Recurrent nonspecific backaches
This applies to situations, quit commonly found among active people, getting neck aches and lower backaches with no specific condition affecting the spine, confirmed...
High fibre foods
Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake - Health writer
Fibre is essential for your gut movements. It is recommended that you aim for 38 grams of fibre per day,...
Do doctors talk to their patients long enough?
Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake-Health writer
How long should a doctor listen and converse with his patients to understand the malady, and clinch a momentary diagnosis,...
Almonds and cashew nuts – similarity on health benefits
Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake-Health Writer
Almonds are heart shaped nuts while cashew which grows at the end of a fruit, is kidney shaped, and they...
Keep your blood triglycerides low
The fats and starchy carbs you eat are stored in your fat cells as triglycerides, a form of fat that needs to be controlled; tough its main...
Doctor my Legs are swollen?
Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake-Health writer
Swelling of legs and feet are quite visible among women who wear sandals, especially among the seniors. It is...
Too much sugar harms your Liver
By Dr. Harold
Those who consume sweet drinks, ice cream, and other foods with added sugar, may harm your liver. Some have a craving for sugary...
Hambantota sea (table) salt verses pink Himalayan mined salt
By Dr Harold Gunatillake - FRCS, MBBS, AM(Sing), FICS, FIACS
There are many varieties of salts in the supermarkets, but can the body recognise them...
At-home remedies for sunburn
Sri Lanka climates can become extremely hot between the months of March and June, increasing the risk in the number of people suffering from...
Significance of high blood pressure
Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake- Health writer
Most Lankans in Sri Lanka don’t seem to understand the gravity of not checking their blood pressure on...
Looking after your Diabetes to prevent complications
Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake - FRCS,FIACS,FICS, AM (Sing), MB,BS
Diabetes is a condition where the glucose absorbed in the gut through the digestion of carbs,...
Alcohol does have health benefits
By Dr Harold Gunatillake
It is known that drinking alcohol moderately has its benefits without over-indulging. Moderate drinking is defined as two drinks daily for a...
Healthy Air Frying technology
Good advice by Dr Harold
Cooking with air without oil enables you to fry with air to make food crunchy on the outside and tender...
Eating Beetroot lowers your Blood Pressure
Increasing in blood pressure is common as one grows older. It is simple to explain this phenomenon. After all, heart is a physical pump...
Health tips for tummy discomfort
Think of eating high fibre foods today. Oats is ideal for breakfast. It’s eaten in the form of rolled oats, oatmeal, oat milk, and...
Physiological constipation
by Dr Harold Gunatillake
Moments of irregular constipation causing blockage are common among healthy people at one time or another and is not considered serious....
Heart healthy Diet in a nut-shell
By Dr Harold Gunatillake
This Mantra should be registered in your memory – both partners preparing daily foods for them. Forget the diet fads around...
What are Omega Fatty Acids?
By Dr Harold Gunatillake
Let’s define what dietary fatty acids are. All fats are made of chains ofdouble or single bonded carbon atoms of varying lengthslinked...
Vegetable filled diets recommended for longevity
Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake
The behaviour and the benefits of gut bacteria (microbiota) depend on the production of certain healthy and unhealthy molecules, solely...
Recognizing a heart attack early
By Dr Harold Gunatillake FRCS, FICS, FIACS, MBBS AM (Sing)
If you are over fifty, leading a sedentary sort of life, with stress of life...