Archive for August, 2007

Tried all the methods of diet plan and physical activity?

Still you didn’t lose your weight! Then you can go for gastric bypass surgery.

Gastric bypass surgery is a procedure that can be used to treat morbid obesity or used to remove the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissues.

Find What is gastric bypass surgery!

It changes the structure of your digestive system in order to limit the amount of food you can consume and digest. It is a preferential bariatric surgery in the US. Most of the surgeons prefer to use this surgery, because this surgery is lifesaver, but not for all and can cause fewer side effects than some other weight loss methods.

Know how gastric bypass surgery is performed!

In gastric bypass surgery, your stomach is divided into two pouches. The upper pouch is very small when compared to the bigger pouch in the lower part of the stomach.

The smaller intestine is arranged in such a way that both the pouches are connected to the intestine. The gastric bypass surgery can cause a greater decrease in the functional size of your stomach. Of course this can lead to an alteration in your food consumption and you will observe the change. As result of decrease in food consumption, it can lead to lose of weight.

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Pectin, a polysaccharide, is found in primary cell wall of plants. Sugar residue is the composition of pectin, which is also called as D-galacturonic acid.

Food sources in which pectin is present! Pectin is available in all plants, but the availability of the content differs depending on the variety, tissue, species, plant part, growing condition and maturity. The content of pectin is more in citrus fruits and legumes than cereals.

The fruits that contain high levels of pectin are grapes, oranges, apricots and apples. In citrus fruits, sixty to seventy percent of dietary fiber is pectin. Pectin is also found in cabbage, banana, carrots and beets.

Are you aware of the term emphysema? It is a chronic respiratory disease where there is over-inflation of the air sacs in your lungs.

This results a decrease in lung function and often breathlessness. Emphysema can also be called as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Emphysema is the most well-known reason for deaths from respiratory illnesses in the US.

1.8 million Americans have this condition and it ranks fifteenth among chronic diseases that cause limitations of activity.

Generally emphysema comes from smoking, exposure to toxic chemicals and in some cases it can be considered as hereditary defect. There is no cure for emphysema but your doctor will help in treating the disease and makes your breathing easier.

There are two types of emphysema. One is Panlobular and the other is Centrilobular Emphysema.

Anorexia can cause emphysema:

Anorexia can also cause emphysema. Undernourishment ensuing from anorexia nervosa can cause this disease. There is a greater change in the physical structure of your lungs due to malnutrition. It causes a reduction in amount of lung tissues. These structural changes can be permanent or temporary.

Have you ever heard about glaucoma? It is a group of eye diseases.

It damages the eye’s optic nerve thus leading to vision loss or possibility of blindness.

It is a principle cause of blindness in the United States. The disease occurs mainly due to the raise in fluid level in your eyes.

When the fluid level slowly increases, it damages the optic nerve.

When your eye’s drainage system is not working properly and fluid builds up, you are suffering with the condition called glaucoma. At the beginning you won’t observe any symptoms, but a complete eye examination can detect the symptoms. The earlier you recognize the symptoms of glaucoma, the sooner you can protect your eyes from vision loss.

The usual treatments for glaucoma include prescription eye drops or surgery. This will depend up on to how much extent your eyes got damaged. More than 66.8 million people around the world are suffering from visual injury from glaucoma, among which 6.7 million people are suffering from blindness. In the United States alone 2.2 million people have glaucoma.

Insulin pen delivers insulin, which looks like a large pen. It uses insulin cartridge and disposable needles. Insulin pens are easy to use.

Insulin pen types:

There are different types of insulin pens that fall into two categories: disposable pens and reusable pens.

Disposable pens: It comes with insulin filled and can be thrown once it becomes empty. There is no need to load the cartridge. But, these pens cost more than reusable pens and cartridges.

Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder which interfere with normal brain functioning.

It is a very severe disorder and exists for life-long. People who have this disease can act very differently and often they are highly irrational.

They will hear voices and see things that are not there. They also believe that others are reading or controlling their minds.

Schizophrenia affects both men and women with equal frequency.

Some of the symptoms of schizophrenia include: catatonic behavior, disorganized thoughts, behavior and speech, delusions and hallucinations. The symptoms typically occur in young adulthood and it persists for a life time.

The main causes of schizophrenia include genetics, early environment, neurobiology and psychological and social processes. Brain in your body is the main organ which is responsible for thinking, feeling, and understanding around you.

If you are affected with schizophrenia, it changes your thinking, feeling, understanding and consciousness. It changes your life for the worst phase. It will be very difficult for you to think, interact with others normally, to manage the responsibilities, and to express the emotions appropriately. Schizophrenia affects every aspect of your life including work, family and your social life.

Even children and young kids are getting high blood pressure.

It is being diagnosed in more and more children.

Five percent children are suffering from high blood pressure, a condition in which blood vessels and heart overwork.

High blood pressure in children is caused due to many factors such as overweight, kidney problems, intake of salt and other illnesses.

The levels of hypertension will be different for children compared to adults.

Adult hypertension levels will be standard where as kid’s blood pressure readings are measured according to gender, age and height.

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that is transmitted through sexual contact with infected person, through infected blood exchange, or from mother to baby. A person’s immune system is destroyed by HIV and the white blood cells are impaired, which are necessary for the immune protection.

Therefore hiv virus progresses to AIDS and a person is prone to brain abscesses, lung infections and various other infections.

Alcohol consumption and immune system:

The immune system which protects the body from illnesses is impaired by alcohol. Infection fighting white blood cells are reduced by the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol consumption can suppress immune system cells activities, also called as macrophages, which help in keeping the lungs free from infection.

Whole grains are good sources of fiber and other important nutrients such as potassium, magnesium and selenium. Whole grains include germ, bran and endosperm which contain valuable nutrients. Germ is a part from which a new plant sprouts and is a concentrated source of thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin E, zinc and iron. The germ also contains protein and fat.

Bran forms the outer layer of seed and is a rich source of thiamin, niacin, magnesium, riboflavin, iron, zinc and phosphorus. The endosperm is also called as kernel, make up the bulk of the seed. Endosperm contains most of grain’s protein and carbohydrates and little amount of minerals and vitamins.

Does your mouth or throat become itchy after eating fresh fruits or vegetables during the fall season? For some people, seasonal allergy symptoms may be made worse by consuming fresh fruits or vegetables due to “oral allergy syndrome” (OAS), according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).

Oral allergy syndrome is an allergy which is caused due to certain raw vegetables, fruits, spices, seeds and nuts. Allergic reactions are caused in the mouth and throat. Allergic reactions occur in people with hay fever, especially spring hay fever due to birch pollen and late summer hay fever due to ragweed pollen.