Depression: Determining Physical Symptoms

A lot of us or rather most of us can determine the emotional symptoms of depression. But you may not have the ides that depression can cause physical symptoms, too.
As a matter of fact, most of the people with depression feel pain or physical symptoms. And these are the following:

Headaches. These conditions are just fairly common in people with depression. And if you had migraines, it may worse if you are depressed.

Back pain. If you are suffering with back pain already, it may get worse if you feel depressed.
Muscle aches and joint pain. Depression can lead to any kind of chronic pain worse.

Chest pain. Obviously, it's very important to get chest pain checked out by an expert right away. It can be a sign of serious heart problems. But chest pain is also associated with depression.
Digestive problems. You might feel a circling stomach or diarrhea if you feel depress.

Exhaustion and fatigue. Your sleep would be useless; you may still feel tired or worn-out. And getting out of bed may seem very hard or even impossible.

Sleeping problems. A lot of the depressed people can not acquire sleep well anymore. They would wake up very early or can not fall asleep when they go to bed and while others sleep much more than the normal.

Change in appetite or weight. Most of the depressed people lose their appetite and by which their weight also were affected.

Dizziness or lightheadedness. Having no knowledge about the physical symptoms that might be caused by depression, many people with depression never get help. And even a lot of doctors miss the symptoms, too.
These symptoms are not really “all present in your head.” This depression situation can really cause some changes in your body. For sample, it can delayed down your digestion by which can result in stomach problems.

Depression seems to be associated to an unbalance of certain chemicals in your brain. And some of these same chemicals play a necessary role in how you feel pain. Well then, many experts conclude that depression can make you feel pain differently than from the others.

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Afraid of CANCER?

One life to love.

Cancer takes one person every moment. They could be our sisters, brothers, parents, our loved ones; any person could be taken by cancer. It doest look on your status, if you were strike by it, suffer. Everyday cases of cancer were reported in different countries and yes, cases of deaths were in it.

But how does one person catch a cancer?

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth (division beyond the normal limits), invasion (intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastasis (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). There are different types of cancer: Cancer of the skin, Cancer of the bone, breast cancer, cervical cancer, brain cancer and Cancer of the lungs, are just some of the many cancer cases people suffered nowadays. Yet medicines are so inadequate and insufficient for the needs of many lives. There were cases of cancer that last up to weeks, months and if lucky years but still end up to same word, death. Frustrations it is. But there were also cases of survivors. A testimony of a sister in Christ serve as a truth that believing on to the ultimate healer would not be in vain. Faith in him is what only needed. Nothing is impossible to the creator.

Sis Edith, a Christian, believer of God have suffered from breast cancer but now as to her testimony, she’d been one of the many cencer survivors. She is now free disease-free. Faith and trust did help her to continue fighting that cancer. With the help of friends and people who loved her, she has got enough strength to continue. "Indeed, where we are weak, there we are strong."- from the new testament's letter to the Corinthians. Proper intake of the prescribed medicine as well as healthy foods is important. Enough rest is also needed.

A testimony which gives enlightenment to people who suffer from this sickness. There’s always hope in everything. Trust God. He could turn impossible into possible things. God is Powerful.

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Your Eyes.... the windows to your organs?

Sight is one of the four senses, it’s a part of our body responsible for catching light and translating it into nerve impulses. This provides vision and considered as the most precious sense. How amazing God to create this small yet powerful sense of sight.

According to statistics, more than 13 million people suffered from a problem in the eyes and mostly ages 80 suffered from cataracts, a clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope.

Well, one of those 13 million is me. Running down in the blood of my family is the problem in the eyes. I myself have a problem with my eyes, I can’t stare extensively to a thing for I suffer from headache, farsightedness, another problem I suffer, cant read what my professor writes on the board if I sit at the back, I have this mannerism of continuous blinking and i often have watery eyes, like i look like i am crying all the time, specially when I am in cold and hot places. These are some problems I suffer because of my eyes.

Anyway, suffering from this problem, I soon realized that I wasn’t exercising stewardship on this gift God give to me. It is because of carelessness and disregarding, was this result. But hey, there’s always a chance to make up for everything.

I learned from this also that I have to eat important foods which help my eyes. A research project conducted by the National Eye Institute shows that there are several nutrients that help protect the eyes. Some of which are those foods rich in Antioxidants, Beta Carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Lutein and Zeaxanthin, plus zinc and omega-3 fats. These are some of the nutrients we have to intake for a proper caring of the eyes, and yes of course our very dearly friends Mr. Fruits and Mrs. Vegetables contains those nutrients we need, so again we should acknowledge them in our lives.

Healthy foods such as Sweet Potatoes which contains beta carotene, Spinach, an eye protector, it has all in one package, contains Vitamin C, Lutein and Zeaxanthin and an Oxidants, of course we should not forget our very popular Mr. Bunny’s favorite the Carrots which are loaded of beta carotene and antioxidants, are some of the fruits helping the eyes. Well not only in vegetables we could get these nutrients also in Ostrich a healthy and delicious lean substitute for any red or white meat (including beef, chicken, turkey, pork, or lamb), the Turkey which is rich in Zinc plus the B-vitamin niacin, which specifically protects against cataracts and many more.

But never forget, Discipline played an important role in all of this, if the person was not willing then this would not be all possible. Having a proper sleep helps also our eyes, it isn’t a robot anyway it has to rest also. Refraining from washing the face after an hour of facing a computer or heavy work which involves the eyes was one of the basic yet important that we could do to help our eyes.

These are some important reminders that we should all know. Having these gifts as part of our body we have the obligation to take care of them, we are accountable to this. Good steward it is.

The world is very beautiful, and it will be if we have our eyes, so blessed are we and be thankful for we could see this creation of God. How are your eyes? Is it healthy?

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Reading Food Labels

Food labels encompass the whole information that can help everyone make smarter food choices. You will be able to choose foods that provide you with enough nutrients like fiber, calcium, and protein and also you will be able to avoid foods that are high in fats, calories, and sodium through reading the information on the back of the packaged you buy. Learning on how to break the information on a food label can help you abstain problems with allergies and can also help you lose or control your weight.

The food label is divided into several components. And these elements provide facts on the levels of nutrients, serving size, ingredient listing, and other factors in the food product.

Serving size

The serving size is the label which tells you how large a serving of the food product has, how many servings are contained in the package, and the calorie amount per serving. By using this information and following it will help you keep your food serving under control.

Total fat

The total fat of the food product is expressed in grams and it gives the percent daily value (DV) on the food label. And is broken immediately into the types of fats the product has.

• Saturated fat – “bad fats”, such as animal fats
• Trans fat – “bad fats”, from hydrogenated oil
• Unsaturated fat – “good fat”, from vegetable oils


Carbohydrates

The percentage of carbohydrates, listed on the label in grams and percent, which you eat, is an important part of your diet. It should come from whole grains breads, wheat pastas, and brown rice, rather then sugary or starchy foods.

Dietary fiber

Fiber is found in fruits, vegetables and whole grains. It is listed in grams and percent DV on the food label. A diet high in fiber is important in preventing digestive problems.

Cholesterol

The measure of cholesterol of the food product is listed in mg, same as the percent DV. The lower the number is, the better.


Sodium

The sodium amount is also stated in mg and percent DV. Look for foods with less than 140 mg of sodium, or that are labeled “low in sodium”.

Protein

The protein amount is listed in grams and percent DV. Protein is most found in meat, eggs, dairy products, nuts, and beans.

Vitamins and minerals

The vitamins and minerals are both listed on the label along with the name and by percent DV. This include calcium, vit c, iron, vit a, and others.

Ingredients

On the bottom part of the food label are the in order listed ingredients of the food product. It is essential if you or a family member has a food allergy, and for finding hidden ingredients which are high in sugar or trans fats.

Food labels are usually on the package for us to use. Taking effort in reading food labels will give you the truth to make a better choices concerning lower calorie foods, foods that have higher concentrations of the nutrients by which our bodies need, and lower amount of the things we don’t really need, such as cholesterol, saturated fats, and sugar.


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Did you know that when you are sitting, there is an important enzyme that is shutting down?

This enzyme is called LIPASE, which is responsible for the processing of the fats in your body. Once this shuts down, the processing apparently stops too. Veins will be blocked, causing heart diseases. This is one of the reasons why office workers, who sit in front of the computer the whole day, have weak heart. And yes, all "tamad" people are prone to suffer a stroke too. So if you want to have a heart failure, just sit all day!






From wiki: A lipase is a water-soluble enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester bonds in water–insoluble, lipid substrates. Lipases thus comprise a subclass of the esterases. Lipases perform essential roles in the digestion, transport and processing of dietary lipids such as triglycerides, fats, oils in most, if not all, living organisms. Genes encoding lipases are even present in certain viruses.

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Not everyone of course is certain that small steps could lead you all the way to good health. According to Marc Siegel, MD of a clinical associate professor at the NYU School of Medicine, while doing something is certainly better than doing nothing, making such small changes is like using a Band – aid to stop a hemorrhage.

“It is a small, gimmicky idea to target people with very unhealthy lifestyles, and for some it may be useful,” says Siegel, author of False Alarm: the Truth about the Epidemic of Fear. But he’s afraid that for most people, it’s sending the wrong message.

“In some way it is a resignation, an admission that things can not be changed – and that is certainly not the long – term answer,” Siegel tells WebMD.

Katz admits that the Stealth Health approach may not be right for everybody.

“There is a trade – off because if you try to make the pursuit of health easier for people, you run the risk of leading them to believe they don’t need to do very much --- and that would be the wrong message,” he says.

Meantime, Katz believes that for those who find out making changes a horrifying move, Stealth Health can make a change.

“If you want the really big gains, there has to be some pain,” says Katz. “But there is a lot to be said before the idea that you can make some gains with little or no pain, and that is infinitely better than no gains.”

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