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Nutritional Iron Supplements

Comments: 0May 15th, 2011 by admin



Nutritional iron supplements are primarily used by those with iron-deficiency anemia or conditions that lead to it, such as low hemoglobin or red blood cell count. Although iron is normally obtained from food, certain conditions increase the body’s need for iron. These include pregnancy, bleeding problems, hemodialysis, and intestinal problems. Breastfed infants and children undergoing growth spurts may also need supplemental iron.

There are different types of nutritional iron supplements, but each one serves a different purpose. It is important to choose the right iron supplement to best serve your nutritional needs. Here are some buying tips and advice on using nutritional iron supplements.

1. Read the generic names.

Nutritional iron supplements are either ferric or ferrous. Ferrous supplements are better absorbed by the body, but one should also know the amount of elemental iron in each type. Elemental iron is simply the amount of iron in the pill available for absorption. Ferrous fumarate contains 33% elemental iron, while ferrous sulfate and ferrous gluconate contain only 20% and 12% respectively.

2. Know the side effects.

The most common side effect or iron supplements is black stool, which is fairly harmless. Liquid supplements may also cause yellowing of the teeth, but the effect is reversible and can be avoided by administering through a straw. Intramuscular injections can cause considerable pain and brown discoloration of the injected area. Other common side effects are diarrhea, obstipation (severe constipation), and epigastric abdominal discomfort.

3. Consult your doctor.

Consult your doctor before taking iron supplements, especially if you are taking other medications or have conditions that affect your medication needs. Be sure to tell your doctor if you have liver or kidney problems, heart disease, asthma, or allergies. If you suspect you have anemia, have a proper blood analysis to make sure it is caused by iron deficiency and not some other condition.

4. Take absorption aids.

To better absorb iron, take nutritional iron supplements along with copper and vitamins A, B complex, and C. Avoid taking antacids and high amounts of vitamin E and zinc, as these can slow down iron absorption.

IMPORTANT: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not strictly regulate dietary supplements, and many supplements do not contain exactly what their labels say. To stay safe, choose nutritional iron supplements that are GMP-compliant to make sure they do not include harmful additives, such as silica, starch, sugar, and gluten.

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The Most Important Question to a Cancer Patient – What’s Your White Blood Cell Count?

Comments: 0May 5th, 2011 by admin



When a person has cancer, their entire life changes quickly. There are many decisions to make including where to get a second opinion, how to make arrangements for care during treatment, if alternative medical treatments should be attempted and when, and even decisions that occur during preparation of a will. Also, will you opt for no treatment, care in a hospice setting, chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery? What are the implications of each of these treatments or lack of treatments? For example, if irradiation of the prostate is accepted as treatment, will it ruin the sex drive and cause impotency later? How will my wife handle that type of side effect?

What About the Family?
There are questions to answer such as what should you tell your children? Are there certain children that should know and others that need to be guarded? If the prognosis is negative, should there be a family meeting about the situation? How can you run the meeting without crying? What will you tell your parents and grandparents? Will you tell your friends that are generally not that supportive the truth or leave them out of the loop? What about the neighbors? Who should know? If you tell some of the neighbors, is it possible that they will be able to help you while you’re recovering?

How Will Your Nutritional Needs Be Met?
There are nutritional questions such as what will you eat when you have no appetite? Will you opt to continue to take your supplements? Will you take new supplements to address this new problem? Who can help you determine what your nutritional needs are? How much will it cost? Will you be able to cut the costs of the supplements? Why does it take so long to recover? What type of shortcuts can be made?

How Will You Address Spiritual Concerns?
There are spiritual issues to work out as well; ones such as are you ready to meet your Maker, did your life matter to others, and did you love enough people along the way. Is it possible that you can be ‘granted’ extra time? How can you get closer to your Maker now? Should you have certain people praying for you now? How effective are prayer rings and how does one get plugged into them? What about the healing effects of laughter?

How Does the Cancer Diagnosis Affect Your Job?
It’s often difficult to continue many normal daily routines knowing that there is now a diagnosis of cancer. For example, will you continue working at your present job? Will you reduce your hours at the job or quit altogether? Does the diagnosis give you a good excuse to finally quit a job you never really cared for but needed to bring home a paycheck? Are there other more important things on your dream list that you want to accomplish? If so, when can you schedule them? Will it be risky to your health to do some of the things on your list? Can you contact the Make a Wish Foundation? Are there projects you still want to complete? What about the fact that many people with cancer have taken up a mission greater than themselves after receiving a diagnosis of cancer, and ended up living five or ten years beyond what was expected? Is it time to start that program where you send dolls to the children in Africa? While you address all these issues, your doctor is spending time looking at your blood. Your blood is made of white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and plasma.

Blood Means Life
Every part of the blood gives you life. Your blood cells are related to your immunity. The white blood cells keep your immunity high so that you aren’t susceptible to infections and kill cancer cells and tumors. Your red blood cells give you endurance and strength. Platelets form clots that prevent you from bleeding. The plasma is the liquid component of blood that allows the blood cells to travel through the arteries and veins. Without plasma, your blood cells can do nothing.

Blood Count Important to Cancer Patients
And to a cancer patient, it’s the white blood cells that are the most important. When someone is originally diagnosed with cancer, their white blood cell count may be too low or too high, depending on the type of cancer. Normal levels are generally considered to be 4300 to 10,800 cells per cubic millimeter per liter. Low white blood cell count is less than 5000 cells per cubic millimeter per liter. High white blood cell count is 11,000 and above. What’s your white blood cell count?

Chemotherapy Lowers White Blood Cell Count
It’s a well known fact that chemotherapy results in a lowered white blood cell count. The chemotherapy kills stem cells in the bone marrow that produce white blood cells. The low levels of white blood cells start showing up a few days after the chemotherapy is given. The levels of white blood cells continue their downward trend for the next three or more weeks. The disadvantage of this is that the low white blood cells predispose someone to infection. When the white blood cells are low, then any bacteria, virus, fungus or parasite that the person is exposed to can become life-threatening. An infection during this time could result in the administration of antibiotics and corticosteroids.

The Medical Solution to Increasing White Blood Cell Count after Chemotherapy
It’s because of this relationship between chemotherapy and low white blood cell count that the doctor will check cell counts at regular intervals during chemotherapy. He’s thinking, “What’s this patient’s white blood cell count?” If the white blood cell count is too low, there’s a possibility that the next round of chemotherapy will be delayed. Another option is that additional drugs can be given that increase white blood cell counts. And the final option is to treat the patient with antibiotics, but only if there are signs of infection in the body. This tells you something important: increasing white blood cell count after chemotherapy is one of the most important things you can do.

Natural Options are Simple
If you want a natural option for doing this, there are solutions. One company has created a product called Leucozepin that is composed of 15 different types of Chinese herbs. Many of the herbs have been studied over the last 50 years and have been found to naturally increase white blood cell counts. There are no known side effects. The herbs are not addictive in any way.

When a natural product such as this one is used, it can often be used at the same time that chemo treatments are given. The result of this is that the usual low white blood cell counts are not seen, and the patient has enough energy, endurance and stamina to continue the treatments.

However, many times, the physician is not educated in herbs and cannot make an educated decision about them. His scope of practice does not include herbs or nutrition and legally, he cannot condone them. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t consider them. Instead, you must do your homework and decide for yourself.

So when your doctor asks himself, “What is this patient’s white blood cell count?”, what will the answer be regarding you? You really do have a choice in the matter. Make an educated decision. Check out the options.

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Say No to Iron Deficiency With Ayurveda

Comments: 0March 11th, 2011 by admin



One of the most important components of the human body, which ensures a normal functioning of the body-system, is iron. As the primary component of hemoglobin, iron acts as the oxygen carrier in the blood and is normally obtained through consumption of certain foods. After calcium, iron is the second most important mineral in the body. Iron is essential for the transportation of oxygen in the blood to all parts of the body. It is highly beneficial for a positive immune activity and also helps in the proper functioning of the liver. Iron provides protection against the free radicals and facilitates in the formation of hemoglobin and certain essential enzymes. Many metabolic processes and the regulation of cell growth and differentiation are also carried out with the help of iron.

Poor absorption of iron in the body could lead to iron deficiency that could further amount to anemia. Inadequate daily intake of iron, pregnancy, blood loss due to heavy menstruation or internal bleeding could also lead to an iron deficiency. People who experience a loss of iron levels in the body undergo a gradual process of having a negative iron balance. This happens when the iron intake does not meet the daily need for dietary iron. This results into depletion of the storage form of iron even as the blood hemoglobin level remains normal. Anemia is triggered once the storage sites of iron are deficient and blood levels of iron cannot meet daily needs.

Symptoms of anemia range from weakness, lethargy, dizziness to palpitations, short breath, sourness of the gums and severe headaches.

Diagnosis of an iron deficiency can be carried out without any fuss. Consulting a doctor would definitely help after which the individual would be required to take few blood tests for red blood cell count and hemoglobin; size of red blood cells, serum iron level, and iron binding capacity in the blood.

Treatment for iron-deficiency can begin at home itself. Consuming iron-rich foods is a must for everyone and it becomes even more critical for someone suffering from a deficiency of iron in the body. Daily multivitamin dosage along with a minimal exposure to lead and other toxic metals such as aluminum, cadmium and mercury would be a great beginning against iron deficiency. Also excess consumption of alcohol and smoking should be avoided.

Another alternate remedy for iron-deficiency and anemia is Ayurveda. Ayurveda recommends the consumption of beets, fenugreek, lettuce, spinach, soya beans, sesame seeds and honey for an iron-filled diet. One of the most successful and highly potent products of Ayurveda is AnemiCare. It is an age-old remedy for the treatment of anemia and fatigue. By creating calmness of mind, it helps the body’s natural autonomic nervous system to be restored with alkaline and acidic balance.

Along with natural Iron, it also contains Emblica Officinalis, which is a rich natural source of vitamin C and Calcium; both beneficial for proper assimilation of Iron in the blood. Ayurveda is the most effective solution to all kinds of problems relating to iron-deficiency in the body.

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Aplastic Anemia Diagnosis

Comments: 0December 5th, 2010 by admin



A patient is diagnosed to have aplastic anemia when his bone marrow is seen to produce a decreased number of each blood cell type. The human body is composed of three types of blood cells

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All About Vitamin B Complex Vitamins

Comments: 0September 6th, 2010 by admin



What is vitamin B complex?

B complex, once thought to be a single vitamin, is now classified as 12 related water-soluble compounds. Four can be synthesized by the body and include inositol, PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid), choline and lipoic acid. The remaining eight are not made in the body and are considered essential to good health (1).

B1 (thiamine) acts as a coenzyme (2) in metabolizing nutrients. Deficiency has been known to lead to heart and nervous system problems.

B2 (riboflavin) is crucial to co-enzymatic reactions. Inadequate amounts may cause the lining of the mouth and skin to swell.

B3 (niacin) is essential to healthy metabolism. Deficiencies are purported to cause cognitive slowing and inflammation of skin and orifices.

B5 (pantothenic acid) is important to the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates.

B6 (pyridoxine) is an important cofactor for enzymes. Inflammation of the skin and mouth, nausea, vomiting, anemia, fatigue and dizziness can result from deficiency.

B7 (biotin) aids in the healthy reproduction of cells and is crucial to cell and body growth.

B9 (folic acid, folate) is needed for nucleic acid synthesis (the making of genetic material). Too low levels of B9 have been known to result in megaloblastic anemia.

B12 (cobalamin) is also needed for nucleic acid synthesis. Both megaloblastic and pernicious anemia (lower than normal red blood cell count) can result from cobalamin deficiency.

Inositol is a naturally occurring sugar in the body that aids nerve health.

Choline is a constituent of lecithin (a compound which breaks up fat and cholesterol) and essential to fat metabolism.

PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid) helps in metabolizing protein and forming red blood cells.

Lipoic acid functions as an antioxidant in the body to protect cells against free radical damage.

(1) There are 13 vitamins said to be essential for normal cell function, growth and development. Eight are B complex vitamins (source: Medline).

(2) Coenzymes are organic molecules that work in concert with enzymes to utilize vitamins and minerals in the body. They’re essential to healthy metabolism.

Sources of B complex

Although prevalent in many foods, natural sources high in B complex vitamins include meat and dairy products.

o Dark green, leafy vegetables are excellent sources of folic acid (B9).

o Cobalamin (B12 – essential to healthy red blood cell count) can be derived only from animal sources. For this reason, strict vegetarians are encouraged toward B complex supplementation.

Unless some type of deficiency is present, or an individual has a problem absorbing B complex vitamins, sufficient amounts of B complex vitamins can be obtained from diet alone. However, B complex supplements are used every day by millions looking to balance diet.

B complex health benefits and claims

B vitamins serve a wide range of health functions. They work both together and separately to ensure a healthy metabolism and aid the body in absorbing and utilizing nutrients. B complex vitamins help maintain the outer cover of nerve cells (myelin) and assist in converting nutrients to energy.

o Together, three members of the B complex group, pyridoxine, cobalamin and folic acid, have been scientifically proven to lower blood homocysteine, a toxic by-product of cellular metabolism associated with heart problems.*

o Research links B complex vitamins to a decrease in neural tube defects and are associated with healthy immune function and normal cell growth and hormone production. B complex may also play a role in fighting free radicals that result in signs of aging. B complex vitamins are said to be essential for healthy skin, hair and nails.*

o Thiamine (B1) is said to be supportive of cognitive function in both younger and older persons.*

o Niacin (B3) may help balance cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the body, resulting in healthy blood glucose levels.*

o Riboflavin (B2) supplementation has been linked to decrease in frequency for those suffering regularly from migraine headaches.*

o Mood problems and mental acuity may be improved through cobalamin (B12) supplementation.

*Statement not evaluated by FDA.

RDI or RDA of B complex

There is no one figure that denotes the cumulative RDA or RDI of B complex vitamins. Each B vitamin has its own recommendation, which varies from source to source and is based on age, gender, overall health and alcohol and nicotine consumption. Some B vitamins such as inositol and choline have no standard RDA or RDI. Because the balance of B complex in the body is often crucial to good health and a deficiency or too high level of any B vitamin might lead to a number of disorders, nutritionists suggest that healthy people refer to charts that exhibit conservative B complex intakes. Others who may be suffering from too much or not enough B complex should consult a physician regarding intake. A preferred Internet source for B complex supplementation amounts is the USDA National Agriculture Library at www.nal.usda.gov/.

B complex deficiency and symptoms

Because B complex vitamins occur in food in abundance, two prevalent ways to become deficient in B complex vitamins are a poor dietary intake of foods which contain B complex vitamins and physical problems absorbing B complex vitamins.

o Poor dietary intake of B complex vitamins (most frequent among strict vegetarians and the malnourished) can be offset with vitamin B supplementation.

o Poor absorption of B complex vitamins may result from thyroid dysfunction and the lack of Intrinsic Factor in the stomach (common to the elderly and those who abuse alcohol and tobacco).

B complex deficiency can occur at varied levels in different individuals. Signs include poor skin, hair and nail health, memory loss, nervousness, profound fatigue, sleep disturbances, nausea, poor appetite, frequent infections and mood disorders. It’s advisable to search the Internet for more extensive information regarding the specifics of B complex vitamin deficiency or consult a nutritionist or physician.

B complex toxicity and adverse effects

For the most part, excessive amounts of water-soluble vitamins, such as B complex vitamins, are excreted as waste when not used by the body for energy, resulting in little chance of toxicity when taken in large amounts. Adverse effects of B complex vitamins have been reported as rare and minor. Literature does suggest, however, that:

o Too high levels of niacin (B3) in the body may result in inflammation of the liver and high blood sugar levels.

o High doses of pyridoxine (B6) may inflame the liver as well and damage nerve cells.

It is advisable for those with high blood pressure, chronic health conditions or individuals who take seizure medications to consult a physician prior to starting a regimen of B complex supplementation, as certain drug interactions may result.

Clinical studies and B complex research

Although B complex supplementation is well positioned in the marketplace as a health benefit, findings from both animal and human studies differ and are suggestive. Research uncovered in a report entitled “B Vitamins and Berries and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders” published by the Department of Health & Human Services shows that while animals kept deficient in folate (B12) may suffer from neurological damage in the long term, humans showed little to no positive neural response when given folate supplements vs. placebo.

Reports published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest:

o That despite reports of B complex vitamins as human brain food, more recent clinical evidence shows no marked improvement in thinking function, memory or overall cognitive awareness in human studies.

o Notwithstanding its ability to lower dangerously high levels of homocysteine (1) in the blood, B complex may have no positive impact on the cardiovascular health of high risk patients.

B complex efficacy and the FDA

The FDA goes as far as to allow dietary supplements that contain folate, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 a qualified health claim that suggest these B complex vitamins may have health merits – but the evidence is inconclusive. Regardless, research indicates more benefits than risks with B complex supplementation because toxicity and overdose are highly improbable.

For more information on B Complex vitamins, visit www.VitaCost.com/Vitamins/Vitamin-B-Complex

References

1. Vitamin B Complex. Rebecca J. Frey, Ph.D. and Samuel Uretsky, Pharm.D. The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 4 vols. Updated July 1, 2006.

2. WebMD Medicine.net. Vitamins / Enzymes. 2007.

3. B Vitamins Don’t Guard Mental Function. Harvard Reviews of Health News. May 11, 2007 pNA.

4. B Vitamins Don’t Prevent Heart Attacks. Harvard Reviews of Health News. May 11, 2007 pNA.

5. B Vitamins and Berries and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. April 2006.

6. Acu-Cell Nutrition. DRI / RDA for B-Complex Vitamins 2007. www.acu-cell.com/bx2.html

7. B Vitamins and Berries and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services April 2006.

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Kidney and Heart Disease – Consequences

Comments: 0August 30th, 2010 by admin



Heart disease itself is a serious medical concern. When kidney and heart disease occur in combination, the challenge is even greater.

Kidney and heart disease may begin separately, and then progress together, becoming one disease. Heart disease may also spark the beginning of kidney disease. Whichever occurs first, kidney and heart disease affect each other’s progress.

Since kidney and heart disease are so closely related, anyone who has heart disease, or is at risk for developing it, should ask his or her physician to order urine and blood tests that are designed to identify kidney disease.

Kidney Functions

Most people know that the kidneys remove wastes and fluids from the body. In addition to these functions, kidneys also perform other important jobs. Among them, several are vital to heart health.

* Regulate water in the body

* Regulate blood chemicals: calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium

* Remove drugs and toxins from the body

* Release hormones that regulate blood pressure and create red blood cells.

Kidney Disease Consequences

Kidney disease that is uncontrolled can become chronic kidney disease (CKD). As CKD worsens, the kidneys can not adequately regulate water in the body. The blood may become too thick, placing an increased work load on the heart.

At the same time, blood chemicals will go unregulated. If the heart lacks the important electrolyte chemicals, it cannot function efficiently.

CKD will also allow drugs, toxins, and other wastes in the blood to build to high levels. These high concentrations of toxic materials can take a toll on the whole body, including the heart.

High blood pressure and anemia (low red blood cell count) can be linked to failure of the kidneys to release necessary hormones.

Kidney and heart disease will then become a combined concern.

How to Prevent the Lethal Combo

Early detection of kidney and heart disease is important. Both can be treated more successfully if detected in their early stages.

Ask your physician about these three simple tests: blood pressure, serum creatinine test, and urine test.

If you have high blood pressure, be sure your physician tests for kidney disease. If you have kidney disease, insist that your physician test for high blood pressure. One can cause the other.

The kidney and heart disease combination is most likely to hit those with diabetes, hypertension, and a family history of kidney disease. If you are African American, Hispanic, a Pacific Islander, a Native American, or a senior citizen, you are at greater risk for kidney and heart disease.

Kidney and heart disease do not always go hand-in-hand, but if you have one or the other, you increase the risks of both.

CAUTION: The author is not a medical professional, and offers the information in this article for educational purposes only. Please discuss it with your health care provider before relying on it in any way.

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Vampires – The Bloody Truth

Comments: 0April 10th, 2010 by admin



Be kind to a Vampire. They have nutritional needs too!

Is your blood healthy enough so that if your vampire boyfriend took a little bite, you wouldn’t be threatening his health? What if you are anemic, let’s say your hemoglobin (the compound that blood uses to carry oxygen to all of the tissues and cells of the body) was way below 12 and your hematocrit (the percentage of red blood cells to total blood) is under 40%. You may be tending toward anemia and your boyfriend who is relying on a quality “sip” from your neck may be lacking energy as well. Is this a reason for him to break up with you?

When healthy women grow tired easily, a red blood cell count (RBC) done by your physician may be in order. Also fatigue, cold hands and legs, thinning hair, may be signs that your thyroid is underperforming. Keep your inter-species relationship at its energetic peak; speak to your physician if you are experiencing any of these symptoms.

On the other hand, how big of a bite would he have to take before he was threatening your life?

The average woman has about six quarts of blood. Loss of two of these quarts could be life threatening. Your vampire boyfriend would have to be feasting on your neck for quite a while to get two quarts of blood through those rather narrow fangs.

Finally, ask the average person what blood actually does in and for our bodies and you will get some pretty blank stares in many cases.

Below is a partial list of the purposes and functions that blood serves in our bodies:

Distribution/Transportation

1.) Blood carries oxygen from the lungs to the cells of organs and tissues, and carbon dioxide from those organs and tissues to the lungs inside our body.

2.) It carries hormones from glands into the cells of our body and to the kidneys for excretion.

3.) Blood distributes nutrients absorbed in the digestive tract to the cells and tissues of our body.

Regulation:

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What Does The Complete Blood Count Tell My Rheumatologist?

Comments: 0January 29th, 2010 by admin



A complete blood count, which includes hemoglobin, hematocrit, white blood cell count, differential (what types of white blood cells are present), and platelet count, is one of the most common baseline tests ordered in an arthritis clinic. It is used for diagnosis and monitoring of medications and is also used to detect blood disorders such as anemia.

Understanding the cause of anemia in a patient with arthritis is important to providing appropriate treatment. For instance anemia can be due to abnormal destruction of red blood cells due to antibodies directed against the red blood cells. This phenomenon is occasionally seen in diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Low white blood cells counts and low platelet counts can also be seen in SLE.

Many types of inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, etc., are associated with an anemia called the “anemia of chronic disease.” This type of anemia does not respond to iron. Red blood cells are normal size and normal color. The anemia is due to inflammation which “locks” the iron inside the bone marrow and prevents it from being used to make new red blood cells. The treatment for this anemia is better control of the arthritis.

Contrast that with the anemia from iron deficiency. This can be seen in patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) who develop gastrointestinal bleeding. The anemia is caused by loss of blood and will respond to iron therapy. Red blood cells are small and pale.

Therapy with drugs such as methotrexate can lead to a deficiency of folate. This folate deficiency also causes an anemia. The anemia in this case is associated with large red blood cells. It is a sign that the patient needs to be treated with folic acid. Azathioprine is another drug used for arthritis that causes an anemia with large red blood cells.

Anemia should be investigated to determine whether the anemia is due to drug toxicity, complications of the arthritis, or some other cause. For example, a patient with large red blood cells may have a vitamin B12 deficiency accounting for their anemia.

Patients with anemia may complain of being fatigued or of feeling weak.

Patients with low platelet counts may be an increased risk for developing severe bleeding.

Patients with low white blood cell counts may be at increased risk for infections.

The presence of anemia or other blood abnormality will be an important determinant of the course of action needed to treat the patient and their arthritis.

Patient receiving arthritis medicines are at increased risk for developing different side effects. As a result they need to be monitored carefully.

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Get Rid of Old Wrinkles by Using Cynergy TK and All Natural Ingredients

Comments: 0October 8th, 2009 by admin



Whether you are trying to get rid of new or old wrinkles you are going to need anti aging skin care products that are formulated using cutting edge ingredients chosen for their proven ability to reverse the processes that caused your wrinkles to form. You will see ads from just about every company in the cosmetics industry touting their formula as the answer to all of your problems. Many could cause you more problems you don’t need.

Although the cosmetics companies claim that their formulas are all made of the highest quality ingredients, more often than not this is simply not true. It may surprise you to find out that the bulk of the anti aging formulas on the market are primarily made of chemicals, and a lot of these chemicals have been proven to cause serious harm to humans. Let’s look at a few of the most commonly used chemical agents.

Most of the formulas for eliminating either new or old wrinkles contain preservative agents know as parabens, which is actually a family of four different chemicals. Scientists have concluded that parabens may increase your risk of cancer, and interfere with your body’s endocrine system. They routinely cause allergic reactions and skin rashes in cosmetics customers.

There are many other chemicals commonly used as ingredients that are known for causing cancer, including Acrylamide, Diethanolamine (DEA), Monoethanolamine (MEA), triethanolamine (TEA), Dioxane, Padimate-O, and Polyethylene Glycol. Just about all of the 4,000 separate chemicals used in the creation of fragrance in cosmetics formulas are listed as either carcinogenic, or toxic.

What kind of effect could you expect from some of the toxic chemicals in formulas for eliminating new or old wrinkles? Well, chemicals such as Toluene have been linked with anemia, lowered blood cell count, kidney and liver damage, and birth defects. Others such as Phenol Carbolic Acid cause convulsions, coma, paralysis, circulatory collapse, and death due to respiratory failure.

Are you willing t put yourself at risk of any of these ailments over formulas that only offer low potency synthetic antioxidants, and wrinkle reducing compounds that cannot even penetrate your skin? Collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid are useless for treating the wrinkles in your skin, because they are too molecularly dense to make absorbing them possible.

The healthiest and most effective product for eliminating both new and old wrinkles is the all natural formula featuring Cynergy TK and Phytessence Wakame kelp extract. The proteins and enzymes that make up Cynergy TK promote a noticeable increase in the production of your collagen and elastin, while Phytessence Wakame blocks the harmful enzyme breaking your hyaluronic acid down.

The formulas that contain these products provide you with the most potent natural antioxidant sources available, including avocado oil, Maracuja passion fruit extract, grape seed oil, active Manuka honey, jojoba, Babassu wax, and natural vitamin E. Avocado oil and active Manuka honey will even assist Cynergy TK in helping you produce all of the collagen possible.

Take good care of your health by using the all natural formulas for eliminating new and old wrinkles that feature Cynergy TK. These are the best formulas you are ever going to find.

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Hypotension May Be Potentially Harmful

Comments: 0September 14th, 2009 by admin



Hypotension results from decreased arterial pressure subsequent to each beat of the heart. There are two essential aspects to blood pressure; arterial resistance to blood flow through the blood vessels and the force with which the heart ejects and circulates blood. There are also other factors which might alter blood pressure, such as emotional or physical stress, medications, alcohol consumption and whether or not the patient has recently eaten.

While most people are aware of the hazards of high blood pressure it is important to recognize that low blood pressure carries its own risks and consequences. Symptoms of low blood pressure may include light-headedness, blurring of vision, nausea, sleepiness, weakness or loss of consciousness. Sudden onset of symptoms might be an indication of serious health conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, diabetes, dehydration or anaphylactic shock (severe allergic reaction.)

Dehydration may ensue following a lengthy attack of diarrhea and/or vomiting due to an illness such as the bacterial food poisoning or influenza. Still other possible causes of excess fluid loss include excess perspiration due to physical exertion or exposure to extreme heat over an extended period of time, and the use of diuretics. Exposure to substances, or ingestion of food to which one is hypersensitive or to which one has an allergy, may precipitate an anaphylactic reaction which may trigger a hypotensive episode. Severe or prolonged hemorrhaging and various viral or bacterial infections are also capable of sending blood pressure into a rapid and perilous downward spiral.

Extreme or prolonged blood loss or poor cause low red blood cell counts. The common term for a low red blood cell count is anemia. Poor diet might also be responsible for insufficient intake of other vital nutrients, resulting in hypotension. Orthostatic hypotension is weakness or dizziness that occurs when quickly changing from a reclining to an upright body position. Symptoms which occur after a meal might signal postprandial hypotension. Many pharmaceuticals used for the treatment of anxiety or depression and alcohol may also negatively impact blood pressure.

Asymptomatic hypotension in a generally healthy individual rarely requires treatment. However, it is essential to keep your physician informed of any symptoms you might be experiencing so he or she can investigate their cause and initiate any necessary treatments. If you are currently taking a prescription medication consult your health care provider for possible changes in dose or a different medication. Anemia and hypoglycemia can be detected with a simple laboratory test. Cardiac arrhythmia, heart failure and heart attack are diagnosed with more sophisticated exams and monitoring devices. Your physician may advise you to increase your salt intake. Simple dietary changes, herbal supplements, meditation and deep breathing exercises, and potassium drinks are all effective in normalizing hypotension. Ask your health care provider which ones he or she recommends. Though low blood pressure is not to be taken too lightly it should be some consolation to know that most physicians concur that patients with hypotension have a longer life expectancy than those with hypertension.

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