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Recently, I’ve been getting pain in my knees and ankles. I’m only 31 — is it possible that this is some kind of early onset arthritis? I notice that the pain worsens when the weather turns cold or when it rains. I feel like an old lady for saying this! After my hot yoga class, the pain grows too. What kind of exercise can I pursue despite my weak knees? And what kind of things should I be doing to ease the discomfort?

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You may have injured your joints inadvertently. The treatment is to rest the joints affected. Take anti-inflammatory drugs and sit back. If you persist in exercising, the pain in the joints will never have a chance to recover. Isometric exercises will probably be the best option to strengthen the joints before pursuing normal exercise again. Ask a physiotherapist to set up an exercise regime. And then understand your joint actions so that you can create the proper exercises to ease the pain in the long run.

I’m preparing for my wedding and want to look my best for my big day. How do I smoothen and whiten my armpits and also get rid of the unsightly “bumps” on them?

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Unfortunately, you cannot whiten your skin just like that and the bumps are ends of your hair follicles. Whitening of facial and body skin also takes time. The armpit skin is considered a very sensitive and soft area and it is not advisable to put chemicals on them to whiten the area. Try not to shave the area as it will worsen the bumps. Apply depilatory creams which do not hurt the skin and do not wear sleeveless tops for long periods of time so that the whole area remains pale in comparison with the rest of the arm. Ultimately, the solution may lie in being less self-conscious.

I often wake up with a strained neck, and the soreness does not go away even after I apply store-bought muscle relaxants. How should I sleep so as to prevent these aches, and what should I be applying to ease them?

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When you get a sore neck, it generally means you were so tired that you slept in the wrong position without knowing it. So one of the important aspects of sleeping is to make sure you get a pillow with adequate support — something firm that keeps your head in proper alignment. As for treating the aftereffect, applying simple ointment for pain relief is usually inadequate, but taking an oral pain killer like Synflex or extra strong Panadol will be more effective. The pain usually arises from the muscle and joints, so the external application of heat balms will not be very useful.

I like my alcohol, and can hold it pretty well. But I automatically turn bright red after one mug of beer! I’m still perfectly sober but red as a lobster, and my friends never fail to make fun of me. Why do I turn red and is there any way to reduce or delay the reaction?

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You probably have an inherited problem where the blood vessels underneath your skin dilate very quickly when alcohol runs in your system. This is usually more obvious when you consume aerated alcoholic drinks like beer and champagne. Aerated alcohol tends to be absorbed faster and makes your body saturate with alcohol faster. To prevent too quick a reaction, you can try drinking alcohol like wine. Before that, you could start by eating buttered crackers, a prawn cocktail with mayonnaise or other small tidbits. All the butter and creamy stuff will line your stomach and prevent too quick an absorption of alcohol. Maybe you could try putting on lots of makeup so nobody can see what is underneath!

There have been suggestions that chocolate cravings are related to a deficiency of magnesium or are linked to carbohydrate consumption to self-medicate depression, but no strong evidence has been found. Nutritional deficits are not necessary for cravings to occur. These desires appear to stem more from a psychological need.

Medical texts, however, are filled with fascinating stories about bizarre “food” cravings. Pica is the medical term for a pattern of eating non nutritive substances (dirt, clay, paint chips, and the like) that lasts for at least 1 month. The name comes from the Latin word for magpie, a bird known for its large and indiscriminate appetite. Iron deficiency can cause pica and can also cause a craving for ice, referred to as pagophagia.

Kegel exercises were originally developed as a method of controlling incontinence in women following childbirth. They’re named after Arnold Kegel, the Los Angeles doctor who promoted their development in the 1940s. The principle behind Kegel exercises is to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor (namely, the pubococcygeus muscles). These muscles run from the back to the front of a woman’s pubic bone and encircle the openings of the vagina and rectum. Strengthening them helps improve the urethral and rectal sphincter function.

These exercises are recommended for women with urinary stress incontinence, but many others do Kegel exercises for more fun. Advocates believe that there are several benefits for a woman who exercises her vagina. They claim that it makes it easier for her to reach orgasm, makes orgasms stronger or better, and makes the vagina more sensitive.

You are what you eat. In this case, it is somewhat true, as sperm contains important genetic material. But sperm is not particularly nutritious or fattening. The average ejaculate, about 1 teaspoon, contains between 200 and 300 million sperm. Total calories: about 5. These calories are derived from proteins (including enzymes) and sugars (mainly fructose) secreted into semen by the prostate gland to provide the sperm with the energy to swim.
Other good stuff found in semen includes water, vitamin C, citric acid, phosphate, bicarbonates, zinc, and prostaglandins.