Sleeping pills or hypnotic drugs have always been observed as one of the prime factors in increasing the risk of premature death. If you are taking them for more than a period of three weeks, you are slowly becoming dependant on them for your sleep as well as mental peace. Although these are medicines, they have the quality of making you addicted to them, and some people even depend on these pills, just as an alcoholic depends on alcohol. The probability of premature death from an accident, or heart failure, increases significantly when you start depending on sleeping pills. This is why doctors advise you to avoid sleeping pills as much as possible. If your doctor feels that your body needs sleeping pills for restful sleep, he might prescribe some medication to calm your nerves down, so that you fall asleep peacefully; but the doses he prescribes will be on the lower side. Read on to learn the seven most important reasons to avoid taking sleeping pills – 1) Tolerance Building: Your body gradually starts building a tolerance to the doses of the sleeping pills you are taking every day. Once in awhile, if you’re suffering from excessive stress or tension, then taking sleeping pills is justified as you might not get the required amount of the sleep due to pressure or stress.

It is natural for couples to disagree on occasion. But does that justify fighting in front of your children? Every couple has arguments due to a wide range of reasons. Many of these arguments in fact concern the well-being of the children. But fighting in front of your children is actually detrimental to them, and can damage them psychologically and emotionally. There are a number of ways your child is negatively impacted if they watch you fighting with each other, especially when the fight involves mature subjects that they cannot understand. Children interpret fights between their parents, and are affected by it, depending on the stage of emotional development they’ve reached: Toddlers Parents fighting in front of child who is a toddler makes the child prone to adopting the same body language that the parents exhibit while they are struggling. This is the age when they reciprocate the things they see. Thus, watching their father yelling at their mother, or vice versa, while growing up, might lead to them emulating these behaviors. Preschoolers Children who are in the age group of 3-5 years are highly sensitive, as this is when they start to grow emotionally. Thus, whenever they see their parents arguing, they start to believe that they are the cause of the fight.

Many women of reproductive age observe blood spots other than the usual monthly periods at least once, and sometimes frequently, in their lifetime. This is clinically known as spotting. Most of the time it is normal. But sometimes, it is associated with serious medical conditions. But the fear factor associated with spotting is higher when it occurs during a woman’s pregnancy. Women who are pregnant sometimes observe spotting or vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. This may be normal in some cases, but nevertheless requires immediate attention. Read on to learn all you need to know about spotting during pregnancy. What is spotting? Spotting is a lighter version of the monthly bleeding in a woman. Most of the time you don’t need to wear any sanitary napkins or tampons to control the blood flow as it is minimal. Most of the time, it is unnoticed or noticed only when you are going to use the washroom. You might just find a few drops of blood in your underwear if you are spotting. Spotting happens in women before and after periods and stays for few days, and that is quite natural. But if it is going on in between the menstrual cycle, or if you observe irregularity in your periods with spotting/heavy spotting, then you must consult a doctor immediately.

Trying to lose weight? Tired of dieting and sacrificing your favorite food, with little or no result? Well cardiovascular exercises are the answer. But how can cardio keep you lean, you might be wondering? Well, here’s why – When you perform cardio exercises, you are using up all the glucose in your blood. When you deplete all the glucose in the blood, then the body brings out the fat stored in the body, and burns it. This leads to decrease in cholesterol levels in the blood, reduces obesity, and improve the overall health of the person. So now that you have a basic understanding of the benefits of cardio exercises, read on to learn the five best cardio exercises that will help make you lean. But before we get to the exercises themselves, let us not neglect what you need to do just before them… Warm-up and conditioning You cannot afford not to warm-up before working out. A good warm-up is the basis for a great workout. It will delay fatigue, reduce injuries, and help you work out better. And now, without further ado, onto the exercises: Walking One of the simplest and easiest cardio exercises, walking is something that you can start with immediately.

As we appreciate our grandparents this National Grandparents Day, maybe we should take some time to appreciate certain aspects of the life they led in their prime. After all, isn’t it often said that the old ways are the best? And there’s probably a lot of truth in that when it comes to health in particular. Our grandparents, in many ways, lived healthier lives than we do. Diabetes, cancer, allergies, and a number of other ailments and conditions have become far more widespread, and dangerous, over the last several decades. Yes, there may be external factors responsible for this, but there’s no denying that personal health plays a major role. It’s notable that our grandparents seemed to lead healthier lives even though they lived on a diet that many would consider today to be ‘unhealthy’, rich as it was in meat, fat and carbs. Well, diet is indeed the key here. For our grandparents lived in an era before supermarkets, takeaways and processed foods cast such a long shadow over our plates. Farmer’s markets, and their own backyards, were their primary sources of food that was both organic and highly nutritious. So maybe it’s time to turn back the clock and go ‘retro’ in our food choices.