Couver Health Journal

Archive for September, 2009

We recently spoke of the essential oil of lavender and introduced its benefits. However, we fell short. And it is time to compensate them. That is why we will delve into each one of them.

Investigations of lavender essential oil, according the research. About suggest that benefits the following conditions:

Anxiety

Lavender helps calm the nervous system and relieve anxiety. According to studies, appears to prove helpful with the pictures of low anxiety, but not with those at high level.

Insomnia

Lavender has been proven to induce sleep naturally, because it has sedative effects. In a small study published in 2005, a group of people with insomnia reported improvements in sleep after four weeks using lavender (with the help of a vaporizer aromatherapy) at bedtime. The study results showed that women and youth were the best performers.

It is an “invisible injury” but no less painful. Besides the loss of one of our five senses, lack of hearing also involves serious difficulties to interact and make us understand other people.

This condition in our listening capacity increases with age and can become irreversible. But with the noise pollution from today’s youth also has high risks: the loud music to your ears is exhibiting one of the reasons why your hearing is increasingly damaged.

To protect the health of your ears, heed the following advice.

Avoid loud noises. Whenever you can, tries to get away from them. Close the windows of your car when you drive do not stand next to the speakers at a concert or in the clubs and go out to eat at those restaurants where you can talk without raising his voice.

Limit your exposure. If it is unavoidable to be near loud noises, try to limit the amount of time that your ears are exposed to them. The higher the decibels of sound, the less time we have to be exposed to the same so that our hearing is not damaged.

To give you an idea: a normal conversation is 55 to 65 decibels, the noise of traffic from 70 to 85, live music clubs and restaurants from 90 to 110 and an ambulance siren 120.

Protect yourself. From noise louder than 85 decibels, it is recommended that the ears are protected. We are talking, for example, when you expose yourself to the constant noise of a lawnmower, using drills and power tools.

Control the volume when listening to music or watching TV. The headphones blaring are harmful to our hearing so much like the stereo or TV to high volumes. In these cases, the ideal is that you choose the volume level that it was maintaining a normal conversation (without raising his voice) with a person three feet away.

Rest your ears. Just as a wound needs to heal, our ears need a rest if they have been exposed to loud sounds. Therefore, the next day at a rock concert, do not expose yourself where you know there will be much noise. If your routine involves constant exposure to high volumes, seeks to take a few minutes of silence.

Go to the doctor and become checkups. It is important to keep your hearing under the supervision of experts. If you notice that you no longer hear as before, consult your doctor.

The vast majority of people are looking for an infinite number of diets and weight-loss methods, but also there are those who want to experience weight gain and that is why we must not forget.

These people who are below their normal weight or who want some extra kilos for aesthetics have accelerated metabolism, or may suffer from psychological disorders such as depression, stress or simply may feel no appetite.
And even though many would seem strange for these people is very difficult to gain weight, as well as those who want to lose kilos.

Most often consume more energy than the body comes to spending, but often this position is to maintain an unhealthy and unbalanced diet, which brings with it various health problems.

It is best to maintain a balanced diet food pyramid respecting and following these tips:
Eat more often, eat foods rich in calories, abundant dining and as near as possible at bedtime, if you have trouble falling asleep at bedtime supper, do it before but take something lighter before going to bed. Read the rest of this entry »

Already we’ve spoken many times of the various alternative therapies that individuals use to improve their quality of life. Today is the Time to introduce you one of the latest trends for weight loss, the Hieloterapia.

This is an alternative practice that helps you lose weight through the application of ice in the body. The effect of frozen water detoxifies the skin and activates circulation so that helps reduce body mass, besides functioning as a natural lift to improve their appearance. It is important to clarify that the cold on the body does not lose weight alone but must be accompanied by massage to complement the treatment.

What does a session Hieloterapia? First the skin is cleaned with special mud to make it as purified as possible and then applying ice to the area of the body that want to model, such as the abdomen and legs in most cases. Subsequently, the procedure continues with a series of massages.

The Hieloterapia is a natural and effective way of staying in shape, with visible results within a few sessions. However, it is an ideal technique only in the summer, because in the meantime you can reach ice over a body cast but also achieve a strong flu.