Certain embarrassing and occasionally atypical states are displayed by our bodies, leaving us clueless and dazed at times regarding its origin or its cure. The appearance of raccoon-similar eyes or darkening of the skin around the ocular area is quite an undesirable sight that tends to make one appear rather fatigued and older. One of the cited reasons includes inadequate sleep leading to the skin near the eyes going pallid that seems to call attention to the dark circles. As one ages, the skin surrounding the eyes become thin, making them more prone to discolouring. Other factors include genetic pre-disposition, asthma and certain types of allergies. Not many women would like the sight of excessive hair growth on the body, a condition known as hirsutism, wherein excess hair spurts are noticed on the chin, upper-lip along with other areas of the body. The factors causing this undesirable condition could be due to hereditary, in certain cases the over-secretion of the male hormone,  [...]

One’s body is constantly giving out signals when it encounters certain unfavourable situations. Being ideally clued-in about the matter would help to decipher them, to facilitate better care. How often do many dig their ears, prodding with fingers or cotton swabs to clear the built-up of ear war that causes intense itching. Accumulation of ear wax is the body’s mechanism to combat infection, an innate ear cleaning mechanism and is a manner in which the body sheds off unnecessary matter by skin flaking. The actual trouble commences when one attempts to clean the ear canal probing with items or cotton swabs that leads to pain, itchiness, and buzzing sensation in the ears or auditory loss. The most adept person to clear the wax is one’s doctor who would ideally employ methods like irrigation to clear the wax built-up. Many people start having a hairy tongue that is quite an alarming sight. Though, it nothing but the minute lumps on the surface of the tongue that have, instead  [...]

A majority of us are faced with major quandary when our bodies start letting of uncommon signals. Though being clued-up about them does help one in overcoming them with ease. Though the normal spate of getting hiccups is due to unmanageable constriction of the diaphragm muscles located underneath the lungs. This happens when one chomps down food too quickly, excessive intake of intoxicants or gulping in air. The much professed remedy to swallow water while being in a bent down posture is not the right thing to follow. Instead, merely containing one’s breathing, swiftly guzzling down water and inhaling in a bag aids in getting rid of hiccups. At times the tonsils carry along undesirable visitors that appear as whitish, odorous bulgy formations that are quite bothersome. Dangling out in the tonsil pouches, these lumpy formations are formed due to mucous and microorganisms getting entrapped together forming a stone-like stuff known as tonsilloliths that leave an appalling after-taste  [...]

In countless occasions, one’s body displays the weirdest of quirkiness, leaving many wondering how to overcome them. Well, here’s a low down on them. All ardent fans of the icy treats have at some point experienced headache subsequent to a quick gorge down of ice-cream. This occurs due to the constriction of the blood vessels in the frontal part of the brain, set off due to the sudden chilly or cold sensation experienced by the nerves located in the upper surface of the mouth. A zippy way to relieve the discomforting pain would be to keep the tongue pressed on to the roof surface of the mouth to facilitate the warming up process. It sure is a bummer, when one is plagued with too much perspiration, a condition known as Hyperhidrosis. A widespread occurrence noticed even in those with optimal health, it is known to crop up in the areas like the face, normally worsening in the inner surfaces of the hands, feet and underarms. Though solution for this involves the use of aluminium  [...]