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Archive for May, 2011

The Pasuchaca is a plant that is in the sierra Del Peru, on the 3500m. It is used many years ago in those places, without any toxic effects collateral. It is a remedy very effective against diabetes.
This plant of a typical root, is wild, their leaves are basal sustained by stalks. Its flower is a hermaphrodite and actinomorfa.
And contains substances such as: tannins, saponinas, chlorophyll, fats, essences, waxes, resins, flavonoides, carotenoids, reducing sugars.
The leaves are used dry, with which is preparing a co foundation of 5 to 10 minutes, the same that must be taken every 8 hours.
From here the Pasuchaca is regarded as the plant species with greater effect hipoglicemiante by what is recommended in the treatment of certain types of diabetes. Related to the effect produced by the hipoglicemiantes oral the type of the guanidas, producing a declining levels of glucose in diabetic animals and act also in the juvenile diabetes serious, used next to the insulin.
The main medicinal properties attributed to the pasuchaca, in addition to the mentioned anti diabetic e hipoglicemiante, are as debugger blood; a strong astringent, also is generally used to combat diarrheas chronicles, cholera child, hemorrhages, inflammations of the throat and mouth ulcers. Read the rest of this entry »

The precautions that should take the mother during pregnancy are manifold, and it becomes necessary to monitor their health so as to avoid problems both in it as in your baby. In terms of obesity precautions are also a key, because the obesity of the mom can adversely affect directly the health of the fetus.
This has been the conclusion drawn by a group of scientists at the University of Newcastle led by Judith Rankin, who concluded that is an agent directly damaging in the health of the fetus, and may generate in the baby multiple alterations.
The defects in the neural tube or the spine bifida are some of these alterations, which were in fetuses of mothers with a BMI exceeding 30, a value of there in the future is considered as typical of an obese person. Read the rest of this entry »

A new project has commenced in Wales in order to decrease the number of pregnant smokers in the country. We are informed by the team at Stop Smoking Wales that almost one quarter of pregnant women in the country are smoking throughout their pregnancy. This statistic is much higher than it is in other countries.

The Stop Smoking Wales campaign and the health board have got together to strengthen the chains of communication and rate of referrals between the doctors dealing with the pregnant women and stop smoking counselling services.

It is a recommendation of NICE (National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence) that all pregnant smokers are referred to stop smoking services in their area.

Smoking while pregnant poses a series risk to the unborn child. Each puff of smoke from a cigarette contains 4,000 chemicals. Women who smoke are much more likely to suffer a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.

Pregnant women will also be more inclined to suffer complications with the pregnancy such as bleeding, placenta birthing too soon, premature births, birth d effects, babies with low birth weight. Babies born to those who smoke throughout pregnancy are three times more likely to give birth to a stillborn baby or babies who die within their first week outside of the womb.

It has not been established as to whether one can take Champix while pregnant. It is best to remain on nicotine patches if a cessation device is required.  Champix does have a 60% success rate and should be considered as an option for those who are trying to quit smoking and who are not contraindicated for it.

Have a nice smile and teeth white is the goal of many people. There are all kinds of treatments to achieve teeth more whites. In this article we talk about cure and tricks to take the teeth more whites.
The teeth can obscure by multiple causes, mainly by:
* The use of tobacco
* Beverages such as tea, coffee, red wine
* Some medications such as the tetracyclines (antibiotics) can affect the tone of tooth enamel.
* Age, the teeth with age are becoming shade yellow because of increased mineralization of the tooth structure.
Cure to take the teeth more targets: Read the rest of this entry »

Get to know how fed the man of the Era Paleolithic can be really interesting, especially to suspect that his food could have been even more healthy diets taken by the modern man.
The Paleolithic was the time of the hunters – gatherers. At that time the wild animals and food of the sea constituted the largest source of protein and fat. The fruit, nuts, seeds and plants conformed the rest of the menu of our ancestors. Moreover, cereals, dairy products and vegetables are excluded from this diet.
A study published in Cardiovascular Dialectology is one of the evidence more recent how this type of food can offer great benefits to modern man. In this study involved 13 type 2 diabetics with an average of 64 years (they were 10 men and 3 women who were not being treated with insulin). Read the rest of this entry »