Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Resveratrol, Herpes - What's the Connection?

Before looking into the connection between Resveratrol herpes, lets give a quick definition of the two:

  • resveratrol is a Phytoalexin produced by plants, as a response to fungal infections and injury
  • herpes is when you become infected with the simplex virus, which can cause cold sores or genitalherpes
Resveratol is a naturally occuring substance found in the vines, seeds, skins, stalks and roots of grapes. It is also found in:
  • peanuts
  • mulberries
  • japanese knotweed
You also need to be aware that there are two types of Resv:
  • trans, which is the natural form
  • cis, which is the synthetic form
Trans-resveratrol, as well as other polyphenols such as gallocatechins, quercetin, catechins, prodelphidins and procyanidins are extracted from the skin and seed of the grapes and found in red wine. Commercial synthetic supplements are generally obtained from the Japanese Knotweed plant or peanuts.

The substance is produced as a defense against pathogens that cause the grape injury and may also be useful, due to its anti-microbial activity for humans. In fact research indicates that it may:

  • fight some infections
  • increase lifespan
  • reduce the risk of cancer
  • improve heart and cardiovascular health

Herpes-Resveratol

Research studies have found that Resv works against both types 1 and 2 of the simplex virus according to dose. It disrupts viral reproduction at the beginning of the cycle and makes it inactive and was also found to prevent re-infection.

A cream made from the trans type of the substance was tested on mice with vaginal-herpes and it was found to be as effective as topical acyclovir available on prescription.

How do you find the best cream or supplement?

Despite there being a vast amount of evidence backing the wide ranging health giving and healing effects of Rezv creams and supplements, it is impossible to know the strength of many products that are freely available on the Internet today. Using products when you are unaware of whether their source is natural or synthetic and of dubious strength is without doubt foolhardy and may even harm your health.

This is why I decided to find out more about the benefits of Resveratrol according to its strength and purity.

Another thing you need to consider is that many other natural remedies have a similar effect on this type of virus and may even compliment and add to the good effects of Rezv when amalgamated together.

Other natural remedies for the simplex virus

Vitamin A plays several roles in viral outbreaks. It is required for the immune system to function normally and has been the subject of a great deal of research with positive results.

Resveratol-vitamin A plays several roles in viral outbreaks. It is required for the immune system to function normally and has been the subject of a great deal of research with positive results.

Resveratol-vitamin A and many other supplements all need to be administered at the correct doseage and the safety limits have been carefully researched for most supplements, but not all manufacturers are forthcoming with their information.

Good news for those looking for natural remedies

There is good news, as there are Resveratol supplements and creams made by excellent companies using the very best sourced trans together with complimenting substances.

I have to admit it can take some time and money to find the best, but it is really worthwhile. I have spent a lot of time researching this product if you would like to learn more about the above, as well as other natural remedies such as:

  • vitamin C
  • beta Glucan
  • zinc
  • lactoferrin

As you now know there is definitely a connection between Resveratrol herpes, read on to find out more:

After suffering ill health for a number of years, John Cowburn decided to find out the truth about Resveratrol.

He researched hundreds of products both online and offline. Find out more about what he discovered and how excited he was with the results.

posted by Healthy Life @ 9:53 AM  
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
From Boo-Boos to All Better - A Parent's Quick Guide to Healing Their Children With Verbal First Aid

A little girl of eight years old sits by the side of the gym while the other girls huddle together and point at her, laughing. While tears do not come, neither do soothing words and she stores the memory in the deepest parts of her.

A four-year old boy in pre-K is coughing. He starts to wheeze. He doesn't speak English, but looks to his new American teacher to help him while they wait for the school nurse to come. The teacher, knowing Verbal First Aid, starts to breathe with him, slowing down subtly, bit by bit, until the little boy is breathing calmly.

A five-year old girl has been playing with her knife and cut her hand. Her mother feels the impulse to say, "I told you not to play with that," but takes a deep breath instead. Then she says, "I see the cut and I'm going to help you, okay? As I put this bandage on it, you can hold it down-just like that-and stop the bleeding."

The bleeding stops.

From nightmares to burns, Verbal First Aid is a dream come true for any parent that wants to be able to soothe a child's fear or help a child to heal.

What Can We Do, What Can We Say: The Magic of Verbal First Aid

Verbal First Aid works by speaking directly to the body. What can seem magical is that the body listens. Words have a power far beyond what most of us imagine. What we say can do more than change a frown to a smile-it can generate a cascade of chemicals that can turn off pain, reduce inflammation, or help stop bleeding. We all know this instinctively: a harsh word is heard as a "knife through the heart," a frightening word, a "kick in the gut," and a kind word, a "ray of sunlight on my face." As adults we have been conditioned to deny and modify the way our bodies respond. Children have not yet acquired those defenses and the effects of our words are readily apparent in their faces and their postures.

The Healing Zone

Verbal First Aid works because whenever there is a trauma-whether that's a a bruised knee or a broken heart-we slip into what are considered altered states. In those states, which we call healing zones, we are more suggestible and more sensitive to what is being said around us or to us. In these moments, we are highly focused, most often on some internal process, which changes the way we see ourselves and the world. It may not last longer than a few moments. It may last years. What we say to people when they are in the healing zone has extra impact. Children are in these states far more than adults and, as such, can be seen as sponges, soaking up whatever we say. This is doubly true when the person speaking is an adult, particularly a parent or authority figure.

The ABC's of Verbal First Aid

There are two parts to Verbal First Aid: Rapport and Suggestion. Without the first, the second doesn't work.

Gaining rapport is like a stool-it stands on three legs: Authority, Believability, and Compassion. When people are scared, we look for a benevolent authority to tell us what to do, how to find safety. It is instinctive to all social animals. Especially to children, who are helpless and look to adults for security. If we're not believable-for instance, if we tell someone, "Everything's going to be okay," when it's clearly not okay-we lose rapport quickly. And without true empathy-the ability to feel what someone else is feeling-our words ring hollow.

Rapport is the track. Suggestion is the locomotive. When we have rapport-when a child sees us as a kind and competent authority-our words can help lead them to healing-both emotionally and physically.

You've taken your niece to an amusement park. It's her first time. She gets onto the roller coaster with you, but you can see her grip on the bars is tight and she seems anxious. You build on the rapport you've developed over the years by saying, "Looks like you're holding on pretty tight there." Your niece says, "It's scary." "It's scary the first time," you pace her feelings. Then, as you take your bracelet off and put it on your niece's wrist, you say, "But now you've got my magic bracelet. You hold on to it while we ride, okay? It's easier to enjoy the ride when you know you've got magic with you." Your niece smiles, relaxing.

Verbal First Aid helps you know what to say when you need it most, when every moment and every word counts. Wherever there is a human emotion or a vulnerable moment, Verbal First Aid can help.

posted by Healthy Life @ 9:53 AM  
Friday, August 15, 2008
Sleeping Pills - Bad Medicine?

Sleeping disorders are more and more common in today's adult population. For complex reasons such as long working hours, and other economic stresses, it is now estimated that almost 25% of the adult population suffers some kind of sleeping difficulty. Slumber issues wreak havoc on a person's life by making them visibly irritable at work, by not allowing their body a chance to revitalize itself, and by making it increasingly harder to stay alert during the day - especially when driving long distances or performing otherwise complex and potentially dangerous tasks.

As pharmacological treatments evolve, people now turn to prescription sleeping aids as a quick "get it and forget it" fix to assist them in getting the sleep they need. Taken correctly and as prescribed, there is no reason to believe they can't be extremely beneficial to you. Taken habitually however, or over-medicating from the prescribed dosage, these medications can have extremely hazardous side effects that can enhance the insomnia, instead of providing relief. Below you will find a comparison between the risks and benefits of prescription sleeping aids so that you can be well informed and well armed before heading off to your doctor.

The Benefits of Sleeping Aids

For starters you need to understand that sleeping pills are not bad. They are not spawned from the lab of some evil corporation, and they do not necessarily cause you to become a drooling, addicted mess. They also do not - necessarily - cause hangover-like symptoms, which is a very common complaint. Having said that, they can be all of that and more, when not used correctly. The truth is that prescription sleeping pills have helped millions of American every year who suffer from sleeping disorders, such as transient and chronic insomnia. It is a multi-million dollar a year business because they are an effective - but temporary - relief.

Sleep inducing meds are used to slow down the neurological activity in your brain, enabling you to fall asleep much easier then you would naturally. They depress the central nervous system which inevitably causes the sleepy feelings to take hold and facilitate unconsciousness. It is said that with people with strong neural activity routinely find it harder to fall away to slumber, some regularly complaining of chronic bouts of insomnia. Sleeping pills are extremely effective at slowing down this neural activity - thus inducing sleep.

When you're taking sleep medications you are most likely to fall asleep, in most cases, within 15 to 30 minutes - with the added benefit of preventing frequent awakenings during the night. These awakenings exist as a form of insomnia in and of itself, and the condition can be just as frustrating as the initial onset of insomnia. This is normally because it is harder to get back to sleep after waking abruptly. Having said that, sometimes frequent awakenings are a result of other medical conditions, such as sleep apnea, and worth a proper diagnosis.

The Risks of Sleeping Pills

As effective as these medications can be, they still come with side effects. It's a virtual guarantee that over time your body will begin to build a tolerance to them, leaving you to require consistently higher dosages to get the same result you experienced from the initial administration.

One psychological component of dependency to sleep medication is that you begin to feel it's impossible to sleep without the drug. This is based within the physiology of the drug's co-relation to your ever increasing tolerance. At this point the exacerbated condition becomes "hyper insomnia", and will continue until your body has successfully weaned from the medication.

In effect, by treating the symptom of insomnia and not the cause of said condition, you will have become more and more dependent on an increasingly less effective drug. This is why treating insomnia with prescription pills is normally used as strictly a short term solution (between 3 and 5 days). The insomnia itself must be investigated with other diagnostic methods (such as a polysomnogram/ sleep study), for more healthy and appropriate treatments to begin.

Weaning from a dependence to sleeping pills can also cause feelings of depression, along with the aforementioned hyper insomnia. These medications were never meant to be taken long term, except in the most egregious cases, because the metabolism of the brain becomes less responsive to the effects, very quickly. The other withdrawal symptoms range from dry mouth, increased daytime drowsiness, and nausea. There are certain drugs now in development, that are said to have no quantifiable dependence/abuse side effects. One such medication is already on the market and is branded as Lunesta, otherwise known as Eszopiclone. While this new treatment shows promise, it's effectiveness and corresponding side effects are still being studied.

As you can see, prescription sleeping pills can be of great benefit to you - for short term treatment, or they can cause you more trouble then they are worth - if you don't have the discipline to use them as directed. Remember, your ultimate goal should be to become completely independent from prescription drugs, thus tackling the condition and not the symptom.

posted by Healthy Life @ 9:53 AM  
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
The Oncologist Job Consists of More Than Just Treating Cancer, it Includes Caring!

The oncologist job demands conventional instruction and qualifying course work to practice oncology in a medical office or hospital setting. The oncologist job involves concentrated medical specialty classes that principally address benign and malignant tumors and acquiring experience in identifying their emergence, remedy, and deterrence.

Progressive malignancy treatment encompass obtainable state-of-the-art facilities and skillful physicians to satisfy the needful oncologist job market. Oncologist job services include restorative procedures, as well as those that stimulate the immune system. Physicians who have oncolo jobs examine the indicators of tumors and monitor the actions that imminently propose sickness in response to curative measures. This information can be instrumental in the research and development of more aggressive cancer therapy.

The function of the oncology job will be to devise calculated treatments that methodically counter the symptomatology of patients who may be diagnosed with cancer. Hard-hitting modes of treatment include radiation, chemical, and surgical established techniques besides alternative remedies, such as homeopathy or naturopathy. Alternative medicine may not be consistent with mainstream protocol but contains remedial properties known to be effectual.

The oncology job has comprehensive familiarity of the assorted treatments acquirable and their contraindications and outcomes, irrespective whether they may be negative or positive, and to what extreme. Every patient reacts differently to the variable programs of therapeutic medicine. Alas, individualized cancer discussions comprise of trial and error often. The oncologist job monitors their patients meticulously to ensure that the chosen plan of care will have the best outcomes for the patient.

Sometimes, cancer spreads throughout the body from the site it started from by microscopic cells transported by the blood or lymph. Unfortunately the only recourse would be making the patient as comfortable as humanly possible. An oncologist job most often without the therapeutic potential to cure the disease can leastwise alleviate discomfort.

An oncology job compels practioners to learn good communication skills and receptivity towards patients and their families providing solace, which delivers emotional and spiritual support. No one wants to receive news about discovering of a tumor especially a malignant kind. A healthful philosophy of the oncolo job embodies the profound appreciation for a patient's moral and appropriate right to be informed about their course of cancer treatment.

The oncologist job handles continuous problematic situations whereas patients presentation into medical assessments, secession of vigorous care management, and findings that cause distress. An oncologist will need to be genteel in response to addressing their patients worries with reassurance and benevolence.

Occasionally, the oncologist job presents difficulties concerning their patients ability to contend with their emotional and physical condition and prognosis, as a result of the ups and downs, set backs, and disappointments accompanying a cancer diagnosis. Providing solace may be the most critical role of the oncolo job during the management of the overwhelming uncomfortableness of the patient at the end stage of life.

posted by Healthy Life @ 9:53 AM  
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Detoxification - How to Encourage the Body to Detox Naturally

There has long been a belief that to detox naturally means to allow our bodies to detox as a matter of course. In an ideal world where we are eating a healthy diet and leading a healthy lifestyle as our ancestors did then that might be a true statement. Our bodies do indeed have their own detox mechanisms.

The gut is designed to prevent bacteria and many toxins from entering the body. When harmful chemicals do enter the body the liver acts as an extraordinary chemical factory to make a water soluble compound that can be excreted by the kidneys, allowing the body to detox naturally. The body should be able to be re-hydrated with ordinary tap water and be refreshed with a good nights sleep.

Unfortunately in our present day and age the health of the gut cannot be taken for granted as a protector. More and more we are seeing health problems caused by increased permeability of the gut wall, which means it is not as capable of preventing toxins from entering the body. It is also unlikely that our liver is working at 100% efficiency as the excesses of our current lifestyles put an increasing burden upon it.

One of the main causes of gut permeability is gluten. More and more people are being diagnosed with gluten sensitivity. This basically means that any foods containing gluten should be eliminated from the diet. Unfortunately as with most allergies, gluten sensitivity is not something that our bodies will suddenly become tolerant to. Once the gene for gluten sensitivity has been activated it will continue to be a problem for ever, and as a result the bodies ability to detox naturally will be impaired

Gluten sensitivity is now so wide spread that the food industry has responded to the need and it is relatively easy (though more expensive) to find gluten free products that help to ease the problems associated with a gluten free diet.

Janet Matthews
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Janet Matthews is an experienced educationalist and health professional who believes in promoting good health through personal responsibility. This responsibility primarily entails being informed. Her articles aim to inform the general public and to lead them to a healthy fulfilling life.

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posted by Healthy Life @ 9:53 AM  
Friday, August 1, 2008
Tips to Stop Stuttering - A Guide

Neurological and Genetic Components of Stuttering

People who stutter don't lack the ability to speak fluently but rather there is an obstruction with the ability to speak fluently. The left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for speech. Studies of stutters using PET (positron emission tomography) scans of the brain shows that the left brain hemisphere is being interrupted. It has been discovered that these interrupted brain patterns of the left brain hemisphere are there even when the stutterers aren't talking. Even during silent reading, the neural patterns of the right hemisphere of the brain displayed more activity in sutterers. The non stutterers had more neural activity in the left hemisphere during silent reading. The results of these PET scans indicate different neural activity during speaking and reading in stutterers.

It appears that there is a genetic component to stuttering. Stuttering tends to run in families. This has been proven by studying twins and members of the same family who stutter. Genetic studies are being done to see if a specific gene causes stuttering, in which case gene therapy would be an option.

Stuttering Intervention

50-80% of all children who stutter outgrow the disorder as they grow older. If early intervention is achieved it appears that stuttering will disappear. Those children who continue to stutter into adulthood, the PET scans show differences in the neural activities in the stutterers' brain as compared to nonstutters. This indicates that if stuttering goes untreated the brain builds different neural paths and the brain begins to remember the stuttering behavior.

A good evaluation (diagnosis) by a qualified Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) is imperative as this determines what the best treatment might be.

Treatments for people who stutter focus on teaching the person skills, strategies, and behaviors that help oral communication. This may include:

Fluency shaping therapy

Controlling and monitoring rate of speech- this may involve drills that practice smooth, fluent speech at very slow speed, using short sentences. The person is taught to elongate vowels and consonants, while trying to utilize uninterrupted airflow. With repeated practice the person gradually vocalizes smooth speech at higher speed, and with longer sentences and phrases. Patients have greater long-term success if the practice sessions with the SLP are done on a regular basis. Followup treatment will prevent relapses of stuttering.

Controlled breathing - as the patient practices lengthened speech drills he also learns how to regulate breathing. Added to this is therapy to train articulation of words that involves training the movements of the tongue, jaw and lips. Stuttering is also reduced by speaking while exhaling the breath.

Tips To Stop Stuttering

Below are some helpful tips to stop stuttering.

1.) Inhale a deep breath and relax before you begin to speak. The more you worry about it, the more likely you are to stutter.

2.) Practice forming a rhythm to your voice. Researchers have discovered that oddly enough, people tend not to stutter while they sing.

3.) Take a moment and gather your thoughts before you speak. Be exactly sure of the word or words you are about to say. Think about each word before you vocalize it. When you do begin to speak, speak slowly. Do not feel that you are pressured to speak quickly to get your message across.

4.) Say the words in your mind. Hear yourself saying the words successfully in your mind. Let your brain hear yourself successfully saying the word you want to say. This is a type of visualization technique that is very powerful

5.) If you have to give a speech, avoid looking at any particular person. Find a fixed point in the back of the room to focus your attention.

6.) Practicing drills such as singing phrases can help learn to regulate breathing, since stutterers normally don't stutter while singing.

7.) Exhale as you speak.

8.) Do not put extreme pressure on yourself. One of the aspects that contributes to stuttering is anxiety and emotional pressure.

The real secret to stop stuttering is to learn how to regulate your breathing while speaking.

posted by Healthy Life @ 9:53 AM  
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