Every disease is always connected with heart’s health only maybe its arthritis, diabetes or breast cancer. That is why it is rightly said that “do protect your heart and you will protect your body from head to toe”.

You can safeguard your heart by practicing simple techniques such as exercising, healthy weight maintenance accordingly to your height; avoid smoking, ensure regular check of cholesterol and even on your blood pressure.

You can use the following tips on the foods/supplements to keep your cardiovascular system strong for years:

1. Eat Good Combination and Right Food

All foods, fruits and vegetables those contain high fiber ratio; antioxidants block absorption of bad LDL cholesterol and are most evident to heart protection. It’s recommended to eat healthy diet full of nutrient foods to shield and nourish your heart pumping.

2. Fibrous Food

You should eat high-fiber foods like beans, legumes, nuts, whole grains. This help to keep off excess pounds of cholesterol. Even fibrous food also combines to check cholesterol in the digestive system and trashes it out of the body via elimination. Inflammation is an one of the top risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease as it direct triggers the production of immune cells, which helps to create plaque by blocking the arteries and reducing blood flow to the heart.

3. Polyphenols act as Antioxidants:

It is a kind of chemical that protects against some common health problems especially heart disorders with effects of aging. Polyphenols help to clean off atherosclerosis by preventing LDL cholesterol from oxidizing. Polyphenols also protect blood-vessel cells by improving blood flow direction in heart.

4. Vitamin C in Diet:

Vitamin C helps in boosting immunity towards body, by consumption of this you will be highly benefited on the heart. This is extremely powerful antioxidant that reduces free-radical damages throughout the body by lessening any kind of inflammation. Inhibiting the reproduction of C-reactive protein and this vitamin also plays in equalizing blood pressure level as it helps blood vessel to maintain the proper blood flow resulting in increased blood pumping.

5. Vitamin D in Diet:

Vitamin D also protects our heart by blocking the major compound called angiotensinogen which when released by the liver increases blood pressure. Additionally, Vitamin D regulates the major immune system helps in lowering inflammation throughout the body.

6. Walk to be fit

Regular and physical exertion is highly responsible for forcing the heart to get pressured and weak but regular walk and fitness helps to strengthen your muscle and helps heart to function more efficiently even after a heavy exertion. Outcomes in reduced cardiovascular disease risk. So walking for 30 to 60 minutes a day, moving fast can fetch you better heart functions.

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Love Lies Breathing

If the threat of dying were not enough, we are also killing the people that we love. In the U.S. last year, fifty thousand non-smokers died from inhaling second hand smoke. These are people who have either never smoked or have quit for their health but contracted a tobacco related illness from the smoke of people who do smoke. Often, this second hand smoke comes from the people whom they love. If you smoke, or know someone who does, consider these tips the next time you try to quit:

• Use your clock or wristwatch to limit your smoking.
• Imagine someone you love, dying.
• Visit a hospital and spend time with someone who is dying from smoking.
• Make yourself accountable.
• Find your willpower.

It Is Time

If you smoke more than a pack a day and sleep 5 hours or more a night, you are smoking more than one cigarette every waking hour. A clock or any timepiece can be a smoking deterrent if used correctly. To start with, make a deal with yourself that you will only smoke one cigarette per hour and never smoke after you have retired for the night. Doing this one simple thing will cut your smoking by one third. Next, make it an hour and a half, and then every two hours. If you cut the number of cigarettes that you smoke by half hour increments every week, you can effectively quit in a matter of months.

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Your television set can also help you to kick the habit. If you watch a lot of TV, use the television programs that you watch as a timepiece. When you watch a movie, determine not to smoke until the movie is over. This means you will have gone without a cigarette for two to three hours. If you do this coupled with the clock technique, you will be aiding that device and smoking even less.

Wake Up And Breathe

For most smokers, the first thing that they want to do when they wake up is smoke that first cigarette of the day. Determine to wait for one half hour every day before you light up that first cigarette. This delays that cigarette you would start with using the clock device. Again, you will be smoking much less. After one week, make it an hour after waking. On the third week, make it an hour and a half.

Accountability

Make yourself accountable. If you have a non-smoker in the house with you, give them your cigarettes and have them help you by doling out each cigarette at the allotted time. Doing this makes you accountable to someone for your actions. You can make this easier by remembering the person who is helping you is probably the person you are killing with second hand smoke.

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The session with my acupuncturist was almost always the same. It would start off with a brief discussion with the acupuncturist about the reasons for my visit. After that, I would change into a hospital gown, and the acupuncturist would examine the problem areas and confirm the trouble spots. Then I would lie on a massage table, and he would insert long, thin needles in various points on my body. Although it appears as if it would be very painful to have long needles inserted into the body, it is surprisingly painless. At most, I felt a slight pinch, but there was never any pain.

After the needles were inserted, a heat lamp would be placed over my body as I relaxed on a massage table for about half an hour. After that, the acupuncturist would remove the needles, and an assistant would come into the room and massage my back and neck (which felt great). When the session was over, and I would walk out of the clinic with much less pain than when first I came in.

While acupuncture is not for everyone, it definitely worked for me. There are different theories of why acupuncture works. One theory is that, by placing thin needles in various pressure points on the body where energy is believed to be blocked, it promotes healing. Another theory is that acupuncture stimulates the central nervous system to release chemicals that dull pain and boost the immune system and bodily functions. Although some say that acupuncture is hocus pocus and that the only reason why it works is through the placebo effect (in other words, that it works because you believe it will), then why didn’t chiropractic care work for me even though I fervently hoped it would?

Since the relief of my back and neck pain, I have gone back to my acupuncturist for an acute upper back pain that occurred out of the blue and a rash caused by an allergic reaction to a new soap I was using. In those other instances, acupuncture greatly relieved my discomfort, and the symptoms went away in just a couple of days. Acupuncture might also be effective for other problems, including weight loss, osteoarthritis, and headaches. Moreover, acupuncture has few side effects and is gentle on the body. Acupuncture may even be covered by your health insurance company.

If you decide to try acupuncture, choose an acupuncturist with care. Just like choosing a doctor, be sure to ask friends and family for recommendations to a reputable acupuncturist before making the appointment.

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Delusions are the most common symptoms associated with the disorder. Patients can convince themselves that they are dying or that their neighbor is spying on them. These imagined events will often become the point of focus of their paranoia. This coupled with the depression makes this disorder a formidable condition to overcome. These delusions come from a misinterpretation of events that plant the seed in the sufferers mind. A complete stranger could smile at them in passing and they will insist that this person is in love with them. Or conversely, if they receive what they see as a less than warm greeting from someone, they assume that the person they interacted with is out to get them. They then begin to build on the delusion until it becomes all encompassing.

Although some patients with psychotic depression have hallucinations, this is not as common as experiencing delusions. Many of the depression symptoms are the same as major depression but some are unique to psychotic depression. Increased daydreaming or an increase in the intensity of the daydream is common. Moving more quickly or moving significantly more slowly can signal that someone is having difficulty and an increased or decreased sex drive can accompany some of the other symptoms. Many of these symptoms alone do not indicate that someone suffers from this disorder, however when they begin to add up, then psychotic depression should be suspected.

There is some research that shows there’s an abnormality in the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis. This portion of the pituitary gland appears to be overactive in those suffering from psychotic depression. Sleep abnormalities are usually seen in these patients and the incidence of this disorder seems to increase when the barometric pressure is low.

Current treatment combines standard antidepressants with atypical antidepressants. Results are mixed and the associated side affects make taking these medications less than ideal. Electroconvulsive therapy or “shock” therapy as it is more commonly known, combined with antidepressants is the recognized and standard treatment for psychotic depression. Transcranial magnetic therapy is being looked as an effective alternative to shock therapy which has to date, been portrayed in a negative way in Hollywood. Unlike ECT, TMS does not require anesthesia and doesn’t seem to have the cognitive loss seen with ECT.

Psychotic depression is difficult for both the patient and their families. As research continues to explore different avenues for treating this disorder, there is hope for these patients and those around them. Being labeled “crazy”, they often can’t control their feelings or how they perceive things. Patience and understanding are key in helping the patient seek treatment that can help them begin to level out to where they can live a normal life. Many have to remain on medication and without it will revert to previous psychotic behavior. If you suspect you or a loved one is suffering from psychotic depression, you should seek the opinion of a professional so that you can be properly diagnosed and treatment can begin.

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- clay
- cornstarch
- dirt
- sand
- laundry starch
- baking soda
- cigarette ashes
- rocks/stones
- plaster
- newspapers
- paper
- paint
- feces
- glue
- soap

Pica usually starts in early childhood and usually only last for a few months. It has been noted that in children who suffer from developmental delays, it may be much harder to manage. Pregnant women have reported having the same types of cravings during their pregnancies.

The warning signs include:

* repeated ingestion of non-food items, especially after having tried to stop the child from eating them

* the child is older than two years of age and still tries to ingest non-food items

Complications of Pica in Children

Potentially, as with any eating disorder, there are complications associated with this order such as:

- Some items, like paint chips, may have toxins and ingesting them could cause poisoning. This is the biggest concern with pica due to the potential of brain damage and learning disabilities within children.

- A concern of nutritional deficiencies occurs with the consumption of non-food items which may cause a loss of appetite.

- Eating non-digestible items such as rocks/stones can lead to blockages within the digestive tract (bowels, intestines). Sharp objects can lead to tears within the intestines as well.

- Parasites or bacteria from clay, sand, and dirt can cause infections that can damage organs like the liver or kidney.

Complications of Pica in Pregnant Women

Pregnant women have reported cravings for non-food items such as starch, toilet paper, dirt, clay and chalk. Although these cravings usually disappear after the first trimester, it is important for pregnant women to let the OBGYN know of these cravings in case any testing needs to be done. Don’t be ashamed to admit the cravings, it’s more common than you may think.

Diagnosing Pica

If you suspect that you or your child may be suffering from pica, it is important to seek medical attention at once. Intestinal blockages, tears in the lining, and failure to thrive are serious concerns for young children and need to be assessed as soon as possible. Your physician will complete a full physical exam, including blood tests and x-rays, checking for substances that may be in the blood as well as poisons. He or she will also check for possible infections that may have been caused by bacteria consumed with the non-food items. Your doctor will also ask questions regarding regular eating habits of the child prior to the current issues.

It is important that you not get upset if your physician mentions mental retardation, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or developmental disabilities. He or she will need to eliminate the possibilities of other disorders which may cause the odd eating patterns.

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This is what is often referred to as asymptomatic shedding, and while you may see nothing, it can still be passed from person to person through contact like kissing and so on.

Believe it or not, everyone will have some type of herpes infection at one time or another. The most common type would be the one that appears on the face, usually near or in the mouth, and are what we would call a “cold sore.”

This is a form of Herpes Simplex, the most common form of viral infection. They are also referred to as fever blisters, but in spite of the name, they are one and the same. Some people mistakenly think that they have chapped lips or a bug bite on the face.

Some of the symptoms are easily recognized because they are quite visible, while other times the herpes virus may be confused with something else entirely. It can appear as a tiny sore often confused with a pimple, a red patch of skin, or it may even look like an ingrown hair. Some people think that they just have an irritated patch of skin, and do nothing about it.

Genital herpes can appear anywhere below the waist in certain areas. It will appear as a blister-like sore that will scab over before it begins to heal. It can be seen on the scrotum, the penis, in and around the vagina, or as an irritation near or on the anus. Some people think that they have hemorrhoids, when in fact, they have the herpes virus.

Vaginal itching may be noticed, and confused with a yeast infection. The virus is most contagious during these periods of shedding. An uninfected person has a 75% risk factor of contracting herpes from an infected sexual partner. That is why it is so important to wear a condom during sex if you know you are infected, and to always let your partner know that you have the herpes virus.

Once the herpes virus invades the immune system, it will appear to “hide” in the cells of the nerve roots in certain areas in the body. It may stay hidden for long periods, and then become active and begin to shed again. This often happens repeatedly throughout a person’s life. Once you have contracted the virus, you will never get rid of it. It is something that you will always have.

There are medications you can take to prevent an outbreak, but you will always have to be cautious about having a relationship or any sexual activity to avoid exposing someone to the virus. Taking proper precautions should protect them from infection.

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What has caused this dramatic rise in the rate of breast cancer among women? Many doctors maintain that unopposed estrogen is responsible for at least 30 to 35 percent of breast cancers. Other doctors put the incidence even higher.

Estrogen levels in America today are higher than in other countries. Estrogen is secreted in substantial amounts not only by the ovaries but also by the adrenal glands in the form of androstenedione. Doctors prescribe estrogen for many different conditions at many difference stages and ages in a woman’s life—for menstrual problems; PMS, birth control, infertility, and menopausal symptoms.

A large number of chemicals we encounter in our daily lives; pesticides, solvents, detergents and plastics, contain estrogen. We live in an estrogen-saturated environment, which is a source of additional unwanted and unneeded estrogen. Through and from these products estrogenic substances enter our living cells, building up over time.

Johns Hopkins Medical school followed two study groups of women for 20 years. The results of the study were published in the American Journal of Epidemiology in 1981. Women in the low progesterone group were compared to women with normal progesterone levels. In women with low progesterone the occurrence of breast cancer was 5.4 times greater than in women with normal progesterone levels. Stated another way, the incidence of breast cancer in the low progesterone group was over 80 percent greater than in the normal progesterone group.

Breast duct cell hyperplasia-increased rate of cell growth in breast duct cells is recognized as a major risk factor for breast cancer. In a 1995 study published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, researchers performed a double-blind randomized study examining the use of topical natural progesterone cream and a topical estrogen to determine breast duct cell growth. Women using progesterone cream had dramatically reduced cell multiplication rates. Women using estrogen had significantly higher cell multiplication rates.

We live in a society saturated with estrogen. Combined with the natural fall in progesterone levels that all women experience, the result is all women are in danger of estrogen excess. It is not mere coincidence that breast cancer occurs in women with high estrogen levels and low progesterone levels.

The scientific facts are indisputable. Breast cancer is caused to a great extend by excessive, unopposed levels of estrogen. Progesterone has been shown to step cells from multiplying and when progesterone cream is applied to breast cysts, they usually disappear within three to four months.

It is very clear indeed that progesterone cream is protective against breast cancer. Natural progesterone cream can be applied or massaged directly into the skin anywhere where it’s thin or soft, the neck inner arms, back of the elbows, flat of the stomach, back of the knees, and directly onto the breasts. Progesterone cream permeates the skin and gets into the blood stream.

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Some other common causes of back pain are excessive lifting, back muscle injury, disc disorders, strained ligaments etc. But most commonly it’s our poor posture and wrong adoption of sitting habits that gives birth to back pain.

It started charging me when I started my work as a writer and would spend prolonged hours in front of the computer screen and by the end of the day my head would be literally pounding away. Like you even I used to apply some gel and pop a pill and would resume work. But I became worried when my pain started becoming worsened and more frequent. I had no option but to consult the doctor and I’m glad that I did as I discovered the root causes.

It’s good to work on the computer but in the proper manner. The most prime thing is the office equipment. Comfortable office chairs and desks allow individuals to work for long hours without any back pain symptoms. But the problem does not end here. Most of us get comfortable chairs with back rests, but do not use it all. It’s very vital to use the back rest while working on the computer. Proper back rest keeps the back up right straight and does not mount pressure on it.

And secondly work is important for everyone, but so is health. It’s very difficult to squeeze in time for exercises and fitness activities, but unless health is perfect how long will you will be able to continue with your work. Mind it I’m not asking you to spend hours at gyms and fitness centers, but some general initiatives will make all the difference.

Try getting up from the chair in between the works, stretch your body, take a stroll around the home, drink some cool water and resume work after 10 minutes break. If possible try taking 1 hour rest, this soothes the back and as well the mind. Try going for a brisk walk, go for swimming or cycling. Moreover make it a habit to get up from your workstation when you are engaged in something else. As in when you are eating or talking over the phone. These breaks might consume some precious time of yours but ultimately they help in increasing the productively.

And despite of these measures, if the back pain and neck pain are refusing to subside, please consult a physician and take an advice.

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Those with myopia see near objects clearly but far away objects appear blur.

Classification:

Myopia has been classified in various manners.

By Cause:

•Axial myopia: an increase in the eye’s axial length.

•Refractive myopia: condition of the refractive elements of the eye.

Curvature myopia: excessive, or increased, curvature of one or more of the refractive surfaces of the eye, especially the cornea.

Index myopia: variation in the index of refraction of one or more of the ocular media.

By Clinical Entity:

•Simple myopia: optically too powerful for its axial length.

•Degenerative myopia/ malignant/ pathological/progressive myopia: characterized by marked fundus changes, such as posterior staphyloma, and associated with a high refractive error.

•Nocturnal myopia /night myopia or twilight myopia: is a condition in which the eye has a greater difficulty seeing in low illumination areas.

•Pseudo myopia: blurring of distance vision brought about by spasm of the ciliary muscle.

•Induced myopia/acquired myopia: results from exposure to various pharmaceuticals, increases in glucose levels, nuclear sclerosis, or other anomalous conditions.

•Index myopia: variation in the index of refraction of one or more of the ocular media.

•Form deprivation myopia: eyesight is deprived by limited illumination and vision range, or the eye is modified with artificial lenses or deprived of clear form vision.

•Nearwork Induced Transient Myopia (NITM): defined as short-term myopia. Far point shift immediately following a prolonged near visual task.

By Degree:

•Low myopia: -3.00 diopters or less (i.e. closer to 0.00).

•Medium myopia: Between -3.00 and -6.00 diopters.

•High myopia: -6.00 diopters or more.

By Age of onset:

•Congenital myopia/infantile myopia, is present at birth and persists through infancy.

•Youth onset myopia occurs prior to age 20.

•School myopia appears during childhood. Due to the use of the eyes for close work.

•Adult onset myopia

•Early adult onset myopia occurs between ages 20 and 40.

•Late adult onset myopia occurs after age.

Signs and Symptoms:

•Blurry distance vision

•Vision seems clearer when squinting

•Eyestrain

•Headaches

Contact a Medical Professional:

Call if your child shows these signs

•Having difficulty reading the blackboard in school or signs on a wall.

•Holding books very close when reading.

•Sitting close to the television.

•Flashing lights

•Floating spots

•Sudden loss of any part of the field of vision.

Detection and Diagnosis:

•Measurement of the pressure of fluid in the eyes.

•Refraction test, to determine the correct prescription for glasses.

•Retinal examination

•Slit-lamp exam of the structures at the front of the eyes

•Test of color vision, to look for possible color blindness

•Tests of the muscles that move the eyes

•Visual acuity, both at a distance (Snellen), and close up

Treatment:

The treatment for nearsightedness depends on several factors such as the patient’s age, activities, and occupation. Vision can corrected with glasses, contacts, or surgery. Refractive procedures such as LASIK can be considered for adults when the prescription has remained stable for at least one year.

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