Friday July 30th 2010

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Radiation Burn Treatment For Medical Disposables With Yarrow Oil

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Radiation Burn Treatment For Medical Disposables With Yarrow Oil

Yarrow’s high azulen content (which gives it its powerful anti-inflammatory action) is even higher than German Chamomile! Azulen also gives Yarrow anti-infectious properties for treating infections and also for the burn treatment of the medical disposables.

Yarrow’s astringent and regulating properties make it helpful for balancing oily skin, hair and scalp condtions.

Yarrow is useful for hair and skin care and stimulates “new” hair growth. Add to your favorite shampoo for promoting a healthy scalp and to strengthen the hair shaft. Effective burn treatment for split ends! Properties in Yarrow make it useful for calming inflamed skin. Blend Blue Yarrow with Basil to treat acne, or alone to relieve skin rashes and an assortment of skin irritations, including eczema, psoriasis and seborrhea.

REMEMBER TO DILUTE: Always dilute pure essential oils for skin application. The general guideline for an adult is 15 drops of pure essential oil in an ounce of the carrier of your choice like pure jojoba oil, or pure fresh water if using as an aromatic mist!

All the blue oils (Yarrow, Blue Tansy and Chamomile) help to relieve burns associated with radiation treatment for cancer.

Radiation burn treatment Aromatic Mist: Fill a 2 oz atomizer colored glass bottle with pure, fresh water. Add 2-8 drops each of pure essential oil of Yarrow, Blue Tansy and German (True) Chamomile. Allow this mixture to synergies for a minimum of 2-3 hours. Shake and spray a very light mist across the radiation burn area. Allow the skin to dry thoroughly before covering. Repeat misting burn areas 3-4 times each day, or as needed for pain relief and to speed healing of skin cell tissue!

Experiment with using a minimal amount of pure essential oil to begin with, slowly adding more oil until you reach the exact dilution amount that’s right for you!

OPTIONAL: Add 2-7 drops of pure Helichrysum oil to your atomizer-misting bottle to enhance the basic radiation burn treatment formula.

Aromatherapy is a gentle and noninvasive complementary health care system used for balancing and synchronizing your body, mind, spirit and emotions to enhance your health. Properly administered essential oils are a natural, safe and effective way to enhance your health and well-being and can produce satisfying results for the burn treatment where other methods have failed. Please consult with your physician regarding serious health concerns and do not attempt to self diagnose and then go for the medical disposables.

Glucosamine Supplements

Glucosamine is the natural supplements that is made from the glucose means sugar and glutamine means amino acid. Glucosamine is used by the human being for their body to repair the cartilage ad the body tissues. While people are younger the glucosamine can produce more in their body. The producing of the glucosamine supplements in the body can reduce the age, which will bring the problems of the joint problems in arthritis.

The human body will lose the glucosamine as the age will increase. Glucosamine supplements often contain a substance found naturally in our cartilage called chondroitin. Chondroitin is found naturally in cow’s milk and adds sulfur to the supplement.

When someone suffers from osteoarthritis, particularly of the knees they are often prescribed glucosamine supplements. Glucosamine is prescribed to help replenish the natural glucosamine that you’re body no longer makes. Glucosamine is believed to help mend damaged cartilage that induces the osteoarthritis.

Studies have shown that glucosamine can help ease the discomfort in you’re knees. Glucosamine will also help reduce the advancement of osteoarthritis. A recent study used glucosamine combined with hydrochloride found the results to be less then effective. The same research also established that glucosamine mixed with chondroitin, did little to ease pain in the knees. The individuals, who took part in the study, had better pain reduction using pure glucosamine. That’s not to say that chondrotin will not help you in other ways.

One thousand five hundred mg per day is the recommended dosage for glucosamine to help treat osteoarthritis. It makes sense to try glucosamine for a three-month period, if you don’t notice any improvement, stop using it. Obviously if there is improvement then continue to use the supplements.

When you use glucosamine short term it is generally tolerated by you is body quite well. There are long-term mild side effects that can develop in certain individuals. Some people have been known to have an increase in blood sugar levels if they are diabetics Type I or Type 2, people with diabetes should be closely monitored. It’s also possible to see an increase in blood pressure in certain individuals.

Glucosamine can also be used for conditions such as chronic venous insufficiency, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and even some skin conditions.

Obesity Chart to Charter Your Health

There are certain measures that health providers use in order to determine a person’s condition for obesity. Aside from the BMI obesity calculator, the waist circumference measure is also another obesity chart determinant used to compute one’s chances of being obese and also assessing the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and the other health problems related with obesity.

The exact percentage of body fat that a person has is difficult to achieve, but approximations can be made through the combination of a number of obesity chart measurements. First, using a caliper, a tweezer-like tool used to measure the thickness of skin folds on different parts of the body and then compared with standardized measurements. Small devices that send a harmless electrical current through the body and measures body fat percentage are also sometimes used.

The most commonly used obesity chart though is the Body Mass Index (BMI) determinant. A person with a BMI over 30 is considered to be obese, and a BMI over 50 is considered to be morbidly obese. Nonetheless, the BMI could be misleading as its criterion may not always be applicable or accurate for pregnant or lactating women, muscular individuals, and Asians, Hispanics, Latino, or Africans (their adjusted their BMI results define overweight if it is above 23 and obese if above 27). Because BMI does not show the difference between fat and muscle, it does not always accurately predict when weight could lead to health problems associated with obesity. For example, a body-builder may have a BMI over 30, but he may still be healthy and have little risk of developing diabetes or having a heart attack. BMI also may not accurately reflect fatness in people who are too short (less than 5 feet) and also in older people, who only normally tend to lose muscle mass as they age. Very muscular people would fall into the ‘overweight’ category when they are actually healthy and fit. The elderly would also be in the ‘healthy/normal weight’ category in their BMI when they actually have reduced nutritional reserves.

Still, as the BMI provides useful excess weight estimates, the waist circumference obesity chart locates a person’s body fat distribution which also determines the risks in his health. Basically, if a person carries fats mainly around the waist, then he is more likely to develop health problems, than if his fats lie mainly in the hips and thighs. This chart also standardize that women with waist measurements more than 35-inches, or men with waist measurements more than 40-inches may have higher disease risks than people with smaller waist measurements. This is true even if the BMI falls within the normal range.

Therefore further evaluation of a patient should be performed to determine his weight/fats status and associated health risks. Although BMI is a reliable way for most people to tell if their weight is putting their health at risk, using a number of obesity chart determiners would undoubtedly allow for closer comparisons and hopefully better estimations.

Aother – Milos Pesic

Eye Health Foods and Vitamins

There is a parade of vitamins and nutrients that contribute to keeping your eyes healthy and even factor in staving off some ocular diseases. In today’s pill and tablet-taking society, the good news is that we can get many of these vitamins right at our dinner table.

The essential vitamins and nutrients required for eye health are the alphabet group (A, B-complex, C, D, E), other antioxidants such as lutein and zeaxanthin, and minerals zinc and selenium. Recent studies suggest that these may help prevent cataracts and macular degeneration.

All of the above can be found in common foods enjoyed by a large segment of the population. Many are the familiar staples that we have heard about for years: fruits, vegetables, fish, and nuts. A few others may be less recognized for their relation to eye health: lean meats and liver, whole grains, and eggs.

Vitamin A aids in the prevention of night blindness and can be found in beef, chicken, and liver, as well as carrots (of course), sweet potatoes, and red peppers.

Of the vitamin B-complex, B-6 and B-12 curb homocysteine levels in the blood. High levels of homocysteine is believed to be related to disorders that keep small blood vessels from functioning properly, a link to macular degeneration. All whole, unprocessed foods contain vitamin B, but it is concentrated in meat products and also bananas, potatoes, beans, and molasses.

The sources of vitamin C are probably the most widely known: fruits (and juices), vegetables, and potatoes. The formation of collagen important to the cornea and maintenance of the small capillaries in the retina are vitamin C’s contribution to the eyes.

Vitamin D is also enlisted in the fight against macular degeneration and is the first vitamin you are likely to encounter each day, as it can be found in milk, cereal grains, and eggs. Tuna, cod liver oil, and other fish oils supply vitamin D as well.

Nuts, sunflower seeds, and mangos are rich in Vitamin E, which reduces the risk of cataracts. Antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin are naturally found in the retina and lens of our eyes and are responsible for combating free radicals, which break down tissue in the body. Adding leafy green vegetables and beet greens to the diet can replenish lutein and zeaxanthin in our system. Corn and eggs, especially the yolks, are good choices as well.

The minerals zinc and selenium can be thought of as ‘helpers’ since their main function is to assist the body in absorbing the vitamins (particularly A and E) needed to stave off eye disease. Turn to seafood, yeast, wheat, nuts, and hamburgers (!) for these. Be aware that cooking reduces the content of some vitamins in food; in the case of lutein, cooking actually releases the antioxidant from cell wall of vegetables. Light destroys vitamin C, so any juices should be purchased or stored in non-transparent containers.

While foods can do a lot to provide needed vitamins and minerals, there are times when dietary supplements may be needed. These are readily available on the market, but should not become a part of your daily use until you consult with your doctor. Proper dosage is important to achieve the desired results. Excess vitamins in the body that cannot be naturally flushed out of the system will cause unwanted side effects. In fact, any major dietary changes, including addition of vitamin-rich foods mentioned above, should not commence without a physician’s approval.

Aother – Chelsea Francis

Ten useful health related tips

Good health is the earnest desire of every person. Below specified are some useful tips for a healthier life and one thing is consistently clear that once you follow them, you will lose extra weight and you will be hale and hearty.

Check the tips for a healthy body:

1.    Start taking nutritious diet everyday including vegetables, fruits, bean proteins, milk, calcium, iron rich foods.

2.    Drink large amount of water everyday (at least 10 to 15 glasses). This will keep your body calm and cool and giving your system off to a good start.

3.    Replace heavy amount of food with 6 small fat, large fiber food items.

4.    Eliminate alcohol and other intoxicants from your life

5.    Also take caffeine and other beverages containing high level of sugar in moderate amounts

6.    Start practicing deep breathing as inhaling deeply but exhaling slowly will lessen daily stress and excite your lymph nodes to help clean and flush toxic wastes from the body.

7.    Consulting with a physician, you can take multivitamins tablets or tonics with good inclusion of natural supplements that will boost up your energy level and replace vital nutrients unabsorbed with your general food.

8.    Unforgettably, daily do at least 20-30 minutes of exercises so as to burn extra calories and to proliferate metabolism, to strengthen muscle and to minimize level of stress.

9.    Try to make your day pleasant and cozy so that you can enjoy it to the fullest. In this concern, you can read a nice book, sit in a garden, gossip with your friends or spouse, watch television etc.

10. All this will largely help you in relieving stress thereby producing a viable impression on your health and perspective.

Keep to maintain your body healthy and strong!