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Good Fats-Sounds Impossible?

de daniela, November 5th, 2011

Generally, all sliming programs and diets exclude many foods, among which, on top places, there is always “fat”. How, than, can it be possible for doctors to recommend fat intake?

In order to understand this, we need to make the difference between “good” and “bad” fats in our food.

The bad fats, the ones that we are strongly suggested to avoid, are the trans-fats. Trans fat is the common name for unsaturated fat with trans-isomer (E-isomer) fatty acid (s). Because the term refers to the configuration of a double carbon-carbon bond, trans fats are sometimes  monounsaturated  or  polyunsaturated, but never saturated.

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Treatment of the day- Laughter

de daniela, November 5th, 2011

For decades, researchers have explored how humor helps patients relieve stress and heal.

Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict. Nothing is more effective in bringing your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert.

Scientists tried to discover the effects of humor in various contexts such as: supporting medical professionals to cope with their stressful job, helping the elders to stay open and fit, increasing the communication at workplace, in the relationship between employee-manager.

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IBS gone through Strict Diet

de daniela, November 4th, 2011

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder that leads to abdominal pain and cramping, changes in bowel movements, and other symptoms.IBS is not the same as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. In IBS, the structure of the bowel is not abnormal.

About 1 in 6 people in the U.S. have symptoms of IBS. It is the most common intestinal problem that causes patients to be referred to a bowel specialist (gastroenterologist).

It seems that all these can be gone if the patient follow a low FODMAP diet. This diet is very restrictive and difficult to follow because it is low in certain natural sugars coming from foods like : ice-cream, watermelon, honey, apples, pasta, white bread, wheat, rye and others.

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Red Wine Versus Obesity

de daniela, November 3rd, 2011

 

Some people say that a life without wine is not worth living.

 

Recent studies show that the specific compound named resveratrol which can be found in grape skins, peanuts and red wine may have the capacity to defend the body from some of the negative changes that appear due to obesity and they most often precede diseases like type two diabetes.

It is known that obesity can influence inflammation in the body and insulin insensitivity.

It took long studies on mice before testing the resveratrol compound on humans. Amongst the effects on rodents there were: extending the lives of obese specimens, increasing their endurance up to having twice more energy to run faster on treadmills.

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Exploring the Tests and Examinations for Treating Autism

de Robert Mint, June 21st, 2010

Tests and Examinations for Treating Autism

Along with the normal treatment program various tests and examinations also help in getting right ideas and more precise information about the causes and severity of autism in a child, adults or teen. The common tests and examination used to treat autism are discussed below.

Screening Tests

Screening tests are mainly used to identify the signs and symptoms of autism accurately. We know that autism is a brain development disorder so it is important to know that whether a child is really suffering from brain developmental problem or his symptoms are pointing towards the presence of another developmental or personality disorder. Therefore mental health specialists prefer to take screening tests of patient with ADHD symptoms to remove every confusion about his disturbed mental condition.

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