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Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder that affects millions of people around the world. It is marked by an uncontrollable urge to move the legs. Symptoms usually strike when patients are lying in bed at night but RLS can also flare up in the day time (especially during prolonged periods of sitting). SYMPTOMS Restless leg syndrome patients typically report a feeling of burning, tingling, aching, itching, or tugging  deep beneath the skin of their lower leg (and sometimes in the thighs as well). Although symptom intensity and duration vary from person to person, moving the legs tends to ease the discomfort for most patients. REMEDIES # Get up and walk. Walking around helps to calm the legs. # Cut down your caffeine consumption and avoid tobacco and alcohol. # Modify your medication. Some over-the-counter drugs such as certain cold medications and allergy pills contain mild stimulants that can result in jittery legs. Ask your pharmacist if any medications you

Diabetes is a metabolic disease condition that results in elevated blood sugar levels. People diagnosed with diabetes either have a problem with glucose metabolism or the production of insulin, both of which results in hyperglycaemia (ie, chronically high blood sugar levels). Elevated blood sugar levels in the body causes certain changes in the long run. Nerves become damaged, vital organs become compromised, and the individual is prone to developing various health complications  such as blindness, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular accidents. The skin is also one of the many organs in the body that becomes affected when a person is diagnosed with diabetes. There are changes in the skin that causes the skin to become extremely itchy to diabetic patients. REMEDIES FOR PRURITUS OF THE PALMS AND FEET While itching or pruritus of the palms and feet in diabetics may be a chronic condition, certain comfort measures can relieve the symptoms of itchiness. These include: * Limiting the f

WHAT IS OVULATION? Ovulation is the stage of the menstrual cycle during which a mature egg is released from the ovary into the Fallopian tube and is available for fertilization. Usually an egg is released for ovulation cycle and the egg can survive for 12 to 24 hours after leaving the ovary. If the sperm does not fertilize the egg during this period, the egg disintegrates and gets absorbed into the uterine lining. WHAT IS ANOVULATION? Anovulation is the non-release of eggs. It means that a woman is not ovulating; she does not release an egg each month. A woman can have "bleeding" each month but that does not necessarily mean she is ovulating. In anovulation, if the bleeding occurs at the same time each month (making her think it is  menstruation) it is actually break-through bleeding caused by low oestrogen. Most women will have no bleeding. REASONS FOR ANOVULATION: * Breast-feeding * Excessive weight gain or loss * Illness * Quitting birth control pills or shots *