Some facts about cigarette smoking

By admin | December 31, 2009

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Smoking is the drawing in and puffing out of smoke from burning tobacco in cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. It can damage people’s lungs and hearts leading to serious illness and can make people cough and feel short of breath.

The U.S Public Health Service published a report on January 11, 1964 stating that cigarette smoking is an important cause of lung cancer and other deadly diseases. Cigarette packages must bear a wrote warning that smoking is dangerous. The government‘s warning was gave only after ten of the country’s outstanding doctors studied scientific evidence for more than one year. When their studies were finished, all ten doctors agreed that a warning should be issued.

Tobacco smoke have tiny amounts of tars and nicotine. Tars take form as tobacco burns. Tars coat the lungs and the cilia, the ‘cleaning brushes’ of the lung’s bronchial tubes ,cannot brush our germs and dust as they should. Nicotine is a drug contained in tobacco leaves. It makes the heart beat faster and also speeds up breathing.

The use of tobacco for smoking probably began with the American Indians. Smoking soon became fashionable in the courts of Europe.

Cigarette smokers often inhale the tobacco smoke into their lungs. They’re more likely to be affected by the harmful substances in smoke than cigar and pipe smokers who usually don’t inhale. But pipe and cigar smokers absorb nicotine that might injure the heart and thus being prone to heart borne diseases.

CIGARETTE SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH

Quick tips to lose weight

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There is only one way to lose weight. Eat less and expend more energy. However , dieticians and nutritionists around the world have formulated their own quirky diets for less disciplined beings who cant stop themselves reaching for that second helping and who also hate to exercise.

Here are the five of the most popular diets being followed by people all over the world.

DR ATKIN’S PLAN: The important element of this plan is to reduce sugar and refined carbohydrates. This leads to decreased hunger and improves metabolic changes.

THE GENERAL MOTORS DIET: This is what called a ‘mono’ diet for seven days during which non cereals can be eaten. This program is designed for a target weight loss 2 kg to 4 kg per week. The effectiveness of this seven-day plan is that the food eaten burns more calories than they give to the body and not eating cereals also contributes to weight loss.

D’ADAMO’S DIET: This plan relies on blood type as a key to our genetic history, which tells us what food to eat .Peter D’Adamo says that blood type determines the way our body absorbs nutrients and dictates the diet and exercise plan accordingly. Blood group O’s, for instance shouldn’t eat mustard greens, cauliflower and cabbage because they inhibit the thyroid function by binding iodine.

HARVEY DIAMOND’S FIT FOR LIFE: Diamond says that people should not mix high protein and complex carbohydrates. They are not digested quickly and get stored by body as fat which in turn leads to weight gain.

Causes of Fear

By admin | December 30, 2009

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On the surface level several causes of different types of fears can be pointed out but if we go deeply we can convert all these cause into the following root causes ..if we are depending on external objects and people for out existence and feeling of self worth , we then generate fear by anticipating the loss of that object . without a habit of dependency there could be not fear. We would then allow objects and experiences to come and go without trying to cling to them. But when we feel the deep dependency on something we are inevitable afraid of losing it . whatever we feel that we must have is what we fear losing. Feeling of separateness is one of the root cause of our fear. Our sense of separateness from each other and from god. We remain unaware of our natural interconnections with each other and experience ourselves as individual egos separate from each other .whatever we se as separate from ourselves inevitable becomes a source of fear .Disbelief in god and cosmic order is also another major cause of fear. If we don’t believe that there is a ruler of the world who is running world according to some cosmic order and divine laws .feeling of self inadequacy is also create fear. Many people think that they can’t do what others do. The don’t have enough confidence and capability and consider themselves as worthless persons.

Remove Fear-Quotes from great personalities

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Here are some quotes by famous personalities to get rid of your fear,stage fear etc and to become a smart person in society by gaining mental strength.

Franklin d Roosevelt

First of all let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless , unreasoning , unjustified terror which paralyses all out efforts to convert retreat into advance.

Gandhi

Fearlessness is possessed more often by the weak the poor the not so health and the not so learned . it is a spiritual force . it is a characteristic of the sour and not of the body.

Austen Riggs

Fear after hate is the most destructive emotion . it breaks down the nervous systems and undermines the health. It also renders happiness and peace of mind impossible . fear gives rise to worry and those who worry are living in hell

Beryl Pfizer

It is not the work that kills men it is worry and fears. Work is healthy you can hardly put more upon a person than he can bear . worry and fear are like rust on a machinery . it not the revolution that destroys the machinery but the friction due to rust.

Bacon

We invite what we fear because fear is and acknowledgement of weakness and protection that offers easy invitation fro invasion by the things we fear.

Pregnancy Facts and things to remember

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The basic structure of the baby is formed during the first three months .the developing embriyo in this stage is known as foetus. In this period the foetus is very sensitive to anything that interferes the development. The substance which disturb the development of foetus , are called teratogens. Almost all systems have been formed in first three months of pregnancy . Pregnancy involves number of hormones. The progesterone which is secreted initially from corpus luteum and later by placenta . progesterone , the hormone which require continuously during entire period of pregnancy . progesterone is called pregnancy hormone.
pregnancy

The preganancy period last for 280 days. The pregnancy terminated with birth process which is known as parturition . labour is the technical term for the process in which muscular contractions force the foetus through the birth canal. Once the labour starts the cyclic contractions that begin at the top of uterus and travel down its length force the contents of the uterus move towards the cervix. By the stimulation of abdominal muscles the foetus come out through the vagina. After the baby birth , the placenta and remains of the umbilical cord are expelled out , which is known as after birth.

Blood related disorders-Hypertension,Hypotension and Arteriosclerosis

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Hypertension
hypertension

The elevation or arterial blood pressure above the normal value is called hypertension . hypertension means high blood pressure. The normal blood pressure in our body is 140/90.in hypertension the systolic pressure is above 140 mm hg and diastolic pressure above 90 mm hg. The hypertension causes head ache, visual disturbance , tiredness , giddiness etc. hypertension is caused by obesity , stress, arteriosclerosis, smoking etc.

Hypotension
hypotension

The decrease in arterial blood pressure in known as hypotension. In hypotension situation the systolic pressure is dropped to 100 mg hg and the diastolic pressure is dropped to 60 mm hg. Hypotension may cause dilation of arteries, blood loss, weakness of heart muscles etc. the main symptom is tiredness , fainting and dizziness etc.

Arteriosclerosis
arteriosclerosis

It is disease characterized by the hardening of the arteries due to the accumulation of calcium salts precipitate .the calcification make the artery stiff , hard . the elastic property of artery losses, the affected blood vessel ruptured very easily. Arteriosclerosis is severe in old ages it may lead to heart attack and even cause death.

Improve your health with minimum efforts!

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Health awareness is essential for everybody. Unless one enjoys good heath one can neither contribute nor derive maximum benefit from what life has to offer. A reader friendly easy to understand compact articles which contains all relevant data and information in the form of interesting charts , tables , graphs, notes and sketches . this article will tells how one cans change his lifestyle in ways that will help not only avoid illness but also achieve a peak of fitness , prevent diseases and well being . a full glossary .of medical terms in this blog an essential work of references for every house hold.

Improve your mind power

Do you want to be successful ? definitely the answer is yes, you have the desire and now here are the way by with you can achieve these goals . some of the fear we are facing is lack of memory and concentration, speaking difficulty, conquering fear , etc.

How to remain ever happy is an honest attempt to analyze these problems and give effective solutions. For developing a positive approach , you can follow these steps, eat healthy, cultivate optimism, keep working even if upset.

ECG-Electrocardiography Details

By admin | December 29, 2009

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The technique was developed by welhelm Einthoven in 1903 .Ecg known as electrocardiograph is and instrument used for recording the functioning of the heart . the ecg works according to the electrical signal produced by the heart. The electrical signals produced by he heart during systole and diastole are collected on a graph called electrocardiogram. In ecg several electrodes are connected to he skin to transmit the electrical activity of he heart of he ecg machine. These will completed in 3 minutes. It is safe and painless. The ecg gives the information about the rate and rhythm of he heart and the functioning of heart muscles . the ecg of man consists of p wave , ors complex and t wave. The p wave is an upward deflection in the graph which indicates the depolarization of the auricles. The ors complex is a triangular wave which give the information about the ventricular depolarization. The small t wave represents eh ventricular repolarisation. Now days the multi channel monitors are used to record ecg. The ecg is used to find the rhythm of heart , cardiac ischaemia , heart attack etc.

Nutritional deficiency diseases

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The diet which meets all the body requirements is called balanced diet . it contains all the components in optimum level. Nutrients in their balance proportions is necessary to keep the body healthy. If a nutrient is not taken for a long time , it will cause deficiency of the nutrient ., deficiency symptoms appears in the body. The nutritional defiecincy also known as malnutrition. Both over nutrition and under nutrition will leads to ill health. Some of the nutritional disorders are discussed here

Obesity

It is due the intake of excess fat contain food. It is commonly seen in adolescent population. The characteristic symbol of the obesity is the accumulation of the fat beneath the skin and also around the vital organs . obesity may cause heart diseases ,breast cancer, etc.

Kwashiorkor

This is a protein deficney ddisease . it is commonly seen in childerns .the symptoms of kwashiorkor are oedema, stunted growth , mental retardation , thin legs, bulged eyes etc

Marasmus

It is also a protein defincy disease . it is seen in children between 1 and 4 years. The symptoms are physical weakness, flabby body, depressed eyes etc.

Side Effects of Using Drugs

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Drugs are habit forming substances. They react with the nervous system of the body and affecting the individual mentally and physically. Dependence of the body on drugs due to the prolonged use is known by the name drug addiction. Some diseases are cured by drugs , physicions prescribed drugs as a treatment. Some are used to prevent infection .some drugs are altering mood. Drugs can be inhaled or orally taken or taken by injection. Some drugs are leads to drug dependence , the patient totally dependent on them . the psychotropic drugs come under this category. These drugs are used as mood alters .they are also known as mood altering drugs. Psychedelic drugs give a state of relaxation and pleasure. Drugs are manly classified as four types they are sedatives, tranquilizers, opiate narcotics, stimulators etc. sedative and tranquilizers give a switching off feelings on the brain . in higher doses drugs induce sleep and in low doses may produce feeling of calmness. Barbiturates are come under this category. Opiate narcotic are usually used as pain killers , which consists of morphine , codeine, heroin, methadone etc . opiate narcotics reduce anxiety and tension , etc.

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