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In Japan, some people allergic to poison ivy are rubbed his arm with the plant, saying it was harmless and the other arm with a harmless ivy sure that was poisonous.

The 13 patients had rashes on his arm rubbed with the plant harmless and only two had reactions to poison ivy venenosa.Lejos to rethink their attitude towards the sick, the medicine-government supporters in these results are a confirmation of their claims to medicine natural or alternative benefit from the placebo effect.

However, studies of acupuncture, homeopathy and herbal remedies, among others, have shown that it is not, at least not more than with drug treatments.

Allergy and asthma are two of the diseases whose development is more related to psychological factors that emerge with the placebo. An experiment with asthmatic children found that when vanilla smell made them while they were given a bronchodilator, to withdraw the drug vanilla getting the same results as the drug in one in three casos.Las

allergies are a clear example of illness due to etiological factors of different types. In allergy, an antigen produces an immune system response, which is also altered by emotions. The two factors influence we do not know to what extent does either. Read the rest of this entry »

The diagnosis may occur in the early months, depending on the complexity of the clinical picture that the child present, because there are certain characteristics that can be detected early.

Regularly, an autistic does not look into his eyes, not with the calm voice of the mother, crying a lot, easily irritated and tend to reject physical contact. Children are described as irritable, with little ability to calm down.

Features and therapies

Its cause has not yet been identified, but “is said to be multi-causal.” We have identified two types of autism: those born well and regressive, which are typically developing children, which at a certain age they stop talking, eating certain foods and enjoy the company of the mother.

This “illness” is classified into developmental disorders. It says children are losing the social contact they have a range of skills are not developed. ”

Therapy should be complete. Generally, programs start at home, by implementing an education system tailored to the needs of the child. The important thing is to structure the table since there are different types of therapies. Prior to therapy is determined by a profile and are working the hardest hit areas. Read the rest of this entry »

It is considered an obese pregnant woman who starts pregnancy at a mean overweight of 20% or more for your ideal target weight. To consider a pregnant woman is taken as a parameter obese increased over 15 kg at the end of gestation.

Being either case, both are more likely to suffer complications during pregnancy. For example:

a) is seven times more likely to have hypertension.
b) have a much better chance of bleeding during childbirth.
c) is more likely to suffer from edema, swelling, etc..
d) You are more likely to suffer varicose veins.
e) Prolonged labor (at a rate of 25%).
f) C-sections with complications (at a rate of 33%).
g) Diabetes after pregnancy at a rate of up to 40%.
h) newborn weight higher than normal.

Weight control of pregnant women with problems of obesity should be under strict medical supervision, since any deficiency or disorder in the calories from the diet, may adversely affect the baby and herself. The pregnant woman should not lose weight but to increase between 9 and 11 kilograms.

In this regard, it should be noted that a low-calorie diet should not contain a quantity of less than 1,600 calories per day because otherwise it would determine an inadequate utilization of dietary protein, even if your submission is longer than usual. During lactation, observed the same behavior, with an increase of up to 1,800 calories daily. Read the rest of this entry »

Dieting is fashionable, and some people always are. But when someone starts a diet stop eating a good number of calories, not knowing that the human body is designed to defend themselves in times of famine and so, when it begins to receive fewer nutrients, automatically lowers your metabolism so that the process malnutrition not accelerate.

Dieting for life is the worst thing that can make someone who wants to lose weight and keep it.

It is common to hear women and men who are doing the grapefruit diet or papaya for the pants will be Saturday, or the graduation gown is in three days.

They do not realize that in doing so are even making body has more difficulty losing weight.

The fact is that no diet can not be made to always effective and good for health.

It is important to emphasize that the person who is always on a diet undoubtedly have an eating disorder, just as someone with anorexia or bulimia, among others.

And behind an eating disorder there is always a psychological problem, such as anxiety, depression, stress or low self-esteem.

Overall, as happens with compulsive eaters, the problem is not solved only by going to the nutritionist, seek psychological help to heal the patient completely, that as soon have a very poor image of himself.

There are no diets, no drugs, no exercises, much less magical devices to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight. The secret is to take a healthy lifestyle that combines physical activity with a complete and balanced diet. Read the rest of this entry »

Vitamin C and calcium are essential to prevent any allergies or viral disease affecting the respiratory system. As newspapers have reported so far, swine fever mainly affects young healthy adults, is persons between 25 and 45, and not children and the elderly as commonly occurs.

What happens is that children and the elderly are more protected than the rest of the population. The national vaccination schedules require children and elderly to get vaccinated against influenza at least once a year, whereas the population from age 11 to 65 leaves out this kind of protection.

We are also talking about the people who work, and stress lower immunity, the same as not eating well. The problem with this or any other type of virus is not treatable with antibiotics, as in the case of bacterial infection.

Antiviral medication should be applied also within the first 48 hours of symptoms to be effective, otherwise the lung damage may be one that is irreparable.

In fact, the people who have had complicated the picture viral, specifically swine fever die from a “Sirpa” or respiratory distress syndrome in adults.

In reaching this state, 7 out of 10 people die, sometimes not on a respirator is achieved the patient move forward. Read the rest of this entry »

Hypoglycemia crises, or when a person lacks blood glucose levels are too low, the organism manifested certain symptoms.

Usually the first symptom is a feeling of hunger which is not given enough importance and the patient continues on an empty stomach, to that signal then remains weak, cold sweats, palpitations, dizziness and in many cases mental confusion, which can end in loss of consciousness, if not taken prompt action to restore the body with the correct levels of sugar (energy).

Hypoglycemia are not exclusive of individuals who have diabetes and are undergoing treatment but are more likely, can occur at any time of day, since any of us.

Anyway those people who think they may have diabetes, either through family inheritance or the presence of some of the symptoms described should not stop to consult doctors for advice, to avoid future problems.

Here we leave some recommendations to take into account and thus be able to prevent widespread fatigue and discomforts of their own that often occur when we are low blood sugar.

* You must have this food in small quantities and with some frequency, the ideal is 5 or 6 meals a day, without skipping any, whole grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, nuts, dairy products are excellent for helping to maintain levels stable glucose.

* Do not drink alcohol, especially if it takes time without consuming food, alcohol, glucose causes down sharply, and also favors a possible dehydration, so never drink without eating, and do it moderately.

* Always keep candy on hand, a packet of sugar, honey or fruit juice, if you start to feel very weak, which is a typical characteristic of hypoglycemia, like the tremor in his hands, and excessive perspiration. At that time you need high-glycemic foods that will raise levels of blood glucose quickly, so do not hesitate to dilute the sugar or honey in a little water or some fruit juice, and the more assimilated fast.

If you have constant and frequent dips in blood sugar do not hesitate to consult your doctor.

The response to hepatitis liver inflammation that can be caused by various reasons, it is usually be caused by viruses. And there are four types of hepatitis.

* Hepatitis A, is the most common, and has a type A virus in the feces of a person who is infected, this hepatitis is transmitted through infected food, direct contact with the sick person, their blood and secretions, usually occurs between 14 and 40 days after exposure and does not extend beyond two months. A vaccine to combat it and prevent it.

* Hepatitis B, like hepatitis A, this is caused by a virus, which receives in this case the name of B and can be transmitted by blood or through sexual contact, is also transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy, and is very common in people who do not maintain proper hygiene and lend syringes, infecting and infected means.

May be incubated for about 6 months and leave many carry the virus, this type of hepatitis, can progress to liver cancer or cirrhosis. Likewise there is also a vaccine to prevent it. Read the rest of this entry »

Anemia is a disorder that usually attacks the blood variety of reasons, the most familiar is iron deficiency anemia, which is produced by lack of iron.

This mineral is absorbed into your blood and through the food in two ways. “Heme” and “nonheme” that make a marked difference according to their degree of absorption, the body called “bioavailability.” Heme iron is of animal origin and is absorbed by 30%, and the heme iron is of plant origin and has a very low bioavailability which absorb only 10%.

It also has different classifications of anemia.

* Iron deficiency anemia, which is the best known and iron deficiency.

* Anemia from lack of vitamin B12 malabsorption and anemia of that vitamin.

* Anemia due to lack of folic acid.

* Anemia of chronic disease because many diseases can cause poor absorption of iron, or the rapid destruction of red blood cells leading to this pathology. Read the rest of this entry »

Silicon is a little known mineral, but that does not cease to be a true ally of health. It is very important for the proper functioning of our body, since it intervenes in the formation of cartilage, bone and connective tissue on the collagen fibers, which are responsible for maintaining the elasticity of major blood vessels and our skin.

Furthermore silicon is a mineral that is very beneficial and helpful in people who need treatment for osteoporosis. It is easily absorbed in the intestine Read the rest of this entry »