Archive for November 22nd, 2009
November 22nd, 2009 -- Posted in Uncategorized |
Welcome back!
Introduction
Magnet Therapy is a non-invasive treatment for pain management, with terrific results for pain relief in returning conditions as Arthritis, Fibromylagia and Spinal Disc Diseases as well as providing pain reflief from critical injuries. This treatment is not new, it has been practiced for thousands of years. magnets are mentioned
in several of the earliest writings in Egypt, India and Greece.
It is worth more than half a billion dollars in the USA alone, and Australia’s now not far behind. Magnetic therapy is believed to boost health benefits by working with and improving the circulatory system. The therapy is thought to increase blood flow and support the body’s natural therapeutic process.
It is still extensively used at present as an alternative approach for treating a number of conditions, from arthritis to depression, but there hasn’t been any tangible scientific evidence that magnets can heal. Magnetic therapy is commonly
used by professionals and athletes in sports such as golf, athletics, tennis, boxing. It as well is not ment to replace any instructions or prescriptions given by your doctor. Magnetic therapy is also being considered in the treatment of depression and for patients with bipolar disorder.
The most frequently treated ailments for which magnet therapy is used are arthritis, pain, inflammation, muscle tension, migraines, tumors, asthma, allergies, diabetes and a lot of other joints or healing complaints. There are countless prescriptions and over the counter pain relieving drugs obtainable, the attraction of magnet therapy is
that it has no risky side effects. Because the aim of magnetic therapy is to get rid of pain or discomfort; you need to be careful with the use of the magnets. Permanent magnets are applied directly in bandage like devices that cover big or lesser areas of the body, in mattresses, in shoe insoles and many others.
Conclusion
Seeing as magnet treatment is however a fairly new and as yet unproven form of alternative healing in the United States, additional studies will no doubt be carried out. Furthermore, magnetic therapy is very handy and can be combined with work and everyday behavior. Doctors who are familiar with this therapy exclaim that it is safe and that trying out a permanent magnet by your self is in effect risk free. Prior to using this as a therapy a person who is pregnant or has a pacemaker or any transplanted electrical device should discuss with their medical doctor initially.
The earlier magnet treatment is used following injury or surgery, the more rapidly and more evident the effects will be. The principle advantage of this type of magnetic healing is that it is somewhat low-cost (compared to the cost of the machines) and effortless to apply; the drawback is that as yet there is no technical evidence of
an effect. Nighttime Magnetic Treatment is the most effective and dependable as the entire body is being treated whilst sleeping 6-8 hours.
“Without possibilities of a cure magnet therapy is worth a shot”.
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November 22nd, 2009 -- Posted in Uncategorized |
Can we be personal for a moment?
Good. Thank you.
We want to discuss a particularly grievous condition that plagues millions of people in our culture from midlife onwards. It is a condition known to be culture-specific, suffered by affluent Westerns more than by any other group of people. And its cause is said to be unknown to modern medicine. It’s called diverticulitis.
Diverticulitis is a pain in the butt for millions of people, literally, since it involves the colon and rectum. What happens is that the wall of the colon, or large intestine, becomes weakened over time from increased pressure of unknown cause. The pressure within the colon causes weakened areas to pocket outwards, creating sacs for digested matter to collect and fester. These sacs are called diverticula. When you have these sacs you are said to have diverticulosis. When diverticula become infected and inflamed, the condition is called diverticulitis, which can be as painful as appendicitis and can lead to rupture of the colon wall, a very dangerous situation. The key issue involved in this condition is the creation of increased pressure within the large intestine. It is the force of this pressure that causes the sacs to form.
Knowing what causes the increased pressure, then, is essential to the prevention and treatment of this condition. At one time it was thought by medicine that the diet might be too high in fiber, causing a blockage of digestion and the increased colon pressure. But lowering the fiber of the diet did not significantly alter the condition. Then it was thought that too little fiber prevented proper elimination, and high fiber diets were recommended. Unfortunately, this did not help the condition, either. Diverticulitis is also equally common among vegetarians as it is among meat eaters. While special interest groups promoting certain diets present research supporting their dietary view as preventive of diverticulitis, there is contrasting research to balance it. So, the overall research on diverticulitis has been inconclusive regarding the cause of increased colon pressure that creates this dreadful condition. And in the absence of knowing the cause, medicine can merely offer pain relief with drugs, antibiotics for the infections, and surgery for particularly nasty, abscessed pockets. As for prevention, the current suggestion is to eat more fiber, making th bowels need to eliminate more frequently.
Of course, one thing was overlooked in the medical research on diverticulitis. The most common reason for increased colon pressure is not really a medical issue, but a cultural one. That is why medicine has missed it. Furthermore, this cultural practice causes the medical profession to suffer from diverticulitis to an even greater extent than their patients.
It all has to do with answering Nature when it calls.
We live in a society that trains us from birth to hold in our waste products. From the pressures of diaper training, to the pressures of using public toilets at school, to the pressures of working without the choice of taking needed potty breaks, or where a toilet is simply not available, our culture has pressured us into holding it in. Of course, this creates pressure in the colon. After all, one of the simplest ways to increase colon pressure is to close the anal sphincter while the intestine is contracting.
Everyone has experienced this one time or another. Perhaps the urge came when you were involved in a social situation that you could not conveniently stop simply because you had to answer Nature’s call. Or it could have been while driving, and a rest stop or service station was nowhere to be found. Even if there was a convenient restroom, some people are uncomfortable defecating in a public restroom and prefer holding it in until home. Whatever the reason, the fact is that our culture makes personal waste management an issue that is not always easily resolved, promoting procrastination rather than elimination. The result is increased colon pressure and diverticula formation.
In addition to holding in waste, there is the even greater problem of holding in gas. The technical term for this is flatus retention. It’s what most people are trained to do in public, from school days onward. This is why diverticulitis is more prevalent among professional, affluent Westerns, than among the poor of third world countries. The higher your status, the less acceptable your flatus. It seems that poverty buys a right to pass wind when needed, while affluence creates the need for greater discretion. Yet, the sad fact is that the pressure of the fart must go somewhere. Either pass wind or have your intestine blow up. The choice is yours.
Now you can see why medicine says the cause of diverticulitis is unknown. A cultural taboo enshrouds this topic, preventing its unbiased and honest consideration. Interestingly, there was one article connecting diverticulitis with holding in gas. It was in the British medical journal, Lancet, in 1975. The article is entitled, “Flatus retention is the major factor in diverticular disease”. But the information was ignored. Medicine seems more comfortable prescribing drugs and surgery for diverticulitis than simply telling people to poop and fart more often.
For those who suffer from diverticulosis or diverticulitis, you can perform your own self study. Over the next three months, note how often you feel the urge to eliminate, but find yourself choosing, for one reason or another, to hold it in. Pay particular attention to your need to pass wind, and how often you don’t. Make every effort to allow your body to do what it wants to do. If you have a partner, you may want him or her to try this self study at the same.
Sydney Ross Singer is a medical anthropologist and Director of the Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease. He is co-author of numerous groundbreaking books on the cultural/lifestyle causes of disease, including Dressed To Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras. He works with his wife and assistant, Soma Grismaijer. If you want the full scoop on poop, see their book, Get It Out! Eliminating the Cause of Diverticulitis, Kidney Stones, Bladder Infections, Cervical Dysplasia, PMS, Menopausal Discomfort, Prostate Enlargement…and More! And visit their website http://www.SelfStudyCenter.org
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November 22nd, 2009 -- Posted in Uncategorized |
Have you ever felt a burning need to urinate, but had to hold it in? Perhaps you were driving along the highway, and the next rest area was still 50 miles ahead. Or maybe you were attending a seminar or class, or were at the theater or a concert, and you just didn’t want to leave for the restroom simply because your bladder was full.
Our culture gives us millions of reasons for holding in urine. In fact, to be successful in society, we sometimes need to defer this personal biological need. Our training as waste retainers starts with diapers. While other creatures have the freedom to eliminate waste when the need arises, we humans living in modern, Western civilization need to carefully plan our excretions to make them convenient to our busy schedules, and appropriately performed and flushed away. In fact, we secretly pride ourselves on our ability to hold in urine. It reflects our high degree of training and civility. Being civilized means we no longer assert our animalistic need to pee without proper decorum and timing. However, there is a price to this civility!
Medicine says nothing about the common practice of holding in urine. In fact, the entire issue is ignored, as is unfortunately the case with most cultural practices that affect our health. Most doctors hold in their own urine, as well, especially surgeons during surgery. Doctors and medical researchers are trained, like the rest of society, to conform to our culture’s idiosyncratic ways. This makes medicine and doctors oblivious to the obvious, since we all tend to overlook our own personal foibles. Obviously, holding in waste cannot be good for you. Once you reflect on what is in the waste, where it is stored, and what happens when the pressure of holding it in builds to unnaturally high levels, the serious cost of urine retention becomes clear.
Urine is a filtrate from the blood. The kidneys require blood pressure to force this filtration of the blood. Once the kidneys process the filtrate, it becomes urine. This then passively flows down to thin tubes, called the ureters, one ureter for each kidney. The ureters empty into the bladder, which expands to accommodate the fluid. Once the bladder expands to a certain limit, a reflex is started that causes urination. That is, if we allow the reflex to operate naturally.
Urine is predominately a salt solution, along with other waste products. When you hold it in, the pressure in the bladder builds, causing the urine to concentrate. The longer you hold in urine, the more concentrated it will become. What can happen to a salt solution when it becomes concentrated? It can precipitate, forming crystals. It’s simple chemistry. These crystals are called stones.
In addition to concentrating the urine, bladder pressure will resist the flow from the ureters of new urine from the kidneys. This will lead to a back-up of all the plumbing, so to speak, as the kidneys themselves ultimately get hampered in their ability to filter the blood. This increases the toxin load of the bloodstream and can cause metabolic problems. It also inhibits water and salt elimination, and can contribute to high blood pressure and heart disease.
And there’s more! When you look at the male anatomy of the pelvic region, you will see that the bladder is directly above the prostate gland. Underneath the prostate is the pelvic floor. The pelvic floor and bladder essentially make a prostate sandwich. An over-filled bladder will press on the prostate. No gland likes pressure, since pressure reduces its blood flow and general operation. If severe and frequent enough, the bladder pressure may cause the prostate to enlarge to better cushion itself form the bladder burden. It is medically known that prolonged horseback riding or bicycle riding can lead to prostate enlargement due to pressure from the bottom up. A full bladder causes pressure from the top down. A cause of prostate enlargement, which is very common in Western cultures, may thus be this cultural penchant for urine retention.
Another problem that may result from an over-stretched bladder and its storage of concentrated waste is the bladder wall and ureters may become irritated and damaged. This may increase the likelihood of succumbing to bacterial invasion. Bladder and urinary tract infections may, therefore, be another product of urine retention.
We would like to suggest the following self study for those interested in improving their urinary tract, prostate, and kidney health. Here is what you do. Whenever you feel the urge to urinate, do so. Don’t wait or delay. Keep note of times you do delay. If you have a history of kidney stones, bladder infections, or prostate enlargement, reflect honestly on your tendency to hold it in. It may be an occupational problem, such as bus and truck drivers, pilots, doctors, lawyers, and others unable to stop what they are doing simply to pee. It may be a discomfort with using public restrooms. No matter what the reason, there’s no excuse for storing refuse.
One further note. For fear of having to urinate at an inappropriate time, some people may avoid drinking water. This will lead to dehydration and even more concentrated urine. Interestingly, doctors tell patients with a history of kidney stones to drink more. Of course, it’s hard to take it in if you are not letting it out.
According to modern medicine, the cause of most kidney stones is unknown. More than 50% of Americans will experience at least one kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Passing these stones can be one of the most painful experiences of a lifetime. Doctors recommend drugs, sonic beams, or surgery to deal with the problem.
It is never mentioned that we live in a culture that makes urination a pain, literally.
Sydney Ross Singer is a medical anthropologist and director of the Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease, located in Hawaii. Sydney Ross Singer is a medical anthropologist and director of the Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease, located in Hawaii. His unique form of applied medical anthropology searches for the cultural/lifestyle causes of disease. His working assumption is that our bodies were made to be healthy, but our culture and the attitudes and behaviors it instills in us can get in the way of health. By eliminating these causes, the body is allowed to heal. Since most diseases of our time are caused by our culture/lifestyle, this approach has resulted in many original discoveries into the cause, and cure, of many common diseases. It also makes prevention possible by eliminating adverse lifestyle practices. Sydney works with his co-researcher and wife, Soma Grismaijer, and is the author of several groundbreaking health books.
If you are tired of feeling wasted, read their book, Get It Out! Eliminating the Cause of Diverticulitis, Kidney Stones, Bladder Infections, Cervical Dysplasia, PMS, Menopausal Discomfort, Prostate Enlargement, and More! It’s available online at their website, http://www.SelfStudyCenter.org
Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer can be reached at the Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease, P.O. Box 1880, Pahoa, Hawaii 96778 (808) 935-5563. sydsinger@gmail.com
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