Symptoms

Symptoms of blood pressureThis disease can silently progress to ultimately develop into a stroke or a heart attack. Hence it is often referred to as the “Silent Killer” Hypertension can in fact be present for years and years without any sign if there are no symptoms and one does not undergo blood pressure screening periodically.About 1% of patients suffering from high blood pressure are diagnosed with malignant hypertension on their first visit to the physician.These individuals sometimes have a diastolic blood presure (minimum pressure) over 140m Hg.Individuals affected with such high blood presure may often have nausea, severe headache, visual impairment, kidney failure and dizziness.A medical emergency like malignant hypertension requires urgent medical treatment to prevent ...

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factors

Factors of gallstonesThe mere presence of gallstones may cause more gallstones to develop. Other factors that contribute to the formation of gallstones, particularly cholesterol stones, include Sex. Women are twice as likely as men to develop gallstones. Excess estrogen from pregnancy, hormone replacement therapy, and birth control pills appears to increase cholesterol levels in bile and decrease gallbladder movement, which can lead to gallstones.Family history. Gallstones often run in families, pointing to a possible genetic link.Weight. A large clinical study showed that being even moderately overweight increases the risk for developing gallstones. The most likely reason is that the amount of bile salts in bile is reduced, resulting in more cholesterol. Increased cholesterol reduces...

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causes of kidney stones

Causes of kidney stonesIt's common, however, for kidney stones to have no definite, single cause. A number of factors, often in combination, create the conditions in which susceptible people develop kidney stones. Most kidney stones contain crystals of more than one type. Determining the type that makes up the bulk of the stone — usually a combination of calcium compounds — helps identify the underlying cause. The best preventive approach after your first kidney stone also depends partly on the stone's composition.Calcium stones. Roughly four out of five kidney stones are calcium stones, usually in the form of calcium oxalate. Oxalate...

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Liver Cancer symptoms

S of liver cancerOn physical examination, an enlarged, sometimes tender, liver is the most common finding. Liver cancers are very vascular (containing many blood vessels) tumors. Thus, increased amounts of blood feed into the hepatic artery (artery to the liver) and cause turbulent blood flow in the artery. The turbulence results in a distinct sound in the liver (hepatic bruit) that can be heard with a stethoscope in about one quarter to one half of patients with liver cancer.Any sign of advanced liver disease (for example, ascites, jaundice, or muscle wasting) means a poor prognosis. Rarely, a patient with liver cancer can become suddenly jaundiced when the tumor erodes into the bile duct. The jaundice occurs in this situation because both sloughing of the tumor into the duct and...

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Medifast

Medifast infoIt's probably so well known, if not fully understood, because of the celebrities that endorse it. Genie Francis of General Hospital fame and Kristie Swanson (who starred in Buffy The Vampire Slayer) have both been endorsing this program for years. However, there are a lot of misconceptions about it. Many people think that this is a diet that consists of just shakes and maybe some bars. There are many more than these two foods on the menu. There are well over 70, and since you need to eat six times per day, you will likely eventually come to appreciate this. If you were to just limit yourself to liquids and an occasional...

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Medifast Weight lose

Weight lose for womenMedifast also has a unique line of shakes, specially formulated to meet the specific health needs of women. Medifast Plus for Women’s Health Shakes contain black cohosh, echinacea, and chaste tree berry – these ingredients may help reduce symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes or night sweats. If you are already on a Hormone Replacement Therapy, consult with your doctor prior to using these shak...

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Fasting

Fasting infoIt has been my experience that immediately after a fast the stomach is very weak, and can easily be upset; also the peristaltic muscles are practically without power. It is, therefore, important to choose foods which are readily digested, and also to continue to take the enema daily until the muscles have been sufficiently built up to make a natural movement possible. The thing to do is to take orange juice or grape juice in small quantities for two or three days, and then go gradually upon the milk diet, beginning with half a glass of warm milk at a time. If the milk does not agree with you, you may begin carefully to add baked potatoes and rice and gruels and broths, if you must; but don't forget the enema. People ask me in what diseases I recommend...

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Notes O fasting

Fasting notesSeveral people asked me if it would not be better for them to eat very lightly instead of fasting, or to content themselves with fasts of two or three days at frequent intervals. My reply to that is that I find it very much harder to do that, because all the trouble in the fast occurs during the first two or three days. It is during those days that you are hungry, and if you begin to eat just when your hunger is ceasing, you have wasted all your efforts. In the same way, perhaps, it might be a good thing to eat very lightly of fruit, instead of taking an absolute fast--the only trouble is that I cannot do it. Again and again I have tried, but always with the same result: the light meals are just enough to keep me ravenously hungry, and inevitably I find myself eating...

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Diffrent disease information

Exercise regularly:exercise is proven to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in several different ways.Reduce inflammation :Even low levels of inflammation from any cause in your body trigger a response by our immune system that can lead to cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s. Inflammation may result from infections, allergies, poor dental health, some medications (e.g. the birth control pill or hormone replacement therapy) or just from being overweight. Weight gain is particularly dangerous if that weight tends to settle around the abdomen and trunk, as opposed to the hips, thighs and buttocks. Central weight gain is associated with higher risk and is also a trigger for systemic inflammation. The best way to test your level of inflammation is with a blood test known as the...

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Alzheimer's disease

Information:Because of recent research we have gained substantial insight into how, when and why Alzheimer’s disease develops. This provides tremendous ability to identify people at risk and to PREVENT Alzheimer’s from occurring. Particularly when the brain is concerned, once injury and damage has occurred it is quite difficult to reverse that damage. But we now have greater insights into what causes that injury and how to avoid it. Last July (2002) in Stockholm, the 8th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders was the largest-ever gathering of researchers studying Alzheimer’s. The research results that were presented were very consistent and compelling. Researchers consistently found that the same risk factors for cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke)...

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What is acne

Acne in oily skinBacteria, which live in everyone's skin but generally mind their own business, feast on this oil, multiply, and cause the surrounding tissues to become inflamed.If the inflammation is right near the surface, you get a pustule; if it's deeper, a papule (pimple); deeper still and it's a cyst. If the oil breaks though to the surface, the result is a " whitehead." If the oil becomes oxidized (that is, acted on by oxygen in the air), the oil changes from white to black, and the result is a "blackhead. Acne (acne vulgaris, common acne) is not just a problem for teenagers; it can affect people from ages...

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Dry skin information

Dry skin Dry skin is characterized by a lack of good fat or moisture caused by inadequate production of the sebaceous glands. In such cases the acid equilibrium is out of balance and cannot be restored by the external application of water. Water cannot penetrate the skin, and, in fact, even more moisture is taken from the surface of the skin through evaporation when water is applied. People with dry skin should avoid skin care products with cologne, perfumes and alcohol. Moisturizing creams and lotions containing natural oils and essential oils and body brushing are...

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Skin cancer risk

skin lesions: skin lesions known as actinic keratoses can increase your risk of developing skin cancer. These precancerous skin growths typically appear as rough, scaly patches that range in color from brown to dark pink. They're most common on the face, lower arms and hands of fair-skinned people whose skin has been sun damaged. family history of skin cancer: If one of your parents or a sibling has had skin cancer, you may be at increased risk of the disease. Some families are affected by a condition called familial atypical mole-malignant melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome. The hallmarks of FAMMM include a history of melanoma in one or more close relatives...

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Types of skin cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC):About 16% of diagnosed skin cancers are SCC. This cancer begins in the squamous cells, which are found in the upper layer of the epidermis. About 200,000 cases are diagnosed ever year. SCC tends to develop in fair-skinned middle-aged and elderly people who have had long-term sun exposure. It most often appears as a crusted or scaly area of skin with a red inflamed base that resembles a growing tumor, non-healing ulcer, or crusted-over patch of skin. While most commonly found on sun-exposed areas of the body, it can develop anywhere, including the inside of the mouth and the genitalia. SCC may arise from actinic keratoses,...

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Throat cancer treatment

RadiotherapyRadiotherapy involves using radiation to destroy the cancer cells, while trying to cause as little damage as possible to nearby healthy tissue. It's carried out using a machine to deliver a narrow beam of radiation to the affected area, or by surgically implanting small radioactive pellets next to the cancerous tissue.Radiotherapy can have side-effects such as causing painful inflammation of the lining of your mouth. This can be painful and you may need painkillers for a few weeks until your mouth begins to heal.You might have radiotherapy after surgery to make sure all the cancer cells have been killed off.ChemotherapyThis...

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calorie content of some popular foods

Examples of calorie content of some popular foods and beverages include: one slice original-style crust pepperoni pizza - 230 caloriesone glass dry white wine - 160 caloriesone can cola - 150 caloriesone quarter-pound hamburger with cheese - 500 caloriesone jumbo banana nut muffin - 580 caloriesAny activities you do throughout the day are added to your BMR (basal metabolic rate) to determine the total number of calories you burn each day. For example, a 170-pound person who spends 45 minutes walking briskly will burn about 300 calories. The same time spent on housecleaning burns about 200 calories, and mowing the lawn for 45 minutes consumes...

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