| Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
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Energy Balance in the Body is a Key to Better Health
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Historical references to a universal energy field date back as far as 5000 B.C. to India where prana was considered to be the basic source of life. In China it was referred to as chi and was believed to be in all matter. Two polar forces were recognized, yin and yang. When these two forces were in balance one was considered to be healthy. More recently Western medicine has begun to recognize energy within the body with the advent of devices capable of detecting its effects in the body. Energy fields associated with the human body have been detected by electroencephalograms (EEG), electrocardiograms (ECG), and very highly sensitive devices such as superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID). Practitioners of alternative forms of health care often believe much of the illness we see in the human body is the result either a blockage of the flow of the energy of the body, or an imbalance in the energy from one side of the body to the other. When the energy balance is restored, the body begins the healing process. Often, symptoms seem to almost miraculously lessen or even disappear. Energy imbalance is the result of too much nerve energy being sent to a part of the body in response to pain or dysfunction. The body gets caught in an endless loop of trying to make corrections. The result is an imbalance in which the deficient side develops painful trigger points. These trigger points are formed in the areas where acupuncture meridians are located. Therapies have been developed using these points to release blockages of energy and allow the proper amount of energy to flow. One does not need to use needles. These are the same acupressure points used by massage therapist to release tension, increase blood flow, and strengthen the body's natural life force to assist in healing.
When energy is flowing to one side of the body more than the other, it can be easily felt in the form of muscle tension. Nerve impulses are sent along the nerves to muscles and other locations in the body. In the muscles this naturally causes them to be more contracted. A muscle that is contracted is shorter than a muscle that is relaxed. As a result of the increased muscle contraction, one entire side of the body will often feel tighter. How can we balance this energy and cause both sides of the body to be equally relaxed? The method is simple.
Trigger points are located by their tenderness, and once located, gentle pressure is applied. The initial stimulation of the trigger point sends a signal to the central nervous system to send more energy to the deficient side. The side that was getting the excessive energy suddenly has energy diverted from it, and the deficient side begins to receive an increase in energy. After a short time, a balance is achieved. The body is then able to use its resources for healing instead of continually attempting to bring the flow of its energy back into balance.
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| posted by Healthy Life @ 4:39 AM |
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| Saturday, August 15, 2009 |
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Hemorrhoids - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options
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By hemorrhoids the veins in or around the anus, or in the lower rectum are swollen and often also inflamed. Hemorrhoids inside the rectum are called internal hemorrhoids, and those in the anal area external ones. Studies have shown that 1 out of 3 persons below the age of 50 will suffer from hemorrhoids. 1 out of 2 persons over the age of 50 is affected by this condition.
THE SYMPTOMS OF HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids give these symptoms:
-Swollen veins in the anal area or inside the rectum.
-Itching.
-Tears in the swollen veins and bleeding from the tears.
-Coagulated blood in the veins making hard lumps.
-The hemorrhoids may lead to permanent lumps, scars or thickened area after the initial healing.
THE PROCESS THAT LEADS TO HEMORRHOIDS
Before hemorrhoids form, there is usually an increased pressure in the veins of the anal area, for example due to over-filled intestines, due to constipation and thereby straining to get hard stool out during toilet visits, or due to frequent diarrhoea.
The veins have valves preventing the blood from flowing backwards. The increased pressure makes the segment of a vain right after a valve to swell up like a balloon.
The blood in the swollen vein segment then coagulates, making a hard lump that clogs the vein, and the clogged vein segment then gets infected and inflamed.
The inflamed hemorrhoids may then tear, so that the content empties and the vein bleeds. After emptying its content, the vein heals, but may develop a residing scar.
Other times the content of the hemorrhoids is dissolved and the vein heals without rupturing, but also now a permanent thickened or hardened vein segment may form.
CAUSES OF HEMORRHOIDS
Since hemorrhoids are caused by conditions making increased pressure in the anal veins, like lazy colon, constipation or diarrhoea, the ultimate cause of hemorrhoids are factors causing these conditions. Such factors are:
-Lack of fibre in the daily diet
-Drinking too less water.
-Consuming too less fat, or the opposite too much fat.
-Lack of daily physical exercise.
Cramping or prolonged tension in the anal sphincter and the muscles around the rectal opening seems to restrict the blood stream from the anal area back towards the heart, and thus also contribute to hemorrhoids. Nervous or psychological processes may cause tension in these muscles.
Hemorrhoids are a very common complication by pregnancy. The hormonal stimulation during pregnancy causes the vessels in the anal area to dilate. The weight of the foetus and the straining during childbirth will further cause a marked pressure increase in the already dilated vessels, with hemorrhoids as a consequence.
Heavy muscular work or heavy lifting can increase the pressure in the anal vessels and contribute to hemorrhoids. Conditions that weaken the tissue in the anal area may also contribute to development of hemorrhoids, for example inflammations, allergies or high age.
HOW CAN YOU CURE HEMORRHOIDS
Sometimes hemorrhoids require surgical or other medical intervention. However, in many cases you can do much yourself to prevent, alleviate or cure the condition. Since cancer or other serious conditions sometimes resemble hemorrhoids or cause hemorrhoids, newly detected hemorrhoids should always be medically investigated.
1. Lifestyle adjustments
Lifestyle measures to prevent or cure an inactive colon, an overfilled colon and constipation, will also help to prevent or cure hemorrhoids. Such measures are:
* A diet with enough fibre, containing whole corn cereals, whole corn bread, vegetables and fruit.
* Using natural oils in the food that gives the intestinal content a soft consistency, like olive oil, sunflower oil, rape oil and soy oil.
* Some daily exercise.
* Drinking enough water.
2. Agents to regulate the digestive function
You can use certain natural products to regulate your digestive functions and this will also help against hemorrhoids:
* Bran added to your diet has high fibre content, and will stimulate the intestines to contract better and pass its content more rapidly.
* Linen seeds will make the stool softer so that it is passed better through the intestines.
3. Topical balms or ointments
You can find topical balms on the market to apply onto the affected area. The balms contain ingredients that penetrate through the skin into the swollen blood vessels and anal muscles, or are transported through the tissue fluids upwards in the intestinal wall. Other ingredients remain on the affected area as a protecting and lubricating sheet. The effects of these ingredients are.
* Alleviating inflammation and itching.
* Stimulating tissue healing.
* Alleviating cramping in the rectal sphincter.
* Dissolving coagulated blood.
* Killing bacteria that cause infection in the affected area.
* Lubricating the rectal opening or the end part of the rectum to make the stool pass more easily.
4. Oral products to treat hemorrhoids
You can also find oral pills or capsules to help against hemorrhoids with the following effects:
* Giving the stool a greater volume so that the intestines manage better to get hold of it and work it through.
* Giving the stool a smoother consistency so that it passes more easily through the intestinal system and rectal opening.
* Alleviating cramping and irregular contractions in intestinal system.
* Stimulating the regular and effective contraction of the intestines.
* Alleviating inflammation and itching.
* Stimulating tissue healing.
5. Enemas
If there is a hard constipation aggravating the hemorrhoids, a small enema can help to empty the colon and the rectum, and also help to cure the hemorrhoids. However, big enemas can increase the intestinal pressure and aggravate the condition. |
| posted by Healthy Life @ 9:23 PM |
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| Wednesday, August 12, 2009 |
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Resveratrol - Is it Better to Take a Low Dose?
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Some recent news. I've recently come across some interesting news about using Resveratrol. As we all know, the benefits of this anti-aging molecule are immense and it's something that we should all use each day. However, sometimes we tend to want "more" of a good thing. As to turns out, with Resveratrol, using "more" may be one of the worst things you can do! Some folks have noticed that when using extremely high doses, they are having issues with pain in their body's joints. This pain, goes away about 2 weeks after they stop taking such high doses of Resveratrol. When these people switched to a lower dose, the pain went away and they were able to correctly enjoy all the great benefits of Resveratrol. Should I still take Resveratrol? Yes! But no more than 500mg per day.
Resveratrol is very safe and is something that everyone should use. You should only use a lower dose. Many manufactures are now making supplements, attempting to pack as much Resveratrol into the capsules as possible as a marketing gimmick. They think you will assume that a capsule loaded with as much junk as possible is best for you. To do this, they are using a poor quality source of Resveratrol. This keeps there cost low. Some are also mixing their ingredients with other items to give the appearance of a capsule that has more powder in it, than it really does. What should I buy? Only pure Resveratrol.
Quite simply, you should have a look at the label of any supplement you buy. The label should show you the ingredients in the capsule. It should also give the concentration and the dosage. If the label isn't shown or does not explain these items, then do not buy it. Of course, I recommend my own products, as they meet all these requirements and with my Resveratrol you can be sure we use a high quality source and the capsules are small, easy to swallow.
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| Thursday, August 6, 2009 |
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Anxiety Treatment With Drugs
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Anxiety
Do you often find yourself stressed out because of certain misfortunes of the past or uncertainty of future? How frequently do you feel a pang of an unpleasant emotion in anticipation of some ill- defined calamity? If very often it is time for you to realize that you are suffering from some anxiety disorder that causes innumerable psychological and physical tribulations.
How to get help?
Once diagnosed, anxiety can be treated fairly fast. There are many ways of treating anxiety.
* Since anxiety a psychologically originated disease, at the primary stage it can be treated through counseling provided by, psychologists, social workers, and counselors. However these counselors should have specialized in behavior therapy or cognitive development or in any such related area.
* Anxiety can be cured by cured by prescribed medications. Psychiatrists or physicians usually prescribe anti depressants or anti anxiety drugs that help during the advanced stages of anxiety.
* Other ways of treatment are group therapies or combination of all the above. This would mean psychologists and counselors work closely with the physicians and psychiatrists and help the patients.
Anxiety drugs:
While focusing on the second method of treatment, namely intake of prescribed drugs, we must realize certain important facts about drugs prescription.
* The physician begins by giving low dose of the drug at first however gradually increases it.
* These drugs have side effects; however the body gets accustomed to them over the passage of time.
* The dosage is tapered slowly once the doctor feels that the patient is nearing normal state.
Some anxiety drugs:
Some of the anxiety drugs are given below.
* Doxepin : is a common drug with regular side effect incase of over dosage. Common side effects like nausea and vomiting
* Clomipramine: over dosage can toxicity to the individual.
* Amoxipine: it comes along with the general instructions of how to use the drugs and the common side effects.
* Ziprasidone: is another kind to monitor anxious behavior.
* Moclobemide: this is taken to regulate the mental functioning.
Anxiety Pills
Severe anxiety is unfortunately one item among the unwanted stuff. The more one tries to forget an experience that caused fear or severe discomfort, the stronger the memory of it becomes. When people suffer from recurring panic attacks or from a specific phobia such as that of height, bridges or highways, they usually don't think of a specific memory or thought as the real culprit behind their predicament, but there often is one
Anxiety and pills:
Anxiety is more of a mental and psychological condition which many people feel cannot be cured (like physical ailments) using medicines. But the reality is the fact that anxiety can be controlled using drugs called "tranquilizers" whose basic aim is to relive stress and make the patient feel better and more positive about life. Also known as "chill pills" some drugs can really help the patients a lot. Anticonvulsants like Neurontin and Gabitril for anxiety. Seroquel, which works on schizophrenia and manic depression, also seems to control anxiety and stabilize sleep patterns in low doses. There was a study in which one group of dental-phobic patients was given Geodon, an anti-psychotic, and another group was given Valium before a dental visit. Geodon was just as effective as Valium, but without the sedative effect.
The most popular of these tranquilizers is Valium, which doctors have long prescribed to relieve symptoms of anxiety. The drug is also used to lessen the anxiety, agitation and tremors that occur during alcohol withdrawal.
The results of one study conducted in 1993 showed that valerian and hops are calming to the central nervous system and reduce depression and anxiety. In fact, the herbs were reported to work faster than the prescription drugs. Hops and valerian worked in only two weeks, as opposed to a longer period required for conventional drugs. The herbs also caused far fewer side effects.
Anxiety pills and their future:
The chemical cousin to Neurontin, Pregabalin, is an anticonvulsant that's in trials. It's also being looked at for social-phobia anxiety disorders. There's another type of drug in development that works on regulating the pathway of the stress hormone cortisol directly. But that's down the line.
Anxiety and non- prescribed remedies:
Too many people self-medicate their anxiety with alcohol or marijuana. While those options might bring acute relief, later on they can lead to a worsening of anxiety symptoms. So, unfortunately, they represent a bad pharmacological choice.
Why take drugs?
Drugs help a great deal to overcome that problems arising out of anxiety. Following are some of the reasons why drugs are advisable.
* They help to reduce extreme sadness.
* They reduce lack of interest in life.
* They help to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.
* They also cure the pain arising out of problems like approaching menopause etc
Thus, prescription drugs are advisable; however one must be aware of its side effects, the most vital of which is addiction. |
| posted by Healthy Life @ 12:28 AM |
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| Wednesday, August 5, 2009 |
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Lemons for Asthma Attacks and Other Illnesses
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Lemons, they are one of the best fruits to use if you are sick or have asthma. Learn why and how you need to use them if you have asthma
Most people shy away from lemons because they are sour. Or, they make lemon juice and then kill their beneficial effects by adding sugar. Well, here is what your are missing if you don't drink fresh natural lemon aid every morning.
For asthma, lemon juice is great because it,
It is antiseptic - kills germs that hide in your mucus
It destroys bad bacteria that lives in your mouth, stomach, and intestines
It helps to dissolve mucus so when you have a cold or cough you recover quicker. The combination of 8 oz of water and lemon greatly cuts into your thick mucus that builds up in your bronchial tubes.
Helps to cleanse your blood and clean blood makes your lung tisse healthier
Lemons are high in vitamin C and potassium. They also contain plenty of fiber and phytochemcials, which contain antioxidants many of which have not been studied.
Use only lemons that are yellow and don't have any signs of green. You can store lemons in a plastic bag in the refrigerator and they will last for up to 5-6 days. To use these lemons bring them out and let them come to room temperature.
If you have a lot of lemons, you can squeeze the juice and freeze them in ice trays for later use.
If you have acid reflux or ulcers use lemons with caution and use your common sense to decide how much juice to drink. With acid reflux or ulcers use DGL or Mastic gum to clear the H..pyloric bacteria.
Lemons also tend to thin the blood so if you are on drugs that thin the blood, avoid using a lot of lemon juice.
When you have asthma, you can use 3-4 lemons daily. You can use up to ten lemons per day without much problem when you are trying to resolve a health issue. What you can do for asthma is make a thermos drink where you squeeze 4-5 lemons into 32 oz or less of distilled water and drink this juice all day long. Just remember to rinse out your mouth with fresh water after you drink the lemon juice. |
| posted by Healthy Life @ 8:20 PM |
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Being a Blood Donor
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Before you can give blood, you will be given a screening test. The screening test will help indicate if you are healthy, and include measurements of your pulse, temperature blood pressure and iron levels. They will ask you for your name, phone number, address, age, proof of identification as well as questions about your lifestyle including you’re sexual history to prevent people with HIV or other infectious diseases from donating. After you have successfully passed the screening test, you will be asked to sit in a chair or lie on a table, where a needle will be placed into you’re sterilized arm. Blood will run to a collection back through a soft tube for about 15 minutes or until there is just under a pint of blood collected. After you are done donating, you are expecting to relax for a few minutes until you feel strong enough to get up. Juice, water and small snakes will be provided to you so you can replace fluid and sugar levels. Most people are fine after donating blood, although some find that they feel weak and shaky. If you are feeling well, it is fine for you to return to school or work.
By donating blood you are helping cancer, surgery, burn and accident victims. You may also be helping premature infants, and children with leukemia. You’re blood can be broken down so that specific parts of the blood, for example, white blood cells, can be given to certain patients.
You should not donate blood if you have tested positive for HIV, have had sex for drugs or money since 1977, have had homosexual sex since 1977, if you have multiple scleroses, have suffered a heart attack or stroke, or have hepatitis C. You’re doctor or blood donor clinic can give you any additional information that you need or will make you feel more comfortable with donating blood |
| posted by Healthy Life @ 6:17 AM |
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