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Clear and Present Dangers of Cholesterol Lowering Drugs 2008-04-05 01:26:00 You probably know by now that top cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia have been proven to have no benefits, doctors and patients have to rely on older lowering cholesterol drugs such as statins. Regardless of which drugs you take to lower cholesterol, there may be some potential side effects that need your attention. There are definitely other more effective and safer ways available for you to lower cholesterol levels without the use of such drugs.When your medical practitioner tells you that you have high cholesterol levels, it means that your ratio of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) to High Density Liporprotein (HDL) is high. High cholesterol level is linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke. However, before you consider taking any cholesterol lowering drugs you should also take i Read more:Clear
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Managing Your Gout Hypertension Risk 2008-04-04 14:41:00 A gout friendly diet can be very beneficial when treating and preventing recurrent gout attacks, but can a special diet do anything for related gout hypertension? It certainly can. Diet and lifestyle change are the two best treatment methods for a person who suffers from both gout and high blood pressure.Despite the fact that it is possible to mange both gout and hypertension, have you ever wondered how these two conditions are related? Despite the fact that medical researchers are aware of a connection between the two conditions, it is not yet entirely understood how they are related.Gout has often been associated with cardiac problems because elevated uric acid levels are strongly linked with cardiovascular disease. This has prompted the undertaking of a number of studies to determine if Read more:Hypertension
What Happens to your Body When you Quit Smoking? 2008-04-04 07:31:00 While you want to stop, you might not know what happens to your body when you quit smoking. In addition to nicotine, cigarettes contain many chemicals that affect your health in very damaging ways. It might be difficult to believe, but healing begins within 20 minutes when you quit smoking.Within the first 20 minutes of quitting, your healing process begins. Your blood pressure decreases, your pulse rate drops, and the body temperature of your hands and feet increases. These benefits will continue to improve your health for years.After eight hours of quitting smoking, the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal and the oxygen level in your blood increases to normal.At 24 hours, your chance of a heart attack decreases.At 48 hours, your nerve endings begin regrowth and your abili Read more:Smoking
The Dreaded Insomnia 2008-04-04 01:25:00 InsomniaInsomnia is a condition in which you have trouble falling or staying asleep.While insomnia can be a sign of a physical disorder for most people it is an effect of bad habits, stress, tension and anxiety.Insomnia also can limit the energy you have to spend with friends or family. Insomnia can be mild to severe depending on how often it occurs and for how long. Insomnia that lasts for less time is known as short-term or acute insomnia. Insomniacs have been known to complain about being unable to close their eyes or "rest their mind" for more than a few minutes at a time. This is where Hypnotherapy and Self-Hypnosis can really help the insomniac as it allows you to quiet your mind and relax your body. An anxious mind suddenly relaxed is a great feeling and allows for increased quality Read more:Insomnia
Never too late to stop smoking 2008-04-04 01:20:00 Smoking can make some women look sexy but it brings a lot of problems as well.Experts say tobacco can damage a woman's reproductive health. It has been linked to reduced fertility, a higher risk of miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth and infant death.Other health problems caused by smoking are gum disease, cataracts, hip fractures, peptic ulcers and macular degeneration, an eye disease that can cause blindness.Aside from this, smoking also affects non-smokers. Cigarette smoke can irritate the eyes, cause headaches and coughs in other people. Those who are surrounded by smokers are exposed to the same health hazards mentioned above although in a reduced way."But not all of the health problems related to smoking result in deaths. Smoking generally affects a smoker's health, harming near
Skin Self-Examination: What Does Skin Cancer Look Like? 2008-04-03 09:59:00 Skin cancer is a common form of cancer which can usually besuccessfully treated if caught in an early stage of development.It’s important to detect skin cancer early, because evenmelanoma, the most difficult form of skin cancer to treat, has ahigh recovery rate if treated before metastasis. What does skincancer look like? Only a doctor can tell you if you have skincancer, but there are some warning signs you can look for to letyou know when you need to ask for a doctor’s opinion.The first symptom of skin cancer is a tumor on the skin. Sincethese tumors appear on the skin, they are easily detected at anearly stage, making rapid treatment a possibility. While it isless known than a breast exam, people can do their part todetect skin cancer early by doing a skin self-examination.Instructi Read more:Cancer
Understanding Emotional Eating to Lose Weight 2008-04-03 09:57:00 Only within the last decade has the idea of emotional eatingbeing a contributing factor to obesity been considered.And this is largely because emotions in general have beenignored for centuries. We've had far more training in how toignore emotions or pretend that we don't feel them than we havein how to deal with emotions. Yet, it's emotions that endmarriages and start wars.Several decades ago, Theodore Isaac Rubin MD, psychiatrist,wrote the Angry Book. Although it is primarily about anger, themechanisms revealed in the book can be applied to any emotion.In the book he highlights how we have each learned to "sealourselves off" from anger. Fact is, we've learned to "sealourselves off" from many emotions. Case in point: Have you everhad anyone tell you how to feel anger? Have you ever had an Read more:Understanding
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What Is Skin Cancer? Risk Factors and Detection 2008-04-03 07:58:00 Our bodies are made up of individual cells which are designed to reproduce, allowing for growth and an extended, healthy life. By serving their purpose, reproducing, and dying, they leave new, fresh, and fully functional cells to continue to perform bodily functions. After many cycles of reproduction, due to natural cellular degeneration over time or outside influences causing mutations, some cells fail to reproduce and die at the normal rate, and can start reproducing too much and form growths. These growths may be benign, or they may be malignant, in which case they are referred to as cancerous tumors. Ultraviolet radiation can cause skin cells to mutate and create growths, some benign and some malignant. What is a benign growth and what is skin cancer is a question you should ask your d Read more:Cancer
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What Are A Few Of The Usual Causes Of A Headache? 2008-03-31 07:29:00 Thinking about the the various types of headaches and headache sufferers it should not be surprising that the causes are equally diverse. There are countless possible causes for headaches including medical problems like the fortunately rare instances of brain tumors or cerebral aneurysms. But the most commonly experienced headaches also have generally common causes. In a lot of instances simple eyestrain such as that seen when working too long at the computer can lead to a headache. In other cases, ordinary a sinus infection resulting from a head cold or allergy can be the cause. Taking certain medications can also produce a headache. Although the exact cause is not known in every instance, constriction of the blood vessels is also believed to be the culprit in many cases. Pain sensitive n Read more:Headache
End Glaucoma Suffering! 2008-03-31 07:26:00 Eye diseases are becoming more prevalent and statistics indicate that the percentage of sufferers is still on the rise. The only proven method for treatment of glaucoma is reduction of pressure in the eyes. Therefore, all treatments are designed to reduce the level of intraocular pressure. This goal can be achieved by a variety of means including eye drops, tablets, laser treatments and surgery. In order to protect your vision, it is necessary to seek treatment if you have any symptoms of glaucoma, in case the loss of vision gets worse. Symptoms of glaucoma Even if you display no symptoms of glaucoma, there is still a possibility that you have it. There have been numerous such cases, where people are suffering from the condition without showing any signs of it. Glaucoma
is a result of hig Read more:Suffering
Some Truths About Asbestos Lung Mesothelioma 2008-03-30 11:33:00 There are various types of mesothelioma but asbestos lung mesothelioma is an asbestos-induced cancer of the mesothelium of the lung, more familiarly known as the pleura, which is the external lining of the lung. Many of the major organs of the body have a mesothelium, that of the heart being called the pericardium and of the heart the peritoneum. However, it is with the pleura that we are concerned here, and the symptoms of asbestos lung mesothelioma are what you would expect: coughing, discomfort in the chest cavity and eventual pain. Before we come to possible treatments and palliative care, lets have a look at what causes it and why we are still seeing new cases today after asbestos was banned for construction use in the 1970s. Asbestos
comes in several forms, the most dangerous though Read more:Mesothelioma
Acne Treats And Its Main 3 Categories 2008-03-30 11:30:00 For most of us that take pride in the way we look, the thought of suffering with acne or Zits may at first seem awful. But there are now many treatments available which can help to make it more bearable. Scientific research into this area is intense. The acne skin care products available fall into these categories: - Internet or drugstore: Over the counter treatments - Internet or drugstore: Treatments that do not require a prescription - Specialized, on-prescription acne products General acne products are used as a preventative measure and include cleansers, make-up removers and other similar products that can help prevent acne. Whilst many sufferers use these products there are even more people who just want to keep their skin clean and conditioned. There are acne skin care products tha Read more:Acne
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A Peek at the Damage Insomnia Causes 2008-03-30 11:26:00 Insomnia affects a large percentage of the population throughout the world. It leads to a number of health problems as well as psychological problems. Lack of adequate sleep often results in weight gain, stress, slurred speech, impaired thinking, depression and many other health issues. This article deals with the various types of Insomnia causes along with how they affect the general population. One of the types of insomnia is sleep state misconception. In this type of problem, people who doze adequately feel that they do not have enough. Another type of this problem is psycho physiological insomnia. This type of insomnia encourages one to lie on the bed for a long time but find it difficult to fall asleep. This problem happens when the person is too distressed psychologically. He is una Read more:Insomnia
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Flu Prevention - Natural Flu Prevention - Immune System Boosters - Vitamin C 2008-04-07 02:07:00 Natural Flu Prevention vs the Flu VaccineWith cold weather knocking on the door for many of our customers around the country, many are concerned about falling victim to colds and flu this season. While many tout that the Flu vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that remains a controversial subject.First, most flu vaccines still contain thimerosal, a mercury-based vaccine preservative, which has some connections with toxicity and should be avoided.Second, because there is no way to predict upcoming flu strains, the vaccine your Dr. will offer you often doesn't match the strain of flu that actually is causing the ailment this season. It is kind of like the computer industry, always running about a leg behind the vi Read more:Natural
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Multivitamins - Tips and Advice For You 2008-04-06 13:51:00 Most of us are able to obtain our nutritional needs through our diet, but there are times throughout our lives that we might have to take multivitamins. Pregnancy is a good example; during pregnancy, a woman's body goes through certain tremendous changes; to be sure the mother and developing foetus get all the required nutrients health care, providers prescribe prenatal multivitamins. Multivitamins can also be recommended during childhood. Most kid's diets are less than optimal, picky finicky eaters in particular. Children's multivitamins are made so that kids will be able to eat them, like candy. Though it's not too good to let your kids eat at will. One a day will do!For people who can't get enough of the required nutrients through their regular dietary intake, multivitamins are essentia
Causes and Cures of Imbalanced Brain Chemistry with Anxiety Disorders and Depression 2008-04-06 09:59:00 Anxiety and Depression is caused by an imbalance of brain chemistry. Symptoms are normally dealt with by drugs, such as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's) like Paroxetine (Paxil), Sertraline (Zoloft) and Fluoxetine (Prozac).Little do doctors tell you that imbalances in brain chemistry are actually due to poor diet, an unsatisfactory sex life, lack of exercise and lack of support in relationships. Most if not all of these issues are ignored by the average doctor before they administer antidepressant drugs.There is a lack of general mainstream holistic health information and knowledge. People are just unaware of what factors are causing all the problems in their lives. The medical establishment is like a veil of illusion masking real knowledge about how to live a healthy and ha Read more:Cures
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Sleeping Problems and Mental Health 2008-04-06 01:57:00 People who are suffering from depression or anxiety often have trouble sleeping. Indeed, one of the first signs of depression is insomnia, although lack of sleep by itself is not thought to cause depression.Regardless of the cause, sleeping problems of any kind are not pleasant and can significantly lower quality of life whether or not depression is present. Some of the more common types of sleep problems include insomnia, sleep apnoea and snoring.InsomniaInsomnia is a condition whereby a person has difficulty in getting to sleep, or has no problem in getting to sleep but awakens often during the night, or who wakes up too early in the morning. Another type of insomnia is sleep state misperception where a person has managed to sleep during the night but believes that they didn't.It's impor Read more:Sleeping
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Arthritis Pain Relief - Nurse's Simple Home Remedies To Relieve Arthritis Pain 2008-04-06 01:52:00 These are just a few of the arthritis home remedies and treatments that arthritis sufferers have sworn worked for them. Most have an anti-inflammatory effect. There are many ways to achieve arthritis pain relief. Before you take any supplements, you may want to check with your doctor. I found that the best arthritis pain relief is a permanent radical change in the diet to all living foods. Eating a raw food diet will eliminate all osteoarthritis pain. This is the best and fastest short-term and long term approach to get rid of arthritis pain.Remember that supplements contain isolated chemicals that are not working in conjunction with other chemicals and nutrients as they are in their natural state. So the degree of absorption, if any is questionable and different supplements from different Read more:Arthritis
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Information on Lung Cancer 2008-04-05 10:04:00 When you breathe in, air passes from your nose or mouth through the windpipe (trachea), which divides into two tubes (airways), one going to each lung. These are known as the right and left bronchus and they divide to form smaller tubes called bronchioles, which carry air through the lungs. At the end of the bronchioles are millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli. In the alveoli, oxygen is absorbed from air breathed in and passes into the bloodstream to be circulated around the body.Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. The lungs are a pair of cone-shaped organs situated inside the chest, they bring oxygen into the body and take out waste carbon dioxide. There is a strong link between smoking and lung cancer. There are two main categories of lung cancer; Small Cell Lung C Read more:Cancer
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Top Ten Tips To Prevent Hair Loss 2008-04-08 13:23:00 Though people with an overdose of philosophy say it not what is outside, but inside the skull that counts, people suffering from hair loss wish it is the other way round. People of 'almost' all cultures are obsessed with thickly growing hair.Ayurveda has identified this obsession a few centuries ago and has given the directions to minimize hair loss and better hair growth in its scheme of beauty care, which is commonly called lavanya sutra or the sutra for lavanyam or beauty.Though lavanyam is referred to feminine beauty, hair loss tips are beneficial for the tougher sex too.Here are top ten tips to prevent hair loss and ensure healthy hair growth.1. Gently massage your scalpel with fingertips after applying a hair oil like coconut oil or sesame oil.2. Eat Indian gooseberry in any form ear Read more:Top Ten
Depression And How To Get Yourself Out Of It 2008-04-08 02:06:00 Some people call it the 'pits' and some people call it the 'blues' and some just call it 'feeling down in the dumps'. But whatever you may call it, being depressed is a horrible feeling.The most common types of depression are:Major Depression, which is characterized by sadness, Insomnia and sleep disorders, and a decreased or absent appetite. Often when an individual is in a state of major depression, the person feels a complete lack of drive and motivation and the sufferer does not want to do anything in life. Some people are completely disabled by depression, and some individuals even contemplate suicide.Dysthymia: This is a less severe type of long-term depression that generally does not completely disable the individual. But it keeps the person from feeling motivated and functioning at Read more:Yourself
Food Allergies in Infants and Babies 2008-04-07 10:22:00 Is your baby susceptible to bouts of unexplained itchiness that you thought were merely a phase or skin sensitivity? Is her nose sometimes stuffy or runny? Is she cranky for no apparent reason and is she trying to tell you something?Is emitting large quantities of intestinal gas a regular affair for your infant? Is his tummy a little more bloated than other kids' and does he struggle to pass even soft stool or diarrhea?If the answer is '"yes" to most of these questions, read on. Your baby might be dealing with a food allergy.First of all, don't panic. It's not as serious as it sounds. Food allergies are a common problem amongst babies and adults alike.There are many possible reasons for food allergies. Your infant could be allergic to cow's milk or your child could be having some problems Read more:Allergies
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Cold Sores Explained 2008-04-09 07:45:15 Cold sores are common and although some may claim them to be trivial, I would argue that for the sufferer they are far from trivial. Cold sores are actually caused by a viral infection that attacks the skin and nervous system, hence why I do not believe it is a trivial condition, and although they are only small, they are in fact very painful fluid-filled blisters that appear around the mouth or
Spring is back and so are allergies. 2008-04-11 09:06:00 Spring is back and so are allergies.Spring is a difficult season for people who suffer from allergies as well as for the ones who have asthma, as it is the beginning of respiratory difficulties. In fact the temperatures getting warmer triggers the multiplication of viruses and bacteria and as we tend to open windows this circulates dusts and allergens that are in our houses. The colds, the sinusitis and earaches develop more easily and with a higher risk of infection that could bring on the necessity to have a prescription for antibiotics. The multiplication of pollens and dusts in the air increases the number of episodes for persons with asthma, forcing them to increase the frequency of their medication. The spring is therefore a period for these people and especially the children, where Read more:Spring
Simple Natural Steps To Cure Acne 2008-04-10 11:51:00 Acne is a most common problem to millions of people across the world. Suffering from acne has many disadvantages for example your spots will feel sore, you will try to pick or touch them, then after then you realize oh my I have a blemish now, people wouldn't even care to look at you nor you wish to look at yourself in the mirror.Acne is best described in a category of spots, white-heads, pimples etc caused by bacteria on face and to eating disorder. Mostly 12- 25 yrs old suffer from acne.Main problem is that your skin is producing very much sebum an 'oily lubricant' and the excess of it is blocking your pores. Acne can occur nearly everywhere on your body, face to arms to legs even the backside. So if you have oily skin its a higher chance of you gaining a spot, it's best to keep the skin Read more:Simple
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Hair Loss - Causes and Cures 2008-04-10 02:38:00 Shine and volume, the indications of healthy hair, enhances beauty and appearance of a person. Hence everyone treasure to posses a shining and dense hair.Just like the hair texture, these factors are also dependent largely on genes that an offspring obtains from his or her parents.Passing a comb through the rich and healthy hair can boost your pride. However, if you start losing your hair at an early age, it is equally depressing and alarming. Hair loss is an indication that a person is aging since, with oldness we start losing hairs as the hair follicles weaken and the scalp tissues dehydrate.Hair loss can, however, unexpectedly occur to young people due to various biological and pathological impacts on hair that can even drive them towards baldness. Hair loss during adolescence or at pub Read more:Cures
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Herbal Acne Treatments - Effectively Treat Acne With Herbs 2008-04-12 12:17:00 Some people may consider herbal acne treatment only as a secondary measure in eliminating unwanted zits and skin blemishes. What they may not know is that so many commercial products available in the market today contain at least one herbal ingredient. Herbal
acne treatment has proven through the years to be a very effective and cheap approach in keeping your skin looking radiant, fresh and beautiful.A lot of citrus fruits contain antioxidants which help prevent skin damage and pimples. Great examples of these would be lemons and oranges. You may choose to dilute the juice of the products in warm water then directly dab the mixture on affected areas. Allow the concoction to treat the skin pores for 3 to 5 minutes then rinse with clean water afterwards.Garlic is a proven antibacterial that Read more:Acne
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Facts about Insomnia: Information To Help You Rest 2008-04-12 01:15:00 Sources of information and advice about insomnia are seemingly everywhere: magazines, websites, and TV health shows. Some of the information is valid, but individual cases are characterized by particular elements that are a vital part of the general picture and must be considered. Following are some of the most important facts about insomnia that may help you improve night sleep.First and foremost, if you've been prescribed sleeping pills, do not take them for more than three weeks. Such drugs are only a temporary solution for the problem; they treat only the symptom of sleeplessness through a chemical reaction. The root cause of the problem needs to be addressed in order to make a lasting change. Sleeping pills are highly addictive and in some cases will worsen insomnia.Certain chemicals Read more:Insomnia
Bad Food for Diabetics: Are You Eating Them Unaware? 2008-04-14 05:33:00 There's no one diet for diabetes. General guidelines exist, such as "eat less fat and saturated fat" and "eat more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.".Your diabetes meal plan must be based on your individual needs. When it comes to what to eat and what not to eat for diabetics, advice is abundance. With so much well meaning advice from various sources, it can be difficult to determine what food you should be including as part of your diabetic diet. Instead of what we should eat, why don't we start with the types bad food for diabetics?Basically, a diet low in saturated fat with well controlled blood glucose levels that incorporates weight control, exercise and fewer refined sugars is recommended. Controlling blood glucose levels with diet, and in some cases medication, is the key. To ke Read more:Diabetics
Vitamins E And C - Effective Against The Common Cold? 2008-04-13 01:51:00 Most people are now familiar with the idea that vitamin C may help protect against and mitigate the symptoms of the common cold, although this theory is by no means universally accepted by orthodox medical opinion. But there's now evidence that supplements of vitamin E may also play a role in reducing the incidence of infection; leading some commentators to propose that combined supplements of vitamins C and E may be highly effective both as prevention and treatment.Various recent research studies have suggested that supplementation with 200 UI of vitamin E, or 1,000 mg of vitamin C may reduce the incidence of colds by between 20 and 25%, although double-blind/placebo experiments have not always been able to confirm these results. But even if one remains sceptical about the value of vitami Read more:Vitamins
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