Health Heitamag: December 2008

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Wrestling with a New Product that’s Not Just for Wrestlers!

Guy Saco likes a good defense. After all, have a father and a wrestling coach, as well as a Cleveland Police Officer. A good defense is critical in all three of those occupations. Yet after many years of coaching, Saco became increasingly alarmed at the lack of defense his wrestlers bodies had against some of the smallest opponents they would ever face bacteria and fungi.

Wrestlers come into more physical, skin to skin, contact with opponents than participants of any other sport. Skin to skin, skin to mat, skin to wrestling gear and towels and virtually everything associated with this, perhaps the sweatiest of all sports. Wrestlers become physically intimate with an opponent and whatever that opponent has on his or her body is going home with the other wrestler, like it or not.

That’s the simple rule of hot, sweaty skin to hot, sweaty skin contact: Any bacterial or fungal infection on one body will be transferred to the other. Wrestlers commonly come down with infections like impetigo and ringworm. Saco didn’t think it had to be so. He began researching why wrestlers and fighters commonly catch these skin infections.

Understanding the balance between normal skin flora and good hygiene has puzzled wrestlers and fighters for decades, for more details visit to www.art-of-astrology.com Saco says. A false sense of security is placed on the notion that wrestling on clean mats will protect us from skin infections.

The normal skin flora is made up of the bacteria that normally live on the skin when the skin is healthy, Saco says. These bacteria, which are harmless, for more details visit to www.tours-guide.com, actually prevent other harmful bacteria and fungus from growing on the skin. These normal bacteria are disturbed with over-washing with antibacterial soaps and the use of antibiotics.

As coaches, wrestlers, and fighters we know that we have to clean ourselves after competition or training. During the season, we may shower as many as three times a day. And most of us use over the counter antibacterial soap, in a bar or liquid, Saco offers. While working hard to keep themselves clean, wrestlers were actually making themselves more susceptible to infections.

Research is now indicating that many mothers may be doing the same to their children. The latest antibacterial chemical soaps may be making us too clean. The Defense solution to this dilemma, to clean us without destroying the superficial bacteria natural to our epidermis, applies to every walk of life and activity, not just wrestling.

At Defense Soap, we researched the Catch 22 of needing to be clean but not wanting to eliminate our normal skin flora. We believe the proper mind set is to use a soap whose all-natural ingredients have been clinically proven to have antifungal and antibacterial properties. We still have to clean every mat, every piece of training equipment, and every body, but we do it naturally, leaving some of our natural defenses in place and at work.

Those of us who don’t regularly find ourselves face down on a mat with a sweaty gorilla on our backs can use Defense products too. Any occupation or hobby that involves getting sweaty and dirty qualifies us to use Defense soap rather than a typical chemical based antibacterial that actually leaves us more vulnerable to infections instead of less. Fishermen, whether commercial or for sport, commonly get themselves covered in some kind of guts. Gardeners typically get dirty and sweaty. Kids of all ages need healthy cleaning alternatives for the grime they pick up in everyday activities. Anyone who has worked out at a gym knows what its like to slip into an exercise machine recently vacated by a three-hundred pound gorilla with a sweat gland problem. Construction workers, youth sports programs, travelers to the tropics, weekend warriors, the list is endless. We all need a more natural way to keep ourselves clean without wiping out our natural protections.

Using the chemical antimicrobial soaps offered us in the general marketplace today will not protect us much longer, if they do at all now. Led by Professor Gerry Wright, chair of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences of the Michael G. Detroiter School of Medicine, McMaster University, and a research team found the numerous ways soil-dwelling bacteria become resistant to antibiotics are identical to the resistance patterns seen in patients. Their conclusion was antibiotic resistance has become an increasing public health concern because the organisms that cause infections in humans and animals are becoming less receptive to the healing aspect of antibiotic drugs.

By evolving in an environment of antibiotic production, incredibly resilient bacteria must develop diverse ways to survive or resist the toxic antimicrobial compounds produced by their neighbors, said Wright. Researchers screened 480 strains of soil bacteria isolated from diverse locations for resistance to 21 clinically relevant antibiotics. At high drug concentrations, the soil-dwelling bacteria displayed a remarkable level of resistance. Not only were the bacteria resistant to an average of between seven and eight antibiotics, but every strain was found to be multi-drug resistant. This is the same plain old dirt that you garden in and your kids play, wrestle, and roll around in.

If you travel to the tropics, you can expect to be exposed to a wide variety of antibiotic resistant microbes both bacterial and fungal. The American Accreditation Health Care Commission estimates 15 - 45% of short-term travelers experience a health problem associated with their trip. Today virtually any place in the world can be reached within 36 hours, less than the incubation period for most infectious diseases. Be prepared to carry and use effective antifungal and antibacterial agents.

Fishermen often contract a condition known as "crayfish handler’s disease" or "seal finger". The bacteria gain entry to the skin via abrasions, lacerations or fissures and cause a painful itching or burning sensation. Swelling occurs and the joints of the finger become stiff and painful. Use of a natural antimicrobial that doesn’t strip your skin of its naturally protective bacteria may be a more effective solution than using a chemical antimicrobial which cleans your hands so thoroughly it leaves them a fertile field for new infections that are resistant to antibiotics.

In her study Hygiene of the Skin: When Is Clean Too Clean? Elaine Larson, Columbia University School of Nursing in New York, says for over a century, skin hygiene, particularly of the hands, has been accepted as a primary mechanism to control the spread of infectious agents. Although the causal link between contaminated hands and infectious disease transmission is one of the best-documented phenomena in clinical science, several factors have recently prompted a reassessment of skin hygiene and its effective practice.

Even with use of antiseptic preparations, which substantially reduce counts of hand flora, no reductions beyond an equilibrium level are attained. The numbers of organisms spread from the hands of nurses who washed frequently with an antimicrobial soap actually increased after a period of time; this increase is associated with declining skin health. In a recent survey, nurses with damaged hands were twice as likely to be colonized with S. hominids, S. aurous, gram-negative bacteria, enterococci, and Candida sop. and had a greater number of species colonizing the hands.

The trend in both the general public and among health-care professionals toward more frequent washing with detergents, soaps, and antimicrobial ingredients needs careful reassessment in light of the damage done to skin and resultant increased risk for harboring and transmitting infectious agents. More washing and scrubbing are unlikely to be better and May, in fact, be worse. The goal should be to identify skin hygiene practices that provide adequate protection from transmission of infecting agents while minimizing the risk for changing the ecology and health of the skin and increasing resistance in the skin flora.

This is the area of protection where Defense Soaps products truly shine. Defense Soaps offers a line of products that include bar soap, body wipes, shower gel, and essential oils all with proven antifungal and antibacterial properties that will not defoliate the entire helpful flora on your skin while ridding you of the harmful ones.

Defense sales are through a few Internet sites: Those of you in the western United States can visit Vashon Organics (www.vashonorganics.com) to order Defense products. Anyone in the eastern US should order from the Defense home website (www.defensesoap.com).

Don’t be dissuaded because you or your kids are not training as wrestlers or professional fighters. The fight against skin infections is one we all have to join. When washing our hands with chemical antibacterial soaps is accomplishing the reverse of what we want leaving us more vulnerable instead of protecting us from infections -- Defense Soaps offers us a natural first line of defense that doesn’t leave us increasingly vulnerable. And best of all? We don’t have to have a gorilla on our back to use Defense Soa
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posted by Healthy Life @ 8:40 PM

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Dealing with SARS

This disease is caused by a virus that is named as SARS-CoV. As it is a viral disease, so, there is no antibiotic to deal with this. SARS is one such disease that hit the world in 2003 when it first appeared in China. After its first introduction, it has found in some other places as well. It is one of those diseases which can claim your life. So, you must take some precautionary measures to stay away from it.

As far as symptoms are concerned, you can find lots of them. A wide range of signs and symptoms may show up in people suffering with severe acute respiratory syndrome. Fever is the most common symptom of SARS which can go as high as 38 degree Celsius.

As it is a respiratory disease, so, patient will always find it difficult to breathe properly. This difficulty in breathing
will lead to dry cough. Along with cough, headache, loss of appetite, rash, stiffness in muscles and diarrhea are few of the most common symptoms that are associated with SARS. Apart from some common symptoms, there are some more severe as well. A combination of these symptoms can be life threatening in some cases. So, it is of utmost importance to take some appropriate steps to stay away from this curse.

Keeping yourself away from SARS is quite a difficult thing. It is because of the fact that it can get transferred to another person if an infected person sneezes or coughs. SARS virus can travel through air in the mucus or the salvia of an infected person. So, it is extremely important to stay away from infected person and if you need to get in touch with an infected person, you must do it only after taking proper safety measures. It is because of this feature that it is really difficult to treat a patient suffering with SARS.

As mentioned that SARS can not be treated by making use of antibiotics, so, you will have to resort to some other treatment options. Basically, there are some therapeutic treatments that can be used to deal with SARS. Antibiotic therapy and antiviral therapy can be used in this regard. Apart from these therapies, Human gamma immunoglobulin has also been used in some places like China for the patient affected with SARS. However, it is obligatory to mention that all these treatments are just in their preliminary stages as there is still a long way to go.

Simply put, having SARS is an unfortunate situation to be in. You must always try to have a healthy lifestyle as this will help you to keep your immune system fit which will assist to fight with infections. Also, you must always wash your hands as unhygienic conditions can really be perilous for you as if you will not get SARS, you will surely fall ill with some other disease. So, stay safe and live a healthy life!

posted by Healthy Life @ 8:40 PM

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Great Solution for Any Kind Of Dental Problems

A Dental veneer is a term used for ultra-thin tooth-like shells which are specially made of materials like ceramic or porcelain. They are applied on the front sides of a person’s teeth. These veneers can immensely improve a person’s appearance. These veneers can be used by your dentist to cover the surface of any cracked or chipped teeth which many ruin the aesthetics of a person’s oral cavity. Veneers can give perfectly aligned teeth while looking perfectly natural. Owe it all to the present day technology which is far more superior to the procedures we used to follow in the past.

Veneers have been used to correct several oral cosmetic deficiencies such as:

Misaligned teeth:

Spacing and gaps between teeth are a common problem with some people; some even have them from birth. But, they become more and more visible as they grow. In these cases veneers can be handy.

Worn Enamel:

The white shiny thing that makes your teeth look beautiful is called the enamel. It is subject to decay as you grow older but there are certain things can accelerate this process like a person’s eating and drinking habits. Certain soft drinks, coffee, tea, smoking etc. are all known to be common factors that can act as catalysts to this process of enamel decay.

Natural decay:

Discoloration and wear along with age is a common factor. However, teeth getting chipped or cracked are not uncommon either. Porcelain veneers can effectively correct the appearance of worn out chipped or cracked teeth.

These veneers are basically made up of two types of materials, composite materials and porcelain. Both these kinds of veneers can be fabricated by the dentist in the dental lab. However, they differ in a few aspects like the fabrication- porcelain veneers need time and have to be made at the dental lab whereas composite veneers can be fabricated right in the mouth of the patient if any adjustment is needed. Yet another difference is that porcelain ones are expensive and rightly so, they last way longer than those composite materials.

posted by Healthy Life @ 8:40 PM

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Stress Is The Top Health Problem In The United States Today

Stress has been in the news as a health
epidemic since the early eighties and the situation continues to get worse as a growing number of workers report they are increasingly suffering stress in the workplace. In fact work is now the leading environment for stress in American adults. But stress levels have also risen for children and teenagers in recent years and many now link this to a loss of family and religious values, too little social support and corporate greed.

Nowadays, stress is more of a danger than it was a decade ago and seems to be more extensive and more invasive than before with much more stress arising out of psychological rather than physical threats.

Stress causes a rise in heart rate and greater blood flow in turn creating a higher blood pressure. Levels of blood sugar also increase to give the body the added fuel it requires to combat stress and our body is programmed to move blood away from the stomach when we are stressed to provide extra strength for the legs and arms as part of what is normally called our "flight or fight" response.

Stress also produces anxiety and chronic depression as well as to gastrointestinal and skin problems and interferes with the working of many of the body's major organs. It can also cause impairment of the immune system so that it in unable to fight viral conditions from the common and not especially serious cold to very serious conditions like cancer and AIDS.

Stress in the workplace directly influences things like employee absenteeism and productivity and the business climate gets progressively worse with competition these days at an all-time high. The pressure placed upon workers to produce and the continual concern about job security can result in numerous conditions including back pain, neck pain, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, ulcers and heart attacks.

Many different things can cause stress including just sitting in front of a computer screen for seven hours every day or more, meeting deadlines or having someone continually monitoring you. Here the results are often seen as depression and a range of physical complaints which give rise to lost working hours.

Taking the steps to manage the stress you have in your life may be the nicest gift you can give yourself and your family and just a few quite simple alterations to your life can make a big difference to the way in which you handle stress. For example, taking 20 minutes each day to walk will lower your level of stress as will talking to friends and colleagues, meditation and following a healthy diet. Take the time necessary to learn a few relaxation techniques because breathing and relaxation exercises can considerably reduce your stress levels.

posted by Healthy Life @ 8:40 PM

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Tips for Eating Healthy This Winter

(ARA) - It’s easy to eat right during the summer months with an abundance of fresh produce available from a wide variety of sources. But as winter rolls around, those juicy ears of corn is just a memory. That doesn’t mean, however, that you drop your healthy eating habits with the dropping temperatures.

You still need to get your five servings a day of fruits and vegetables. Make an effort to include fruits and vegetables at every meal. Since your options are more limited during the winter months, now’s the time to get creative by trying new recipes as well as sampling produce you haven’t eaten before.

Winter brings a bumper crop of root vegetables like turnips, rutabagas and parsnips; squash; Brussels sprouts; and more. Apples and pumpkins are the foundation of a variety of comforting, homey desserts. Here are some tips to help you chase away the winter chill by adding the flavors and healthy benefits of winter produce.

As always, the key to buying the best produce is to know what you’re looking for. No matter what the season, look for fruits and vegetables with good color; stay away from produce with bruising, blemishes, soft spots or shriveling.

For additional help in selecting produce, especially items you haven’t tried before, visit www.aboutproduce.com. This easy-to-use Web site features an “A to Z” guide to produce that includes useful information on the peak season for any given item, nutrition information and selection tips. You can also “ask the experts” if you have a question that isn’t answered on the site. Best of all, the site includes hundreds of recipes that show you how to put the produce to work on the dinner table. From asparagus to zucchini and everything in between, you’ll find it all here.

Here are two delicious recipes sure to warm you up this winter:

Pesto Minestrone

This full-flavored soup is also full of healthy vegetables.

2 cups cauliflower (2 small heads), coarsely chopped

1 1/2 cups zucchini (1-2 medium), chopped

3 cans (14.5 ounces) chicken broth, reduced sodium

1 16-ounce can tomatoes, diced, drained

1 cup elbow macaroni or small pasta shells

3 cups kidney beans or black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed (1 cup dry makes 3 cups cooked) or 2 cans (15 ounces each)

1 cup carrot (1 medium), sliced

1 cup onion (1 medium), chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil (for pesto)

2 garlic cloves (for pesto)

1 cup basil leaves, fresh, loosely packed OR (for pesto)

1 cup Italian parsley plus 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves (for pesto)

1 tablespoon water

Directions

In a 5 to 6 quart saucepan bring to boil 1/2 cup water, tomatoes, cauliflower, onion and carrots; reduce heat and simmer covered 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add zucchini, beans, broth and pasta. Return to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered 10 minutes. Meanwhile put all pesto ingredients in food processor or blender and process until very finely chopped. Just before serving, remove soup from heat and stir in pesto. Makes 8 servings.

Golden Apple Oatmeal

Start your day off right with a steaming bowl of this hearty (and heart healthy) oatmeal.

1/2 cup Golden Delicious apples, diced

1/3 cup apple juice

1/3 cup water

1/8 teaspoon salt

Dash of cinnamon

Dash of nutmeg

1/3 cup quick-cooking rolled oats, uncooked

Directions

Combine apples, apple juice, water and seasoning; bring to a boil. Stir in rolled oats; cook 1 minute. Cover and let stand several minutes before serving. Makes a 1-cup serving.

posted by Healthy Life @ 8:59 PM

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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