Step It Up With Leslye

My plans are to start posting again soon.

2023-12-09T18:37:00.000-06:00

Thank you to the ones that have stopped by here and there to see if there has been or is anything new. I do see where you have stopped by.

There has been so much that has happened in my life but I' m hoping to get back to my blog and start posting again very soon.

If you have any comments or questions please let me know, thank you very much.

Page 2 of Cancer Fighting Foods

2018-01-16T14:17:00.000-06:00

The Mighty Bean

Beans are so good for you, it's no surprise they may help fight cancer, too. They contain several potent phytochemicals that may protect the body's cells against damage that can lead to cancer. In the lab, these substances slowed tumor growth and prevented tumors from releasing substances that damage nearby cells.

The Cabbage Family vs. Cancer

Cruciferous vegetables include broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, and kale. These members of the cabbage family make an excellent stir fry and can really liven up a salad. But most importantly, components in these vegetables may help your body defend against cancers such as colon, breast, lung, and cervix.

Dark Green Leafy Vegetables

Dark green leafy vegetables such as mustard greens, lettuce, kale, chicory, spinach, and chard have an abundance of fiber, folate, and carotenoids. These nutrients may help protect against cancer of the mouth, larynx, pancreas, lung, skin, and stomach.

Protection From an Exotic Spice

Curcumin is the main ingredient in the Indian spice turmeric and a potential cancer fighter. Lab studies show it can suppress the transformation, proliferation, and invasion of cancerous cells for a wide array of cancers.

How you cook meat can make a difference in how big a cancer risk it poses. Frying, grilling, and broiling meats at very high temperatures causes chemicals to form that may increase cancer risk. Other cooking methods such as stewing, braising, or steaming appear to produce fewer of those chemicals. And when you do stew the meat, remember to add plenty of healthy, protective vegetables.

A Berry Medley With a Punch

Strawberries and raspberries have a phytochemical called ellagic acid. This powerful antioxidant may actually fight cancer in several ways at once, including deactivating certain cancer-causing substances and slowing the growth of cancer cells.

Blueberries for Health

The potent antioxidants in blueberries may have wide value in supporting our health, starting with cancer. Antioxidants fight cancer by ridding the body of free radicals before they can do their damage to cells. Try topping oatmeal, cold cereal, yogurt, even salad with blueberries to boost your intake of these healthful berries.

Pass on the Sugar

Sugar may not cause cancer directly. But it may displace other nutrient-rich foods that help protect against cancer. And it increases calorie counts, which contributes to overweight and obesity. Excess weight is also a cancer risk. Fruit offers a sweet alternative in a vitamin-rich package.

Don't Rely on Supplements

Vitamins may help protect against cancer. But that's when you get them naturally from food. Both the American Cancer Society and the American Institute for Cancer Research emphasize that getting cancer-fighting nutrients from foods like nuts, fruits, and green leafy vegetables is vastly superior to getting them from supplements. Eating a healthy diet is best.

Fight Cancer with Foods

2017-06-19T17:02:00.000-05:00

Fighting Cancer by the Plateful

No single food can prevent cancer, but the right combination of foods may help make a difference. At mealtimes, strike a balance of at least two-thirds plant-based foods and no more than one-third animal protein. This "New American Plate" is an important cancer-fighting tool, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research. Check out better and worse choices for your plate.

Fighting Cancer With Color

Fruits and vegetables are rich in cancer-fighting nutrients -- and the more color, the more nutrients they contain. These foods can help lower your risk in a second way, too, when they help you reach and maintain a healthy body weight. Carrying extra pounds increases the risk of multiple cancers, including colon, esophagus, and kidney cancers. Eat a variety of vegetables, especially dark green, red, and orange vegetables.

The Cancer-Fighting Breakfast

Naturally occurring folate is an important B vitamin that may help protect against cancers of the colon, rectum, and breast. You can find it in abundance on the breakfast table. Fortified breakfast cereals and whole wheat products are good sources of folate. So are orange juice, melons, and strawberries.

More Folate-Rich Foods

Other good sources of folate are asparagus and eggs. You can also find it in beans, sunflower seeds, and leafy green vegetables like spinach or romaine lettuce. The best way to get folate is not from a pill, but by eating enough fruits, vegetables, and enriched grain products.

Pass Up the Deli Counter

An occasional Reuben sandwich or hot dog at the ballpark isn't going to hurt you. But cutting back on processed meats like bologna, ham, and hot dogs will help lower your risk of colorectal and stomach cancers. Also, eating meats that have been preserved by smoking or with salt raises your exposure to chemicals that can potentially cause cancer.

Cancer-Fighting Tomatoes

Whether it's the lycopene -- the pigment that gives tomatoes their red color -- or something else isn't clear. But some studies have linked eating tomatoes to reduced risk of several types of cancer, including prostate cancer. Studies also suggest that processed tomato products such as juice, sauce, or paste increase the cancer-fighting potential.

Tea's Anticancer Potential

Even though the evidence is still spotty, tea, especially green tea, maybe a strong cancer fighter. In laboratory studies, green tea has slowed or prevented the development of cancer in colon, liver, breast, and prostate cells. It also had a similar effect on lung tissue and skin. And in some longer-term studies, tea was associated with lower risks for bladder, stomach, and pancreatic cancers.

Grapes and Cancer

Grapes and grape juice, especially purple and red grapes, contain resveratrol. Resveratrol has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. In laboratory studies, it has prevented the kind of damage that can trigger the cancer process in cells. There is not enough evidence to say that eating grapes or drinking grape juice or wine (or taking supplements) can prevent or treat cancer.

Limit Alcohol to Lower Cancer Risk

Cancers of the mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus, liver, and breast are all linked with drinking alcohol. Alcohol may also raise the risk for cancer of the colon and rectum. The American Cancer Society recommends limiting alcohol to no more than two drinks per day for men and one for women. Women at higher risk for breast cancer may want to talk with a doctor about what amount of alcohol, if any, is safe based on their personal risk factors.

Water and Other Fluids Can Protect

Water not only quenches your thirst, but it may protect you against bladder cancer. The lower risk comes from water diluting concentrations of potential cancer-causing agents in the bladder. Also, drinking more fluids causes you to urinate more frequently. That lessens the amount of time those agents stay in contact with the bladder lining.

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

2017-01-19T21:21:00.000-06:00

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose Flour
1/4 cup unsweetened Cocoa or Cacao powder*
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 large Eggs
1 1/2 cups, shredded/grated Zucchini
1 cup Sugar (white)
1/2 cup Vegetable or any neutral flavored oil*

1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

1 cup chocolate chips or chunks (rolled/coated in 2 Tablespoons Flour)

*For this version, I used raw Cacao powder.

*I used Grape seed Oil.

Procedure

Preheat the oven to 350F. Lightly grease (or butter) a loaf pan.

Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add the zucchini, sugar, oil, and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.

Fold in the chocolate chips (including the extra flour with it).

Transfer to the prepared loaf pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 50-60 minutes or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

These foods are being proven to help fight cancer!

2017-01-17T00:06:00.002-06:00

10 Amazing Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds

2017-01-17T00:05:00.000-06:00

Ventricular Tachycardia

2016-08-23T17:27:00.001-05:00

I have a granddaughter with this disease and it is very heart breaking! If anyone knows or has a family member or friend with this my heart goes out to you.

Ventricular Tachycardia

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Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a tachycardia, or fast heart rhythm, that originates in one of the ventricles of the heart. The ventricles are the main pumping chambers of the heart. This is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia because it may lead to ventricular fibrillation, asystole, and sudden death.

Classification[edit]

12 lead electrocardiogram showing a run of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT)

Ventricular tachycardia can be classified based on its morphology:

Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia means that the appearance of all the beats match each other in each lead of a surface electrocardiogram (ECG).

Scar related monomorphic ventricular tachycardia is the most common type and a frequent cause of death in patients who have survived a heart attack or myocardial infarction especially if they have weak heart muscle.^[1]
RVOT tachycardia is a type of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia originating in the right ventricular outflow tract. RVOT morphology refers to the characteristic pattern of this type of tachycardia on an ECG.

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, on the other hand, has beat-to-beat variations in morphology. This may appear as a cyclical progressive change in cardio ac axis, previously referred to by its French name torsade de pointes ("twisting of the points"). However, currently the term torsade is reserved for polymorphic VT occurring in the context of a prolonged resting QT interval.

Another way to classify ventricular tachycardia is the duration of the episodes: Three or more beats in a row on an ECG that originate from the ventricle at a rate of more than 100 beats per minute constitute a ventricular tachycardia.

If the fast rhythm self-terminates within 30 seconds, it is considered a non-sustained ventricular tachycardia.
If the rhythm lasts more than 30 seconds, it is known as a sustained ventricular tachycardia (even if it terminates on its own after 30 seconds).

A third way to classify ventricular tachycardia is on the basis of its symptoms: Pulseless VT is associated with no effective cardiac output, hence, no effective pulse, and is a cause of cardiac arrest. In this circumstance, it is best treated the same way as ventricular fibrillation (VF), and is recognized as one of the shockable rhythms on the cardiac arrest protocol. Some VT is associated with reasonable cardiac output and may even be asymptomatic. The heart usually tolerates this rhythm poorly in the medium to long term, and patients may certainly deteriorate to pulseless VT or to VF.

Less common is ventricular tachycardia which occurs in individuals with structurally normal hearts. This is known as idiopathic ventricular tachycardia and in the Monomorphic form appears with little or no incidence of increased risk of sudden cardiac death. In general, idiopathic ventricular tachycardia occurs in younger individuals diagnosed with VT. While the causes of idiopathic VT are MI or cardiomyopathy, it is generally presumed to be congenital, and can be brought on by any number of diverse factors.

Pathophysiology[edit]

The morphology of the tachycardia depends on its cause.

In monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, all the beats look the same because the impulse is either being generated from increased automaticity of a single point in either the left or right ventricle, or due to a reentry circuit within the ventricle. The most common cause of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia is myocardial scarring from a previous myocardial infarction (heart attack). This scar cannot conduct electrical activity, so there is a potential circuit around the scar that results in the tachycardia. This is similar to the re-entrant circuits that are the cause of atrial flutter and the re-entrant forms of supraventricular tachycardia. Other rarer congenital causes of monomorphic VT include right ventricular dysplasia, and right and left ventricular outflow tract VT.

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, on the other hand, is most commonly caused by abnormalities of ventricular muscle repolarization. The predisposition to this problem usually manifests on the ECG as a prolongation of the QT interval. QT prolongation may be congenital or acquired. Congenital problems include Long QT syndrome and Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Acquired problems are usually related to drug toxicity or electrolyte abnormalities, but can occur as a result of myocardial ischemia. Class III anti-arrhythmic drugs such as Sotelo and Amiodarone prolong the QT interval and may in some circumstances be pro-arrhythmic. Other relatively common drugs including some antibiotics and antihistamines may also be a danger, particularly in combination with one another. Problems with blood levels of potassium, magnesium and calcium may also contribute. High dose magnesium is often used as an antidote in cardiac arrest protocols.

Diagnosis[edit]

The diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia is made based on the rhythm seen on either a 12 lead ECG or a telemetry rhythm strip. It may be very difficult to differentiate between ventricular tachycardia and a wide-complex supraventricular tachycardia in some cases. In particular, supraventricular tachycardia with aberrant conduction from pre-existing bundle branch block are commonly misdiagnosed as ventricular tachycardia. Other rarer phenomena include Ashman beats and antedromic atrioventricular re-entry tachycardia.^{[citation needed]}

Various diagnostic criteria have been developed to determine whether a wide complex tachycardia is ventricular tachycardia or a more benign rhythm.^[2]^[3] In addition to these diagnostic criteria, if the individual has a past history of a myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or recent angina, the wide complex tachycardia is much more likely to be ventricular tachycardia.^[4]

The proper diagnosis is important, as the misdiagnosis of supraventricular tachycardia when ventricular tachycardia is present is associated with worse prognosis. This is particularly true if calcium channel blockers, such as verapamil, are used to attempt to terminate a presumed supraventricular tachycardia.^[5] It is therefore wisest to assume that all wide complex tachycardia is VT until proven otherwise...

Treatment[edit]

Therapy may be directed at either terminating an episode of the arrhythmia or at suppressing a future episode from occurring. The treatment for stable VT is tailored to the specific patient, with regard to how well the individual tolerates episodes of ventricular tachycardia, how frequently episodes occur, their comorbidities, and their wishes. Patients suffering from pulseless VT or unstable VT are hemodynamically compromised and require immediate cardioversion.

Synchronized electrical cardioversion[edit]

If the patient still has a pulse, it is usually possible to terminate a VT episode with a direct current shock across the heart, that is delivered from one side of the chest to the other, or from the front to the back. This is ideally synchronized to the patient's heartbeat, in order to avoid degeneration of the rhythm to ventricular fibrillation. As this is quite uncomfortable, shocks should be delivered only to an unconscious or sedated patient. As a reminder, this is different from defibrillating the patient; see next paragraph.

Defibrillation[edit]

A patient with pulseless VT or ventricular fibrillation will be unconscious and treated as an emergency on an ACLS protocol, given high energy (360J with a monophasic defibrillator, or 200J with a biphasic defibrillator) unsynchronized cardioversion (defibrillation).

The shock may be delivered to the outside of the chest using the two pads of an external defibrillator, or internally to the heart by an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) if one has previously been inserted.

An ICD may also be set to attempt to overdrive pace the ventricle. Pacing the ventricle at a rate faster than the underlying tachycardia can sometimes be effective in terminating the rhythm. If this fails after a short trial, the ICD will usually stop pacing, charge up and deliver a defibrillation grade shock.

Cardiac ablation[edit]

Catheter ablation is a key therapeutic modality for patients with recurrent VT.^[6]

There was consensus among the task force members that catheter ablation for VT should generally be considered early in the treatment of patients with recurrent VT. In the past, ablation was often not considered until pharmacological options had been exhausted, often after the patient had suffered substantial morbidity from recurrent episodes of VT and ICD shocks. Antiarrhythmic medications can reduce the frequency of ICD therapies, but have disappointing efficacy and side effects. Advances in technology and understanding of VT substrates now allow ablation of multiple and unstable VTs with acceptable safety and efficacy, even in patients with advanced heart disease.^[7]

Remote magnetic navigation is recognized as an important method for delivery of ablation therapy for these patients due to the ability of the flexible magnetic catheter to carefully map the diseased tissue without inadvertently inducing abnormal ventricular rhythms. In a series of 110 patients that included all morphologies of VT, 85% of patients treated with magnetic ablation were free from VT at one year after the intervention and were exposed to statistically reduced levels of radiation when compared to non-magnetic VT ablations at the same center.^[8] In patients with myocardial scarring from a previous heart attack who were receiving excessive shocks from an ICD, magnetic ablation was shown to be successful in reducing these shocks and demonstrated a 67% reduction in imaging radiation needed to complete the procedure compared to a historical non-magnetic group.^[9] For monomorphic idiopathic VT which may originate in thin-walled tissues, magnetic ablation offers catheter flexibility, steering accuracy and reproducibility to navigate to a desired location with a low probability of perforating the myocardium.^[10]

Antiarrhythmic drug therapy[edit]

Drugs such as amiodarone or procainamide may be used in addition to defibrillation to terminate VT while the underlying cause of the VT can be determined. As hypo magnesia is a common cause of VT, stat dose magnesium sulphate can be given for torsade’s or if hypomagnesemia is found/suspected.

Long term anti-arrhythmic therapy may be indicated to prevent recurrence of VT. Beta-blockers and a number of class III anti-arrhythmias are commonly used. Lidocaine is now being replaced by amiodarone as the first line anti-arrhythmic treatment of VT.

The implantation of an ICD is more effective than drug therapy for prevention of sudden cardiac death due to VT and VF, but may be constrained by cost issues,(RDM) and well as patient co-morbidities and patient preference.

New info about the herb GINGER

2016-01-23T22:54:00.002-06:00

Amazing New Research Finds Substance In Ginger 10,000x As Effective As Chemo Against Cancer Stem Cells:
http://www.herbs-info.com/blog/substance-in-ginger-found-10000x-as-effective-as-chemo-against-breast-cancer-stem-cells/

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http://www.Herbs-info.com/blog/ this website/blog has a lot of great info and would be a great place to check out.

The contents of this email and our websites are not medical advice and have not been evaluated by the FDA.

Home remedies KO's you can use with vinegar

2016-01-12T21:17:00.000-06:00

Home remedies KO bad breath

You don’t have to be a mad scientist to whip a freshening concoction.

Try one of these:

Steep 2 teaspoons of lavender leaves in a cup of boiling water for 15 minutes.

Strains, and cool, gargle with the mixture.

Add 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to 1 cups of boiling water. Cool use as a mouthwash.

Take some Echinacea. A recent study found that this herb, best known for fighting colds, may fight bad breath.

***As always check with your doctor first…please know any and all information given here

is not meant to take the place of regular medication or a medical doctor!***

Vinegar vanquishes sore throats

Is there anything vinegar can’t do? You probably already know this pantry staple can eliminate odors, kill weeds, remove stains, and clean you house. But it also comes in handy when you have a cold. From ancient times to the present day, people have used a mixture of equal parts vinegar and honey to conquer coughs and soothe sore throats. But you can also make a comforting vinegar gargle. The Vinegar Institute recommends combining 1 cup of warm water, 2 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of vinegar. Gargle with the mixture, and then drink it.

The reason for the Season is JESUS

2015-12-24T23:54:00.000-06:00

Wishing each of you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a BLESSED NEW YEAR for 2016!

To our MILITARY PEOPLE, I wish each of you and your families a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a SAFE and BLESSED NEW YEAR!

To Israel and my Jewish friends, I wish each of you a HAPPY HANUKKAH and for the NEW YEAR, BLESSINGS of PEACE, GOODWILL (from the CHRISTIANS in America) and may GOD keep you SAFE from DANGER, HARM!

The Legends of Christmas

2015-12-24T21:38:00.004-06:00

Christmas Wreaths
The wreaths of Christmas are very special symbols of the season. Wreaths represent a love that knows no end. Much like the wedding bands that couples exchange when married, the wreath has no beginning and no ending. So, too, the love which came down at Christmas is eternal love, and the wreaths symbolize the love of God that never ends.

The Christmas Tree Star
Christmas Star on top of the tree for the most part represents the Star of Bethlehem. Christians see candles as "Christ's Light" and the lighting of candles on Christmas Eve comes from the Jewish "Feast of Lights" or Hanukkah.

The Candy Cane
The candy cane represents one of the oldest symbols of Christmas, the shepherd's crook, for the shepherds were among the first to experience that first Christmas. The colors of the candy cane have special meaning, too. The wide red stripe represents the sacrifice of Christ, "For by his stripes we are healed." The narrow red stripes represent our own sacrifices (giving). The white stripe is a symbol of purity. The peppermint plant is a member of the hyssop family, referred to in the Old Testament as a medicinal herb used for cleansing. As you eat your candy cane, you might want to break it, as Christ's body was broken for you, and share it with a friend, thus sharing in the sweetness of the true meaning of Christmas.

Christmas tree
The Christmas tree, which is an evergreen with it's boughs stretched toward heaven, reminds us of the everlasting life that Christ came to bring sinners. The candles or lights on the tree remind us that Jesus is the light of the world.

The Holly
The holly leaves and berries from the holly bush are widely used in holiday decorations. The sharp pointy edges of the holly leaf remind us of the crown of thorns that Jesus wore upon his brow. The red berries remind us of the blood that Jesus shed.

Pleas help me put a smile on this beautiful little girl!

2015-12-11T01:58:00.002-06:00

I do not normally do things like this, but this beautiful little girl and her story has just broken my heart. The story I got was all of her family were killed in a fire, she is the only one that survived and she all most died her self. This precious little child was burnt over most of her little body. She was ask what she wanted for Christmas and she said...Christmas cards! That is all this little girl wants is Christmas card, so PLEASE help me and send her a Christmas card for Christmas and lets see if we can put a smile on her face. In the process of sending her a card PLEASE say a prayer for her and maybe even put her on your prayer list. Thank you so very much!

Her name is Safyre and the address is in above her picture. Again I thank you with all my heart!

Cold and flu season is approaching

2015-12-01T21:16:00.000-06:00

With winter coming on the cold and flu season is starting, here is some info that might help with you feeling better. I am all for the natural and homeopathy remedies. Along with uses of essential oils, herbs and minerals.

BUT PLEASE NOTE, I AM NOT A DOCTOR OF REGULAR MEDICINES and I am not saying to forgo your medical doctor or any meds you might be on/taking by any means either!

12 Genius Uses for Toothpaste

2015-11-20T23:30:00.001-06:00

12 Genius Uses for Toothpaste

By Sarah B. Weir, Shine Senior Writer/Healthy Living

Toothpaste: your new favorite household product. There's one cheap product everybody owns (or should own!) that has a bunch of clever uses around the house: toothpaste. It contains mild abrasives and detergents mixed with creamy thickening agents that keep your teeth clean and bright. We tried it and found that those same ingredients can help you MacGyver solutions to a number of messes without resorting to expensive specialized products that just end up in a cluttered pile under your kitchen sink. Don't use colored toothpaste or gels for any of the following tasks because they could leave stains. Grab a plain old tube of white — it just might become your new favorite home care product.

More on Yahoo: 5 Toothpastes Dentists Like Best

1. Polish jewelry. Apply a thin film of toothpaste to dull stones or tarnished metal with a soft toothbrush or cloth. Polish gently, rinse with water, and dry. If the tarnishing is heavy, apply a thicker coat and let it sit for an hour. Do not use toothpaste on pearls, turquoise, vintage Bakelite, or vintage rhinestones, which have softer surfaces and might get scratched.
2. Remove carpet stains. Scrub stains with a toothbrush and toothpaste. Blot with a damp cloth. Be sure to test a small section of carpet to make sure the dye doesn't come off.
3. Clean up scratched DVDs and CDs. Gently dab a small amount of toothpaste on the scratch with a cloth and buff from the center of the disk outward toward the rim. Rinse with water and dry with a microfiber cloth.
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4. Spiff up sneakers. If the rubber soles of your favorite kicks are getting scuffed, scrub them with toothpaste using a toothbrush or nailbrush. Ditto for white leather shoes. Be sure to do a patch test with white canvas.
5. Banish water rings on furniture. Oops, you forgot to use a coaster. Gently buff away the water ring with a small dab of toothpaste and a soft, slightly damp cloth. You may have to repeat the process a couple of times but don't use too much pressure and over scrub. Test on antique wood to make sure you don't damage the finish.
6. Clean the inside of grimy water bottles, baby bottles, and thermoses. We try to be green and reuse bottles, but what about when they get all gross with mysterious and unappetizing scum? Scrub with a narrow bottle brush and toothpaste, and rinse thoroughly with hot water.
7. Defog. Rub a small amount of toothpaste around the inside of goggles or a diving mask and rinse thoroughly. Do not use on goggles with special coatings such as anti-glare treatments.
8. Lift collar stains. Tackle those ugly gray stains around the collars of shirts with toothpaste and a toothbrush. Rinse and launder.
9. Scrub your nails. Manicures are great until the colored polish comes off and your nails look dingy and discolored. If your nails are stained and yellow, scrub with toothpaste applied to a nailbrush to regain their glow.
10. Patch small holes in walls. Fill thumbtack holes in drywall with a little smear of toothpaste. Smooth over the filled hole with a piece of cardboard such as a playing card. Repeat if toothpaste shrinks when it dries.
11. Deodorize your hands. Wash your hands with a squirt of toothpaste if you have been cutting garlic or onions. Do not use toothpaste on burns or on your face to clear up pimples. Despite old wives' tales and Internet advice on the efficacy of toothpaste and skin care, it contains detergents, menthol, and possible allergens, all of which could be irritants.
12. Polish the faucet. A quick toothpaste scrub gets your chrome bathroom accessories shiny again. Just don't overdo it — chrome plate can get worn away over time.

While toothpaste is gentler than a traditional cleaning scrub like Comet, it typically contains about 50 percent abrasive materials. With all this inspiration, it may be tempting to run around with an industrial-sized tube scrubbing stains and scuffs with abandon, but start with small patches and dab, rub, and buff with a light touch.

Ventricular tachycardia "IS LIFE THREATENING!"

2015-09-06T17:44:00.001-05:00

Ventricular tachycardia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Classification[edit]

12 lead electrocardiogram showing a run of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT)

Ventricular tachycardia can be classi fied based on its morphology:

Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia means that the appearance of all the beats match each other in each lead of a surface electrocardiogram (ECG).

Scar related monomorphic ventricular tachycardia is the most common type and a frequent cause of death in patients who have survived a heart attack or myocardial infarction especially if they have weak heart muscle.^[1]
RVOT tachycardia is a type of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia originating in the right ventricular outflow tract. RVOT morphology refers to the characteristic pattern of this type of tachycardia on an ECG.

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, on the other hand, has beat-to-beat variations in morphology. This may appear as a cyclical progressive change in cardi ac axis, previously referred to by its French name torsades de pointes ("twisting of the points"). However, currently the term torsades is reserved for polymorphic VT occurring in the context of a prolonged resting QT interval.

Another way to classify ventricular tachycardias is the duration of the episodes: Three or more beats in a row on an ECG that originate from the ventricle at a rate of more than 100 beats per minute constitute a ventricular tachycardia.

If the fast rhythm self-terminates within 30 seconds, it is considered a non-sustained ventricular tachycardia.
If the rhythm lasts more than 30 seconds, it is known as a sustained ventricular tachycardia (even if it terminates on its own after 30 seconds).

Pathophysiology[edit]

The morphology of the tachycardia depends on its cause.

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, on the other hand, is most commonly caused by abnormalities of ventricular muscle repolarization. The predisposition to this problem usually manifests on the ECG as a prolongation of the QT interval. QT prolongation may be congenital or acquired. Congenital problems include Long QT syndrome and Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Acquired problems are usually related to drug toxicity or electrolyte abnormalities, but can occur as a result of myocardial ischemia. Class III anti-arrhythmic drugs such as sotalol and amiodarone prolong the QT interval and may in some circumstances be pro-arrhythmic. Other relatively common drugs including some antibiotics and antihistamines may also be a danger, particularly in combination with one another. Problems with blood levels of potassium, magnesium and calcium may also contribute. High dose magnesium is often used as an antidote in cardiac arrest protocols.

Diagnosis[edit]

The diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia is made based on the rhythm seen on either a 12 lead ECG or a telemetry rhythm strip. It may be very difficult to differentiate between ventricular tachycardia and a wide-complex supraventricular tachycardia in some cases. In particular, supraventricular tachycardias with aberrant conduction from pre-existing bundle branch block are commonly misdiagnosed as ventricular tachycardia. Other rarer phenomena include ashman beats and antedromic atrioventricular re-entry tachcyardias.^{[citation needed]}

Treatment[edit]

Synchronized electrical cardioversion[edit]

Defibrillation[edit]

Cardiac ablation[edit]

Catheter ablation is a key therapeutic modality for patients with recurrent VT.^[6]

Antiarrhythmic drug therapy[edit]

Drugs such as amiodarone or procainamide may be used in addition to defibrillation to terminate VT while the underlying cause of the VT can be determined. As hypomagnesia is a common cause of VT, stat dose magnesium sulphate can be given for torsades or if hypomagnesemia is found/suspected.

Long term anti-arrhythmic therapy may be indicated to prevent recurrence of VT. Beta-blockers and a number of class III anti-arrhythmics are commonly used. Lidocaine is now being replaced by amiodarone as the first line anti-arrhythmic treatment of VT.

I have a granddaughter that has this awful heart disease, and we have almost lost her three times. She went into heart failure with in hours after giving birth to her second baby which was almost four yrs. ago now (in December). Since all of this has happened we have heard or known someone that has had the same thing happened to them and also right after in 95% of cases the birth of a second baby! The doctors (for the most part) do not know about this, or are not familiar with this happening to young women that has given birth. Listening to the news and keeping up with this more now that it's happened in my family has definitely made all of us more aware of this and thereby we pay more attention to when we hear about it on the news or other programs. This heart disease can cause a host of other problems along with it...such as seizures that are no epileptic and or not regular pseudo seizures. I had no idea there were so many different types of seizures until this happened.

My granddaughter that's has this just lost a friend from the same thing because she wasn't diagnosed correctly! My granddaughter wasn't either in the beginning...and it's hard to find a doctor to listen and that will take the time to see what is going on. The Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale AZ. is where she was correctly diagnosed and has her surgery. We live in Texas but had to take her all the way there to get the help she needed! THIS IS VERY SAD, because she had gone to Trinity Mother Frances,
Presbyterian and Baylor hospitals. How very sad is that?

My granddaughter is still unable to work or take care of her two beautiful kids. She does try very hard to take care of her kids, as much as she possibly can. She does have some good days, but most of the time it's all she can do to help herself. She was 23 yrs. old when this happened and is now 27. Her faith has gotten her through and knowing that her belief in GOD is great, that he is there with her and her precious babies I feel is one of the main reasons my beautiful granddaughter is still here with us fighting as hard as she does!

I hope that this information helps someone.

You are what you eat!

2015-09-03T00:18:00.002-05:00

As bad as I hate to say it...it's true!

Foods that are good for you in several ways

2015-08-18T23:26:00.005-05:00

Derma Needling

2015-08-02T04:58:00.002-05:00

This is called Derma Needling

It's also called Skin Needling
There is more info about it on my website.
www.Lastiinglooksandbodywork.com

Permanent Make Up

2015-08-02T04:52:00.003-05:00

Lips before lipliner

Lips after lipliner

Eye Brows before Eye Brows after

Eyes before liner

Eyes after eyeliner

It's so GOOD, but it's so BAD!!!!!!!!

2015-07-29T22:56:00.004-05:00

These are great carrier oils

2015-07-29T22:46:00.000-05:00

Good foods to eat and that are great for you

2015-06-22T00:13:00.000-05:00

Aromatherapy Roller Bottle Recipes

2015-06-20T22:44:00.004-05:00

Have Migraine Headaches...try SALT

2015-04-01T00:08:00.000-05:00

Stopping A Migraine With Salt In A Second

Posted by: Daily in Health, Home Remedies December 8, 2014 295,877 Views

People who suffer from migraine condition are often troubled to find different ways to get rid of the symptoms and the awful pain.

There is nothing funny about the migraine and the pain it causes, it can literally ruin your entire day and really take you down. Worse part is that some kind of migraines can’t be subsided with ordinary painkillers. Well, there is something else that does offer a great deal of help and it is very cheap. That is salt.

Using a Salt for an express relief of pain

Suffering from migraine, I think I have tried every single way I have known, heard and read about it just so I can stop the pain or at least reduce it. Pain the migraine causes it can literally turn your ordinary day into a disaster. After many failed attempts luckily I found out about the way that turned out to be very successful for me. And what’s really amazing thing about it is that I don’t have to use common known drugs.

If you decide just like me to use salt to stop the pain caused by migraine there are some basic things you should know. First one: since you’re going to use a salt, make sure it’s the best salt known in the world today. It’s called Himalayan crystal salt, and it’s scientifically proven to be the best for it’s extremely rich composition of minerals, elements and electrolytes. There are 118 elements known in the science today and this kind of salt contains 84 of them, so you do the math why it’s the best salt known to be out there. What this kind of salt does is simply reduces intensity of the pain, makes our immune system stronger by giving balance to the production of hormone called serotonin, which also results in increased energy levels. Another benefit of this salt is that it increases the presence of alkaline and electrolytes in our body system by keeping things in balance.

The whole process of using it it’s extremely easy.

Simply pour the lemon juice in a glass, add one teaspoon Himalayan crystal salt in it and drink it! It really does work incredibly. You can try with a small amount: by squeezing only half a lemon first and adding 1/2 teaspoon of this salt. Works for most people

A Real woman!

2015-03-15T02:12:00.001-05:00