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Tips to increase platelets from recovering Dengue

Dengue fever, once called breakbone fever because of the severe joint and muscle pain experienced by its victims, has been a global health problem.
Dengue fever is caused by four related dengue viruses and is carried by mosquitoes.

There are three main types of dengue infection:
classic dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome.

10 Tips for Good Night Sleep

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Stick to a schedule:
Erratic bedtimes do not allow for your body to align to the proper circadian rhythms. Mum was right when she set a timewe always had to go to sleep as kids. Also, make sure you try to keepthe same schedule on weekends too, otherwise the next morning,you wake later and feel overly tired.

Sleep only at night:
Avoid daytime sleep if possible. Daytime naps steal hoursfrom nighttime slumber. Limit daytime sleep to 20-minute,power naps.

Exercise:
It's actually known to help you sleep better. Your body uses the sleep period to recover its muscles and jointsthat have been exercised. Twenty to thirty minutes of exercise every day can help you sleep, but be sure to exercisein the morning or afternoon. Exercise stimulates the body andaerobic activity before bedtime may make falling asleep more difficult.
Taking a hot shower or bath before bed helps bring on sleep because they can relax tense muscles.

Avoid eating just before bed:

Women need more sleep than Men

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Sleeping beauty

Latest research found Women need 20
minutes extra sleep than men.


Why do women need more sleep?


The American Academy of Sleep Medicine
claims that women tend to sleep light and are more easily disturbed
while sleeping than men and this leads to lack of sleep in women.
Deep sleep is necessary to refresh the brain for the complex tasks
that are a part of a woman’s life.

How to win Stress by Meditation?

Deadlines are looming, you and your partner are going through a rough patch and you still have not figured out your plans for New Year's Eve. Obviously you are stressed. Well, we've got just the thing you need to de-stress.

Meditation can work wonders to relax you. So why not give it a shot? Here are three popular meditation techniques, simplified.

Vipassana

This meditation technique is one of India’s oldest and was propounded by Gautama Buddha.

Vipassana stresses on breathing techniques as a way of creating and raising self-awareness. When doing Vipassana, you need to maintain complete silence and concentrate on your breathing. This eventually helps your mind concentrate as well as relax.

Transcendental Meditation

How to Win over the stress in your life

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Your body's stress reaction was meant to
protect you. But when it's constantly on alert, your health can pay
the price. Take steps to control your stress.

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