Oral Health: Essential for Children to the Elderly In Nepal, oral cancer is more common in men over 50 years of age, and smoking is the main cause, and new cases have increased by 35.71 percent. 'In today's busy lifestyle, not all of us are able to keep our mouths healthy, which directly affects our overall physical health. Therefore, a healthy mouth is a healthy life.' The slogan of World Oral Health Day 2026 is 'A Happy Mouth is a Happy Life'. Due to their damaged teeth, they are afraid and hesitant to speak or laugh in front of a crowd of people. This also affects their mental health. On the other hand, they feel inferior and consider themselves weak. There are many problems that arise from not keeping their mouths healthy. Nowadays, various types of problems are seen in the teeth of young children to the elderly. Dental problems and pain also affect a person's eating and sleeping habits, which negatively affects their overall physical health. Today, abou...
How can breastfeeding become a temporary contraceptive? For breastfeeding technique i.e. Lactational Amenorrhea Method , conditions such as complete breastfeeding for 6 months and no other food should be followed. We are celebrating World Breastfeeding Week this week, from July 16 to 22, including Nepal. Breastfeeding is the beginning of life which keeps a person competent, healthy, strong and fit throughout life. Looking at the practice of breastfeeding in Nepal, according to the Nepal Demographic Health Survey 2022 , the practice of exclusively breastfeeding up to 6 months after birth has decreased from 70 percent in 2011 to 56 percent and the prevalence of bottle feeding has increased from 10 percent to 28 percent. What can be understood from this is that the mother's busyness and employment situation has become an obstacle in breastfeeding the child. The use of other milks and artificial milks available in the market is increasing, which is sure to affect the sustainable de...