The ability to change your eye color simply byputting on a contact lens is becoming more popularevery day. Many people like them for fun and neverreally care how colored contact lenses work. Ifyou are a little more inquisitive, read on and Iwill tell you exactly how colored contact lenseswork.The concept of colored contact lenses is to coverthe iris with a new color. In general, neatcolored contact lenses come in two varieties;opaque colors and...more
A good cold sore treatment can really be a blessed relief for cold sore victims like you and me.And, if you're like me, you want a cold sore treatment that will not only give you a lot of comfort right now, but will hopefully shorten the healing time so you can get on with your life. That's the beauty of this well proven cold sore treatment.I'm always searching for a better cold sore treatment. I have many good friends at Mayo who I've...more
Salt can be found in every cell in our bodies. In an adult human there is a total of about 250 grammes (a cupful). Is it any wonder our tears and sweat are salty.So that our bodies can function properly, salt is essential.Exercise, in hot weather etc, we sweat and this depletes the body of salt, which must then be replaced. Most crucially, salt helps keep the balance of our bodily fluids, that carry nutrients and oxygen around our bodies.When I was nursing, we nurses cried many salty tears when patients would not drink enough water. Working out the 'Fluid Balance' was difficult enough without some stroppy patient refusing to cooperate.Fluid balance is measuring the amount of urine a patient passes in 24 hours and the amount of liquid the patient drinks. Ideally both figures should be about the same.If the patient drinks too much and doesn't pass enough urine, the result could mean damage to the kidneys. Or if the other way round, the patient doesn't drink enough, the body will store the excess salt and may cause water to gather around the heart, and this is bad news for the heart. This water swelling is called Oedema.Salt Has Two ElementsSodium and Chloride.Sodium· Enables...more
This report covers the real causes of back pain.Basic Anatomy of the Vertebral ColumnFunctions The vertebral column, or spine, is a complex system of bones, intervertebral discs, ligaments, muscles and nerves, designed to fulfil many seemingly incompatible functions. It must offer support to the body (to hold us upright) whilst allowing a large...more
Research is always ongoing into new and better medications for arthritis which is a very good thing. But where is all this leading us?Of course we need effective pain medication for arthritis to enable sufferers to live normal lives. But are all these expensive medications controlling the disease or simply masking the symptoms?Here's a "quick and...more
I receive many emails from concerned relatives, partners and friends who are trying to help a loved one suffering the torment of a stressful or depressive episode. They want to help, but just don't know what to do for the best.I lived with a depressed partner for 3 years and suffered anxiety for 5 years, I've experienced both sides. Here's how you can help your loved one.1. Please, however frustrated you feel, never say to a depressed or stressed person: "Come on, snap out of it. What have you got to be worried or sad about anyway. People have it much worse than you." Please understand that these illnesses cannot be "snapped out of." You wouldn't say this to someone with high blood pressure or pneumonia because you know it isn't that simple. Stress, depression and anxiety are real illnesses that have specific causes. Asking someone to snap out of it makes that person feel inadequate or that they're doing something wrong. Absolutely not so. Comparing their circumstances to people who are suffering greater hardship is no use either. I couldn't have given two hoots about other people when I was ill because their circumstances meant nothing to me. I was struggling to solve my own...more
Stress, depression and anxiety are the plagues of the modern world. Every year, over 20 million people in the western world will enter into an episode of major mental trauma. Most of them will be treated with antidepressant drugs. But how effective...more
Fibromyalgia syndrome is more common than people think. As many as 3 million to 6 million people, mostly women, suffer from fibromyalgia pain. Though it gets a bad rap as a mystery condition that people seem to "make up," its symptoms are very real,...more
Following my partner, Glenn's, diagnosis with an aggressive form of cancer, my hours of research led me to discover a series of medical researchers who have come to the conclusion that cancer is a metabolic disease.A metabolic disease is one that...more
All right, lets get down to it. Who of us doesn't already know how to lose weight really? Its not as if it was that much of a mystery. Are you tired of people saying, "You should lose weight. You would feel so much better about yourself." ...more
This may come as a surprise to you, but sleep apnea is more common than you think. Yes, while it might seem like you are the only one who suffers from sleep apnea, we'd be willing to be that at least a few of your close neighbors suffer from it to. ...more
Teaming up either at school or work to lose weight may be one of the best ways to accomplish your diet goals according to a study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. The study followed a group of friends who partnered up...more