วันพุธที่ 30 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
TTC #1 - My Introduction
What is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)? Polycystic ovary syndrome (say "pah-lee-SIS-tik OH-vuh-ree SIN-drohm") is a problem in which a womans hormones are out of balance. It can cause problems with your periods and make it difficult to get pregnant. PCOS may also cause unwanted changes in the way you look. If it is not treated, over time it can lead to serious health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease. Polycystic ovary syndrome (or PCOS) is common, affecting as many as 1 in 15 women. Often the symptoms begin in the teen years. Treatment can help control the symptoms and prevent long-term problems. What are hormones, and what happens in PCOS? Hormones are chemical messengers that trigger many different processes, including growth and energy production. Often, the job of one hormone is to signal the release of another hormone. For reasons that are not well understood, in PCOS the hormones get out of balance. One hormone change triggers another, which changes another. This makes a vicious circle of out-of-balance hormones. For example: * The sex hormones get out of balance. Normally, the ovaries make a tiny amount of male sex hormones (androgens). In PCOS, they start making slightly more androgens. This may cause you to stop ovulating, get acne, and grow extra facial and body hair. * The body may have a problem using insulin, called insulin resistance. When the body doesn't use insulin well, blood sugar levels go up. Over time, this increases your chance of ...
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วันอังคารที่ 29 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
32 WEEKS PREGNANT UPDATE: PART 1
32 WEEKS PREGO UPDATE
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วันจันทร์ที่ 28 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Baba Ramdev -Yoga for Diabetes (Madhumeh Ke Liye)
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the world and afflicts the young and the old alike. Diabetes means that the body does not produce or use insulin properly. Genetic factors, obesity, stress and a sedentary lifestyle are some of the causes of this disease. While Yoga cannot cure diabetes, it can complement the lifestyle changes necessary to keep diabetic symptoms in check. Click www.rajshri.com to watch more Baba Ramdev Videos
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วันอาทิตย์ที่ 27 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Diabetes - Foods To Eat And Avoid
What one eats is very leading from the point of view of his health.
The chief concern while monitoring and controlling diabetes is to see that the sugar level does not cross the general range. This means that one needs to cut down on distinct types of food and consume commonly those foods, which are good at regulating diabetes.
People with diabetes should try to articulate a wholesome weight and eat a diet that is:
« low in fat
« low in sugar
« low in salt
« high in fruit and vegetables (at least five portions a day)
« high in starchy carbohydrate foods, such as bread, chapatti, rice.
There is no such food that people with diabetes should never eat. In addition, there is no need to cut out all sugar. But, people with diabetes should try and eat only small amounts of foods that are high in sugar, fat. So, if you have diabetes you can treat yourself to cakes and biscuits once a blue moon, as part of a balanced diet.
What foods to eat?
« A diabetic inpatient must eat lots of fruits and vegetables in which fibre content is very high. Such type of food lowers the requirement for insulin, the calculate being it releases power into the body cells slowly. A high fibre diet means more chromium, which is very helpful in the rehabilitation of diabetes.
« As for vegetables, onion, garlic, ginger, radish, spinach, kale, cucumber, carrot, tomato, cabbage and cucumber are perfect in the rehabilitation of diabetes. Moong, kidney beans which have been sprouted, and unripe banana which is cooked, are also recommended.
« Fenugreek seeds which have been soaked in water are good for diabetic patients.
« For fruits, take guava, Indian blackberry (jamun), fig, kiwi fruit, apples, citrus fruits and pomegranate juice. Let these things be a part of your morning breakfast. Since, fruit juice is high in fructose (fruit sugar) and can cause blood sugar levels to rise quickly, it's best for diabetics to drink fruit juice with a meal and avoid having more than one small glass a day.
« Replace white sugar with palm sugar, dates and honey, if you want to have something sweet.
« Unpolished rice, sprouted grain should be taken in moderate quantity.
« Fats like olive oil and peanut oil are good in diabetes.
« Drink plentifulness of water, at least 8 to 10 glasses per day.
« Single helping of fish or seafood, as it provides omega 3 fatty acids.
« Condiments such as pepper, chilli, mustard, herbs and spices.
« Raw vegetables need to be taken in large quantity, as cooked food raises the level of blood sugar fast.
« Eat non-fat dairy such as skim milk, non-fat yogurt and non-fat cheese, plain yoghurt, avoid cottage cheese a sit is high in carbohydrates.
« Some herbs and vegetables are specifically prescribed for diabetes, like Bitter Gourd and bitter melon juice.
What to avoid?
« Processed foods, white sugar, white flour and junk food, must be totally given up. Avoid sweets, glucose, fruit sugar, cakes, ice cream, chocolates, soft drinks, cream and fried foods.
« Anything that contains harmful preservatives and too much salt should be avoided.
« Avoid smoking and alcohol.
« Try and abstain from sweets, ice-creams and chocolates, together with the so-called sugar-free types.
« Foods made from white flour, rye, corn, polished rice, bread, pasta, pastry, cakes, biscuits, pies.
« Starchy vegetables such as potatoes in particular; and go easy with beet, carrots, peas, beans.
« Avoid concentrated dairy products, such as khoya, kheer, cheese, cottage cheese.
« Fruits such as bananas, mango, grapes, strawberry, custard apple, date.
« Cottage cheese (except in small amounts)
« Avoid commercially packaged foods such as fast foods, chips, ready-to-eat foods, snack foods and "health foods."
« Fruit juices, as these are much higher in carbohydrates than fresh fruit. Moreover, they also lack in dietary fibre.
A few helpful tips if eating out -
· Avoid items called jumbo, combo, giant, deluxe, as they tend to have more calories.
· Choose grilled, baked roasted or steamed food.
· Choose water and calorie-free "diet" drinks instead of regular soda, fruit mock tails, sweet tea and other sugar-sweetened drinks
· Avoid creamy toppings, like mayonnaise. Add flavour with pepper, tomato, and onion.
· Watch out for high-fat topping salads, dressings, cheeses, and croutons.
· Choose a thin-crust pizza with extra vegetable toppings. Limit yourself to one or two slices. Keep off the extra cheese, which add calories, fat, and sodium.
· End your meal with sugar-free, fat-free icy simple yogurt or a small cone of fat-free yogurt. better still, go for a platter of fresh fruit salad.
· Check out on your quantum size.
So, Eat Well And Be Well.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:Diabetes - Foods To Eat And Avoidวันเสาร์ที่ 26 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Telemedicine
Telemedicine at Amrita Institute "Where there is love, distance doesn't matter." -- Amma Telemedicine is a method by which specialist doctors can examine, investigate, monitor and treat patients in remote areas through satellite video-conferencing. Medical images, patient records and output from medical devices can be transmitted, as well as live two-way audio and video. Specialists can advise, online, doctors or paramedics at the patient's end, and if necessary even guide them in surgery. Amrita Institute of Medical Science [AIMS] has been providing compassionate care through telemedicine since 2003, servicing remote islands such as Lakshadweep and Andaman-Nicobar, as well as Leh-Ladakh in Kashmir. Now, more than 32 centers India are connected from Amrita. Amrita has also used the technology to provided specialty medical support during times of natural disasters, including the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and 2008 Bihar floods. Aside from providing consultations to the remote corners of India, Amrita uses its telemedicine link to educate doctors in remote primary centres to the latest medical advancement through seminars, workshops and teaching programmes. Amrita's telemedicine programme is made possible through its link with an ISRO [Indian Space Research Organisation] satellite. "Communication through machines has even made people in far off places seem very close. Yet, in the absence of communication between hearts, even those who are physically close to us seem very far ...
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33 Weeks! La Linea Negra
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วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 24 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Diabetes Glucose Level: What's general and What's Not
Have you ever wondered how athletes go straight through strenuous activities without going weak? The body, scientifically speaking, has a source of energy and this is the body's main sugar or serum glucose level. The cells get their energy from the glucose in your blood that was man-made from the food that you ate. When doctors are aiming to diagnose diabetes among patients, the most base tests that they depend extremely on are glucose level tests. This test, though, is just a part of a series of tests and even your healing history needs to be examined. There are two major glucose level tests that can be done to know for sure if a someone easily has diabetes.
The Fasting Blood Glucose Level - this is a unblemished fast. To fast fully means to go without food and water from midnight until the test is done. When the test ensue shows a value beyond 140 mg/dl (and with this same ensue after two tests), then the inpatient easily is diabetic.
The Oral Glucose Tolerance Test - when doing this, the inpatient is asked to refrain from drinking water for at least 10 hours before the actual test. This fast should not exceed 16 hours, though. First, blood is extracted from the inpatient and then he is asked to drink 'glucola' or glucose cola. This high-sugar drink commonly has 75 grams of glucose in it (for pregnant women, 100 grams is required). After 30 minutes to 3 hours, blood is again extracted from the patient. Then the doctor will be able to tell if he has diabetes or not by reading the patient's glucose levels.
These tests are generally performed, to not only test if the someone has diabetes but also, to check for the blood's current glucose level. Once you are diagnosed with diabetes, your main goal should be to keep your blood glucose at a normal level. This will sacrifice the risks that the disease will have on you and also the attacks (which comprise being lethargic, having impaired vision, mental dysfunction, being irritable, nausea and even loss of consciousness). In continued cases of hyperglycemia, the major risks are nerve or kidney damage.
One good way to monitor your blood glucose level is to use monitors such as a glucose meter. This is the so-called Smbg or self-monitoring of blood glucose. The good news is, there are now transportable glucose meters that can be bought in the stores. This means that there is no more excuse for diabetics not to portion their glucose levels.
Aside from these mechanical ways to monitor your blood sugar, you, too, can help in maintaining the normal level of your blood sugar. Here are some basic tips that could serve as your guideline in maintaining a normal blood sugar level:
1. Make sure that you take your medications and stick to your diet program. Talk to your doctor about these things. If you can insist on some foods that you easily want and are nutritious and allowable, then go for it.
2. Get rid of excessive body fat by doing regular exercises such as walking. A word of caution: Do not engage in any form of exercise program without consulting your doctor first. He will be able to gauge either you are able to endure more true forms of exercise other than walking.
3. Stop your consumption of cigarettes and beverages that have caffeine in them such as coffee, tea and some cola drinks. Avoid alcoholic beverages as well. These are the most harmful substances that can greatly affect your glucose level.
4. Learn to relax. If you can, enroll in yoga or meditation classes. If you are not the type that would go out and join other people just to be able to get in touch with your quiet side, then you can do some meditations at home or listen to calming music. And, of course, the best form of freedom is - sleep. Take the prescribed 8 hours of sleep for adults.
5. Limit your intake of salt.
Remember that your blood sugar is an needful part of your system. It provides no less than the energy that your body uses up! The best way to do it is still prevention. If in case you were already diagnosed with diabetes, there is hope! Just keep that glucose level where it's supposed to be, live a salutary lifestyle and you will be able to achieve wellness in all aspects.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:Diabetes Glucose Level: What's general and What's Notวันพุธที่ 23 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
treatment of Yeast Infection - modern Methods Make Yeast Infection a Forgotten qoute
Candidiasis, the yeast infection is a question for many women today. This itchy inflammation is the ensue of an imbalance that occurs in the vulva and vagina. Simply occurring bacteria and yeast works together in a woman's body causing irritation when they do not. With today's modern rehabilitation Candidiasis can be a forgotten problem.
The fungus candida is gift in most citizen and is generally known as yeast. For the most part it is harmless in small amounts. Yeast thrives in wet warm parts of the body such as the mouth and vagina. The symptoms of yeast infection are soreness, itching, burning, and removal in the vaginal area. It is tasteless for some women to not have any symptoms. Vaginal yeast can be sexually transmitted but originate mild symptoms in men.
The imbalance that causes the infection can be fostered by confident activities and conditions. Women with weak immune systems and those who have just completed chemotherapy are at an increased risk. Also, women with diabetes, who are pregnant, and who take oral contraceptives are at risk. Douching is also a tasteless practice that increases the risk of yeast infection.
Treatment of yeast infection is potential in many ways. Anti-fungal medications work by reducing the estimate of yeast. Probiotics growth the estimate of yeast targeting bacteria. Homeopathic treatments are also an option.
Most infections are treated with anti-fungal medication. Anti-fungals kill the yeast that lives in the vagina and generally ends the symptoms of yeast infection. They are ready over the counter and can be purchased as topical, suppository or oral medications. There are a few side effects involved, but for most it is an easy choice.
For those sensitive to the side effects of anti-fungals, or who prefer a natural remedy, there are nutritional supplements. Probiotics, wholesome bacteria that charge yeast are one example. The probiotic acidophilus is generally found in yogurt. Supplements are ready as oral medication or suppositories.
Treatment of yeast infection is potential with Homeopathic preparations that you'll find in a drug store. Homeopathic rehabilitation works on the principle that the body can equilibrium itself. Although over the counter remedies are generally not as effective as one from a homeopath, some women find relief.
Although many women suffer from vaginal yeast infections, there are many rehabilitation options. These treatments endeavor to regulate the estimate of yeast in the vagina by distinct methods and have distinct effectiveness. With all of these modern options, there is no infer to suffer from yeast infection.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:treatment of Yeast Infection - modern Methods Make Yeast Infection a Forgotten qouteวันอังคารที่ 22 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Medical Monday - Obesity and Pregnancy
Obesity and pregnancy can be very unhealthy for mom and baby. Gundersen Lutheran physician Deborah Simon, MD was on WXOW News 19's Medical Monday and talked about the importance of maintaining a healthy weight during pregnancy.
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Obesity Deaths and linked Illness
Obesity Deaths and connected Illness are at epidemic levels in the U.S.
The Mayo Clinic track trends in obesity and states that they are seeing an increase in Obesity Deaths and connected Illness.
Latest estimates are 130 million adults are obese and estimates are as high as 15% of all children are obese. Let's get a clear understanding of the term obese: Wikipedia defines obesity as a medical health in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse result on health, leading to reduced life expectancy.
Obesity Deaths and connected Illnesses are:
- High Blood Pressure, hypertension
- High Blood Cholesterol
- Diabetes Type 2
- Congestive heart failure
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Gall stones
- Gout
- Osteoarthritis
- Some types of cancer
- Complications of pregnancy
- Poor female reproductive health
- Bladder operate Problems
- Psychological disorders
The Mayo Clinic recommends many changes to combat obesity deaths and connected Illness. As do most other pro medical websites, the amount one advice is to start manufacture wholesome changes in your diet to eliminate obesity deaths and connected Illness. Most obese population have a long history of overeating and manufacture poor food choices. Now there is a more recognized way of eating to take off weight than ever before. Many companies are gift meal transfer products and supplements that are very low in calories but deliver all the valuable food in a meal transfer product.
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Diabetes And Pregnancy:Obesity Deaths and linked Illnessวันจันทร์ที่ 21 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
understanding Constipation And Knowing The Things To prevent It
Constipation may recommend assorted things to assorted individuals. Constipation is a coarse health wherein habitancy can have three or fewer bowel movements in a week. Their stools are hard, dry, agonizing and difficult to pass. Most habitancy who encounter constipation may feel fat and lack energy.
There are several individuals who believe that they have constipation if they don't have bowel movement every day. It is leading to know that bowel routine is distinct for each and every one. And bowel movements are affected by the foods you take in, how much you exercise, your lifestyle as well as other factors.
The majority of us gets constipated at some point or another. Usually, constipation may last only for a few days and isn't serious. Figuring out what may cause constipation can help you know the steps to stop it and also the unbelievable importance of colon cleanse.
To best realize what causes constipation, understanding how the large intestine works is helpful. The large intestine is in payment of eliminating water from stool and changes it to solid waste. After that the large intestine passes the stool straight through the rectum and anus as being a bowel movement.
Constipation comes about when stool passes straight through the large intestine sluggishly. Once the stool stays in the large intestine for a long period, the intestine eliminates an inordinate amount of water and the stool will come to be hard and dry.
The subsequent way of life habits which could result in constipation:
• Disregarding the urge to pass a bowel movement
• Diet that is low in fiber
• Beset by stressful events
• Not taking a lot of water
• Absorption of calcium or iron supplements
• Altering general diet, bodily rehearsal and trip habits
• Taking medications like painkillers with codeine, diuretics, antacids and medications for depression
Listed here are health conditions that may cause constipation:
• pregnancy or even after giving birth
• Muscle and nerve problems in the intestine, rectum or anus
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Diabetic issues
• An under active thyroid
What can you do to stop constipation? Listed below are a amount of steps that can help eliminate constipation.
• Eat more fiber
• Drink lots of water and other liquids along with fruit juices and clear soups
• Have plentifulness of exercise
• Head to the restroom once you feel the desire to have a bowel movement
• Try to make use of laxatives only when recommended by your physician
• Use herbal colon cleansers
• interrogate and talk with your doctor about the medicines that you're taking
• result any extra treatments advised by your doctors such as biofeedback
In order to find out why you have constipation, your doctor will achieve an whole bodily examination. More tests will be also obtained when serious problems are suspected that will be the presume for constipation.
It is leading to take preventive steps to forestall constipation as it can contribute to health issues eventually.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:understanding Constipation And Knowing The Things To prevent Itวันอาทิตย์ที่ 20 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
The Mediterranean Diet and Recipes
The Mediterranean diet, also known Cretan diet or Mediterranean diet is a practice primary food in many countries nearby the Mediterranean Sea characterized by eating plentifulness of fruits, vegetables, cereals and olive oil and a low consumption of meat and dairy products.
Several studies show that the Mediterranean diet can:
- reducing mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular disease;
- sell out the risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease;
- improve the occasion of gravidity while assisted fertilization;
- maintaining a salutary brain.
Health Benefits
Its effectiveness is difficult to compare because it is based primarily on observational studies (the plan is noted for each individual, without anyone trying to convert it) and can not be excluded in this case, a bias in the comparison of several populations. Few interventional studies are of type (the analyst intentionally alters the habits of a group of patients), but not double-blind, this does not exclude a placebo effect.
Another technique is to compare the time to come within the same people group following a serious diet and a group of dropouts. The comparability of these two groups, however, must be determined tested.
The studies should be used with caution, because covering the Mediterranean area, people on this project are often also more health conscious and pay more attention to salutary living and notice bias may exist.
Medical research
In 1970, a comparative study which focused on seven countries closed that Cretan men had exceptionally low rates of death from cardiovascular disease, despite moderate to high fat.
Nearly 30 years later, a study called Lyon Diet Heart Study tested a kind of Mediterranean diet pragmatically adapted to other cultures and lifestyles, having found that many of those followed in this study, only patients who survived a first heart attack, would be reluctant to replace butter with olive oil. Patients used a margarine based on rapeseed oil and 20% increased their consumption of fruits rich in vitamin C and bread, while reducing red and processed meats (sausages). This project led to a dramatic drop (-70%) of all-cause mortality. The success was such that the ethics committee has decided to desist the study prematurely, to make these results publicly ready immediately.
In 2008, a new study closed that the primary Mediterranean diet significantly decreased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This study involved a panel of over 13 000 graduates from the University of Navarra (Spain), no history of diabetes, recruited from December 1999 to November 2007, and whose dietary habits and health were then followed. The participants first completed a questionnaire of 136 points on their diets, together with the use of fats and oils, cooking methods and dietary supplements. Participants were given every two years a new questionnaire to monitor their diet, their lifestyle, risk factors, and their medical condition. The onset of diabetes was confirmed by medical tests. while the follow-up period (median 4.4 years), researchers at the University of Navarra found that participants who have intimately followed a Mediterranean diet had a lower risk of diabetes. Exact yielding with this regime was associated with a discount of 83% relative risk of developing diabetes.
It is foremost to distinguish the practice of food "diets" or "regimes" of everyday language, most cons are proving productive. Upon completion of these restrictive diets, the pounds are soon regained. Here it is more of a lifestyle, sustainable, and whose benefits are felt in the short and medium term.
Some features of this principles are found in parts of southern France, according to some authors and could help account for the French paradox, but they are two concepts that should not be confused.
More about the Mediterranean diet
Diabetes And Pregnancy:The Mediterranean Diet and Recipesวันเสาร์ที่ 19 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Diabetes During Pregnancy: What is Gestational Diabetes?
Gestational Diabetes is a temporary type of diabetes and is most common health problem for women.
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What Is Biotin (Vitamin H) and Why Is It anticipated For Your Hair?
Biotin is a vitamin, discovered nearly 70 years ago and is found to have an large accountability in our bodies. For example, without biotin it would be very difficult to balance the sugars after we eat. You will nothing else but find that many diabetics have long suffered from biotin deficiency for years. Consequently, when their insulin levels shoot up, it becomes very hard for them to find balance again. Biotin is also valuable in breaking down fats in the body so that our bodies can nothing else but process the fat (all the great Omega-3 fats) which are bodies need, cannot be processed without biotin. Also, some studies have emerged in the last ten years that biotin deficiencies also leads to greater weight gain.
The effects of biotin does not just stop there, without biotin, we would have a hard time getting rid of all that carbon dioxide we breathe. In fact, biotin is well-known to help with aerobic respiration - or the ability to exhale toxins delivered to our lungs. Biotin is also needed for the development of healthy nerves and immune principles in the fetus. A fetus demands a very high level of biotin and often takes it from the mother. The result is often post fertilization hair loss for mothers.
Biotin has long been studied for its affects on nails and hair. And though we require biotin to grow our hair we often have a deficiency of it because of our extremely processed foods we in the United States, Canada, and parts of Western Europe.
Biotin is a finicky Vitamin to get into our system. Take for example, raw egg yolk. Raw, yellow egg yolk has tons of biotin - but it must be eaten raw and it must be without the egg white! If you eat the raw egg yolk with the egg white, then it loses its ability to be absorbed.
In addition, biotin cannot be absorbed straight through the skin or straight through the hair. It's just physically impossible for the molecules to be absorbed in such a manner. So, unfortunately, biotin shampoos are useless when it comes to delivering biotin for the hair.
To be sure, biotin remains extremely important to our health - and even our healthy hair, skin, and nails. But what is the best way to get it?
Diabetes And Pregnancy:What Is Biotin (Vitamin H) and Why Is It anticipated For Your Hair?วันศุกร์ที่ 18 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
What to Eat and Not to Eat if You Have Diabetes
A permissible die is a very leading thing in controlling the symptoms of diabetes. Taking in consideration the fact that eating disorders are some of the causes of diabetes, every one should know that a healthy diet is required if there is a occasion of prevention or one of curing or maintaining the illness under control.
In the case of patients of diabetes it is very leading to have a balanced diet and way of life in order to keep the glucose levels in the body at a safe and normal state. This also helps a lot with the prevention of heart and blood vessels disease, witch in some cases has led to very bad consequences like blinding and even amputation of severely affected limbs. Doctors and dieticians can help the sick person put together a balanced diet that is also very easy to consequent and still presents all the nutrients a person will need in order to survive.
The American Diabetes connection can contribute a lot of useful help for those struck by the disease. They can do so by either putting people in sense with specialized doctors of dietitians and normal data about diets.
In order to further growth the peoples chances of keeping the illness under control many studies have been made and a lot of useful solutions have been taken. Often and miniature meals are more recommended than eating once or twice a day big quantities of food, and this way perturbing the delicate level of glucose. Doctors should all the time supervise sick person and their dieting. Advent to the desired weight must be done in time with short and steady steps.
Because of the illness they are suffering from patients with diabetes are more likely to build heart and vascular problems. In order to fight this situation patients have to cut down on fats and cholesterol. For this meat, milk and dairy products should be eaten as rarely as possible and in very miniature quantities. A mostly vegetarian diet must be made up in order to cut down on the level of intake of cholesterol.
Foods that are high in fibers are best to be eaten the fact being that they can help in lowering the level of glucose in the body.
When attending to a diabetic diet the sick person must keep in mind the goals that he wants to reach, those goals being : getting to an ideal weight and after that maintaining the weight, keeping a normal level of glucose in the blood and of policy limit as much as possible the usage of foods that contribute to heart diseases.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:What to Eat and Not to Eat if You Have Diabetesวันพฤหัสบดีที่ 17 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Diabetes and Blindness - Can Diabetes categorically Cause Blindness?
There are many myths surrounding diabetes, and it can be hard to resolve what is true and what is not. Many patients want to know if diabetes will de facto make them go blind. The fact is that the disease can de facto cause blindness, and is one of the top causes of blindness among adults. Equally important, however, is the realization that proper testing and eye care can often forestall the health from occurring.
The foresight problem that causes blindness in diabetics is also known as retinopathy. Retinopathy is damage to the eye due to blood flow problems. It causes decreased foresight and when left untreated leads to blindness.
When your blood sugar is not well controlled, the blood vessels in the eye come to be weak. This leaks fluid into the part of the eye responsible for vision. Eventually the blood vessels close off, stopping blood flow to the retina. As the disease progresses, new blood vessels form. These vessels are quite fragile and bleed into the eyes causing severe foresight problems and blindness.
Retinopathy occurs in almost eight percent of patients in the first three years, with statistics rising to one quarter after five years and jumping to eighty percent after almost fifteen years of being diagnosed with diabetes of any form. These percentages are quite large, but they do not mean that the same percentage of patients will go blind. They point instead to the reasons you should be tested annually for the problem.
When you have your foresight checked annually, your eye doctor will be able to catch retinopathy in the early stages. In this stage, the health is de facto treatable. Controlling your blood sugar can also forestall the health or help delay the onset and progression. It is very leading to caress your eye doctor if you caress any foresight changes along with blurriness or issue seeing clearly.
Blindness is still carefully a side result of diabetes even though it is preventable. Many patients do not have their foresight tested often adequate or fail to record symptoms. When you are diagnosed with diabetes, it becomes imperative that you have each year foresight tests. When retinopathy is diagnosed early, it can be treated before symptoms come to be permanent and severe. Your foresight is very leading to your quality of life. If you are experiencing blurred foresight or have not recently had your foresight tested, seeking an eye exam is one of the best things you can do for yourself.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:Diabetes and Blindness - Can Diabetes categorically Cause Blindness?วันพุธที่ 16 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
What Foods To Eat And Not To Eat For Diabetes?
If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, there are ways to heighten and operate the symptoms of your disease. It is very leading to find out what to eat and not to eat for diabetes. Scientists description the global rates of Type 2 diabetes are likely to double in the next twenty years. These statistics do not have to happen if we can begin to custom what foods to enjoy and avoid. A diet high in fiber, but low in fat is most often recommended for diabetics. You especially want to stay away from saturated fat and limit the whole of sugar you eat. Saturated fat is animal fat such as butter, and lard. Dairy products high in saturated fat include cream, cheese, meat, and chocolate.
What to eat and not to eat for diabetes:
Bread is a major source of carbohydrates in our diets. Carbohydrate is an necessary source of energy, vitamins, and minerals. It also provides fiber that helps assert blood sugar levels. Beans, peas, oats, and barley include this fiber. Whole grain products are the wisest option because it takes longer for your digestive theory to break down. This keeps the body from releasing sudden bursts of sugar. Potatoes, corn, and pasta are also carbohydrates.
Vegetables should be included on your list of what to eat and not to eat for diabetes. Tasty samples to include are spinach, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage and cucumbers. You should have three to five servings a day, mixing it up, serving both raw and cooked vegetables.
Fruits include carbohydrates along with natural sugars, so you must be careful indulging in too much. It is a good idea to mix fruit with a protein or before exercise. Make certain the canned fruits you buy are packed in unsweetened fruit juice. Diabetics need two to four servings of fruit everyday.
Milk and other dairy products should be little due to being high in carbs. Switching to low-fat milk, and unsweetened yogurt will help keep your diabetes in check, and an added bonus of saving calories. Two to three serving of dairy products are your daily requirement.
Protein can be meat or meat substitutes such as peanut butter, tofu, cheese, and eggs. You only need about six ounces of protein a day, broken up over two to three meals. One tablespoon of peanut butter or an egg weighs an ounce. Fish, poultry, beans, and nuts, are sources of protein.
Fats and Sweets are necessary for our bodies but only in moderation. Avocados make a delicious topping in the place of mayonnaise. Manufacture your own dressing avoids the trans-fat in processed foods. Sweets are allowed for many diabetics if the portion size is strictly under control. Sugar free desserts are an option, but remember to take the extra carbs into consideration.
Take operate of your diabetes and look into what a balanced diet plan can do for you. An leading step is looking out what to eat and what not to eat for diabetes. With the beloved food choices of today, our bodies are receiving only twenty percent of the necessary nutrients it craves. This fact is thought about by experts to be what is behind the overweight crisis seen in many countries. Taking away from our mid-section could also lessen the appearance in amelioration of adult on set diabetes.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:What Foods To Eat And Not To Eat For Diabetes?Gestational Diabetes - Diet Plans, Menus and Recipes
Gestational diabetes also known as Gestational Diet Mellitus (Gdm) is a health in which a woman who ordinarily doesn't have sugar, gets diabetic during her pregnancy. This diabetic health now occurs widely throughout the world, 5% of all pregnant women have gestational diabetes, and the mom has nothing to worry about her delivery or her child as long as she keeps the sugar levels under control. The sugar levels should be closely monitored to avoid complications during the delivery period.
A hormone called insulin is responsible for getting the glucose from the blood into the cells of your body. If you are diabetic, then your body is not producing as much insulin as is required, or your cells are not using it the way it should be used.
If the gestational diabetes is in the mild stage then it can be controlled purely straight through allowable diet. In some cases where the diabetes is in a more progressed state you may have to take insulin to bring your blood sugar levels under control. Your doctor will know what to do, and when a diet needs to be followed, he will draft out the diet taking into inventory your present eating habits making sure that you get all the considerable vitamins and nutrients.
General Guidelines:
- Eat a range of foods and make sure that most of your calorie content comes from carbohydrates and foods that are rich in fiber.
- It is recommended by the American Diabetes relationship to eat three small to moderate sized meals per day and two to four snacks every day. It is also advisable to have a bedtime snack just before you get into bed.
- Never skip meal. Your blood sugar level will be consistent if your meals and calories are distributed evenly throughout the day.
- Meals should be taken around the same time every day.
- Do not wait till you are burning with hunger to start eating. When you do eat like this, your blood sugar levels will rocket up.
- Restrict your intake of foods and juices that are rich in easy sugar like sodas, colas and fruit juices. These foods will speedily raise your sugar levels so limit their intake or if possible avoid them altogether. Instead of drinking fruit juices, you can eat fresh fruits which are also rich in fiber. Also, milk contains lactose which is a form of sugar. So if you drink more than two glasses of milk a day you may need to think for another source of calcium and avoid drinking more that two glasses of milk a day.
- Get some exercise. It need not be something that is strenuous and physically exerting. A easy walk after your meals has been shown to work wonders on gestational diabetes.
- Drink lots of water to vocalize the body's water levels.
- Continuously monitor your body's blood sugar levels and keep a article of them.
Sample Diet:
Mild cases of gestational diabetes can be controlled by allowable dieting. We are seeing for reducing the amount of fat, easy sugar and salt consumption and addition the amount of involved carbohydrates and fiber rich foods. Agreeing to the American Diabetes Association, less than 30% of the total calorie count should come from fats, no more than 10% to 20% of the total calorie count from proteins, and around 50% of the calories should come from carbohydrates and fiber rich food stuffs like whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
A day's calorie intake can be divided into six small meals to make sure that the calories are distributed evenly throughout the day.
Meal 1:
When you wake up in the morning your blood sugar levels will ordinarily be low. To start your day, a small high protein meal that includes meat and a food that is rich in carbohydrates like whole grain toast will be good. Wash it down with a glass of milk or a cup of low calorie yogurt.
Meal 2:
Vegetable sticks with a low calorie dip, whole wheat crackers, and small servings of fruits or cottage cheese will be ideal for the second meal of your day. This will keep you fill till it is time for your lunch.
Meal 3:
Choose a meal that is rich in proteins like organery vegetable salad or whole grain pasta or pita bread.
Meal 4:
Meal 4 mainly comprises of fruits and vegetables. Vegetable or fruit juices with a dash of cheese and whole grain bagel will make a quick, tasty and wholesome snack.
Meal 5:
A whole grain wrap stuffed with chicken and salad is a good meal. You can dress this up with a drizzle of a salad of your choice or you can treat yourself with a sugar free cookie.
Meal 6:
When you are up for more than three hours after having your dinner, you sugar levels will start to dip. An apple or a whole grain muffin or a few peanut crackers with a cup of milk will be an ideal bed time snack.
As you would have surmised, with allowable diet and rehearsal as advised by your doctor it is easy to fight gestational diabetes.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:Gestational Diabetes - Diet Plans, Menus and Recipesวันเสาร์ที่ 12 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
All Natural Skin Care Products - Benefits of Almond Oil
Almond oil's high levels of vitamin A, vitamin E, and critical fatty acids help nourish the skin and can also help to cleanse pores. Clean pores means fewer blemishes such as black heads and pimples. Almond oil also helps to encourage skin cells to renew. Eliminating dead skin cells from the outside and leaving behind a clean fresh look.
Women at any stage in their life desire a beautiful, supple, radiant complexion. Stress and the environment take its tool on our skin. So do curative conditions. Either you're going straight through radiation treatments or chemotherapy, or if you have diabetes, this could be the excellent stock for you. Maybe you have sun damage from old sun burns or possibly you have dry, dull skin, dry sensitive skin or stretch marks from pregnancy. You may even have been blessed with great skin and simply want to sound that gorgeous complexion and forestall the premature signs of aging. Use it on dry cracked feet and hands, elbows and knees, or rub some into dry fingernails and cuticles.
This all natural skin care stock when used as a skin moisturizer can help add a brighter sheen and glow to the complexion of your skin. Almond oil can help sacrifice symptoms and appearance of red dry itchy areas caused by irritation of a rash.
Almond oil when used under your eyes helps sacrifice wrinkles, dark circles and puffy eyes by addition the circulation and firming the skin colse to the eye area. Pure almond oil can be used as a great massage oil for relaxing tense muscles.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:All Natural Skin Care Products - Benefits of Almond OilYeast Infection Diet - 7 Easy Tips For an effective Yeast Infection Diet
A good yeast infection diet needs to factor-in what causes yeast infections. An sufficient yeast infection diet, by eliminating or reducing foods that encourage the infection, can go a long way to helping cure your yeast infection. But, it also needs to take account of thorough nutrition. Here you'll examine some basic tips for an effective diet.
First, let's look at what causes yeast infections so that you can have a great comprehension of what your diet needs to do.
A yeast infection is caused by a miniature yeast-like fungus or flora we call Candida albicans. Now, this exists plainly inside us. It of course likes the warm, dark, moist areas like the intestinal tract, mouth, vagina, anus, etc. But it can appear almost anywhere.
It's your body's useful bacteria that keeps the flora at manageable levels so that there are no problems. But sometimes the fungus 'overgrows' and causes your yeast infection symptoms. The things or situations that can 'trigger' this are such as; bad diet, diabetes, antibiotics, steroids, lowered immune system, body pH (acidity), pregnancy, etc.
As you can already see, food and diet are at the heart of things. For example did you know that steroids and antibiotics are sometimes used in meat production? And you may already know that sugar 'feeds' yeast. Food can change your body pH. Also, a very poor diet with poor nutritional values can lower your immune system. All things that can give rise to a yeast infection.
So, a good yeast infection diet has to take into account the above. Here are some basic tips to help you with your diet plan:-
1. Your diet should be low in refined sugars and carbohydrates.
2. No 'yeast' foods such as bread, pastries, mushrooms, pizzas, etc.
3. No processed or farmed meats. Organic meats only.
4. Eat abundance of fresh vegetables and vegetable juice.
5. Use only vegetable oil or olive oil when cooking and in salads etc.
6. Cut you sugar intake; sweets, cakes, candies, chocolate, pastries, fruit juices, etc.
7. No coffee or tea. No alcohol.
An sufficient yeast infection diet is central to your rehabilitation and cure. But there are other issues to think for a perfect cure. It's not just getting rid of the symptoms -- as mainstream drug based treatments do -- but addressing the root causes and any fundamental conditions. It has to be a total approach.
That's why many sufferers are turning more and more to total natural rehabilitation programs that look at the complete picture.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:Yeast Infection Diet - 7 Easy Tips For an effective Yeast Infection Dietวันศุกร์ที่ 11 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Obesity qoute
Today obesity is one of the biggest problems assess to other health problems. Obesity is the main imagine for rise in of cholesterol and high blood pressure, stress disorder and asthma, liver disease, Coronary heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, Cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon), Liver and Gallbladder disease, Sleep apnea and respiratory problems, Osteoarthritis (a degeneration of cartilage and its basic bone within a joint) and Gynecological problems (abnormal menses, infertility). Lets focus on main causes of weight gain. Causes: Overeating, Alcohol, Genetic Factors, Diseases and Drugs- Drugs such as steroids and some antidepressants may also cause weight gain, and Pregnancy.
Losing weight plainly is the best way to go. Natural Weight Loss is the process of losing weight without gaining any side effects. All you have to do is articulate a permissible diet and do regular exercise. Sounds easy right, but it is easier said than doing. One of the options that you have to articulate a healthy diet for your natural weight loss is having more and more fruits in your meal. Early morning walks are said to be one of the most productive exercises of losing weight. If you are fit and can jog then nothing like it, you will loose weight faster than walks. Well the whole of weight loss here depends on how much endeavor you are putting in your walk/jog. How does this help? Walking not only burns huge amounts of fat gift in the body but is also capable of burning calories if performed for a longer duration. One has to keep a balance in the middle of losing fat and calories from the body. Therefore selecting the right exercise is very important. One has to be a bit more active in day to day habit for e.g. Climbing stairs instead of using the elevator, sitting up right than just lazily lying down etc. Such practices help burn calories in the body.
If you are indubitably serious about losing weight, remember that regular workout and healthy diet will help you looses more inches than any other weight losing plans.
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 10 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
What Are the Causes For Recurring Yeast Infections?
The causes for recurring yeast infections are well understood by modern science. The two most essential contributing factors are prolonged use of antibiotics and a poor diet.
Normally, the human intestine is inhabited by a wide collection of micro-organisms. This gut flora fulfills a whole of vital functions in food digestion. It also helps to verbalize a salutary equilibrium between helpful and harmful micro-organisms. The use of antibiotics destroys the helpful bacteria in this mix, leaving the less helpful micro-organisms, such as Candida, to flourish.
Doctors tend to be overly eager to designate antibiotics for a wide range of ailments, but a side ensue of fixing those ailments is the destruction of the gut flora. This creates an environment ripe for Candida overgrowth.
The second major factor in Candida overgrowth is a poor diet full of processed sugars and easy carbohydrates. Excessive consumption of sugary food promotes the increase of Candida yeasts. Also avoid foods high in other yeasts like bread, cheese and mushrooms for definite reasons!
These are the main two risk factors for Candida overgrowth, but there are a whole of other contributing issues. These other issues generate fertile grounds for Candida by creating hormone and/or pH imbalances or by lowering the capabilities of body's immune system. These are:
- Using birth operate pills or synthetic estrogen
- Pregnancy and breast feeding
- Menopause
- Stress and insufficient sleep
- The use of corticosteroids
- Overconsumption of alcohol, smoking and recreational drugs
- Nutrient deficiencies and food allergies
- Insufficient or Excessive levels of exercise
- Sexual transmission
- Diabetes
- Hiv/Aids infection
วันพุธที่ 9 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Diabetes Affecting Millions Worldwide and Counting
Diabetes is a condition affecting millions of people worldwide; it can make life difficult for some people and it may lead to complications or the amelioration of other conditions. That is why it is important to understand what diabetes is, what can cause it and how it can be prevented.
Diabetes mellitus is a persisting metabolic disorder that consists in a high sugar level in the blood. This occurs when the pancreas does not yield enough insulin on when the body cannot use the insulin produced. There are many factors influencing diabetes or important to its appearance; some of the most frequent are obesity, high cholesterol level, high blood pressure or even a genetic predisposition.
It is important to understand the risk factors that may lead to diabetes and try to decrease the risk by having a permissible diet and lifestyle. If you think you are experiencing symptoms of diabetes, you need to consult with a physician as soon as possible, so that you may get all the data you need on the subject.
There are a range of symptoms for diabetes; one can sense all of them, some or even none. The most frequent symptoms are frequent urination, excessive hunger or thirst, fatigue, excessive weight loss but also, sickness, nausea, vomiting. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, you should see a physician at once.
Diabetes can be diagnosed by a simple blood test, as all you need to part is the level of sugar in your blood. If you have a blood sugar reading of 126 mg/dL, or higher, then you are diabetic. If your reading is between 100 and 125 mg/dL, you will be told you are in a stage of pre-diabetes with Type2, so you will probably manufacture the condition unless you can reverse the direction.
There are three types of diabetes, namely Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is less common, only 5 to 10% of diabetes patients have this type of diabetes. But it is also the most hazardous one, as it is characterized by lack of insulin in the body and the patient is dependent of insulin injections.
The most frequent type of diabetes is Type 2, which is a milder form of diabetes and it is easier to treat. Gestational diabetes is a condition women manufacture while pregnancy; although it regularly disappears when the fertilization is over, women who developed it are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and need to take great care of themselves and succeed a accurate lifestyle.
Because it also affects the immune law and the quality of the body to fight infection, diabetes can frequently lead to additional complications or other serious conditions. Many cases of heart or kidney failure, blindness or gangrene have been associated to diabetes.
Besides the medication the physician will prescribe, if you're suffering from diabetes you should enduringly monitor your condition and your blood sugar level. There are varied diabetic kits and supplies ready on the market. A permissible diet and exercise are also important factors in the life of a diabetes patient. It is a difficult condition, but with enough will and determination, you can improve your life and keep diabetes under control.
Diabetes And Pregnancy:Diabetes Affecting Millions Worldwide and Counting