Gallbladder surgery- who are candidate for this?

      Gallbladder is only about 3 to 4 inches organ that is connected to the liver via the hepatic duct. Its main function is to store bile for the liver and transport it to small intestine whenever needed.The bile that stores in the gallbladder help in the emulsification of fats and at the same time acts as antioxidant that helps remove toxins from the liver.

      There are times that bile fluid inside the gallbladder become crystallize and harden which will the form a stones or known as gallstones. There are two types of gallstones:

 1. Pigment stones- These are kind of stones that smaller and darker because they contain bilirubin.

2. Cholesterol stones- Yellow-green in color, 80% of the content of stones are usually cholesterol.

Some of the risk factors of having gallstones are listed below:

- Obesity

-Genetic

-Estrogen

-Cholesterol Drugs

-Diabetes

- Rapid weight loss

Cholecystectomy is a surgical removal of the gallbladder. Patient who are indicated to undergo this procedure are those who had:

1. Symptomatic gallstones disease

2. Gallbladder cancer

3. Biliary tract cancer

      If you are diagnosed of having gallstones and may put your life at stake, better to undergo the procedure because late treatment could bring your life in danger. If you want to know more about this procedure, just click gallstones.

Herbs help a lot on digestion process

      Digestion process is a complicated activity that our digestive system perform everyday. Digestive system starts from our mouth and ends into our anus. The common problem in this system is indigestion, it is a feeling of being full, gassy and an acidic stomach.

      Herbal remedies really helps relieves digestive problems because they stimulate digestion, relax our system, expel  gas and helps soothe the inflammation and pain in our system.

      Herbs that helps in digestion process has specific category:

1. Laxatives- It helps aid in bowel evacuation and defecation. Some of its example are                                        dandelion and rhubarb root.

2. Anti-emetic- It helps avoid vomiting (Lavender and Peach leaves).

3. Anti-Spasmodic- It minimizes or totally relieves from cramps (Eucalyptus and Chamomille).

4. Carminative- Helps in smooth movement in our digestive system, reduces cramps (Aniseed                              and Cinnamon).

5. Hepatic- Stimulate the bile secretion from liver. Enhances the digestion and bowel                                      elimination (Wild yam and Black root)

      Imbalanced digestion could lead to nutrition deficiency and immune system dysfunction. If you want to get a good digestion, then choose to include herb in your nutritional list because according to the above discussion, it is very beneficial to us.

DANGER! OBESITY!

      Obesity define as having a weight higher from the usual and actual weight that our body required. Your height and age are some of the things that needs to consider too. Having enough discipline in ourselves will decrease our risk in having obese body.

      Some of the things that lead to obesity are:

• Too much of caloric intake
• Living a sedentary lifestyle
• No control in eating
• Genes
• Environment
• Social factors (having obese friends)
• Emotional aspect 

      Obesity is really a danger in our health since they also might be the leading cause to acquire more serious problem. Some of the serious health problem that we can get are:

• Breathing problem (e.g. sleep apnea, COPD )
•  Diabetes
•  Coronart artery disease 
•  Depression
•  Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
•  Osteoarthritis
•  High blood pressure
•  Stroke

      You can avoid being obese if you will only live a healthy life style. Regular exercise and eating healthy foods are the main key of it. If you want to know more of the danger of obesity you can also read some of it in here. Just select the word Danger of Obesity.

Kidney transplant- for those who DON'T took care of their kidney.

     Kidney is a very important organ that helps to maintain the healthiness inside our body. They function such things as: 

• Removing excess water from our body to function properly or retaining water if our body needs more.
• It is the one who removes waste such as minerals or electrolytes by means of urine.
• Help regulating the minerals which responsible in bone formation e.g. calcium and phosphates.
• Creatinine is a dangerous waste that the kidney also removes from our body.
• It controls blood pressure.

     If we only just take care of our kidney, then for sure our life will be extended. There are many people who suffer from end-stage renal failure even in young age because they just taken for granted the points that should bear in their mind to preserve their kidneys. Take a note of some reason for having kidney problems:

• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Urinary tract infection
• Drinking alcohol/acidic beverages
• Holding your urge to urinate
• Taking drugs and toxins

     If you reach in having end-stage renal failure because you continued with your unhealthy lifestyle, the only option left for you are lifetime dialysis or kidney transplant. But there are instances that you need also to undergo dialysis even if your kidney transplant is successful. Below are the criteria in kidney transplantation:

1. You need to have a living donor before doing a kidney transplantation and dialysis. Your donor doesn't necessarily related to you.
2. If the suspected donor really want to donate kidney to you, the evaluation team will assess his/her condition to know if donating kidney will not affect their long term health.
3. The evaluation team will also assess you if your body can handle such operation.
4. The age of the recipient must consider. One study shows that the successful kidney transplant our of those patient who are 70 years old below compare to people who aged 70 years old above.
5. Financial status is also considered because procedure like this costs a lot of money plus the post-surgery care.
6. Not all state are doing this procedure, so transportation and accommodation to another place are one point to consider also.
7. After some of the criteria above, the doctor will now order to undergo laboratory test of the recipient know the compatibility of the kidney needed and the body. 
8.  Then if kidney is now available, it must first check if it is healthy and compatible with the recipient blood and body profiles.

     Undergoing kidney transplantation is a hassle thing to do because aside from its costs, it is also a life threatening operation. Take care of your kidney if you don't want kidney transplantation.

Folic Acid- also best for pregnant woman!

      If you get pregnant, taking care of yourself is now a requirement. You'll probably get advice from your family, friends and attending physician on how important it is to stay healthy during pregnancy period. Staying healthy depends usually on how compliant the pregnant woman is.There are many food source that you can use as supplement while you're pregnant. And I'll just discuss here the importance of folic acid.

Folic acid and pregnancy

      Folic acid is a vitamin B which is water-soluble. They can primarily be found in green leafy vegetable like spinach and grains. One study shown that pregnant woman who gets enough folic acid before and during pregnancy decreases their of having a baby with neural tube defects. Aside from that, folic acid collaborate also with your vitamin 12 to produce healthy blood cells and preventing you from anemia. 

FOODS THAT CONTAINS FOLIC ACID:

1. Asparagus

2. Broccoli

3. Orange juice

4. Hard boiled-eggs

5. Brown rice

6. Peanuts

7. Soybeans

8. Dried herbs

HOW MUCH FOLIC ACID NEEDED:

      The average requirement of folic acid consumption before pregancy is 400 micrograms and take it also for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. If you had history before of having a baby with neural tube defect, then maybe you physician will prescribed a higher dose of folic acid to lower the risk of having again a baby with NTD.

Article based on: http://www.medicineinanswers.com/folic-acid-and-pregnancy/

Overcoming Arthritis!!

      Arthritis is simply define as inflammation in one or more joints. It is the main caused of disability among people age fifty-five years old above.

Causes of Arthritis:

1. Osteoarthritis- It is a type of arthritis were there is wear-and-tear damage to joint's ligaments (hard, slick coating at the end part of the bones). Severe damage could lead to grinding the bone to bone which causes a pain and decreases one's ability to move. 

2. Rheumatoid arthritis- A person's own immune system attacks the lining of the joint capsule. The lining which called synovial membrane become inflamed and swollen. If this condition progress, it will completely destroy the cartilage in the joints.

Home remedies for arthritis are very easy to  remember:

1. Heat/ Cold compress- Applying heat/cold compress in the affected area can help relieve pain of arthritis.

2. Reduce weight- If your obese, there is a great tendency that you are bearing much weight to your joints and it is a bad sign and could lead to arthritis later on.

3.  Regular exercise- It helps conditioned our joint and ligaments in moving always.

4. Avoid knuckling you fingers or finger toes.

5. Massage therapy- Massage increases the blood flow and increases the warmth in the affected area and will help relieve the pain.

      If we are just very careful with our lifestyle, food and activity, we are free from any other serious health problems that also include having arthritis.

ACNE attacked! where did they come from?

      Acne or in medical term they called it acne vulgaris, is a type of skin disease that invloves the oil glands at the base of the hair follicles. It usually occur during puberty period and it is one of the problem that teenager are facing during puberty period.

Causes:

1. Heredity- If your parents encountered before acne in their puberty years, then there are great possibility that you can also inherit of having acne.

2. Foods- The kinds of food we take in are also one factor that could trigger in having acne. It is thought that greasy/oily foods  could cause acne but that study are still ongoing. So for now, we just need to select only foods that are healthy so that our body's overall function are in tune.

3. Stress- Though it is not directly one of the main cause of having acne, somehow stress could contribute in getting acne.

4. Medications- Anticonvulsant medication also contribute to acne formation (e.g. Eskalith, Lithobid) and many more over-the-counter drugs.

5. Jobs- Acne may also arise if you're working and expose in an industrial area.

6. Cosmetics- There are type of skin in the face that are not compatible with make-up so better be careful in choosing cosmetics. To be safe, choose that branded one.

Tips to treat acne even when you're just at home:

1. Wash your face properly two time a day with 5% benzoyl peroxide. But if don't have that kind of solution, you can use 2% salicylic acid.

2. Avoid eating food high in oil content.

3. Use a water-based make-up.

4. When going to bed, apply a cream containing sulfur in the affected area.

5. Avoid taking medication, if not emergency, consult your physician first in using certain medication.

      Taking care of our face  is a great reward we can give to ourselves, so always be careful in our behavior.

.