Re: Health Tips, Brain and Liver
Fr: fwd by dandount@hotmail.com, 2007 nov 12
BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS
1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level.
This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.
2. Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.
3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.
4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.
6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered, increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.
8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.
9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain
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The main causes of liver damage are:
1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.
Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.
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We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to "schedule."
Because:
Evening at 9 - 11pm: is the time for eliminating unnecessary/toxic chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on health.
Evening at 11pm - 1am: is the detoxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 1 - 3am: detoxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 3 - 5am: detoxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the detoxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.
Morning 5 - 7am: detoxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel.
Morning 7 - 9am: absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 - 10am rather than no meal at all.
Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4:00 am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood. Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late.
TAKE CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH.................
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
feet: importance
re: "how to save your sole"
fr: 7days (2007 nov 11), p. 21.
"home to 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles and 26 bones -- a quarter of all the bones in our body -- our FEET set the alignment for the rest of our body. and if our feet are not right, repercussions can be felt all the way up the jaw.
"the pressure generated on the foot from wearing very high or very low shoes can lead to all sorts of deformities and problems, like HEEL pain, hammer TOES (when one toe bends downward) or claw FOOT (when a toes bends downward and another upward). the problem then ricochets quickly up the kinetic chain of the body to the KNEE, affecting the gait cycle when you walk, the way that the HIP moves, teh position of the PELVIS and the direction of the SPINE. your foot's alignment can even address symptoms as high as the NECK and the JAW."
reflection:
the feet psychologically symbolize stability. foundation. rootedness. in architecture, the whole structure can solely depend on the foundation.
fr: 7days (2007 nov 11), p. 21.
"home to 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles and 26 bones -- a quarter of all the bones in our body -- our FEET set the alignment for the rest of our body. and if our feet are not right, repercussions can be felt all the way up the jaw.
"the pressure generated on the foot from wearing very high or very low shoes can lead to all sorts of deformities and problems, like HEEL pain, hammer TOES (when one toe bends downward) or claw FOOT (when a toes bends downward and another upward). the problem then ricochets quickly up the kinetic chain of the body to the KNEE, affecting the gait cycle when you walk, the way that the HIP moves, teh position of the PELVIS and the direction of the SPINE. your foot's alignment can even address symptoms as high as the NECK and the JAW."
reflection:
the feet psychologically symbolize stability. foundation. rootedness. in architecture, the whole structure can solely depend on the foundation.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
body mass index calculator
BMI online calculator:
http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/index-1688-143.htm/?c=101012
http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/index-1688-143.htm/?c=101012
Sunday, October 7, 2007
medrol
Re: Medicines; Steroids; Methylprednisolone (Medrol tabs)
Fr: Pharmacia
• Properties
Group: synthetic glucocorticoids*
Effect: on inflammatory and immune process; also on carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism; also act on cardiovascular system, skeletal muscles, and the CNS
---------------
*properties of glucocortisoids:
(1) ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
(2) IMMUNOSUPRESSIVE
(3) ANTI-ALLERGIC
• Indications
A. Endocrine D/Os – adrenocortical insufficiency, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, nonsuppurative thyroiditis, hypercalcemia associates with cancer
B. Nonendocrine D/Os – rheumatic d/o (ex: rheumatoid arthritis), collagen d/e (ex: systemic lupus erythematosus), dermatologic d/e (ex: severe psoriasis), allergic states (ex: bronchial asthma), opthatmic d/e (ex: herpes zoster ophthalmicus), respiratory d/e (ex: aspiration pneumonitis), hematologic d/o (ex: RBC anemia), noeplastic d/e (ex: leukemias & lymphomas in adults), edematous states, gastrointestinal d/e (ex: ulcerative colitis), nervous system (ex: acute exacertabtions of MS), miscellaneous (ex: tuberculous meningitis), organ transplantation
• Dosage and administration
- Variable, individualized on the basis of d/e and px’s response
- Gradual withdrawal
- Constant monitoring needed
- Dosage adjustment situations:
(a) clinical status secondary to remissions or exacerbations
(b) px’s individual drug responsiveness
(c) “the effect of px exposure to STRESSFUL+ situations not directly related to the d/e….”
- ADT (alternate day therapy) to minimize undesirable effects, incl pituitary-adrenal suppression, the Cushingoid state*, corticoid withdrawal & growth suppression in children
• Contra-indications
- systemic fungal infections
- known hypersensitiviety to methylprednisolone
• Adverse reactions
- fluid & electrolyte disturbances – sodium retention, congestive heart failure in susceptible patients, hypertension, fluid retention, potassium loss and hypokalemic alkalosis
- musculoskeletal – steroid mypathy, muscle weakness, osteoporosis, pathologic fractures, vertebral compression fractures and aseptic necrosis
- gastrointestinal – peptic ulceration with possible perforation and hemorrhage, gastric hemorrhage, pancreatitis, esophagitis & perforation of the bowel
- dermatologic – impaired wound healing, petechiae & ecchymosis, & thin fragile skin
- metabolic – negative nitrogen balance due to protein catabolism
- neurological – increased intracranial pressure, pseudotumor cerebri, psychic derangements & seizures
- endocrine – menstrual irregularities, development of Cushingoid state*, suppression of pituitary-adrenal axis, decreased carbohydrate tolerace, manifestation of latent diabetes mellitus, increased requirements from insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents in diabetics & suppression of growth in children
- ophthalmic – posterior subcapsular cataracts, increased intraocular pressure and exophthalmos
- immune system – masking of infections, latent infections becoming active, opportunistic infections, hypersensitivity reactions during anaphylaxis & may suppress reactions to skin tests
• Special precaution
“In pxs on corticosteroid therapy subject to UNUSUAL STRESS+, in creased dosage of rapidly acting corticosteroids before, during & after the stressful situation is indicated.”
- there may be decreased resistance & inability to localize infection
- prolonged use may produce posterior subcapsular cataracts, glaucoma with possible damage to the optic nerves & may enhance the establishment of secondary ocular infections due to fungi or viruses
- allergic reactions (ex: angioedema) may occur
- may cause elevation of blood pressure, salt & water retention & increased excretion of potassium and calcium
- NB: no vaccination against smallpox & other immunization procedures while under therapy due to possible neurologic complications & lack of antibody response
- osteoporosis is a common but infrequently recognized adverse effect associated with a long-term use of large doses of glucocorticoids
- with impaired host defenses, susceptibility to fungus and bacterial and viral infections increases
- “Drug-induced adrenocortical insufficiency may be minimized by gradual reduction of dosage. This type of relative insufficiency may persist for months after discontinuation of therapy; therefore, in any situation of STRESS+ occurring during that period, hormone therapy should be reinstituted….”
- psychic derangements may appear ranging from euphoria, insomnia, mood swings, personality changes & severe depression to frank psychotic manifestations. also, existing emotional instability or psychotic tendencies may be aggravated by corticosteroids.
- “Corticosteroids should be used with caution in nonspecific ulcerative colitis if there is a probability of impending perforation, abscess or other pyogenic infection, verticulitis, fresh intestinal anastomoses, active or latent peptic ulcer, renal insufficienty, hypertension, osteoporosis, or MYASTHENIA GRAVIS.
NB: “Because complications of treatment with glucocorticoids are dependent on the size of the dose and the duration of treatment, a RISK/BENEFIT DECISION must be made in each individual case as to dose and duration of treatment and as to whether daily or intermittent therapy should be used.”
• Pregnancy and lactation
- some animal studies showed fetal malformations when corticosteroids were administered to the mother at high doses
• Overdose
- no clinical syndrome of acute overdosage; repeated frequent doses over a protracted period may result in a Cushingoid state* & other complications or chronic steroid therapy.
• Storage
- room temperature below 25 degrees centigrade
_____________
*Cushing’s Syndrome = A syndrome caused by an increased production of ACTH from a tumor of the adrenal cortex or of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, or by excessive intake of glucocorticoids. It is characterized by obesity and weakening of the muscles. [After Harvey Williams CUSHING = The American neurosurgeon Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939) who developed operative techniques that made brain surgery feasible..]
Cuhing's disease was first described by him. It is a disorder attributed to hyperactivity of the cortex of the adrenal glands and affects women more than men. The symptoms include obesity (moonface, an accumulation of fat at the back of the neck called buffalo hump, and abdominal protrusion), hypertension, hirsutism [abnormal hair growth], and easy bruisability. Treatment is by X-ray therapy if the pituitary body is involved or by surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands.
Symptoms of cortisol excess+ (resulting from medication or from the body's excess production of the hormone) include:
• weight gain
• an abnormal accumulation of fatty pads in the face (creating the distinctive "moon face" of Cushing's syndrome); in the trunk (termed "truncal obesity"); and over the upper back and the back of the neck (giving the individual what has been called a "buffalo hump")
• purple and pink stretch marks across the abdomen and flanks
• high blood pressure
• weak, thinning bones (osteoporosis)
• weak muscles
• low energy
• thin, fragile skin, with a tendency toward both bruising and slow healing
• abnormalities in the processing of sugars (glucose), with occasional development of actual diabetes
• kidney stones
• increased risk of infections
• emotional disturbances, including mood swings, depression, irritability, confusion, or even a complete break with reality (psychosis)
• irregular menstrual periods in women
• decreased sex drive in men and difficulty maintaining an erection
• abnormal hair growth in women (in a male pattern, such as in the beard and mustache area), as well as loss of hair from the head (receding hair line)
- sources: http://www.answers.com/topic/cushing-s-syndrome?cat=health, http://www.answers.com/topic/harvey-cushing?cat=health
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+cortisol = the “stress hormone”
personal comment:
today is 2007 oct 7 (feast of our lady of the rosary). coincidentally, it is also the death anniversary of the dr. Cushing (may his noble soul rest in peace!), the discoverer of Cushing’s disease and syndrome which reflect my medication’s (medrol or prednisone) side effects!
Fr: Pharmacia
• Properties
Group: synthetic glucocorticoids*
Effect: on inflammatory and immune process; also on carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism; also act on cardiovascular system, skeletal muscles, and the CNS
---------------
*properties of glucocortisoids:
(1) ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
(2) IMMUNOSUPRESSIVE
(3) ANTI-ALLERGIC
• Indications
A. Endocrine D/Os – adrenocortical insufficiency, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, nonsuppurative thyroiditis, hypercalcemia associates with cancer
B. Nonendocrine D/Os – rheumatic d/o (ex: rheumatoid arthritis), collagen d/e (ex: systemic lupus erythematosus), dermatologic d/e (ex: severe psoriasis), allergic states (ex: bronchial asthma), opthatmic d/e (ex: herpes zoster ophthalmicus), respiratory d/e (ex: aspiration pneumonitis), hematologic d/o (ex: RBC anemia), noeplastic d/e (ex: leukemias & lymphomas in adults), edematous states, gastrointestinal d/e (ex: ulcerative colitis), nervous system (ex: acute exacertabtions of MS), miscellaneous (ex: tuberculous meningitis), organ transplantation
• Dosage and administration
- Variable, individualized on the basis of d/e and px’s response
- Gradual withdrawal
- Constant monitoring needed
- Dosage adjustment situations:
(a) clinical status secondary to remissions or exacerbations
(b) px’s individual drug responsiveness
(c) “the effect of px exposure to STRESSFUL+ situations not directly related to the d/e….”
- ADT (alternate day therapy) to minimize undesirable effects, incl pituitary-adrenal suppression, the Cushingoid state*, corticoid withdrawal & growth suppression in children
• Contra-indications
- systemic fungal infections
- known hypersensitiviety to methylprednisolone
• Adverse reactions
- fluid & electrolyte disturbances – sodium retention, congestive heart failure in susceptible patients, hypertension, fluid retention, potassium loss and hypokalemic alkalosis
- musculoskeletal – steroid mypathy, muscle weakness, osteoporosis, pathologic fractures, vertebral compression fractures and aseptic necrosis
- gastrointestinal – peptic ulceration with possible perforation and hemorrhage, gastric hemorrhage, pancreatitis, esophagitis & perforation of the bowel
- dermatologic – impaired wound healing, petechiae & ecchymosis, & thin fragile skin
- metabolic – negative nitrogen balance due to protein catabolism
- neurological – increased intracranial pressure, pseudotumor cerebri, psychic derangements & seizures
- endocrine – menstrual irregularities, development of Cushingoid state*, suppression of pituitary-adrenal axis, decreased carbohydrate tolerace, manifestation of latent diabetes mellitus, increased requirements from insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents in diabetics & suppression of growth in children
- ophthalmic – posterior subcapsular cataracts, increased intraocular pressure and exophthalmos
- immune system – masking of infections, latent infections becoming active, opportunistic infections, hypersensitivity reactions during anaphylaxis & may suppress reactions to skin tests
• Special precaution
“In pxs on corticosteroid therapy subject to UNUSUAL STRESS+, in creased dosage of rapidly acting corticosteroids before, during & after the stressful situation is indicated.”
- there may be decreased resistance & inability to localize infection
- prolonged use may produce posterior subcapsular cataracts, glaucoma with possible damage to the optic nerves & may enhance the establishment of secondary ocular infections due to fungi or viruses
- allergic reactions (ex: angioedema) may occur
- may cause elevation of blood pressure, salt & water retention & increased excretion of potassium and calcium
- NB: no vaccination against smallpox & other immunization procedures while under therapy due to possible neurologic complications & lack of antibody response
- osteoporosis is a common but infrequently recognized adverse effect associated with a long-term use of large doses of glucocorticoids
- with impaired host defenses, susceptibility to fungus and bacterial and viral infections increases
- “Drug-induced adrenocortical insufficiency may be minimized by gradual reduction of dosage. This type of relative insufficiency may persist for months after discontinuation of therapy; therefore, in any situation of STRESS+ occurring during that period, hormone therapy should be reinstituted….”
- psychic derangements may appear ranging from euphoria, insomnia, mood swings, personality changes & severe depression to frank psychotic manifestations. also, existing emotional instability or psychotic tendencies may be aggravated by corticosteroids.
- “Corticosteroids should be used with caution in nonspecific ulcerative colitis if there is a probability of impending perforation, abscess or other pyogenic infection, verticulitis, fresh intestinal anastomoses, active or latent peptic ulcer, renal insufficienty, hypertension, osteoporosis, or MYASTHENIA GRAVIS.
NB: “Because complications of treatment with glucocorticoids are dependent on the size of the dose and the duration of treatment, a RISK/BENEFIT DECISION must be made in each individual case as to dose and duration of treatment and as to whether daily or intermittent therapy should be used.”
• Pregnancy and lactation
- some animal studies showed fetal malformations when corticosteroids were administered to the mother at high doses
• Overdose
- no clinical syndrome of acute overdosage; repeated frequent doses over a protracted period may result in a Cushingoid state* & other complications or chronic steroid therapy.
• Storage
- room temperature below 25 degrees centigrade
_____________
*Cushing’s Syndrome = A syndrome caused by an increased production of ACTH from a tumor of the adrenal cortex or of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, or by excessive intake of glucocorticoids. It is characterized by obesity and weakening of the muscles. [After Harvey Williams CUSHING = The American neurosurgeon Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939) who developed operative techniques that made brain surgery feasible..]
Cuhing's disease was first described by him. It is a disorder attributed to hyperactivity of the cortex of the adrenal glands and affects women more than men. The symptoms include obesity (moonface, an accumulation of fat at the back of the neck called buffalo hump, and abdominal protrusion), hypertension, hirsutism [abnormal hair growth], and easy bruisability. Treatment is by X-ray therapy if the pituitary body is involved or by surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands.
Symptoms of cortisol excess+ (resulting from medication or from the body's excess production of the hormone) include:
• weight gain
• an abnormal accumulation of fatty pads in the face (creating the distinctive "moon face" of Cushing's syndrome); in the trunk (termed "truncal obesity"); and over the upper back and the back of the neck (giving the individual what has been called a "buffalo hump")
• purple and pink stretch marks across the abdomen and flanks
• high blood pressure
• weak, thinning bones (osteoporosis)
• weak muscles
• low energy
• thin, fragile skin, with a tendency toward both bruising and slow healing
• abnormalities in the processing of sugars (glucose), with occasional development of actual diabetes
• kidney stones
• increased risk of infections
• emotional disturbances, including mood swings, depression, irritability, confusion, or even a complete break with reality (psychosis)
• irregular menstrual periods in women
• decreased sex drive in men and difficulty maintaining an erection
• abnormal hair growth in women (in a male pattern, such as in the beard and mustache area), as well as loss of hair from the head (receding hair line)
- sources: http://www.answers.com/topic/cushing-s-syndrome?cat=health, http://www.answers.com/topic/harvey-cushing?cat=health
_______________
+cortisol = the “stress hormone”
personal comment:
today is 2007 oct 7 (feast of our lady of the rosary). coincidentally, it is also the death anniversary of the dr. Cushing (may his noble soul rest in peace!), the discoverer of Cushing’s disease and syndrome which reflect my medication’s (medrol or prednisone) side effects!
rheumatoid arthritis: intro
Re: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Introduction
Fr: “It’s a real pain!” Friday (2007 Oct 5-11), pp. 58-62.
• Diagnosis
“RA is a chronic autoimmune disease (i.e.,… the immune system attacks the joints and surrounding soft tissues) that causes stiffness, pain, loss of mobility, inflammation and erosion (deterioration) in the joints.”
“… Normally, once our body clears out an infection, inflammation stops. In RA, however, the body’s immune system mistakes some organs as foreign and attacks them. This causes damage to the joints and other organs [… a SYSTEMIC disease].
Other symptoms:
- fatigue, fever, nodules under the skin (esp in elbows), & a sense of not feeling well (malaise)
- possible: anemia, vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels), systemic complications, and other co-existing autoimmune disorders; dry eyes and mouth (seen in Sjogren’s syndrome)
Rate:
- about 1% of the population; 75% women; usually 30-50 years old
Tests:
- no definitive test; usually blood test (ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate and CRP = C-reactive protein: to measure level of body inflammation)
Risk factors:
- smoking increase the risk factor for RA (p. 60)
• Course
Varied: (1) one joint, then others; (2) all joints at once
• Prognosis
RA is a PROGRESSIVE DISEASE: erosion and disintegration of lining of joints cartilage bones. Deterioration is IRREVERSIBLE. Damage is PERMANENT. Medicines don’t affect the disease process causing damage. May be POTENTIALLY FATAL.
“Left untreated, RA can shorten a person’s lifespan and can, within a few years, leave about 30-40% of those affected too disabled to work.
“Once STRUCTURAL DAMAGE sets in, it’s beyond repair. You can only prevent further deterioration.” (pp. 60 & 62)
emotional impact: depression and low self-esteem, especially in later stages, i.e., feels helpless, crippled and dependent
• Treatment:
- drug therapy
(1) DMAD = disease modifying antirheumatic drugs – used earl in treatment; for symptom relief; side effects to be monitored
(2) Biologics = Biologic Response Modifiers – reduce inflammation and relieve pain while fighting the disease; help slow progression of RA; prescribed if DMARD treatment goals not reached, or for additional benefits with DMARD; really effective in most cases but prohibitively expensive
- exercise
can sometimes help alleviate the condition, but depends on the patient and needs to be discussed with the doctor and physiotherapist; but strenuous exercise never advised!
- rest
- joint protection
- physical and occupational therapy
- surgery (when necessary)
Fr: “It’s a real pain!” Friday (2007 Oct 5-11), pp. 58-62.
• Diagnosis
“RA is a chronic autoimmune disease (i.e.,… the immune system attacks the joints and surrounding soft tissues) that causes stiffness, pain, loss of mobility, inflammation and erosion (deterioration) in the joints.”
“… Normally, once our body clears out an infection, inflammation stops. In RA, however, the body’s immune system mistakes some organs as foreign and attacks them. This causes damage to the joints and other organs [… a SYSTEMIC disease].
Other symptoms:
- fatigue, fever, nodules under the skin (esp in elbows), & a sense of not feeling well (malaise)
- possible: anemia, vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels), systemic complications, and other co-existing autoimmune disorders; dry eyes and mouth (seen in Sjogren’s syndrome)
Rate:
- about 1% of the population; 75% women; usually 30-50 years old
Tests:
- no definitive test; usually blood test (ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate and CRP = C-reactive protein: to measure level of body inflammation)
Risk factors:
- smoking increase the risk factor for RA (p. 60)
• Course
Varied: (1) one joint, then others; (2) all joints at once
• Prognosis
RA is a PROGRESSIVE DISEASE: erosion and disintegration of lining of joints cartilage bones. Deterioration is IRREVERSIBLE. Damage is PERMANENT. Medicines don’t affect the disease process causing damage. May be POTENTIALLY FATAL.
“Left untreated, RA can shorten a person’s lifespan and can, within a few years, leave about 30-40% of those affected too disabled to work.
“Once STRUCTURAL DAMAGE sets in, it’s beyond repair. You can only prevent further deterioration.” (pp. 60 & 62)
emotional impact: depression and low self-esteem, especially in later stages, i.e., feels helpless, crippled and dependent
• Treatment:
- drug therapy
(1) DMAD = disease modifying antirheumatic drugs – used earl in treatment; for symptom relief; side effects to be monitored
(2) Biologics = Biologic Response Modifiers – reduce inflammation and relieve pain while fighting the disease; help slow progression of RA; prescribed if DMARD treatment goals not reached, or for additional benefits with DMARD; really effective in most cases but prohibitively expensive
- exercise
can sometimes help alleviate the condition, but depends on the patient and needs to be discussed with the doctor and physiotherapist; but strenuous exercise never advised!
- rest
- joint protection
- physical and occupational therapy
- surgery (when necessary)
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
breast cancer: symptoms
Re: Breast Cancer, Symptoms
Fr: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/medical_notes/3244315.stm
Symptoms
The most common way that a potential problem is detected is when physical changes are noticed in the breasts.
Regular breast screening may also highlight changes in the breast.
The key is for the woman to know what "normal" is - then changes can be noticed.
Examples of the kind of things to look out for include:
• a change in outline, shape or size of the breast
• puckering or dimpling of the skin
• any lump or thickening in the breast or armpit
• any flaking skin or discharge from the nipple
• unusual pain or discomfort
Any changes should be reported to a doctor - although most will turn out not to be cancerous.
Many lumps will be picked up with mammograms - x-rays of the breast taken every few years as part of the NHS national screening programme.
If a lump is found, techniques used to investigate it include ultrasound and "fine needle aspiration", which will show whether the area is a solid lump or is a cyst.
A biopsy may also be carried out, so that a sample of the lump can be examined in a laboratory.
Fr: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/medical_notes/3244315.stm
Symptoms
The most common way that a potential problem is detected is when physical changes are noticed in the breasts.
Regular breast screening may also highlight changes in the breast.
The key is for the woman to know what "normal" is - then changes can be noticed.
Examples of the kind of things to look out for include:
• a change in outline, shape or size of the breast
• puckering or dimpling of the skin
• any lump or thickening in the breast or armpit
• any flaking skin or discharge from the nipple
• unusual pain or discomfort
Any changes should be reported to a doctor - although most will turn out not to be cancerous.
Many lumps will be picked up with mammograms - x-rays of the breast taken every few years as part of the NHS national screening programme.
If a lump is found, techniques used to investigate it include ultrasound and "fine needle aspiration", which will show whether the area is a solid lump or is a cyst.
A biopsy may also be carried out, so that a sample of the lump can be examined in a laboratory.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
cancer-causing foods: top 5
Fr: fwd cecilcrudo@gmail.com 2007 sep 19
The top five cancer-causing foods are:
1. Hot dogs
Because they are high in nitrates,the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.
2. Processed meats and bacon
Also high in the same SODIUM NITRATES found in hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.
3. Doughnuts
Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble. First, they are made with white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures. Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.
4. French fries
Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acrylamides which occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .
5. Chips, crackers, and cookies
All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats
The top five cancer-causing foods are:
1. Hot dogs
Because they are high in nitrates,the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.
2. Processed meats and bacon
Also high in the same SODIUM NITRATES found in hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.
3. Doughnuts
Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble. First, they are made with white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures. Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.
4. French fries
Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acrylamides which occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .
5. Chips, crackers, and cookies
All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
honey and cinnamon: cure-all formula
Facts on honey and cinnamon:
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world.
Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine have been using honey as a vital medicine for centuries.
Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.
Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as researched by western scientists.
HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, chappati, or other bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack.
Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as age the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalizes the arteries and veins.
INSECT BITES: Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two.
ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.
In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week out of the 200 people so treated practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
HAIR LOSS: Those suffering from hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found to be effective even if kept on for 5 minutes.
BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.
CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder
mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to
reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day, any Chronic cholesterol is cured. As per information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.
INFERTILITY: Yunani and Ayurvedic Medicine have been using honey for thousands of years to strengthen the semen of men. If impotent men regularly take two tablespoon of honey before going to sleep, their problem will be solved.
In China, Japan and Far-East countries, women, who do not conceive and need to strengthen the uterus, have been taking cinnamon powder for centuries. Women who cannot conceive may take a pinch of cinnamon powder in half teaspoon of honey and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and enters the body.
A couple in Maryland, USA, had no children for 14 years and had lost hope of having a child of their own. When told about this process, husband and wife started taking honey and cinnamon as stated above; the wife conceived after a few months and had twins at full term.
UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
GAS: According to the studies done in India & Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.
INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age.
Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of Honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
WEIGHT LOSS: Daily in the morning 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one-cup water. If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person.
Also, drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.
FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts, are more alert and flexible.
Dr. Milton who has done research says that a half tablespoon honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3.00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.
BAD BREATH: People of South America, first thing in the morning gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water. So their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts restore hearing.
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month ... which we know today as the honeymoon.
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- fwd by yaput@yahoo.com, 2007 agu 29
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world.
Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine have been using honey as a vital medicine for centuries.
Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.
Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as researched by western scientists.
HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, chappati, or other bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack.
Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as age the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalizes the arteries and veins.
INSECT BITES: Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two.
ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.
In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week out of the 200 people so treated practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
HAIR LOSS: Those suffering from hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found to be effective even if kept on for 5 minutes.
BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.
CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder
mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to
reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day, any Chronic cholesterol is cured. As per information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.
INFERTILITY: Yunani and Ayurvedic Medicine have been using honey for thousands of years to strengthen the semen of men. If impotent men regularly take two tablespoon of honey before going to sleep, their problem will be solved.
In China, Japan and Far-East countries, women, who do not conceive and need to strengthen the uterus, have been taking cinnamon powder for centuries. Women who cannot conceive may take a pinch of cinnamon powder in half teaspoon of honey and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and enters the body.
A couple in Maryland, USA, had no children for 14 years and had lost hope of having a child of their own. When told about this process, husband and wife started taking honey and cinnamon as stated above; the wife conceived after a few months and had twins at full term.
UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
GAS: According to the studies done in India & Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.
INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age.
Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of Honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
WEIGHT LOSS: Daily in the morning 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one-cup water. If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person.
Also, drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.
FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts, are more alert and flexible.
Dr. Milton who has done research says that a half tablespoon honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3.00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.
BAD BREATH: People of South America, first thing in the morning gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water. So their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts restore hearing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month ... which we know today as the honeymoon.
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- fwd by yaput@yahoo.com, 2007 agu 29
honey and cinnamon: cure-all formula
Facts on honey and cinnamon:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world.
Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine have been using honey as a vital medicine for centuries.
Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.
Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as researched by western scientists.
HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, chappati, or other bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack.
Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as age the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalizes the arteries and veins.
INSECT BITES: Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two.
ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.
In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week out of the 200 people so treated practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
HAIR LOSS: Those suffering from hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found to be effective even if kept on for 5 minutes.
BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.
CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder
mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to
reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day, any Chronic cholesterol is cured. As per information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.
INFERTILITY: Yunani and Ayurvedic Medicine have been using honey for thousands of years to strengthen the semen of men. If impotent men regularly take two tablespoon of honey before going to sleep, their problem will be solved.
In China, Japan and Far-East countries, women, who do not conceive and need to strengthen the uterus, have been taking cinnamon powder for centuries. Women who cannot conceive may take a pinch of cinnamon powder in half teaspoon of honey and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and enters the body.
A couple in Maryland, USA, had no children for 14 years and had lost hope of having a child of their own. When told about this process, husband and wife started taking honey and cinnamon as stated above; the wife conceived after a few months and had twins at full term.
UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
GAS: According to the studies done in India & Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.
INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age.
Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of Honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
WEIGHT LOSS: Daily in the morning 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one-cup water. If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person.
Also, drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.
FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts, are more alert and flexible.
Dr. Milton who has done research says that a half tablespoon honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3.00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.
BAD BREATH: People of South America, first thing in the morning gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water. So their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts restore hearing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month ... which we know today as the honeymoon.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- fwd by yaput@
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world.
Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine have been using honey as a vital medicine for centuries.
Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.
Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as researched by western scientists.
HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, chappati, or other bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack.
Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as age the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalizes the arteries and veins.
INSECT BITES: Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two.
ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.
In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week out of the 200 people so treated practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
HAIR LOSS: Those suffering from hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found to be effective even if kept on for 5 minutes.
BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.
CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder
mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to
reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day, any Chronic cholesterol is cured. As per information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.
INFERTILITY: Yunani and Ayurvedic Medicine have been using honey for thousands of years to strengthen the semen of men. If impotent men regularly take two tablespoon of honey before going to sleep, their problem will be solved.
In China, Japan and Far-East countries, women, who do not conceive and need to strengthen the uterus, have been taking cinnamon powder for centuries. Women who cannot conceive may take a pinch of cinnamon powder in half teaspoon of honey and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and enters the body.
A couple in Maryland, USA, had no children for 14 years and had lost hope of having a child of their own. When told about this process, husband and wife started taking honey and cinnamon as stated above; the wife conceived after a few months and had twins at full term.
UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
GAS: According to the studies done in India & Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.
INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age.
Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of Honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
WEIGHT LOSS: Daily in the morning 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one-cup water. If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person.
Also, drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.
FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts, are more alert and flexible.
Dr. Milton who has done research says that a half tablespoon honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3.00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.
BAD BREATH: People of South America, first thing in the morning gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water. So their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts restore hearing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month ... which we know today as the honeymoon.
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- fwd by yaput@
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
water treatment
summary:
drink 4 glasses of water upon waking and not to eat within 45 minutes after.
Water from Japan and China...
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value.
We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache, Body ache, Heart system, Arthritis, Fast heart beat, Epilepsy, Excess fatness, Bronchitis asthma, TB, Meningitis, Kidney and urine diseases, Vomiting, Gastritis, Diarrhea, Piles, Diabetes, Constipation, All eye diseases, Womb, cancer and menstrual disorders,Ear nose and throat diseases.
METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4
glasses per day.
The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life
The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/ reduce main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure - 30 days
2. Gastric - 10 days
3. Diabetes - 30 days
4. Constipation - 10 days
5. Cancer - 180 days
6. TB - 90 days
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards - daily.
This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.
It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life.
Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.
This makes sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain...
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks: Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting.
Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep.
Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
- fwd by dandount@hotmail.com, 2007 aug 28
drink 4 glasses of water upon waking and not to eat within 45 minutes after.
Water from Japan and China...
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value.
We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache, Body ache, Heart system, Arthritis, Fast heart beat, Epilepsy, Excess fatness, Bronchitis asthma, TB, Meningitis, Kidney and urine diseases, Vomiting, Gastritis, Diarrhea, Piles, Diabetes, Constipation, All eye diseases, Womb, cancer and menstrual disorders,Ear nose and throat diseases.
METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4
glasses per day.
The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life
The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/ reduce main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure - 30 days
2. Gastric - 10 days
3. Diabetes - 30 days
4. Constipation - 10 days
5. Cancer - 180 days
6. TB - 90 days
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards - daily.
This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.
It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life.
Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.
This makes sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain...
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks: Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting.
Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep.
Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
- fwd by dandount@hotmail.com, 2007 aug 28
Monday, August 27, 2007
longevity research
"people whose parents survive to be 85 years old or older are significantly
less likely to suffer from heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes and
high cholesterol."
- wilkins, l. (compiler) (2007 may). aquarius, p. 72.
less likely to suffer from heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes and
high cholesterol."
- wilkins, l. (compiler) (2007 may). aquarius, p. 72.
arthritis and pain killers
"peole with conditions such as arthritis, who take painkillers regularly, should keep a close eye on their blood pressure. in a recent study, men that took 15
or more painkillers a week suffered a 48% higher rate of high blood pressure.
although taking a couple of parcetamol every now and then won't do any harm,
the negative effects of long-term use can outweigh the gains."
- wilkins, l. (2207 may). "health update." aquarius, p. 72.
or more painkillers a week suffered a 48% higher rate of high blood pressure.
although taking a couple of parcetamol every now and then won't do any harm,
the negative effects of long-term use can outweigh the gains."
- wilkins, l. (2207 may). "health update." aquarius, p. 72.
deep vein thrombosis
Re: Medicine, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Fr: 7Days (2005 June 20), p. 4. (highlight & capitalization mine)
“JESUS DIED OF BLOOD CLOT, DOCTOR CLAIMS”
“Researcher says Jesus died on cross of deep vein thrombosis”
“Jesus may have died form a blood clot that reached his lungs, a physician said, challenging the popular conception that he died of asphyxiation and blood loss during his crucifixion.
“Dr. Benjamin Brenner, a researcher, said that he was publicizing his theory to raise awareness of PULMONARY EMBOLISM, a potentially fatal disorder often associated with long-distance air travel.
“However, the author of an earlier in-depth medical report into the cause of Jesus’ death dismissed the theory, and Bible scholars said that while establishing the physical cause of Jesus’ death was interesting, it ignored the spiritual dimension.
“‘It is known that the common cause of death in the setting of MULTIPLE TRAUMA, IMMOBILISATION and DEHYDRATION is pulmonary embolism,’ wrote Brenner in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
“‘This fits well with Jesus’ condition and actually was in all likelihood the major cause of death of crucified victims.’ A pulmonary embolism is caused when a blood clot travels to the lungs, usually from the leg, causing an acute shortness of breath and chest pains. It is frequently fatal and has become widely recognized.
“Brenner based his understanding of Jesus’ condition at the time of his death on a 1986 work based on the New Testament and contemporary religious sources that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
“That paper found that before his crucifixion, Jesus went 12 hours without food or water, was under emotional stress, was beaten and forced to walk to the crucifixion site carrying the heavy cross beam of the cross on which he was crucified. He also was scourged before being nailed to the cross, leading to some blood loss.
“Brenner said the authors may have missed the blood clot possibly because it was not fully understood then.
“‘The field of BLOOD COAGULATION has gone through significant changes in the past 20 years,’ he said.”
Fr: 7Days (2005 June 20), p. 4. (highlight & capitalization mine)
“JESUS DIED OF BLOOD CLOT, DOCTOR CLAIMS”
“Researcher says Jesus died on cross of deep vein thrombosis”
“Jesus may have died form a blood clot that reached his lungs, a physician said, challenging the popular conception that he died of asphyxiation and blood loss during his crucifixion.
“Dr. Benjamin Brenner, a researcher, said that he was publicizing his theory to raise awareness of PULMONARY EMBOLISM, a potentially fatal disorder often associated with long-distance air travel.
“However, the author of an earlier in-depth medical report into the cause of Jesus’ death dismissed the theory, and Bible scholars said that while establishing the physical cause of Jesus’ death was interesting, it ignored the spiritual dimension.
“‘It is known that the common cause of death in the setting of MULTIPLE TRAUMA, IMMOBILISATION and DEHYDRATION is pulmonary embolism,’ wrote Brenner in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
“‘This fits well with Jesus’ condition and actually was in all likelihood the major cause of death of crucified victims.’ A pulmonary embolism is caused when a blood clot travels to the lungs, usually from the leg, causing an acute shortness of breath and chest pains. It is frequently fatal and has become widely recognized.
“Brenner based his understanding of Jesus’ condition at the time of his death on a 1986 work based on the New Testament and contemporary religious sources that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
“That paper found that before his crucifixion, Jesus went 12 hours without food or water, was under emotional stress, was beaten and forced to walk to the crucifixion site carrying the heavy cross beam of the cross on which he was crucified. He also was scourged before being nailed to the cross, leading to some blood loss.
“Brenner said the authors may have missed the blood clot possibly because it was not fully understood then.
“‘The field of BLOOD COAGULATION has gone through significant changes in the past 20 years,’ he said.”
breast diseases, psychosomatic implications
re: psychosomatic medicine (highlight mine)
"Dixie Mills, MD, an expert in breast care and surgery at Women to Women, has noted that women with a history of emotional and psychological trauma often have breast pain. These women often have difficulty creating nurturing relationships and have issues with never wanting to feel dependent on others in their lives. Dr. Mills notes that women with particularly severe mastalgia frequently come to the clinic alone, without a support person. I agree with her observations."
- Christiane Northrup, M.D. (2006). Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing. (3rd ed). Bantam. c/o sacredtrails2007@yahoo.com
"Our culture has skewed the nurturing metaphor in order that women will give themselves away to others, wihtout nurturing themselves. Women give and give and give until the well runs dry. If men and women generally went around without shirts, people would see that the major wound for women is the mastectomy scar. In contrast, the major scar for men would be the coronary artery bypass scar down the center of their chests-because many men need to learn how to open their hearts." - Northrup, C. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
"Women with breast cancer frequently have a tendency toward self-sacrifice, inhibited sexuality, an inability to see themselves as supported by others, an inability to discharge anger or hostility, a tendency to hide anger and hostility behind a facade of pleasantness, and an unresolved hostile conflict with their mothers. There is evidence that women with breast cancer who perceive themselves as having high-quality emotional support from a husband or other source have an enhanced immune response. . . . Remember, it is not the emotion itself that cause the problem--it is the inability to express the emotion fully, release it, and respond to the situation in a healthy, adaptive fashion. . . . Severe loss is inescapable and part of the process of life for most of us. What helps is grieving fuly, accepting the situation, surrendering to something bigger than we are. - Northrup, C. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
"Transforming the breast exam: From then on, whenever she touches her breasts, I ask her to do so not necessarily to find suspicious lumps but to send energies of caring and respect to this area of her body." - Northrup, C. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
"The major emotion behind breast lumps and breast cancer is hurt, sorrow, and unfinished business generally related to nurturance." - Myss, Caroline.
"Dixie Mills, MD, an expert in breast care and surgery at Women to Women, has noted that women with a history of emotional and psychological trauma often have breast pain. These women often have difficulty creating nurturing relationships and have issues with never wanting to feel dependent on others in their lives. Dr. Mills notes that women with particularly severe mastalgia frequently come to the clinic alone, without a support person. I agree with her observations."
- Christiane Northrup, M.D. (2006). Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing. (3rd ed). Bantam. c/o sacredtrails2007@yahoo.com
"Our culture has skewed the nurturing metaphor in order that women will give themselves away to others, wihtout nurturing themselves. Women give and give and give until the well runs dry. If men and women generally went around without shirts, people would see that the major wound for women is the mastectomy scar. In contrast, the major scar for men would be the coronary artery bypass scar down the center of their chests-because many men need to learn how to open their hearts." - Northrup, C. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
"Women with breast cancer frequently have a tendency toward self-sacrifice, inhibited sexuality, an inability to see themselves as supported by others, an inability to discharge anger or hostility, a tendency to hide anger and hostility behind a facade of pleasantness, and an unresolved hostile conflict with their mothers. There is evidence that women with breast cancer who perceive themselves as having high-quality emotional support from a husband or other source have an enhanced immune response. . . . Remember, it is not the emotion itself that cause the problem--it is the inability to express the emotion fully, release it, and respond to the situation in a healthy, adaptive fashion. . . . Severe loss is inescapable and part of the process of life for most of us. What helps is grieving fuly, accepting the situation, surrendering to something bigger than we are. - Northrup, C. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
"Transforming the breast exam: From then on, whenever she touches her breasts, I ask her to do so not necessarily to find suspicious lumps but to send energies of caring and respect to this area of her body." - Northrup, C. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
"The major emotion behind breast lumps and breast cancer is hurt, sorrow, and unfinished business generally related to nurturance." - Myss, Caroline.
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