Reason Pertaining to Hair Loss

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

Hair loss is the most common problem found by the people in the daily life, as this problem persist in a huge number of people. This is generally due to the hectic life people are experiencing at the present, people in today’s world are suffering from various kinds of disease as a result of which they are taking medication in order to avoid the same and that medication carry certain chemicals that are really harmful to the health of the people and is one of the cause of the hair loss.

Except medication pollution also plays a major cause of hair loss as the dirt that gets collected on the forehead whenever a person goes out are very harmful and is one of the causes of the hair loss.

Apart from the above two pregnancy, hair styling, inadequate diet, hormonal problems can be considered as the causes of the hair loss. In case of pregnancy it’s the stress that the mother needs to bear that cause hair loss but in this case the loss is on a temporary basis as after a few months the hair are going to grow again. Air styling regularly is also a reason for the hair loss there have been various researches that have proved that the tightening of the hair tightly is going to damage the hair a lot causing hair loss and even the coloring of the hair indulge in the cause of hair loss as the chemicals used in the process carry harmful chemical.

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Catastrophe in your skin!

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

Smoking is very common these days. Some take it as a relaxation mantra whereas some take it as a source of fashion, the bottom line being that we all care for ourselves and want to be in a better position. But, give it a precise look, researches show that when we smoke  we inhale smoke from cigarettes which includes carbon monoxide, ammonia, hydrogen, prussic acid, pyridine, formic aldehyde, collidine, butane, carbolic acid, nicotine, etc. and each of these components has adverse effects on out body and specially on our skin. The effects of smoking can also be in form of skin unhealthiness and can even cause cancer and still one says that they care for themselves. Think about it!

Effects of smoking can rotten your skin. The process being that when we smoke, we inhale many unwanted gases such as carbon monoxide which reduces the efficient functioning of our liver and lungs. Added to it, when we smoke, the carbon monoxide inside our body gets absorbed 200 times faster in comparison with oxygen and the same poisons the skin, leaving it dead and unhealthy.  The skin tends to lose its original color and turns into a yellowish gray color which is very uncomfortable to look at. Effects of smoking are also characterized by depletion of oxygen content in the body. There are also other effects of smoking in form of cancer and digestion problems which have serious complications.

Effects of smoking are fatal but still people go for it, rather they find a grave for themselves.

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Rates that Determine Blood Presssure

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

The pressure exerted by blood on the walls of the blood vessels is known as blood pressure. The blood pressure supposed to be good for a human being is 120/80 mmHg.

Anything above this rate or below this level causes health problem heart attack, stroke, lightheadedness dizziness etc.

The blood pressure rates show us a limit crossing which a person should get proper check up done.  The normal rate has been mentioned above. The blood pressure level below this normal rate results in hypotension. The blood pressure rate at this level fall to less than 90 mmHg, as systolic blood pressure, or less than 60 mmHg, as diastolic blood pressure. Hypotension results is problems such as loss of consciousness, headache, fatigue, irregular heart beat etc.

On the other hand when the blood pressure rate goes above the normal rate it leads to a condition called hypertension. The blood pressure rate at this level goes above the 120/80 mmHg mark.

120-139 mmHg at systolic level or 80-89 at diastolic level marks the pre-hypertension phase.

140-159 at systolic level or 90-99 at diastolic level sets the Stage 1 hypertension rate.

160-179 at systolic level or 100-109 marks the Stage 2 hypertension phase.

Now a blood pressure rate more than 180 mmHg systolic or more than 110 mmHg diastolic shows that the person is suffering from hypertensive crisis.

The above shows us the different bench mark blood pressure rate for classifying different types of problems from hypertension to hypotension. So if one sees that the above rate is being crossed it is necessary for an individual get a proper check up done.

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Medication for Blood Pressure

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

There are hosts of medicine available in the market for treating blood pressure related problems. But for proper and precise we must know which type of blood pressure problem we are suffering from i.e. is it either low blood pressure or high blood pressure. Accordingly the doctor prescribes the required medication to the patient.

The medication is prescribed by the doctor after assessing the condition of the patient and considering the age of the patient. The first dose is supposed to be low and if the problem persists the dose is increased accordingly. The medicines available are tailor made to cure a particular problem in patient that causes the blood problem.

The medicines which are prescribed generally by doctors are diuretics known as the water pill. Some diuretics are Chlorthalidone, Lasix, Indapamide, Mykrox etc to name a few.

Beta-Blockers, another type of medicine helps in decreasing the heart rate thus reducing the blood pressure. Some beta-blockers are acebutol, Secretal, Nadolol, Corgard etc.

Calcium channel blockers is another type of medication which expands the blood vessels. Some calcium channel blockers are Plendil, Nicardipine, Cardene SR etc.

Ace-inhibitors helps in treatment heart failure by protecting the blood vessels and muscles in the heart. To name few are

Capoten, Accupril, Univasc, Altace etc.

Alpha blockers also come into the list of medication. It also helps in dilating the blood vessels like calcium channel blockers. Some medicine pertain to this category are Cardura, Hytrin, Doxazosin Mesylate etc.

There are also other different types of medicine available in the market like Angiotensin Receptor Blocker, Central Agonists, Combined alpha and beta blockers etc. The selection from such category depends on the doctor. So follow the doctor’s instruction carefully.

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Cholesterol Limits

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

For living healthy and fit life we should eat food that that are healthy and hygienic. There is an important determinant of health called the cholesterol. It is soft, waxy fat-like(lipid) substance found in cell membrane.

There are two types of cholesterol present in our body. This first one is the LDL cholesterol or the bad cholesterol and the second one is the HDL cholesterol or the good cholesterol. The cholesterol level in a body can be found out by a simple blood test which can now also be performed at home.

The optimum cholesterol level for a person is 129 mf/dL.

The optimal LDL cholesterol level in one’s body should be less than 100 mg/dL. The lower the LDL level the lesser is the health risk.

The total cholesterol level if it is below 200 mg/dL and the HDL cholesterol level is 40 mg/dL or greater then the person is in good health and should do check at regular intervals with efforts also to reduce the total cholesterol level.

The total cholesterol level if below 200 mg/dL and the HDL cholesterol level if also below 40mg/dL then a blood test called the lipoprotein profile is to be done which show the LDL cholesterol level.

The cholesterol level if between 200 to 239 mg/dL and the HDL cholesterol level greater than 40 mg/dL then the person needs to see a doctor as he has a chance of heart attack. He will perform a lipoprotein profile to know the LDL cholesterol level.

The total cholesterol level if goes above 240 mg/dL then lip protein profile is necessary.

It is important to note that no matter what the cholesterol level is one must eat food which contains less saturated fat and cholesterol.

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