by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Nutrition
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient. Our body does not make it on its own and therefore has to get it from outside sources. The best way we can get vitamin D naturally is from sunlight exposure. Other natural ways we can get it is from food sources such as vegetables,...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Diseases and Conditions
What is vitamin D deficiency? Vitamin D deficiency means your body does not have enough of this vitamin and this can have adverse effects on your body. Approximately 35% of adults in the United States have vitamin D deficiency disease. Worldwide, vitamin D deficiency...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Nutrition
Overview Vitamin D is referred to medically as “calciferol” and colloquially as the “sunshine vitamin” because the body produces it in the presence of the sun’s ultraviolet-B (UVB) rays. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in a few foods. Some...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Diseases and Conditions
The fatty liver diet alone cannot get rid of fat from your liver. It has to be accompanied by a disciplined lifestyle and exercise to get your liver fully fit again. However, the foods recommended here will help to keep your liver healthy and functioning well....
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Diseases and Conditions
Fatty liver disease is characterized by the buildup of excess fat in your liver. Normally, it does not cause any symptoms or problems. However, in a small number of patients, it can cause complications such as inflammation of the liver, which can progress to a serious...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Diseases and Conditions
Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. Its functions include, besides others, digesting food, storing energy, and removing toxins from the body. Fatty liver disease, also referred to as hepatic steatosis, is a condition of the liver characterized by the...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Health
Dengue fever is a painful severe mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses. This disease is most prevalent in tropical areas of the world. However, it is not contagious. It is caused and spreads mainly through infected mosquito...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Diseases and Conditions
Introduction to insomnia treatment guidelines Treatment to cure insomnia in both men and women should ideally improve the quantity and quality of sleep improve daytime performance, and should have minimum drug side effects. If insomnia disturbs your daytime function...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Nutrition
What is cardamom? Cardamom referred to as the “queen of spices” is made from the seedpods of the cardamom plant, a close relative to ginger and turmeric. You can identify it by the trigonal pod husks containing small black seeds. It is grown perennially in the...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Health
More than 20% of the population suffers from erectile dysfunction (ED) impotence) and the number is increasing every year due to wrong lifestyle habits. There are several reasons why you develop this disorder and preventing erectile dysfunction is all about addressing...
