Health THIS is what a white tongue says about your health! Very few people know this!

 

A white tongue rarely indicates anything serious

Having a white tongue can disrupt your daily life quite a bit: you don’t want to laugh with you mouth open and you don’t want people standing too close when you’re talking to them. A white tongue might not be dangerous, but it is annoying and it does tell you something about your health.

What causes a white tongue? What can you do to prevent it or get rid of it?

White tongue
Having a white tongue can be an indicator of a low immune system. This has everything to do with bacteria and fungi that are naturally present on your skin, mucous membranes and throughout your body. Usually, these bacteria and fungi live in harmony in and on your body. Yet if your immune system is low, the balance between them can get disrupted, which causes the whiteness on your tongue.

Rare
So, it isn’t anything serious, but in some cases (very rare cases!) a white tongue can be caused by a serious disease, like AIDS. The whiteness can also occur when you’re taking antibiotics or undergoing radical treatments like chemotherapy. It can also be caused by a tongue condition that can make sure your tongue becomes white (or partly white). For most people, though, the cause is a lowered immune system.

Boosting your immune system
Time to boost your immune system! But how does that work exactly? Firstly, try to make sure you’ve got little to no stress on a regular basis. In the long run, stress can cause a lowered immune system. That’s why you need to get enough rest, eat healthily (enough vitamins, minerals and fibers), keep up your hygiene (wash your hands!) and get enough exercise. Those products that advertise they will boost your immune system are better left unused. As long as your diet is healthy and nutritious, you really don’t need any vitamin tablets.

This is only for your information, kindly take the advice of your doctor for medicines, exercises and so on.     

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Pregnancy: Here is What You Can do to Keep Yourself Stress-Free During This Phase

Pregnancy  is a blissful phase. Nine months of gestation brings an array of changes in your body that sometimes make you feel on top of the world, while the other time, you feel stressed. While the curiosity of holding your little bundle of joy in your hand makes you excited, the thought of sleepless nights post-delivery makes you anxious. Stress and anxiety are the culprits behind some of the most debilitating conditions and therefore you cannot afford them coming as a hindrance in between your calm and bliss. Stress during pregnancy has been associated with problems including baby’s low birth weight, preterm labour, pre-eclampsia, etc. A stress-free pregnancy can keep you and your baby happy and healthy. Thinking how can you be relaxed during these nine months?

Exercise daily

Needless to say, indulging in exercise regularly gives an array of health benefits. Still, most of the people do not opt for a workout due to laziness. Exercising is the best way to keep stress and other health ailments at bay. During pregnancy, you must do some light exercises like yoga, meditation, or walking. They do not put a strain on your baby bump. This can helps you get relief from tension, by boosting the secretion of the happy hormone, endorphins. 

Eat healthy and get enough sleep

During gestation, you should eat green leafy vegetables, food rich in protein, dry fruits, milk, yogurt, etc. Having a balanced diet can keep your baby healthy and can also keep your mood happy. Right nutrition helps cope with daily stress. Also, sleeping enough recharges your body to take up new challenges the other day. It rejuvenates your body

Try music therapy

Music is known to be a mood lifter. You must have experienced its positive effects at least once. Listening to soft and calming music for an hour before going to sleep can lighten your mood and help you sleep deep. Also, it can keep your fetus away from any kind of stress.

 

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New tool to detect cervical cancer

The menstrual pad test can become a stress-free screening method

Testing menstrual blood present on menstrual cloth can help detect human papilloma virus (HPV), which is one of the main causes of cervical cancer, researchers have found. The study was carried out on over 550 women aged 30 to 50 years at two rural populations.

Cervical cancer is a major public health problem and although there are cervical cancer screening tests, most rural women fear the test and see it as an unpleasant experience.

Samples testing

Over 190 eligible women were recruited for the study from two villages. The women who consented underwent HC2 testing to detect HPV. All the women, whether positive or negative for HPV, were asked to store their cloth pad used on the first day of period and immediately hand it over to the health worker. The collected menstrual cloth samples were sent for testing.

The DNA extracted from the dried menstrual blood was amplified and tested for HPV. Over 3% positive HPV cases were detected from this area (both HC2 and DNA study showed positive). They underwent further vaginal examination and treatment. Two cases of cervical lesions were also diagnosed.

Additional study

After satisfactory results from first area, another rural population with significantly better social indicators was studied. Over 360 women from 16 villages were selected for the study. However, the women were not tested for HPV but their menstrual blood was tested.

From this population, 4.9% cases were diagnosed as HPV positive using DNA tests. The HPV positive women and a few HPV negative women underwent vaginal examination, HC2 test and PAP smear test (another cervical cancer test).

The sensitivity of the menstrual pad HPV testing in the first and second area was 83% and 67%, respectively, and the specificity was 99% and 88% in the two areas. The reduced sensitivity at second area could be due to electricity failure in the health centre as the samples need to be continuously stored at -20⁰C.

According to the researchers, the menstrual pad DNA testing could be used instead of PAP smear test as PAP test has several limitations such as very low sensitivity of around 50% and the method of sample collection is both painful and invasive.

“Most of the women in these villages are daily wagers and do not want to waste a day for clinical screening. There is low participation in community screenings as they are shy and also fear the test. By using menstrual pad/cloth as a screening tool we can provide comfort and convenience to the participants,” says the Dr.  and the author of the paper.

By developing a simple method to mail the pads to the lab by participants itself, menstrual pad test can become a stress-free cervical cancer screening method, the authors write.

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