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Precautions During Radiation Therapy

Andjela Macario — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:15:59 +0000

In terms of the precautions to be taken, the skin is one of the key areas which we must pay close attention, especially in the case of external beam radiation, which penetrates through it. Some steps are:

* Avoid tight garments like girdles and stockings, in the treated area, ideally are cotton garments.

* Prevent sun exposure as this can further irritate the skin. It is important to protect its rays even during the year after completion of therapy, because even then the skin is particularly sensitive. Any other source of heat or cold can also damage your skin, including high temperature water or ice packs.

* We do not recommend using any type of cologne, perfume, lotion or gel without previously asking the doctor, some of these products are very aggressive to the skin, especially weakened as a result of radiotherapy.

* If you must shave the treatment area is recommended that you do with an electric shear and knife, as this can cause injuries that hamper treatment.

* If necessary, bandage the treated area, use paper tape or cloth, but never sticky. It is always advisable to ask the nurse who will tell you what should be the materials used.

But not only the skin, the entire organ will be affected and weakened, so too we must take into account the following measures:

* At least during the treatment period is necessary to avoid harmful habits such as alcohol or smoking. It has been shown to stop the snuff increases the efficacy of radiotherapy, while reducing the chances of developing a second cancer.

* Radiation therapy can make you feel weak or less energy than usual so keep a complete diet and good sleep is essential. Intake of fluids and stay well hydrated also play a role.

* If you use any type of medications and even dietary supplements, or want to start taking them, has to explain to your doctor with full details.

Meditation, The Way to Better Health

Andjela Macario — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:46:25 +0000

Meditation is one of the main ways of “re-connection”, to calm the disorder of the mind and enhance our own qualities, “divine.” Furthermore, as a direct result, brings many benefits to our health, both physically and emotionally and mentally.

Previous studies have proven “empirically” its beneficial action on hypertension, cancer and even about the side effects from treatment of such chronic diseases, including AIDS.

A few years ago that is becoming more obvious the need to stop viewing the human body as a “single entity”, traditional medicine has chosen to take a broader, more complete human being, and in all its dimensions.

That stress, tension and negative thinking are great enemies of our health is not new. Although hard to admit, sometimes we are the architects of our own health, whether good or bad. Both from a conscious point of view as, in many cases also more difficult to detect, unconscious.

One of the most common or accessible in the Western world entering this maetría of meditation is through yoga. A study that was published some time in the Gazette of Medicine Association of the United States concluded that those patients who practiced this discipline earning profits on disease control, among whom were diabetes, arthritis or chronic stress tables.

Either way and despite not suffering from any serious disorder, yoga and meditation are ideal tools to stay calm, attentive and focused, and to prevent precisely this type of disease.

Another area in which meditation is often helpful is in reference to the care of heart, constant psychological stress is one of the clearest indicators of risk of cardiac complications, as assured by researchers at the Mayo Clinic (U.S. ).

Also, a study that conducted the Harvard Medical School (USA) revealed that heart attack victims who learn to remain calm during emotional conflicts halved the risk of having another similar episode.

The Heart Association of the United States, meanwhile, advises patients who suffer from hypertension treatment to complement conventional techniques of meditation. A study supported by this institution found that those who meditated at least twice a day for twenty minutes each session, managed to significantly reduce blood pressure.

More evidence: as other work done by researchers at the Faculty of Medicine, Morehouse University, Atlanta (USA), and presented at the XV International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension and Risk Factors among Ethnic Groups held in Puerto Rico, meditation sessions have a positive impact on blood pressure, helping to normalize levels.

Aromatherapy, The Art of Living Better

Andjela Macario — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:05:45 +0000

It is an ancient technique used for natural healing through the power released by the aromas of essential oils.

It is a scientifically based practice where the aromatherapist research on essential oils, to know their properties and fields of action, then unwrapping products such as creams, lotions, body sprays and environments, bath salts and so on.

Aromatherapy is used as a form of prevention and a complement to other therapies, having as main objective to treat the SER as a whole, reaching balance and encouraging good health.

Essential oils are the basic materials of aromatherapy, it is concentrated essences of plants whose colors vary depending on the species used in the preparation.

These oils have their origin in a small number of plants depending on variety and only used a portion thereof, may be the leaves, roots, petals, seeds or fruits.

The oils are extracted under stringent control so they can retain their active ingredients and natural chemicals.

Aromatherapy exists within a technique called environmental or personal, intends to work with the environment or energy field, emotional, mental or physical persons, so they can have a better quality of life.

This technique has already been implemented with great success in countries like Japan and the United States and practiced in hospitals, schools, industries and residences.

It is used as a form of prevention and a complement to other treatments or therapies through sprays or environmental freshners, making the environment more conducive to relaxation and energy recovery.

Disease Can be Prevented By Walking Leg

aurora — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:50:57 +0000

Walking activity apparently provides many benefits for health. Soles of the feet with a lot of nerve center, will be healthier with frequent foot.

According to some studies, the activity of walking can keep your health and can ward off diseases such as:

Stroke

Walking can facilitate the circulation of blood circulation in the body, thus minimizing the risk of blood clots in the body.

Diabetes

All people of course do not want to have the disease in the body, especially diabetes. Based on this research the National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases Gigesive &, someone who used to frequent exercise by walking a distance of about 6 km per hour in about 50 minutes, it can reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes.

Prevent Osteoporosis

According to research, those who frequently exercise early age and consume calcium regularly, until they are 70 years old is expected to be free from the threat of bone loss and still can work normally.

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Benefits Of Sleep In The Dark

aurora — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:23:25 +0000

The dark night conditions were secretly collaborating with our bodies. Best of …. Only in a really dark our bodies produce melatonin, a hormone in the immune system is able to fight and prevent various diseases including breast cancer and prostate cancer. Conversely, sleep with the lights on at night, the slightest rays cause the production of melatonin hormone stops.

Biologist Joan Roberts discovered this secret after performing experiments on animals. When the animals were given artificial light at night, melatonin decreased and weakened immune systems. Apparently, the light, as well as TV causes hormone became very tired. Hence, in addition to saving energy, by turning off the lights when you sleep is a natural way to improve the health of the body.

The types of sleep disorders that can be experienced by anyone, include:

A. Jet-lagged. A change in the time between lunch and dinner, suddenly due to travel by plane. This can disrupt the human body’s circadian rhythms.

b. Caffeine, nicotine, alcohol. Nicotine caffeine can cause too much trouble to sleep. This condition often experienced by coffee drinkers, smokers, and alcoholics.

C. Environmental factors. Voice booms loud music, noisy factory sound, sleeping with the lights blazing, will cause the sleeping person becomes disrupted.

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Benefits Of Sleep

aurora — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:40:27 +0000

Sleep is a recovery activity stamina, eliminates fatigue and one of the brain’s natural freshener. In addition it can restore sleep muscle cells, bone marrow, kidney, stomach, and brain. If there are parts of our body wounds, broken bones or cuts the healing process will be faster if we sleep. Sleep also can accelerate the process of circulation and mental efficiency. At the moment we are sleeping, skin cells will divide to form new cells two times faster than the time we woke up that will make us look younger if we get enough sleep.
In one day your heart beats 100,000 times, our blood flows through 17 million miles an artery, vein, and blood vessels. In our day too speak 4000 words, to breathe 20,000 times, moving the large muscles 750 times, and operates the 14 billion brain cells. So we need a break.

Rest the right will bring restoration and the addition of strength after a day of activities used. Rest does not have to sleep, but we can also relax, relax, and all activities that can eliminate the pressure. Also a walk in the fresh air, exercise, recreation also includes activities that can reduce the tedium of everyday life.

A study showed that after waking up enough, our brains will return to perform exceptionally well. Conversations, agreement, understanding, understanding of all kinds of problems can usually be completed successfully if done early morning, than done tonight. Growth hormone is essential for improving the quality, size and efficiency of the brain, also increases the transport of amino acids from the blood to the brain, which allows nerve cells to continue to learn and use. Most of the hormones produced when we are sleeping peacefully (no load).

How To Keep Your Body To Stay Healthy

aurora — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:27:14 +0000

Going to the gym is often a difficult task for some women, and if you leave aside perish and fail to enroll, usually leave shortly after. Is it your case? Do not worry, if you’re not very athletic and have the solution is to do little routines at home or outdoors to keep fit.
Not only athletes are required to keep a strict exercise regime, we should all practice at least some way simple sporting activity for good health. If you do not like anaerobic exercises like weight lifting you can resort to more fun activities like dancing, walking, swimming, skating or bike riding. With half an hour in each session of them burn hundreds of calories and best of all, you feel great, the product of endorphins (hormones of happiness) that emerged in the sweat.in addition we are also diligent exercise should always keep your diet to stay fit, should eat foods that contain lots of protein such as vegetables and fruit.

Drinking Water At Night

aurora — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:28:06 +0000

avoid drinking water during the night.
at night while sleeping sometimes we always feel thirsty in the heat or can be caused by the habit. drink at night
is not good for the kidneys as an organ of the filter. we know that the kidneys are used to filter water and substances that enter the body. kidney is an organ that needs rest to function properly kept. at the time of kidney night we also needed a break so it is recommended two hours before bed at night we try not to eat and drink so that when we are sleeping our organs can also rest quickly so as not to be damaged. drink at night will make the kidneys continue to work especially when drinking in significant amounts and carried out every hour. drink at night is bad behavior

and should avoid drinking the water at night. when we’re sleeping all the organs were having a rest just kept beating heart or work. at the time of sleep there is a process repair body cells, and repairs could take place either if the organ in the body’s resting state that is truly in the state of rest.

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Trial and Error in Health

aurora — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:39:35 +0000

trial and error is a term that describes how to search, find, use drugs
and the risk of drug selection. from the search history of drug discovery, the nature of coincidence
is able opportunities utilized appropriately and be it as a drug ingredient. but
if the adverse happens not infrequently be redeemed with their lives. when trial and error managed to support the behavior to occur
and called the empirical behavior. cholera past trial and error, primary and secondary place
and what is implemented community as empirical behavior of trial and error based on primary and secondary.
on the health of life in rural lack of knowledge, ignorance and pregnant women carrying poverty very easy
affected the issue be an magic.trial and error the best way before the discovery of modern medicine.
but in reality, but in fact a tendency to return to nature translated by
a lot of people mistakenly traditional. back to the drugs traditional the
offered and not infrequently been the traditional drug counterfeiting by mixing it with modern medicine.

Walking Benefits

aurora — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:49:30 +0000

in fact everyday we are always a valuable activity without us realizing health such as walking. that we can benefit from such walk:

(1) Heart Attack. First of all would reduce the risk of heart attack. We know the heart muscle needs more blood flow freely (of the coronary vessels that feed them) to fit and function normally without stopping the blood pump.
(2). Stroke. Despite the benefits of walking hurriedly to the stroke has not as real influence on coronary heart disease, several studies show encouraging results.
(3). Stable weight. It turned out to get regular foot, the body’s metabolic rate increased. In addition to a number of calories wasted by walking activity, excess calories may be burned there by increasing your metabolism so that weight gain did not happen.
(4). Lose weight. Besides maintained stable weight, those who started being overweight, can be derived by doing activities on foot rushed it routinely.
(5). Preventing diabetes. With the speeding habit to walk about 6 km per hour, travel time approximately 50 minutes, it can delay or prevent the development of Type 2 diabetes, especially in fat people.
(6). Prevent osteoporosis. With exercise and walking fast, not only the body muscles are strengthened, but the bones, too. For the metabolism of calcium, necessary to move the body as well, but need exposure to sunlight in the morning.
(7). Relieves arthritic knee. Over a third of elderly people in America have arthritis knee (osteoarthiris). By getting used to walking fast or choose to walk in the swimming pool, arthritic knee pain complaints can be eased.
(8) Depression. It turned out that moving the body with a quick walk also helps patients with depression status. Foot rushed to replace antidepressants should be taken regularly.
(9). Cancer can also arise when we canceled diligent foot, at least types of colon cancer (colorectal carcinoma).