Archive for May, 2009
Children also suffer from stress in their daily lives. The bully at school may not sound like much of a problem to you, but your child may lie awake at night worrying about him. Children are often not consciously aware of their stress levels, and may need to be actively encouraged to relax. This does [...]
For extensive cancer pain, some doctors recommend injection of morphine into the covering around the spinal cord through a small plastic tube which can be left in place (epidural injection). This can result in better pain relief for less side effects, but has some drawbacks such as the risk of infection, inconvenience, and the need [...]
Wash with water, plenty of it and keep it up. If it is an acid burn, a weak solution of bicarbonate of soda in water will neutralise the acid. If it is an alkali burn, like caustic soda, vinegar and water will neutralise this. For the eyes: Wash out with large amounts of water for [...]
The stone may lead to attacks of colic, severe pain usually felt under the ribs on the right and radiating around to the back and across to the left. Colic usually develops when one of the smaller stones attempts to move from the gallbladder down the duct which leads to the bowel. Smaller ones may [...]
These drugs are often taken by athletes to build up muscle tissue and improve performance in weightlifting and related sports. Women who take these may find that they have a virilising effect which interferes with their periods and leads to an increase of body hair. Some forms of the contraceptive Pill contain one hormone which, [...]
Now we come to the question which hangs on every patient’s lips, although some never dare to actually ask it: ‘How long will I live?’ Many patients avoid asking this question because they fear the answer so much. In my experience, most patients actually imagine that things are worse than they really are. Thus the [...]
‘It must be in my genes.’ Before we talk more about food, let’s look at the role genetics plays in weight control. There are many overweight people who tell us resignedly, that: • ‘well my mother’s/father’s the same’, • ‘I’ve always been overweight’, • ‘it must be in my genes’. Research shows us that this [...]
In a comprehensive review of the issue in 1991, Dr Andrew Prentice and his associates at the Dunn Clinical Nutrition Centre in Cambridge, identified the physiological outcomes of slimming. These included: energy sparing adaptations, alterations in fat and lean body mass, altered energy substrate handling, changes in appetite, health related outcomes such as fitness and [...]
Fat cells exist in all parts of the body with four exceptions: the eyelids, parts of the oesophagus, the brain and the penis. The main location of concern to the weight watcher is subcutaneous fat, which is stored below the lower surface (dermis) of the skin. This gives skin its ’rounded’ or cushioned feeling when [...]
Use only small, fresh, hard cucumbers. Place them in cold water overnight, then dry them well. Place cucumbers in a wooden barrel, or a large earthenware or glass jar. Place a few leaves of black currants, cherries, mustard seed and dill branches in with the cucumbers. Boil up a sufficient amount of salt water, using [...]