Diabetes Symptom

You should always keep in mind that whatever actions you do
today can either help to prevent, delay or minimize the effect
of heart disease or worsen it. The key is to control risk
factors. Granted that you cannot control every risk factor for
heart disease such as family history but you can definitely do
something about your behavior. Age and gender also influence
your risk of heart disease. Oral chelation can have a very
beneficial effect on reducing your risk of heart disease.

Major Risk Factors of Heart Disease

Cholesterol Levels

Cholesterol is a type of a lipid, a soft, fat-like substance
that serves as a source of fuel. Excessive cholesterol can cause
build-up of atherosclerotic plaque. Accumulation of plaque in
arteries can block blood flow and lead to a heart attack. LDL
cholesterol, the so-called “bad” cholesterol, is transported to
sites throughout the body, where it’s used to repair cell
membranes or to make hormones. LDL cholesterol can accumulate in
the walls of your arteries. HDL cholesterol, the so-called
“good” cholesterol, transports cholesterol to the liver, where
it’s altered and removed from the body.

Blood Pressure

Normal blood pressure level is defined as less than 130
millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) for systolic blood pressure and
less than 85 mm Hg for diastolic blood pressure. The higher the
blood pressure, the more likely it is to take a toll on the
heart and on the brain. Blood pressure should be checked whether
or not your levels are high. For normal, check once every two
years. For high-normal, check once a year. If extremely high,
you should get immediate care. Then get multiple measurements to
know if a high level is sustained over time.

Diabetes

Another risk factor for heart disease is diabetes, a chronic
disease of insulin deficiency or resistance. Type 2 diabetes,
the most common type, is associated with obesity and may be
prevented by maintaining ideal body weight through exercise and
balanced nutrition.

Tips For Controlling Risk of Heart Disease

Stop Smoking

The effect of smoking on your lungs can cause almost every other
medical condition.

Get Active

Routine physical activity is highly recommended and helpful in
controlling obesity. Try to perform 30 minutes of moderate
physical activity every day. Fast walking is one of the best way
to prevent heart disease. If you can lose even a small amount of
weight, five pounds for example, it may have a positive effect
on lipid levels and blood pressure preventing heart disease.

Limit Alcohol Consumption

Limit daily alcohol intake to three ounces or fewer to prevent
heart disease. People who drink large amounts of alcohol (six to
eight ounces a day) tend to have higher blood pressure.

Watch What You Eat

Eat five helpings of fruits and vegetables daily to prevent
heart disease. Maintain adequate dietary potassium, calcium and
magnesium intake. Reduce saturated fats and cholesterol to stay
away from heart disease.

Consider using a quality edta or oral chelation product in your
diet.

Resources: http://ww
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ral-chelation-products-reviewed.com

About the author:
Mike has been helping people protect their health for several
years. All good health programs start with a healthy heart. Let
Mike guide you in getting started.
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Want to get fit but can’t quite bring yourself to get moving?
That’s the situation with many people. We’d all like to be fit
but sometimes the very thought of all that effort means we
constantly put it off for another day.

And then there are those of us who start off enthusiastically
with a new “three times a week at the gym” routine only to throw
in the towel after a few weeks. You either injure yourself by
going too fast too soon or find it takes up too large a chunk of
the little free time you have or it just feels too much like
hard work.

For reluctant exercisers the way to get fit without a fuss is by
starting slowly and building up to a level you are comfortable
with. If you challenge yourself just a little each time you do
anything and never go too far beyond your comfort zone you can
get a surprisingly long way fast.

This way of working up to exercise may seem a bit feeble to the
fitness enthusiasts out there. But you have to remember they are
already enjoying the huge benefits of working out. And it works
a treat for those of us who have a horror of getting sweaty and
uncomfortable and who don’t yet have experience of how much
better it feels to be fit.

To get going with a routine you can stick to:-

1. Start with something simple

Walking is a great way to ease gently into exercise. You can fit
it into your day without getting changed into any special
clothes. Put on a comfortable pair of shoes and you’re ready.
And it’s something most people can do. You can take the dog and
the kids if you need to. They’ll benefit too. Or even just walk
around your home if you can’t get out.

2. Start with a tiny amount

If lack of time is putting you off, start with just 10 minutes
exercise. Everyone can find 10 minutes somewhere in the day.
You’ll be amazed at how much better you’ll feel with just 10
minutes every day if you don’t do anything at all at the moment.
Even better, find 2 or 3 ten minute periods when you can go for
a walk. It’s great to fit a walk in at lunchtime and after
dinner and maybe you can make it part of your journey to or from
work or taking your kids to school. This will meet the
guidelines for a healthy lifestyle – but in any case 10 minutes
a day is great to get you started. So don’t let the guidelines
put you off if you can’t spare more time.

3. Never go too far too fast

If you’re unused to exercise check with your doctor before you
begin. Once you get going, build up your strength gradually,
gently challenging yourself each day to go a little further, a
little faster or a little longer. Straining yourself too much
leads to injuries and if it gets to be too much too fast you’ll
end up giving up.

4. Make it fun

Get some company for your walks or listen to an MP3 or CD player
or a portable radio. Choose a safe place to walk in your
neighbourhood and if you can, somewhere with great scenery too.
It may be worth driving a little to find a good place to walk.

5. Remind yourself of the benefits

Remind yourself each day, as you think about taking your
exercise, how much you are doing for your health and well-being
- cutting down your risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes,
burning calories and keeping your weight down, helping to
protect against loss of muscle as you age and protecting
yourself against osteoporosis too. And then there are the
intangible benefits like improving your self-esteem and mood
because you’re doing something positive for yourself.

6. Be consistent

With a gentle exercise like walking be consistent and keep it up
every day. It’s too easy to let a day off extend into a week and
then it’s hard to get going again. If you do end up taking a
break just go right back where you were. Don’t try and make up
for a day off by doubling your efforts the next day. Also if you
do a lot on one day and feel the painful effects of some new
activity, still try and do your walk the next day, even if you
have to go a bit slower than normal. It helps you turn exercise
into a habit.

7. Monitor yourself

A pedometer is a great tool for keeping a check on your
progress. You can count the paces you take on your regular walk
or even the paces you take all day. A pedometer encourages you
to build up your level of activity and makes it easy to
challenge yourself to build up your fitness bit by bit. If you
monitor your whole day’s activity, the paces soon add up if you
follow those age-old weight loss tips about parking in the
furthest space and using the stairs instead of the elevator.
They say you should aim for 10,000 steps a day but you can build
this up gradually 100 at a time.

8. Choose an alternative

If walking doesn’t fill you with enthusiasm why not choose an
activity you would like to do – something which doesn’t feel
like exercise. How about dancing or skating, skiing or
horse-riding? Anything which gets you out and about and moving
will help improve your fitness – you don’t have to be restricted
in the activities you choose provided your general health is OK.
Think about the things you loved as a child and try taking them
up again.

Copyright 2005, Janice Elizabeth Small

About the author:
Janice Elizabeth is a weight loss coach and author of “The Diet
Exit Plan”. Request her FREE 15 page report “How to lose weight
without dieting – 7 secrets the diet industry doesn’t want you
to know” at http://www.SimplySlimming.com TODAY!

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Did you know that spending long hours at your computer can put
your health at serious risk? Most people does not even consider
that possibility, but t does, Working at a desk is extremely
hard on your body, and I would like to share this with you so
maybe you can avoid some of the most common health risks. One of
the most common one is: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME:

If you are experiencing the following symptoms, then maybe you
are suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: do you experience
tingling of your thumb? How about your index, middle, and ring
fingers? Are you always awaken by pain during the night? Does
the pain go away by moving, shaking, or massaging such hand?
Does the pain sometimes extend to the arm and the shoulder? Do
you have numbness? Are there times when you feel uncomfortable
using your hands you feel that your dexterity is lost?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the condition which affects the wrist
and the hand of the patient. It involves a space in the wrist
that is surrounded by bones and a rigid ligament. Such space is
called the carpal tunnel.

The muscles and tendons are brought into action by moving the
wrist and the finger. It is important that the tendons are
lubricated to ensure optimal functioning. If the tendons are not
lubricated, friction exists between the tendon and the tendon
sheath which leads to swelling in that area. The inflammation
damages the median nerve by causing formation of fibrous tissue
which thickens the sheath and limits tendon movement.

The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is common. Symptoms of the disorder
were noted in 614 out of 982 supermarket checkers in one survey,
and 52 in 700 employees of an electronic manufacturing plant.
117 in 788 meat handlers had surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome.
A survey showed that an average of 65 carpal tunnel operations
have been performed by 400 American hand surgeons each year.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is usually seen in individuals who do a
lot of repetitive hand motions, strong and tight gripping,
vibration, and whose job entails that they undergo mechanical
stress on their palm. Awkward hand positions will also
predispose one to develop the disorder.

Those occupations that are at risk for developing carpal tunnel
syndrome are as follows: cashiers, typists, knitters, cloth
sewers and hairdressers. Those who work in the bakery who always
do repetitive flexing-extending wrist movement while kneading
may also develop the disorder eventually, along with those whose
job entails they use a spray paint gun for hours and other
vibrating hand tools. The disorder has been associated with
several diseases. These include arthritis, tendon sheath tumors,
hypothyroidism, gout, and Diabetes Mellitus. Wrist dislocations
and fractures are also risk factors to developing Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome. The prolonged use of oral contraceptive pills has been
associated with increased risk for CTS, as well as menopause and
pregnancy. These diseases and physiological events supposedly
increase the risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome because they cause
the swelling of the structures inside the carpal tunnel which
compresses the median nerve.

Some anatomical variations such as the size and shape of the
wrist may also increase the risk of getting CTS. Some symptoms
experienced by patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome present with
weakness of the hand, making it hard to use the hand in pinching
or grasping. Dry skin may also be experienced.

Evaluating carpal tunnel syndrome always starts with evaluating
the risk that the person’s job has with CTS. The physician will
ask about the patient’s employment, what goes on in a typical
day’s work, and the frequency and regularity of the tasks the
patient performs at work.

The physician will perform physical examination called the
Tinel’s test and Phalen’s test. In performing the Tinel’s test,
the doctor will tap the wrist of the patient in the median nerve
area and if the maneuver will result to tingling of the finger,
it indicates damage to the median nerve. The Phalen’s test is
when the patient bends the wrist for a minute and he feels
finger tingling. These two tests will help the physician greatly
in the evaluation and diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. This
will also help the physician to evaluate if the patient needs
surgery for the carpal tunnel syndrome.

The physician may also order for electromyography to measure how
fast the median nerve transmits messages to muscles. This is a
good indication of the status of the median nerve.

If you think that you are experiencing the symptoms of carpal
tunnel syndrome, it is best to seek consult from a qualified
physician to evaluate the disorder.

There are other risks as you sit in front of that computer but
it would be to much to write about in this article, so if you
would like to learn more about other risks such as:

Eye strain RSI (Repetitive Stress Syndrome) Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome Constant Head Aches Dizziness Breathing Problems
Difficulty Concentrating

You can learn all about this in the book: “The Painless PC”,
which can be found at:

www.HealthCrow.com

About the author:
Lille Hege is establishing her self as an expert copywriter.
She is known for doing in-depth research before writing her
articles. Many of her articles are posted on www.EzineCrow.com
and she also does a lot of writing for www.Crowsites.com . She also
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