There are so many diseases that attack when age increases. One of osteoporosis. That disease is known as a condition when bone density starts with the damage and decreased bone microarchitecture. As a result, bones become fragile and easily broken.
Osteoporosis can occur in both men and women. However, the risk of the occurrence of osteoporosis in women more because women (above age 45 years) experiencing menopause. That is, the degree of a decline in hormone estrogen in the body (to stop the bleeding). Whereas in men, osteoporosis occurs in old age (above 70 years).
Osteoporosis due to bone metabolism disturbances, namely the cells of bone crusher exceeds bone forming cells work. As a result, the long run the bones become porous. Interference that can occur due to the physiological aging with the decrease of hormone Feed and less calcium and vitamin D. Including the existence of the disease broadcaster, such as diabetes mellitus (DM).
People with DM, lead to kidney damage absorption of calcium through the organs involved is reduced. Consequently, the bones are getting less food. In addition, the materials contained in the drugs prevent the formation of bone forming cells. As a result, bones become dense, hollow-cavity, and easily broken.
They detected a porous bone disease due consuming recommended calcium dose level 800 mg per day plus vitamin D3. However, consumption of calcium also can not be too many. Instead of a strong, consumption of too much calcium can make bones even into too tight. The edges, easily broken bones as well.
To detect osteoporosis, you must to monitor bone density with Bone Mass Densitometri (BMD). When the results of BMD more than -1, bone density is good. Hence, the consumption of high calcium supplements can be reduced. For maintenance, calcium supplements diasup enough a week or once a month. To get an accurate BMD results, BMD should do with the spine image. The BMD was measured through the feet are often biased.
Monday, July 20, 2009
High risk occurrence of osteoporosis for people with diabetes
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Knowing The Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or alternatively, when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar. Hyperglycaemia, or raised blood sugar, is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes and over time leads to serious damage to many of the body's systems, especially the nerves and blood vessels.
Type of Diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes (previously known as insulin-dependent or childhood-onset) is characterized by a lack of insulin production. Without daily administration of insulin, Type 1 diabetes is rapidly fatal. Symptoms include excessive excretion of urine (polyuria), thirst (polydipsia), constant hunger, weight loss, vision changes and fatigue. These symptoms may occur suddenly.
- Type 2 diabetes (formerly called non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset) results from the body’s ineffective use of insulin. Type 2 diabetes comprises 90% of people with diabetes around the world, and is largely the result of excess body weight and physical inactivity. Symptoms may be similar to those of Type 1 diabetes, but are often less marked. As a result, the disease may be diagnosed several years after onset, once complications have already arisen. Until recently, this type of diabetes was seen only in adults but it is now also occurring in obese children.
- Gestational diabetes is hyperglycaemia which is first recognized during pregnancy. Symptoms of gestational diabetes are similar to Type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes is most often diagnosed through prenatal screening, rather than reported symptoms.
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) and Impaired Fasting Glycaemia (IFG) are intermediate conditions in the transition between normality and diabetes. People with IGT or IFG are at high risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes, although this is not inevitable.
The Fact
- The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 180 million people worldwide have diabetes. This number is likely to more than double by 2030.
- In 2005, an estimated 1.1 million people died from diabetes.1
- Almost 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low and middle-income countries.
- Almost half of diabetes deaths occur in people under the age of 70 years; 55% of diabetes deaths are in women.
- WHO projects that diabetes deaths will increase by more than 50% in the next 10 years without urgent action. Most notably, diabetes deaths are projected to increase by over 80% in upper-middle income countries between 2006 and 2015.
- Diabetes and its complications impose significant economic consequences on individuals, families, health systems and countries.WHO estimates that over the next 10 years (2006-2015), China will lose $ 558 billion in foregone national income due to heart disease, stroke and diabetes alone.
Common Consequences of diabetes
Over time, diabetes can damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves.
- Diabetic retinopathy is an important cause of blindness, and occurs as a result of long-term accumulated damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. After 15 years of diabetes, approximately 2% of people become blind, and about 10% develop severe visual impairment.
- Diabetic neuropathy is damage to the nerves as a result of diabetes, and affects up to 50% of people with diabetes. Although many different problems can occur as a result of diabetic neuropathy, common symptoms are tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the feet and hands.
- Combined with reduced blood flow, neuropathy in the feet increases the chance of foot ulcers and eventual limb amputation.
- Diabetes is among the leading causes of kidney failure. 10-20% of people with diabetes die of kidney failure.
- Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. 50% of people with diabetes die of cardiovascular disease (primarily heart disease and stroke).
- The overall risk of dying among people with diabetes is at least double the risk of their peers without diabetes.
Without urgent action, diabetes-related deaths will increase by more than 50% in the next 10 years.
To help prevent type 2 diabetes and its complications, people should:
- Achieve and maintain healthy body weight.
- Be physically active - at least 30 minutes of regular, moderate-intensity activity on most days. More activity is required for weight control.
Early diagnosis can be accomplished through relatively inexpensive blood testing.
Treatment of diabetes involves lowering blood glucose and the levels of other known risk factors that damage to blood vessels. Tobacco cessation is also important to avoid complications.
Interventions that are both cost saving and feasible in developing countries include:
- Moderate blood glucose control. People with type 1 diabetes require insulin; people with type 2 diabetes can be treated with oral medication, but may also require insulin;
- Blood pressure control;
- Foot care.
Other cost saving interventions include:
- Screening for retinopathy (which causes blindness);
- Blood lipid control (to regulate cholesterol levels);
- Screening for early signs of diabetes-related kidney disease.
These measures should be supported by a healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight and avoiding tobacco use.
Source: who.int
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Decrease in bone and heart health threatening the little balerina
HealthDay News in early June reported that the little balerina, the kid who learn ballet seriously, have the likely decrease the risk of heart and bone health. Many complaints from the little balerina required to follow a very strict diet to maintain body shape and feed of fat.
General found that the complaint is menstrual irregularity. This is caused by a lack of food to Feed the body, so that no body has enough energy. The cause is also a risk that can be a decrease in heart and bone health.
Feed and food shortages are rarely menstruated regularly and can not put the dancers on this cardiovascular risk and less dense bones in old age, when the tread post menopause. Such a study issued by Dr. Anne Hoch, health practitioners Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, United States.
Research in the relationship between food restriction, lack of menstruation, not normal vascular function, and less dense bones, Hoch and colleagues examine 22 professional balerina.
The researchers found that 36 percent of the dancers has a habit of not eating healthy, 77 percent lack of calories, 27 percent suffered from amenorrhea (menses not come that often), 23 percent experienced less dense bones, and 64 percent of the arterial dilation that is not normal.
"No there have been reports on the professional dancers who have problems with her menstruation evidence vascular dysfunction. However, in this group is visible. Some 86 percent of respondents have at least one or more risk factors vascular dysfunction, and 14 have four persennya risk factor deviation vascular, "said Hoch the news.
This report was presented at the annual meeting the American College of Sports Medicine in Seattle.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
How to choose the right and safe baby stroller?
Nowadays, the train or push a baby stroller, is already one of the mandatory equipment owned by young couples. In the various shops that sell baby equipment, you will see the 1001 type of push cart or stroller. Not only the color variation of the variety, but also shape or model. Each offers different features and prices many varies also.
However, from various model strollers available in the market, it is surely all can be divided into three major groups, ie, regular stroller, twin stroller for the child, and now starting as trend stroller is a jogger alias for the ordinary people who bring love and baby to participate in jogging.
Type of stroller
1. Regular Stroller
This group includes all types of stroller that is designed and enabled to carry a baby or child under five. For, there are other groups which stroller is made specifically to bring the twain. Stroller single itself, can be grouped according to function again:
- Universal, it can be used as a normal pushcart, and thus can also function as a removable car seat
- A pair with the car seat. Stroller type of this pair is made with the car seat which is very similar, both model and color. So, you will be able to move freely in the small car's seat into the stroller, or vice versa. This second type, both the universal and the pair with the car seat, suitable for you who frequently travel
- Single function, that is, only functions as a stroller only, and can not be used as a car seat
2. Twin Stroller for Children
Consistent with its function, this stroller is 2 types, namely:
- Holder adjacent each other, especially for twin 2
- The holder to the back row, good for 2 or more twin
3. Stroller for Jogging
The wells of stroller for the baby typically sized and shaped more like a bicycle wheel. Other characteristics are more slender shape or stroller more streamlined than usual, because of the slim form of this is designed to minimize the occurrence of air friction during use.
How to Choose
To reduce the confusion you feel, how we will facilitate you to specify the options that fit:
The size and weight
Stroller weight varies, there is a light, medium, and heavy. When you include an active mother, then should not choose a size too big and heavy to light are classified. Also, choose a size rodanya not too large, because one wrong-wheel stroller every time you'll be stuck on the alignment rack clothes when you invite The Small shop in the mall! Conversely, if you do not have too much travel, the stroller is rather robust and less weight, will not be a problem for you
Appearance
Should not choose a stroller that is too beautiful, for example, that all pink with lace-lace, while you are not sure of sex with your fetus. And also, who knows your child's future is the next man! So, for the long term, choose a neutral appearance, can be used for the baby.
Security system
Most of the stroller has a 3 or a belt system that was the body of the tie on a small stroller. However, in infants or children under five who are very active, 3 security system is inadequate. Well, if you are a small child who is very active, should you choose to provide a stroller belt 5 or the security system, so any active movement of the baby, its will be guaranteed safe inherent in its stroller.
The closing bell
Some stroller manufacturers provide a variety of additional equipment can be purchased freely. For example, a bell or whistle, toys that can be installed on the swing or the future, the cover (cap), even comprehensive cover made of see-through plastic. Purchase a variety of additional equipment as needed, and do not fixated only by the cool appearance.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
The 10 benefit of fish oil.....so, consuming this Omega-3, now.
Fish oil has many benefits for health. Omega-3 fish oil can be found in salmon, mackerel and tuna. Consume fish twice a week, will provide health benefits for you and your family.
Here are some great benefits from fish oil:
1. Fish oil prevents heart attack. Dr Alexander Leaf and colleagues at Harvard Medical School states that consume the fish, like tuna or salmon twice a week can prevent heart attack. Not only that, research at the University of Southampton is also stated so, Omega-3 in fish able to protect against heart disease and stroke.
2. In addition, fish oil may reduce the risk of death from sudden heart attack. Head of research Dr. Consortia Roberto and Mario, research institutions Embargo Santa Maria, Italy to find one case, the daily dose in grams of omega-3 fish oil is quite significant to reduce mortality from sudden heart attack to 42%.
3. Fish oil helps reduce the symptoms of lupus. The researchers at the University of Ulster Northern Ireland found that people with the disease lupus who eat tuna, mackerel and similar fish containing omega-3 fish oil reduces the symptoms of lupus.
4. The Paterson Institute found that fish oil omega-3 is able to protect or prevent from prostate cancer.
5. Fish oil reduces the growth of breast cancer. The researchers from Indiana University found that omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the growth of breast cancer cells.
6. Fish oil reduces inflammation. The researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital found that a diet high in fish oil can help improve the condition of the body and avoid the pain from inflammation
7. Fish oil to prevent some symptoms of advanced cancer. Professor Kevin Fearon and colleagues at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary found that fish oil is able to prevent cachexia - the severe wasting and weight loss associated with some types of advanced cancer.
8. Fish oil is able to cope with asthma. The researchers at the University of Cambridge found that fish oil can protect the body from asthma or respiratory disturbances.
9. Bristol University researchers claim that fish oil good for the brain and visual development of children
10. Fish oil helps chronic fatigue syndrome. Dr Basant Puri and colleagues at the Hospital in London found that taking omega-3 fish oil supplements can help to alleviate some symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome.
In conclusion, fish oil has tremendous benefits for health. So start consuming fish oil containing omega-3's now, to get benefits.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
The Benefit of Drinking Water Therapy
Currently many different types of known water therapy. But there is one type of water therapy is easy to do, that is drinking water therapy. If you see the functions and benefits of water for the body, said therapy is indeed very healthy and can encourage growing of various disease, such as diabetes, Asthma, Bronchitis, diarrhea, tuberculosis, rheumatism, kidney stones, Less Blood, High Blood, hemorrhoid, Constipation, Coughing , sore throat, and so forth. Therapy drinking water since the white has been done by the first ancestor, the name "usha paana chikitsa".
How to take this therapy
2. Scrub and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as usual
4. 15 minutes after breakfast, lunch and dinner, do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. For the old or sick and can not drink 4 glasses of water at the start can be replaced with a little drink of water first and then increased regularly up to 4 glasses per day.
6. Method above is a therapy to treat diseases of the sick and other people can enjoy a healthy life.
According to the research and experience, the following diseases can be cured with this therapy, in therapy, such as written below:
- TBC - 3 Months
- Constipation - 1 Day
- Diabetes- 7 days
- Blood pressure - 4 weeks
- Cancer - 4 weeks
- Gout Arthritis- 2 days
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The vital functions of water in human body
Water is the main component of the human body. Do you know if this liquid take variety of vital functions . Water bodies vary according to age. Fetus in the womb, the mother consists of 100% water, while a new born baby is comprised of 75% water. While adults consisting of 60% water and the elderly comprised 50% of the water.
So the importance of water in the body so that only a little short of measure, the body can experience a variety of health problems. Not merely a matter of measure, existence may be spelled out very important activities in the body. As a variety of vital functions such as:
1. As a solvent and transport equipment the nutrient. Substances-vitamin and hormone bring this in to all the body parts that need.
2. As a catalyst that simplify and accelerate many biological reactions in the body, including in the alimentary tract.
3. As a lubricant base-base joints of the body so that it does not rub against each other and can move freely
4. Self as Body Temperature of water have the ability to distribute heat, so that play an important role in distributing heat in the body.
5. Reduce impact on the surface of the body organs that are soft and muted to avoid the impact that can cause damage.
6. Maintain Health And Beauty Body therapy with the use of water internally with drinking water or external as treatment of disease. This is because water is drunk enough, and with the correct method can purify poison-poison found in the body.
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
Light Up Your Life with Sensual Massage
If you just feel tired now, try during this massage a pair with each other in the press room is closed, without any clothes sheet. However, avoid restricted areas.
Sensual massage, that is the designation for the activities of each other in the squeeze between the husband and wife, the aim is to provide mutual enjoyment of each other, like any couple that are required by us. Target sensual massage is not clear genital or sex organ. In fact, in this sensual massage areas that are prohibited for a massage, the stalk, breast, and male and female sex.
The main purpose of the sensual massage is that you and your partner can give each other time, attention, and awareness. You can talk while intimate, and the more often it is done will make you angry is not easy on it.
After each massage, you will feel comfortable, relax, and fall asleep. If sometimes ended with the sexual relationship, it's only one result only, but not the goal. To remember:
1. If you want to do sensual massage, you can do with the decline of all clothing.
2. Do on the floor with a soft lining and soft, or on the bed.
3. Prepare the olive oil, baby oil, massage oil or other lubricants as.
4. Play music that was fun, both of you.
5. Make a turn, between both of you
6. Do not forget the message in the children's maid, and that you will not be disturbed, turn off the phone, and lock the door firmly.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
The Ironi -- Insurance Companies have investment in the cigarette companies
Company of life and health care insurance leading the United States, Canada, and UK, have billions of dollars of investment in the U.S. cigarette company, said a study published in a scientific medical journal, The New England Journal of Medicine, on Wednesday (3 / 6).
Wesley Boyd, main author of that topic, to find at least 4.4 billion U.S. dollar funds of insurance companies that invested in companies related to the product of cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco (chewing).
"Although this prompted the insurance industry out of business by the tobacco and other doctors, insurance continue to put their profits above people's health," said Boyd, a member of the teaching staff at Harvard Medical School.
"It was clear, their main priority is to make money, not keep people's health," he wrote.
Tobacco is considered as the main cause of lung cancer and main risk factors for heart attack, stroke, lung disease, and cancer. According to the World Health Organization, tobacco is one of the factors it in 5.4 million deaths per year.
Researchers, the first states, life insurance companies and health care have a large investment in the company's cigarettes in 1995 in any posts in a British medical journal, Lancet. "Although investing in a cigarette company, while selling life insurance or health may appear defeated itself, but insurance companies have been considering the ways to take advantage of them," Boyd wrote.
"Insurance does not include protection for smokers or, more general, they are charged higher premiums. Insurance hit-and loss-smoker two more times."
Based on the study, the U.S. insurance company Prudential Financial Inc. has 264.3 million U.S. dollars in investment between the three U.S. cigarette companies, including Reynolds America and Philip Morris.
Canadian insurance company, Sun Life Financial Inc., which sells life insurance policies, disability insurance (disability) and health insurance have a stock portfolio with a value of more than one billion U.S. dollars in the two cigarette companies, including 890 million U.S. dollars in Philip Morris.
Prudential Plc, which sells health insurance policy and disability insurance, has a 1.38 billion U.S. dollars in the two cigarette companies, including British American Tobacco (BAT).
Study also breaks down the large investment in the company's cigarettes to U.S. insurance company, Northwestern Mutual, and Massachusetts Mutual Life, and Scottish companies, Standard Life Plc.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Why do the people like the contact lenses?
Contact lenses are thin plastic lens worn patch on the eyes cornea. Contact lenses have the same functionality with the glasses, the edit refraction aberration, aberration accommodation, therapy and cosmetics.
Choosing contact lenses
The types of contact lenses
1. Hard Contact Lens Contact Lenses Hard or
2. Contact Lens Soft Contact Lenses or Other
3. Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) Lens
Use of contact lenses may initially feel comfortable and require less time adjustment. Type of soft contact lenses only takes a few days to adjust, and RGP contact lenses require a period adaptation 2-4 weeks. In this time, soft contact lens and RGP is more often used for reasons of security and comfort factor.
RGP contact lenses are easily passed cornea so that oxygen can function properly. On RGP contact lenses, oxygen is not only available at the time of eye blinks, but also from the air that can be freely through the lens to reach the cornea. This has caused RGP contact lenses more comfortable in use for a long time.
RGP contact lenses provide better vision sharp, easily treated
and cleaned, the life is longer, able to edit refraction astigmatism aberration that is caused by surface irregularity kelengkungan cornea. However, RGP contact lenses did not senyaman soft contact lenses and need longer adaptation.
Soft contact lenses available for the use of long-term and daily usage. Both types of soft contact lens has an oxygen content ago (ability to be oxygen) that vary according to the material, water content, design and thick. Soft contact lenses more comfortable and more shorter for adaptation period. Less likely to quit when doing activities that excessive compared to RGP.
In the adjustment, the patient may be somewhat disturbed by the sense of the wedge lens is perceived as a foreign object by the eye. Feelings will disappear after adaptation period. The patient with dry eye will be more difficult to adapt when wearing contact lenses.
To determine the type of contact lens that best complete the examination and required consultation with a specialist eye doctor.
Contact lenses for Special Needs
In addition to function as a substitute for glasses, contact lenses can also be used in the following circumstances:
Correction Keratoconus
Keratoconus cornea aberration is where the center of the cornea slender cone-shaped so that the cornea and not regularly. Use of contact lenses on the surface shape function keratoconus new, more organized, keep the keratoconus and edit existing refraction aberration.
Bandage therapy
Contact lenses sometimes used for drug application with the goal of accelerating the process of wound healing and also protect the wound on the cornea.
Cosmetics
Colored contact lenses can be used to disguise the seam / scar on the network to change the cornea and iris color.
Use Safe contact lenses
Some of the things that need to be by contact lens users:
- Always wash hands before touching contact lenses.
- Wash and disinfecting the contact lenses every time after use.
- Place the contact lens is left to be washed and dried every day. Once a week, where contact lenses disinfecting with boiling water. Change the contact lenses regularly.
- Take a contact lens care instructions provided by your eye doctor
- Dispose of liquid that has been used immediately, should not be used for the second time.
- Do not use a saline solution made.
- Do not store in the contact lens that is not sterile liquids such as tap water or water distillation.
- Do not wear contact lenses that are damaged or old. Check your eyes regularly (at least once a year).
- Check with your doctor before your eyes is an eyedrops, because there eyedrops (including a sold-free) that can interact with contact lenses.
- Stop the use of contact lenses immediately if the red-eye or not comfortable when wearing contact lenses. If the problem persists, contact your eye doctor.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Sex safe during pregnancy
In addition to physical changes, women who are pregnant usually have a need for changes in attention and intimacy in relationships with spouses. From the emosional, pregnant women more sensitive, and the intimacy they may have felt through touch or just talk with couples in bed while you hold hands, even though the sex is not prohibited during pregnancy.
Following signs you need to know to make sex safe during pregnancy:
- The position of woman on top or sideways position that is comfortable for pregnant women.
- Before doing that in the penetration, which must be given priority is the comfort and freedom of pregnant women.
- Use of a foreign object in the vagina or around the tool bantu sex, as much as possible be avoided.
- Pain understanding, empathy, humor and creativity are aspects that should have during the sexual relationship at the time of pregnancy.
- When any, eligible pregnant women say 'No'
- If you have a high risk pregnancy, orgasme penetration and should be avoided until a doctor declares safe. Stimulus through the stalk should also be avoided in pregnancy conditions such as this.
- Avoid water penetration if fetal broken or leaking.
- Sexuality in any form should be avoided if pregnant women or contaminated spouses have been exposed to the virus or HIV. Use condoms if you want to do is keep sexual activity.
Categorized: love, obgyn, sexlife
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Pay Attention: Diseases Due to Stress
Although stress is reasonable, but if not managed properly, can disrupt the health effects. The following are some diseases that can appear due to stress:
Heart disease.
During stress the body will release adrenalin which can hamper arterial blood vessel. If this happens, the blood pressure will rise and this will increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. Some studies show, there is a strong correlation between stress and a tendency to store fat in the stomach. And usually this condition can be seen in people with body shape resembling apples.
Lost memories.
Stress hormones, which are often referred to as glucocorticoid, work on the hippocampus is one part of the brain responsible for memory formation.
Gum disease.
A study published in the Journal of Periodontology in July 1999 found that people who experience high stress in the financial ability and have them in the low, the risk doubled for the occurrence of disease associated with the gum. And it is one of the risk factors of a heart disease, respiratory channel and diabetes complications.
Depression.
With changes in levels of brain chemical, such as norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine, stress can affect one of them into depression.
Weak resistance body.
A research indicates that stress can increase the development of a flu as much as 3-5 times.
Increase in body weight.
Increased cortisol can turn on the storage of fat cells in the body, especially in the stomach. This can cause resistance to insulin that can increase the risk of diabetes.
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PPMD) or Pre Menstruasion Syndrome: Definition, Causes, Diagnosis, and Medicine
Definition
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PPMD) or Pre Menstruasion Syndrome ) is a situation where a number of symptoms occur regularly and in touch with the cycle menstruasi; symptoms usually occur 7-10 days before menstruasi and disappear when menstruasi started.
Causes
Pre Menstruasion Syndrome may be related to increased estrogen-degree descent and progesteron that occur during the cycle menstruasi.
Estrogen causes fluid containment, it is likely that the increase in body weight, the network swelling, breast pain and flatulence.
The cause of the syndrome is not known but may be related to factors of social, cultural, biological and psychological. This syndrome occurs in approximately 70-90% of women in fertile age. More often found in women aged 20-40 years.
Symptoms
Weight and type of symptoms vary in each woman and vary in each month. Women who suffered from epilepsy may be more often experience cramps. Women who suffered ligament disease network (such as lupus or arthritis rematoid) may experience this.
Symptoms that may be found are:
1. Physical changes
- Pain Management back
- Flatulence
- Breast feel full and painful
- Changes in appetite
- Constipation
- Headaches
- Unconscious
- Pain Management head
- Regional pelvic droop or depression
- Hot flashes (skin of the face, neck, chest, and looks red hot teraba)
- Insomania
- Not equipped with a
- Nausea and vomiting
- Exhaustion of extremes
- Skin aberration (eg, whelk and neurodermatitis)
- Painful swelling or a network socket
- The weight
2. Changes in mood
- Easy to anger
- Worry
- Depression
- Easy umbrageous
- Nervous
- Seated sad, happy moment
3. Mental changes
- Chaotic
- It's hard to concentrate
- Forgetful.
Diagnosis
The diagnosis based on symptoms that occur several days before the mentruation.
Medicine
Combination of contraception pills containing estrogen and progesteron can help reduce the increase-decrease in estrogen level and progesteron.
To reduce the fluid containment and flatulence, people should reduce the salt and consume food with diuretic light (eg, spironolactone). People can also reduce sugar, alcohol and cafein; add carbohydrate and eat more often.
To reduce the headaches, pain due to cramps womb and joint pain, can be given anti-inflammation drugs non-steroid.
Feeling anxious and nervous can be assisted with a relaxation exercise and meditation.
Fluoxetine can reduce depression and other symptoms.
Usually given vitamin B6, calcium and magnesium.
Categorized: health, lifestlyle, obgyn
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Is Myotherapy Another Series of Acupressure?
What is Myotherapy?
Myotherapy is a 'trigger point' therapy. It involves pressing on small, constricted, sore points that trigger pain in areas away from the points. For example, a tense, painful know of muscles in the neck might cause pain in the head. In this case, myotherapy would involve pressing on the knotted neck muscles to decrease pain in the head.
Myotherapy was developed by prominent physical therapist Bonnie Prudden in 1976. It is very similar to acupressure. The main difference between acupressure and myotherapy is that myotherapy is based upon manipulation of muscle and acupressure is based upon nerves and energy meridians.
How are Trigger Points Defused?
To defuse "trigger points," pressure is applied to the muscle for several seconds by means of fingers, knuckles and elbows. The success of this method depends on the use of specific corrective exercise for the freed muscles.
How are Trigger Points created?
It is believed that Trigger Points are created by injuries, muscle strain and emotional stress. Sometimes trigger points can lie dormant and don't cause pain until they are activated by physical or emotional stress.
Will the Trigger Points go away?
Yes. Through many sessions of myotherapy, trigger points can be eliminated. It is important to take preventative measures like muscle stretching and decreasing stress to keep trigger points from returning.
source: mamashealth.com
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
Multivitamin or Single Vitamin Supplement?
A limited time often result in less attention to our healthy eating patterns. The result can be to guess, so our lack of vitamins. Vitamin supplements can be an alternative for them.
However, their use can not be indiscriminate. Must be in accordance with the needs of our bodies. For example, if we lack of vitamin C, should only consume supplement vitamin C. But, if we lack some kind of vitamin at the same time, multivitamin supplements can we make an alternative choice.
There are a variety of multivitamin products that are currently circulating. Each composition contains different vitamins. Most people, plus the variety of minerals such as zink, magnesium, selenium, and others. Not necessarily all that is needed by our bodies. Therefore, it is better to consult first with your doctor before deciding multivitamin supplement which we really need.
If our food is enough rich of nutrition, multivitamin does not need anymore in any form. Because, basically the best source of vitamin is derived from food, especially fruit and vegetables.
Tips how to wisely consume a multivitamin:
- Illness
- Nutrition situation is less
- Difficulty eating outside
- At the age of five
- There should be a natural material
- Choose a multivitamin that low dose, but more type, not just one type of course with high doses
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