Posted in General, Health on November 27, 2009

sickIt’s that time again. It’s getting darker earlier. It’s getting colder. And yes, colds and flus are spreading across homes, schools and work places like wildfire. The spread of germs is inevitable, but you can prepare yourself to combat the germs so that when they hit your system, your system is in top fighting-back condition!

Here are my Top 3 Easy Tips for Boosting Immunity

1. SLEEP

Yes, sleep. It seems almost too simple, doesn’t it? But most of us don’t get nearly enough. If you’re not getting enough sleep, your immune system will be compromised. This is true any time of year, but now’s the time to take stock of how many hours you’re getting. How do you feel when you wake up in the morning? Do you feel rested? If you don’t, it’s probably your first sign that you’re not getting enough shut-eye. Think about it…if you don’t wake up and start your day feeling rested and strong, how much of a chance do you think your body has at fighting back hard against a cold or flu on the attack?

Doing it! Tip #1: Go to bed at a reasonable hour! If you can, be in bed and asleep by 10 and ready to wake between 6 and 7am.

2. EAT FOR HEALTH

When you’re sick, or possibly getting sick, what kind of food do you think will best equip your body to fight the bug? We often rely on comfort foods that are typically starchy or sugary, but these aren’t what our body needs to help it out. Eating too many of these comfort foods will make us feel even more tired while eating lots of fresh vegetables and fruits will help build up our defenses. We can get tons of Vitamin C from vegetables, as well as fruits (enter my favorite veggie of the moment, KALE!).

Doing it! Tip #2: Enjoy home made chicken broth or soup with loads of veggies! Keep it heathy and avoid packaged broths/soups which tend to have loads of preservatives and MSG in them. Cook up a big pile of veggies and follow it up with fruit for dessert. Your body will thank you!

3. GET ENOUGH VITAMIN D

Ever notice how we don’t get sick as much in the Spring and Summer? Well, one of our biggest immunity boosters is cut-off when the darkness and cold sets in…THE SUN! When we are able to get adequate amounts of sun exposure, we can stay healthy more easily. So, what do we do about it when we can’t get that sun-time? Vitamin D supplements. Dr. Mercola has been touting the benefits of Vitamin D for fighting off the flu for a long time now

Posted in Health, Skin Care on November 26, 2009

Your physique isn’t a usually thing that needs to be healthy; your skin has to be healthy, too. Some people might not be wakeful of this, though a lot of vitamins have been necessary as well as beneficial in mending your skin’s health.

manfaat-vitamin-untuk-kulit-150x150Let us begin by deliberating a Vitamin A. You have substantially listened discussions about how great this vitamin, some-more privately beta-carotene, is for a eyes, though in reserve from this, it is additionally great for a skin. Vitamin A is critical in repair as well as safeguarding a skin tissues. A miss or even a tiny dump in a compulsory volume of this vitamin will rught away be manifested by a body, generally by a skin itself. Flakiness as well as parching of a mettle is a great e.g. a signs of vitamin A deficiency. To equivocate these consequences, it is many appropriate to take dishes that have been filled with vitamin A, such as fruits as well as vegetables.

Aside from food supplements, a outmost focus of Vitamin A is additionally a plus. These supplements can be taken in a form of lotions as well as creams, that assistance carry out a quick expansion of acne, wrinkles as well as neglected facial lines. Aside from these critical benefits, Vitamin A additionally helps us equivocate psoriasis, a symptoms of that embody a flourishing as well as scaling of a skin. Retin-A, that is a derivative of Vitamin A, is used in a plan of retinols. Retinol is an over a opposite drug that is used as a diagnosis for aging. Topical retinol with Vitamin C is additionally found to retreat skin changes, that have been caused by photoaging as well as sequential aging.

The subsequent vitamin upon a list is Vitamin B for Vitamin B Complex. The many critical “B” to recollect in Vitamin B formidable is Biotin. This nutritious is obliged for a arrangement of a nails, hair, as well as skin cells. Biotin is found in assorted sorts of food such as eggs, rice, oatmeal, as well as bananas. Even a tellurian physique creates a own biotin.

However, a actuality that a physique produces it doesn’t meant that we should stop receiving food as well as alternative supplements abounding in Biotin as well as a complete vitamin B complex. A miss of this critical nutritious might outcome in rash or skin inflammation accompanied by itchiness as well as redness of a skin. Hair detriment is additionally an additional sign for vitamin B formidable deficiency.

There have been right away accessible creams in a marketplace that enclose B vitamins. These creams assistance revive or move glow to a skin as it moisturizes skin cells as well as urge a complete body’ s skin tone. Aside from biotin, Niacin is an additional B vitamin that helps move behind dampness to a skin in roughly rebate than a week. They work by relieving dry as well as chaffed skin. It additionally serves as a skin lightener that can transparent up blotchy skin.

Vitamins C as well as E have been additionally great for a skin. Individually, vitamin C helps strengthen a skin from skin cancer routinely caused by really prolonged as well as visit exposures to a sun. Vitamin E, upon a alternative hand, is obliged for a rebate of wrinkles as well as print damage. A 400 mg sip of healthy Vitamin E each day would assistance forestall this repairs as well as raise a skin’s texture. Together, these dual vitamins work in shortening DNA indemnification in a skin cells. This actuality done researchers come to a end that antioxidants assistance urge a body’s skin cells from serve DNA damage. The vitamins C as well as E additionally relieve indemnification brought about by giveaway radicals, that have been unpropitious byproducts of pollution, smoke, as well as bearing to as well most sunlight. These giveaway radicals fill down elastin as well as collagen fibers that have been critical to a have up of a skin.

There have been formulated lotions, that embody a multiple of vitamins C as well as E to assistance revive mislaid vitamins as well as to have your skin healthier looking. Good sources of vitamin C embody broccoli, bell peppers, citrus fruits, cauliflower, as well as alternative immature shaggy vegetables. There have been additionally a lot of vitamin C supplements accessible as over a opposite drugs, of that it is sufficient to take a 500 to 1,000mg inscription a day. For Vitamin E, nuts, olives, asparagus, unfeeling oils, as well as spinach have been great sources. Unfortunately, we cannot have your vitamin E supply rely usually upon receiving these foods. It can be supplemented by creams, lotions, as well as pills, of that a compulsory volume is up to 400 units a day. An extreme money coming in of vitamin E might additionally be harmful.

Lastly, a skin additionally needs vitamin K. Vitamin K does not do most for a skin, though it has a single vital benefit. This good is manifested by a rebate of dim circles shaped underneath a eyes as well as a coming of bruises. It can additionally be total with vitamin A to form a manly regulation for lightening a circles underneath a eye.Skin Care Treatment Information Today

Posted in Acne, Tips on November 25, 2009

Many acne sufferers don’t realize the efficacy of natural Remedies. They only lie onto chemical products throughout several months or years to really get rid of acne. Sincerely, I found no reasons why acne sufferers depend on medications if there are alternate natural remedies available for them. I always advice people not to waste money on things that are of no use or may harm their health but it all depends on them!

Ok, let’s begin with the toughest thing that acne sufferers must ABSOLUTELY stop doing to avoid propagation of acne to other part of skin. Do not scratch or pick at your acne! I know it’s really very temping but this encourage the transfer of oils and dirt into the wounds you have scratched, and result to deeper acne lesions. This is how deep scarring are formed.

Secondly, avoid using heavy make-up. Some acne sufferers always try to cover their acne lesions with make-up without knowing that this might be the cause of further breakouts. Most commercial make-up contained lots of oils and waxes which will naturally block the pores of your skin.

Thirdly, change your bedding, especially the pillow covers everyday. If you do not change them, residue of dirt, bacteria and germs left on your sheets every morning risk of being passed back onto your skin. And you already know what is going to happen…blocking your pores.

Choosing natural acne treatment as a first option to get rid of your acne is always going to be the best way to go. In the end you have nothing to lose. It is very important to understand what your body needs to be in good health.

Posted in Women Health on November 24, 2009

Hello! I am back! I have been away from this blog for quite some time now busy giving birth to my son, James Ender Day. The experience has been strange, frightening, thrilling, humbling, gratifying, and almost every other emotion in between.

In so many ways I feel as though my whole world has changed and the resultant alien feeling I have can be quite unsettling at times. Like missing a step going downstairs or the punched-in-your-gut feeling of a fast elevator ride it is as though the ground underneath my feet has fallen away and I feel that I am struggling to get back to some glimmer of normalcy.

I have been reading a book about Buddhism and how meditation can help in times like these. The book advises to stop struggling, to exist with that groundlessness and accept the nothingness into my brain with an open heart. In some ways this is unhelpful, but in others I feel comforted.

It’s nice to know that it’s okay to feel broken. It’s okay to feel raw and alone and totally venerable. It’s where I am right now and I am existing in that place. It’s nothing more and nothing less that feeling totally alien, totally weird in my skin, my life, my home.

I have been reminiscing a lot about another life change I went through many years ago. Becoming a woman is not as painful, but the fear is definitely there. Suddenly our body is no longer the comfortable child shape it was for so long. Our hormones too bring forth the alien-like feeling that nothing is the same and everything is changing. Becoming a mother is the same experience but in a much more intense way.

So what do we do when faced with the unknown? What do we do when everything is different and it’s scary and bad and all you want to do is throw the covers over your head and wish it all away?

Unfortunately the covers trick doesn‘t work anymore. Really nothing works anymore. The most we can do is take it day by day. Experience each change, each difference and see it only for what it is, not what isn’t.

Eventually, it may be weeks, or months, or years what once seemed weird and strange will be normal and where the ground once felt invisible, it is now back firmly underneath our feet.

Embrace change and we will grow together.

Posted in General on November 14, 2009

The obese are more likely to have health issues, and, subsequently require more frequent trips to the hospital. Ambulance workers say that patients weighing over 350 pounds present additional challenges to transport, and require specialized equipment and additional workers.

Where should the money come from to cover the costs of transporting extremely obese patients?

The ambulance industry wants to be able to pass on the expenses to insurance companies. It can cost 2½ times more to transport extremely heavy patients to the hospital than it costs to move non-obese patients. Customizing an ambulance with lifts and heavy-duty equipment can run up to $10,000, and it may require 3 or 4 health care workers.

In the absence of specialized equipment, ambulance crews have moved extremely overweight patients with forklifts and flat-bed trucks — which probably did the patient’s dignity no favors.

Some states already charge more for extremely overweight patients. But there are critics who argue levying additional charges on obese patients is discrimination, and passing these costs to insurers ultimately raises costs for everybody.

This issue highlights another way obesity contributes to spiraling health costs. Resources would be better spent preventing obesity in the first place — before patients reach the point of needing more costly, oversized ambulance equipment.

Posted in Dental Care on November 12, 2009

Dental pain is not so easy to endure and at most times, it is unbearable. However, the good news is that there are improved dental care facilities that are readily available if you want to have a check up for your teeth.

Toothaches are quite common among people. If it occurs, it is a signal that you should visit a dentist. Even if the pain stops, it is still advisable to seek the help of a dentist. There are people who may be lucky to have not experienced a toothache . However, one should take note that this is not a reason to avoid a regular visit to the dental clinics. Dental pain can occur any day or at any time during the day. It can easily happen to anyone after a sugary meal. It is best to stay prepared to face such unbearable pain during these circumstances. Visiting the dentist should be your number one priority. However, there are proven remedies that can offer instant relief from the agony of dental pain.

It is best not to ignore minor pains. It is a sign that there is a serious problem that is developing underneath. The reason for the pain may be due to a loose filing or tooth decay. If your toothache is occurring in the night, try to sleep in an elevated level so as to ease the pain. The first step to avoid dental pains is to be free from anxiety. They say that relaxed patients feel lesser pains.

Before visiting your dentist, you should be able to define the pain. This can help your doctor diagnose your situation. It would help him a lot if you know how to describe your pain exactly. There are patients who may feel pain during the treatments. It is best to tell about this to your dentist prior to the commencement of the treatment. There are apt ways to reduce the pain in these cases.

Posted in Men Health on November 10, 2009

States has a record of around 50 million men enduring testosterone deficiency in one way or the other without even knowing. They sometimes feel stressed and worn out or sometimes they feel a reduced sex inclination.

Reduction of testosterone in the body may be a cause of all this because testosterone level in the body declines automatically as the person ages, causing a number of deficiencies affecting a person’s overall health and well being.

Testosterone deficiency may cause hair loss, obesity, loss of libido, impotency, and low energy in men. Whereas women may usually suffer from osteoporosis, loss of sexual desire, incontinence, thin hair, and dry skin. When a person feels any of these conditions, medical advice must be sought on time to avoid this deficiency.

Testosterone Replacement Therapy is a proven medical discovery to boost up male stamina and miraculously reverse the effects of aging on the body.

Testosterone replacement therapy has a number of benefits, among which the following are most prominent:

• Increases overall body energy and vigor
• Ensures maximum sexual performance by increasing male sex impulse
• Improves sterility and sperm production
• Regulates the level of red blood cells, thereby eliminating the risk of heart diseases
• Prevents from depression, stress, anxiety and all those conditions making a person feel despair and dejected
• Improves a person’s emotional state, preventing him to be a “grumpy old man”
• Improves memory retention
• Testosterone therapy increase lean muscle mass and bone density

If your body is not producing adequate amount of testosterone it may be due to a number of reasons, including heredity, testicle injury, usage of certain medicines, or simply aging. Therefore, before using testosterone, it is important for you to consult an expert health physician who will identify the main cause of this deficiency and suggest how testosterone therapy will help to improve it.

Posted in Women Health on November 5, 2009

Vaginitis is a condition that often goes unaddressed by women and their health care providers due to many people often feeling embarrassed about it. Vaginitis is also frequently misdiagnosed as a urinary tract infection, which can leave a woman unaware of lifestyle factors that are chronic, recurrent causes of vaginitis.

What exactly is vaginitis? By definition, it is an inflammatory condition of the mucosal lining of the vagina. A urinary tract infection, on the other hand, is an infection found in any part of the genitourinary (GU) system; the kidneys, the ureters, the bladder, and the urethra are the four major regions of the GU system where a urinary tract infection can take place.

For diagnostic and treatment purposes, vaginitis is typically classified into one of the following three categories:

1. Infectious Vaginitis – represents approximately 90 percent of all cases of vaginitis in women who are of reproductive age. Infectious vaginitis is typically caused by bacterial overgrowth, yeast overgrowth, an infection by a protozoan called Trichimonas vaginalis, or various sexually transmitted organisms.


2. Irritant Vaginitis – caused by allergic-type reactions to condoms, spermicides, topical medications, tampons, soaps, perfumes, douches, or semen.


3. Hormonal Vaginitis – most often occurs in postpartum or postmenopausal women in the form of atrophic (thinning) vaginitis. Hormonal vaginitis can also occur in prepubescent girls due to endocrine system imbalance.

Posted in General on November 1, 2009

There is plenty to criticize in our bungling trek toward health reform. Leaders on the right, left and at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue have sidestepped the crucial conversation of controlling the cost of care, in favor of partisan rhetoric about “death panels” and “rationing care.” Worse, the entire focus of reform has centered on spending billions of dollars on technology solutions that will only make marginal changes in the cost and quality of care Americans get.

I want to refocus the debate on what matters most: relationships. Let’s reinvest in the sitting down with, listening to, empathizing with and touching patients.

America has the most advanced healthcare system in the world. But in our haste to research, develop and invest in high-tech medicine, we have lost sight of the very basics of good doctoring. The first things we learn in medical school are: ask, listen and touch. Doctors do not do enough of this any more.

As has been made painfully clear, most doctors are rewarded for doing all manner of procedures. This is true from the earliest moments of our career . As a resident, even when faced with the most basic medical problems, I was grilled by my attending when I didn’t order the full battery of tests, or contact all the specialists available to consult on a patient. Thus, over-testing and over-treating becomes a knee-jerk response from the get go.

This is how doctors practice medicine today. Some of us do it this way because it’s how we get paid. Some of us refer our patients to specialists because we don’t have time to sit down with them ourselves. Some of us rely on tests and procedures because we’re fearful of malpractice lawsuits. And most of us have just lost sight of the most powerful tools in the doctor’s arsenal: our hands and our minds.

Posted in Hair Care, Tips on November 1, 2009

There are probably a thousand different things you can do to prevent hair loss. Some people spend loads of money on hair regrowth products while others choose to go for a variety of home remedies to avoid this sign of aging. However, what a lot of people seem to neglect is the importance of what they eat when it comes to caring for their hair. Based on scientific research, a healthy diet is also necessary to ensure the healthy growth of hair. For one thing, the vitamins and nutrients in certain food products are able to contribute greatly to the growth as well as the prevention of hair loss.

Eggs
The protein, vitamin B-12 and biotin present in eggs are essential in the promotion of healthy hair. Aside from being easy to prepare, a lot of recipes also make use of eggs so it wouldn’t be difficult at all to include this particular food product in your everyday diet. Boiled, poached, fried, or any other style of cooking will do; eggs will surely be helpful in the prevention of hair loss.

Other Forms of Poultry
It is also important to incorporate other types of poultry into your diet because of the protein they provide. This particular mineral is necessary in keeping the hair healthy so you may want to think about eating more chicken. However, be wary of how these are cooked as oily foods (i.e. deep fried) will bring more harm than good. Roasted or baked poultry will definitely be better as you are able to absorb more protein without the unwanted cholesterol.

Beans
Beans are another healthy source of protein. Moreover, beans also have other helpful minerals such as iron, calcium and biotin. Of the three, biotin is probably the most important when it comes to hair care as this mineral prevents the hair from being too brittle.

Salmon
The last source of protein we will be mentioning on this list is salmon fish. A lack of protein will result in hair strands that grow at a slower rate so be sure to stock up on protein. Salmon for instance, is another excellent source of this mineral as are the other food products mentioned earlier. In salmon, we also find other vitamins such as iron and vitamin B-12, which are both very beneficial for the scalp’s health.

Go Nuts
Selenium is another essential mineral for the prevention of hair loss and it is most commonly found in nuts. This mineral helps promote a healthier scalp and they are usually present in all sorts of nuts including almonds, pecans, cashews, and walnuts.

Leafy Greens
The vitamin C and vitamin A found in leafy green vegetables are necessary in improving the body’s immune system. A healthy immune system results in a body that is able to combat harmful bacteria – including those that may be harmful to our hair. Especially those that have a darker shade of green, veggies are able to secrete an oily substance that serves as the hair’s protective layer. Next time, think twice before saying no to that salad.