Anorexia and bulimia are diseases in which a woman has an unrealistic self image. She is obsessed with her weight and every ounce of food that is consumed. The difference is that an a person with anorexia will force her/him self to not consume any food at all, and a person with bulimia will eat large quantities of food and then purge or throw up the food which was consumed. Many times, in the worst cases the anorexic or bulimic person may end up with serious, life long health problems... Read Full Story
Anagen is the next phase that the hair will go through. When in the telogen phase, the hair that is not able to grow anymore will fall out. The rest will move into the anagen phase, which is also known as the active stage. During this stage, the roots of the hair will begin to produce and divide cells. This will then produce a new hair that will push through the open follicles in the scalp. Usually, this type of hair will stay active for two to six years. If you have hair that doesn’t grow... Read Full Story
In order to qualify for weight loss surgery, a patient should be considered morbidly obese. Sometimes severely obese people are considered for this surgery if they present health issues. A patient with a body mass index of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight. Those with a body mass index of 30 to 34.9 are considered obese. A severely obese patient is one with a body mass index of 35 to 39.9. A morbidly obese patient will have a body mass index of 40 and over. Another common measurement of... Read Full Story
Try to maximize your visibility. Remember that vehicles are easier to spot than people. If you can build a signal fire, the smoke can be seen for miles around the desert. Don’t ration your water. Thirst is a sign of dehydration. Try not to eat anything, as digestion uses up valuable water. Use your vehicle to shelter yourself from the heat and other conditions. If you have to walk, do so at nighttime when it’s cooler. If you get lost in the desert don’t lose hope. There are special rescue... Read Full Story
Homeopathy is a safe, natural form of medicine, based on the practice of treating like with like. Homeopathy is derived from the Greek words homios, meaning like or similar, and italios, meaning suffering. Homeopathy is concerned with treating the whole person rather than the illness alone. The homeopath will consider the patient as a whole, both physically and psychologically, taking into account the patient’s physical appearance, their likes, dislikes and their temperament. Dr. Monika... Read Full Story
As mentioned previously, the treatments can vary. A massage treatment is completely different from and acupuncture session. In many cases, the practitioner will prescribed chinese herbs to be taken orally, although some can be made into solutions applied externally as well. Chinese herbs tend to have a very pungent and off putting odor - so be warned! Another thing to be wary of, with regard to chinese medicinal treatments, it to ensure your practitioner is properly qualified and not just a... Read Full Story
Other tips for dealing with an eating disorder include getting enough sleep, ideally at least seven hours a night. Getting rest can often help alleviate the anguish associated with depression, anger and other powerful states. Also, the patient should seek to stay busy, avoiding having many hours of unstructured time in their schedule. These moments alone can often trigger a relapse of some kind of emotional eating. Dieting should be avoided. The idea of deprivation can also trigger emotional... Read Full Story
TCM is an example of alternative medicine. TCM, short for Traditional Chinese Medicine, is a broad term for therapies which include massage, diet therapy, herbalism and acupuncture. TCM is based on the philosophy that having good health revolves around the correct flow of “chi” which is the energy of the body. The way this “chi” works is that it flows through our bodies in channels, known as “meridians”. These meridians in turn contain hundreds of points which link the differents organs and... Read Full Story
This is integral in helping people maintain a better mental standing on their condition. This and the ever-loving nature of dogs make them perfect cures to depression that often plagues many patients and residents of nursing homes and hospitals. It’s very difficult to accurately measure how positive an effect these dogs have on patients. But all you have to do to see that they’re doing their job is a happy smile on a patient’s face when they’re in the company of one of these amazing healing... Read Full Story
The pH diet is an innovative way to interact with food. The diet stresses the need for balance in the diet of alkaline and acid. This balance will help maintain a healthy flow through the bloodstream and keep cellular growth and development working at optimum levels. By lowering destructive acid levels with more alkaline a host of benefits can result, namely sustainable energy and good health. By following a simple regimen of balanced eating along with testing saliva for pH levels, one can... Read Full Story
