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For a healthy and comfortable environment, it is necessary that we maintain optimal humidity levels indoors. This would be required in the cold climates or in dry climates etc. What is a humidifier? It is a device that has been designed to add moisture to the air. By this, the overall quality of air inside the office or home could get better. It must be noted that humidifiers would combat the effects of dry air. We could get many health issues due to this. Various types of humidifiers are central humidifiers, steam vaporizer, ultrasonic humidifiers, impeller humidifiers and evaporator etc., There are certain health benefits of using a humidifier inside hoes and these are Bring relief to respiratory issues: Respiratory issues like asthma and bronchitis etc would get exacerbated due to dry air. By using a humidifier, moisture would be added to air and this would clear our nasal congestion etc. Our breathing would become nice and smooth. Moisturises skin and hair: Our skin could become dry, itchy and flaky etc due to dry air. The reason is that dry air would rob the skin of its natural moisture. Our skin would get hydrated due to humidifiers and promote healthier hair and skin. Lowers the chances of respiratory infections: The virus and bacteria would spread easily in dry air. When we use humidifiers at homes, moisture would make it tough for these microbes to thrive. Improved sleep quality: It is noteworthy that dry air could lead to nasal congestion, dry throat and itchiness etc. By humidifiers, a more favourable environment would be created for sleep. Prevents dryness and irritation in eyes, nose etc: It is worthy to note that by using humidifiers inside homes dryness and irritation in eyes, nose etc would be avoided.

When was the last time you went for your health check up? While some people go for medical screenings or health check ups often, many others avoid citing reasons!! It is worth mentioning here that medical or health screenings are essential as they would help us to track our overall health. Not only do we get to know about the health issue or disease present in us by means of health checkups, but also prevent or avoid them. These are the health check up or medical screenings every male above the age of 40 must undergo for the sake of their overall health and well being. Blood pressure: Usually, high blood pressure or hypertension might not show any symptom but the fact is that it would harm our heart health, kidney health etc. Therefore, men above the age of 40 must get their BP done frequently to track their cardiovascular health. Cholesterol test or lipid profile: By this test, we would be able to get details about bad cholesterol levels or LDL, good cholesterol levels or HDL and triglyceride levels in us. High cholesterol is shown by higher levels of bad cholesterol. By this, we might get heart attacks etc due to clogged arteries. It would be possible to maintain our cholesterol levels by health checkups. Screening for diabetes: Without causing any major symptom, type 2 diabetes is a very common health condition that can occur in those who are above the age of 40. Pre-diabetes or diabetes could be detected by fasting blood sugar tests. It is noteworthy that detection of diabetes by health check up would help us to avoid health complications. PSA test or prostate cancer screening: Prostate cancer could be detected at an early stage itself through this PSA test. Those with family history are advised to undergo this important test. Liver function test or LFT: A simple blood test would be enough to detect liver damage or fatty liver disease in us. It is true that this LFT would help us to detect early signs of liver stress and would help us to avoid liver damage. Colon cancer screening: The fact is that colon cancer is one of the common types of cancer in men. Hidden blood that is a possible sign of colon cancer could be detected by a yearly stool test or FIT. Men above 40 are advised to undergo colonoscopy also. Eye examination: Annual eye checkups are necessary and these could help to detect issues like cataract, glaucoma etc. It must be noted that these could lead to vision problems. It is known that after the age of 40 men might get these eye issues.

Improving health related outcomes like cancer etc would depend on the oral health care. This was revealed by a recent study done by AIIMS or All India Institute for Medical Sciences, New Delhi. It must be noted that oral health care must be done not only at the primary levels but throughout all health management. Information is that the study was published in the Lancel regional Health- SE Asia in July month. Poor oral health could be related to several health issues in us and these would include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer`s disease or AD etc. This was according to cancer specialists like Dr. Abhishek Shankar and Dr. Vaibhav Sahni. Truth is that oral health is connected to cancer risk and its prediction especially regarding cancer in head and neck based cancers or HNC. There is a relation between periodontal disease or gum disease and various cancers of the digestive tract, prostate, pancreas, breast, uterus and lungs etc. Cancer incidence could get elevated due to the presence of pathogenic oral bacteria lie Porphyromonas Gingivalis, Prevotella Intermedia etc. Overall survival would get affected. It has been confirmed by the recent systematic review that radiotherapy or RT to the head and neck region would alter the oral microbiome. Beneficial bacteria would be reduced and potentially harmful species would get increased. This would result in post RT complications. This was as per the research study. It was later brought out by some researchers that patients with severe periodontal disease undergoing IMRT or intensity modulated radiotherapy along with or without chemotherapy have higher chances of post treatment bone healing complications. Therefore, it is highly essential for the patients to maintain good oral health before/during/post RT because the oral health would play a huge role in survivorship outcomes.  Routine dental visits are associated with lower cancer deaths and this was as per the research study. The necessity of integrating oral health practices must be done not only at the primary levels but also throughout all healthcare settings. This has been confirmed by the doctors.