Healthy Living

About Hepatitis B

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:01:00 +0000

Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepadnavirus which can cause acute or chronic inflammation of the liver are in a minority of cases may progress to sirosi liver or liver cancer. Treatment of hepatitis B more and more developed by various countries and became one of the World Health Organization's attention.

The cause of hepatitis was not merely a virus. Drug toxicity, and exposure to various chemicals such as carbon tetrachloride, chlorpromazine, chloroform, arsenic, phosphorus, and other substances used as medicine in the modern industry, can also cause hepatitis. These chemical substances may be ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin of the patient. Neutralize toxins circulating in the blood are the liver works. If a lot of toxic chemicals that enter the body, the liver can be damaged so that it can no longer neutralize the other toxins.

Hepatitis B virus interfere with liver function and activate the immune system, which produces a specific reaction to combat the virus. As a consequence of pathological damage, the liver becomes inflamed. A small percentage of infected people can not get rid of the virus and become chronic infections. If there are people who are undergoing treatment of hepatitis B in a state like this, should be wary because these people are at high risk of death from liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. (From :turunberatbadan.com)

Effect of Sleep Quality

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:11:00 +0000

Good quality night's sleep can reduce stress, produce new energy. enhance the body's ability to burn fat / lose weight. During sleep, the body metabolize carbohydrates efficiently for use as a source of energy. Poor sleep habits cause hormonal imbalance that affects the body's metabolism.

"Lack of sleep disrupt metabolism and cause fat deposits to increase, and the effect is weight gain," he said. "Lack of sleep triggers hunger and increase appetite. In fact, not infrequently provoke emotional hunger."

Efforts to improve the quality of a good sleep is to sports. Exercise increases the chances of sleeping soundly, by pressing the stress hormones in the body. These conditions cause the blood vessels relax, thereby lowering blood pressure.

Prostate Disorders

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:46:00 +0000

Men who have frequently complained about the elderly can not help urinating. The desire to urinate, especially at night, continue to emerge. The symptoms to look out for. Moreover, when the urinary frequency is high enough and accompanied by other symptoms, such as urine tough it out and it hurt.
Many elderly men who experience these symptoms. After inspection it turns out to crash on his prostate. This disorder is experienced by the majority of men aged over 40 years.
The prostate is a male sex gland located below the bladder and surrounds the urinary tract (urethra). The size of this organ for hazelnut seeds with diameter of four centimeters. Increasing age, the size of the prostate will be getting bigger. In men aged 25-30 years the prostate reached maximum weight, about 25 grams.
The prostate plays an important role in producing the seminal fluid. There are several problems that often occur in the prostate. According to some references, about 90 percent of men aged 40 years and over experiencing problems in the form of an enlarged prostate gland. This is commonly called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH (benign prostate hyperplasia).
If interference occurs, must be addressed immediately because it can progress to inflammation of the prostate. And if not well treated, can become cancerous prostate. This can occur if the intake of foods containing beta-carotene, lignans, and vitamin E, low.
In the early stages, prostate disorder characterized by pain in your lower abdomen when to stop urinating. The pain is to cause a cold perspiration.
Other symptoms are less smooth flow of urine and incomplete. So the desire to urinate high. In the 10-20 times a day and night could urinate. Then the fever and body weight dropped drastically. These symptoms usually appear after a disturbance in the prostate gets worse and develop into inflammation of the prostate (prostatis).
To avoid disruption of the prostate, men aged 40 years and over need to pay attention to some of the following:

1. Running a healthy lifestyle. The simplest way is to eat fruits that contain antioxidants that are important to the prostate, such as tomatoes, avocados, and nuts.

2. Inadequate needs essential fats. Omega-3 fatty acids, and minerals zinc can reduce symptoms of prostate disorders. Foods that are rich in catechins, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (epigallocatechinsgallate), selenium, sulforafan, and vitamin C boosting the immune system and eliminate toxins trigger cancer (carcinogenic). Not only that, these substances also increase the formation of enzymes buster tumor cells and cancer, including prostate cancer.

3. Frequently eating cabbage. Some research says that men who frequently eat cabbage are less at risk of getting prostate disorders.

4. Check with prostate health to the doctor regularly. This is to anticipate the emergence of disorders of the prostate.

About Clavus or Athlete's Foot

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:38:00 +0000

Clavus or athlete’s foot is a thickening of the skin that usually arises on the surface of the foot, due to continuous pressure and friction on the foot. Besides the comfort, the clavus is also associated with one another disease, one of which is a nerve disorder. Therefore, the clavus need to be handled appropriately.
According dr. Irawati Hawari, Sp.S, neurologist from the Mental Health Center Hawari &Associates, Jakarta, clavus occur due to nerve abnormalities of blood vessels. Symptoms, chronic pain and injury. Sometimes, this pain caused by peripheral nerve disorders. Eyelets can also be an illness that can result from diabetes.
Meanwhile Riani Susanto, ND, CT, naturopathic in Jakarta, causing the clavus, among others, is the foundation of unequal weight. It could also be due to streptococcal bacterial infection and alkalinity of the body out of balance.
He therefore suggested to maintain the levels of acid-base balance with vegetable juice. Avoid greasy and sweet foods. Apply tree oil or vitamin E mixed with the crushed garlic. After ward, use 100 percent cotton socks.
To prevent the clavus to dawn, wear shoes with good cushioning your feet, keep your ideal weight, and select the appropriate footwear.

Knowing Elephantiasis

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:34:00 +0000

Filariasis is an infectious disease (Elephant Leg Disease) caused by filarial worms transmitted by various species of mosquitoes.This disease is chronic (chronic) and if not treated can cause permanent disability in the form of enlargement of the legs, arm sand genitals of both women and men. As a result patients can not work optimally even dependent on others.

A person can be infected or infected with the disease elephantiasis if the person is bitten by an infective mosquito is a mosquito-containing III-stage larvae (L3). Mosquito gets a small filarial worms (microfilariae) while sucking the blood of patients or animals containing the microfilaria reservoir containing the microfilaria. Transmission of the disease cycle kaiki this elephant through two stages of a development in the mosquito (vector) and the second stage of development in the human body (host) and reservoair.

Mass treatment of endemic areas carried out by using drugs Carbamazine Diethyl citrate (DEC) combined with Albenzol once a year for 5 / 10 years.

About Diarrhea

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:29:00 +0000

Diarrhea is a disease when patients experience frequent bowel movements and still have excessive water content. Diarrhea is the most common cause of death for children under five, killing more than 1.5 million people per year.

Until now, diarrhea remains a major cause of stomach illness and death in infants and children. Currently morbiditasi (illness)diarrhea in the World is still at 195 per 1,000 population and this figure is a figure that is still very high.

Diarrheal disease in infants and children, obstruct the development of the child which may ultimately reduce the quality of life of children in the future.

Diarrhea can cause death. Death is caused, because the loss of body fluids due to dehydration electrolyte. Then, it is known that bacteria cause diarrhea and vomiting is Vibrio Cholera El Tor biotype and in accordance with the name of the cause is the occurrence of outbreaks often occur at that time was more popular with the term El-Tor Cholera outbreak.

About Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:25:00 +0000

Disease Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a disease caused by dengue virus is transmitted through the bite of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which causes disturbances in capillary blood vessels and the blood clotting system, resulting in bleeding-bleeding.

The disease is commonly found tropical areas like Southeast Asia, India, Brazil, the United States including in all corners of Indonesia, except in places a height of more than 1000 meters above sea level. Physicians and other health workers are often wrong in the diagnosis, because the initial symptoms resemble flu and other diseases such as typhoid (typhoid). The disease is transmitted through the bite of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

Knowing Anthrax

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:23:00 +0000

Anthrax is a disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus antrhacis that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Examples of animals that can transmit the disease, among others, cows, goats and sheep. Although the disease is not contagious among humans, the disease is very dangerous because it can infect the lungs, skin and digestive tract.

Symptoms can appear within 12 hours to 5 days after infection with the bacteria. Skin infection begins as a red-brown lumps of enlarged with swelling around it. Bumps turn into blisters and crusty. Patient felt unwell, muscle ache, headache, fever and nausea.

Skin infections were treated with injections of penicillin or tetracycline or erythromycin orally. While infection of the lung treated with intravenous penicillin. Corticosteroids are used to reduce lung inflammation.

About Monkeypox

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:30:00 +0000

The term monkey pox is relatively not as popular as smallpox other terms mentioned above. The disease is the scientific name is bullous impetigo, or some are calling vesikulo-bullous impetigo. In contrast toother types of smallpox caused by a viral infection, monkey pox is caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Clinically, the patient does not have a fever or general symptoms such as chickenpox or herpes zoster. The symptoms one gets is that the emergence of bubbles, especially in the armpits, chest, and back. It is fast emerging bubble burst and the amount is not so much, but often accompanied by miliaria (prickly heat). This disease is not as heavy as other diseases, because only limited to the skin layer. But of course it does not mean do not need to be treated. Moreover, because the cause is bacterial, the antibiotics necessary to destroy it rubbed on the affected place.

Some say, the disease is called monkey pox, causes abnormalities in the skin that looks to the layman is more or less similar to smallpox. While the origin is associated with monkeys, presumably because most skin itch once and often cause sufferers scratching his body constantly ... like a monkey.

About Snakepox (Herpes Zoster)

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:25:00 +0000

Despite its name the snakepox, the disease is not caused by a snake. Snakepox are common names for the disease Herpes Zoster. This disease is a form of reactivation disease chickenpox (varicella) who had suffered one before. Please note, if a person exposed to varicella-zoster virus infection for the first time, it will arise chickenpox disease. After recovery, the virus does not disappear entirely from the patient's body, but dwells in the patient's body, precisely in peripheral nerve ganglion sufferer. The virus that resides in the patient's body may reappear at any time and cause a disease called Herpes Zoster. Although there is a virus in his body, but most people do not experience disease Herpes Zoster. This is due to good body resistance that can suppress the virus is evolving. Conversely, in people who durability are declining, not infrequently the disease suddenly appeared to attack. Symptoms that occur in this disease is initially similar to chickenpox, the fever and body feels sore. Furthermore, slightly different from the chickenpox disease, although the same virus that causes it.

In the Herpes Zoster, bubbles appear in a group that resembles the line width on the basis of skin redness, which emerged from the back of the body and spread toward the front on one side of the body. Perhaps because the picture of disorder that such a picture of this snake, then there is called a snakepox. Actually, these bubbles can appear anywhere on the body, including the face, but most often from the back to the chest. There is a myth that says, if a row of bubbles emerging from both sides of the body, and both ends meet, it will be fatal consequences. This myth is not appropriate, but there are elements of truth here. Clearly, the rows of bubbles are generally appear only on one side only. When it comes to appear on both sides, meaning infectious disease is severe, and durability of the patient's body in a state of very weak and bad. Surely such a physical condition that it does have risks that can be fatal. Although rare, such cases can be found in patients receiving immunosuppressant therapy (suppression of the immune system) in long-term high doses or in people with HIV / AIDS.

About Varicella or Chickenpox

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:34:00 +0000

Chickenpox, although the name is similar to smallpox, is a different disease. Chickenpox, in medical language is called 'varicella', and in English is called chicken pox. The disease is caused by a virus called varicella-zoster virus. Similar to smallpox, the symptoms that appear equally there is fever. However, there are differences in the bubble that appears: small and not simultaneously, starting from the patient's body and then spread to other limbs. In general, the disease chicken pox is much lighter and not as dangerous as smallpox. Vaccination disease is actually already quite long, but no one has done a lot in Indonesia. Chickenpox vaccination until this day has not become part of the basic immunization program will be required, given the cost is still expensive so not everyone is able to reach them. Indonesian Pediatric Association (IDAI) currently chickenpox immunization schedule is for children aged 10 years and over, if it has not had chicken pox. However, if desired, and indeed capable, be given the vaccine already after 1 year of age, and repeated 10 years later to protect it as adults.

About Smallpox Or Variola

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:29:00 +0000

Variola / smallpox is caused by (pox virus) has been there since many centuries ago and are very contagious. Symptoms that occur for those who are infected are fever, and bubbles appear simultaneously at a pus-filled skin of the face, hands, feet, and finally the entire body. The disease is often fatal, especially if the infant or the elderly. For those who can heal anything, scars on the skin will give the form pockmarks. Fortunately, this disease no longer exists in the world.
In the 19th century, the worldwide effort to eradicate the disease by immunization. In the region of Indonesia, smallpox immunization has been conducted since 1856, by the Indian Government - Netherlands. After a long process and hard work, eventually the disease is not found anymore in Indonesia since 1974 and the subsequent WHO Indonesia set free from smallpox. Thanks to the cooperation of all the world, finally in 1980 the world was declared free of smallpox. Along with the destruction of smallpox, the last from then on no longer needed smallpox vaccination. News and discussion was increasingly disappearing. No wonder, finally there are also some lay people who have never heard of and unfamiliar with the disease was smallpox.

Blood and Vitamin K

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:58:00 +0000

Vitamin K is an essential requirement for the synthesis of several proteins including the clotting of blood.This vitamin is also called the coagulation vitamin. This vitamin is in charge of maintaining consistency of blood flow and freeze them when needed. Fat-soluble vitamins also play an important role in bone formation and maintenance of the kidney.

Vitamin K found in three different forms. The first is vitamin K1 or phylloquinone, which is kind of invented and produced by the plants. The second is referred to as K2 or menaquinone, which produced beneficial bacteria in the digestive system. And the third is a K3 or menadione, which is vitamin-made for those who are unable to absorb from food.

Most sources of vitamin K in the body is synthesized by bacteria in the digestive system, but you can get vitamin K from foods such as liver, vegetables, green leafy, cruciferous vegetables cabbage (cabbage) and milk.

Vitamin K is also found in high concentrations in soy milk, green tea, milk cows, and beef and liver. The types of probiotic foods, like yogurt that contains active healthy bacteria, can help stimulate the production of this vitamin.

About Vitamin E

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:16:00 +0000

Vitamin E (tocopherols), vitamins are soluble in both fat. Vitamin E can protect the body from free radicals. Vitamin E also helps prevent heart disease, reduce fatigue, reduce PMS, helps slow the aging due to oxidation and facilitate the supply of oxygen to the blood until the whole organ

Vitamin E also strengthens capillary walls of blood vessels and prevent the destruction of red blood cells due to toxins. This vitamin also helps prevent sterility and destrofi muscle. Vitamin E is also known as tocopherol, particularly alpha tocopherol on the molecule.

Vitamin E is absorbed in the digestive tract by silomikron through silomikron transport in the liver and then absorbed by the uptake silomikron. the liver can convert vitamin E into VLDL. Place of vitamin E is main storage in adipose tissue. The main function of vitamin E in the body is as natural antioxidants mambuang free radicals and oxygen molecules. in particular, vitamin E is also important in preventing peroxidation of membrane unsaturated fatty acids. Vitamin E and C associated with the effectiveness of each antioxidant.

Active alpha-tocopherol can be regenerated by interaction with vitamin C, which inhibits oxidation of free peroxysalts radicals. Alternatively, alpha-tocopherol can get rid of two free radicals and convert it into glucuronat peroxysalts when excretion in the kidney.

Deficiency of this vitamin can cause the body not powered, decreased sexual activity, abnormal fat deposits in muscles, changes in liver and muscle degeneration, dry skin, and increased risk of cancer.

Bone and Vitamin D

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:03:00 +0000

Warrant concern, low vitamin D levels in the blood circulation was at high risk of developing diabetes condition, according to a recent study conducted in Australia. Vitamin D is produced by the body in response to exposure to sunlight and also provided naturally in some foods, like eggs, cod and salmon. This vitamin, collaborating with calcium, known to its role as a bone builder. Calcium was also believed to participate in the release of insulin.

Skin and Vitamin C

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:22:00 +0000

One effort to improve the immunity is by taking vitamin C. Immunity can be decreased when you have high activity and irregular eating patterns. In addition, free radicals form of pollution or cigarette smoke may also lower the body's immunity. It is caused by free radicals can damage body cells.

Vitamin C as an antioxidant can improve the body's cells and tissues damaged skin from free radicals. Besides vitamin C can improve blood circulation and trigger the formation of skin collagen so skin looks more fresh and beautiful. Consuming the right amount of vitamin C regularly can impede the aging process, smooths the skin, and inhibits the formation of tironase enzymes that serve as building blocks of skin pigment.

Vitamin C can be found in certain vegetables or fruits that tastes sour, like orange, pineapple, or mango. Consuming high doses of vitamin C (vitamin supplements) orally can cause stomach problems, so you must be careful

About Vitamin B6

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:16:00 +0000

Vitamin B6 or also called pyridoxine, and niacin, tolat acid and cobalamin plays helped move several vitalfunctions in the human body. Every day our body requires 0.2 mg of vitamin B6 to produce about 60 kinds of essential enzymes. This vitamin should not be consumed in excess because it would be toxic to the body.

Foods that are rich in protein such as eggs, fish, poultry and meat are also sources of foods rich in vitaminB6. In addition, you can also find vitamin B6 in breads, cereals, and fruits.

About Vitamin A

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:58:00 +0000

Vitamin A is one of the micronutrients needed by the body. Vitamin A is useful to increase body resistance(immunity) and eye health.

Vitamin A deficiency can cause a person susceptible to disease or infection. Children who suffer from lack of vitamin A, when stricken with measles, diarrhea or other infectious diseases, the disease will get worse and can lead to death. Infection will inhibit the body's ability to absorb nutrients and at the same time be completely eroded store of vitamin A in the body. Lack of vitamin A for long periods will also cause interference with the eye, and if children do not get immediate vitamin A will result in blindness.

Vitamin A can be obtained from milk or foods of animal origin (milk, chicken, liver, eggs) or from green vegetables from red and yellow fruits (mango, papaya)

In an emergency, where food has become very limited natural resources, supplementation of vitamin A capsules to be very important to increase body resistance against diseases.

Good Food and Exercise For Pregnant Women

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:40:00 +0000

Proper diet can help improve the health of pregnant women and fetuses. Active sports (gymnastics pregnancy, morning walk or afternoon) during pregnancy will help a pregnant woman feel more easily through the period of 9 months of pregnancy and will help to expedite the process of childbirth. Examples of some very good food consumed during pregnancy

Salmon Fish and Fish Oil

Salmon and fish oil are very rich in Omega-3 that is needed by the growth of brain, eye and vision development in the fetus, especially during the last trimester of pregnancy.

Chicken

Chicken or turkey meat contains plenty of protein but low in fat. Protein is needed for growth and development in the fetus and low fat to maintain body weight of pregnant wnita

Yogurt

Contains a lot of calcium needed for bone growth in fetuses.

Whole Wheat Bread

Rich in fiber that helps pregnant women's health, Zinc helps the formation of new cells and the immune system, and vitamin B.

Red Meat

Cow or goat meat is needed to form red blood cells in the fetus and preventing anemia or blood deficiency in pregnant women.

Besides food, sports activities can also help pregnant women keep in shape and relieve pain in pregnancy. Some examples of sports which is recommended during pregnancy.

Walk

One of cardiovascular exercise that is recommended for pregnant women. Relaxed way to help keep in shape without having obtained a pain in the knee and ankle, is also very easily be done virtually anywhere and secure in times of pregnancy.

Swimming

Consultant Health and fitness experts believe that swimming as a sport is the best and most safe for pregnant women. Swimming is ideal because it involves the large muscles of the hands and feet, giving a lighter sensation despite the increase in body weight due to pregnancy.

Stretching

Stretching is very good done to relax the muscles in the body, relaxation and prevent muscle tension resulting in pain, stiffness, and muscle pain

Pregnant women who take the time to exercise during pregnancy is usually better, comfortable and enjoy during their pregnancy, and have more stamina and faster in the healing process after childbirth.

Understanding Epilepsy

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:56:00 +0000

Most parents panic when their child's doctor sentenced suffering from epilepsy. In fact, the correct and regular treatment can reduce, even eliminate epileptic seizures.

Epilepsy, according to dr. Mohamad Saekhu, SpBS, from the Department of Neurosurgery Faculty of medicine-RSCM Jakarta, does not normally occur due to electrical activity in the brain. This causes seizures and behavioral changes and loss of consciousness. The signs can include loss of consciousness for some time, convulsions, tongue stuck out, salivation, shaking or sudden black out.

There are two types of epilepsy are known, namely generalized epilepsy, a loss of consciousness, convulsions throughout the body until foamy drooling and snoring breath, and muscle contraction that resulted in the patient suddenly fell or threw the object he was holding.

Also known as partial epilepsy demonstrated by a sense of tingling or a feeling familiar to the one place that lasted several minutes or hours. It could also, feeling like a dream, impaired memory, hallucinations, or empty the mind. Often followed by repeating the words, daydreaming, and run around aimlessly.

Most people with epilepsy due to hereditary factors. Children born to families with epilepsy, tend to suffer from epilepsy as well. Furthermore, epilepsy can also be caused by various diseases that interfere with brain function.

"Epilepsy can occur because of abnormalities of brain formation (congenital), infectious disease that causes inflammation of the brain, a tumor in the brain, step over and over, metabolic disorders, and there is no known cause," said dr.Saekhu.

People with epilepsy are mostly children, but epilepsy can also appear in adulthood. According dr.Hanif Tobias, neurosurgeon from FKUI / RSCM, cases of epilepsy in adults usually occurs because of infection or head trauma due to traffic accidents that cause brain bruise.

Seizure free

According dr.Saekhu, drugs given to patients with epilepsy are not directly cure epilepsy, but merely to control or dilute the attack, even eliminate them. "The main goal of epilepsy treatment is seizure free," he explained.

A people with epilepsy generally require the drug to no longer exist attacks within a certain time, depending on the type of epilepsy, past history of epilepsy, and brain electrical recordings.

Surgery can be done if the treatment given to epilepsy patients do not reduce complaints. "At the RSCM, surgery can be performed if MRI shows no gliomas or benign tumors," added dr.Hanafi. Despite surgery, but patients with epilepsy still required to take anti-seizure medication.

What is important to know the parents, epilepsy does not always result in deterioration of intelligence in people. Children can also can move normally like other healthy children as long as it regularly taking the drug.

Knowing Stroke

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:50:00 +0000

Is it a stroke?

Stroke disease is a disorder of brain function due to blood flow to the brain is impaired (reduced). As a result, nutrients and oxygen to the brain dbutuhkan not fulfilled properly. Causes of stroke There are 2 kinds, namely the existence of blockages in blood vessels (thrombus), and the presence of a ruptured blood vessel.

Generally a stroke suffered by the elderly, because of the aging process causes the hardening and narrowing of blood vessels (arteriosclerosis) and the presence of fats that clog arteries (atherosclerosis). But several recent cases show an increase of cases of stroke that occur during adolescence and childbearing age (15-40 years). In this group, a major cause of stroke is a stress, drug abuse, alcohol, heredity, and an unhealthy lifestyle.

Cause of stroke

In the case of stroke adolescence, genetic factors (heredity) is the major cause of stroke. Frequently encountered cases of stroke caused by blood vessel is fragile and easily broken, or blood system disorders such as hemophilia and thalassemia disease are inherited by the parent of the patient. Meanwhile, if a family member with diabetes (diabetes), hypertension (high blood pressure), and heart disease, stroke likely become greater in the other family members.

Other causes of stroke are foods with high levels of bad cholesterol (Low Density Lipoprotein) is very high. Cholesterol this evil there is a lot on junk food, or fast food. In addition, other causes of stroke is a lazy habit of exercise and movement, a lot of drinking alcohol, smoking, use of narcotic and addictive substances, much less rest time, and prolonged stress. Rupture of blood vessels are also often caused by disease of high blood pressure (hypertension).

Symptoms of stroke

Early symptoms of stroke usually dizziness, head seemed to spin (like vertigo disease), then followed with a speech impairment and mouth muscles move. Other symptoms are disturbed it taste sensor (can not feel anything, such as pinched or pricked needles) and the body feels paralyzed side, and with no reflex movement. Often also occur suddenly blind or blurred vision (due to blood supply and oxygen to the eye is greatly reduced), disturbance of taste in the mouth system and the muscles of the mouth (so often encountered people with a wry face), paralysis of the muscles of the body, and disruption system memory and emotion. Often some people can not stop crying because of the paralysis of the brain controls the emotions system. It makes people act like a stroke patient psychiatric illness, but it's not. Things like this that need to be understood by the patient's family.

The healing process

There are 2 major healing process that must be patient. The first is healing with medicines in hospitals. Strict control must be done to keep the levels of bad cholesterol can be lowered and did not grow up. In addition, patients are also prohibited from eating foods that can trigger a stroke like junk food and salt (which can trigger hypertension).

The healing process is fisiotherapy second, which exercises the muscles to restore muscle function and communication function for close to its original state. Fisiotherapi conducted jointly fisiotherapi instructors, and patients must abide by the exercise done. If this fisiotherapi not be taking seriously, it can occur in permanent paralysis of the limbs that have suffered paralysis.

Healing in patients with stroke are very varied. There can be cured completely (100%), some are just 50% only. This recovery depends on whether or not severe stroke, the body condition of patient, patient compliance in undergoing the process of healing, perseverance and spirit of the patient to recover, as well as support and understanding from all family members of patients. Often found that stroke patients can recover, but suffered severe depression because their families do not want to understand and feel very disturbed with the disease (such as patient attitude does not accept the situation, the harsh treatment because patients have to clean dirt, handing the patient to the nurse who also treatspatients with a rough, and so on). This should be avoided if a family member who suffers a stroke.

Reducing Risk of Breast Cancer with Walnuts

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:51:00 +0000

Eating walnuts allegedly gives the body the essential fatty acids omega-3, anti-oxidants and phytosterols, substances that reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to a study presented at the Annual Meeting 100 2009 American Association for Cancer Research.

Phytosterol (which also called plant sterols) are a group of steroid alcohol, phytochemicals naturally found in plants.

Phytosterol-shaped white powder with a distinctive aroma that does not sting does not dissolve in water and soluble in alcohol. The substance has many benefits, such as food additives to reduce cholesterol levels, as well as in medicines and cosmetics.

Elaine Hardman, assistant professor of medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine ", said although the studies conducted on laboratory animals and not humans, people should pay attention to suggestions for eating more walnuts.

"Walnuts are better than cake, fresh fruit, or potato chips when you need a snack," said Hardman.

Hardman and his colleagues study the mice that were fed food that they expect the same with the human portion, two ounces of walnuts per day. A separate group of rats were given food that is monitored.

Examination showed standard walnut consumption is noticeably lower incident breast tumors, the number of gland tumors and tumor size.

"This laboratory mice in particular have 100% of the tumor within five months; walnut consumption inhibits tumor growth until at least three weeks," said Hardman.

Molecular analysis showed, increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids contribute to a decrease in the tumor, but some other part of walnut also gave donations.

"With the intervention of food, you see many mechanisms when dealing with a whole food," said Hardman. "It is clear that the walnuts contribute to healthy foods that can reduce breast cancer."

How to Maintain Natural Digestive Health

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:46:00 +0000

The food we eat is very influential on our digestive health. China traditionally the main principle is to eat regularly at a certain time. Often we eat, when our bodies do not need it, when we do not have enough digestive stomach acid to digest food. It makes the food is not digested properly. Experience shows that irregular eating cause digestive problems.

Some of the suggestions below, you can apply to maintain your digestive health:

1. Do not overeat, this can help your digestion to be able to digest the food properly

2. Do not chew the food too quickly, because this does not give your digestion a chance enough time to digest

3. Avoid eating in the middle of the night. Because it makes the body use energy Yin (because night work is the Yin energy), and the food is not processed again at night.

4. Excessive dietary cause weakness in your digestive and lymph.

5. Eating while walking or standing is not recommended, because it would result in blockage of your digestive energy.

6. Eating when stressed or worried, it is not good because it can cause abdominal pain and nausea. Likewise with eating when angry. If you frequently suffer from digestive disorders can be provided in your home, some of the following preparations: a drink containing lactobacillus (widely available in supermarkets), peppermint, chamomile and ginger herbal tea.

Some of the food according to Chinese medicine that can strengthen your digestion:

1. Grain

2. Sweet potatoes, is said to strengthen the internal organs and strengthen the body's energy, yam,

3. Pumpkin has a high content of various minerals and vitamins, including vitamin A, calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus.

Sitting position and overworked can weaken the spleen meridian and digestion. Morning walk on a regular basis to assist digestion. You can also try stretching exercises on the spleen meridian and intestinal / digestion. Stretching is done with the knees bent and looked into the back of the head body (eyes facing the ceiling) and supported by the hand holding the floor.

Keep your spine stretch. Smell the air and stack your weight on your hands. Your Exhale slowly, drop your head backward and always in a state of relaxation. Make sure your muscles become warm after stretching for 10 minutes. When you first might be difficult, after a week to a month you'll get used to doing it.

Often forgotten, One Of Hidden Stress Signs

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:43:00 +0000

Being forgetful can cause us to experience stress, especially if to make work is hampered. However, do not forget that sometimes we become forgetful precisely because of stress.

An old mother before the elderly, very pretty, is present in a psychological consulting room. Although the dress is very neat and harmonious, facial expressions and gestures show an extraordinary tension.

The first problem raised is the problem of memory (memory), which he said was severe. He very often forget where put the books commonly in use for teaching, forgot to put the wallet had just held, and so forth.

At first glance, the problem seems to forget that ordinary matter is also faced by other people when the more advanced age. In women it seems there is another issue that is not simple. Tension at that time is an indication that he suffered severe stress.

Elegant appearance and said words are not coherent enough to cover the stress. In addition to the strained facial expressions and gestures restless, unstable sound waves, suggesting he has a respiratory problem. He asked the psychologist was, "Do you think I look stressed out or not?"

Starting with the question psychologist regarding when he began experiencing memory problems, the mother explained that this happened since he was young, that is before graduate degree. It was a close friend commented that she suffered a setback, not as smart as before, and he himself confirmed it. We know that intelligence is a cognitive function, including memory.

Traumatic Experiences

With further question, "Is there any important events that occurred before? The mother told a series of events that began to change his life became bleak enough. He previously often become a star class (as beautiful and intelligent), becomes chairman at one of the student dormitory , was busy in various committees, is blind in terms of sexuality, then must accept the fact she was pregnant (as a boyfriend), had to get out of the dorm, put off college, married, living with a fierce in-law, busy raising a baby (at a young age), trauma in sexual relations, domestic economic problems, and so on.

Although later to settle down independently (apart from law) and the economic situation is much better, growing children, married children, even blessed with grandchildren, along the way that issue by issue still happened.

Starting from the difficulty in sexual relations (which is considered taboo to talk about), finally developed into a ravine in a relationship with her husband. Happened thirst for love, to the extent that develop into neurotic state: often experience unwarranted anxiety and compulsions in makeup. Mother is also often suffer from chronic shortness of breath, have a less harmonious relationships with colleagues, and a series of other problems.

It is not difficult to understand why the mother is known intelligent and cheerful in this youth finally have a pretty severe memory problems. This also occurs in some people who have experienced severe stress, like those who experience post-traumatic stress (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder / PTSD).

However, this does not mean that everyone who is experiencing stress (stressors) are always at risk of memory problems. There are other things that also determines the decline in memory or memory functions.

Age Factors

In the case of the mother before, factors of age, of course, also affected memory decline. Naturally when people are entering the age of middle-aged have difficulty in paying attention, learning, and recall.

In those days most people experience degenerative processes in brain nerve cells that receive duty-channel-store information or knowledge. Communication between cells of nerve (neuron) that occur when we make the process of remembering or perform other cognitive functions have been reduced or disrupted after a person has entered the age further.

Regarding the influence of the age factor, we can say that brain nerve cells are partially damaged after a person becomes older. However, we need to know that new neurons are also growing (the process of neurogenesis) throughout our lives, though not as much as the growth in childhood and adolescence. Thus, we can find any elderly people who remain effective cognitive function.

Emotion and Cognition Disorders

In addition to age factor which gives the possibility of impairment of memory function, the events of life that are very pressing that continues met with negative emotions is a trigger of cognitive decline in women over the case. In circumstances of severe stress and depression a person is likely to experience cognitive impairment (inability to understand something well, think well, including recall information well).

How did this happen? Aaron P. Nelson of Harvard Medical School who is active as practitioners who deal with issues of memory, affirms that psychological disorders such as depression, PTSD, and severe stress, can interfere with achieving optimal memory. However, when psychological problems were overcome, memory function will recover.

Depression can cause difficulty concentrating, focusing on detail, and absorb new information. Sleep disturbances that often accompany depression obvious cause cognitive problems. The results showed that in the long-term depression can cause loss of neurons in the hippocampus which is part of the brain essential for memory.

A study by Nelson accessed indicates that women who have a history of depression who constantly have a smaller hippocampus (occurring shrinkage of neurons) than women who are not depressed. She had a poor performance in verbal memory tests.

In Nelson's experience of clinical practice, a combination of psychotherapy and medication for depression and sleep disorders can resolve the issue properly and restore cognitive functions thoroughly. This is possible when the state of depression did not develop into Alzheimer's disease (a disease that has forgotten the basic neurological) that require more specialized treatment.

In the case of PTSD, memory will continually traumatic events that happened to disturb the process of acquisition of new information and recall information that had nothing to do with the trauma experienced. At issue is the occurrence of serious stress that this constant push produced hormone cortisol, which in turn damage the brain structures important for memory, namely the hippocampus and limbic system.

In the case of the general stress resulting in impaired memory, can be affirmed that the reaction of stress against the destructive. Each of us deal with stress differently. There are people who work in high pressure in the long term, but can stay awake the memory function, while others have been overwhelmed in these situations. So the question is how do we respond to stress, not the source of stress (stressors).

In this case the same effect as described above, intense stress trigger the release of the hormone cortisol which can impair memory. So the important thing is to find ways to modify the response to stress.

Some people can cope with stress with physical activity such as exercise.Some people can cope with stress by doing relaxation or meditation.Others do an introduction to stress the limits that can not be tolerated, and then assertively (firmly but politely) rejected tasks that can not bear anymore.

Causes of stress

noreply@blogger.com (riki maruf) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:35:00 +0000

Amid the bustle of work and pressure of everyday life, you may feel to control stress. However, symptoms of stress are often hidden and not showing signs.

Stevan E. Hobfoll, PhD, chairman of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Rush University Medical Center say if you have one or more of several signs of this almost every day, chances are you are stressed.

1. Headache

Experienced headaches suddenly can trigger migraine related to stress. Todd Schwedt, MD, director of Washington University Medical Center suggest that fixed set of time sleeping and eating schedule to minimize the trigger.

2. Painful monthly cycles

Dependence on drugs pain relief during menstruation every month to cope with frequent cramps caused by stress. Harvard study found women who take painkillers more than twice during the menstrual possibility of being stressed. Hormonal imbalance is a cause of stress due to decreased sympathetic nervous system activity.

3. Sore mouth parts

Pain in the jaw and teeth vibrate which usually occur during sleep can be aggravated by stress. DDS Matthew Messina, consumer adviser to the American Dental Association warned 70 percent of people who have teeth vibrate during sleep, is stressed. We recommend that you immediately consult the doctor to stop it.

4. Strange dream

Dream experience is usually positive every night so that makes you feel refreshed in the morning. Rosalind Cartwright, PhD, professor of psychology at Rush University Medical Center revealed the presence of stress, we will more often woke up and had a strange dream. Good sleeping habits, about 7-8 hours and avoid caffeine and alcohol help you sleep more soundly.

5. Bleeding gums

According to the analysis of Brazilian scientists, people who experience stress at risk of having periodontal disease. Increased stress hormone cortisol interfere with immune response and allows the bacteria to attack the gums. If you work long hours, brush your teeth more often. "To protect your mouth, you should exercise and sleep more for a low stress level," said Preston Miller, DDS, former president of the American Academy of Periodontology.

6. Pimple

Stress increases inflammation that causes acne, said Gil Yosipovitch, MD, clinical professor of dermatology at Wake Forest University. To get rid of pimples, use salicylic acid lotion to help exfoliate the skin or benzoyl peroxide that kills bacteria. When these medicines do not work, contact your doctor.

7. Sweet snack snacking

Stress hormones trigger women taking sweet foods like chocolate. As a result, the mouth feel is sweet. University of Pennsylvania researchers found that pre-menopausal women eat more chocolate and sugary foods during times of stress than women who entered menopause.

8. Itchy skin and allergies

A recent study of 2000 Japanese people found that those with chronic itch twice as likely to be exposed stress than those who do not. According to experts, feeling anxious or tense aggravate skin conditions such as dermatitis, eczema, and psoriasis.

"Activate the stress response of nerve fibers and causes the sensation of itch," said Yosipovitch said. People experiencing stress are also vulnerable to more severe allergic reactions than normal people.

9. Stomach ache

Stress can also cause abdominal pain, back pain and insomnia. Study of 1653 people found the people to have adequate stress three times higher risk of experiencing abdominal pain than people who are relaxing.