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Thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped gland located at the front of the neck below the Adams Apple which helps you in making of Triodothyronine hormone, Thyroxine hormone and Calcitonin hormone. It is an endocrine gland in vertebrates. The thyroid has two side lobes connected by a bridge (isthmus) in the middle. Your thyroid gland is brownish-red in colour and the gland is rich in blood vessels. The hormones secreted by thyroid gland is important for growth and development of your body. In fact, thyroid hormone also place very crucial role in brain development. Thyroid Disease The thyroid gland produces various hormones which place very crucial role in growth and development. When there is inbalance in secretion of hormones by thyroid gland and it's start producing either too much or too less of these hormones then, this condition is known as Thyroid disease. There are many two types of thyroid disease one is Hyperthyroidism and another is Hypothyroidism  When thyroid gland makes too...

  Nutrition It is the process by which in organism uses nutrients rich food to maintain and to support it's life. Nutrients provide energy and helps in maintaining healthy body. Consumption of insufficient nutritional diet can causes malnutrition problem. Nutrition plays an crucial role in the growth of mind and body. We can full fill our nutrition requirement by two types of nutrients. 1) Macronutrients 2) Micronutrients Macronutrients Nutrition which consist of major part of your diet is known as macronutrients. It only include Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats as macronutrients. The main function of macronutrients are to provide energy, maintain growth and repairing of tissues and cell in the body. A) Carbohydrates : It is the most important nutritional component of the food that helps us to provide energy. Carbohydrates are the sugar molecules which provide you sufficient amount of energy by breaking down carbohydrates into glucose or blood sugar. Sources: Starch, rice, wheat, p...

  Introduction As you all know, yoga have endless benefits to your health. It can cure your 99% diseases and, it is also helpful in your stroke. Stroke is very deadly condition, in which the blood vessels present in the brain rupture and bleeds, or there is a blockage in the blood supply of the brain. A stroke can cause permanent brain damage, long-term disability or even death. Combinations of yoga asanas, healthy diet, stress free life and pranayams (breathing exercise) can help you to reduce your risk level of stroke.  Role of Yoga Asanas in Stroke 1) Vajrasana : For details see  (Part-1 Obesity) 2) Vrikshasana : The word vrikshasana is sanskrit word come from combinations of two words, first word is Vriksha, that stands for 'Tree' and second one is Asana, which means 'Pose'. In English, the asana known as "Tree Pose". Vrikshasna is a standing pose. While doing this asana you look like graceful, steady stance of a tree. You must open your eyes, while doing...

  Neurodevelopmental Disorder Neurodevelopmental Disorders are the brain disabilities in which brain can't perform it's functions properly. These disorders affect our learning, intellectual and emotional abilities. Patients affected from neurodevelopmental disorders can't exactly figure out, what happens around them? The maximum chances of having anyp neurodevelopmental disorder is at the adolescent period. But, it's necessary that, you get any kind of disorder at adolescent. It may occur by birth, if parent (any) have disorder problem or any injury during pregnancy. Till, the time, there are many kind of neurodevelopmental disorder which are not as well known to science. We will talk about, this kind of disorder, later. The most negative thing about NDDs are that, if proper treatment is not given to the patient, it may affect them throughout their life or may serious health condition or even death. Doctors said that NDDs are incurable but controllable (some NDDs). Type...

  Stroke Stroke is a serious brain condition in which the blood vessels present in brain ruptures or bleeds or when there is a blockage in the blood supply of the brain. This rupture or blockage causes sudden death of brain cells or neurones. A stroke can cause permanent brain damage, long-term disability or even death. It is categorised in mental illness. Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke. About 610,000 of these are first or new strokes. About 185,000 strokes—nearly 1 in 4—are in people who have had a previous stroke. About 87% of all strokes are ischemic strokes, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked and not only United States is affected by stroke problem, there is a drastic change in the cases of stroke every year all over the world. Types of Stroke 1) Ischemic stroke : Most of the brain strokes are Ischemic stroke. It is the most common type and contributes to 80% of brain strokes. An Ischemic stroke occurs when there is a blood clo...

  Mental Health Mental health refers to the state of mind, that helps you to handle stressful situations of life, helps to do your daily tasks, so you can contribute to your society and country. It refers to cognitive behaviour and emotional well being. Mental health also includes how you feel, think and behave with other peoples. Some people thought that if they are free from any kind of mental disorder than they are mentally fit.  If you are a short tempered person, anyone can make you angry very easily and if you are crying at small things then your mental health is not in a good condition. Types of mental health disorders: A) Anxiety Disorders : Whenever you feel stressed or any potential dangerous is ahead of  you, you feel anxious. Sometimes feel anxious is not a big deal because anxiety is normal emotion, everyone feel anxious whenever there is a situation of stress or any other kind of danger. In some situation feeling anxious is OK but in anxiety disorder the in...