April 24th, 2009 by admin
I was born with a sweet tooth and I love eating sweets. But it was not the main reason why I had a diabetes. My pancreas does not produce the needed amount of insulin for my body. I was included in the medical list of people who have a weak pancreas. My love for sweets even triggered the diabetes more. I tried eating sugar free foods but the satisfaction I get from those foods is different from the food made from real sugar. My indulgence makes the disease harder to combat.
Diabetes is a life-long disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. People with diabetes have high blood sugar. This is because their pancreas does not make enough insulin or their muscle, fat, and liver cells do not respond to insulin normally, or both. There are three type of diabetes, the type 1 wherein the body makes little or no insulin at all, it usually starts at childhood. The second type is the type 2 which often occur in adults wherein the pancreas does not make enough insulin to keep blood glucose levels normal, often because the body does not respond well to the insulin. The third type is the Gestational diabetes that develops during pregnancies. A sedentary lifestyle contributes to having a diabetes as well as obesity.
A distant relative of mine just recently had a leg amputation after his toe had been pinched by a nail cutter. When you have diabetes, wounds are difficult to heal due to the sugar content in the blood. A diabetic needs to inject insulin for the rest of his life to maintain the sugar balance in his body. Sugar is prohibited, that is the bitter side of having a diabetes.
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March 4th, 2009 by admin
My father had been complaining about stomachaches since last month. But he did not want to have a medical check up since the pain often subsides after a few minutes. But when he saw blood in his stool that when he had a check up. And he was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer.
My father is a heavy caffeine drinker and he often misses a meal in a day due to his work. The doctor explained to us that the lining in my father’s stomach was damaged in one place and the acid and pepsin break it down as though digesting it. Hydrochloric acid and pepsin are the digestive juices that aids in breaking down of the food in the stomach. When the lining of the digestive system becomes impaired due to different factors it will be easily damaged by the acid and pepsin. My father undergone a endoscopy and x-ray examinations before he was scheduled for more examinations and a surgery.
When a person is hungry the stomach releases more acid that can weaken the lining of the stomach and when you miss a meal, the digestive juices will digest an empty stomach resulting to a damaged place in the stomach and ulcer. The thinning of the mucous coating of the stomach makes it more susceptible to the damaging effects if acid and pepsin. The most common types of surgery for ulcers are vagotomy which involve the cutting of of the vagus nerve that reduces the acid secretion through the brain. Other surgery than can be done are the antrectomy and pyloroplasty.
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November 5th, 2008 by admin
The moment I started going to school when I was four years old, I have been taught about the importance fo exercise. Even when I landed in a job, the company keeps a fitness room where the employees can stretch, ride a stationary bike, walk in the treadmill and sweat out during breaks or offs.
Exercise is any form of physical activity that helps to promote overall health. Most movement of the body is considered beneficial, as long as it is done in moderation and at the skill level of the person. There are different kinds of exercises, the aerobic exercise, athletic activity, cardiovascular fitness, physical fitness, sports, weightlifting, weight loss, weight training , sports like swimming, baseball and even regular household chores like gardening as well as brisk walking.
Exercise can be done at home, in school, at work and now people would like to have an exercise regimen at the fitness gym. Most regular exercise plans adjusted for the abilities and goals of the patient are about equally beneficial. But exercise that causes extreme pain or discomfort is considered by many experts as unhealthy, and may even cause permanent damage to the body. Exercising on a regular basis may decrease the risk of developing many illnesses, such as heart disease.
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August 11th, 2008 by admin
My grandfather had been suffering from joint pains and rheumatism especially during the cold weather. He had tried a lot of medications but none seemed to have a lasting effect for him, then he had a check up in an irodology clinic and it gave him the relief he needs.
Iridology is the study of the iris with the intention of gaining information about underlying diseases. It is based on the belief that each body region and organ is represented at one specific location in the iris. Abnormalities in a region are suggested to correspond to abnormalities in the respective organ.
My mother also had an iridology check up and it shows in
the findings that she has a maioma. She immediately had a check up in the local hospital and the diagnosis matched the findings in the clinic. Iridology is now becoming a popular method to find the disease of a person. Iridologists visually access the iris of their patients by direct examination or by studying close-up photographs. Some iridologists use sclerology, a technique which studies lines on the sclera, which they believe can show changes in health patterns and conditions. It studies eye patterns with the aim to evaluate mental, emotional, spiritual and physical balance of the patient.
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