the exercises on a regular basis for quite some time. That will help your body get used to the kind of exercise and will adapt to it later. You can also experience an increased blood flow to the particular region that helps you to alleviate pain causing chemicals.

Be cautious: Well, this seems to be pretty easy to utter. Having said that, you have to take some extra effort to rest your body in between the tedious workout session. That is, you have to take adequate rest during the workout session and allow your body to cool down. This will also help you to grow the muscles on that region.

Control your desire: This has to be read along with the lines of the extra effort that one is expected to take, if he/she is a beginner. Having just entered the arena can’t help you grow muscles overnight. For the purpose, you have to do the exercises on a regular basis, but should increase the level of exercises only gradually. The biggest blunders that most of the people commit are a sudden jump to a rigorous routine just after starting off.

Oil Massage: Oil massage is something that has been rated as the best way to cope with the post workout pain. This will give you a temporary relief from the pain stalking days post workout. Go for a great oil massage in the joints, which will help your body to have fresh start since then.

Pain Killers: This must be the word that has to be used when you lose all other hopes. Using mild pain killers are something advised for the gym hitting personalities. However, their usage is strictly restricted according to the prescription of a physician.

Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and a form of alternative medicine. The word ‘acupuncture’ is derived from the words ‘Acus’ meaning ‘Needle’ and ‘Punctura’ meaning ‘to puncture’. In your body skin, there are some acupuncture points and those points are stimulated using very thin needles. It is practiced in different countries in different ways. Heat, laser light and pressure are applied to skin. Acupuncture is mostly used in relieving pain.

Acupuncture is based more on philosophy than science. Examining the tongue and taking the pulse of both arms is how the clinical examination happens. A single treatment plan in Acupuncture lasts for some months with a total number of about twelve treatments. About twenty needles are inserted to the skin and left for about twenty minutes.

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Acupuncture-The Chinese way of Treatment

Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and a form of alternative medicine. The word ‘acupuncture’ is derived from the words ‘Acus’ meaning ‘Needle’ and ‘Punctura’ meaning ‘to puncture’. In your body skin, there are some acupuncture points and those points are stimulated using very thin needles. It is practiced in different countries in different ways. Heat, laser light and pressure are applied to skin. Acupuncture is mostly used in relieving pain.

Acupuncture is based more on philosophy than science. Examining the tongue and taking the pulse of both arms is how the clinical examination happens. A single treatment plan in Acupuncture lasts for some months with a total number of about twelve treatments. About twenty needles are inserted to the skin and left for about twenty minutes.

Yoga is a disciplinary practice for your whole-body, originated in India and popular all around the world. The word ‘Yoga’ means ‘Listen’ in Sanskrit language. Yoga is good for your body, mind and spirit. There are different practices and schools of Yoga in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism etc. The United Nations has declared 21^st June as International Yoga Day in their General Assembly. 

The practice is more than 5000 years old and is believed to have originated in 5^th or 6^th century BCE. Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga are the most well-known practices of Yoga. According to Yoga, humans are three bodies-physical, causal and subtle. They have five sheets- Prana-Breath, Mind Sheet, Food sheet, Bliss and Intellect. Yoga is a form of exercise and has become effective for diseases like cancer, heart diseases, asthma, schizophrenia etc.

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Benefits of practicing Yoga

Yoga is a disciplinary practice for your whole-body, originated in India and popular all around the world. The word ‘Yoga’ means ‘Listen’ in Sanskrit language. Yoga is good for your body, mind and spirit. There are different practices and schools of Yoga in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism etc. The United Nations has declared 21^st June as International Yoga Day in their General Assembly. 

The practice is more than 5000 years old and is believed to have originated in 5^th or 6^th century BCE. Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga are the most well-known practices of Yoga. According to Yoga, humans are three bodies-physical, causal and subtle. They have five sheets- Prana-Breath, Mind Sheet, Food sheet, Bliss and Intellect. Yoga is a form of exercise and has become effective for diseases like cancer, heart diseases, asthma, schizophrenia etc.

 Unani is a traditional system of medicine. It was practiced in South Asian Countries and the middle-east. Unani uses natural methods and uses drugs that are natural. Eating fresh food and drinking clean water is advised in Unani medicine. It also emphasizes on the importance of maintaining balance.

 Unani has eight specialized branches which include Gynecology, Obstetrics and Paediatrics, Head and Neck Diseases, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Toxicology, Hydrotherapy and Rejuvenation Therapy. The principles and theories of Unani consider the key elements of nature such as earth, air, water, fire and sky. Diagnosis is based on pulse and analyzing urine or stool of patients.

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Unani Medicine

 Unani is a traditional system of medicine. It was practiced in South Asian Countries and the middle-east. Unani uses natural methods and uses drugs that are natural. Eating fresh food and drinking clean water is advised in Unani medicine. It also emphasizes on the importance of maintaining balance.

 Unani has eight specialized branches which include Gynecology, Obstetrics and Paediatrics, Head and Neck Diseases, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Toxicology, Hydrotherapy and Rejuvenation Therapy. The principles and theories of Unani consider the key elements of nature such as earth, air, water, fire and sky. Diagnosis is based on pulse and analyzing urine or stool of patients.