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Diabetes and insulin resistance

Heart attacks heart represent 60% and stroke by 25% of deaths in people with diabetes. A 1998 study reported that patients with type 2 diabetes and no history of heart disease have the same risk of a heart attack at age seven than non-diabetics with heart disease.

Insulin resistance in the long run, even without type 2 diabetes, appears to have significant harmful effects on the heart. This condition occurs when insulin levels are normal to high, but the body is unable to use insulin to regulate blood sugar metabolism and keep it for energy. In such cases, the body compensates for this by increasing insulin levels (hyperinsulinemia), which in turn increases triglycerides and lowers HDL cholesterol. Normally, insulin stimulates the release of two substances, endothelin and nitric oxide, which are important to keep open the arteries elastic. Insulin resistance can cause an imbalance in these substances. [For more information, see chapter egalenia encyclopedia on Diabetes: Type I and Diabetes: Type II]. Read the rest of this entry »

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a disease that affects one in every ten women of reproductive age. It is characterized by the presence of obesity, ovulatory dysfunction and insulin resistance.

Not all women with PCOS share the same symptoms. Some are infrequent menstrual periods, no menstrual periods, and / or irregular bleeding, infertility because of not ovulating increased hair growth on face, chest, stomach and back, ovarian cysts, acne, oily skin, or dandruff , weight gain and pelvic pain, among others.

The ovaries have follicles, tiny sacs filled with liquid that hold the eggs. Each month about 20 eggs start to mature, but usually only one makes it completely. As this one egg grows, the follicle accumulates fluid and as it matures, the follicle breaks open to release. The egg then travels through the fallopian tube for fertilization. When the single egg leaves the follicle, ovulation occurs. In women with PCOS, the ovary does not make all the hormones needed for any of the eggs mature. Follicles grow and accumulate fluid, but neither becomes large enough and remain as cysts. Ovulation does not occur and the progesterone is not made, without which, the woman’s menstrual cycle is irregular or absent. In addition, the cysts make male hormones, which also prevent ovulation. Read the rest of this entry »

Regular exercise can reduce a woman’s breast cancer risk, but the benefits may be lost if sleep deprivation, according to U.S. researchers.

The 5968 study of women in Maryland confirms previous findings that people who exercise regularly are less likely to develop cancer.

But when the researchers looked at women aged 18-65 years, who were in the top half in terms of the amount of exercise per week, they found that sleep seems to play an important role in cancer risk

Those who slept less than seven hours each night were 47 percent higher cancer risk than those who slept more physically active women, researchers reported at a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

“We believe it is very interesting and intriguing, although not something that has been widely studied,” James McClain of the National Cancer Institute, part of the U.S. government’s National Institutes of Health, said.

McClain, who led the study, says it is not clear exactly how little sleep can make one more susceptible to cancer, “Although the sufficient sleep has always been associated with health,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »

Auriculotherapy is a technique reflexological that we can assess and treat many ailments, from simple to complex in a wide range of imbalances.

Its origin is very remote, was born in ancient China for being there the earliest records of this therapy, but there are also data from your utilazación in Middle Eastern culture.

Today was a French physician, Dr Nogier, who elaborated on their effectiveness through increased knowledge of the application of scientific method, discovering or adding more points of stimulation and its application in many diseases.

When discussing technical reflexologists, we refer to those which apply in certain body parts, in this particular case, “the ear”, but there are many areas in body reflexological, feet, hands, skull, all comply with the principle of the hologram, where a part is equal to the whole process, which is applicable to the functioning of the brain as well.

The popularity of ear has increased its use as adjunctive therapy and often only in the treatment of addictions, obesity, smoking, drugs, etc..

Its application to the approach of traditional Chinese medicine and its theory of five elements, multiply their effectiveness. Used in Chinese hospitals as anesthesia, the method of Ear or the use of special needles to the pinna, as there are various methods of stimulation.

Some of the ailments treated by auriculoterapia are:

Distress, anxiety, depression, addictions, stress, back pain, eye problems, constipation, toothache, joint pains, rheumatism, sciatica, ear infections, allergies, etc.

Male breast cancer is rare compared with female breast cancer, but if available, about 1% of breast cancers that are diagnosed are male.

Because this is usually paid little attention and diagnosed late, leading to treatment possibilities are less successful.

It takes the form later than in women, age is around 70 years. In the same way that women have breast tissue man and one of the high risk factors is having a relative with breast cancer.

But also consider factors such as, aging, a diseased liver, testicular atrophy, an imbalance between estrogen and androgen, high radiation exposure, obesity, influence to develop the disease.

Symptoms are the same as in women, nipple discharge, hard nodules and chest pain. Read the rest of this entry »

Consequences of overweight for health

• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Osteoarthritis
• Dyslipidemia (for example, high concentrations of total cholesterol or high triglycerides)
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Diseases of the gallbladder
• Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
• Some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon).

Although one of the national health objectives for the coming years is to reduce obesity, current data indicate that the situation is getting worse rather than better. Then we will provide a variety of information designed to help people understand this serious health problem and efforts being made to address it.

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