Noni Juice, Morinda Citrifolia
Morinda Citrifolia, a deciduos creeping vine with twining stems and white flowers which is native to Malaysia, Austrailia, and Polynesia, is gaining popularity in the west due to its apparently wide ranging health benefits. Part of the Madder family, Morinda’s thick, intertwined purple roots are harvested in the spring and fall for use in herbal medicine and to make the increasingly popular noni juice.
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Health Benefits of Noni Juice
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November 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
In this era of rapidly developing technology for medical imaging, one test that might seem downright old-fashioned is an electroencephalogram (EEG) or brain-wave test. But by its very nature, the EEG test will continue to occupy a valuable niche in medical diagnosis that brain-imaging tests—like CT scans and MRI scans—will never fill.
Rather than making pictures of the brain’s anatomy, EEGs evaluate the brain’s physiology. So while imaging tests won’t replace electroencephalograms, EEGs won’t replace imaging tests, either. The testing methods look at the brain from completely different points of view, each valuable in its own way.
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Electroencephalograms (EEGs): Catching a Brain Wave
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You’d never think there was anything good in a pot of pee, right? Here’s news for you.
The use of urine for medicinal purposes can be traced to societies in ancient Egypt, China, Hindu and Aztec histories. Advocates also cite a prominent verse in the Bible:
November 19th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
One of the best things you can do for your health is to find an activity that gets your body moving and stick with it. According to the National Women’s Health Information Center, being physically active can:
Lower risk of getting heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, colon cancer, and diabetes;
Lower high blood pressure;
Help keep bones, muscles, and joints healthy;
Reduce anxiety and depression;
Improve mood;
Help with handling stress;
Help with weight control;
Protect against falling and bone fractures in older adults;
Help control joint swelling and pain from arthritis;
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Exercise Your Way to Health
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Have you been feeling tired, suffering from headaches, noticing that you get irritated at the slightest thing, and just do not feel like the happy go lucky person you normally are? If you are a woman in her late forties or early fifties, chances are you are starting into the years of menopause, otherwise known as the “change of life”. At first, you may just think that other people are being annoying and that life has suddenly become hard but as the symptoms continue and often become worse, you start to put two and two, together. Interestingly, most women will be into menopause for years before they “get it”.
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Signs And Symptoms Of Menopause
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Medical Care:
Treatment options depend on the stage of ingrown toenails, medically known as onychocryptosis.
Stage 1 can be managed by recommending shoes with a comfortable wide toe box or open-toed shoes. Instruct the patient’s parents to cut the nail straight across and avoid cutting back the lateral margins. The nail edge should extend past the tissue.
Stage 2 can be treated by stretching the soft tissue away from the side of the nail, elevating the offending edge of nail from the soft tissue, and placing a small pledget of cotton under the nail edge to lift it back into the nail grove. Instruct patients with stage 2 ingrown nails on how to perform this treatment. Parents should also be instructed to have the child rest, keep the foot elevated, and use warm soaks.
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Ingrown Toe Nails Medical Treatment
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We’ve all seen them in the gym taking care of their clients. Giving expert advice and due encouragement. But what can you expect from a personal trainer and how do you find a good one? Here we provide the answers to those questions and more.
Why have a personal trainer?
After all some are not cheap and it’s you doing the exercise not them. However are you doing the right exercise, at the right frequency and with the right technique?
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Beginners Guide to Personal Trainers
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November 18th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
I got so caught up in this year’s fitness goals that I completely forgot about something that I usually brace myself for this time of year.
But no sooner had I stepped into my gym a week or two ago than I was sharply reminded of it.
Reminded of what?, you may ask.
The New Year’s Resolution crowd.
They come every year like snowbirds to Florida; they’re so predictable, that I can literally set my watch by them at the stroke of midnight each New Year’s Eve.
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Weight Loss Tip #9: Don’t be a New Year’s Casualty!
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Properties of Biofilms
As mentioned, the scum layer produced by the biofilms seems to form a sort of protective barrier for the bacteria and other microorganisms it encases. The literature states that the bacteria in biofilms can be up to 500-1000 times more resistant to antibiotics than normal free-floating bacteria, and research is ongoing to determine the exact mechanisms to explain this. In addition, biofilms occasionally release a portion of their bacteria, and this discharge can migrate and cause infection at a new location. At present there are no simple methods available to test for the presence of biofilms, so it is not an easy task to determine if they are present in a patient’s nasal system. The slime or scum layer looks a great deal like normal mucus.
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Sinusitis and Biofilms - An Introduction - Part 2
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November 18th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Vitamins for women are something that every health conscious woman should strongly consider.
Many health experts nowadays recommend that people at least take a multivitamin supplement, but, in our opinion, there are many other more sophisticated supplements on that market jammed pack with nutrients that go far beyond what you can get in your typical multivitamin supplement.
However, the basic vitamins and minerals are a good place to start to ensuring optimal health.
Women in particular should pay attention to getting enough of the minerals calcium and magnesium. This is because as women get older they tend to suffer from fragile bones more readily than men. At its worst, middle aged women and beyond suffer higher rates of osteoporosis.
Other important minerals include: zinc, copper, and selenium.
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Our Guide to Vitamins for Women
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