Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of people death in this world; it is about 30 percent of death globally.
Cardiovascular disease or can be descript in more details as a disease of heart and blood vessels. There are several risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can be list down and to take procreations about. Some of them can be modified, treated or controllers' and some can't.
The higher risk factor you have, the greater chances of developing cardiovascular risk. The risk factors that can't be changed are age, gander and heredity.
You can prevent the cardiovascular disease by control the tobacco smoke, cholesterol, pressures and physical inactivity.
Diet wise, a well balance meal with lots of fresh vegetables, fruits and whole grains is advised.
Depression and Neck Pain
Neck pain (or cervicalgia) is a common problem, with two-thirds of the population having neck pain at some point in their lives. Reasons of neck pain could be simply into several categories:-
- " Spendylosis
- " Spiral stress
- " Spinal disc herniation
- " Severe degeneration
More people usually suffer the neck pain cause of stress- physical and emotional stress.
Neck pain - psychological distress and anxiety are closed linked to persistent neck pain. Researchers at university of Gottingen, German, studied 488 patients who had suffered at least one episode of neck pain.
More than half of subjects (56 per cent) reported neck pain on the day they completed the questionnaire and 26 percent had constant neck pain during the past year. Based on their responses to a standard assessment questionnaire, 20 percent of subject was classified as having a depressive mood, and 28 percent were found to be anxious, the researchers report in the journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
They said individual with depressive mood or anxiety were highly likely to have the highest level of neck pain. The results, the researchers say suggest that that the degree of neck pain is related to the degree of psychological distress.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Rheumatoid arthritis
Hence it is advisable that keeps a food diary and if her condition worsens after eating particular foods, it is best to avoid it. The same goes for food that improves Rheumatoid arthritis such as fiber and fish. Try to eat them more regularly.
Oily fish and fish oil contains omega-3 fatty acid derivatives, especially eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, which inhibit the formation of inflammatory compounds (Rheumatoid arthritis).
It is important to understand that although home remedies such as cold packs, rest and elevation may make Rheumatoid arthritis patients feel somewhat better, these will not prevent the progressive destruction of the joints(Rheumatoid arthritis patients).
It is advisable to supplement Rheumatoid arthritis patients with fish oil and evening primrose oil
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a slowly progressive disease of the brain that is characterized by impairment of memory and eventually by disturbances in reasoning, planning, language, and perception. Many scientists believe that Alzheimer's disease results from an increase in the production or accumulation of a specific protein (beta-amyloid protein) in the brain that leads to nerve cell death.
Drinking apple juice helps slow the accumulation of the protein fragments that damage the brain in Alzheimer's disease.
The protein fragments, known as beta amyloidal, are the building blocks of the plaque that forms in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. The finding doesn't suggest that Alzheimer's disease. Can be treated by gulping liters of apple juice, but they do point to the importance of long term nutrition in preventing ageing related changes like those Alzheimer's disease.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Medical Tips
Contents
How to fight aging
Are you anxious
Care for your heart while sleeping
How to avoid cancer by smoking
Avoid eye problem
How to beat asthma
Losing weight
How to combat fatigue
Protect yourself against cancer
Prevent high blood pressure
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
vitamin and mineral
Good nutrition is much more than something to fill your stomach, what important feature is good diet that contains necessary vitamins and minerals.
Vitamin and mineral are essential nutrients in our food. These nutrients can be obtained from many sources such as fruits, vegetable, and whole grains. Vitamins and minerals are important for the body function and body health. The defiance in vitamins and mineral can lead to various problems, namely amnesiac, anemia and poor immune functions. Besides that, the balance diet that contains the combination of vitamins and minerals is good for optimum health.