Posted on 06 February 2013. Tags: frostbite symptoms, frostbite treatment, frostbite treatment at home
Arrival of winters can make people happy who love snowfall whereas it could be problematic for people with sensitive skin. Severe skin issues like frostbite can lead to amputation when worsened. Frostbite is marked by a condition in which body tissues are damaged due to severe cold weather. It affects legs, fingers, toes, face, nose, and ears. Its symptoms vary with age and gender.
Frostbite Symptoms
People can identify through many visible signs and symptoms. People may find their affected area turned blue, purple and black in severe cases. They may not feel sensation over their affected areas. Skin may appear tight and resistant if they press it. They may find the affected areas heavy. Many people may experience swelling and blood filled blisters while skin color may turn yellow. This condition can also result in uncontrolled shivering, confusion, overall body weakness, and difficulty in decision-making.
Frostbite Treatment at Home
People can utilize aloe vera gel to use it on frostbite. If they want to take it in a plant form, they can take a sap of it with warm water. Aloe vera has miraculous healing properties. If someone do not like Aloe vera, then can turn to next advice. Take 10-tea bags and place them into a gallon of hot water for fifteen minutes. Take them out. When the liquid cools down to room temperature, place the affected leg or arm in it. Tea will soothe the skin while helping blood to flow to affected areas. People can create a mixture from 1oz of olive oil, peppermint oil and ammonia. Apply it on affected areas to get relieve.
People should avoid wearing tight clothes when they observe frostbite symptoms. They should remove jewelry and any bracelet they are wearing to avoid its pain. People should consult their physician immediately to avoid any hazardous consequences.
Posted in Injury prevention, Skin care
Posted on 30 January 2013. Tags: Badminton, belly-dance, Bowling, Hiking, safe sports for kids, Sports for children, Swimming
The most common fear among parents during their children play is play injuries. They are more common among girls in sports like soccer and basketball. There are few safe sport that parents can fearlessly indulge their children in. They are:
Swimming:
If done under supervision, it is risk-free. Children love swimming during summers and it is a great way to burn excessive calories.
Hiking:
Not all children like to go for a hiking. They could be provided with a camera to photograph the things they liked and loved could be a fun activity.
Badminton:
It is a lost art at United States but it is a risk free activity. Parents can teach their children to play badminton with them. Badminton tournaments among parents and children could be a fun too.
Bowling:
Bowling could be hard for few children but it ensures that they play safe under supervision. It will induce a sense of tolerance and patience among children.
Mellow Martial Arts:
Mellow martial arts are a safe to induce children in physical activity. This type of martial arts is non-violent.
Dance:
Girls could join belly-dance classes whereas boys could indulge in break dance and hip-hop.
These types of activities are necessary for children to stay active and social rather than playing video games at home. Eating and snacking without physical activity contributes to childhood obesity among children. Parents should indulge their children in physical sports to keep them active.
Posted in Children health, Injury prevention, Raising fit kids, Sports and Athletics
Posted on 14 November 2012. Tags: children safety tips, Safety tips for children, safety tips for kids
Parents need to very careful while they have kids in their homes. Children can lead themselves to troublesome outcomes, if they are not cared properly. Parents should be very careful in order to keep their children safe, their safety should not be compromised at any stage.
Safety tips for children
Children are sensitive; they are as delicate as a flower. Parents have to look after them constantly in order to avoid any hazards. Parents’ should never leave them out of their sight. They should keep an eye over them from minor things to serious matters. Parents should consider following factors in mind:
1. Perspective
Parents should consider their children’s perspective. They should know that children delight themselves when they move under-table. They can hurt themselves in various plays. They love to chew shoes that could lead them to future allergies too. They like to grab insects and put them in their mouth. Parents should understand their behavior to avoid future injuries etc.
2. Curiosity
Children have a higher sense of curiosity than that of adults. They like to put their finger in electrical switches that are placed in their arms length. They can grab wires and other toxic stuff like scratched paint particles from floor, walls, or wood and put them in their mouth. Behaviors like these can lead them into serious trouble.
3. Size differences
All the behaviors can be possible because of size differences. Some kids get under small spaces and got themselves in trouble. They can fall off the table the moment when their mother gets distracted.
All these points can serve parents to baby matters very seriously. A single mishap at times turns up as a lifelong misery. Children require their parents attention more than they think.
Posted in Injury prevention
Posted on 05 November 2012. Tags: avoiding injuries, gym injuries, injuries in gym
All those people who get themselves into injury have some of the common mistakes they do. These mistakes involve doing intense workouts being a newbie, lack of knowledge and not consulting trainers’ advice. It is better to do research and understand proper tactics of how to start any workout whether low intensity workout or high intensity workout. Body position is an important factor that usually people do not consider. They get involved in muscular exercises with bad posture. Some of them do not maintain a proper backbone balance that usually results in life-threatening results.
5 tips to avoid gym injury
There are 5 basic tips that people should follow in order to avoid gym injuries. These are:
- Warm-up before doing any workout. People should involve themselves in low cardio-vascular activity like jumping and jogging before getting started.
- Ensure safety clips before lifting weights. People usually ignore such minor things.
- Learn step by step process for every workout before doing it. Do not skip any step of any workout.
- Cool down after workout. Before sitting down or simple relax yourself from any intense workout, do some low intensity workout to slower your heart rate with comfort.
- Eat right; usually people collapse doing intense workouts. Weak bodies can not involve themselves into intense workouts and ultimately result in faint.
People should consider all of the pre-cautionary tips to avoid gym injuries. Doing workouts is a healthier activity. People who involve themselves in regular workouts are less prone to cardio-vascular diseases and health issues.
Posted in Injury prevention
Posted on 10 August 2012. Tags: acne treatment, home treatment for acne treatment
Getting Free from Ache
A condition faced by about 40 to 50 million people in the United States is acne. Starting from mid teen years, ache from pimples, cysts, and plugged pores has caused problems. If you are suffering from acne troubles, here are three simple home remedies to get rid of acne.
- Applying any white toothpaste when you are going to bed. Use Normal toothpaste and check several times during the night to ensure that the toothpaste layer is still present.
- Applying ice in a piece of cloth on the acne as it decreases the swelling of the pimples significantly.
- Never rub your face with a towel. Pat dry with tissue or use a fan for drying.
- Keeping your skin out of dirt is also an important solution to your acne problem.
Remember healing time takes time. So keep working on the dents and bumps to see optimal results.
Posted in Injury prevention, Mind & body