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Sunday, 10 November 2013

Delayed menstruation and Home Remedies



Delayed menstruation

Are you worried about your delayed menses? Find out the reasons of delayed menstruation apart from pregnancy and live a healthy life.

Nandini got her first menses when she was thirteen year old. She had some idea about menstruation cycle. She was finding it difficult to digest the fact that she got it now. According to her she was too young to get it. After completion of her first menstruation she was relieved but scared to face the next menstruation. It was difficult for her to change the mindset that she will get menses in seventh or eight standards as told by her friends.

Her second menstruation was delayed by two months. Going to school during menses was a difficult situation for her. She noticed that her menstruation cycle was not regular. Each time it was delayed by more than fifteen days. When she was in junior college she was shocked as she did not get her menses for two months. But the cycle was restored without any medication. It was regular for the next five years. When she turned twenty she had to face the delayed menstruation again.

Nandini did not want to take medicines for correcting her menses. She preferred waiting to get menses naturally. Was she correct on her part? Now she was sure that every woman has to face such delay in menstruation some time or the other. But she was aware that one reason was pregnancy. However she was trying to find the other reasons as she was not involved in any sexual activity. Read on to know more about delayed menstruation and reasons for it other than pregnancy.


What is delayed menstruation?

It is caused because of the changes that keep taking place in our body. When menstruation delay is too long it is necessary to consult a doctor. The menstruation cycle delayed for 2 - 3 days is normal for most of the women. However lots of women prefer waiting for occurrence of menstrual cycle naturally.


Reasons for delayed menstruation

There are several reasons for delay in menstruation cycle. Have a quick look at some of the common causes.

Overstress

Hormonal imbalance

Imbalanced diet

Weight loss

Thyroid diseases

Obesity

Depression

Ovulation deficiency

Polycystic ovarian diseases

Coping with delayed menstruation

Avoiding delayed menstruation depends totally on the condition of your body. Your body takes time to adjust to the changes so it causes delay in menstruation. You should try to understand the needs of your body first. The most important thing is that you should have a balanced diet.

Delayed menstruation can also be caused when you make certain changes in your daily routine. This can involve heavy exercise or adopting a diet plan. You should give some time to your body to adapt to these changes instead of going for medication in the initial stage. All you need is patience.

If your menstruation cycle is delayed for three months you should consult your physician. It is more advisable that you treat your delayed menstruation period through Ayurvedic remedies. Avoid taking medicines without doctor's prescription for preventing complications. Staying healthy and fit is the best remedy for avoiding all the menstruation problems.



Home Remedies for Delayed Menstruation

Delayed menstruation is a problem faced by a lot of women. These irregular periods may create hormonal imbalance in the body of women. It may even become the root cause for dangerous disease. In the biological terms, delayed menstruation is termed as Amenorrhea.


Delayed menstruation has been a chronic problem for many females. One often gets a twinge in the breast and experience the heaviness in the lower abdomen due to the delay. They might also feel lethargic and suffer with nausea. However, there are various reasons for the delayed menstruation. It differs from individual to individual. Initially there were not many medications available like today. But still people rely and like to use home remedies to cope with this problem.

Home remedies in combination with the medicines have a greater impact on solving the problem of delayed menstruation. However, if you prefer to take medicines in addition to home remedies, you should consult your doctor. Using home remedies may even help the person to restore the regularity in menstruation cycle. People who are really annoyed with the problem of delayed and irregular periods, here are some natural tips which you can keep in mind.


Home Remedies or Alternative cure

Collect roots of banyan tree, extract and boil them with the help of decoction. Mix it with cow's milk and have this before bedtime for stimulating menstrual cycles in your body.

Grapes are also very effective. Drinking of grape juice on daily basis helps you in regularizing of the menstruation cycle. Eating grapes in the raw form will also help. However, overeating grapes may have other side-effects like lose motions too.

Parsley is another effective herb. It is one of the most efficient home remedies which can prevent menstruation disorders. Parsley juice can be consumed everyday in form of a medicine to get regular periods.

Take some radish seeds and grind them with water. Make a paste and mix it with buttermilk. After mixing the paste with buttermilk, drink it on a regular basis. You can have it once in a day to get positive results.

One can also take a decoction of bitter gourd (karela) roots and have it one or two times in a day. This might help in commencing the periods.

In order to avoid the menstrual irregularities, saunf (fennel) seeds are also proved to be very helpful.

A decoction which is being prepared from coriander (cilantro) leaves or seeds is also very helpful in getting your periods. But make sure that you have it thrice in a day.

Take some fig (anjeer) roots and boil them. Now filter the decoction and have it for a few weeks to normalize the cycle.

The most common way to regularize your irregular cycle of menstruation can be done by having Papaya. You can either have it in the raw form or in unripe form.

In order to stimulate your menstruation cycle you can also have carrots.

Aloe Vera pulp or juice can also help in getting regular cycles of periods. Having it on regular basis will get you positive results.

Drinking sugarcane juice before a week or before two weeks of your menstruation cycle will also help you in getting your periods early. This is very common and most frequently used method by everyone.
These are only a few home remedies which will help you to improve your menstruation cycle. If you are allergic to any of the above mentioned remedies, avoid them. Delay of menstruation cycle is not good for health as it may lead to some harmful and dangerous diseases or problems. Home remedies are reliable and are the best alternative cures for overcoming delayed menstruation.



Saturday, 26 October 2013

Sebum in hair – How to control, What happens When Overproduced

Sebum plays an important role in maintaining your hair and skin healthy. But, too much sebum can bring the opposite result. Lack of sebum can cause dry hair, dry scalp and increment of wrinkle formation. Conversely, over production of sebum may trigger to oily hair, oily scalp and many more problem.



What the heck is Sebum?

Sebum is natural oil which ejects from the sebaceous glands. With the help of hair follicle, sebaceous glands generate natural oil to smooth and moisturize the hair and skin. Sebum is produced to keep the scalp from drying out and maintain the balance and volume of both hair and skin.

Sebum is a complete combination of lipids which includes, Fatty acids, Squalene, Glycerides, Cholesterol and Cholesterol esters. Natural oil sebum is found all in the body but mostly in the chin, forehead and mid-back. But, the soles of feet and the palms of hands are out of syllabus.

Jobs of Sebum in Hair

Under the hair scalp, Sebaceous glands are connected to the bottom of hair follicle. The job of sebaceous glands are to manufacture the sebum. In a particular time, cells outburst and sebum ejects. The job of sebum is being started off soon after the sebum makes its way to the surface of your hair scalp.

The following jobs have been done by the sebum oil,

It provides moisture to the hair and skin
It moves dead skin cells from the hair follicle to the surface
It prevents the scalp from drying out by lubricating
It reduces water loss from the skin surface
It protects the skin from friction
It also prevents the buildup of certain bacteria and fungi

Reason of Overproduction of Sebum
Scientists didn’t haven’t identified the exact causes yet, but they have discovered some factors responsible for the overproduction of sebum. Let’s talk it about,


The moment people entered into the short time of Menopause, the sebum production is dramatically enhanced. But, after the puberty, sebum production is nicely balanced into normal rate.
Seborrheic dermatitis is another reason. When It appears in people, the sebum production is incremented in all parts of the body.
Men’s sebaceous glands are the king of manufacturing sebum than women. That’s why, oily scalp and baldness are a common scene in men. So, gender can be another reason.
During the time of pregnancy, hormones imbalances may cause excess production of sebum. This is why, acne is a common problem in women’s pregnancy time as acne is also induced by the excess sebum ejection.
Genetics can be a cause of over production of sebum oil. If a parent suffers oily scalp, then chances are, their youngsters could possibly have the exact same problem.
Poor nutrition and fatty foods can be another  issue. Consuming too much oily and fatty foods bound the sebaceous glands to crank out excess sebum.
What happens when sebum is heavily produced?

As soon as the sebum is heavily produced, it goes directly to the scalp and hair, tends to make them oily. The following are the main problems that appeared soon after the excess oil transmission.

Oily scalp
Oily hair
Acne
Hair Loss
Baldness
Conversely, lack of sebum end results skin dryness, dry hair, dry scalp and unhealthy appearances.

How to control the overproduction of sebum?

Sebum lacking can bring about dry hair, dry skin and increment of wrinkle formation. Conversely, over ejection can trigger to oily skin, oily scalp etc. We have to choose a mid-level place to be safe and of course, we can do it by cutting down the level of excess sebum production.

Vitamin A :

Vitamins are always good and helpful for human body. Overproduction of sebum can be lowered by taking vitamin A. You can take medicated tablets or go for foods that contain vitamin A. Cantaloupe, spinach, carrots, milk, egg yolks and mozzarella cheese contain a good volume of vitamin A that you can have in your daily foods. Also stay away from vitamin A depletes like alcohol and coffee.

Vitamin B :

Maintain enough vitamin B for controlling the sebum production to a normal rate. You can go for meat, fish, eggs, green leafy vegetables, peas, breads, dairy products and many cereals. Also you can make sure plenty of biotin from egg yolk, liver and yeast.

Avoid oily and fatty foods :

Go for healthy and balanced foods and avoid fatty and oily foods. Oily foods are the key of bounding sebaceous glands to build excess sebum.

Maintain a good sleep :

Get a good sleep every single day. Lack of sleep and rest can trigger to many dangerous problems . Maintain a good amount of sleep to ensure Cortisol to act at a normal rate. Otherwise, Cortisol has an effect on the sebaceous glands to supply excess sebum.

Manage your stress :

Stress can lead to sleeping disorder and increment the levels of the stress hormone cortisol. As I previously mentioned, Cortisol stimulates sebaceous glands to burst more natural oil. Stress also depletes the body of B vitamins. To compensate you can take B complex vitamin.

Laser treatment :

You can take laser treatment method to control the overproduction of sebum. This kind of laser treatment is formulated to deal with exactly the oily skin. It will make the sebaceous glands to work on a balanced rate to keep the hair and skin soft and moisturized.