Chemotherapy Treatment ( SIDE EFFCTS)

Chemotherapy is now the accepted treatment for cancer patients. This treatment may have adverse side effects but comparing them to its good effects, everyone is considering this treatment to be more of an advantage. There are many side effects that should be expected when one is undergoing chemotherapy. However, the side effects are different per cancer patients. The factors could be the health status of the patient and the type of chemotherapy being administered to different types of cancer.
One of the most common side effects of chemotherapy is hair loss. In a bid to attack the cancer cells, the hair cells will unfortunately be affected as well. This will not only affect the hairs in the scalp but hairs in all over your body. Chemotherapy could even affect the hairs in your skin and even your eyebrows and eyelashes. Usually it will take affect 10 to 14 days after the treatment. However, it will eventually grow back at least four weeks of treatment. At first you would expect some slight changes on your hair such as your hair color and curling on some of the parts of your bodily hair. But eventually it will be back to normal. Be patient and the hair growth rate for patients who have undergone chemotherapy could be at least 1/4 inch every month.
The next side effect that you should expect in chemotherapy is in the drop of white blood cells. This is common to most patients that have been treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer. This could be life threatening as the white blood cells protects the body in various diseases and a simple sickness could develop into something really bad. It’s advised that once a simple infection will appear, a doctor should be alerted as soon as possible for immediate treatment.
Nausea and vomiting should be expected as well after treatment of chemotherapy. The substance in the stomach called histamine will be released in a higher rate and will cause these conditions. However, there are common treatments right now being given to patients who have undergone chemotherapy.
Lastly is the theory of shrinkage of some of the key areas of the brain. It may not be the direct effect of chemotherapy but most cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy have reported memory loss, inability to concentrate or focus and think clearly. Experts have conducted MRIs on the patients and have reported shrinkage of some parts of the brain. The belief right now is the combined medicine and chemotherapy are the factors of the shrinkage of the brain. However, after one to three years after the treatment, the parts of the brains will naturally go back to its normal size.
Make sure to talk to your doctor before you undergo chemotherapy and ask for its effects. It’s also common practice right now that the doctor will explain to you the stages of chemotherapy and the side effects that you should expect. There may be temporary cures for the side effects that you will experience and lessen the pain.
Disclaimer: this post is an opinion and analysis of Breakthrough Digest, and should in no way be construed to be medical advice.

Treatment for Binge Eating

There are many things that you can do to prevent and to stop binge eating. It is very important that you ask for support and help from a professional. Nutritionist, psychiatrist, therapist other health specialist are the people who can help you. The main goal of the treatment is to lessen and to remove completely over eating episode. Weight loss is another goal when it comes to treating binge eating.

Therapy

THERAPY is one of the most successful cures for binge eating. Therapy sessions can help you fight the tendency to over eat. It can also help you develop healthy habits and avoid the not so healthy ones. Therapy can also monitor your moods and develop ways on how to fight stress. There are three types of therapy that you could undergo – cognitive behavioral, interpersonal psychotherapy and dialectical behavior therapy.

Support from family, friends and therapist can also cure binge eating disorder especially because it is hard to break eating patterns. Join a support group where members can actually share their experiences to you. You can join group therapy sessions led by a qualified therapist.

Another option is taking oral medications like anti depressants, appetite suppressants and topamax.

STONE THERAPY - BENEFITS

Nature has provided us not only with food but also with things that can heal us as well. There are lots of herbal products in the market available in capsule form. Company claims that these herbal medicines could heal a certain diseases. Although the claim is quite exaggerated, it could help with your goal in one way or another. For example, herbal medicine claims to help you lose your weight. This could be true, but all they could do is to get you to eat less. Unless you exercise, this food supplement will still amount to nothing. Whatever their function is, plants can give us something that will help us be healthier and prevent illness.
But it is not only plants that have such a magical power. Other natural “products” of nature also have healing properties. When taken properly, water has been proven to heal a number of conditions, and controlled water therapy has been used for decades.
In spas and massage centers, another property of nature is being used. Stone therapy has been very popular in spas nowadays for their healing properties.

Stones are used to control the chakra flow of our body. Chakra flow is a very loose term for energy but could also be referred to as a blood flow and proper realignment of the body.
Therapists will use either hot or cold stones in their therapy. Hot stones, which could be from 125-135 degrees Fahrenheit, are placed in different part of the body. When applied, the effect is almost instantaneous. You will basically feel the heat as they are placed in certain points in your body. If you have tight muscles, hot stones will definitely work for you since hot stones could sooth the muscles and loosen them. Most of the time, stress could be addressed by hot stones when they are properly placed and administered by professionals.

On the other hand, cold stones are applied to heal other conditions. They are usually placed in the body to foster better blood circulation. In a long shot, this will help you lose some weight. Better blood circulation means that your body will flush out all the bad chemicals from your body, and that only healthy properties are left. Cold stones can also heal inflammation and swelling in certain parts of the body.

Stone therapy usually is not applied alone, but together with other forms of therapy. Acupuncture, as well as aroma therapy is often associated with this therapy.

But if you don’t have any complications, stone therapy will still work for you. In a regular stone therapy session, therapists will often place stone in strategic places in your spine. Since everything in the lower part of the body goes through the spinal column, it’s just natural to place the stones near your spine to foster healing in various parts of the body. If there’s a specific part of the muscles that needs healing, hot stones are placed there.

Stone therapy is a soothing session. It will leave you rejuvenated and relieved of all stress. With constant therapy, you will always have a good disposition as well as a healthy body.

ACU PRESSURE POINT- BREATHING( ONLINE HELP)

Acupoint 12On the largest crease of the inner wrist, on a line with the thumb

AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus or simply known as Diabetes is a disease in which the blood glucose, or sugar, levels are too high. Diabetes is characterised by of disorder in metabolism i.e., the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy, and inappropriately high blood sugar or hyperglycaemia.

Some of the characteristic symptoms of diabetes are excessive urine production, excessive thirst and increased fluid intake and blurred vision.
Having too much glucose in blood can damage the eyes, kidneys, and nerves. High blood sugar can also cause heart disease and stroke. Diabetes is rapidly spreading around the world and is leading cause of death and disability.

What are the classifications or types of diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes
mellitus

Type 2 Diabetes
Mellitus
Gestational diabetes

Of these two commonly found and chronic conditions are the first two, i.e. Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes

An autoimmune disease results when the body?s system for fighting infection (the immune system) turns against a part of the body. Insulin dependent Juvenile Diabetes (IDDM-Type I) diabetes is an autoimmune disease, and in the case of Type 1 diabetes the immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. This causes the pancreas to produce little or no insulin. Thus the body is unable to produce insulin. Type 1 diabetes patients are required to take insulin daily to live. Type 1 diabetes develops mostly in children and young adults but can appear at any age.

Type 2 Diabetes
Non Insulin Dependent Adult Onset Diabetes (NIDDM-Type II) is the most common form of diabetes in which the pancreas produces insulin, but it is insufficient for reducing the blood glucose to normal levels. About 90 to 95 percent of people with diabetes have Type 2 Diabetes. Symptoms of Type 2 diabetes include fatigue, thirst, weight loss, blurred vision and frequent urination but in some cases there may not be any symptoms at all.
Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes is similar to Type 2 diabetes and is developed by some women during late in pregnancy. If given proper medical attention during pregnancy period, this form of diabetes disappears after delivery. About 20?50 percent of women affected by gestational diabetes develop Type 2 diabetes within 5 to 10 years.

Causes of DiabetesLack of exerciseExcessive sleepHereditary factorsOver eating and consequent obesityMental stress and strainSymptoms of DiabetesConstant feeling of hunger and thirstPossible anemia, constipation, itching around genital organs, palpitation.Excessive urine formation & Frequent urinationQuick exhaustion and DrowsinessBurning of palms and solesWeight lossLow sexual urgeSlow healing of wounds

Effects of DiabetesHeart attacksStrokesDamages the eyes or even blindnessNerve damageAmputation of LimbImpotence in menItching
Some of the most useful Herbs for the Treatment of Diabetes are the following:
Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia)Bael (Aegle marmelos)Gurmar Leaves (Gymnema sylvestrae)Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum)Turmeric (Curcuma longa)Onion (Allium cepa)Nayantatra (Vinca rosa)Neem (Azadirachtha indica)Garlic (Allium sativum)Sagar gota (Ceasalpinia crista)

ACU PRESSURE POINT- HUNGER( ONLINE HELP)

Acupoint 05One palm width above the tip of the inner anklebone, on the back of the shinbone; often used in combination with acupoint #6Acupoint 06One palm width below the bottom edge of the kneecap, on the outside, in a depression between the shinbone and the leg muscle; effective for most problems from the waist down, especially when used with acupoint #5

ACU PRESSURE POINT- CHEST( ONLINE HELP)

Acupoint 03Two thumb widths above the outside of the wrist, lined up with the middle fingerAcupoint 02Two thumb widths from the largest crease on the inside wrist; the point is between the tendons in the middle of the wrist

ACU PRESSURE POINT- ANXIETY( ONLINE HELP)

Acupoint 03Two thumb widths above the outside of the wrist, lined up with the middle fingerAcupoint 06One palm width below the bottom edge of the kneecap, on the outside, in a depression between the shinbone and the leg muscle; effective for most problems from the waist down, especially when used with acupoint #5Acupoint 11On the largest crease of the inner wrist, on a line with the little fingerAcupoint 15On the middle finger, just above the nail, on the side closest to the thumbAcupoint 31Just above where the big toe and the second toe separate, on the upper surface of the footAcupoint 19On either side of the place where the spine meets the skull

ACU PRESSURE POINT- COLITIS( ONLINE HELP)

Acupoint 07Clasp your hands together (A), touching your upper wrist with your forefinger; the point is found on a line with the thumb, in a small depression (B); remembering the position of the point, unclasp your hands and apply pressureAcupoint 05One palm width above the tip of the inner anklebone, on the back of the shinbone; often used in combination with acupoint #6Acupoint 06One palm width below the bottom edge of the kneecap, on the outside, in a depression between the shinbone and the leg muscle; effective for most problems from the waist down, especially when used with acupoint #5Acupoint 28On the outside of the foot, slightly to the rear of the last knucklebone of the smallest toe

ACU PRESSURE POINT- CONSTIPATION(ONLINE HELP)

Acupoint 13One palm width below the navel; another point with similar effects can be found two thumb widths below this oneAcupoint 05One palm width above the tip of the inner anklebone, on the back of the shinbone; often used in combination with acupoint #6Acupoint 20On the big toe, the side closest to the second toe, just behind and slightly to the side of the nailAcupoint 36Two palm widths plus one thumb width above the outer ankle bone, just behind an imaginary vertical line from the tip of the ankle bone; often used in combination with acupoint #33

ACU PRESSURE POINT- HEART ATTACK( ONLINE HELP)

Acupoint 03Two thumb widths above the outside of the wrist, lined up with the middle fingerAcupoint 02Two thumb widths from the largest crease on the inside wrist; the point is between the tendons in the middle of the wristAcupoint 01Squeeze thumb and forefinger together, forming a ridge above the thumb; the point is in the middle of that ridge, just above the end of the crease formed by thumb and forefinger; good for most problems from the waist upAcupoint 11On the largest crease of the inner wrist, on a line with the little fingerAcupoint 18Just behind the nail of the second toe, on the side opposite the big toe

ACU PRESSURE POINT- HEART BURN( ONLINE HELP)

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Two thumb widths from the largest crease on the inside wrist; the point is between the tendons in the middle of the wristAcupoint 11On the largest crease of the inner wrist, on a line with the little finger

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