Headaches can be caused by many things such as stress, a stinging smell or a symptom of certain diseases. But sex can also be a cause of headache, it is called coital cephalgia.

Headache due to Sexual intercourse (coital cephalgia) can occur when a person masturbates or any other type of sexual activities, for some people, a certain sexual positions can cause headaches. This condition is 1 of 360 types of headaches.

In general, men and women have the same level of this type of headache. But men have a headache due to levels of sex in particular. This is due to the fact that men tend to become more active, has excessive orgasm, and masturbates more often than women.

While  in women, it may occur over the age of 40, just beginning an exercise program or have had other headaches such as migraine headache that can cause headaches when having sex. In addition there are also studies that prove that 6 weeks after birth could be one risk factor.

This type of headache is divided into three basic types which are light, medium or fast headache but it goes on and on. There is also an orgasmic headache that can occur suddenly and severe.

Headache caused by sex at first felt only at the base of the skull, but over time can be felt throughout the head. These headaches do not happen every time when having sex, for some people it occurs after years of contact.

As quoted from Womenshealth, Wednesday (10/3/2010) sex can increase blood pressure which in turn can increase the pressure in the head and also cause tightening and muscle tension.

Sex headaches is a combination of blood pressure and muscle tension, in some cases low blood pressure of fluid around the brain and spine.

In some rare cases, sex headaches is an early symptoms of health problems such as meningitis, bleeding within the skull, tumors, stroke and various endocrine disorders.

In women, if pain is more severe, it is usually accompanied by other symptoms such as numbness, weakness, numbness, changes in vision and disorientation.

The treatment needed is not different from other headaches. To prevent this, one can take blood pressure medicine or headache medicine a few hours before having sex and also change sex positions.

Headache during sexual intercourse can increase the anxiety and feelings of calm that would be a problem for the couple, so sometimes counseling assistance is needed.

If various ways have been tried but do not show good results then the pair could only wait. This is because the headache often just disappears by it self after a few weeks or months.

Ashwagandha or Indian winter cherry is indicated with one of the most important herbs in ayurvedic system of medicines. As because of its vast area of application, ayurvedic physicians have used it extensively in curing people from their ailments. Due to its properties it has gained lots of respect in the eyes of herbal healers.

Ashwagandha is biologically known as Withania Somnifera. It is a shrub, normally can be found everywhere in India especially in northwestern part of the sub continent, but is nowadays cultivated in fields because of its great commercial demand. Plant size varies from 1-5 ft. Plant part used is root. It derives its named “ashwagandha” because of two reasons. First reason is that its root smells like horse and the other reason is that it vitalizes body to provide strength just like a horse possess.

Ashwagandha is ushan virya in potency, has laghu (light) and tickt (penetrating) properties. Contains tickt, katu and madhur rasa. Due these combinations of superior properties, ashwagandha acts in numerous diseases with great results. As it is ushan virya in potency, it acts as vata suppressant. Therefore relieves from all the illness caused by vata dominance. Also because of its hot potency, it opposes the rise of kapha therefore it also acts in suppressing increased and unbalanced kapha dosha. Root is found to contain biochemical like cuseohygrine, anahygrine, tropine, and anaferine etc. it also contains glycosides, withenolide with starches and amino acid. Ashwagandha is an herb with many benefits.

Following are its indications:

· It is indicated as most important adaptogens in ayurvedic system of medicine.
· It works in suppressing pains of any sort. It possess this property due to its ushan virya potency, which helps in eradicating vata that is the reason of initiation of pain in body.
· Good results have been seen in diseases like Amavata (rheumatoid arthritis), sandhi gata vata (Osteoarthritis), vatarakt (gout), gridhasi (sciatica
) and other vata dominant diseases.
· Works as anti-inflammatory substance therefore helps in reducing swellings and restoring blood supply.
· Its local application also has tremendous results in lymphadenopathy, goiter and on any body part which is supposed to have inflammation and pain
· Possess great healing properties therefore has great effects in healing wounds and injuries
· It relieves stress due to presence of vata suppressant properties which helps in nurturing nervous system
· Helps in promoting calmness and mental satisfaction in mind due to its good penetrating powers, which helps to counter negative adaptogens.
· It helps in relieving from the feel of numbness and burning sensation in extremities.
· Helps in providing nourishment to the brain for its better function and greater ability to work.
· It is often given in a person who regularly suffers from vertigo, uncautiousness, and depression as it helps in curbing mental and physical weakness.
· Improves mental ability, helps in gaining retaining power and improves mental concentration
· Increases muscular endurance and helps in building up of stamina.
· Revitalizes body and decreases untimely fatigue caused due weak body strength accumulation of negative energies in the body.
· Works as a rasayan i.e. a substance that helps in preventing early aging and rejuvenates whole body to provide youth.
· It works as powerful immune booster that helps in fighting any foreign invasion in the body.
· Its antioxidant properties helps in avoiding symptoms of early aging
· A powerful aphrodisiac thereby helps in enhancing the sexual powers and long lasting endurance
· It also helps in increasing sperm count and also the quality of sperms.
· It gives good results in leucorrhoea, as it possesses the properties that suppress kapha.
· It is considered as one of the most commonly used herb in relieving hypertension with excellent results.
· It has also been found excellent supplement that helps in proving strength to heart muscles and keeps heart working normal
· It also possess the properties which helps it to behave as an diuretic therefore is very helpful in treating urinary tract infections (UTI)
· Wonderful remedy in increasing physical endurance is used extensively in physically weak people or people who are recovering from long illness as in case tuberculosis or surgeries.
· Good results have also been seen in upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and in asthmatic condition with wonderful results.

As we know, Cancer would change a life for the cancer sufferer, their friends and families. Cancer and cancer treatment both have instead drastic psychological and physiologic effectuates on the diseased person. Knowing of these effectuates earlier treatment may give you a head start and a well prepared yourself, just a little, for what is to come. This info may also help you weigh up the odds, on whether you prefer to go through with treatment or not.

Physiological Effects of Cancer

Sexual Dysfunction: a few cancer patients and sub sisters may know a level of sexual dysfunction. This can occur to both male person and female person and there are ways around them.

Chronic Pain: The cancer patient may experience consistent, chronic pain later prolonged cancer treatment.

Infertility: Both male and female patients and survivors may experience infertility.

Constant Fatigue: Patients and sub sisters may feel like they’re constantly tired and don’t have the motivation or energy to total easy, daily tasks.

Numbness: Numbness is caused by a condition called Neuropathy. The numbness is common in the patient’s hands and feet.

Osteoporosis: Is a condition which causes your bones to get really fragile and weak.

Incontinence: Uncontrollable urination is effectuating a few patients may know. Read the rest of this entry »

Hopefully you never had to endure a situation of someone close to you to suffer from transient ischemic attach (TIA), also known as mini stoke, or from a stroke. In any case, you should be familiar with both kinds of stroke as they both destroy brain tissue and can produce similar long-term effects. But there are important differences in what causes them and in the symptoms that tell you which kind of stroke is happening.

Ischemic Stroke:

According to statistics, 80 percent of strokes belong to the ischemic stroke kind. These mini-strokes occur when blood flow to the brain is blocked by plaque-clogged arteries or by blood clots. This means that blood is not circulating properly inside the brain causing brain cells to die if even for a few minutes no oxygen is transmitted to them via the blood. Read the rest of this entry »

People young and old undergo this neck lift surgery all the time. A neck lift would make anyone looks like he or she has lost a lot of weight. This procedure corrects the loose neck muscles. Removes the excess fat and also removes excess skin from the neck.

A neck lift has two kinds of procedures to improve the appearance of your neck.
? Cervicoplasty: this procedure is used to remove excess skin.
? Platysmaplasty: this procedure removes or alters neck muscles.

Pre-surgery planning:
? The surgery takes two or three hours. The time will vary according to what kind of surgery you will be going through. Read the rest of this entry »