Headache Relief
Headache and migraines are common symptoms of stress. There are simple shiatsu steps to sweep away tension, relieve pain and clear the head. The sequence is quick and east to administer; it can be used anywhere, friends and colleagues will be grateful for the relieved of the pain. You can perform some of the steps on y9urself, though the healing touch of another hands is more effective. Shiatsu treatment usually very effective for relieving stress and headache but if your head persist consult a doctor. Avoid the treatment during pregnancy.
1. Establish communication with your partner by placing booth hands loosely on either side of the neck. Gently massage the shoulder; this helps to relax the breathing and creates a feeling of relaxation.
2. Right: tilt the head to the side and support with the palm of the hand so that the neck muscle can relax. Place the forearm across the shoulder and apply gentle downward pressure; holds for 5-10 seconds and then repeat with the other side. This movement is particularly good for opening the meridians running along the shoulder and neck.
3. Supporting the head with the left hand, work with the thumb and forefinger applying gentle pressure forms the base of the neck t the nape. Hold at the nape of the neck for five seconds and then release the built –up tension.
4. Tilt the head back slightly supporting it on your chest. Place your thumbs on the temples with the fingers loosely resting on either side of the face. Gently rotate the thumbs in small forward movements.
5. Find the pressure points just above the inner corner of each eye. Apply gently pressure with the middle fingers to help disperse the pain. Hold the pressure points for five seconds.
6. Position your thumbs on either side of the head just above the hairline-approximately two inches (5cm) apart-with palms pressed flat along the sides of the face. Press the thumbs evenly back along the top of the head. This is a sensitive but invigorating movement to end the treatment.
Kindey Stone Formation
About 60% of all kidney stone calcium oxalate, 9 % contain calcium phosphate, while about 11% contain a combination of both. Less common stone are composed of uric acid, cystine, or magnesium ammonium phosphate. A stone that blocks the flow of urine or causes infection must be removed either surgically or by sound or shock waves to break up the stone into pieces that can be easily eliminated from the body. The person who has a kidney stone may experience recurrence but reports suggest that with proper treatment, a recurrence may be prevented.
Probable Causes
- Bowel disease (causing malabsorption)
- Cystinuria
- Glucocorticoid excess
- Gout
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Immobilization
- Osteoporosis
- Paget’s disease
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
- Renal tubular acidosis
- Vitamin D intoxication (overdose)
Probable symptoms
- Mild pain. This occurs when small pieces of the stone break off and travel down with the urine through the ureters. The pain usually starts in the back, just below the ribs and follows the path of the stone. Once the stone reaches the blade the pain normally subsides.
- Severe stabbing pain, the result if the large stone enters an ureters.
Helpful Dietary Management
- Eat a diet low in sodium and low to moderate in protein plus a high fluid intake.
- Drink enough water –about 8 ½ glasses (eight ouch glass) spread within the day at regular intervals to maintain a urine volume of 2 liters per day. Maintaining a large urine volume ensures that mineral concentrations in the urine will be diluted, therefore reducing the risk of stone formation.
- Eat fresh, natural foods instead of processed canned meats.
- Avoid commercial chips and crackers.
- Reduce sodium in the diet, gradually
- Avoid tea, coffee, alcoholic and carbonated beverages
- Read labels. Sodium can be found in food, water, medicines, toothpastes, and mouthwash.
Reducing Diet
Reducing weight is very difficult to achieve but gaining weight too much easier but as we know we should more conscious about our self not only our appearance specially our health. Many of us like to have a firm and healthy body; there are ways to lose weight with out taking any pills or fasting. Just have a reducing diet plan, which follows the principle of eating foods with essentials nutrients with the goal of effecting weight loss. The diet is low in calories, low in fat but high in complex carbohydrates. Weight loss should be gradual don’t expect on the next day you can achieve your goal; it needs patience, determination and have a self-discipline. The complex carbohydrates are found in fiber-rich foods such as vegetables, fruits and whole grains.
Here some simple tips:
- First consult a licensed nutritionist-dietitian before trying any reduce weight. He knows when you need to reduce, how much weight you need to lose and how you should lose extra weight and what your specific nutrients needs are.
- Eat less fat. Avoid pork, fatty meat, skin, and chicharon.
- Eat only a maximum of 3 egg yolks per week.
- Chose low calorie-foods. Avoid sweet, cakes (especially those with icing), ice cream, sweet dessert, candies, pies and chocolates.
- Reduce of salty foods like dried fish and other similar foods that encourage more rice consumptions.
- Drink at least 8-glass 0f water a day between meals.
- Avoid milk shakes, chocolate drinks, soft drinks and sweeten juices.
- Avoid tea, coffee and alcohol. Alcohol drinks are high-calories beverages.
- Eat regularly. Never skips meal especially breakfast.
- Avoid in-between meals. Drink water instead.
- Choose legumes, fish, poultry, and veal, which contain less fats and cholesterol than pork and beef.
- Cook foods plainly. Avoid butter or fattening sauces.
- Eat a good breakfast and lunch but has a light supper. If you plan to skip meals, choose supper instead of breakfast.
- Exercise regularly.
- Keep a record of your weight. Weight loss of about 1 to 2 pounds a week is safe and considered reasonable.
- Determine to lose weight.
Peptic Ulcer
What is a Peptic ulcer a general term given to erosion in the lining of the stomach (gastric) or small intestine (duodenal) or lower end of the esophagus (esophageal)? An ulcer may be simple involving only the lining. It may be penetrating involving the muscles under the lining or it may be perforating where the wounds penetrates through the tissue of the stomach or intestinal wall and contents of the stomach or intestine gets into the abdominal cavity. These become a serious condition.
Problem causes:
- Excessive intake of alcohol
- Smoking
- Faulty eating habits such as hurried and irregular meals and improper food selection like spicy or caffeine-containing foods.
- Drugs
- Heredity (more people with type “O” blood have ulcers than do person with other blood types)
- Overtaxed body (lack of rest) resulting in lowered resistance.
- Highly nervous and emotional individual (type A personality because they are always on the go) are more prone to developing peptic ulcer
Probable symptoms:
- Burning, piercing and periodic pain in the upper abdominal area.
- Hyper-acidity
- Presence of dark blood in stool
- Nausea
- Vomiting
Helpful dietary management:
- Serve bland diet in a 3 regular meals.
- Eat meals in a relaxed atmosphere
- Avoid bed time snacks
- Say “no” to alcohol, coffee, soft drinks, chocolates, and tea.
- Drink water instead of milk in between meals.
- Avoid milk and cream, they have been found to stimulates further acid secretion.
- Avoid sour juices before meal.
Gift of Yoga
What is yoga it is one powerful antidote to overcome stress of this modern day life. Yoga is a practical philosophy that aims at uniting the body, mind and spirit for health fulfillment. The benefits are not merely physical as the postures are mastered and techniques introduced for relaxation and breathe control. You will find that yoga has the power to calm the mind, increase our concentration and give the ability to cope up with tension. Yoga has been practiced in India for over two millennium. It’s started from the ancient times and considered to be a philosophy, a science and an art. It says that it has a complete system capable of answering all human needs. However, it has always been and still is, used as a basis for other activities and discipline. Today different schools of yoga through the ages have stressed different aspects, but all branches have a common ideological basis of seeking the betterment of individual yoga practitioners. Patanjali is the legendary founder of yoga. According to tradition he brought to humanity serenity of spirit through the philosophy of yoga, clarity of speech by his work on medicine.
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