So how should the elderly be prepared for health related problems, let us see this first: (more…)

What can be done in such a condition? (more…)

The common medical emergencies that can occur in the elderly are sudden chest pain, breathlessness & falling due to weakness. (more…)

Someone sent me this email and I would like you to read it first before I establish the connection with the topic. (more…)

One of the most basic fears in humans, is the fear of death, which functions to make us alert in dangerous situations, and can thus be a very healthy emotion. (more…)

Fear generally plays an important part in our lives and almost rules the human society as a whole. Fear comes in many shapes and forms, be it religion, be it superstition, be it social taboos; and we may as well describe it as: an unpleasant feeling of perceived risk or danger, real or imaginary. Mind you; your brain cannot fathom the difference between the real and the imaginary! It functions to make us alert and ready for action (the famous fight or flight response) while expecting specific problems. (more…)

The first step towards getting rid of this undue fear is to make up your mind. Convince yourself that you want to get rid of the fear and you can. (more…)

Many types of fear/phobia are identified; I found some on web: (more…)

The fun in the fear… Remember, the advertisement tag line – “Darr kea age jeet hai…” (more…)

The mind understands fear; it does not understand the difference between real and imaginary fear. When we watch a horror movie we are well aware that it is make believe but still we are scared! As fear is based on something that we think may happen in the future, it is clearly a mental process which tries to predict the future – in that sense, the reason of fear is a projection of our mind. Thus someone who is scared of snakes will see a rope and think it is a snake! (more…)