Human health news and features

THE "FRIENDLY" BACTERIA Necessary To Health!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:22:15 -0500

THE "FRIENDLY" BACTERIA Necessary To Health! By Lena SanchezYes, there is a friendly and necessary bacterium required tostay health. Let me tell you a true story. years ago, my year-old grandson had been having diarrheafor weeks and nothing seemed to stop it. The doctor had givenprescriptions and a diet that wasn't touching it. After twoweeks of diarrhea it had became watery and blood tinged makingmy grandson one tired and cranky little boy as his system wasunable to absorb nutrients from his food or vitamins. One day adietitian friend was visiting us while I had my grandson for theweekend and I told him how perplexed I was at what to do forthis child. My friend, said to give him a glass of acidophilusmilk and it will clear it up. He went on to explain that thesystem was devoid of friendly bacteria namely lactobacillusamong others and acidophilus milk had the friendly bacteria. Itold him my grandson was allergic to milk but he informed methat even people allergi...

Drug and Alcohol Addiction and Rehabilitation

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:37:42 -0500

Just what is addiction, you asked? Addiction is a physiologicaldependence on something, and is both physical and psychologicalin nature. When a person is addicted they literally need to feedthat addiction constantly. Addiction is a traitor it sneaks upon you. People who are addicted often do not recognize that theyhave a problem, they think that the problem is with everyone.Addiction is different from abuse, a person can abuse drugs andnot be addicted. The two most vital factors in determiningaddiction are tolerance and physical dependency. Addiction isvery destructive, and most of the time people who are sufferingfrom it end up hurting themselves and their love ones. It ishard to overcome but once the person began to see addiction as aproblem in their life they can immediately seek alcoholismtreatment or addiction treatment. Teens partying late at night and imbibing drugs and alcohol foradded fun, often dominated the silver screen. Quite a prettypicture isn't it? Often...

What Is Natural Health?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:46:13 -0500

Quite simply, natural health means maintaining good healthnaturally through the air we breathe, the water we drink, thefoods and fluids we consume, and also through our daily physicalmovement and activities, rest and sleep, and interactions withother people. In summary, it is how we live in our bodies on adaily basis.Natural healing involves moving from a state of non-health intohealth using only natural means. If we fast to cleanse the bodyof mucous, seek massage therapy to ease aching muscles, or takeherbal formulas to soothe an irritated throat, we are using anatural healing modality. Natural health modalities such ashomeopathy, herbology, iridology, bioenergetic methods, andnutrition, are non-invasive methods of health practice, whichare designed to stimulate and maintain the body's intrinsicself-healing processes. Let's take a brief look at each of thesemodalities.Homeopathy - Homeopathy, as founded by Samuel Hahnemann, isbased on the concept of "like cures like" ...

Finding the Best Mental Health Therapist for You

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:47:43 -0500

If you are a wide reader, you have probably encountered a lot of interesting stories about the plenty of reports related to mental health concerns among many individuals at present. There are actually no established reasons as to why these occurrences happen but recent studies relate to present economic status, family and society issues, and work associated concerns as the main culprits for the increase of mental health related cases. Now if you have been diagnosed by a qualified medical practitioner as to suffering from a mental condition, most probably you would need to seek assistance from a mental health therapist. Mental health therapists are those qualified professionals who have gained enough knowledge both educational and practical related to mental health issues. In your search, you have to consider the qualification and professional attitude of the mental health professional. In addition to these, searching for someone who can help you resolve your mental health condition wou...

Even Men Want To Reduce Crow's Feet & Puffiness

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:09:09 -0500

If there's one thing that's certain in life it's that we are going to get older, and for some of us it's a constant fight to keep the years at bay. Men especially have begun to take part in struggle to keep their skin looking young and healthy. In recent years there has been a surge of skin care products made specifically for men. One thing you don't hear about much in the skin care world is an eye gel for men. Men are just as self conscience about dark circles and puffy eyes as women are, and are willing to take the necessary steps to reduce them. Once a market geared almost entirely towards women, men now account for almost half of skin care product sales. That percentage alone clearly shows men taking a more pro active approach towards getting older. One of the earliest signs of aging is dark circles and puffiness under the eyes, which can be frustrating to treat and sometimes embarrassing to have....

Learn about food nutrition facts

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:52:21 -0500

Learn about food nutrition factsFood nutrition factsFinding food nutrition facts and dietary nutrition used to bealmost impossible because of the mountains of facts scatteredall about in libraries and books. Lets face it most of us aren'tgoing to cuddle up to a book on vitamins and minerals.Fortunately with the growth and popularity of the internet andthe computer the fact finding process has been much simplified.Finding good food nutrition facts can now be done with the clickof the mouse.Learning about our foods and diets can be very enlightening.Things we were taught as children may in fact of reality be muchdifferent than what we were taught. Doing what we were taughtyears ago may today be very much out of synch with what wereally should be doing. It's sort of like the ole 'wives tales" theory. Complicating ourlives further we have the great American fast food era that haspractically crippled any sensibility to proper food intake. Why should we learn more, it's pr...

A widespread link between heart disease, arthritis, and cancer

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:49:11 -0500

Adapted from THE CALCIUM BOMB: The Nanobacteria Link to HeartDisease and Cancer, by Douglas Mulhall & Katja Hansen TheWriters' Collective www.calcify.com What medical condition affects more of us than heart disease,arthritis, or cancer, and why is it suddenly such a compellingissue? According to thousands of medical journal articles,Calcification ' also known as calcium deposits, hardening of thearteries, cysts, stones, and hard plaque ' happens in all thoseillnesses and more. And it just struck home for millions.Throngs of baby boomers are rushing to get checked forcalcification since rock icon David Bowie and former PresidentClinton had emergency operations for it. David Letterman, LarryKing, CBS's Ren Syler, actress Koo Stark, and many pro athleteshave it too. Calcification is the hardening of our body tissue by calciumsalts. These salts contain other minerals, such as phosphorus,and are often harmful. They are dangerous because they provokechronic and painfu...

Reporting Sexual Harassment

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:24:01 -0500

There are ways of stopping attacks of sexual harassment, eitherby yourself or with the help of workmates, authorities and byeventually filing a lawsuit. The following ways of reportingsexual harassment incidents may not ideally be in the order aswe're going to present it in actual reality. You shall have todiscover for yourself the best move to compensate for theviolation of your rights. And to totally stop the unwantedsexual advances being done to you.Common scenario of sexual harassment is at the workplace. At thevery first signs of unwanted sexual advances toward you, trystopping it by directly confronting the person. If this isn'tsuccessful, go to your supervisor or human resources departmentfor assistance. There may be several informal and formal actionsthat will be suggested for you and the company could do. Theseoptions range from contacting your unit or department andinforming them of your complaint but keeping you anonymous,sending a letter to your harasser, or...

Health Plan

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:56:25 -0500

In business, owners create business plans and marketing plansfor the New Year to help set their course for success. Thisbecomes their template to make their dreams and business goalscome true. They can then track their progress and makeadjustments when necessary to keep themselves on track. But, why not do the same thing if your goal is improved health?Just imagine setting up a real action plan to address what youwant to achieve and how you will go about making those goalshappen. Let's look at some of the parts of a business plan andsee how they can be adjusted into a 'health plan'. Mission statement According to Stephen Covey, all individuals should have apersonal mission statement. Do you have one? Ok, so you probablydon't. But what about creating a personal health missionstatement? What would you want that statement to say? It shouldinclude what your health would ideally look like and why youwould want it to look that way. You may want to include whatyour primar...