Tea can Be Alternative Medicine Only When Consumed Sensibly

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TES AS MEDICINE: Tea's healing abilities have been known to mankind forever now, so why adulterate it with so canned 'detox' ingredients? Most teatoxing kits combine tea leaves with all-natural ingredients like senna leaf, ginseng root, liquorice root, chrysanthemum, nettle leaves, psyllium seeds, cinnamon bark, cloves, rhubarb, ginger, and lemongrass. While most of these ingredients are natural, their overuse may disrupt the body's natural rhythm.        while the world goes berserk over green tea, black tea(the chinese variety, not the English), oolong, and a tea called pu'er are also potent medicines. In fact, all herbs are medicine, whether they're in the form of 'tea', infusion, tincture, or capsule. One just needs to be careful since some herbs and flowers in teas can trigger allergies. Always read the ingredients on the package before you consume a new herbal tea. Also, tea can only be medicinal and detoxifying if your diet isn't taxing y
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Regular Exercise And A Healthy Diet Could Prevent Osteoporosis:

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A 70-year-old lady complained of severe pain and swelling in her legs and difficulty in standing. She was diagnosed with a fracture in the neck of her femur and had to undergo hip replacement surgery. The cause of her fracture was later found to be osteoporosis.

    It is a condition where bones become fragile and brittle and susceptible to fractures. Aged people and post-menopausal women are most likely to suffer from osteoporosis. Low calcium intake, excessive consumption of alcohol, smoking, corticosteroid intake, heparin, hyperthyroidism, sedentary lifestyle, obesity etc are other risk factors. Osteoporotic fractures most commonly occur in hip, wrist or spine.

THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH:
 Adults aged 19 to 64 should do at least two hours and thirty minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, such as cycling or fast walking, every week to keep their bones healthy. Weight-bearing exercise and resistance exercise are particularly important for improving bone density which in turn, helps to prevent osteoporosis. Muscle strengthening activities should be scheduled for two or more days a week. One should be careful to include exercises for all major muscle groups, like the legs, hips, back abdomen, chest, arms and shoulders. High-impact weight-bearing exercises are helpful in the strengthening of muscles, ligaments and joints. People over the age of 60 can also benefit greatly from regular weight-bearing exercise. This can include risk walking and keep-fit  classes. However, one should keep in mind that swimming and cycling aren't weight-bearing exercises. Resistance exercises use muscle strength, where the action of the tendons pulling on the bones boosts bone strength. Press-ups, weightlifting and using weight equipment at the gym count as resistance exercises.

SOAK UP THE SUN:
Sunlight triggers the production of vitamin D, which helps the body to absorb calcium. Absorption of calcium strengthens teeth and bones, which in turn helps prevent conditions such as osteoporosis.

CALCIUM-RICH DIET ENSURES BONE HEALTH:
An adult's daily diet should provide the 700 mg of calcium required for good bone health. Main sources of vitamin D are cheese, egg yolks, spinach, soya beans, fishes like salmon and sardines. Quitting smoking and limiting alcohol intake also helps keep up bone health.
Osteoporosis can be easily prevented if a few lifestyle changes are made before bone-related complications start occuring.

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