Dr Feroza Arshad

GETTING BACK TO NATURE CAN IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

Our environment plays an important role in the way we feel, think and respond to different situations. What we see, hear and smell in our surroundings impacts our brain in different ways making us feel happy, sad, anxious, or stressed out. Research reveals that environment affects our mental health and since our environment keeps on …

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STRETCH OR NO TO STRETCH? HOW STRETCHING BEFORE OR AFTER A WORKOUT AFFECTS YOUR MUSCLES

Wikipedia defines “Stretching” as a form of exercise which is targeted at specific muscles or tendons making them flexed or stretched in order to gain an increase in muscle’s felt elasticity and acquire comfortable muscle tone. This results in increased flexibility and added range of motion for the body. Building muscle and achieving aerobic fitness …

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HOW TO BOOST VITAMIN D LEVELS FOR IMPROVED BONE HEALTH?

Our body needs vitamin D for a number of reasons. Human body performs physical movements and actions with the help of muscles and bones. Muscles are involved in nearly all bodily movements and also serve an important role in maintaining body posture and joint stability. But muscles cannot work alone without bones helping them by …

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HOW WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY IS CONTRIBUTING TO HEALTH AND FITNESS

When we talk about wearable technology the first thing that comes to mind is smartwatches.  Have you ever thought that how dramatically this electronic device has evolved over the years? The journey from just a fancy electronic timekeeping device to countless uses it now offers is so overwhelming and surprising at the same time. A …

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AUTISM AND EXERCISE

What is Autism? Autism is a condition that affects how an individual, feels, thinks, socialize, and interact with their environment. More in technical terms, it is a complex neurobiological development disorder, induced during pregnancy. Autism is a lifelong disability that starts when a person is born, usually diagnosed in early childhood and stays throughout a …

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WANT TO AVOID CORONAVIRUS WHEN GOING OUT IN PUBLIC? FOLLOW THESE 12 PRACTICAL TIPS.

Do you want to keep away from getting infected with corona virus? I believe everyone does. Corona virus widely known as COVID-19, attacks lungs of its host, causing blockage of respiratory system and hence making it difficult to breath. This virus is easily transmitted from person to person, through direct contact, as well as through …

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IS EXERCISE AN “ALTERNATIVE” TO PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN?

Chronic pain conditions can be divided into two dominant tiers. First ones can be of objective pathogenic, genetic or biologic origin and can easily relate to symptom while second ones are those with unknown origin. Arthritis, systemic inflammatory rheumatic diseases, connective tissue diseases, post-herpetic neuralgia, and peripheral neuropathy, fall under the first category and are …

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TELE HEALTH- MEDIA RELEASE BY HEALTH MINISTER

Australian government is taking every possible step towards developing ways to ensure a continued access to primary health care for its citizens during the corona virus pandemic. Australian Minister for Health, The Hon Greg Hunt MP, in a joint media release with Professor Michael Kidd AM, Principle Medical Advisor, addressed the general public on the …

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