Archive for March, 2009
Stress has gotten a bad rap lately. It's difficult towatch TV, or read the paper without being exposed tosociety's perception of stress, which is negative. Stresshas been blamed for health issues ranging from asthma toheart disease.
Realistically, stress is a "good" thing, and like anythingelse, the human body can only be exposed to it inmoderation. Certain types of stress can be inspiring andcan motivate people. It can create new opportunities forlearning. Actually, creating a new outcome, just like innature. For example, it's the stress of heat, pressure, andtime which turns coal into a diamond.
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Tissue hypoxia (poor body oxygenation) is normal for asthma, bronchitis, cancer, heart disease, chronic fatigue, diabetes, skin conditions, GI problems and many other disorders. How to measure it? Dr. Buteyko (the author of the Buteyko breathing method) tested thousands of patients and found ….
Tissue hypoxia (poor body oxygenation) is normal for asthma, bronchitis, cancer, heart disease, chronic fatigue, diabetes, skin conditions, GI problems and many other disorders. Since BHT (breath holding time) test is sensitive to body oxygenation, this test should produce abnormally low values for sick people depending on the degree of their disease. Indeed, tens of Western studies that proved that sick people have poor breath holding abilities.
A Review Of Allergic Reactions
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Allergic reactions can come on fast and caused quite a bit of pain in grade, and in the most severe of cases, even death. Allergic reactions occur when a persons who are sensitive to an allergen and experience uncomfortable symptoms. Common allergens that trigger symptoms are dogs, cats, bee stings, dust, dust mites, trees, weeds, molds, and foods, such as nuts, strawberries, and shellfish, which usually start to occur within seconds of exposure and can cause mild to moderate reactions such as, skin rashes, hives, itching, sneezing, or watery eyes.
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and has now even become a substantial problem in teenagers. A recent study however shows that the problem now extends beyond the adult and adolescent population and that obesity is being seen in children as young as three years of age.
It has been well known for some time now that obesity, which has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, is being increasingly seen amongst teenagers but it appears that this epidemic has now reached children who are barely old enough to walk.
The Inflammation Cure: Simple Steps for Reversing heart disease, arthritis, asthma, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, osteopor"In addition to explaining inflammation's causes and its role in various diseases, the author offers advice--'an antiinflammation game plan'--on how to maintain 'inflammation balance' and feel better."--The New York Times In clear, everyday language, William Meggs, M.D., explains what causes inflammation, its relationship to disease in the body, and what... More
Cigarettes are items that people take because they believe that these items will provide them with the relaxed feelings that they need. While this can occur due to the various substances found in the cigarettes, the unthought-of factor in cigarettes is the condition that your health is left in after some time. The main contributor to this state is the various cigarette ingredients.
While there are many advertisements which will promote cigarettes as glamorous and essential for our lives these ads seldom portray the harmful effects which are part of these cigarettes. The main reason for these effects is that of the cigarette ingredients most of which are considered as being life threatening on their own. Many of these can be found in products like household products and pesticides.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, writing about stressful life events helped reduce symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis in patients with these chronic illnesses. The effects of the writing exercise were still evident four months later and resulted in clinically meaningful improvements in patient symptoms.
Interestingly, studies showed that asthma patients who wrote about their most stressful life events showed a 19-percent improvement in lung function; similarly, rheumatoid arthritis patients had a 28-percent reduction in symptoms.
Nearly every person in the world is allergic to something - allergies
are caused by your body's immune system being oversensitized to a
common substance or irritant. So, what should you do to minimize your allergic responses?
Americans are buzzing about the FDA's recent decision to reverse the ban on ephedra and ephedrine supplements in the United States. Known as the "world's oldest medicine," ephedra has been used for thousands of years for its variety of healing properties. While ephedra is not a cure-all, it is successfully used in treating hundreds of afflictions, including some that may surprise you.
Eczema, a term used by most people to refer to Atopic Dermatitis, is an incurable disease which affects the skin. Although sure is not a possibility, there are things you can do to control the symptoms.
These things are a combination of medical attention and at home care. It is important for you to see a dermatologist when symptoms first appear as treating as early as possible helps you to keep your symptoms to a minimum and often makes the flare up period much shorter than it would be otherwise.