Couver Health Journal

Archive for February, 2011

Thanks to the social networks, the health is now closer to the citizen. The social networks of health are a bet to benefit society. Patients, family members, medical community, researchers and journalists have now meeting points in the social networks of health.
The social networks communicating, sharing, support to patients and specialists. The key is to share and not only on issues of physical health also on issues of social and psychological support. The appearance of strengthening psychological for patients and family is very important, the testimonies of patients and professionals serve to create positive incentives. The patients, their families, medical community, researchers and journalists are not isolated. The social networks acting as focal points for the health.
Social Networks of health as Cure Together where patients can mutually supportive, compare symptoms, triggers, treatments available. Get ideas that you can discuss with your doctor, as well as connect online with other people who work on health issues, or who suffer the same ailment in order to speak. Cure together has received many awards for their innovative ideas for health, is winner of the competition of the Mayo Clinic for ideas transform the health 2009. You can register in Cure Together here. Cure together the social networks together with the Telemedicine are it the world of health. The networks or social communities are a useful tool in the processes of support, interpretation and transmission of information between patients and professionals. Thanks to the social networks already is possible to access information, share impressions, archives and resources available in real time. Companies such as Phillips and the CNBC actively supported these initiatives. Read the rest of this entry »

The sheer variety of supplements to ‘cure’ aging makes it a difficult decision to choose. You need to understand that there is no miracle-cure for aging; it is a natural process and you simply cannot stop it! However, there are antiaging supplements that ensure you keep the distressing signs of aging away.

One such is the Coenzyme Q10 or CoQ10 (scientific name ubiquinone). This vitamin-like chemical, an integral part of the body cells, depletes with age. Along with having anti-oxidant properties, this chemical also comes in useful for generating ATP (Adenosine triphosphate), which is a storage form of energy.

Using CoQ10 supplements may have the following advantages:

ü  Protecting the brain from oxidative damage by free radicals

ü  Decreasing high blood pressure

ü  Reducing chances of heart attack

ü  Treating congestive heart failure

ü  Reducing Alzheimer’s disease related memory loss

You can get natural CoQ10 from sources like fresh mackerel/sardines, beef/lamb/pork (meat, heart and liver), eggs, spinach, and such others. If your diet does not have enough of these, you may suffer from a deficiency. In such a circumstance, it is better to opt for anti-aging supplements that have this chemical as a primary component.

How do you choose such a supplement? Always opt for a good brand, and a good source. If you are shopping using the Internet, get these from a reputed online store only. You may choose an oral supplement or a topical one. Concentrates of this chemical in topical creams helps reduce sun damage and wrinkles on regular application.

There are no side effects (adverse or permanent) when you use these supplements. However, it may cause problems if you use other medications along with it. Enquire from your physician whether these would have an effect on you because of the other medications you use.

When do you need this? After you reach the age of 20 years, the levels of this chemical drops, it is better to start from then. How much do you need? No ‘standard’ dosage you need daily is there. Usually, you start with a 100 mg dose. If it does not bring about perceptible effects, you may increase the doses accordingly.

Getting an ultrasound done may be what your physician prescribes for your health condition. Whether you are aware of the procedure or not, it is a good idea to have adequate knowledge of the vascular ultrasound, i.e. imaging of the blood vessels, veins and arteries, of your body.

The procedure is simple – the transducer (a small microphone like thing) sends high-frequency sound waves into the body. As these waves strike the organs, vessels, tissues, and such other internal parts, it bounces back. The microphone in the transducer catches these waves and interprets these into real time images on a computer.

Here are the answers to few of the common questions regarding this.

When does your physician prescribe it? The reasons may be numerous –

ü  To monitor the blood flow to specific organs or tissues

ü  To detect blood clots or blockages

ü  To determine whether there is an aneurysm (enlarged artery)

ü  To assess the source as well as severity of varicose veins

ü  To evaluate the eligibility of a patient for a certain surgery

Do you need any special preparation? There is no special preparation necessary before you undergo this test. All you need to do is wear loose fitting clothes to ensure ease. You may need to put on a particular gown for the exam.

What happens during the exam? The radiologist applies a clear water-based gel on the particular area. Then he/she presses the transducer against the area and moves it in a sweeping motion. The test usually takes about 30-45 minutes.

How do you know the results? The radiologist, specialized medical practitioner, interprets and analyzes the images and sends the Palm Beach ultrasound report to your physician. Your physician can help you understand the details in the report.

What are the pros and cons of this? The advantages of this method are many – it is non-invasive, and therefore, not painful; it is easy effective; it provides images of soft tissues. Though there are no side effects, there are few limitations – it does not provide clear pictures of small vessels or the ones deep inside the body; it cannot get a good picture in case of calcifications.

The skin problems require special care, and when they begin to appear grains and black dots is best to have a product cash to remove them from vigorously. Is the case of Garnier Pure Active, a new solution of Garnier to eliminate the grains and the marks on the skin, which today.
Pure Active is a formula with an anti-grains and anti-brands of skin, with a concentration of salicylic acid anti-bacterial. In addition, its natural extract herb repair regenerates the skin generating a response from the first day of implementation.
The formula anti-bacterial, restorative and regenerating the product has been tested dermatological with excellent results. In four weeks of treatment Pure Active fell by 100 per cent of the black spots, a reduction of 57 per cent of the brands and a reduction visible 80 per cent of the grains. In fact, the results have been approved by the users, who have confirmed the potential to reduce grains and black spots on the formula. Read the rest of this entry »

Liquorice, also known as Palo sweet or regalities is an herbaceous plant of the family of the pulses, with stem almost ligneous, of 1 m in height. Their leaves are sharp, glacis and something venous while their flowers are small, bluish, in clusters. The fruit with few seeds, and rhizomes long, cylindrical.
There are 12 species of licorice on five continents, however, the first references dating back to the ancient Egypt. The plant is located in wetlands, next to rivers, lakes or ponds, in land clay.
This plant is known for its properties like pectoral laxative, anti-inflammatory, diuretic and purifying stomach. The party that is used is the root and rhizomes.
Fighting the affections of the airway as: coughs, bronchitis, asthma, hoarseness, cold and the inflammations of throat, anginas, laryngitis and rhinitis. In addition, eliminates impurities in the blood and is effective in the skin diseases.
The licorice is also known to regulate the functions of the stomach, acting against the acidity gastric and is useful in the healing of ulcers.
The use that gives you normally is in infusion of the root. Placed a sopera spoonful by cup and it consumes three times a day. It was also used the extract fact paste that is black, in which case sucks to pieces.
This plant is very appreciated by their properties but it is better than before it