Underweight And Its Problems

Underweight:  

Being underweight at any stage may cause damage to your health. Weighing a little can strengthen the immune system and gives energy to your weakened body and fragile bones.

If you are underweight, it is good to check your Body Mass Index (BMI). The body mass index is a measurement of relative weight based on an individual mass and height. If your BMI level is low, then it is clear that the weight of your healthy range is too low.

There are many reasons for being underweight. It may be due to an overactive thyroid or stress/ emotional problems or just because of a diet that doesn’t provide sufficient energy to the body.

Consult a physician if you are affected by an overactive thyroid, which is known as hyperthyroidism. Feel free to talk to someone if you think the emotional issues are stopping you from eating a proper healthy diet. If you find that your low weight is caused due to intake of the incorrect diet menu, try a balanced diet that helps you to gain a healthy weight.

Why Underweight is Bad?

Maintaining your body with low weight may cause illness. Some of the reasons are given below for yelling why underweight is not good for health.

Ø  Our body needs vital nutrients to be active and work properly. A person is likely to be getting lack of nutrients when he/she is underweight. For instance, calcium is important for strong bones. But, underweight develops the risk of osteoporosis, a type of bone disease.

Ø  When a person is not taking an adequate amount of iron products, it may result in anaemia that leaves him/her tired.

Ø  While you are underweight, your immune system is not 100% perfect. So, it is easy to catch a cold, and other infections.

Ø  Women who are underweight will find difficult during pregnancy and sometimes, may face the fertility problems.

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Safe and Ayurveda Cures For Alcoholism

The major problem that has eroded across all the cities in the nation is Alcoholism. More people are getting addicted to this day by day, especially the youth and students that too in the past 5 years for various reasons. Standing at par with poverty, childlabour and illiteracy youth drinking has become a major social evil in the twenty first century.            

Leaders, Politicians, Speakers, head’s of state whoever addresses the society never forgets to articulate that “Youth are the backbone of nation and nation’s progress lies with Youth”. Sticking to the saying the growth rate is significantly evident  in nation’s alcoholic market worth of Rs.50,700 crore.

There are strong evidence that alcohol consumption among teenagers in metros have increased at fire pace with about 45% of Class 12 students drinking terribly, five to six times a month. A survey by Assocham’s (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India ) Social Development Foundation ( ASDF ) reveals that youth or the teenagers are stimulating the sales of alcohol in the country. In their recent survey of over 2000 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19, the response was, over 32% said they drink when they are upset, 18% drink alone, 15% drink when they are bored and 46% drink to ‘get high’. Consumption of liquor among teens is high in Delhi and Mumbai followed by Chandigarh and Hyderabad. Students said they spend anything between Rs. 3500 and Rs. 4500 on alcohol, more than their combined spending on beverages, movie tickets or books.

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How to Choose Happiness in Your Life

Happiness is joy, pleasure, well-being, leading better life, prosperity, freedom from suffering, and many more. We always want happiness to occupy us. Even positive thoughts make one happy. But, what is it exactly? Are we born with it? Can we study it? Can we make ourselves happier? What makes us happy? Who are happy? 

Researchers are learning more and more answers to the above questions.

Sources of Happiness:

Happier people are expected to live longer and more likely to be healthier, tend to be more successful, and more socially engaged than people who describe themselves as less happy. But can we change into happy life? And what causes happiness?

Researchers have discovered three basic sources of happiness: (1) genetics, including personality and temperament; (2) life circumstances, such as health and wealth; and (3) our own choices.

We often think if we get a better job, have more money, or fell in love, then we would be happier. At times, we underestimate how much control we have over our own happiness. A psychologist who has analyzed the study states that 50% of our happiness is set by our genes, 40% by our own actions, and remaining 10% by life circumstances beyond our control.

Though genetic factors like personality and temperament play a great role, an equal amount of role is under our own control. For, we have the capacity to decide options that can lower or higher our set point.

Psychologists find that positive emotion (such as gratitude, serenity, joy, interest, pride, love, amusement, hope, inspiration, awe) is also the symbol of a happy person. Now they are researching how positive emotions actually cause one to be happier.                                       Read more....