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Naturally - Insomnia
Increases Risk of Heart Attack 45%
Chronic
insomnia makes people tired and irritable –and it may increase heart attack
risk to boot—according to a research team from Norway.
The
scientists investigated the connection between sleeping patterns and heart
attack risk in a group of 50,000 men over the course of 10-years. They
discovered that insomnia increased heart attack risk by approximately 45
percent –similar to smoking or being severely obese.
Scientists
note that poor sleep may increase levels of inflammation
in the blood, which can damage arteries and contribute to plaque formation.
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Naturally - This Tea Helps Insomnia-Sufferers Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Sipping
a hot cup of chamomile tea before bed has a centuries-long history as an
insomnia remedy. Now, a new study published in the latest BMC Complementary
& Alternative Medicine has found that the supplemental form of chamomile
promotes shut-eye in adults suffering from insomnia.
In
this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 34 adults, researchers gave the
group either a placebo or 250mg of chamomile. They found that chamomile
modestly improved the amount of sleep that the participants experienced. The
researchers note that chamomile helps increase levels of GABA –an important
neurotransmitter in the brain that promotes healthy sleep patterns.
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Naturally - Michael Jackson’s “Doctor” License to Kill?
Today,
I’m touching some very sensitive, controversial and moral issues. So whether
you agree with me or not, I’ll really appreciate your comment on this topic.
The
verdict had come out on Conrad Murray’s guilt and I believe that’s pretty much
in line with public opinion.
I
believe most of us connect to Dr. Murray with feelings of betrayal. After all,
doctors are supposed to be helping people, not overdosing them with dangerous medications
only meant for hospital use.
It
doesn’t even matter if Murray in fact injected Jackson with the overdose or if
Jackson somehow did it himself, the drug should never have been there in the
first place.
It’s
like hiring security guard to protect your house and have him show up with a
nuclear bomb for your kids to play with. The security guard was supposed to
protect you, not harm you. The same goes for doctors.
The
scariest thought however is that Murray’s case is so far from being isolated.
Although unusually dramatic, similar things happen in thousands of doctors’
offices every day.
Doc
in a box will prescribe sleeping pills or Valium to a person for years even if
he knows very well that these drugs are never supposed to be used for more than
a few weeks.
Not
all doctors use methods described here but the fact is that most doctors
receive some kind of direct or indirect payments from drug companies to push
their drug. Most likely your doctor does too. You might want to shoot the
question in your next visit. Legally he’s obligated to tell the truth.
The
fact that many patients – like Michael Jackson – ask for or even insist
on receiving addictive drugs that are only meant to use for a short period of
time, doesn’t relive the responsibility from the doctor. His Hippocratic Oath
is to practice medicine ethically in the best interest of the patient. That
means sometimes saying NO.
Some
of Murray’s attorneys’ reasoning was that Jackson was determined to get this
drug and if Murray hadn’t given it to him, someone else would. This is the same
reasoning street pushers give when selling illegal drugs to kids.
In
fact, I feel the street pushers have more ethics than the doc in a box because
they’ve never given an oath to be anything else than pushers who deliberately
turn people into junkies. And they’re not betraying anyone’s trust. They’re
open about their intentions.
We’re
all responsible for our own health and own actions. Sometimes, however, we need
to put our trust in professionals. Part of that is to trust that they’ll put
aside their own greed and agenda and say NO if we ask for something that’s not
good for us.
Dr.
Murray betrayed that trust when “attending to” Michael Jackson.
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Naturally - Medications That Cause Dry Mouth
A
reader with a bad breath problem wrote in for advice. Without knowing anything
more about him, my first impulse was to offer that perhaps his oral hygiene
could use some improvement.
After
all, the most obvious solution to any malady is 95% of the time going to be the
right one. But sometimes, there are other causes for everyday problems,
such as the one with which this reader was struggling.
There
are a variety of things that can cause bad breath, even if you are a fastidious brusher and flosser.
One
that tops the list right under hygiene and diet is dry mouth.
Called
xerostomia, dry mouth is a condition marked by a whole host of frustrating, and
even sometimes hidden, symptoms. They mimic dehydration in many ways, so
understanding the difference can be tough.
Symptoms
include:
·
Foamy
or thick, stringy saliva
·
Bad
breath
·
Dry,
cracked lips
·
Problems
speaking, chewing, and swallowing
·
Increased
thirst
·
Receding
gums
·
Digestion
problems
·
Vaginal
issues
·
Dry
eyes and nose
·
Joint
Pain
·
Muscular
pain
Sufferers
may even show alarmingly frequent secondary conditions that occur as a result
of dry mouth, including yeast infections in the mouth and reproductive areas,
increase in cavities and periodontal disease, and infections like bronchitis,
laryngitis and pneumonia.
If
you’ve narrowed your bad breath problem to dry mouth, then the next logical
step is to look at the causes to see what could be setting this frustrating
condition off.
The
biggest factor is medication-related, and there is a whole laundry list of
medications that contribute to dry mouth. If you are taking more than one
at a time, then your likelihood of developing dry mouth naturally increases.
Medications
that cause dry mouth include those to treat:
·
Anxiety
and depression
·
Vomiting
·
Acne
·
Insomnia
·
Asthma
·
Muscle
and joint pain
·
Congestion
·
High
blood pressure
·
…and
more.
When
looking at the possible negative side effects of these medications, the really
unnerving ones like coma, risk of bleeding, stroke, birth defects, or what have
you, usually command the biggest portion of our attention.
We
typically skim right over the ones that don’t seem as deadly like stomach
upset, dizziness and dry mouth.
But
if you separate each negative effect apart from the others and look at the
risks associated with each on its own, the less critical ones suddenly become
worrisome.
Dizziness can lead to car
accidents, falls, and head injuries. Stomach upset, diarrhoea and
vomiting lead to dehydration and malnutrition.
Dry
mouth leads to infections that can be life-threatening, especially for those
with compromised immune systems anyway. Pneumonia is nothing to snicker
at. Bronchitis in an asthmatic can land a guy in the hospital.
Here’s
the rub- many of the problems from diseases that these medicines are designed
to prevent are what make the side effects so much more problematic if the
medications are taken in the first place.
It’s
like a person can’t win.
And
we have to have stinky mouth on top of everything else?
However,
this is the place where you would normally see the comments regarding the
virtues of getting off medications wherever possible, or at least seeing about
getting the dosage reduced.
Well,
I don’t want to disappoint. It is going to be critical for anyone who is
suffering from the adverse effects of these medications- even if it’s just the “minor” side
effects like dry mouth- to talk to the prescriber about pursuing natural methods.
As
we age, more problems are going to crop up. I get that. It’s like every
five years we have to add another pill to the cocktail we take every
morning. But as we age, we are also less able to mitigate the damage
caused by those very medications.
That’s
why prevention is such a critical part of disease management. While safe
products to reduce dry mouth (like Biotene) are out there to help reduce the
effects of dry mouth, reducing or eliminating the problem the medication is
designed to treat naturally is always going to be preferred over racing behind
it with medications, trying in vain to catch up.
If
you noticed any of the symptoms of dry mouth and you are not chemically
dehydrated, it’s time to talk to the doctor about your prescription and
over-the-counter medications. See what you can do together to reduce the
dosages safely.
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easy and safe solutions to your blood pressure, arthritis, and insomnia problems, try
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