Healthy Life

How to Eliminate Neck Pain ???

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:03:00 +0000

If you ever feel the pain in the neck, certainly very uncomfortable. Neck pain is a symptom caused by the pressure (stress) in soft tissues, bones, or joints of the cervical spine (cervical spine) or adjacent structures.

Usually people who menederi neck pain because of trauma, poor posture, and frequent heavy lifting.

Some ways we can do relieve pain in the neck, among others:

1. Frequent rest. Reduce solid activity.
2. Sit properly. If we wanted to sit longer, are suggested to wear a back pad cushion for the position of the bone is maintained. Also useful for maintaining the arch bone in your body.
3. Perform stretching and exercises, like stretching the neck muscles with Lift shoulder (shoulder-shoulder) up and down.
4. Stretching the chest wall muscles and strengthening the muscles around the auto-and rear shoulder blades for Facebook to promote and balance the body untu neck support.
5. Do not often lift heavy burden on the shoulders for too long. because it can make the bones become weak.

How to prevent Osteoporosis

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Tue, 10 May 2011 08:54:00 +0000

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that is often experienced by older people. This diseasecan be prevented from now, so that later we can still do activities that we want to dowithout having burdened by disease. Some ways to prevent the occurrence ofosteoporosis is as follows :
1. Often Motion Agency

Research shows that people who actively do whatever activities have stronger bonesthan people who just stay quiet or less active.

2. Enough Calcium Consumption

Adding calcium in the body is essential for bone growth and increase the bone in the body. By consuming milk is very good for the bones of your body.

3. Limit salt use kitchen salt (NaCl)
Consisting of elements from sodium (Na) and chloride (Cl). Consumption of sodium(sodium) is excessive, both derived from salt and monosodium glutamate (MSG) canhave a negative impact on health.

Prevent osteoporosis from now, to care of your body ..

Risks Of Smoking For Your Health

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Mon, 09 May 2011 13:27:00 +0000

Healthy life expectancy without smoking is to us all. Health is the most precious thing in life. From year to year has increased the number of smokers in the world, so it needed attention for all of us to be able to reduce and prevent it as it can disrupt your health.

According to the research, someone who smoked daily smoking may increase the risk of laryngeal cancer, lung, throat, oral cavity, pregnancy disorders and heart disease.

Tidah smoking harmful for smokers only active but also passive smoking can harm or the people around him. because it can be inhaled cigarette smoke on people - people around you that can lead to serious chronic diseases such as experienced smokers.

CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE

Cigarettes must not be separated from raw materials of manufacture, namely tobacco.In Indonesia, tobacco plus clove and other ingredients are mixed to make clove cigarettes. Besides cigarettes, tobacco can also be used as hand-rolled cigarettes, cigarettes, cigars, tobacco pipes, and smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco or chewing tobacco).

Gas component of cigarette smoke is carbon monoxide, ammonia, acid hidrosianat, nitrogen oxides, and formaldehyde. Particle form of tar, indole, nicotine, karbarzol, and cresol. These substances are toxic, irritating, and cause cancer (carcinogens).

Nicotine

Substances most frequently discussed and researched people, poison the body's nerves, increase blood pressure, cause constriction of peripheral blood vessels, and cause addiction and dependence on the wearer. Levels of 4-6 mg of nicotine inhaled by adults every day can make a person addicted. In the United States, white cigarettes on the market had higher levels of 8-10 mg of nicotine per stem, while in Indonesia, 17 mg nicotine yield per stem.

BLACK LEAD (Pb)

Lead generated by a cigarette of 0.5 ug. A packet of cigarettes (20 cigarettes contents) which sucked out in one day will generate 10 ug. While the danger threshold of lead that enters the body is 20 mcg per day. It is conceivable, when a heavy smoker smoked an average of 2 packs of cigarettes per day, how many of these harmful substances into the body!

GAS carbon monoxide (CO)

Carbon Monoxide has a strong tendency to bind to hemoglobin in red blood cells.Supposedly, this hemoglobin binds with oxygen which is essential for respiration of body cells, but because the CO gas is stronger than oxygen, the CO gas is captured place "in the" hemoglobin. Be, hemoglobin coupled with CO gas. CO gas levels in the blood of nonsmokers is less than 1 percent, while the blood of smokers to reach 4-15 percent. Many times over!

TAR

Tar is a collection of thousands of chemicals in the solid component of cigarette smoke, and is a carcinogen. At the time of cigarettes smoked, the tar into the oral cavity as a dense vapor. Once cool, it will become solid and form a brown precipitate on the surface of the teeth, respiratory tract, and lungs. Precipitation varies between 3-40 mg per cigarette, while the levels of tar in cigarettes range from 24-45 mg.

IMPACT OF THE LUNGS

Smoking can cause changes in the structure and function of airway and lung tissue. In large airways, mucous cells enlarge (hypertrophy) and mucus gland multiply (hyperplasia). In small airways, there was mild inflammation due to increased cell constriction and mucus buildup. In lung tissue, an increase in the number of inflammatory cells and damage to the alveoli.

Due to changes in the anatomy of the airways, in smokers there will be changes in lung function with all kinds of clinical symptoms. This became the main basis of the occurrence of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (PPOM). It says smoking is the leading cause of occurrence of PPOM, including pulmonary emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and asthma.

The relationship between smoking and lung cancer have been studied in 4-5 decades.Found a strong association between cigarette smoking, particularly cigarettes, with the incidence of lung cancer. Some even expressly stated that the cigarettes as the main cause of lung cancer.

Cigarette smoke particles, such as benzopiren, dibenzopiren, and urethane, known as a carcinogen. Tar is also associated with risk of cancer. Compared with nonsmokers, the possibility arises of lung cancer in smokers reach 10-30 times more frequently.

IMPACT ON HEART

Many studies have shown a link smoking with coronary heart disease (CHD). Of the 11 million deaths per year in industrialized countries, the WHO reports That More Than Half (6 million) due to blood circulation disorders, in the which 2.5 million acres coronary heart disease and 1.5 million acres of stroke. MOH survey in 1986 and 1992, have increased mortality from heart disease from 9.7 percent (ranked third) to 16 percent (ranked first)

Diligently Eating Tomato Exchange Protecting skin Like Wear Sunscreen

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Mon, 09 May 2011 04:15:00 +0000

Benefits of tomatoes for the skin not only be obtained by using it as a scrub or mask.By eating 5-6 regular basis points this fruit, the skin will also be more healthy and protected from the dangers of cancer-causing ultraviolet rays.

Benefits of eating tomatoes is almost equivalent to using a sunscreen with the power of Sun Protecting Factor (SPF) 1.3. Relatively small to serve as the primary protection, but large enough to maximize the protective effect of ultraviolet light.

These benefits are revealed in a study by a team of experts from several universities in Manchester and Newcastle, England. A total of 20 participants who have a healthy skin is involved in experimental research.

Every day, 10 participants were given as much tomato sauce 5 teaspoons (55 grams), equivalent to 5-6 grains tomatoes mixed with 10 grams of olive oil. The remaining 10 participants only get olive oil and should not eat tomatoes.

At the beginning of the study, participants' skin sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation (UV) is measured and compared with 12 weeks thereafter. As a result, participants who every day get the ketchup to 33 percent more protection from UV rays.

UV light is one trigger various types of skin damage, ranging from premature aging to cancer. These rays are everywhere, but most commonly found in sunlight due to the depletion of the ozone layer in the atmosphere.

The content of nutrients in tomatoes that can counteract the effects of UV light from within is lycopene, which functions as an antioxidant. This compound is able to neutralize free radicals formed by UV exposure and can lead to skin damage.

Although eating tomatoes could provide a protective effect from the inside, the skin still remain to be protected from the outside. Quoted from Irishhealth on Monday (09/05/2011), a form of protection from outside such as by using a sunscreen when going to move in the hot sun.

Sources: Detik

The Right Foods For Healthy Eyes

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Mon, 09 May 2011 04:08:00 +0000

As an essential part of eye care is proper diet containing the right vitamins to help maintain eye health. There are so many eye diseases that can be minimized and reduced the risk of the disease through the consumption of foods that are good for eye health.

Antioxidants and eye health

Antioxidants not only help prevent certain diseases that attack the heart, the immune system, cancer but also to prevent the risk of eye disease as well as good for eye health. Which includes diataranya antioxidant vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin A.These antioxidants can help prevent diseases such as macular degeneration, cataracts and other eye diseases that typically arise relating to age or penuaan.Sumber good antioxidants can be obtained from fruits and vegetables, rich in color and high concentration. So when choosing fruit and vegetables, choose one that is rich in color.The concentration of antioxidants is much more abundant at the fruit or vegetable in a state still raw and will lose concentration because the process of cooking, canning, drying and freezing. The concentration of antioxidants that too much can also cause different negative effects, so it needs to watch out for the amount to be consumed.

Antioxidants Vitamin A for eye health

Vitamin A is an antioxidant found in foods made from animals such as liver and eggs and in fruits and vegetables such as carrots and spinach. Some dairy products or most dairy products also menganduing vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for the retina in carrying out their functions properly. Vitamin A also helps in seeing the dark at night by helping the eye to adapt from light to dark light. In addition, vitamin A also help reduce the risk of macular degeneration and cataract formation that is usually associated with the emergence of age or aging factors. Macular degeneration and cataracts become the main cause of visual disability.

"Consumption of Vitamin A in sufficient amounts is essential for eye health and beauty eye"

Antioxidants - Vitamin C

Vitamin C can help in strengthening bones and muscles, maintain and enhance the immune system, maintain healthy teeth and gums, reducing the risk of some illness and is it important to maintain eye health. Vitamin C is one antioxidant that also helps reduce the risk of macular degeneration disease and the incidence of cataract formation associated with age or aging factors. Vitamin C as we have seen not only found in citrus fruit and orange juice alone, but also on green peppers, broccoli and sweet potato.

Antioxidants Vitamin E

Vitamin E is also one type of antioxidant that more or less functioning as well as other aktioksidan. Consuming vitamin E in large quantities can help prevent and reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease, coronary heart disease, and protect or fight of some types of cancer.

For eye health, vitamin E was associated with a disease that is able to prevent disease cataract cataracts and slow the progression of cataracts. The best source of vitamin E can be found in green vegetables, peanut shells and vitamin E-fortified products like cereal.

Minerals Selenium and Zinc / Zinc

Minerals such as selenium and zinc are the two main minerals that help in porses oxidation. Both these minerals help the body absorb antioxidants to help supplied and antioxidants in the prevention of eye disease. Zinc can be found in cheese, Yougurt, red meat, pork, and some zinc-fortified cereals. Mineral selenium can be found in the walnut / walnut, bread and rice are rich in selenium, macaroni and cheese. "Just as antioxidants, too much consumption of minerals above can cause other problems, so watch the amount of consumption in accordance with prescribed rules"

Sources: http://dimasmis.blogspot.com

The active Move Free Joint Problems

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Mon, 09 May 2011 03:44:00 +0000

Although not visible, the joints need to be treated. If the condition is not good joints, flexibility throughout the body movement can be disrupted, even cause damage to joint cartilage.

Like the door hinges, joints become a liaison body between one bone and another bone, allowing bone can be driven with a flexible and supple.

Because an important function, the joints had never rested from his job. Not only that, the limb joints is constantly under pressure. More and more activities, more weight is also the task of the joint.

When we walk, the pressure on the joints reach two times the body weight when climbing stairs and rising up to three times. Pressure experienced by the joints even reach five times the body weight when we went downstairs.

According to dr. Aris Wirabudi, Sp.PD, KEMD, under normal conditions, the joint has a smooth surface. Pressures that received the joints will cause small tears or cracks."Naturally this tear will be repaired by the body. The younger the age, the sooner this happens the repair process," he said.

However, along with age, the body's ability to correct the tear had been reduced, but every time the body kept moving. Consequently tear in the joints is getting bigger and faster means damaged joints.

"If robekannya too big, over time will wear out the joint fluid, bone sticking together and hurt when moved. This condition is called also with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, a type of arthritis," says the disease in the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital, Jakarta, this.

Acceleration of joint damage, according to Aris, caused by various factors, namely age, weight, diet, and activities.

People with weight gain or obesity is ekstragemuk vulnerable groups experiencing osteoarthritis (OA). "Because of obesity, the muscles are not strong buffer weight-bearing joints thus more susceptible to a small tear on the joints," he said.

The disease arthritis is usually experienced by the elderly. However, if the joints are not treated, they are not too old can suffer. In the United States, OA affects 6-12 percent of the adult population and one third are over 65 years of age.

"Right now the trend is more and more young people are exposed to OA, especially if obesity and joints pressed on," said dr. Hadad Mansour, medical marketing PT.Fonterra Brands Indonesia, in the seminar "Health care of Bones and Joints" in Jakarta, some time ago.

Osteoarthritis has a major symptom of pain, swelling, joint difficult to move (rigid), and lost flexibility around the area of pain. OA can occur in all parts of the body that are joint. However, the part most often affected are the knees, hands, feet, spine, and pelvis.

Prevention

Osteoarthritis is not a trivial disease. This disease can cause chronic disability, increase visits to the hospital, and high cost. Unfortunately, according to dr. Aris, there is no medicine that can cure this disease.

"Treatment is provided physiotherapy to restore movement and function of anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce pain. Another therapy is surgery to replace the diseased area," he said.

To maintain joint function, there are several ways you can do. The first is exercise for blood circulation and prevent stiffness. The more we move, the more lenturlah our joints. Do exercise that strengthens the muscles of the body buffer.

However, Aris reminded that sports do not overdo it. "The use of a single part that excessive joint can cause injury. For example in tennis or golf player for wearing one part hands constantly," he said.

Even if you do not have time to exercise, always do stretching on the sidelines of the activity to prevent stiffness.

Another factor that is not less important, according to Hadad, is nutrition. "Like bones need calcium and vitamin D, glucosamine joints also need to prevent damage to cartilage tissue and overcome the symptoms of arthritis," he said.

Glucosamine is a compound builder for joint cartilage that acts as a cushion at the ends of the bones and prevent bone from cracking as they moved.

This substance is found naturally in the body, but the body's ability glucosamine synthesis is reduced with age. Thus, glucosamine could be added from outside the body.

To note, glucosamine is not a cure arthritis. "If there were complaints of pain, should be treated with anti-inflammatory drug. The function of glucosamine is for prevention," said Aris reminded.

Sources : Kompas

Eating Disorders Stomach Acid Causes Increased

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Sun, 08 May 2011 17:27:00 +0000

JAKARTA. KOMPAS.com - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono canceled following a number of activities in the area of esophageal stomach pain. Health problems caused by increased gastric acid disorder is caused by diet. To tackle the problem, then the diet should be maintained properly.

According to Prof. Frances Rungkat Zakaria, Lecturer Department of Food Science and Technology, Bogor Agricultural University, when contacted from Jakarta, Friday (13 / 3), stomach acid is actually needed by the body to digest the food consumed by humans.

Stomach acid is hydrochloric acid or concentrated acid is eliminated from our body to the stomach and is corrosive or could undermine what is in it.

"In order for the stomach does not hurt because of the increased gastric acid, the proteins coated the stomach naturally very strong. However, when stomach acid is too much, endurance and a strong stomach will not hurt. Injury to the stomach can be caused by too much stomach acid or due to injury at the end of the stomach in the intestine 12 fingers, "he added.

So far, one of the main causes increased stomach acid is irregular eating patterns.Food or beverages consumed and into the stomach serves to reduce the concentration of gastric acid so as not to undermine the stomach.

When a vacancy occurs late meal so that stomach, the hydrochloric acid and then undermined the walls of the stomach.

Chairman, Department of Community Nutrition IPB adds, the general pattern of eating associated with metabolism. So, there are hours and hours eating should be obeyed.

When you eat regularly, then the stomach acids will digest the food. However, if there is no food, the stomach acid which should serve to digest the food instead will undermine the stomach wall.

"The most appropriate is, we must consume food or drink every three hours. Normally it happens gastric emptiness six hours after eating. But if the activity is high, then the stomach vacuum can occur more quickly," said Frances added.

Therefore, the diet must be maintained so as not to late to consume food or beverages.Another way is to avoid various types of foods that can trigger an increase in stomach acid, foods that are spicy or pungent like chili, pepper, ginger, and beverages such as coffee and tea.

"Actually, when the body under normal circumstances, the consumption of food or drink that will not cause stomach aches," said Frances.

Sources: Kompas

The Prevention and Treatment of Diarrhea in Children at Home

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Sun, 08 May 2011 17:13:00 +0000

Diarrhea remains a national health problem because of the incidence and death rates are still high. Toddlers in Indonesia on average will experience diarrhea 2-3 times per year. With the introduction of ORS, the death rate from diarrhea has greatly decreased.However, children who experience malnutrition is still high, which among others can be the result of diarrheal diseases in children. Here will be explained in brief about the prevention and treatment of diarrhea at home.

The pattern of bowel movements in children

In general, children defecate as often as 3 times a day, frequent and infrequent sejarang-once every 3 days. The poo depending on water content in feces. In normal circumstances, stool shaped like a banana. Viewed from the water content of faeces varied from "liquid" (the highest water content, usually occurs in acute diarrhea), "soft" (like porridge), "shaped" (normal feces, such as bananas), and "hard" (content little water as in the state of constipation). In infants aged 0-2 months, let alone who drink milk, the frequency of bowel movements more often, which can be 8-10 times a day with watery stools, bubbly and sour smelling. During the baby's weight increased to normal, it is not classified as diarrhea, but it is a temporary lactose intolerance due to incomplete development of the gastrointestinal tract.

Normal stool color is greenish yellow, but can vary depending on the food consumed by children. Noteworthy is when the red stools (possibly blood) or black (probably old blood / frozen), or white like putty (on heart disease).

When is called diarrhea?

Children diagnosed with diarrhea when the amount of waste water "thinner" and "more often" than usual. Feces of children diarrhea may contain mucus and blood, depending on the cause. Another follow-up symptoms are fever and vomiting. Sometimes symptoms of vomiting and fever precede mencretnya symptoms.

The symptoms of diarrhea disease

Because the occurrence of diarrhea and vomiting continuously, at first the child will feel thirsty because there have been dehydration (lack of body fluids) light. If not helped, dehydration and weight increase arises symptoms: children seem whiny, insecure, and could not unconscious in severe dehydration. The eyes appear sunken, sunken fontanel (in infants), dry lips and tongue, does not appear to cry tears though, turgor decreases ie when the stomach was pinched skin remains wrinkled, weakened until no palpable pulse, hands and feet felt cold, and decreased urine . In the state of severe dehydration appear shortness of breath because the body lacks substance base (suffering from acidosis). If there is a lack of electrolytes can occur seizures.

The principle of treatment of diarrhea

Diarrhea can cause dehydration death if not treated properly and can trigger growth disorders (malnutrition) if not given adequate nutritional therapy. Most of diarrhea in children will heal itself (self-limiting disease), provided that prevented the occurrence of dehydration which is the cause of death. Therefore, the principle of treatment of diarrhea are:

Rehydration: replace lost fluids, can by mouth (drinking) or through an IV (in case of severe dehydration).

Providing adequate food: do not memuasakan children, feeding as given before the illness should be continued, including breastfeeding. In mild diarrhea that are not needed replacement formula.

Administration of drugs to a minimum. Most of diarrhea in children will recover without antibiotics and antidiarrheal. Even antibiotics can cause chronic diarrhea.

Treatment begins at home?

When children suffer from diarrhea and have not suffered from dehydration, give drink as much as 10 ml per kilogram of body weight every time passage for fluids lost with feces may be replaced to prevent dehydration, thus preventing the occurrence of death. ORS should be given fluids that have been available in the market today such as 200 ml of oral rehydration salts, ORS I liter, and Pharolit ORS-200-200 and also ready to drink ORS solution such as Pedialyte and Renalyte. If not available, can also be used solvent that can be made at home, such as saline solution or saline-sugar-starch (see Table 1).

Table 1. How to make a solution of salt, sugar and salt-solution starch

Salt-sugar solution

Salt-starch solution

Material consists of 1 teaspoon sugar, one-fourth teaspoon salt and 1 cup (200 ml) of boiled water.

After being mixed on a glass obtained by salt-sugar solution that is ready for use.

Materials consist of 6 (six) Munjung tablespoons (100 grams) rice flour, 1 (one) teaspoon (5 grams) salt, 2 (two) liters of water. Once cooked until boiling will be obtained salt-starch solution that is ready for use.

If there have been dehydration, ORS minumkanlah 50-100 ml (depending on the severity of dehydration) per kilogram of body weight in 3 hours to treat dehydration and diarrhea if still continue to be given ORS as above, ie 10 ml per kilogram of body weight every passage (see Table 2).

How to know the state of the child improved and did not need to be brought to the doctor? Of course, by looking at the improvement of the symptoms mentioned above.Awareness of children improved, his thirst will disappear, the mouth and lips started to moist, peeing a lot, and improved skin turgor stomach.

When was referred to a clinic or a doctor?

Children referred to a clinic or doctor if:

Vomiting continuously so that no benefit is expected to giving ORS

Severe diarrhea and continuously so that the estimated provision of ORS less successful

There are signs of dehydration (sunken eyes, lack turgor, hands and feet cold, unconsciousness).

Prevention of diarrhea

Diarrhea is generally transmitted through 4 M, namely Food, Feces, Fly and Finger.Therefore, practical efforts to prevent diarrhea is to break the transmission chain. Some efforts are easy to implement are:

Hygienic food preparation

The provision of clean drinking water

Personal hygiene

Wash hands before eating

Exclusive breastfeeding

Defecate in place (toilet, toilet)

Place adequate trash

Fight flies so as not to descend food

Healthy environment

Table 2. Treatment of diarrhea at home

The degree of dehydration

Type

fluid

Total

fluid

Schedule delivery

Not to dehydration

Household fluids or oral rehydration salts

10 ml per kg body weight every time diarrhea

24 hours

Mild dehydration

ORS

50 ml per kg

10 ml per kg per diarrhea

3 hours

24 hours

Dehydration is

ORS

100 ml per kg

10 ml per kg per diarrhea

3 hours

24 hours

Severe dehydration

Immediately taken to a health center or hospital because children need to receive intravenous

Cover

Diarrhea in children can cause mortality and malnutrition. Death can be prevented by preventing and treat dehydration with ORS administration. Malnutrition can be prevented by adequate feeding during diarrhea. The role of drugs is not so important in dealing with children.

sources : idai.or.id

The fruit Nutmeg As a natural remedy toothache

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Sun, 08 May 2011 12:09:00 +0000

The nutmeg has been famous since the former has a wide range of properties anduses, from cooking to a natural remedy for many ills. Nutmeg from Indonesia, which is derived mainly from the island of Banda Neira is nutmeg with the best quality in the world.

Substances contained in nutmeg oil helps fight bacteria in the mouth that cause cavities. To reduce pain in tooth / gum, apply a few drops of nutmeg oil on the soregums with a massage.

Sources : Kompas

The benefits Eating Bananas This is 3 times a day

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Sun, 08 May 2011 11:54:00 +0000

Really Benefits from a banana variety, in addition to having a calming effect bananasalso have millions of other Benefits for the start of each day tubuh.Untuk eat bananas. Some researchers said that bananas are very good to eat every day due to thepotassium contained in bananas reduce the likelihood of blood clots in the brain about21%, so anyone who ate bananas three times a day will be spared from stroke. The average banana contains 500 mg of potassium can lower blood pressure andcontrolling body fluid balance. Scientists from the University of Warwick and Naples said the intake of potassium in most countries is far below the recommended daily amount. Meanwhile, too littlepotassium can cause irritability, nausea, irregular heartbeat, and diarrhea. But if you eat foods rich in potassium and reducing salt consumption, the global annualdeath rate due to stroke can be reduced more than one million per year.

Well from now on try to eat bananas as often as possible so that you always healthyand fit every day.

Sources : Harian Berita

Poor Sleep Boosting Blood Sugar

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Sun, 08 May 2011 11:42:00 +0000

One more evidence about the benefits of sleep for health. Research shows that quality and adequate sleep can help stabilize blood sugar. That is why people with diabetes are advised to arrange his sleep patterns.

In the journal Diabetes Care, researchers from the University of Chicago revealed that diabetic patients have poor sleep patterns have higher glucose levels and more difficult to control the disease.

The researchers compared 40 patients with diabetes mellitus with 531 healthy people.The researchers wanted to know the potential link between quality of sleep, blood sugar levels and other markers that show diabtes controlled.

"We found in people with diabetes, there is a link between poor sleep quality with a high blood sugar levels. The link that we do not get in people without diabetes," Christian said Knutson, a researcher.

For his research, Knutson monitor sleep the respondents by placing the monitor that is placed in the hands of the activity. "When the hand-driven means being awake a lot," he said. The respondents also reported their sleep quality.

The team found that people with diabetes who experience sleep disorders have a fasting blood sugar levels 23 percent higher, fasting insulin levels 48 percent higher and insulin resistance 82 percent higher compared with the diabetes but normal sleep patterns.

Responding to the results of such research, Dr.Joel Zonszein, director of Clinical Diabetic Center, in New York, USA, said the link between glucose levels and sleep patterns like "egg and chicken".

"It is difficult to determine whether high blood sugar levels caused by poor sleep quality or patients who have high glucose levels are not able to sleep well, or there are other causes," said Zonszein.

He also mentions people with diabetes are usually obese and overweight would interfere with sleep quality. Obesity is also associated with sleep apnea or stopped breathing briefly during sleep.

However Zonszein and Knutson agreed that people with diabetes should pay more attention to sleep patterns. "Reducing stress is one way to get to sleep soundly," he said.

Souces : Kompas

If not Got Tissue, Point Sneezing into sleeve shirt

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Sun, 08 May 2011 07:22:00 +0000

Most people will use his hands to cover nose and mouth when sneezing for germs do not spread. Sneezing should be closed with a tissue or handkerchief, or if not available then it is better directed to the sleeve.

If closed by hand, some bacteria will not linger on the skin and stick to flying as soon as the particles began to dry sneeze. Not to mention if then his hand holding something, the germs that will easily switch places.

The safest way to limit the spread of germs is to cover a sneeze with a tissue, because the soft serabutnya is the best trap for bacteria no matter how small. Tissue that has been used to sneeze must be discarded, after which still must wash hands.

To teach how to use a tissue when sneezing, a school in New Zealand ie, Bucklands Beach Intermediate and even provide separate classes for the pupils. Class called Sneeze Safe aims to reduce the risk of infection in the school environment.

"It's important for students to learn to keep clean, because it is not easy to control the cold at school," said Grace Sharrem, one of the teachers who teach in the classroom Sneeze Safe as quoted from Times.co.nz, Sunday (08/05/2011).

Meanwhile in Britain, Prof John Oxford of London's Queen Mary Medical School is also highly not recommend to cover a sneeze with his bare hands. If you do not have a tissue or handkerchief, he advocated for direct sneeze into the sleeve.

"New ethics when someone would cough and sneeze is shone into his sleeve, not enough to just cover it with the palm of the hand. This could break the chain of transmission of germs," says Prof Oxford, as quoted from Physorg.com.

To ensure the cover remains sterile sneezing, Professor Oxford also would recommend that only disposable tissues instead of handkerchiefs that can be washed repeatedly.But the handkerchief or sleeve still better than bare hands.

Despite using a tissue or sleeve, Professor Oxford also agreed that after sneezing should still wash your hands under running water. Perform for 40 seconds, or roughly the same by singing Happy Birthday 2 times with medium tempo.

Sources : http://health.detik.com

List of 10 Most Prescribed

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Sun, 08 May 2011 06:49:00 +0000

Trends in the use of generic drugs in the United States was continuing. A recent report released by IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics on the use of drugs in the U.S. during the period of 2010 showed, the majority of drugs prescribed in the land of Uncle Sam is a drug from generic types.

Continuing the trend in recent years, IMS found that 78% of the approximately 4 billion prescriptions written by doctors in the U.S. throughout 2010 is the generic drugs (both branded and sold are not using the brand). This figure is up 4% compared to the year 2009, and make the market share of generic drugs continue to have increased over the last five years.

Here are 10 of the most widely prescribed drugs (sorted by highest rating):

1. Hydrocodone (combination with acetaminophen) - 131.2 million prescription

2. Brand generic cholesterol-lowering drugs Zocor (simvastatin), - 94.1 million prescriptions

3. Lisinopril (including those sold under the brand names Prinivil and Zestril), blood pressure-lowering drugs - 87.4 million prescriptions

4. Generic brand of synthetic thyroid hormone Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium), - 70.5 million prescriptions

5. Blood pressure lowering drugs / angina generic brand Norvasc (amlodipine besylate), - 57.2 million prescriptions

6. Generic brand of antacid drug Prilosec (omeprazole), - 53.4 million prescriptions (not including sales as a free / otc) 7. Azithromycin antibiotic drugs (including those sold under the brand name and Zithromax Z-Pak), - 52.6 million prescriptions

8. Antibiotics Amoxicillin (with various brands), - 52.3 million prescriptions

9. Generic diabetes drug Glucophage (metformin), - 48.3 million prescriptions

10. Tension-lowering drug hydrochlorothiazide (with various brands), - 47.8 million prescriptions.

10 Drugs with the highest sales value

It is not surprising that generic drugs are not the highest revenue source for producers of drugs. The proof, though the most widely prescribed generic drugs, but drugs are already off patent period is not recorded the highest sales value.

The drugs most cost for the patient is drug-patent drugs that are still relatively new and still get protection from generic competition.

IMS reported that Americans spend at least 307 billion U.S. dollars to pay for prescription drugs in 2010. This figure rose 2.3 percent from the previous year which reached 300 billion U.S. dollars.

Here are 10 names of the most drug drain the pockets of patients in the U.S.:

1. Lipitor, a cholesterol-lowering drugs - $ 7.2 billion

2. Nexium, antacid drugs - $ 6.3 billion

3. Plavix, the blood-thinning medications - $ 6.1 billion

4. Advair Diskus, an inhaler for asthma - $ 4.7 billion

5. Abilify, an antipsychotic drug - $ 4.6 billion

6. Seroquel, an antipsychotic drug - $ 4.4 billion

7. Singulair, an oral medication for asthma - $ 4.1 billion

8. Crestor, a cholesterol-lowering drugs - $ 3.8 billion

9. Actos, diabetes drugs - $ 3.5 billion

10. Epogen, anemia drugs are injected - $ 3.3 billion

Source: WebMD

Eating keep office workers

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Sun, 08 May 2011 06:23:00 +0000

In addition to breast milk, no single food that contains all the nutrients the body needs.That's why we need to consume a variety of food, either at breakfast, lunch and dinner.Unfortunately, the principle of balanced nutrition is often difficult to apply by office workers who carelessly diet.
Adult lifestyle in the cities, especially the workers, who are busy often the reason why many nutrients the body needs are often ignored. Let alone to find foods that are fibrous and fat-free, still had time for breakfast and lunch just been lucky, so their reasons.
Office workers usually eat a fast-paced and what is available in the cafeteria or food vendors. As a result of food consumed is usually fat and energy dense, less savory, salty or sweet, but less fiber.
In addition to potential nutritional deficiencies, diet is also prone to obesity. "Usually the food consumed has a calorific value more than necessary. Coupled with a less active type of work the result is obesity, especially in the abdominal region," said Susana, STP, MSc, Head of Division Nutrifood Research Center.
Susana says, for those who want to keep her body shape or are in the program lose weight, maintain a diet is something that is not negotiable. For that he gives tips for a healthy diet menu setting.
- Always breakfast. No breakfast will interfere with work performance, decrease the concentration and make lunch be excessive.
- Do not skip meals. No matter how busy, try to eat on time. If you do not want to be fat, just cut the portions, not the delete time.
- Calorie controlled. "If you want to maintain weight, calories in and out should be balanced. In the meantime if you want to lose weight, calories in must be less than that issued," said Susana. Women who do not exercise every day requires 1800 calories.
- Select a sound. This advice may be more easily done by those whose office provides a healthy menu in the canteen. But do not be discouraged for the forced snacks at sidewalk stalls. "For the sake of simplicity, we have to fill half the plate of fiber, carbohydrates and the remaining quarter is the side dish," he said.

Stay up, Bringing Bad for Health Effects

noreply@blogger.com (Laskar Arma) — Sun, 08 May 2011 06:03:00 +0000

One of the adverse effects of staying up is the body more quickly stretched. According to the results of a study, this is because people who like waking up to the night usuallyeat more and like to eat at random.

In the last 10 years, various studies on sleep underlines the importance of sleep at nightand sleep duration of eight hours for adults. Maintaining a healthy sleep pattern willmake the body's circadian system remains strong, making metabolic and physiologicalsystems running smoothly.
In the new study, researchers reaffirmed the link between body weight and sleep.Researchers from Northwestern University in the U.S. examined sleep patterns andeating patterns of 52 adults.

More than half the study participants had normal sleep hours, or have a mid-sleep timeat about 5.30 am. The remainder, classified in people who like to sleep late and sleep deprivation.
The group of people who sleep late (late Sleepers) consume more calories at dinnerand afterwards. They are also more mengasup fast food, soft drink and rarely eat fruitand vegetables. In general, this group ate 248 calories more than those of normal sleeptime.

Another habit that encountered in the late Sleepers is rare breakfast and eat in large quantities during lunch and dinner. However, it is not clear if the reason the selectionmenu that is not healthy because it is the participants' own choice or lack of other menuoptions.

Dr. Phyllis Zee, a senior researcher in the study stated, when the time sleeping andeating patterns are not in accordance with the body's biological clock, it can causechanges in metabolism and appetite.