Archive for December, 2008

Weight Loss by Body Wraps

There are many ways to loose body weight. Some are traditional and some are quite new and easy to use and are very popular. The most common methods of weight lose strategies include daily physical exercise and control in calorie intake. The latest and new trend is to loose weight without much physical effort, unlike the traditional and energy expense oriented. But present generation want to get everything with out much efforts and within short time. If you are that kind of person who want things with out much effort and time than home body wrap kits are the choice best for you. This home body wrap kits help you lose weight fast and is very effective.

With the help of home body wrap kits you can lose 10 lbs in a week. This home body wraps contain everything you need. The contents of home body wrap kits include herbal clay, a special type of sea weed, bandages, minerals, after cream treatment and instructions for use.

Home body wrap kits are also available as ready mix or pre mix kit. In this you need not do the mixing and you just have to apply over the particular area and keep it for 30 minutes to 45 minutes (this time you can relax or enjoy watching tv). Before applying the kit you have to warm it in microwave oven. During the period of application you should remain warm by wearing blanket or some other way, but if you are from warm climate area remaining warm is not a problem. Remaining warm is important for getting optimum result for weight loss. After 30-45 minutes you just take a shower and wash off the body wrap and its over for your weight loss worry.

Teeth Whitener

White teeth are the symbol of good dental health and for a good smile white teeth are essential. Sparkling white teeth gives you confidence in life and also makes your precious smile more valuable. Teeth whitening agents that contain carbamide peroxide are very effective in whitening the teeth.

Why do we need to make our teeth white is because teeth may get colored or staining due to consumption of staining foods like red wine, tea, coffee, smoking cigarettes etc. The teeth may also get dark due to genetical susceptibility, aging, excess fluoride, old dental fillings, and certain drugs like tetracyclines if taken during childhood.

There are many products available in the market which are very effective in making out teeth white. Rembrandt teeth whitener is one of such product which is very good in clearing the stain or dark color of teeth, which may be due to tea, coffee, red wine and smoking. But if the stain is due to tetracycline it may not work as the tetracycline stain is not superficial, but it is within the enamel of the teeth itself. Rembrandt teeth whitener is available in different forms like, as tooth paste, as mouth rinse etc. But to get long lasting and good result only making teeth white is not enough, we should be careful in keeping our teeth healthy also. We can keep our teeth healthy by adopting healthy oral hygiene. healthy oral hygiene can be ensured by adopting a simple lifestyle of brushing our teeth two times a day including once before going to bed and avoiding foods with high sugar content.

The question may arise now is how long the whiteness of our teeth last after using teeth whitener? It depend on the quality of the product and may last for years if it is of good quality. For long term effect one can use teeth whitener tooth paste, in this way one can be sure to get long lasting result. We can also use whitening mouth rinse from time to time for longer result.

Pneumoconiosis: What is It?

Pneumoconiosis is a group of diseases of respiratory system caused due to inhalation of respirable particle. The dust particle size, if it is between 0.5 micron to 3 micron, is a health hazard and can produce lung disease called pneumoconiosis, after a variable period of exposure to the dust particles. Pneumoconiosis gradually cripple working capacity of worker by producing lung fibrosis (formation of fibrous tissue in lung with lesser capacity to expand) and other complications. Many factors are responsible for the health hazards of the dust particles like fineness, chemical composition of the dust particle, period of exposure to the dust particle, concentration of dust in the air and health and nutrition status of the worker or exposed person. That’s why there are different threshold values for different dust particles. Superimposed lung infections like tuberculosis and other chronic lung diseases can multiply the toxic effects of dust particles. This is particularly true in the developing countries where lung infections like tuberculosis is common health problem.

Silicosis, anthracosis, byssinosis, bagasosis, asbestosis and farmer’s lung are some common and important examples of pneumoconiosis.

Treatment of Pneumoconiosis is not helpful and not successful. Once developed it can not be cured nor the progression stopped. So it is very much essential to prevent the disease from arising at the place of work, may it be in factories, mines, agricultural field or in any business establishments.

In case of Pneumoconiosis preventive medicine is the main not curative form. “Prevention is better than cure” is more truer in case of Pneumoconiosis than any other disease.

Acne Treatment by Alternative Medicine

Acne is chronic inflammatory condition of pilosebaceous glands of mainly face (acne can occur in other parts of the body like chest and trunk). Main characteristics of acne are comedones, excess production of sebum or seborrhea and papule/pustule. The causative organism of acne is propionobacterium acnes. There is hypercornification of pilosebaceous gland in acne.

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A Good Health Blog To Visit

I was searching some blogs on health and nutrition and I came across a nice blog healthy fellow. The blog is a good to read and gain useful knowledge about healthy food and healthy nutrition. The author has done a commendable job in writing the articles of the blog.

Healthy fellow is very good health and nutrition blog. I particularly like the meshed cauliflower recipe. This meshed cauliflower recipe is the alternative to high calorie, tasty and creamy meshed potato. Potato is ubiquitous vegetable found from coolest to hottest areas in the world, but very few people realized that behind the tasty potato there lies the high calorie of energy. Potato is also a type of food with high glycemic index (glycemic index of a food stuff indicate how fast the particular food can convert to glucose) and not good for diabetics and for people on diet. Diabetic people should avoid foods with high glycemic index. And for diabetes patient the meshed cauliflower is an ideal alternative to meshed potato.

Another interesting topic I have to mention is about the amla or Indian gooseberry. Thanks to the author for his enlightening article about amla. I knew about amla that it is the richest source of vitamin C. but I did not know that this amla is equipped to fight one of humans biggest enemy known a cholesterol. This cholesterol is responsible for the death of millions of people worldwide every year from heart problems. Amla has been used by Indians for thousands of years as a medicinal preparations and in the previous century only it has come to lime light for its uncountable properties.

Occupational Health Hazards

Depending on the type of employment the worker may be exposed to physical hazard, chemical hazard, biological hazard, mechanical hazard and psychosocial hazard.

Physical Hazards: physical hazards may be heat & cold, noise, ionizing radiation, ultraviolet radiation, vibration and light.

1. Heat & cold: Heat is a common health hazard in industries. Direct effects of heat are heat stroke (sun stroke), burns, heat exhaustion and heat cramps. Indirect effects of heat are decreased efficiency, increased fatigue and increased chances of accidents. Ovens and furnaces radiate heat and in textile and jute industries causes heat stagnation. High temperature is also seen in deep mines where it may go up to as high as 65 deg. C. work under such condition is extremely difficult, stressful and health & efficiency of worker is diminished.

Important hazards due to cold are chilblain, frost bite and immersion foot or trench foot and erythrocyanosis. Cold injuries are commonly seen in the oilfields near the polar regions. Hypothermia is also an important health hazard in some industries.

2. Noise: noise is a health hazard in many workplaces and its effects can be auditory and non auditory. Auditory effect is temporary or permanent hearing loss. Non auditory effects are fatigue, nervousness, decreased efficiency and annoyance and interference with speech communication. The degree of injury due to noise depend on intensity and frequency range, duration of exposure and susceptibility of the individual.

3. Ionizing radiation: ionizing radiation from X-rays and radioactive isotopes are health hazards cobalt 60 and phosphorus 32 are commonly used now and cause radiation. Some tissues like bone marrow. Radiation can lead to genetic changes, cancers, leukemia, sterility and malformation. The International Commission on Radiological protection has set the maximum permissible level of occupational exposure to 5 rem per year to the whole body.

4. Ultraviolet radiation: ultraviolet radiation in industries like welding can the eyes and can cause conjunctivitis and keratitis known as “welder’s flash”. Symptoms of welder’s flash are redness of eyes and pain, but disappear in a few days without any permanent damage to the eyes.

5. Vibration: 10 to 500 Hz vibration can be seen in industries using pneumatic drills and hammers. Vibration usually affects arms and after months and years of exposures small blood vessels of fingers can become sensitive to vibration and cause spasm known as “white fingers”. Exposure to vibration can injure joints of hands, elbow joints and shoulder joints.

6. Light: worker may be exposed to poor or excess illumination. The acute effects of poor illumination include eye strain, eye pain, headache, tearing, eye fatigue and congestion around cornea. The effects of chronic exposure to poor illumination is “miner’s nystagmus”. Exposure to excess illumination or glare causes discomfort, visual fatigue and annoyance. Sudden intense direct glare can cause blurring of vision and accidents. Don’t forget, weight loss also has relation to your health. Therefore, try to learn weight loss pills review.