Diet-BMI

BMI is not always accurate for those with a large percentage of muscle mass or for those with a small or large frame. 

While it may not be perfect, BMI is a great place to start in determining your healthy weight.Body mass index (BMI) is a tool used to determine if your weight is healthy for your height. 

It determines if a person is underweight, normal, overweight, or obese.

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Inhaling Pure Oxygen ?

It's a scenario straight out of Gray's Anatomy a paramedic or doctor plops a mask over the face of a person struggling to breathe and begins dispensing pure oxygen.Yet growing research suggests that inhaling straight oxygen can actually harm the brain. For the first time, a new UCLA brain-imaging study reveals why. Published in the May 22 edition of Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine, the findings fly in the face of national guidelines for medical practice and recommend a new approach that adds carbon dioxide to the mix to preserve brain function in patients.

The researchers strongly encourage healthcare providers to add carbon dioxide to oxygen dispensation, especially when resuscitating infants or administering oxygen for more than a few minutes.

When in doubt about a case, the current medical approach is to increase oxygen levels and wait to see if the patient improves.

But no one has ever scanned patients' brains to examine how they respond to oxygen therapy.

Earlier data on high oxygen's harmful effects have already resulted in policy changes overseas.Instead of using straight oxygen, many European hospitals now resuscitate patients with room air, which contains a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide; or with a blend of oxygen and carbon dioxide.....

Herbal Medicine -HOMEOPATHY - part III

Herbal Medicine Materia Medica and Herbal

Catmint:Carminative, anti-spasmodic, diaphoretic, nervine, astringent.Catnip is one of the traditional cold and flu remedies.Preparations & Dosage: Infusion: pour a cup of boiling water onto 2 teaspoonfuls of the dried herb and leave to infuse for 10-15 minutes. This should be drunk three times a day.

Echinacea Spp.: Anti-microbial, immunomodulator, anti-catarrhal, alterative.,Echinacea is one of the primary remedies for helping the body rid itself of microbial infections...Preparations & Dosage: Decoction: put 1-2 teaspoonfuls of the root in one cup of water and bring it slowly to boil. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes. This should be drunk three times a day. Tincture: take 1-4 ml of the tincture three times a day.
Celery Seeds: Anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, carminative, anti-spasmodic, nervine.Celery Seeds find their main use in the treatment of rheumatism,arthritis and gout. They are especially useful in rheumatoid arthritis where there is an associated mental depression...Preparations & Dosage: Infusion; pour a cup of boiling water onto l-2 teaspoonfuls of freshly crushed seeds. Leave to infuse for l0-l5 minutes. This should be drunk three times a day.

Peppermint:Carminative, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, aromatic,diaphoretic, anti-emetic, nervine, anti-microbial, analgesic.Peppermint is an excellent carminative, having a relaxingeffect on the muscles of the digestive system, combats flatulence andstimulates bile and digestive juice flow. It is used to relieve intestinalcolic, flatulent dyspepsia and associated conditionsPreparations &

 Dosage: Infusion: pour a cup of boiling water onto aheaped teaspoonful of the dried herb and leave to infuse for l0 minutes... Thismay be drunk as often as desired.
Stone Root:Collinsonia canadensis,Root and rhizome., Anti-lithic, diuretic, diaphoretic.As its name suggests, Stone Root finds its main use in thetreatment and prevention of stone and gravel in the urinarysystem and the gall-bladder. It can be used as a prophylactic but is alsoexcellent when the body is in need of help in passing stones of gravel. It isalso a strong diuretic...

Preparations & Dosage: Decoction: put l-2 teaspoonfuls of the dried root in a cup of water, bring to boiling and simmer for l0-l5 minutes. This should be drunk three times a day.Tincture: take 1-2 ml of the tincture three times a day.

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Slow the Aging Process

Getting regular physicals is important but eating right is arguable just as important as a regular check up. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fiber.

Be sure and drink at least 8 glasses or more of fresh water daily.

Take a daily multivitamin. Do all of these things and over time you will be well on your way to appearing younger and more full of life and vitality.

Avoid smoking at all costs! It is estimated that every cigarette you smoke takes about 5 minutes off of your life expectancy.

Smoking also seems to speed up the aging process.

Stay away from smoking if you want to have the appearance of aging slowly and beautifully. 
(You can also save yourself a lot of money not only in decreased medical costs and lower cost health insurance but also with extra spending money available).

Get outdoors and enjoy some form of exercise. Mountain hiking can serve to evitalize your appearance and boost your metabolism.

Swimming, jogging, raking leaves, pushing a lawn mower, and shoveling snow could all be forms of exercise that you can enjoy outdoors.

Almost everyone would agree that the biggest key to slowing the aging process is preventative in nature.

Little things done consistently will start to add up over time. It is never too late to start and get some kind of benefit but don’t make the mistake of delaying!

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Exercise, green tea may lessen breast cancer blues

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Depression is a major health issue for breast cancer survivors, but new research hints that regular exercise and drinking green tea may help.

Exercising regularly and drinking green tea "may play an important role in the prevention of depression among breast cancer survivors," report Dr. Xiao Ou Shu, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues.

They examined depression-related factors in 1,399 Chinese women who were 54 years old on average and treated for breast cancer in Shanghai, China between April 2002 and December 2006. Six months after their diagnosis, the researchers assessed the women's physical activity levels; food, tea, and alcohol consumption; cigarette smoking; and use of herbal medicines and supplements.

In depression evaluations at 18-months post-diagnosis, the investigators noted distinct benefits among the women who reported some sort of exercise (62 percent of the total). At this time, exercisers were about 20 percent less likely to be either mildly or clinically depressed, the researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

They noted just 84 cases of mild or clinical depression among 437 vigorous exercisers (19.2 percent), but 161 cases among the 528 non-exercisers (30.5 percent).

Plus, compared with non-exercising women, the likelihood of depression was 28 percent lower among women who exercised more than 2 hours a week and 42 percent lower among those who increased their post-diagnosis exercise time.

Tea drinking also seemed to lessen depression. Compared with the 1,216 women who did not drink tea, among the 183 women who did, depression risk was about 36 percent lower. The vast majority of the tea drinkers -- 90 percent -- drank green tea.

The exercise and tea-drinking benefits remained when Shu's group allowed for multiple other risk factors for depression.

No other factors seemed to alter depression risk.

Although exercise and drinking green tea seemed to lower depression in this group of Chinese women, breast cancer survivors "should not overdose themselves," Shu cautioned in an email to Reuters Health.

He noted that excessive exercise and tea drinking may not have the same benefit on mood. Also, further investigations are necessary to clarify these findings since women in other countries, who may undergo different breast cancer treatment regimens, may react differently.

SOURCE: Journal of Clinical Oncology, online January 4, 2010.

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Treatments for your natural hair

 The best natural hair

It might be frustrating to grow out natural hair or hair that hasn't been relaxed. It can be tempting to just throw your hands up in the air, take your flat iron, and run off with a tub of relaxer at times because of navigating various hair textures, trying out treatments on your hair, and the breakage you'll unavoidably experience along the route.

But after the transitional stage, you might discover a full head of magnificent kinks and curls surfacing and attempting to flourish atop your head. We questioned three expert hairstylists about their go-to natural hair products to help you remove some of the uncertainty from your own path.

Finding the best treatment for your hair is also important when going natural. That means looking for a functional leave-in treatment, mask, or detangling spray.

Last-minute moisture can mean the difference between smooth, bouncy curls and a disastrous moment of floppiness. A good treatment will also protect and save your hair from future damage such as split ends or breakage. A good hydrating or moisturizing treatment will keep your hair looking and feeling healthier for longer while also preventing frizz.

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