Archive for the ‘Health Tips’ Category

Nail care for newborns

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Newborn fingernails and toenails are usually soft and flexible, but can cause injuries to the infant. Newborn infants do not yet have control of their arm, hand, finger, leg, or foot movements, and may inadvertently claw at their face.

Nail care for newborns

Nails that are ragged or extend beyond the tip of the finger can cause scratches to the face and eyes. (more…)

Eating Disorders

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Distinguish four different eating disorders:

Anorexia nervous
In anorexia nervous there is fear of becoming fat while actually there is underweight.

eating disorders

Bulimia nervous
If the client has bulimia nervous, she has several binges per week. In order to prevent weight gain ‘offsets’ the client’s binge. This can cut down by vomiting but also in the diet, much exercise or purging. (more…)

Fibromyalgia

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Fibromyalgia is a chronic, painful, non-inflammatory, musculoskeletal, that is to say, muscles, tendons and ligaments. The features are severe pain, particularly in the muscles and tendons with pain on palpation of certain items ( “tender points”).

Fibromyalgia
It is an autoimmune disease. The onset is insidious and progression is slow. The pain is such that they degrade and decreased quality of life for many people.

Who touches she?
The disease particularly affects women aged thirty to forty years. However, adolescents and postmenopausal women may also be affected.The exact causes are not yet known.To some experts, the prevalence of fibromyalgia reach 20% of the population. (more…)

Tips for Preventing Stroke

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Prevention of Cardio-Vascular
The cardio-vascular diseases are responsible each year for 32% of deaths in France. This figure could be considerably reduced! In fact, the risk factors on which it is possible to intervene are well known: tobacco, physical inactivity, a dietary imbalance.

Overcoming tobacco:
Tobacco causes 60,000 deaths per year (1995 data). He is responsible for lung cancer, but it also plays a role in the development of cardio-vascular:
o increasing blood pressure
o accelerating the heart rate
o spoiling the arteries (more…)

Types of weight loss pills

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

In the market there are a variety of pills  weight loss pill diuretic, appetite suppressants, and so they burn fat., Many of them promise to lose weight in a short time and sold in pharmacies without a prescription. Usually we are tempted to buy these products without knowing whether they actually work, what effects occur or if there are any restrictions for use. The obsession with being thin today is such that we are willing to anything to get it, with diets that starve us alone and may even provoke eating disorders.
We exercise in excess and as a last resort take pills to lose those extra kilos. The weight loss pills really only be prescribed to people whose obesity suffer from different diseases and therefore need to lose weight quickly, as is the case of non-insulin dependent diabetes, heart disease and hypertension.
Currently you can find the deals for that best weight loss pills like phentermine, Meridia, Xenical, Reductil, Alli, Acomplia, Orlistat, Sibutramine, Acomplia, Rimonabant, Adipex, Ionamin and a few other drugs rarely.
First of all, every medicine is not a question of limitation or not, weight loss or not, as a rule are called marks and generic names. Each drug also contain one or a few so-called active principles that made it necessary effect of the medicine. (more…)

Preventing heat-related Illnesses

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

The best defense is prevention. Here are some tips for prevention:

  • Drink more fluids (nonalcoholic), regardless of how much activity do. Do not wait until thirsty to drink. Warning: If your doctor generally limits the amount of fluid you drink or has you on water pills, ask how much you should drink while the weather is hot.
  • Do not drink liquids that contain caffeine, alcohol or large amounts of sugar-these actually cause you to lose more body fluid. Also, avoid very cold drinks because they can cause stomach cramps.
  • Stay indoors and, if possible, in an air-conditioning. If your house has no air conditioning, go to a mall or public library, even a few hours in an air conditioned environment can help your body stay cooler when you return to heat. Check with your local health department if there are shelters for refuge from the heat in your area.
  • Electric fans may provide comfort, but when the temperature is about 100 ° F, fans will not prevent related illness in the heat. Take a shower or a cold bath or moving to an air-conditioned place is a much better way to cool off.
  • Wear lightweight, loose fitting, light colored clothing.
  • NEVER leave anyone in a closed, parked vehicle.
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Snake Bites: Reducing Your Risk

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

How can avoid snakebites?
Snakes are most active in spring, early summer and autumn. Most snakebites occur between April and October when the weather is warm and outdoor activities are popular. Although most snakes are not poisonous, there are several types of snakes in the United States of America are. These include the rattlesnake, The copperhead, the water moccasin or head of cotton and coral. In the United States occur approximately 8,000 venomous snakebites a year. Listed here are some things you can do to reduce your risk of being bitten by a snake:

  • Regularly trim hedges, keep your lawn mowed and remove brush from your yard and nearby vacant lots. This will decrease the number of places where snakes like to live.
  • Do not let children play in vacant lots, weed-infested.
  • Always use tongs when moving firewood, brush or timber. This allows you to safely see any snakes that may be hidden underneath.
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Medicinal plants against PMS

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Cramps before menstruation and abdominal pain plaguing many women. In addition to painkillers and synthetic drugs from medicinal plant extracts to ease some of the “premenstrual syndrome” (PMS). In mild to moderate symptoms ranging from herbal medicines in general alone. It is important that the medicinal plants used in the long term, at least four to six months. Severe pain should be examined by a doctor so he can rule out organic causes.
Chaste Tree (Agnus castus) has proven itself above all against the PMS. High-dose preparations should be used only once a day. They lower the hormone prolactin and act normally after three months. (more…)

Protein Diet

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

A protein diet is a type of diet that forbids the consumption of carbohydrates and fats to achieve weight loss by burning fat reserves in your body.
The protein diet reduces the consumption of fats and carbohydrates to increase the protein, for that way to force the body to consume its own fat stores. Then there is the loss of weight due to the disappearance of body fat.
Foods containing sugars and fats should be eliminated from the diet and protein should be eaten only at breakfast, lunch and dinner:

  • seafood
  • fish
  • eggs
  • beef, pork, chicken and turkey

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First aid for Burns

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Thermal burns to the skin in the home – it burns from boiling water, hot steam, flame, hot metal – in other words, from the effects on the skin at high temperatures. This skin cells are dying. The higher the temperature, the deeper the burn. I degree burn – is a reddening of the skin burn of II degree – blistering of the skin; III degree burn – skin necrosis; IV degree burns – the deep tissue necrosis. The severity of the burns depends on the area of destruction.

First aid for Burns

First aid – to cool the surface of the burn with cold water to stop the further effect of temperature, and subjective – to reduce the sensation of pain. At 10-15 min cool down the affected areas with cold water, ice, snow, and then close them with a dry antiseptic dressing. (more…)