Couver Health Journal

Archive for June, 2010

The traffic noise is the largest source of noise within a community. On this subject have conducted a study a group of researchers Swedes. According to their conclusions live close to the avenues with intense traffic can increase the risk of suffering from high blood pressure. A sample of 24. 238 People Swedes showed that those who live near avenues noisy have a highest pressure than those who live in environments more reassured.

Exposure to more than 60 decibels is associated with a high blood pressure among people relatively young and the people of middle age. This is a risk factor for diseases cardiovuscalares as the heart attack. The people of middle-aged who are exposed to a traffic noise high of about 64 decibels (a little higher than normal conversation) were almost twice as likely to have a high blood pressure, compared with those that do not.

Other studies have shown that those who live near airports or working in noisy places have a greater risk of having high blood pressure. The theory is that the noise works for the body as a sign of stressful situation. Therefore, a chronic exposure can cause an increase in the long term of the production of the stress hormone, the pace of the heart and blood pressure. In addition, the noise can be damaging for the rest correct.

Of all forms this is not a sufficient proof that the traffic near cause a blood pressure higher. According to the researchers only is a factor to take into account. Ensures that still need more studies to know really what the effect of the noise pollution on our health.

A lower activity of the thyroid gland represents one of the conditions endocrine more dealt with in the United States and is looking view if the thyroid may be the key for a long life, at least for some people, they say the researchers.

Dr. Martin Surks and his colleagues in the Montefiore Medical Center and the Faculty of Medicine Albert Einstein in New York studied hundreds of people who had lived up to the 100 years and found evidence in people with low thyroid activity, which were more likely to be in that group.

We used a national health survey to assess the average levels of the hormone, in people of different ages.

The thyroid gland located in the neck and is a kind of master gland secretes hormones that affect metabolism, which has a relationship with the obesity.

Doctors often control their activity as indirect measure on the levels of its hormone (TSH) or stimulating hormone thyroid. Read the rest of this entry »

Although the financial crisis seems to gradually recedes, many continue to be the people who lose their jobs. This is a difficult situation to assume, not only to economic level, but that are affected all the routines and personal ties.

Those who lost their jobs during this latest crisis should not go running to his house and lie in bed depressed, the best is to confront the situation and try advance in our favor.

It seems difficult the idea of getting something positive in this situation, but it can be done. Then, if you lost your job recently, you will see below some tips to help you deal with this very difficult time.

*The first thing is to create a budget. Perhaps it is the first time that you care about the lack of money at home, the best then is organize and create an expenditure budget. Defines how long you can spend and what.

*Update your resume. If long ago that do not want work should update your resume and highlight those qualities that you transform into an employee ideal. Read the rest of this entry »

We cannot give too many turns to the matter. If we lose weight and ourselves in the form we have no more than a good diet…and exercise! This may be the most complicated for many. However, if you plants a goal by week can keep motivated. In this opportunity we will give you a series of suggestions for you start to train as soon as possible.

In the first place is important that determines what you is preventing begin to train. It is necessary to leave aside your excuses for thus able to live in a healthier. A good way of getting rid of them is to make a list of reasons you prevent physical activity.

Once this is important to start to move as soon as possible. Do not have why thought solely in the traditional form of exercise. It is not necessary attend to the gym, nor to run in a tape or lifting weights. An intelligent decision is to harness the daily activities to move more than enough. Read the rest of this entry »

When you find out that your loved one is addicted to drug, then you surely need the help of the expert to free him from the addiction. It is true that support from family is important but it won’t work in an optimum way without the help of the specialist. Thus, it would be very helpful to send him to a drug rehab center and let the physicians take care of him.

By sending your loved one to a drug rehabilitation center, he will get the appropriate drug addiction recovery every day. A drug rehabilitation center usually employs professional staff in the drug addiction problem and applies certain method to treat the patients. By combining the two things, they can reach the best recovery result for every patient. It would be great for you to send your loved one to the residential drug rehabilitation center so that he can get treatment in a more intensive way. At the drug rehabilitation center, your loved one can also socialize with the other patients. He can share stories with them and get support to get his life back.

Before his addiction is getting worse, you had better take an action start from today. You can make use the internet to know the services that the drug rehabilitation centers have and choose one program that would be suitable for your loved one.