Couver Health Journal

Archive for July, 2010

No more scurrying about to gather your medical history! MedFlash II is a one-stop solution when the question is about finding the details related to your diabetes case. This latest innovation in the field of portable devices for diabetes help is a storehouse of information. It is capable of holding all details of your past medical records, medications you use, allergies to specific drugs, contact numbers and so on. This can be used at regular checkups and more importantly, in medical emergencies. Diabetes medical supplies have made it easier to organize vital details related to your health condition. The first electronic medical alert bracelet is here! The Care Memory Band provides instant details about the diabetic’s medical history concisely. It also provides important contact information. The easily accessible information gives you enough knowledge about the individual and his/her lifestyle. This subsequently helps to understand what the individual requires in case of an emergency. To ensure your well-being in case of an emergency, utilize these diabetes products.

Women who have radiation treatment for breast cancer have experienced lasting improvements in the mental and physical health, as well as in the quality of life, after participating in five sessions of art therapy, according to a report of researchers Swedes.

The results “strongly supports that therapy of art is a powerful tool in the rehabilitation of patients with breast cancer and presumably also in the care of patients with other types of cancer,” said Dr. Jack Lindh of Umea University, Umea, Sweden, and colleagues conclude in the European Journal of Cancer Care.

Women who are faced with major depression after a diagnosis of breast cancer, the art therapy may offer a way to enable women to express or equalize their emotions, thus improving their quality of life.

The study participants completed surveys to address their quality of life and the self-image before the start of the radiation treatment, two months later, and six months after the start of treatment. Read the rest of this entry »

The algae Fucus , or oak of sea is popular for their properties anti cellulite and to help in diets of weight loss. The fucus grows in the northern shores of the Atlantic Ocean from the Azores to Greenland.In this site the properties of the Algae Fucus.

The algae fucus is present in many creams, lotions and pills anti cellulite and to lose weight. In its composition are:

* The fucoidina
* The laminarina
* The alginic acid and other mucílagos
* Various carotenoids (precursor’s vitamins)
* Vitamins B1, C, E and B12
* Essential Oils
* Mineral Salts as Bromine, Potassium, Iodine

Benefits of the algae Fucus:

* Stimulant of the thyroid gland. Its iodine content makes it ideal for stimulating the functioning of thyroid.
* Slows the absorption of the sugars: That’s why used ten diets of thinning are.
* Has a power slightly laxative, thanks to the action of the mucilage’s and protects the intestinal mucosa.
* Hipolipidemia helps reduce the level of fat in blood.
* Digestive: Aid against the acidity by his power of absorption of the gastric juices
* Absorbent and Satiate: it is capable of absorbing up to 6 times its weight in water, so that produces a feeling of fullness to reach the stomach.
* Emollient, algae fucus used externally in the form of cataplasm of fresh seaweed has an effect anti-inflammatory and soothing facilitating the reduction of the fat localized or cellulite.

If you are going to take alga fucus and you’re taking any medication consultation prior to your doctor, to avoid any possible contraindication. The algae fucus is often take: Read the rest of this entry »

Are we fat or are we fat? Yes, the answer is not as puzzling. We give an impression of society that is obsessed with junk food, hectic life, who-cares-for-metabolism attitude and above all nonchalance towards major metabolic worries. This makes us very inhibited too.

Once, someone shows us the mirror, we think if there was any way in which someone could bring us back to our past shape. Ah! We brood over our jeans of a past day in which we easily fit. Whatever reward program we set ourselves, whatever crash diets we follow or exercise regimen we try, we tend to hit a plateau with our weight loss efforts. This is where a few real good ones come into the picture.

HCG diets are helping us in many ways. It’s a hormone found in pregnant women. Scientists used it for marking tumors and for fertility related issues. No one knew that it could be used for weight reduction and yet so much of HCG diet information tells us exactly how good it is with losing out on fat.

These diet recipes are no big deal. They just mix the powers of low calorie diet and adequate physician supervision to create a beautiful warp for us. Metabolism gears up and starts fighting the battle. Lo and behold! In less than three weeks, people lose as much as 40 pounds. Yes, there are genetic factors at play and also the strength of the external skin but more or less the impact is as big.

There is a fear among men that being a pregnancy hormone, it might create a man boobs in them or bring along secondary sexual characteristics. However, this is not true by a long shot. HCG levels are negligibly enhanced in males who try it. At such levels it can only benefit with weight reduction. There is just no need to worry about reverse effects.

If you have not felt agile for months or years and if your body gets fatigued very fast, just get on with the particular diets and find the HCG diet recipes creating a beautiful you.

If we talk about specific products, designed for only one type of people, the next product that you submit may be one of the first in that list: Aesthetic Water.

Specific water for those who love the plastic surgeries.

Occurs in a limited edition of 5,000 units that come from Argentina (the third place in the world in which surgeries aesthetic), where the clinic Van Thienen and The Posta del Aguila. Those who have launched this product, a mixture between fashion, cult of the body, aesthetic and gastronomy.

This water is treated with technology of nanoparticles ion colloidal silver. The Colloidal Silver kills bacteria, fungi, viruses, and even tumor cells. AND also stimulates the growth of the bone, promoting the healing of wounds. Read the rest of this entry »