The rest reads as follows..."But will interest his patients in diet and nutrition, exercise and the care of the human frame. He will teach them about the cause of all disease."
This statement was by Thomas Edison, back in the day when there wasn't a pill for every "disorder" under the sun. Realize it was different era and there has been great advancement in so many areas of the medical field, but somehow, his words still ring true today.
A caring doctor will prescribe nutrient foods and perhaps supplements if needed. A good doctor will only want to see you once a year, and recommend you stay out of hospitals. It is wise to get annual checkups, but lets touch on the subject of prescription's for just about everything and how not to get caught in that trap.
It first starts with us taking care of ourselves, having self worth and wanting to live a long, healthy, productive life. A healthy lifestyle can be started at any age, the younger the better. All you teenagers out there need to realize what a pivotal and exciting time it is. Being a teen may be awkward...acne breakout, puberty, esteem issues, but one thing you can do is take control of your diet and exercise.
Creating great habits of a healthy lifestyle will benefit for the rest of one's life. An active teenager can eat practically anything and not get fat, but if that "anything" is a steady diet of fast foods and empty calories, it will catch up down the road. You will find out that if you exercise on a regular basis, having a burger, fries and a coke doesn't give the body what it needs. Don't believe it? Go and get a double whopper and some of those salty fried up fries prior to a workout and see how you feel.
A lot has changed since the days of Edison, mostly good, but not all. One of the not so good things is the amount of additives and preservatives that is added to the foods we buy at the local grocery store. I won't get on a soapbox about it but my goodness, some products have an ingredient list longer than a car rental agreement. Still have not figured out what "red#7" is. We are all aware that our society in the States wants convenience so being able to pop a meal into the microwave and have it done in a couple of minutes is very appealing, but not healthy.
It will take more than an apple a day to keep the doctor away. It takes change where change needs to be made. For instance, instead of getting canned vegetables and fruit which have lost all their nutrients in the process, go get the real stuff, preferably organic. Parents, try giving your kids real spinach, i.e. spinach salad, instead of that salty, soggy form of spinach that comes from the can and see how they will actually like spinach.
We are the most obese country in the world and all the junk that is added to a lot of the foods has to have a part to play in correlation to the high cancer rate we have in the States. Raw apricot seeds are one of the healthiest food sources on the planet and yet, the FDA bans them. Hoping the day will not come when all apricot orchards will be done away with.
Usually the less expensive the food or drink, the more it is full garbage. Take some time while shopping and look at what is in the stuff your choosing. The kids may love Sugar Pops for breakfast, but how about fixing them a couple of eggs, some regular oatmeal or some other hot cereal to start their day. Put a little honey in it and they will like it, trust me. Mix in some fruit and maybe some whole wheat pancakes. You get the picture?
We have to change our stinking thinking because most doctors will not mention about nutrition. Not knocking doctors but they make a nice living off people being sick. Think about it.
By: Jonathan Bell
Friday, December 5, 2008
Advice on Finding Out the Root Causes of Food Allergic Reactions
Finding out what causes allergies can be difficult at best. Try to identify your culprit foods.
Typically people who have an immediate reaction can pinpoint their allergy down to one or two foods. However, those who experience delayed allergic reactions may be allergic to as many as 14 or 16 different foods. To learn how to track your diet and target the cause of your allergies, keep reading.
How the Allergic Reaction Works
A food allergy is actually an immune system function. Basically, the body senses a substance that it doesn't like or want inside the body. It responds by releasing white blood cells along with histamine and leukotrienes, which cause inflammation. That inflammation can occur in the stomach, intestinal tract, throat, mouth or in the form of a rash.
In addition to sending out white blood cells, the immune system also powers up its antibodies. These try to rid the body of any traces of the offending food in the intestinal tract, blood or stomach. Unfortunately, they can cause long-term harm.
Generally, with immediate-onset allergies, you'll experience your allergic reaction within an hour or two of eating the trigger food. The allergy will often manifest itself as hives or hay fever-like symptoms, but it can also be a swelling of the throat or mouth area.
With delayed-response allergic reactions, symptoms will appear up to 72 hours after eating the culprit food. They're usually provoked by eating a large amount of it or ingesting it frequently.
Finding Out the Diet Resulting in Your Allergies
Keep a Food Diary
The best way to monitor your consumption and track down an allergy is to keep a food diary. By monitoring everything you eat and tracking your symptoms, you will start to see a pattern, eventually allowing you to pinpoint certain trigger items you eat.
Eliminate Culprit Foods
When you think a particular food may be causing your allergies, try to stop eating it for at least three weeks. Once the food is out of your system, try reintroducing it. If you experience the symptoms, then you've found your allergy.
If you believe your allergy may be caused by multiple culprit foods, try eliminating all the suspect items from your diet for three weeks. After this cleansing period, begin to eat a little of each individual food, one-by-one. Allow for a four-day window between introductions. During this period, keep a careful eye on your symptoms.
Also, be aware that when you give up a food to which you are allergic, you may experience temporary withdrawal symptoms, such as headaches, fatigue, and irritability. This is normal and should not be cause for concern.
Eliminate the Culprit Food
Once you identify your culprit foods, you can omit them from your diet altogether, in which case all your symptoms should disappear within three to six months. Or, if you are not severely allergic, see whether you can eat a small amount once every four days or more without trouble. You may need to exclude the culprit foods completely for six months before you gradually reintroduce them in this way.
By creating an awareness of what you eat and how it affects your body, you can begin to learn the causes of your allergies and take appropriate action.
By: Trevor Price
Typically people who have an immediate reaction can pinpoint their allergy down to one or two foods. However, those who experience delayed allergic reactions may be allergic to as many as 14 or 16 different foods. To learn how to track your diet and target the cause of your allergies, keep reading.
How the Allergic Reaction Works
A food allergy is actually an immune system function. Basically, the body senses a substance that it doesn't like or want inside the body. It responds by releasing white blood cells along with histamine and leukotrienes, which cause inflammation. That inflammation can occur in the stomach, intestinal tract, throat, mouth or in the form of a rash.
In addition to sending out white blood cells, the immune system also powers up its antibodies. These try to rid the body of any traces of the offending food in the intestinal tract, blood or stomach. Unfortunately, they can cause long-term harm.
Generally, with immediate-onset allergies, you'll experience your allergic reaction within an hour or two of eating the trigger food. The allergy will often manifest itself as hives or hay fever-like symptoms, but it can also be a swelling of the throat or mouth area.
With delayed-response allergic reactions, symptoms will appear up to 72 hours after eating the culprit food. They're usually provoked by eating a large amount of it or ingesting it frequently.
Finding Out the Diet Resulting in Your Allergies
Keep a Food Diary
The best way to monitor your consumption and track down an allergy is to keep a food diary. By monitoring everything you eat and tracking your symptoms, you will start to see a pattern, eventually allowing you to pinpoint certain trigger items you eat.
Eliminate Culprit Foods
When you think a particular food may be causing your allergies, try to stop eating it for at least three weeks. Once the food is out of your system, try reintroducing it. If you experience the symptoms, then you've found your allergy.
If you believe your allergy may be caused by multiple culprit foods, try eliminating all the suspect items from your diet for three weeks. After this cleansing period, begin to eat a little of each individual food, one-by-one. Allow for a four-day window between introductions. During this period, keep a careful eye on your symptoms.
Also, be aware that when you give up a food to which you are allergic, you may experience temporary withdrawal symptoms, such as headaches, fatigue, and irritability. This is normal and should not be cause for concern.
Eliminate the Culprit Food
Once you identify your culprit foods, you can omit them from your diet altogether, in which case all your symptoms should disappear within three to six months. Or, if you are not severely allergic, see whether you can eat a small amount once every four days or more without trouble. You may need to exclude the culprit foods completely for six months before you gradually reintroduce them in this way.
By creating an awareness of what you eat and how it affects your body, you can begin to learn the causes of your allergies and take appropriate action.
By: Trevor Price
What Kinds of Chemicals Can Cause Hair Loss?
Having a lovely head of hair is more than just rewarding: it can make you feel beautiful or handsome, and it can actually make you act differently. You may feel more confident, and it can show in the way that you speak and deal with people. However, there are also many ways for you to lose your hair, and you need to know how to avoid what causes hair loss so that you can prevent it. Moreover, if you are already undergoing hair loss, there are some stresses and chemicals that can hasten hair loss or exacerbate it. Some chemicals can actually cause hair loss, so you need to be aware of what these are so that you do not make the mistake of using them when you shouldn't.
There are hundreds of chemicals available in your average hair salon, and many of them can lead to hair loss. These chemicals are found in the medications that curl your hair, remove some of your hair, straighten it, color it, perm it, and, in general, style it. There are many different chemicals that promise to strengthen your hair and they may be present in the medications that do the different things listed above, but they are also mixed in with chemicals that you don't want to have in your scalp. Before going to the salon, make sure that you know what you are getting into. Moreover, try to avoid curling your hair, straightening it, coloring it, or styling it too often. You may want to give your hair a grace period of about two or more months before you start having it styled once again.
There are times, however, when you cannot avoid chemicals that can cause hair loss. One such way is through chemotherapy. There are cocktails of chemicals that are injected into the body that can induce the death of cancer cells, but these chemicals can also poison your healthy cells, including those found in your hair follicles. This can cause your hair to thin and eventually fall out. When you stop chemotherapy, however, your hair can eventually grow back. Although it can take up to half a year for your hair to grow back, you should not be alarmed that you are losing it.
Not only do externally applied chemicals cause hair loss, but they can also damage your scalp and exacerbate your problems by adding dandruff into your hair problem mixture. Moreover, some internally taken drugs can also cause hair loss. Medications and antibiotics may also cause hair loss in some patients, and if you check the pamphlets that come with your drugs, you may find that hair loss is listed as a commonly reported side effect. You will need to ask your doctor for more information on hair loss and what you need to do if you experience it if you are taking any of the following drugs: drugs that lower blood pressure, those that treat arthritis, those that serve as maintenance for cancer patients, anticoagulants, anti-gout drugs, anti-depressants, anti-thyroid hormone drugs, anti-Parkinson's disease drugs, drugs that treat ulcers, beta blockers, bipolar disease treatments, birth control pills, drugs that lower your cholesterol, drugs that are derived from vitamin A, and steroids.
This is by no means an exhaustive list. You may have also been poisoned by heavy metals or pesticides if you start experiencing hair loss. For more information and a complete diagnosis, talk to your doctor.
By: Low Jeremy
There are hundreds of chemicals available in your average hair salon, and many of them can lead to hair loss. These chemicals are found in the medications that curl your hair, remove some of your hair, straighten it, color it, perm it, and, in general, style it. There are many different chemicals that promise to strengthen your hair and they may be present in the medications that do the different things listed above, but they are also mixed in with chemicals that you don't want to have in your scalp. Before going to the salon, make sure that you know what you are getting into. Moreover, try to avoid curling your hair, straightening it, coloring it, or styling it too often. You may want to give your hair a grace period of about two or more months before you start having it styled once again.
There are times, however, when you cannot avoid chemicals that can cause hair loss. One such way is through chemotherapy. There are cocktails of chemicals that are injected into the body that can induce the death of cancer cells, but these chemicals can also poison your healthy cells, including those found in your hair follicles. This can cause your hair to thin and eventually fall out. When you stop chemotherapy, however, your hair can eventually grow back. Although it can take up to half a year for your hair to grow back, you should not be alarmed that you are losing it.
Not only do externally applied chemicals cause hair loss, but they can also damage your scalp and exacerbate your problems by adding dandruff into your hair problem mixture. Moreover, some internally taken drugs can also cause hair loss. Medications and antibiotics may also cause hair loss in some patients, and if you check the pamphlets that come with your drugs, you may find that hair loss is listed as a commonly reported side effect. You will need to ask your doctor for more information on hair loss and what you need to do if you experience it if you are taking any of the following drugs: drugs that lower blood pressure, those that treat arthritis, those that serve as maintenance for cancer patients, anticoagulants, anti-gout drugs, anti-depressants, anti-thyroid hormone drugs, anti-Parkinson's disease drugs, drugs that treat ulcers, beta blockers, bipolar disease treatments, birth control pills, drugs that lower your cholesterol, drugs that are derived from vitamin A, and steroids.
This is by no means an exhaustive list. You may have also been poisoned by heavy metals or pesticides if you start experiencing hair loss. For more information and a complete diagnosis, talk to your doctor.
By: Low Jeremy
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