Tips to Reduce Dark Circles under your Eyes

What are Dark Circles?

Dark Circles is a very common problem in both men and women often starting in adulthood. Dark circles can make you feel unhealthy and tired; children have also facing this problem. Dark circles often the result of some combination due to lack of sleep, menstrual disorder, poor diet, fatigue, pregnancy, illness or medications. Dark circles can also be occur when people born with thinner skin under the eyes.

There are thousands of reason to develop but luckily there are number of options to say good bye your dark circles. So, go with these all natural solutions:

1) Be sure you are getting plenty of sleep at least seven or nine hour sleep every night. If you are not getting sleep properly then take warm cup of tea, avoid drinking alcohol.

2) Try to protect your eyes from the sun, wearing sunglasses it will not only prevent from dark circle even help to prevent from wrinkles and fine lines.

3) Drink plenty of water which keeps your skin smooth and supple

4) Applying cucumber slice on your eyes keep them five to ten minutes and see improvement. Another way to reduce puffiness applied ice cube for 10 minutes. Instead of cucumber you can use potato with same process.

5) Apply lemon juice, tomato and turmeric paste under your eyes and left for quarter or half an hour, make a paste of these entire things and apply gently  after half an hour remove this paste with cotton pad.

6) You can use cold tea bags on your eyes approximately 10 minutes which help to reduce swelling and moisture.

7) Almond oil is very effective to reduce dark circles. Use it every morning and evening.

8) Eat healthy and balanced diet eat fresh, green vegetables and fruit, make sure you are getting vitamins and minerals. Avoid salty foods.

9) Avoid smoking and alcohol drinking it is major cause of dark circles.

Trying all these methods to tackle the problem it will help to reduce dark circles. If these tips are not helping to reduce your dark circles then you may consult with doctor about the problem.

Phobia Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

What is Phobia?

We all know that everyone has a fear and afraid, for most people these fears are minor and some time it become tremendous anxiety for your life. Phobia is one of those problems it is an irrational fear and fear can be from any type like fear of road travel, from specific situation, animals or from medical situations. A phobia is a kind of anxiety disorder, usually it evident between the ages of 15 and 20 years and affected both male and female. The good news for phobia is that it can be cure or managed.

Some specific types of phobias are:

Specific Phobia: Involve fear about specific situations, height, living creatures, places, specific objects or activities.

Complex Phobia: Social phobia and agoraphobia are known as complex phobia. A fear of flying or a person may be afraid from crashing, loosing self control etc.

Agoraphobia: A fear from the market places, open spaces, being alone at home, inescapable place or situation.

Social Phobias: A person feels discomfort, being embarrassed, company of other people like losing self control, fear of blushing etc.

Panic attacks: Panic attacks are very common an develop at any age mainly affect people who normally give the impression of being reliable, confident and dependable.

Causes of Phobia: A phobias can be caused by stressful situation and develop due to genetic factor, something bad happen to a person, had a panic attack, saw something bad or dangerous. Phobia usually starts from a children or teenagers. Some biological factors, special chemicals cause feeling of anxiety. Environmental factor like starting new day in a school, traumatic experience such as a illness or death in the family are the reason of phobia.

Symptoms of Phobia: Symptoms can occur through the situations, some specific symptoms may include:
• Dizziness
• Breathlessness
• Depression
• Fear of losing control
• Difficulty in thinking
• Feeling confused or disorientated
• Fear of dying
• Avoid object or situation

Some physical symptoms are:
• Anxiety
• Panic attack
• Trembling
• Sweating
• Chest pain or a feeling of tightness in the chest

Diarrhea and Nausea

These symptoms leading several difficulties in life it’s important to take proper medical care.

Precautions from Phobia:
• Recognize your fear
• Avoid certain situations
• Control your emotions or feelings
• Avoidance interferes with your normal life

Treatment: There are several treatments for phobia. Doctor will ask about the symptoms and the treatment depends on the type of phobia then health provider may suggest therapies or medications. But with only the therapy we never completely cure phobia. Medicines may help with the symptoms of phobia or most useful if it is combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy. Doctor will decide everything for your fear which medicine and therapy is best. So, take proper treatment and keep continue your treatment for best results.

Acne Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

What is Acne?

Acne is a common disease related to skin condition that causes zits or pimples. Anyone can get acne but it is most common in young, teenagers and adults. This includes blackheads, whiteheads and red inflamed patches of skin. Pimples occurs when your hair follicles under your skin or plugged with oil and dead skin cells. Mostly pimples appear on your face, back, chest, neck and shoulders.

There are various types of pimples:

Whiteheads: Looks very small and remain under the skin.

Blackheads: They are clearly visible, black and appear on the surface of skin.

Papules: They are usually pink, small bumps and visible on the surface of skin.

Pustules: They are red and have pus at the top and visible on the surface of the skin.

Cysts: They are painful and filled with pus.

Nodules: They are large, painful and solid painful and clearly visible on the skin.

Causes of Acne: Some causes are:

• Over production of oil can block your follicles and bacteria can move in, particularly the species called propioni bacterium acnes.
  
  
• Acne develops because your sebaceous glands are overactive. These glands produce small amount of sebum.
  
  
• Acne skin also produces more dead skin cells. Some junk food like pizza, chocolate, greasy and fried food has nothing to do with acne but they are often a sign of overactive sebaceous glands.
  
  
• Hormones changes in women can cause acne during the menstrual cycle.
  
  
• High level of humidity and sweating
  
  
• Anxiety and Stress can affect your levels of some hormones

Symptoms of acne: Some symptoms which appear on face and shoulders:

• Blackheads
• Crushing of skin bumps
• Redness around the skin eruptions
• Dry, pink and itch skin
• Scarring
• Nodules
• Pustules
• Pimples
• Cysts
• Sometime acne leads to depression

Precautions: Some precautions are the best solution for acne:

• Avoid using oil-based cream, makeup products and ointment
• Do not squeeze, rub or pick pustules
• Apply toothpaste over the pimples before going to bed
• Do not use any facial cream or other product
• Supplement your diet vegetables and fresh fruits

Treatments of Acne: Acne is disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the hair follicles and skin glands. Your doctor diagnoses acne by looking at your skin and will recommend a prescription medication you apply to your skin. Doctor now has special and effective treatments like special therapy and laser treatment for acne. Do not expect immediate response from the treatment it will take some time 2 months, 4 months or 8 months. Consult with experienced dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon who can treat the scarring associated with previous outbreaks.

Lupus Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

What is Lupus?

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that may affect various system of the body especially joints, skin, kidneys, brains or attacks healthy cells and tissues in the body. This disease leads to long term autoimmune disorder. It can affect men, women and children of all ages but most frequently in women between the age of fourteen and forty-five. Lupus is most common in women rather than some time lupus can cause serious and life threading problems. Lupus is a member of family of diseases which include multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis juvenile diabetes and others.

Different types of lupus:
There are several different kinds of lupus but the type we refer is known as Systemic lupus erythematosus (S.L.E): SLE is chronic autoimmune disorders most common and serious type of lupus that can affect virtually any organ of the body. Include joints, heart, lungs, skin, muscles, kidneys and brain.
Other types of lupus are:

Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and subacute cutaneous lupus (SCLE) are two types lupus mainly affects the skin where sun sensitivity and skin rashes are the main problems. DLE may cause red scaly rashes on the ears, arms, face and upper body.

Neonatal Lupus: It is uncommon form of lupus most often occurs in women or children with SCLE. In this problem skin rashes decrease some of the blood cells and affect the tissues that control the normal heartbeat. This problem may be diagnosis with a pacemaker.

Drug Induced Lupus is triggered by certain medications which has many of the symptoms of systemic lupus. Most important feature is that it goes away when person can stop taking the medication that triggered lupus.

Causes of lupus: In most cases the causes of lupus is unknown, some potential causes are:
Genetic Factor: Genetic is one of the factors for developing lupus, one of family member has lupus then other will also develop the disease. Lupus may develop with no family history.

Environment: Environment factor might include
• Smoking stress, 
• Ultraviolet rays from the sun
• An infection
• Viral illness
• Being pregnant
• Exposure to sun
• Drug taken to treat an illness

A hormone plays an important role in causes of lupus. Both men and women cause produce estrogen. Women have symptoms before menstrual periods or during pregnancy.

Symptoms of Lupus: Lupus has wide range of symptoms:
• Redness, swelling, joint pains are comes and goes
• Fatigue and fever
• Anemia
• Headaches
• Weight Loss
• Chest Pain due to inflammation of the lungs and heart
• Hair loss
• Mouth or nose ulcers
• Sun or light sensitivity

Sometime the symptoms are often like a blood disorders, diabetes, fibromyalgia, thyroid problems, rheumatoid arthritis and bone diseases.

Precautions:
• Get plenty of rest and relaxation
• Maintain a balance diet
• Avoid Smoking
• Maintain Vitamin D level
• Receive regular dental and medical care

Treatment of Lupus: Treatment is depending on the sign and symptoms of lupus. Doctor will prescribe you some painkillers and medications which help to reduce inflammation and symptoms. It’s important that patient has discussed the benefits and risks carefully with doctor. Consult your doctor briefly.