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Discoloured and painful fingernails or toenails are often a sign of a fungal infection (onychomicosis). The nails thicken, smell bad, become scaly and cause discomfort. Nail fungus is caused by bacteria in the nail bed that enter the nail through cracks in the skin. Moisture accelerates the growth of the bacteria and allows the nail fungus to spread quickly.
Over time, earwax builds up in the ear canals, which serves to protect the ear canal from environmental influences. If too much earwax builds up, the sense of hearing deteriorates and the inside of the ear can feel uncomfortable. Earwax must be removed from the ear gently so that the eardrum is not damaged.
The pulse rate is the number of heartbeats per minute. The pulse varies from person to person and is influenced by age, gender and fitness. The pulse rate is therefore a good indicator of a person's state of health. Men with an abnormally high pulse at rest (more than 75 beats per minute) are three times more likely to have a heart attack.
A calorie is the unit of heat energy that measures how much energy the body gets from food. One calorie is the energy needed to heat one litre of water by one degree. We generally use calories as a measure of the nutritional content of different foods. Each food contains a certain amount of calories. For every 3500 calories consumed, the body gains half a kilogram.
Antiseptic mouthwash such as Listerine and similar products are excellent for maintaining healthy oral flora. However, as the name suggests, the mouthwash is only intended for rinsing the mouth and spitting out the liquid again.
Many people, especially women, complain in winter about swollen fingers or toes, pain in the knuckles associated with itching, stiffness and restricted movement of the fingers, redness and small oedemas in the finger joints. Warming up the hands often increases the symptoms, as the blood supply to the affected areas increases.
Heat treatment with a red light lamp provides relief for various ailments and relaxes tense muscles.
Tapeworms in humans It is relatively rare, but young children in particular can be affected by tapeworms in the body. Tapeworms in humans are not always transmitted through the faeces...
For a clay pack, individual parts of the skin, limbs and theThe whole body was wrapped in clay and covered with a linen cloth, an intermediate cloth and a woollen blanket.
Steam baths are water treatments in which hot, steaming water warms parts of the body or the whole body. The vapours promote blood circulation by dilating the blood vessels and thus relieving the heart.