tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79800211690555351962024-02-19T12:42:53.410+05:30POPULAR MEDICINE PORTALA PUPULAR MEDICINE BlOG OF Dr.Arvind Dubey,MBBS,DCH(Goldmedalist),MD(Pediatrics), FICMCH nirogibhav@blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988109649747993216noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980021169055535196.post-63048722689636104702017-03-11T20:32:00.001+05:302022-10-15T20:09:42.503+05:30Myths about your vision<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Myths about your vision</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Too Close to the TV Will Damage Your Vision</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Certainly not, sitting closer than necessary to the
television may give you a headache, but it will not damage your vision.
Children, especially if they're nearsighted, may do this to see the TV more
clearly. They may, in fact, need glasses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Reading
in the Dark Will Weaken Your Eyesight</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">No, you may feel eyestrain or get a headache from
reading in the dark, but it will not weaken your eye</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Using
Glasses or Contacts Will Weaken My Eyesight, and My Eyes Will Eventually Become dependent On Them</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Your eyes will not grow weaker as a result
of using corrective lenses. Your prescription may change over time due to aging
or the presence of disease, but it is not because of your current prescription.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">There's
Nothing You Can Do to Prevent Vision Loss</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If at the very first sign of symptoms, such as
blurred vision, eye pain, flashes of light, or sudden onset of floaters in
your vision, you see your doctor, there are treatments that can correct, stop,
or at least slow down the loss of vision.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Using
a Nightlight in Your Child's Room Will Contribute to Nearsightedness</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It has been thought that using a nightlight in your
child's bedroom may contribute to nearsightedness; however, there is not
enough evidence to support this claim. Keeping a nightlight on in your baby's
room may actually help them learn to focus and develop important eye
coordination skills when they are awake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Working
on the computer all day will ruin your eyes.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Not
exactly, when you stare at anything for an extended period of time you tend to
blink less causing dryness and eye strain but will not affect your vision. It
is recommended that you take regular breaks and frequently glance away from
the computer when working for an extended amount of time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Staring
directly at the sun is okay if you squint or are wearing sunglasses.</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">No, it is never recommended to stare at the sun. The sun produces ultraviolet
rays which can cause damage to your cornea, lens, and retina. Even the best
sunglasses can’t block UV rays 100%. It should also be noted that staring
directly at a solar eclipse can cause blindness.</span></div>
<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Crossing
your eyes will make them stay like that.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ridiculous,
when you cross your eyes for humor or amusement it may cause a few laughs but
it will not cause permanent damage to your eyes and once you are done your eyes
will return to standard placement. Our eyes naturally come together when we look
at something closely so when you purposefully cross your eyes you are just
exaggerating your eye's natural response.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Eyesight
Gets Worse with Increasing Age</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Not
always, if you eat a healthy, balanced diet, get regular eye exams and avoid
smoking, drinking, and high sugar intake, your eyes can remain healthy even in
old age.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Doctors
remove your eyeball during eye surgery and can transplant the whole organ when
it’s damaged.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">No, eyeballs are connected to the optic nerve (part
of the brain), and can never be removed from their sockets. Only corneas can be
transplanted/operated upon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Wearing
someone else’s glasses can weaken your eyes.</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wearing
a prescription that is not the correct one for you can cause eye strain and
fatigue, but will not cause any eye damage. You could wear the wrong glasses
upside down and not suffer one bit from it!</span></div>
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nirogibhav@blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988109649747993216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980021169055535196.post-44024393594795675882014-08-21T01:28:00.000+05:302014-08-21T01:50:29.884+05:30World Mosquito Day<div style="background: white; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 10.75pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Today (sorry yesterday, as I
am reporting one and half hour late) is world Mosquito day.</span> World
Mosquito Day, observed annually on 20 August, is a commemoration of British
doctor<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Sir Ronald Ross's
discovery in 1897 that female<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>mosquitoes<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>transmit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>malaria<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>between humans. Ross is responsible
for the annual observance, having declared shortly after his discovery that the
day should be known as World Mosquito Day in the future. The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>London School of Hygiene &
Tropical Medicine<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>holds Mosquito
Day celebrations every year, including events such as parties and exhibitions,
a tradition dating back to as early as the 1930s.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-sf6mXcjVE5S-c05p5CqC1H6G-GRuopLFEtbkOgE_2j-uHr7XBCdF7NNJ8lspRE-KU2DYG_1znAbK85RjKNj9lIgX6-Jari7s_R9UkTiH0zz5mqMFVkDmIZ4wAyXqXe-z3DwK1GsQsdq/s1600/Ronald_Ross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-sf6mXcjVE5S-c05p5CqC1H6G-GRuopLFEtbkOgE_2j-uHr7XBCdF7NNJ8lspRE-KU2DYG_1znAbK85RjKNj9lIgX6-Jari7s_R9UkTiH0zz5mqMFVkDmIZ4wAyXqXe-z3DwK1GsQsdq/s1600/Ronald_Ross.jpg" height="320" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr Ronald Ross</td></tr>
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<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here are some myths which are prevalent in the community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Garlic and Marmite ward of
mosquitoes.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Mosquitoes like sweet blood-
No it is not sweet but sweat from your body. What draws mosquitoes is a
cocktail of odors produced by the microbes on your skin. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Mosquitoes don’t have a wardrobe preference- The mosquitoes
are attracted to the heat and dark coloured clothing retain more heat than
light coloured clothing, so mosquitoes prefer black or dark blue cloths.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Antiseptic mouthwash repels mosquitoes-
No it may give you fresh minty breath but it does not put mosquitoes away.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Mosquitoes bite- No they don’t
as they don’t have teeth; rather they suck your blood by piercing your
skin through a long and sharp proboscis.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Mosquitoes die after feeding<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Mosquitoes can transit HIV
when it sucks blood of a healthy person, just after feeding on an AIDS patient
of HIV infected person- No as HIV is digested in their stomach, so it’s
broken down without being passed to a healthy person.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Electric bug zapper is
effective on mosquitoes- No it can kill only 1% of mosquitoes or other biting insects. So do not rely on
these gadgets for killing the mosquitoes.</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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nirogibhav@blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988109649747993216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980021169055535196.post-36805582580987546642014-07-20T01:16:00.000+05:302014-07-20T01:34:16.158+05:30TENSION HEADACHE<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-outline-level: 1; tab-stops: 300.7pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> -DR. ARVIND DUBEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Though the word ‘tension’ is a very commonly used word, it is one which
cannot be easily defined. Its literal
meaning is given as ‘stretched tight’.
In common parlance the word is used for mental condition arising out of
nervous strain. Scientifically, it is
defined as a state of increased motor and psychological activity, which is
unpleasant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It is generally accepted
that headache and emotional stress are interconnected. Headache is the expression of conflicting
emotions and anxiety. It may be the
result of a complicated biochemical alteration.
Usually the origin of anxiety is rooted deeply in an individual’s past
interpersonal conflicts. Feeling of
inadequacy, guilt, shame, helplessness, envy, loneliness or fear of
abandonment, all of which may contribute to resentment or hostility towards a
loved person. Such feelings are usually
repressed or rejected at conscious level, may emerge as bodily symptoms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Headache is the expression of conflicting emotions and anxiety</span></b> (</span><span style="line-height: 24px;">Courtesy</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headache#mediaviewer/File:Migraine.jpg">Wikipedia</a>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The severity of these
headaches ranges from minimal discomfort, commonly experienced followed fixed
attention, a prolonged car drive or long periods of intensive studies; to
incapacitating headaches or pains that are totally disabling and thereby
precluding physical activity.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Such
headaches are said to be the consequence of eyestrain or concentration, but
perhaps, the necessity to perform an unpleasant task or to continue an
emotionally repugnant involvement may be the more likely cause.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">These headaches ranges from minimal </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">to incapacitating</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 150%;">discomfort </span><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;">(</span><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;">Courtesy</span><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;">-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headache#mediaviewer/File:Cruikshank_-_The_Head_Ache.png">Wikipedia</a>)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Treatment</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Treatment of tension headaches can be very
frustrating. Mild analgesics such as
aspirin and paracetamol are generally preferred in treating headaches. As is the usual practice, during
self-medication, the patient keeps on increasing the dosage while the headache
persists. But contrary to the belief,
the amount of drug taken, over and above its optimal dose, does not relieve the
discomfort but adds to its side effects.
Self-medication should be avoided as many drugs for headaches contain
caffeine, the stimulant action of which may be undesirable when a large amount
of the drug is consumed. Besides, these
drugs cause gastric irritation, nausea and vomiting and even gastric ulcer and
other blood coagulation disorders.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Anxious patients with
tension headaches also use sedatives, viz. Diazepam, but these too are
accompanied by problems of over dosing, psychological dependence and side
effects, when taken beyond the optimal level.
However, to date, no drug is available to treat tension headaches. Despite the uncertainties surrounding the
exact relationship of psychological disturbances to headaches, certain types of
psychotherapies and behavioural alterations appear to be curative in many
patients. The value of simple reassurance
should never be underestimated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The unconscious choice of
headache as an expression of anxiety is probably governed by many factors, the
most common amongst which is the concept and image of one’s body and its
functions that develop early in life. Along
with the growth of the though process, the importance of the head and its
function get impressed on the mind.
Headache is often one of the earliest words related to bodily ailments
that children recognise when unsuspecting mothers choose headache as a physical
expression of anxiety. Thus a child
begins to associate a state of anxiety with a headache.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tension headaches are
caused when the skeletal muscles contract about the face (top of head, neck and
shoulders). The arteries supplying blood
to the above muscles contract too when they respond to generalised noxious
stimuli. This decreases the blood supply
to the muscles. Often, headaches are
associated with fatigues tensions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">There is no fixed pattern
for headaches. It is a dull aching pain
and is expressed as tightness, pressure, drawing or soreness of the head. It is usually in both sides of the head and,
more so on the back of the head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Use of physical therapy
for tension headaches has a long history.
Heat and massage have been used as muscle relaxants since
antiquity. Often there is a prompt
relief but it is usually short lasting.
There are some techniques by which within a few weeks, the patient
learns to relax his head muscles on his own will. Biofeedback therapies are also tried but they
need the help of a trained psychiatrist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">Remember that it is just an outward symptom of an inner
tension.</span><span style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">The real culprit is deep-seated
anxiety about anything between unpleasant involvements to fear of loneliness.</span></i><span style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><i> </i> </span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The above modalities do not treat the underlying
tension that may be causing the symptom.
To alleviate the tension, the approach should be to provide the patient
with the necessary understanding and insight into how he translates his anxiety
into muscle tautness, which manifests as tension headache. Change in atmosphere and stimulus, which
brings about these tensions, should be tried.
Though it is very difficult to implement, yet sometimes, by minor
changes, tension can be alleviated. But
this also has individual variability.
Yoga, meditation can also offer hope in this direction.</span></div>
nirogibhav@blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988109649747993216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980021169055535196.post-22795731249358064272014-07-20T00:37:00.003+05:302014-07-20T00:39:52.988+05:30HEALTHY SKIN : INDICATOR OF YOUR PERSONALITY<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-DR. ARVIND DUBEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Skin is the largest organ of our body– it protects,
regulates temperature, provides oil and transmits sensations-but, still, often,
the skin is given step-motherly treatment by us! We abuse it with neglect and rough treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">You are gifted with a unique covering for your body viz.
skin. When you encounter any noxious
stimulus, it is the skin which faces it first. On entering a warm or cold room,
it is the skin which finds it pleasant or intolerable. It is self-sufficient
and can repair all wear and tear by itself provided it is healthy. It is always with you, walking or sleeping,
working or resting, all through your life.</span><b><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The total skin in an adult could weigh up to </span><st1:metricconverter productid="6 pounds"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">6 pounds</span></st1:metricconverter><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">. It
is made up of 2 main layers- Epidermis and Dermis, which in them are made up of
several layers. The outer layers are hard and horny and the inner ones are
soft. The horny layer of skin, forms
nails, over the fingers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin#mediaviewer/File:Skin_layers.svg">Cut section of skin</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">On the fingertips and on the palms, parallel ridges can be seen which
form patterns of fine lines. Rows of
tiny swellings or papillae are found with ends of nerves and loops of tiny
blood carrying capillaries. The size of
these capillaries is controlled by the nerves, which respond to changes in
temperature.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">There are several glands found in the skin but the important ones are
the sweat and oil secreting glands. The
sweat glands play an important role in maintaining body temperature. The oil glands open into pits from which the
hairs grow. Oil secreted by these glands
makes skin soft and keeps it from drying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">ROSY CHEEKS:
NATURE’S GIFT <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rosiness of cheeks and skin depends on the number and arrangement of the
blood vessels, the thinness of outer layer of skin and the quality of
blood. A thin outer layer permits the
colour of the tiny blood vessels to be seen through it. Tiny grains of brown or
reddish yellow colouring material or pigment are buried in the inner layers of
the epidermis. In light coloured
persons, the amount of this pigment is lesser than in the dark complexioned. Primarily,
the amount of pigment in the skin is determined by heredity, though this
pigment may vary greatly with exposure to sunlight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CLEANLINESS OF THE
SKIN</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cleanliness helps to maintain a good complexion and improve personal
appearance. To be clean is not only
healthy but it makes one more attractive to others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Baths-</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ordinarily one
thinks of a bath only as a means to clean the skin but it provides more
advantages. It soothes the nerves
and tones up the muscles or relaxes them.
By stimulating the skin, a bath speeds up the circulation of the
blood.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Correct
bathing at the right time improves health. The water should be at or a little above
body temperature. The warm water
dilates blood vessels and the blood is diverted away from the brain to
skin, often making one feel comfortably sleepy. Such a bath is best taken at bed-time.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A hot bath,
with water above body temperature should be taken only when one is
chilled. The warmer the water used
for a bath, the more necessary is the protection against chilling after
the bath. Otherwise, the bath may
do more harm than good.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Bathing with
cold- water first contracts the blood vessels in the skin; so the blood is
diverted to internal organs. It
acts as a powerful tonic to the skin and makes one feel alert. The cold bath can also train the blood
vessels to respond quickly to changes in temperature. So, healthy people who take cold baths
regularly are generally more hardy and less susceptible to cold a chill
than others who do not.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The cold bath
should be followed by a reaction in which the surface blood vessels dilate
again, so that the skin becomes warm and glowing. Brisk rubbing with a dry and rough towel
will help to secure this reaction.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A bath should
not be taken within an hour after eating. During this period digestive
organs need more blood .So it is unwise to disturb circulation at this
time. A bath should always precede
a visit to your doctor for physical examination and follow a vigorous
exercise.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The face and
hands should be washed many times in a day and especially in the morning
and evening. Persons with oily
skins should use a lot of soap and water.
When washing the face, do not neglect the back of the neck and the
area behind the ears.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Use of soap<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">For those who
always insist that old is gold, the soap may seem useless or even harmful
for the skin. This is not really
true. Soap is made up of oil and
alkali. The lesser the amount of
alkali, the milder the soap but the lesser is the cleansing action. A mild soap, makes enough lather on
application and does not irritate the skin, can be used. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Soap coming
for the first time in the market from a non-reputed company should not be
tried easily. Highly coloured or scented soap should be avoided because in
such soaps the colours and odours are often used to mask ingredients which
should not be tolerated even in laundry soap!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Contrary to
belief, no medicine put into soap, can give it a special advantage over an
ordinary mild soap of good quality.
Similarly, the benefits of glycerin, lime, lemon, lanolin, etc is
questionable ; at times these may be harmful.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Some
manufacturers claim that their soap is better for oily skin; it is at
times a baseless claim. Any soap
having even a mild cleaning action (which soap always has) is able to
remove that minute quality of so called, “excess oil” from the skin.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Due to some
misconceptions, especially in the middle income group, the harder soaps
containing more alkali or even laundry soaps are used to clean the hair
and scalp. This results in hair
loss. Ideally, good mild shampoos
should be used. Some mild soap
used for bathing can also serve as an alternative to shampoo.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Use of bath oil<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This is a greatly misunderstood topic.
Usually bath oil is applied before the bath, or sometimes mixed in the
bath water. In both the conditions, it
is of no use. It only increases the soap
price and increases the lather produced by it. </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Bath</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> oils are indicated
only in certain dry skin conditions where it should be used just after a bath,
before drying the skin. Alternatively, a
moisturizer can be used after the bath.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">MASSAGE OF THE SKIN<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Massaging of skin plays an important role in maintaining its youth
especially after 35 years of age. The
movement of the fingers in this process should be from down upwards for the
face massage. This maintains the tone and
circulation in facial muscles and prevents appearance of wrinkles. This fact is true for the skin of arms and
any other part of the body too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">COSMETICS AND SKIN<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It has been
estimated that during the period in which the population of our country
has doubled, the sale of cosmetics has gone up 15 times. To the public, cosmetics are artificial
aids to charm. While ordinarily, no
harm should result from the moderate use of cosmetics (provided these are
not cheap); no real benefit to the health of skin is derived.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Girls
misguided by advertisements often ruin a good, clear, natural skin with
the unwise use of cosmetics. At
best, the use of cosmetics can attempt to imitate the natural hues of a
healthy complexion. It must not be
forgotten the shutting out the sun rays with cosmetics may actually mar
the skin and therefore the complexion less healthy.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">However, there
are few ingredients which are present in cheaper or sometimes even in good
quality cosmetics, can cause allergic conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">There is no
substitution for the healthy hair, white teeth and clear, firm complexion
which come from a proper diet, rest, exercise and optimistic mind. A good complexion cannot be bought from
a box or a bottle.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">SUNLIGHT AND SKIN<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sunlight induces some kind of a chemical reaction in the skin. .
Usually, it causes tanning of the skin but in few susceptible persons,
it may lead to sunburn. In our country,
tanning is not needed. In fact, it is
difficult to avoid the darkening of the complexion especially for those who
work in the sun. A cream containing
‘SUNSCREEN’ should be used to avoid darkening of the skin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">ROLE OF GOOD DIET
AND EXERCISE IN SKIN HEALTH<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Good diet, good sleep and exercise can be called, “real cosmetics.” A good protein-rich diet with added vitamins
and minerals, especially of the B-complex group, keeps skin charming, lively
and healthy. Early to bed and early to
rise with sound sleep of not less than 8 hours keeps wrinkled eyes away and the
skin healthy. Similarly, a routine mild
exercise maintains adequate blood circulation in the skin and keeps it fresh
and glowing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Courtesy-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy#mediaviewer/File:PregnantWoman.jpg"><span style="color: blue;">Wikipedia</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">If you are a future
mother, give your child a better start by taking balanced and adequate
nutrition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Proteins</h4>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Brain is nothing but protein:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The basic brain cells,
connecting wires like structures (Axons), receiving ends, chemicals
communicating these massages, are all proteins.
Substances that manage the growth of this all network are nothing but
protein.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">How much protein:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Regarding the above fact
you may decide to go on high protein diet in pregnancy but there is a warning
too. Avoid excessive protein in pregnancy not for brighter kids but to avoid
toxemia of pregnancy. What your unborn
kid’s brain need is right amounts of right protein which is around 100to </span><st1:metricconverter productid="120 grams"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">120 grams</span></st1:metricconverter><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> a day for a 45 to </span><st1:metricconverter productid="50 kilograms"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">50
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kilograms</span></st1:metricconverter><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> woman.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Protein sources:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Animal proteins are
considered as complete protein as they contain all amino acids in right amount
and proportions, which is not the case with vegetable proteins. So one has to combine two or more source of
vegetable proteins to get the right amount and proportion of amino acids. The components of this mixture are separately
called complementary proteins. Few of
these mixtures are rice and beans, rice and lentils, beans and peas, bean and
cornmeal or corn bread, roasted soybeans-sunflower seeds and peanuts, lentil
and barley etc. These combinations
should replace the usual foods in strictly vegetarian expectant mothers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Fat and Cholesterol<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It is the interconnecting
fine meshwork, which determine the potential brightness, a brain can
achieve. This all made up of fat and
cholesterol. So high fat, high cholesterol diet is the answer. Surprising!
Isn’t so? Repeatedly you might be advised to give away fat and cholesterol from
your diet by your family physician to avoid heart disease and thickening of blood
vessels. But unborn and younger children
certainly need high fat high cholesterol for their better growth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Right amount of right fats:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Polyunsaturated fats,
which are vegetable fats (expect palm and coconut oil, which are saturated ones
and implicated in the onset of hardening of blood vessels) were considered
good. But recently there are evidences
that under certain conditions these too may turn into harmful products. So now monounsaturated fats, found in olive
and peanut oil are consider best. But do
not take this as a license to gorge you with fatty foods. Follow the guidelines
of your doctor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Best and worst fat and cholesterol foods:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Best fat foods are the
vegetable oils such as almonds, corn, safflower, soybeans and animal fats such
as butter, fish liver oil etcetera.
While all other animal fats except above two are the worst fats for
growing brain of your unborn child.
Similarly whole milk, eggs, dairy products meals (especially liver),
fish etcetera are the good cholesterol foods but grains, pulses; vegetables are
the worst foods for cholesterol.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Glucose: Instant energy for growing
brain<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Natural or purified sugar:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Commercially available
white crystalline sugar does not contain any mineral or vitamin so it is an
empty calorie food. But in natural
sources such as unprocessed fresh fruits, berries vegetables, and sugar cane
sugar is always packaged with vitamins and minerals needed by body. Saccharine and pure glucose too equals with
pure crystalline sugars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">How it helps?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It helps in providing energy
for the structural and hormonal changes needed for a successful pregnancy. These too prevent a commonest complaint of
“worn out feeling”, during pregnancy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Best and worst sugar sources:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Fruits (grapes), berries,
grains, vegetables, potatoes, milk and liver are the best however pure white
crystalline sugars, glucose and other pure sugars and their products no doubt
are source of sugar but worst ones.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Vital to vital mechanism: The
Vitamins<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">To be very accurate these
should be supplemented prior to the conception to replenish all the
deficiencies adequately as most of the females who are on vegetarian diet, are
deficient for these vitamins. To
compensate this, researchers recommend higher doses of these vitamins as no
harmful effect of such high doses of these vitamins is seen in volunteers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">INFANCY: BRAIN STILL HAS POTENTIAL TO
GROW<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Brain develops in infancy too:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Though it is true that
not even a single cell is added in the brain after birth but intricate
connections, which transform the virtually unrecognized brain at birth into the
amazing machine, with which your child perceive the world and react to it, via
talking, feeling, thinking and acting is keep on developing even later in the
infancy. For this child needs fats, cholesterol, protein, natural glucose and
vitamins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Adequate breast feeding- Take off towards brightness:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Breast milk contains all
needed amino acids in right amount and proportion for your baby. It is also
rich in fats. Lactose, the sugar of the milk, easily converts into glucose and
serves as energy source. This sugar absorbs slowly, so remains in the intestine
of a baby and nurture those bacteria, which help in fighting off the invading
harmful bacteria. Proportion of calcium
to phosphate (important for absorption of calcium via intestine) is balanced in
this milk. This contains immunoglobulins, which provide immunity against
various diseases. Breast-feeding not only helps babies but it helps mothers
too. It improves the figure, maintains breast contour and firmness (provided
these are emptied by the baby regularly and supported with adequate size bra),
acts a natural contraceptive, prevents breast cancer and make both mother </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">and
child dependable to each other so strengthens the bond between them.</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And after breast feedings:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Up to the age of three
years total diet can be modified in such a way that constitutionally it
resembles breast milk. It means that about 50% of total need of calories comes
from fat, 35 to 45% from complex carbohydrates and 8-15% from protein. Whole
milk, not the skimmed milk supplies these fats. So skimmed (or toned) milk is
not better for children younger then two years because at two years of age the
“dendrites” essential for setting up connections between brains cells, reach to
their maximum number.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In fourth and fifth month:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This is the time when
diet supplementation is needed as body stores for various elements (especially
iron) start exhausting in normal children and consistency of diet needs change
from total liquid to semisolids. You can
start with iron containing cereals, mixed with breast milk, milk formula or
animal milk. Traditional ‘SATTU’ mixed
in milk may be a good home made recipe for these kids. Commercially available
starter cereal foods (obviously you all know the names of common brands) can
also serve the purpose but are no way better than home made recipes (meshed
rice, meshed and thoroughly cooked dal, meshed potato, meshed ripe papaya
etcetera) and rather inferior to them as these home made recipes are always
available fresh and does not involve extra expenditure or preparation. Start
with one or two teaspoons full of these foods daily and increase it to 2.5 to 3
table spoonfuls daily along with 6 breastfeeding in 4<sup>th</sup> month and 5-</span><st1:metricconverter productid="6 in"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">6 in</span></st1:metricconverter><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> 5<sup>th</sup> month, about 10-20
minutes on each breast, each time. Formula
fed babies need 5-</span><st1:metricconverter productid="6 ounce"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">6 ounce</span></st1:metricconverter><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> daily in 4<sup>th</sup> month and 8-</span><st1:metricconverter productid="10 ounce"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">10 ounce</span></st1:metricconverter><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> in 5<sup>th</sup> month. Increase the concentration of solids in the
mixture so now your baby will be on a mixture having smooth and creamy texture.
There is an agreement that these foods should not be seasoned with salt, sugar,
honey or vinegar etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">From sixth to eighth month:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Now your baby’s menu
contains finely meshed fruits and vegetables.
At 6<sup>th</sup> months give him meshed onion, tomatoes, asparagus and
soft ripe banana but avoid cauliflower, cabbage, sweet potato, beans, honey,
plain yogurt etc. In seventh month
finely minced chicken lamb, liver, pork etcetera may be a delightful experience
for them. It is a teething time, so a
bit harder biscuits; toasts can be given to them to try their gums and also to
reduce discomfort of teething. Between 7<sup>th</sup>
to 8<sup>th</sup> months give them small pieces of food that challenge their
growing ability to pick up the things (babies learn to pick up the things in
7th month, first with their palms and later on in 8<sup>th</sup> to 9<sup>th</sup>
month by thumb and fore finger. These
pieces of food also act as edible toys for your kid and these also provide stir
to your child’s brain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">From eighth to tenth month:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This is the time when
your child’s need of iron is at its maximum.
Feed them with iron fortified milk formula, juices, vegetables, meat,
fish cheese, cooked beans, butter, and whole milk etcetera. Egg yolk is of immense importance now, as it
provides cholesterol, which a developing brain needs most. Try to avoid egg
white, as your child may be allergic to it. This is the age when your child
learns to drink from a cup (8<sup>th</sup> month), so give him whole milk by a
cup. Give him chopped vegetable too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">From tenth to twelfth month:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">During this period
gradually add articles from your family menu one by one. So by the end of first
year, your child will start feeding himself on your family diet completely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And after this? <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Continue from your family menu according to your list. Enter the kitchen; select the
adequate foods, use your cooking acumen and feed your kid to brightness. Good luck!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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nirogibhav@blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988109649747993216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980021169055535196.post-20280755894376925532014-06-26T00:45:00.000+05:302014-06-29T01:17:19.662+05:30FEED RIGHT TO MAKE YOUR KIDS BRIGHT PART-2 (Way to increase IQ of your child by the right food)<div class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 24px; text-align: right;">Dr. Arvind Dubey</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b>III.
Sugars (The empty calorie food)</b><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Some observant mothers
have reported that their previously well-behaved kids suddenly start exploding
with anger going in temper tantrums or irrational outbursts following sugar
filled meals. Later Alexander from
American institute of biosocial research, </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="line-height: 150%;">Florida</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="line-height: 150%;">, linked the outset of learning
disabilities to a high sugar diet. When
such diet was continued, nine out of ten of these learning disabled kids
developed into juvenile delinquents. But
to remove sugar from the diet is neither the answer of the problem nor it is
practically possible because low glucose in the blood may lead to, irritability
loss of concentration & attention, faltering memory, depression, anxiety,
light headedness, dizziness, sleeplessness, fatigue, exhaustion electra. However, it may be curtailed up to a great
extent because it does not provide any vitamins and minerals, besides the empty
calories. But all sugar subtitutes
cannot serve the purpose because these too have empty calories.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="line-height: 150%;">Break your kid’s
sugar habit:</span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 150%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Contrary to a popular
belief no baby is born with a sweat tooth.
The taste for sugar is acquired but once acquired it is very hard to
break. To ban the sugar from you kitchen
may be a smart idea but </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">around</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> 250 gm of sugar which an average adult consume
daily, does not come from the sugar they spoon into their tea or coffee but the
sugar hidden in virtually all junk foods (chocolates, cold drinks ice creams
and even those foods which do not taste sweet at all such as potato chips). You
can gradually reduce this hidden sugar by barring these junk foods and a time may come when their
foods may not have extra sugars.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">IV. Anti Iron Foods</span></b><i><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">A high carbohydrate diet (75% or more of total calories
obtained from carbohydrates) can cause iron deficiency so the manufacture of
adequate amount of haemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying compound of blood, is not
possible. This may result into learning
disabilities memory loss, diminished attention span, irritability,
sluggishness, fatigue, and lack of motivation etc. This iron deficiency could have significant
negative implications in terms of learning and scholastic achievements in later
life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Bran, cheese, corn, eggs,
millet, pulses, rice, spinach, soya beans, tea are the principal anti iron
food. As these only attack iron present
in the plants, so are harmless when animal foods are a regular part of the
diet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">VI. High Fiber Diet<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Eating fibers containing
foods in moderate amount is a healthy practice but above optimal quantities can
be harmful, both physically and mentally.
Excess fiber blocks absorption of vital minerals for the brain such as
calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc. This may lead to irritability nervousness,
sleeplessness, mood swings, anxiety, depression, memory loss, decreased
attention span, impaired sense perception, and learning disabilities etcetera.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Beans, berries, figs, plums,
pear, apples with skin, peas, corn almonds, coconut, backed potato with skin,
salad greens etc are the important high fiber foods so use right quantities of
these in the diet of your kid.<o:p></o:p></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></b></span></div>
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nirogibhav@blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988109649747993216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980021169055535196.post-12354863202670628762014-06-25T13:14:00.000+05:302014-06-29T23:43:10.413+05:30FEED RIGHT TO MAKE YOUR KIDS BRIGHT PART-1 (Way to increase IQ of your child by the right food)<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 6pt 0in; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Dr. Arvind Dubey<span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Some are born bright to
many more it can be fed by their caring parents. You may be one of them but how? By giving them right quality of balanced
food, by feeding them with the foods which help their brain to achieve its
atmost potential and by avoiding the food which may turn them into Jekyll and
Hydes, which may make them slow learner and hyperactive. But from where one can get these foods. Form your own kitchen. It has been proved that by careful feeding
one can increase the IQ of his or her kid by as much as 35. So why not come along and try, not from
tomorrow but from this very moment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">DANGEROUS FOODS<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Food
industries have progressed relentlessly in last few years. Consequently
the food market is now full of useless junk foods such as fast foods, easy to
cook food, so called two-minute foods, ready to serve foods etcetera. These
processed foods are simply useless and most of the time these are harmful to
the developing brain of your child.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><b>Salicylates:</b></span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">These are the compound used in
various medications such as aspirin and other fever and pain reducing
drugs. It has been observed that
children who consume food containing salicylates and other additives develop a
symptom complex, the hyperactivity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 150%;"><b>Hyperactive children:</b></span></i><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></i><span style="line-height: 150%;">These are the children who cannot sit still for a brief
moment, have a shorter attention span than it takes to read a line of type, are
often uncontrollable and have sleep problems.
They go on unstoppable verbal marathons.
They are imitated by almost everything and usually respond with
aggression. They may be so disruptive in
nature that they are presumed a nuiscence every where, either it is a
playground, a classroom or their home.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b>What salicylates do?</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Salicylates sharply
reduce the amounts of vitamin C, B-complex and minerals like calcium, potassium
and iron in child’s brain. Deprivation
of any of these may result in hyperactivity and salicylates may cause
deficiency of all of these.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 150%;"><b>Salicylate containing foods:
</b></span></i><span style="line-height: 150%;"><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">These are, some fruits
such as apples, apricots, blackberries, cherries, grapes, oranges, peaches,
plums, prunes, resins, raspberries, strawberries etc. and few vegetables such
as cucumbers, tomatoes and their products. For detailed information regarding Salicylate
content of food items click <a href="http://salicylatesensitivity.com/about/food-guide/">here</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b>Stop giving your child
such foods:</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">If you are sure on the
basis of above said symptoms that your child is hyperactive then scan the items
he eats and then only remove the food, which can cause it from this list and
observe for the cure. However doctors now
a days recommends a diet with right amount of vitamins and minerals to
compensate the loss of these vitamins by salicylate. So it is better to consult you paediatrician
after your hit and trial method of avoiding such foods fails.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">Save
your child’s brain by home made recipes:<span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Food additives too can
cause hyperactivity in your child. With
the advent of junk foods these are present in almost all the food available in
the market. These substances are always
mixed in food to hide some thing, which is disagreeable, foul smelling or
noxious to the health. Otherwise natural
food doesn’t need any additive as they have their own natural pleasant colours
and odour. So how to avoid it? Of course by home made freshly prepared recipes
for your child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">II.Cerebral allergens
(Foods that makes your child a slow learner)<i> </i></span><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Few of the day-to-day
foods, act as allergens to brain are: soybean, bread and other backed goods,
corn and corn products, grapefruit, lemons, lentils, limes, oranges peanuts,
peas, potatoes, wheat germ etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 150%;"><b>How to recognize that
slow learning is due to brain allergens:</b></span></i><span style="line-height: 150%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">As there may be many
causes of slow learning tendency. If slow learning is accompanied by paleness,
feeling under par, circles or bags under eyes, chronic stuffy nose, excessive
sneezing, vague aches and pains, itching, rashes bedwetting, puffiness or
bloating, wheezing etcetera it may be considered be due to cerebral
allergens. By removing the items one by
one from the above list and observing the child for 8 days one can point out
the possible culprit in the food. But it
is a long process. So help of a medical
allergy specialist may be taken for quick results and treatment in the form of
desensitization against that particular food because the elemination diets
(diets avoiding offending food elements) are not very convenient to arrange and
tolerate both for the family and the kids too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><b>How these allergens
act:</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">These allergens diminish
the brain’s supply of certain vitamins and (Vit C, B<sub>6</sub>, Pentothenic
acid) minerals (calcium, copper, zinc, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, selinium and chromium) below the levels that
prevent total slow learning syndrome.
These levels are different for every particular child that’s why every
child who is consuming these allergens is not affected. A diet, capable of supplementing above said
vitamins and minerals might counteract the effect of these allergens. So help of a nutritionist may be sought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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nirogibhav@blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988109649747993216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980021169055535196.post-65627363527277584842014-06-25T02:12:00.000+05:302014-06-29T01:25:08.564+05:30EARTH EATING: A HABIT OF CONCERN TO MOTHERS<div class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>-</b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><b>Dr. Arvind Dubey</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Earth eating or eating
and/or craving for abnormal edible objects in technical terms in known as
‘Pica’. It is very commonly encountered
in common day-to-day practice and everywhere remains a cause of concerns for
mothers especially who are conscious of their child development to an extent.
Even being a very common problem of childhood, Indian literature shows a
paucity of accurate information about it, especially for non-medical masses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Word ‘Pica’ is derived from
a Latin word “Magpie” meaning a bird famous for its habit of stealing unnatural
object for food commonly found inedible to general categories of birds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Avicenna in 1000 AD brought
attention of general public to this problem and presumed that probably it was
due to some deficiency in diet especially Iron and also described benefit of
iron preparation in treating it.
Recently this disorder had given full regards by putting it in separate
category of habit disorders and by explaining accurate criteria for defining
the disorder, which states “evidence of regular eating of non edible substances
for at least one month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though this disorder has
been evaluated to greater depth yet exact cause and factors responsible for it
are still debatable. When child is born his world of experience uses to be very
limited. As he grows, it expands through
the process of exploration. According to
concepts of psychological development, first erotic zone developed in early
life is “oral one”. So at this stage all
the pleasures are associated with this zone and obtained by mouthing any thing
comes in the way to child but it is supposed to be normal unto age of 18 month
to 2 years. But if this extends beyond
this age and becomes a regular feature then it is to be investigated and may be
considered as a health hazard. Though
this habit of eating abnormal things such as clay, mud, ash etc is also found
in pregnancy but it is not supposed as health hazard because it is temporary
and due to some established substantial deficiencies and increased levels of
some hormones during pregnancy that ceases when the things come to the normal
after pregnancy. Though being a regular
eating of these things more than 1 month it comes under boundaries to be
diagnosed, as ‘Pica’ yet never needs investigation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As such few defficiency
states for certain substances blamed Widely for this disorder and important one
from these was iron and some time calcium and magnesium also. People tried to
treat this disorder by injectable iron preparations and results were good but
probably due to fear of injections in a child.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In some tribal areas and in
some underdeveloped countries such as <st1:country-region>Rhodesia</st1:country-region>,
some Portuguese tribal areas, East, North & <st1:place>West Africa</st1:place>
and <st1:country-region>Congo</st1:country-region>,
earth eating is a common practice. There
it is usually associated with religious and magical belief of natives. On entering alien soil an African may eat a
little of it’s soil as an act of homage.
His wife, children and even the baby must also partake in this
rite. It is also believed that if a
woman eats earth before pregnancy she becomes more fertile and by continuing to
eat, it increases her power of lactation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some social factors play
vital role in development of this disorder.
Large facilities with inadequate resources to take care of that large
family’s needs, uninformed parents, and inadequate child care due to family
disorganization, marital disharmony, unmarried mother, working mothers etc. are
the important ones. Poverty also plays
an important role in development of this habit but the factor causing it may be
poor nutrition, inadequate attention to child due to ignorance, psychosocial
environment or all of these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Psychological stresses are
supposed to be the mainstay of causation.
This includes, recent arrival of new sibling or pregnant mother,
maternal illness or hospitalization, hospitalization or recent illness of child
himself, separation from mother father or from grand parents. Frequent change of residence also affect
child’s attitude a lot and may initiate earth eating in a previously normal
child.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As it has already been
stressed that oral exploration is a first mean used by child and young animals
to understand the outside world. In
children these oral patterns of behaviour gradually become restricted to the
feeding situation, towards the end of 1st year.
This is high time. At this stage some defect in oral fixation or
disturbed behaviour or orality may lead to this disorder and so may be associated
with pacifiers, thumb seeking prolonged bottle or breast-feeding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Organic brain damage due to developmental
causes, cause related to birth events such as delay in first breath etc. has
also been blamed as a causative factor in development of this habit and
unfortunately it form a self complete circle of events. A mentally retarded child has greater
dependency on parents. If it is not fulfilled either due to ignorance or due to
aversion to child, this oral activity as an alternative for satisfaction persists. On consumption of paint as an abnormal food
object, the lead of this paint may cause further brain damage and complete the
circle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some times loss or
inevitable sharing of a loved object produces an internalized hostility, which
in turn may be projected as earth eating.
General environmental situations which may also lead to this perverted
eating include poor housing, houses painted by lead containing paints, children
of parents, who had earth eating as a problem in their childhood and children having
playmates with this perverted appetit</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;">This problem is
most prevalent in the age group of 1-3 years (on an average 2-3 years of age)
and children in nuclear families.</span><span style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;">If one
child in the family having this disorder the chances of another children to
have this disorder increase manifold.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dirt eating is more common
in male children, which is probably due to preferential concern of parents to
male children in this part of country. Prferentially more number of male
children in comparison female children is taken to the doctor for treatment of
this problem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The substances which are
eaten in this habit includes dirt, mud, sand, earthen pottery, wall plaster,
coal, chalk, ash, candles soap paper, agarbatties, cow dung, cement, plastic
goods etc. Among these eating dirt, mud,
earthen pottery, sand and chalk are more common.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In one study conducted at
various places, it was found that there are so many erroneous concepts of
parents regarding causation of this habit.
These include worms, hereditary factors calcium, iron, deficiency, evil
spirit, and ingestion of worms during play or some unknown causes etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This disorder manifests
itself in many ways but anaemia, and malnutrition is the important ones but it
is still doubtful that malnutrition itself is a cause or manifestation of this
disorder. Not all the children with this
perverted eating habit have malnutrition though most of them manifest in this
way. Worm infestation is also a leading
complaint among such children. This in
turn may lead to anaemia and malnutrition because each worm sucks around 0.2 ml
of blood per day from intestine. When
children ingest wall plaster they may develop lead poisoning due to lead
constituent of paint. The children enjoy
eating clay and earthen pottery may be deficient for zinc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the children with
this habit have a number of associated behaviour problems. Every child with perverted appetite should be
expected to have some behaviour problem particularly if he has an aggressive
nature. Most of these behavioural
problems are in the form of aggressive reactions, for example – temper
tantrums, bruxism, and breath holding spells, head banging and nail biting etc.
Continuous swallowing of hairs and vegetable fibers may lead to “Trichobezarre”
and “Phytobezarre” respectively. These
later on may present as intestinal obstruction. Swallowing of stones and may
cause intestinal perforation and even death.
Though these complications are rare now a day due to advent of modern
surgery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Treatment of such common
habit is rather tedious. Due to
ignorance in its initial stage it usually never taken seriously. As defective mothering is supposed to be a
very important cause of it so manipulations here lead to abatement of this
perverted eating habit. This can be done
by changing the pattern of relationship in such a way that child start feeling
himself secure and an important part of family.
Due attention has to be paid to his works his hobbies and interests so
he may not need an extra instrument to attract the attention of others by this
habit. Environment and surrounding can be changed.</span></div>
nirogibhav@blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988109649747993216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980021169055535196.post-70920560448503493682014-06-14T02:17:00.004+05:302014-06-29T01:30:43.664+05:30WOMEN AFTER FORTY : SOME BONY ISSUES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dr. Arvind
Dubey</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Decreasing
bone density
is a very important and
very common health hazard of women after
forty-forty five years of age. It is painful and crippling. This is called,
"OSTEOPOROSIS" or "POROUS BONES" which is never considered a disease but a normal routine for women
or as a discredit of being a woman, especially in rural <st1:country-region><st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0.4in;">Why </b><b style="text-indent: 0.4in;">should
you at </b><b style="text-indent: 0.4in;">all
fear </b><b style="text-indent: 0.4in;">osteoporosis?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides a painful and crippling condition, chances of bone
fractures increase considerably in osteoporosis. Even a minor fall or a
vigorous hug may Cause a fractured bone which heals very slowly or some times
not at all or with long term disability and accelerated death rate. It causes marked changes in posture as
humped back is considered a stereotype
of ageing especially in our country. Deformed skeletal framework pushes or
shifts various organs result into a spectrum of difficulties ranging from
constipation to breathing problems. There may be chronic low backache,
restlessness, arthritis, and leg cramps etcetera.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cause of
the problem<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What you are suffering
today is the culmination of slow process started decades back. We usually
visualize bone as a solid rigid inactive mass but in fact it is an active
living tissue, constantly being recycled. Inner part of bone always breaks down
and outer surface is always in the process of reformation. The delicate balance
of these two processes in response to the demand of the body, which is
maintained in the youth, becomes disturbed. More calcium is withdrawn from the
bones than deposited and these become soft and weak. Actual cause of this
misbalance is not known.
It may be hormones, a genetic predisposition, nutrition, physical activity,
life style factors or probably all in combination.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bone loss wit advanced age occurs due to changes in a woman's hormone levels.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i>Image Courtsey- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoporosis#mediaviewer/File:615_Age_and_Bone_Mass.jpg">Wikipedia</a></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Female
hormone, oestrogen, may be cited as a cause because when its production stops
due to ovarian atrophy, the process enhances. In nutrition Calcium and vitamin
</span><span style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;">D,
C & E </span><span style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;">deficiencies
have been blamed as even in a healthy adult deficiency of these can cause
osteoporosis</span></span></div>
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<b style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who is at
risk?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any one who is having the
fo1lowing may be at the risk of developing speedy osteoporosis. Judge yourself
over these 1ines-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any member of your family had or
having bone disease? <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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built?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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before 45 years
of age?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you been confined to bed for
a longer period?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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liver disease?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you having an under active
thyroid?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you sedentary?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you smoke?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <i>If your answer for any one of the above questions is yes then you are
at the risk of developing osteoporosis.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
to do?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However
you may sufficiently delay it and decrease its intensity but how? Read further
and follow it in your life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Take extra calcium in your diet: </b>Calcium is essential to bone health.
The daily allowance of calcium for a woman prior to menopause is 1000 milligrams<b> </b>per day and after
menopause is around 1,500 milligrams
per day. Take plenty of dairy products, turnips, fish (especially those which
are eaten with bone), dates etc. Ragi is
a very good source of calcium. This can be taken into CHAPATI or in some
other form. Calcium supplementation in the form of medicinal preparations may
be cheap and desirable alternative to many of the women. Take about 1 to <st1:metricconverter productid="1.5 grams">1.5 grams</st1:metricconverter> of <i>elemental
calcium</i> per day (according to your menopausal status) and at least 50,000
units of vitamin D per week. This vitamin D will help you in depositing this
calcium in<i> </i>the bone
properly. As proper ratio of calcium to phosphates affects the amount of
calcium absorbed by bones. So reduce your intake of high phosphate food
drastically, namely all processed or canned meat, processed cheese, instant
soups, puddings, pastries and soft drinks. For adequate absorption and
metabolism of calcium, you
will
need vitamin C and
magnesium. The whole business may look to you rather confusing, so it’s better
to consult your doctor for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Change your life style: </b>The speed with which your bones break down
depends on the way you treat your body. These are few recommendations
for change in your life style-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR">Remain </span>active as inactivity increases bone
breakdown. Even after fracture, start moving as early as permitted by your doctor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span dir="LTR">Cut
down intake of meat in your diet as it has been seen that heavy meat eaters have
twice more chances of developing osteoporosis than vegetarians. Eat more
cereals, grains, beans, vegetables, nuts etc. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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foods containing excess fats (optimum amount of fat intake is necessary- beware
of slimming courses which
insist on non-fat milk). So avoid saturated fats which are solid at room
temperature viz. ghee, butter, lard and some vegetable oils such as coconut or
palm oil. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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your intake of concentrated sugars which produce acidity in the blood and
consequently more calcium Comes out of bones. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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intake of foods with high
phosphate concentration (see above) <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></div>
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smoking and boozing as both of these reduce amount of “Oestrogen” in blood so
enhances bone dissolution.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></div>
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intake of coffee and tae.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Make </b><b>exercise a routine: </b>Like muscles bones grow stronger with
use. Bone density in
well nourished women depends directly on how much the bone is stressed. Though
exercise should be started earlier but it’s never too late. No matter how old
you are, exercise can strengthen your bones. The best exercise for bone
strengthening are those that put a load or stress on your bones such as
jogging, aerobic dances, skipping roaps or brisk walking. Simple dancing or
swimming can be a good exercise. To get full benefit exercise should be done for 20 to 30
minutes at a pace fast enough to accelerate your pulse rate moderately. While
exercising, beware it should not be over done because if overdone the exercise
may increase bone destruction at the place of
its formation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Beware of self medication: </b>Steroids (used erroneously for
increasing muscle bulk and almost always present in magic or so called “rapid
cure preparations” of nonqualified quacks) intake results in severe blood loss
bone loss. So please do not go for magic
pills. Drugs for acidity (antacid) which especially contain Aluminum in them,
may contribute to osteoporosis, when taken regularly. The drugs for
hypertension which increase amount of urine, increase bone
destruction or calcium removal in urine. So when you are on above said drugs take calcium and vit. D
supplementation and consult your doctor on this point too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>CAN HORMONAL T</b><b>HERAPY
BE AN ANSWER?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bone
resorption hastens as your ovaries are nonfunctional and you do not have its
hormones. So it is very likely
to be concluded that these hormones, especially Oestrogen might be a protector
of the bone. But it is still debatable. It has been claimed that Oestrogen
though decreases bone dissolution but it does not increase bone formation, which eventually usually
decreases. As therapy is withdrawn
the bone loss resumes. Simultaneously it places a woman at the risk of Cancer of uterus, breast &
liver, high blood pressure, gall bladder disease, diabetes
etc. So this hormone replacement therapy is not a desirable alternative for
women with a family history
of uterine
or breast cancer, diabetes,
liver diseases, gall bladder stones,
migraine and uterine tumors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It does not mean that no
women should take
Oesrogen even if she is a high risk candidate for osteoporosis. Current researches suggest that
when the Oestrogen is taken in combination with another hormone called
progesterone (this combination is found in almost all the faintly planning
pills); risk of the cancer is
reduced.
But in any case this
therapy should be started and
continued under strict medical
supervision.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So do not long for a magic
pill for your day to day aches and pains due to osteoporosis which you can take
at bedtime and on next fine morning find yourself cured. You have to Change a lot in your nutrition,
your life style etcetera
but choose the way you can pursue life long, not that which you can tolerate as
a discomfort for
a short period.</span><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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