A cousin was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure and since she is in her early 40s, I thought it was a pretty young age to be having this condition. But her doctor did not seem to share my opinion on this because he told her that it was expected since she led a very stressful life.
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Posted: Monday, December 1, 2008 12:33AM by Razia Sanwari

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. - Buddha

The demands on our life seem to have suddenly shot up and we find ourselves in such a frenzy to get things do... read more...
Posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 10:12PM by Razia Sanwari

If you are an active person and always on the go, it would help to be aware of your time schedule. At a lecture hall or a ballgame, at the movies or in a meeting - incontinence can be a hassle. Yet, most people have learnt to manage this amazingly and a few lifestyle changes here and there have w... read more...
Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 10:40PM by Razia Sanwari

Some years ago, caregivers would get nightmares handling patients with chronic wounds. The issues were many… what kind of dressing to use, when to change it. Then came research into the various types of wounds, their healing pattern and how to tackle them. Now, major advances have taken pl... read more...
Posted: Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:36AM by Razia Sanwari

In the Hollywood film Rain Man, Raymond Babbitt is shown to be a man imprisoned in his own world but with an uncanny and incredible ability to calculate numbers, sufficiently enough to make a small fortune for his hustler brother in Las Vegas. Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman, i... read more...
Posted: Friday, December 5, 2008 1:16AM by Razia Sanwari

Medical science and its tools have made life considerably easy for us yet we tend to not understand this till the last minute. In the meantime, we suffer in silence or aloud and curse the day we contracted the disease. I don’t see how this can alleviate anyone’s pain but that’s ... read more...
Posted: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 2:24AM by Razia Sanwari

So many of us are fond of gardening and a small kitchen garden in the backyard is a source of simple delight.
But why don’t we plant an herb garden instead of growing vegetables? Herbs make for such good healing and have a varied use. And they are also very easy to grow.
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Posted: Friday, December 12, 2008 1:07AM by Razia Sanwari

“I don’t know when I last slept four straight hours!”
This woeful announcement was made by a colleague recently, in the middle of an office party. And the statement triggered a hot discussion on who sleeps how much. I was quite surprised to hear some of my colleagues clai... read more...
Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:43AM by Razia Sanwari

There is nothing more important than a good night’s rest. If you get up feeling tired and sleepy then it means you haven’t slept well. This feeling is carried through the day and you end up doing things half to your potential. The mood becomes irritable and you just look longingly tow... read more...
Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2008 12:52AM by Razia Sanwari