Author Archive
Causes and Solutions of Constipation (Part 2)
Inadequate information campaign has also caused many people to see on the plate of vegetables a source of calories unattractive to hold the line. Fortunately, today many scholars are now insisting on the need to include this group of foods in the diet, even those that are slimmer.
As we say, then, Life sendentaria and poor nutrition in fruits and vegetables may be the trigger of a process of constipation, but even less common, there are also other causes such as the prolonged use of laxatives, symptoms of depression , neurological or endocrine disorders, intestinal blockage due to narrowing, tumor, or imprisonment produced by some organ or tissue mass, bowel irritation or intake of some medicines, among which include some analgesics (narcotics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, anticholinergics and antacids that contain a compound of calcium and aluminum).
The simple solution to constipation-ie, one that is not due to intestinal diseases of tumors or diverticula-passes obligatorily by changing our usual diet enriched with a sufficient intake of fiber.
This means that on our menu must-haves or fresh fruit-the best for this are the plums, kiwis and apricots, and vegetables. Nor should we forget the unrefined grains such as bread and rice grains. And, of course, following the wise example of our ancestors, many legumes.
Constipation Causes and Solutions (Part 1)
If you get used to taking laxatives ended up becoming addicted to them. Meaningless when the problem of constipation is possible without resorting to such drugs: just take a diet rich in fiber and implement some practical tips to help make your life easier.
Constipation is a common intestinal disorder that is drastically affecting many people, and that almost everyone is touched suffer at some point in their lives. It is estimated that more than half of men and nearly 80% of women suffer from this type of dysfunction.
The immediate solution is often resorting to laxatives, but not always the right thing and often just slightly modify our diet to end the problem.
The symptoms of constipation are known and basically agree with a decrease in the frequency of defecation or difficulty in passing stools.
However, people should keep in mind that it is necessary to evacuate daily for good health. Each person has their own pattern and can be considered normal digestive cualqier frequencies ranging between three and twelve times a day a week.
Risk Factors and Stroke Prevention (Part 2)
Risk factors that may cause blood more likely to clot, which can lead to stroke include:
* Birth control pills may increase the likelihood of blood clots, especially in women who smoke and are over 35 years
* Disorders of blood clotting
* Cancer
* Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, vasculitis and ulcerative colitis
* Pregnancy: Women have a higher risk of stroke during pregnancy and the weeks immediately after it
Risk factors for strokes caused by blood clots (emboli) that develop in the heart include:
* Infected or artificial heart valves
* Inflammation of the lining of the heart chambers and valves (endocarditis)
* An attack that is not beating strongly or regularly, which can cause blood to remain in the area of the heart, leading to the formation of a clot. The clot can break off and travel to the brain
Risk Factors and Stroke Prevention (Part 1)
A stroke is an interruption of blood supply to any part of the brain, sometimes called “brain attack.”
There are two main types of stroke: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.
When a blood vessel supplying the brain becomes blocked by a blood clot, it is called ischemic stroke. The blockage of the artery can happen in two ways.
* You can form a clot in an artery that is already very close and is called a thrombus. If you block the artery completely, is called thrombotic stroke.
* A blood clot may become dislodged from part of the body and travel to the brain to block a smaller artery. This is called an embolism, causing an embolic stroke.
A second major cause of stroke is bleeding in the brain. This is called a hemorrhagic stroke can occur when small blood vessels in the brain become weak and burst.
Some people have defects in blood vessels of the brain that make this more likely. The flow of blood that occurs after the rupture of blood vessels causes damage to neurons.
Men have more strokes than women.
Bone Diseases – Rickets
Illness caused by a nutritional deficiency, characterized by skeletal deformities. Rickets is caused by a decrease in the mineralization of bone and cartilage due to low levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. Vitamin D is essential for maintaining normal levels of calcium and phosphorus.
Rickets classic deficiency disease of infancy characterized by inadequate development or weakening of the bones, is caused by an insufficient amount of vitamin D in the diet, or certain diseases that prevent absorption of calcium salts in excessive removal kidney calcium and phosphorus or insufficient solar ultraviolet radiation, which blocks the conversion in the skin of 7-dehidroesteroles, such as 7-dehydrocholesterol and ergosterol, causing vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and D3 (cholecalciferol), respectively.
In adults, vitamin D deficiency manifests as osteomalacia (softening of bones), disorders due to inadequate bone mineralization. In children there is an additional failure of mineralization of growth cartilage at the ends of bones. The new bone is prone to warp inadequate. The type of skeletal deformity depends largely on the child’s age when there is deficiency of vitamin D.
In general, deformed ankles and wrists and are forming bumps on the ribs called rachitic rosary, the head is enlarged and the chest is narrow. A child who has not yet learned to walk develop spinal deformities, whereas a child who develops them walking legs. The nervous system also undergoes changes, affected children are irritable, have difficulty sleeping and excessive sweating. The alterations produced in the muscles causes the belly bulge characteristic of this disease.
The Function and Type of Bone
The bone is formed by a living tissue that forms the human skeleton next to the cartilage. Bone tissue has three basic components: mineral, organic matrix and bone cells.
Bone provides shape and support the body, protect internal organs against trauma, provides locomotion and acts as a storage place of minerals, especially calcium and phosphorus, which in turn can be released to maintain fluid balance body. It also provides bone marrow is essential for the development and storage of blood cells.
The human skeleton consists of 206 bones, not counting the teeth: 80 axial bones which include the bones of the head, face, hyoid, auditory, trunk, ribs and sternum, and 126 of appendicular bones, including those of arms, shoulders, wrists, hands, legs, hips, ankles and feet.
There are two types of bone:
- Cortical and compact. It forms the outer layer and hardest bones, but most are in the diaphyseal (middle part) of long bones. Accounts for 80% of bone mass. Provides protection, support and resists the efforts that occur in the movements.
- Trabecular or spongy. Forms the major part of the vertebral body, the epiphyses (ends) of long bones and is present elsewhere. It consists of a network called lamellae arranged in trabeculae, within each trabecula cells are directly receiving nutrients from the blood flowing through the marrow cavities. It is the most active metabolic skeleton.
Tips for People on A Diet
How many holidays we are forced to attend throughout the year? It depends on the social activity, but in one way or another, between releases, presentations, weddings and christenings and business lunches and dinners, any professional is involved in banquets where everything goes against its weight.
However, in today’s society, where ecology and other healthcare positions there will be more slowly as smoking cessation, there is no need to justify, just becomes an elegant sign of denial and the waiter leaves, without our having to any explanation of our partners.
When attending a party:
* Try to eat some of his dietary program before leaving, what will give strength to deny the obvious temptation.
* Allow sweets and alcoholic beverages. Drink fruit juice, mineral water or soda with ice and lemon.
* Refuse to choose canapes and cheese.
* If there is only sandwiches, accept a cap that has ham or cheese and avoid like the devil anything whatever, including mayonnaise.
* Do not drink alcohol on an empty stomach. If you must take a whiskey, add enough water, ice or soda. Do not let the joy of a glass allows the obesity regain the lost weight, and you know that after the first drink, they can get other, as the former inhibits the will.
The Benefits and Risks of Artificial Hydration and Nutrition
When people need artificial hydration and nutrition?
If a patient is unable to swallow (swallow food) due to a medical problem, he or she can be given fluids and nutrients in other ways than through the mouth. This is known as artificial nutrition and hydration.
This is sometimes done when someone is recovering from a temporary problem. It can also be done when someone is in an advanced stage of terminal illness and is dyin.
What are the benefits?
A person with a temporary illness that can not swallow may be hungry and thirsty. A feeding tube can be helpful. Sometimes a person may become confused because of dehydration.
Dehydration is when the body does not get enough fluids. Giving a patient fluids through a tube help with dehydration and may decrease the confusion about him or her. Giving fluids and nutrition helps the patient as he or she is recovering.
For a patient with a terminal illness in advanced stage and that is dying, artificial feeding and hydration can not provide many benefits. Artificial hydration and nutrition in these patients may make the patient live a little longer, but not always.
Tips to Reduce Fat in Cooking
Fats are part of many foods and affect its flavor, aroma and texture; provide calories and few nutrients. They are classified into two types: saturated and unsaturated.
The animal fats are saturated, are detrimental to health, raising blood cholesterol and promote the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, which eventually can lead to atherosclerosis. The more saturated the fat, the firmer consistency at room temperature. Butter, for example, contains about 80% fat, of which 59% are saturated.
Meanwhile, plant fats are mostly unsaturated. May be included in the diet in proper proportions without producing unwanted effects. On the contrary, consumed to replace saturated fats help lower blood cholesterol, keeping it low. Corn oil, raisins, sunflower, soybean and olive oils are unsaturated fats. The last, olive oil, especially helps lower blood cholesterol levels.
The Secrets of Healthy Cooking
Use cereals (rice, flour, bread) instead of refined comprehensive. They provide more vitamins, minerals and fiber.
Rescue legumes, sometimes unjustly neglected. Ingénieselas dishes to include lentils, peas, beans, beans.
Include salads in different combinations and colors. The variety of colors ensures different nutrients,
Keep in the refrigerator or in baskets two or three varieties of fruit.
Offer it to young and old as snacks between meals. Include them in preparations: smoothies, juices, salads, puddings, jellies, meats, fruit purée.
Fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C (citrus, strawberries, tomatoes, kiwi, cabbage, peppers) that are used raw should not be cut long before use because prolonged contact with air leads to loss of this vitamin.
Boil green vegetables to simmer just washing with water, without adding more liquid, so that no loss of nutrients.
Wash potatoes and boil in their jackets and just enough water to cover. Steamed or baked also retain their properties better.