Health ‎Matters ‎Blog

Healthy Lifestyle  Sleeping well Sleeping is very essential to every individual. A good night sleep can have many benefits. On the contrary sleep  deprivation and poor-quality sleep can cause very serious and catastrophic outcomes. Good-quality – and getting enough of it at the right times -- is as essential to survival as food and water. Health benefits of good night sleep: - Boost your immune system : sleeping plays a major role in activating your immune system and to keeping it in its optimum condition. - Keeps your heart healthy: regular adequate night sleep decreases your risk of having high blood pressure and decreases the level of inflammatory proteins; and consequently prevent heart problems like Angina pecoris , and Atherosclerosis . - keeps you fit and maintain healthy weight: regular and adequate night sleeping helps your wake-sleeping cycle be regular with minimal disturbannce in metablic, or hormonal profiles. Studies have shoown that decreased sleeping/sleep deprivation i

Healthy Lifestyle: Brushing your teeth Regular teeth brushing can benefit, not just your teeth, but the whole body. It has many health, mental, and social benefits. Health benefits: - Prevents teeth decay and gum dieases: Brushing your teeh regularly removes the build up of plaques that are the primary cause for teeth decay and gum diseases. - Decreases the risk of mouh and stomach cancers: According to Harvard University, gum diseases were associated with increased risk of mouth, esophageal, and stomach cancers. Preventing gum diseases through regular mouth brushing and flossing will decrease the risk of getting such fatal cancers. - Decreases the risk of heart diseases: Oral bacteria can spread through blood stream and cause diseases. In patients who have problems with heart valves, the bacteria may lodge in the damaged valve a condition called ''subacute infective endocarditis'' The bacteria builds up over the valves and form vegetations that is friable and liable fo