Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Know the facts about heat exhaustion

June 4th, 2009 -- Posted in Uncategorized | 0

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Sunstroke is a very dangerous condition which can be fatal or, at best, can cause permanent damage. This happens when the body’s thermostat fails to work because of overheating. This condition is not just one that occurs from exposure to too much sun but can be caused by extreme heat in any environment, including workplace environments such as steelworks. Although this condition is called sunstroke, it is more apt to call it heatstroke as the real cause is not the sun’s rays but the intense heat produced by the sun.

Dehydration and salt deficiency can cause heat exhaustion. Take time to acclimatise to high temperatures and make sure you get sufficient liquids. Wear loose clothing and a broad-brimmed hat. Do not do anything too physically demanding.

Getting too much sun or being careless around an outside grill can result in summer burns. For minor first degree burns caused by brief contact with a hot object, water or steam, and sunburn, cool the skin by first holding it under running water, then apply a cold pack to numb the pain. If blistering occurs (second or third degree burns) seek medical help.

Drink plenty of cool water to keep yourself hydrated and reduce your body’s core temperature. (Warm water won’t do this, and cold water might be a shock to sensitive systems.) Drink regularly, every hour, even if you don’t feel thirsty. Avoid soft drinks and alcoholic drinks that are actually diuretic and rob your body of the water it desperately needs.

Heat stroke is generally considered when the body core temperature exceeds 40 deg C, and represents a failure of the body’s temperature regulation mechanisms. The person will have experienced the signs of heat exhaustion and may then show signs of decreased sweating, feeling faint or dizzy, mental irritation (confusion, altered consciousness, irrational behavior), and finally collapse.

For every person that has migraines, the results of one person’s symptoms may vary from the next person’s symptoms. Therefore not everyone is doing the same thing in the prevention of migraines. And in some cases as in the topic sunglasses and migraines, some people may have less sensitivity to light as may the next person have more of a sensitivity to noise or with the next person sound.

Heat Rash also can appear as large, reddened areas of skin. Babies and children are also more likely to be affected than adults because of their underdeveloped sweat glands, in which case the rash is commonly found in the nappy area and in the skin folds or on the neck. Heat Rash can also occur in cooler climates when sweating is a problem.

The most important step in preventing heat illness is to hydrate before, during, and after physical activity. Dehydration is common in all heat illnesses. Mild dehydration (2%) can decrease athletic performance as well as decrease the body’s ability to regulate temperature. Thirst in not a good indicator of dehydration, because it is activated when the body is already 2-3% dehydrated. You should drink 8-12 ounces of fluid before exercise, and every 20 minutes during exercise.

 

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Classification of Lupus

June 4th, 2009 -- Posted in Uncategorized | 0

Lupus is an auto immune disease which means that the body’s immune system attacks its own tissue. The result of these attacks is chronic inflammation and although the severity of Lupus can vary greatly, it can ultimately be a fatal disease. Lupus is a condition where the immune system creates anti bodies, which circulate in the blood stream and attack various tissues and organs in the body. Some times only the tissue of the skin is affected but in other cases the internal organs become targeted. Cases where only skin tissue is affected is called discoid lupus, but the more pervasive and serious form is referred to as systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE for short. SLE commonly attacks the heart, lungs, kidneys, joints and nervous system.

Systemic lupus erythematosus has an unpredictable evolution. People with the disease can experience short periods of symptomatic remission between episodes of symptomatic intensification. Most lupus treatments are focused upon extending the periods of remission and on ameliorating the symptoms of the disease. Although there is no effective cure for lupus, most medical treatments can keep the disease under control. However, due to the pronounced chronic character of the disease, patients require ongoing lupus treatment.

Lupus can affect almost any part of your body, including your joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain. There is no way to know what part of your body will be affected. For most people though, lupus are a mild disease affecting only a few parts of your body, and some patients don’t get inner organ problems (like in the heart and lungs), but do have skin and joint problems.

The treatment of lupus greatly differs from a patient to another, lupus sufferers receiving a certain type of medications according to their experienced symptoms and the seriousness of the disease. Thus, the treatment of lupus is often personalized, comprising many different types of medications and therapies. Lupus patients (especially patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus) are commonly administered combination treatments, targeted at countering the occurrence and aggravation of the multitude of symptoms characteristic to this type of autoimmune disease.

Treatment options for Lupus have come a long way in the past ten years. There was a time when a systemic lupus diagnosis came with a three year life expectancy. Today, lupus is not expected to end in termination of life, but living with the chronic pain and the difficulties are tremendously difficult and even terrifying. Lupus is a sneaky disease, traveling from one part of the body to another seeking out “enemy intruders” that are nothing more than normal bodily organs. A confused immune system can do a lot of damage, and learning to cope with the inconsistent and blind siding pain is a daily struggle.

The natural ingredients used to make this medicine make it free from side effects. By using this medicine you will be able to get rid of the discomforts of Lupus without sacrificing your health. You will also be able to lead a trouble free life by avoiding the side effects that are common to other medications such as stomach upset, liver and kidney inflammation, weight gain, weakened bones, damage to arteries and high blood pressure.

 

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Capisaldi della filosofia New Age

June 4th, 2009 -- Posted in Uncategorized | 0

L’obbiettivo principale delle tecniche New Age o comunque di medicine alternative è quello di promuovere e divulgare discipline che possano contribuire al miglioramento del benessere e della vita dell’uomo.

Tuttavia moltissime sono le discipline e le tecniche che si ispirano a questo ampio movimento, dai confini flessibili e non delineati, ricercando delle tecniche che se frequentate e coltivate nella giusta misura possano fornire gli strumenti per una maggior crescita e consapevolezza del proprio sé e per ottenere il raggiungimento di una maggior felicità individuale e collettiva.

Uno dei capisaldi di questa filosofia è infatti la teoria del pensiero positivo applicata anche allo studio dell’albero genealogico famiglia. Secondo queste filosofie, la mente umana ha poteri profondi e vasti, che possono persino modificare la realtà. Ogni nostro pensiero, in ogni istante crea la nostra realtà. Noi siamo dei creatori di realtà, ininterrottamente. In base a questo assunto, la realtà che ci circonda altro non è che espressione del nostro pensiero. Dare un indirizzo positivo alle proprie considerazioni e atteggiamenti è dunque fondamentale, in quanto i pensieri e le parole che scegliamo di vivere saranno il nostro domani ed i nostri obiettivi. Il pensiero positivo, quindi consiste in quello stato mentale, frutto anche di elaborazione culturale, che permette al singolo individuo di affrontare con ottimismo e fiducia la propria esperienza di vita.

La principale convinzione che accomuna tutti o quasi i new ager (pur nello sconfinato panorama che rende arduo e fuorviante ogni eccessivo schematismo) è che il nostro pianeta e l’Umanità nel suo insieme (attraverso un cammino di trasformazione che però è individuale) si trovi alla soglia di un progresso spirituale sulla time line che, se raggiunto, consentirà l’accesso a nuove dimensioni dell’esistenza, ovvero a una nuova forma di consapevolezza. Da più parti, per esempio, si fa riferimento all’anno 2012 (tratto da diverse antiche profezie) come termine indicativo di una transizione maggiore e di un “salto quantico” nel tessuto temporale dovuti anche all’attraversamento da parte dell’intero sistema solare di un campo energetico ad altissima frequenza indicato come cintura fotonica. Il concetto di tempo è inteso come un tempo lineare, in cui l’umanità prosegue il suo cammino e dove può identificare il mal di vivere e quindi eliminarlo dalla propria esistenza.

Certo, per la loro stessa natura, non si tratta di fatti e concetti riscontrabili nel mondo scientifico accademico, e ancor meno nelle credenze accettate dalle religioni tradizionali. Essi comunque, per la visione New Age, non vanno intesi come la classica attesa della fine del mondo o del Giudizio Universale, ma come un termine temporale legato ai grandi cicli cosmici, entro il quale ogni essere umano (e la società nel suo insieme) dovrà prepararsi e ristrutturarsi se vuole evitare di stagnare nell’inarrestabile cammino evolutivo.

Questi progressi, pur di natura spirituale, riguardano necessariamente anche i piani materiali dell’esistenza e toccano i codici stessi della struttura fisica. Le “nuove abilità” legate al risveglio interiore possono condurre ad un accrescimento sostanziale del sentire intuitivo e a trasformazioni percettive legate alla possibilità di vedere cose ora invisibili, di viaggiare nello spazio istantaneamente, di cogliere significati e correlazioni prima nascosti negli oggetti e gli eventi dell’Universo, nonché di agire su tali oggetti ed eventi in una moltitudine di nuovi modi “metafisici”. La New Age quindi abbraccia volentieri, per esempio, la pratica della meditazione, o concetti di provenienza orientale come quello del risveglio in senso buddhista o quello dell’apertura del terzo occhio.

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