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Treatment for Diabetes

03 Dec, 2020

By: Roohi Iqbal Shawl Diabetes is a chronic disease affecting millions of people around the world. Every year, 14th November is celebrated as World Diabetic Day where millions of people are tested for blood sugar level. Diabetes is a condition in which the blood sugar level increases in the blood, due to low insulin. A fasting blood sugar level less than 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) is normal. A fasting blood...

What is Obesity, its Causes and Treatment

27 Sep, 2020

By Roohi Iqbal Shawl Obesity is a condition in which the body accumulates excessive amount of fat which affects the functioning of the body organs. The main cause of obesity is due to overeating. Overweight is a condition in which a person is weighing slightly more than his body weight. When our body weight is more than 10% then we are overweight. When it exceeds more than that we are said to be OBESE ....

What is PMS and how can we treat PMS (Pre Menstrual Syndrome)

31 Aug, 2020

By Roohi Iqbal Shawl PMS is a group of symptoms that is related to the menstrual cycle. PMS occurs 1-2 weeks before the periods and goes away within 2 days after we get the periods (monthly bleeding). For some girls it is very cool, but for some it is a nightmare. PMS is very common in teenage girls but can happen in any age group. It is caused due to imbalance of hormones ( estrogen and progesterone).Our symptoms should vanish during our...

How to manage stress in Covid -19?

28 Jun, 2020

By Roohi Iqbal Shawl Even the year, 20-20 has brought tremendous change in our values, responsibilities and personality in every person of the world whether rich or poor, black or white in every nook of the world. Amidst these tensions around, life has to carry on with our near and dear ones. These tensions and updates not only bring worries to us but also make us stressed....

Columnist: Roohi Iqbal Shawl

28 Jun, 2020

Roohi is a Kashmiri by origin, settled in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since 1998. Worked tirelessly in different international schools teaching students of different nationalities. Lately, worked in Prince Sultan University, Riyadh as a faculty member in the General Science Department teaching Food and Nutrition, Women’s Health, First Aid and Introduction to Physical Health. She is also working as an Associate Supervisor for SAT since 2010....

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