Have you ever tried to pull out overgrown weeds from your garden? You would find that it is no an easy task especially if you have neglected to upkeep your garden for months. It’s the same with a bad habit. Like weeds: 1. Bad habits do not form overnight- it takes time. Started as a mere …
Interesting by unexplainable symptoms of heartburn- nothing turned up at tests and all over the counter medication relief were not effective: Doctors don’t seem to have a clue what’s going on. Any ideas? At 17, I was already having heartburn after eating/drinking certain things. When I turned 19, it had gotten to a point that …
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How to cure my laryngitis ASAP??! Few days ago, I had sore throat- my throat was hurting like mad and then the next day, my voice sounded strange. It would crack and go hoarse. When I woke up this morning, I almost completely lose my voice. After some googling around- I find it could be ….laryngitis? …
Help how to cure my laryngitis quickly? I’ve got public speaking tomorrow! Read More »
A question posed: I don’t know if it has to do with the fact that a lot of things have been irritating me lately/I’ve been depressed for a while now. I’ve never had this problem before, until now. But I’ve been really angry and upset about something for a long time now. This just started happening like …
Someone asked this question sometime back: 2 weeks ago my tonsils were swollen and filled with white stuff. So I went to the doctors then they did rapid strep throat test & it came up negative. I was on antibiotics and after I finished them, the problem came back after 2 days. I went back to the …
Case study: I had nose bleeds when I was little but they stopped about the time of puberty. But a year or so ago the nose bleeds started again. I don’t really have allergies and the nose bleeds don’t just happen a certain time in the year. It has progressed to about two or more times a month. I was …
Factors such as gait, being overweight, aging, wear and tear, past injuries, inactive, wearing the wrong footwear/ high heels are obvious reasons for knee pain. When you go to a doctor with a knee pain complaint, he/she will commonly examine these symptoms. These are physical and lifestyle symptoms related to getting knee pain. But can …
Note in 2021: This post was originally written in 2011. In recent years, the term ‘toxic positivity’ is being used where many YouTubers have highlighted the dangers of just practicing positive thinking. In his book “When Chicken Soup is Not Enough”, Dr Ralph E Retherford spoke about how our bodies are affected by our …
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Going forward, I plan to come out with more articles on the relationship between mind-body- ie how emotions affect our overall health. This is because throughout my own personal as well as observing the experiences of others, some health problems could occur as a manifestation of some inner unresolved emotional issue(s). So when we do …
Months ago, I came across the following interesting problem by someone: Am I allergic to the smell of mint? Every time I smell mint I get a headache, watery eyes and I cough and sneeze a lot, and my throat will sometimes burn. Someone that sits near me at work is always chewing very strong mint …
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