Good Health is the greatest blessing that needs to be cherished and taken care of. Each and every activity that we go is governed by our health. The quote “Health Is Not Valued Till Sickness Comes” seems to be very apt nowadays as people tend to overlook their health since they feel that they have other more important things to accomplish. But, we need to ask ourselves that, will we be able to accomplish even a mundane task if our health is not good.
A person enjoying good health can do all his or duties with a lot of enthusiasm and vigor. Also, a person in good health can achieve better result than a person suffering from some sickness.
Everybody knows the importance of good health and what can be achieved when a person is in good health, then why so many people tend to ignore this and ignore their health.
Why we do we ignore our health?

• The first reason is laziness. Many people find taking care of their health a very big task. For example we know that one must not sit immediately after eating our meals, but still many of us ignore this and immediately sit or even lie down immediately after our meals. Another example, even if we have to go to a small distance, we prefer our vehicle, instead of walking. All these lazy habits deteriorate our health.
• Another reason is defining our priorities. As there are many other important things to do like studying or making our career, we have pushed taking care of health at the last spot of our priority list.

We realize this after the damage has been done. Due to the constant stress, improper diet and unhealthy lifestyle, the health gets even more affected. Our energy level decreases, brain gets fogged, body becomes lethargic, eyes get affected, muscles gets stiffed are some of the many problems that are face nowadays, even by young generation.
What can be done to maintain good health?

• EXERCISE: Daily exercise even for few minutes can work wonder. Start by exercising little and the exercises you are comfortable with. You can always increase it according to your comfort.
• WALKING: Walking can be a booster for body and mind. Talking a walk in fresh way can rejuvenate us.
• NUTRITIOUS DIET: Taking healthy food can maintain a healthy weight and can reduce the risk of other diseases.
• STRESS FREE LIFE: Free your mind from unnecessary anxieties and stress. This will enable you to have sound sleep and keep you healthy.

Benefits of Good Health:

• You will be more energetic and feel livelier. Exercising stimulates a chemical known as endorphin that makes you feel good and happy.
• If you are in good health, you may even live longer.
• Many diseases can be avoided by taking good care of health. This will also cut down your medical bills.
• You will tend to do all your work more efficiently with great results as you will be energetic and will have more stamina. This will even boost your confidence level.

Ginger is considered as one of the most important herbs available. It was first cultivated in India and China. It is also considered as an entire medicine itself. Ginger is said to fuel the digestive fire which makes the digestive system more powerful.
There are number of benefits that a ginger provides.
KILLS CANCER CELLS:

• Cancerous cells grow abnormally and uncontrollably. It can be caused due do change in lifestyle or environmental change.
• It may also be caused by inflammatory compounds, which causes the healthy cell to become cancerous.
• Ginger contains 6-gingerol and 6-shogoal, that is highly anti-inflammatory and a very rich anti-oxidant, that protects the healthy cells.
• In a recent research, the component 6-gingerol, which is found in ginger, is also said to be 10,000 times more effect than conventional chemotherapy that targets the cancer stem cells.
• Researcher also found that, when the solution of ginger powder and water comes in contact with the cancerous cells, the cells committed suicide, known as apoptosis, or the cells attacks the other cancerous cells, known as autophagy.
• Also, cancerous cells can grow new blood vessels, called Angiogenesis. Ginger can prevent Angiogenesis with the help of Zerumbone, a component found in ginger.
• Other useful compounds found in ginger like zingerone and paradols also helps to deal with cancer in the following ways;
• They stimulate anti-oxidants.
• Search for free radicles.
• Inhibit cancerous cell growth.
• Prevents inflammation.
• Prevents metastasis that is secondary malignant growth.

IMPROVES HEART HEALTH:

• Ginger can be very beneficial for your heart as it contains a number of compounds that can cure your heart or maintain its health.
• Ginger contains 6-gingerol, a compound found in ginger that can prevents hardening of blood vessels and prevents it from oxidative stress. Oxidative stress means imbalance between the productions antioxidants and free radicles, which can damage tissues.
• It also has anti blood clotting property that prevents the clotting of blood in the arteries, and providing free flow of blood towards the heart. This prevents in heart attacks.
• Ginger can also help to lower the cholesterol level, which can prevent the oxidation of Low Density lipoprotein cholesterol. This LDL that is of Low Density lipoprotein is mainly responsible for narrowing of blood vessels and resulting in strokes and heart attacks.

CAN TREAT INDIGESTION:

• Ginger’s medicinal properties can help to deal with intestinal gas and bloating.
• Ginger can also treat chronic indigestion and heart burn.

ANTI INFLAMMATORY PROPERTY:

• A compound found in ginger known as gingerol, helps in curing joint pains and muscle pains, as this compound treats the inflammation at a cellular level.
  Ginger can also prevent the joints from early degeneration.
• It also cures the pain in joints caused by exercising and knee pains.

PREVENTS DIABETES:

• Ginger can help in lowering the blood sugar level and increases the insulin release.
• Consuming regular ginger can help in reducing blood sugar level, LDL cholesterol and triglyceride.
• Ginger can overall improve the lipid profiles and prevent the onset of diabetes.

We can say that the strawberries and lemons are the world’s healthiest foods. Both these fruits contains low amount of sugar that is helpful, as our body needs a certain amount of sugar. A lemon contains 70% sugar and strawberry contains only 40% of sugar.
The reason that the lemon tastes sour even having more sugar than the strawberry is that, the lemon contains high amount of citric acid, usually 3% to 6%, that dominated the sweet taste of the lemon and results in the sour taste. The strawberry has less sugar than lemon but there is no acid content present in the strawberry, and therefore it tastes sweet.
People may think that high amount of sugar in a lemon may cause obesity, but a lemon has many medicinal properties. Also, strawberries contain a high amount of carbohydrates in the form of starch, but it also has many health benefits.
If we keep aside low amount of sugar that is present in both the fruits and just evaluate their nutritive values, we will find that the health benefits that they provide are much more than the amount of sugar present in them.
Health Benefits of Lemon:

• Lemons contains a lot of minerals like potassium, iron, sodium and calcium and vitamins like vitamin C, E, K, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B9.
• Lemon have alkalizing effect on the body, that is they balance the pH level of the body and are perfect to consume when you are suffering from acidity and heart burn.
• They help in treating throat infections, as they contain vitamin C that acts against infections.
• Drinking Luke warm water in the morning with lemon cures obesity and improves indigestion.
• Potassium, present in lemon, is important as it helps in controlling heart rate and blood pressure.
• Lemon contains anti-cancerous compounds like flavonol glycosides that stops growth of cancerous cells.
• Lemons have anti-bacterial and antiseptic properties.
• Lemon helps to cure fever by increasing perspiration.
• The citric acid present in lemon helps in preventing kidney stones.
• Other benefits include dental care, skin care and hare care.

Health Benefits of Strawberries:

• Strawberries are packed with antioxidants and are excellent source of vitamin C. Also, strawberries contains minerals like potassium, manganese, dietary fiber and folate.
• Strawberries contains antioxidants like flavonoids that can prevent damage to our eyes like preventing dry eyes and infections.
• Strawberries acts as immune booster. Eating strawberries daily can supplement the need of vitamin C.
• Strawberries helps in fighting cancerous cells. Ellagic acid found in strawberries along with antioxidants like lutein, possess anti carcinogenic properties.
• Strawberries are rich in potassium that improves the cognitive function of the brain by increasing the blood flow, also, strawberries contains iodine that helps in proper functioning of the nervous system.
• The minerals, potassium and magnesium found in strawberries helps in lowering the blood pressure. Potassium also helps in the process of vasodilation that is widening of blood vessels, that releases the hypertension.

Other benefits of strawberries include skin rejuvenation of skin and keeping the heart healthy.

Only a smoker knows the joy and the bliss of whiling away time with a cigarette in his hands. And then, there are aspiring smokers, who think it to be a “cool habit. The ultimate level is attained by the chain-smokers (no reference to the band), for whom, even basic activities are done with a cigarette in hand, and packets succeed each other rapidly. For many of them, it is not even a choice; it is an obsession, a habit which they cannot get rid of even if they want.
Most people link up smoking with breathing complications and a number of extreme pulmonary problems like lung cancer. But a major fact is that, smoking is also one of the main causes of heart disease. According to studies, WebMD recently reported that about 20% of deaths from heart disease in the United States are directly related to smoking. It is a phenomenon which is becoming a gradual killer in the entire world, and even in developing countries, where cigarettes of even lower grades are manufactured and inhaled. As a result, countries like India are seeing a rapid increase in deaths arising from heart problems. A person’s probability of heart attack is directly proportional to the number of cigarettes they consume. How long a person smoked matters, too. You are six times as likely to have a heart attack when seen in comparison to a non-smoker If you smoke off 20 cigarettes every day,. And the likeliness increases exponentially as the number of packs per day increases.
Medical science has reported in recent years that hypertension is highly associated to smoking. Smokers have an 80% more risk of having continued hypertension than non smokers. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is directly triggered by the presence of nicotine in the blood. Nicotine and some other external agents present in the blood are directly responsible for reducing the diameter of blood vessels, also called ‘forced vasoconstriction’. This results in blood flowing at a higher pressure through the arteries and other vessels; resulting in permanent damage when sustained for a long time. High blood pressure has direct effects on the heart, as it affects the strength, rhythm and elasticity of the cardiovascular tissues; thus leading to heart diseases, starting from sudden heart attacks.
Besides high blood pressure, nicotine in cigarette smoke also affects oxygen content of the blood. Carbon monoxide, which abounds in smoke, forms a very stable compound called Carbaminohaemoglobin (Hb.CO). Thus it reduces space for the oxygen to be delivered to heart and other parts of the body. Lack of oxygen supply hits the heart tissues hard, especially the pericardial muscles of the heart. Cell death in these muscles causes the heart to abruptly stop after some time, implying a heart attack.
So, it is best to stay away from smoking, especially if you have already pre existing heart problems. And if you don’t have problems yet, stay away from active as well as passive smoking, in order to lead a longer and healthier life.

In the modern world, a working woman is not an unfamiliar sight. Career aspirations do not discriminate between men and women; so it is not a surprise when thousands of young and middle aged women have joined the workforce, strengthening it further. However, every action has its perks and cons. So was the observation when studies revealed that working women had a 70% higher likelihood of getting breast cancer than normal housewives. The line might seem unfavourable and discriminative for feminists. But medical science has stood its ground, with Dr Tetyana Pudrovska stating five unshakable reasons which might have resulted in this trend.
Breastfeeding Problems
One of the primary problems stated by researchers is irregular breastfeeding for working mothers. Many mothers, due to their working hours, are unable to breastfeed their babies at the right time. Some mothers even make an early substitution to bottled milk or other alternatives, thus removing the habit of breastfeeding. This is strongly discouraged, as breastfeeding can decrease chances of breast cancer by about 5% to 10%, according to recent studies. It might also reduce chances of deaths caused by breast cancer.
Delayed Pregnancy
This is another significant cause of worry. Researchers believe those working women who postpone the activity of childbirth until their late-thirties or even forties due to their job ambitions may face a greater risk of breast cancer due to hormonal alternations caused by pregnancy. Oestrogen, or the child-bearing hormone, occurs in abundance during pregnancy. However, in older women, breast cells are more unable to respond to changes caused due to oestrogen. As a result, complications occur, leading to breast cancer development. In working women below the age of 50, breast cancer is more aggressively growing and harder to treat.
Stress at Work
The demands of the modern world have reached great extents, with employers putting ever increasing pressure on their employees to perform and provide results. But, amidst this rat race, working women often fall prey to intense stresses; which they can bear, but their body cannot. According to studies, there is an increased risk of breast cancer among women, who are in career-oriented jobs and experience regular job strain; but not among part-timers or those in lighter, lower status jobs. In fact, stressful jobs can increase chances of development of breast cancer by up to 50%, according to a study.
Air Pollution
Several studies (not all of them) reported components of air pollution as a possible stimuli generator for breast cancer. Such components, namely fine particulate matter and Nitrogen dioxide, are not commonly found in air of normal home environments. However, in thickly populated industrial areas, as well as in urban cities with huge volumes of traffic, these particles abound in the air. Thus, working women, who get significantly more exposure to this air than housewives, are suspected to be more affected by it, thus pushing up the chances of breast cancer.
Lack of Sleep
This is generally seen in slightly older working women. As working women try to balance in-house as well as professional responsibilities, they lose track of time, and sacrifice sleep in order to increase available time. It might seem productive, but has damaging effects on the body including increased risks of breast cancer.
Thus, all of these reasons combined causes breast cancer to frequent in working women more than homemakers, by even a margin up to as high as 70%.