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Do you have Hipothyroidism ? Simptoms of thyroid imbalance. 2007-09-26 17:30:58 Spring has arrived and you have spent several months diligently working at your New Year’s resolution, yet you have not met with the success you envisioned. You wake up feeling tired, swollen, a few pounds heavier, not losing weight, and are ready to call it quits on the helpful advice you read in Balance Magazine’s last issue. Rather than blaming stress or your willpower, you may want to consider blaming your thyroid
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The thyroid is part of the body’s endocrine system, which helps regulate and control a person’s metabolism. It is a butterfly shaped gland laying on top of your windpipe on the bottom your neck. The thyroid gland is responsible for secreting the hormone known as thyroxin. This hormone is important to helping maintain a healthy state of balance in your body. The thyroid gland is involved in all body functions, and therefore, thyroid dysfunction may be represented in various ways clinically, unique to each of us. As in all endocrine disease, if there is
Women and periodontal diseases 2007-09-26 17:21:13 There are a tremendous amount of responsibilities that fill the lives and schedules of women everyday. Working, cooking, shopping, cleaning and taking care of a family can put a tremendous amount of stress on our bodies and minds. Aside from women’s responsibilities to others, we also have the task of keeping up to date with our body’s unique health care needs as we grow and change. During puberty, pregnancy and menopause women need to take special care of themselves and seek advice throughout each stage of life from their doctor as well as their dentist. Hormonal fluctuations in a woman’s body affect a variety of tissues, including gum tissue, which increases susceptibility to periodontal disease.
The “Silent” Killer
Periodontal disease results from bacteria and toxins in dental plaque that forms on teeth. If this plaque is not immediately removed, it hardens into tartar and must be removed by a dentist. The bacteria in plaque infects the gums and causes redness and inflam Read more:Women
Antibiotics. Poison or Miracle drugs ? 2007-09-26 16:36:14
The advent of Penicillin at the turn of the 20th century ushered in a new era of health care, eradicating diseases that once proved deadly However,millions of bacteria are still all around us,and even thriving inside our bodies.
Good and Bad Bacteria.
Bacteria can be separated into two categories— those that harm and those that heal. Harmful, invading bacteria are responsible for making us ill with yeast infections and other chronic illnesses like acne and psoriasis; these conditions are generally treated with a strong course of antibiotics, meant to kill off the bacteria in your body. Antibiotics
, however, can’t discriminate against the bacteria that are invading your body and those that are protecting it. Bacteria such as Lactobacillus Acidophilus live in your intestines, mucous membranes and other areas of the body, where they promote digestion and defend their “territory” against invading harmful bacteria.
The immune system is our body’s natural defense system that kee Read more:Poison
The Key to Weight Loss without Dieting 2007-09-26 07:45:33 There is a revolution going on in medicine,about which most Americans and many of their doctors are unaware. It has to do with something called insulin resistance.
Your body needs the hormone insulin to handle carbohydrates, foods your digestive system breaks down to sugar. Recently, researchers discovered that people who are overweight make plenty of insulin, but their bodies become resistant to its effects. Consequently, they have to make five or six times the normal amount to handle certain carbohydrates. And that’s a big problem. Too much insulin, whether taken as medication or produced by the body, consistently makes people fat.
Researchers have been zeroing in on the foods that trigger excessive insulin secretion. As you would expect, the culprits are carbohydrates, but not all carbs—only ones that flood the bloodstream with too much glucose too fast. Scientists measured the effects of various carbs on blood glucose and rated them on a scale called the glycemic index. A few d Read more:Weight
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Say NO to Diet. Eat Right! 2007-10-06 10:46:30
Health, especially in people nearing the second half of their life, improves greatly if you lose a few unwanted pounds. In some instances, you can actually reverse or even cure disease or chronic illness through weight reduction and improved eating. The body is a miraculous machine; unfortunately, most people treat their cars better than they do their bodies. Nobody would ever think of putting disease fuel into a car that requires unleaded gas, yet we put all kinds of unhealthful foods into our bodies every day
Diseases Are Created
So often we think of disease as an unfortunate condition that we “catch” much in the same way that we catch colds or airborne viruses. But that’s not true. Diseases like Type 2 diabetes are created and manufactured inside us. What we eat has a direct affect on how our body reacts, how it stores fat and how it wards off ills. Sugar grows cancer. Eating sweets or sugar-producing foods can provide the chemical makeup some bodies respond to and encourage Read more:Right
Bikram yoga. Approach to Fitness and Health. 2007-10-06 10:17:42 I spent seven years helping patients with kidney disease and related heath challenges as a physician in a high-level, high pressure nephrology practice in Boca Raton, Florida. Today, I’m proud to be helping people in a different, even more rewarding way, by teaching them to heal themselves through Bikram yoga.
Although financially rewarding, my medical practice allowed me no personal life, and the stress was taking a toll on me. I took a break and began researching yoga as a means for both physical and emotional fitness. Always interested in health and fitness, I worked out every day, spending at least three days a week with a personal trainer and playing tennis several times a week. I found that lifting weights, however, made me look bulky.
Someone told me about Bikram yoga, so I found a local studio and gave it a try. It was the most challenging physical activity I had ever experienced in my life. The hour and a half practice consists of 26 poses done in a room heated to about 106 Read more:Health
Using Your Senses to Improve Your Sleep Habits 2007-10-06 09:33:53 Did you know that in a recent 2005 poll conducted by the National Sleep
Foundation (NSF), women suffer from sleep problems than men? The National Sleep Foundation is an excellent resource to learn about sleep, sleep disorders and suggestions on how to fall asleep. The body has a biological clock called circadian rhythms that regulate your sleeping g habits. Sleep deprivation can lead to bad days, bad moods, overeating, wasting time, frustration, lack of concentration and possibly other serious health conditions. Therefore, it is essential that you i maintain good sleeping habits. Your five senses can help you fall asleep. Here is how:
Touch
Touch is one of the most important components to good sleep. Your skin is the largest organ of your body!
• Cozy up in bed with soft (flannel or silk) pajamas, sheets and comforters.
• Keep it clean. A clean body clean bed and clean room can also help you sleep.
• Use your bed just to sleep.
• Snuggle with a stuffed animal.
• Treat yourse Read more:Senses
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