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Barcelona, Spain.
Day two ... today we got the Big Red Bus and began exploring the city. After doing La Sagrada Familia, we carried on wandering.
Our next stop was at Park Guell.
From Wikipedia -
Ruscus aculeatus is a low evergreen Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes. The female flowers are followed by a red berry, and the seeds are bird-distributed, but the plant also spreads vegetatively by means of rhizomes. Ruscus aculeatus occurs in woodlands and hedgerows, where it is tolerant of deep shade, and also on coastal cliffs. It is also widely planted in gardens, and has spread as a garden escape in many areas outside its native range.
Common names include Butcher's Broom, Kneeholy, Knee Holly, Kneeholm, Jew's Myrtle, Sweet Broom, and Pettigree.
Butcher's broom has been known to enhance blood flow to the brain, legs, and hands. It has been used to relieve constipation and water retention and improve circulation. Since Butcher's broom tightens blood vessels and capillaries, it is used to treat a common condition known as varicose veins.
It is also used for hemorrhoids. In a 1999 open-label (not blinded) clinical trial, the herb was tested as a hemorrhoid treatment and showed statistically significant positive results. It also showed reduction in venous insufficiency in two other studies. It was approved by the German Commission E guidelines for hemorrhoids treatment. It is occasionally prescribed for varicose veins which can be a complication of pregnancy. However, since it is classified as a natural product, there is no evidence or trials to suggest complete safety for the fetus. A qualified healthcare practitioner should be consulted prior to using this compound during pregnancy.
Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.
Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.
Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.
Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.
Contraindication
Like full agonist opiates, buprenorphine can cause drowsiness, vomiting and respiratory depression. Taking buprenorphine in conjunction with central nervous system (CNS) depressants in people who are not tolerant to either agent can cause fatal respiratory depression. Sedatives, hypnotics, and tranquilizers can be dangerous if ingested with buprenorphine by a person who is tolerant to neither opioids nor benzodiazepines. Co-intoxication with ethanol carries the greatest risk for lethal overdose, with the lowest doses of a reported fatality in a 48kg teenage girl with 5mg of diazepam and the equivalent of 8 ounces of beer (1 unit of alcohol), plus around 2mg of buprenorphine. However, this female was tolerant to none of the three drugs she ingested that were the cause of the MDI. 2mg of buprenorphine is equal to roughly 80 milligrammes of morphine. 80 milligrammes of morphine itself is considered an extreme dose for an opioid-naive patient with doses starting around 5 to 10 milligrammes.[23]
[edit]Adverse effects
Common adverse drug reactions associated with the use of buprenorphine are similar to those of other opioids and include: nausea and vomiting, drowsiness, dizziness, headache, perspiration, itchiness, dry mouth, miosis, orthostatic hypotension, male ejaculatory difficulty, decreased libido, and urinary retention. Constipation and CNS effects are seen less frequently than with morphine.[24] Hepatic necrosis and hepatitis with jaundice have been reported with the use of buprenorphine, especially after intravenous injection of crushed tablets.
The most severe and serious adverse reaction associated with opioid use in general is respiratory depression, the mechanism behind fatal overdose. Buprenorphine behaves differently than other opioids in this respect, as it shows a ceiling effect for respiratory depression.[24] Moreover, former doubts on the antagonisation of the respiratory effects by naloxone have been disproved: Buprenorphine effects can be antagonised with a continuous infusion of naloxone.[25] Concurrent use of buprenorphine and CNS depressants (such as alcohol or benzodiazepines) is contraindicated as it may lead to fatal respiratory depression. Benzodiazepines, in prescribed doses, are not contraindicated in individuals who are tolerant to either opioids or benzodiazepines.
People on medium- to long-term maintenance with Suboxone or Subutex do not have a risk of overdose from buprenorphine alone, no matter what dosage is taken or route of administration it is taken by, due to the "ceiling effect" on respiratory depression. Overdoses occurring in maintenance patients are cases of multiple-drug intoxication, usually buprenorphine taken with excessive amounts of ethanol and/or benzodiazepine drugs. It is safe for a patient to take a prescribed dose of benzodiazepines with buprenorphine as long as the patient has a tolerance to either opioids or benzodiazepines. As a matter of course, all patients on buprenorphine maintenance are tolerant to opioids, and maintenance doses are always higher than the dose at which the "ceiling effect" on respiratory depression is reached (~3±1 milligrammes, depending on method of analysis).[citation needed]
People switching from other opiates should wait until mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms are encountered. Failure to do so can lead to the rapid onset of intense withdrawal symptoms, known as precipitated withdrawal.[26] For short acting opioids such as codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, pethidine, heroin, and morphine, 12–24 hours from the last dose is generally sufficient. For longer acting opioids such as methadone, 2–3 days from the last dose is needed to prevent precipitated withdrawal.
Conversely, switching from buprenorphine to other opioids is generally safe and can occur immediately. For users of Suboxone, it is advised to wait a few hours from the last dose before switching to other opioids to allow the naloxone in Suboxone to be eliminated from the body (it has a short half-life). Generally the new opioid will not be as strong or effective for several days until the remaining buprenorphine has been eliminated from the body. This is due to the blockade effect, where the buprenorphine is strongly bound to the opiate receptors in the brain and not allowing the new (full agonist) opioid to completely bind to and activate the receptors.
The "blockade effect" of buprenorphine further explains the phenomenon where Suboxone users trying to get high off of say oxycodone cannot until many (3 or more) days have passed since their last Suboxone dose. This discourages the patient using Suboxone properly for maintenance therapy from using other opioids recreationally to get high because either a) the "high" experienced by a typical recreational dosage of an opioid (say 30-75mg of oxycodone) is subjectively poor i.e. not euphoric and/or b) the amount of money needed to get "high" off of other opioids becomes so large that the patient may feel that recreational usage of other opioids is simply not worth it and that the calming and soothing feeling of using Suboxone properly under the care of an approved physician is simply a better way to live life.
[edit]Detection in biological fluids
Buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine, its major active metabolite, may be quantitated in blood or urine to monitor use or abuse, confirm a diagnosis of poisoning or assist in a medicolegal death investigation. There is a significant overlap of drug concentrations in body fluids within the possible spectrum of physiological reactions ranging from asymptomatic to comatose, and therefore it is important to have knowledge of the route of administration of the drug and the individual's tolerance to opioids when interpreting analytical results.[27]
[edit]Recreational use
Buprenorphine is also used recreationally, typically by opioid users, often by insufflation. Recreational users of Suboxone who crush the tablet and insufflate it report a euphoric rush similar to other opioids in addition to a slight "upper"-like effect. Those already using buprenorphine/Suboxone for opioid addiction therapy find that insufflation is only slightly, if any stronger than taking the pill sublingually, although it may have a quicker onset. Those taking it for addiction therapy also report that obtaining euphoria is virtually impossible after the first few doses. Many recreational users also report withdrawal symptoms. Due to the high potency of tablet forms of buprenorphine, only a small amount of the drug need be ingested to achieve the desired effects.
Although some people do use buprenorphine for purely recreational reasons, the majority of its illicit users use it for addiction therapy. Many people report it being effective in preventing withdrawals in-between doses of their opiate of choice. Illicit users who do not want it on record may also obtain it on the street to use as a less-painful method of quitting than "cold-turkey". Some report needing as little as one 8 mg tab which is broken up into gradually smaller doses which they take in order to effectively wean themselves off the opiate/opioid they're addicted to. The illegal and potentially dangerous self-dosing of Buprenorphine is deemed by many street users as a less risky alternative to what an addict may do on the streets to obtain money for their addiction (an 8mg tablet of either Suboxone or Subutex sells for as low as $10 in some areas, and as high as $20-25 a piece in Chicago, Illinois, with pharmacies charging generally around $14 for a single tablet and $6-8 per tablet in 30+ quantities under self-pay)[citation needed], and less dangerous than quitting cold turkey. Furthermore, most U.S. doctors authorized to prescribe Suboxone charge ~$300 for a first visit, plus several hundred more for follow-up visits, which makes going through official channels more expensive than simply maintaining the original opiate addiction, for some users.
Buprenorphine abuse is very common in Scandinavia, especially in Finland by Viimeinen Hidas and Sweden. In 2007, the authorities in Uppsala county in Sweden confiscated more buprenorphine than cocaine, ecstasy and GHB.[28] In Finland recreational use of buprenorphine is on the rise; in 2005, Finland's incidence of Subutex abuse (most often injected intravenously) surpassed the incidence of recreational usage of amphetamines. Intravenous administration of dissolved Subutex pills and insufflation of pulverized pills are the most common modes of recreational buprenorphine use.[29]
Barcelona, Spain.
Day two ... today we got the Big Red Bus and began exploring the city. After doing La Sagrada Familia, we carried on wandering.
Our next stop was at Park Guell.
From Wikipedia -
Ruscus aculeatus is a low evergreen Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes. The female flowers are followed by a red berry, and the seeds are bird-distributed, but the plant also spreads vegetatively by means of rhizomes. Ruscus aculeatus occurs in woodlands and hedgerows, where it is tolerant of deep shade, and also on coastal cliffs. It is also widely planted in gardens, and has spread as a garden escape in many areas outside its native range.
Common names include Butcher's Broom, Kneeholy, Knee Holly, Kneeholm, Jew's Myrtle, Sweet Broom, and Pettigree.
Butcher's broom has been known to enhance blood flow to the brain, legs, and hands. It has been used to relieve constipation and water retention and improve circulation. Since Butcher's broom tightens blood vessels and capillaries, it is used to treat a common condition known as varicose veins.
It is also used for hemorrhoids. In a 1999 open-label (not blinded) clinical trial, the herb was tested as a hemorrhoid treatment and showed statistically significant positive results. It also showed reduction in venous insufficiency in two other studies. It was approved by the German Commission E guidelines for hemorrhoids treatment. It is occasionally prescribed for varicose veins which can be a complication of pregnancy. However, since it is classified as a natural product, there is no evidence or trials to suggest complete safety for the fetus. A qualified healthcare practitioner should be consulted prior to using this compound during pregnancy.
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What is Rectal Prolapse?
Rectal prolapse is another form of pelvic organ prolapse. Rectal prolapse occurs as a result of the rectum (the last part of the large intestine) being displaced or forced from its normal position. This can lead to the rectum descending or protruding out of the anus.
Rectal prolapse is often more common in older adults, more often in older women, who have experienced prolonged issues with constipation or pelvic floor issues. However, rectal prolapse can affect men and women in various stages of life. Although it is reported to be more common in women postmenopause, it can also occur in people much younger as well.
In this article we will address some of the most pressing questions regarding rectal prolapse and how it may be treated.
Types of Rectal Prolapse
As with other forms of prolapse, rectal prolapse is often a term that defines various stages of a herniated anus. The three types of rectal prolapse include:
Stage 1: the rectum has become displaced, but does not protrude out of the anal cavity (also know as an internal prolapse)
Stage 2: the rectal lining begins to descend into the anal cavity
Stage 3: the rectum extends out of the anus entirely.
In many cases, people have found relief without the need of medical or surgical attention. However, in severe cases, medical attention may be necessary.
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Causes of Rectal Prolapse
A rectal prolapse may occur due to various health conditions or as a result of aging. In some cases, it may be a result of complications during pregnancy or injuries to the pelvic or bowel region. Below are a few possible causes of rectal prolapse.
Chronic constipation or diarrhea
Prolonged or chronic history of straining during bowel movements
Old age: as you grow older, it is common to experience a weakening of the rectal and anal muscles and ligaments. It is also common to experience similar weakening in the pelvic floor, which can create additional weakness in your core.
Weakening of the anal sphincter
Injury or past surgical procedures to or near the anal and pelvic regions
Nerve damage: If the nerves that control your ability to contract the rectum or anus are damaged, rectal prolapse may occur. This can be due to complications during vaginal delivery, paralysis, a spinal injury, lumbar spine surgery, or other surgeries in the pelvic area.
Other diseases, conditions and infections: There are many other possible causes for rectal prolapse. These can include health conditions such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis, parasitic infections, or other diseases. Or, it may be caused by other corrective surgical procedures, such as a hysterectomy.
Rectal Hernia Symptoms
The most common symptoms of rectal prolapse is the feeling of a bulge or ball extending out of the rectum. This can look like a reddish-colored mass extending outside of the anus, or, in the case of an internal prolapse, feel as if something is stuck in your rectum. These symptoms are often experienced during or after a bowel movement. In many cases, the symptoms will resolve quickly. However, if you have a moderate to severe rectal prolapse, over a prolonged period of time, you may experience the rectum protruding out of the anus at the end of the day. This is often spontaneous and may not require force or straining.
Other symptoms may include:
Anal pain
Rectal bleeding (may appear like a hemorrhoid)
Fecal incontinence (mucus, blood, stool)
The symptoms you suffer may change depending on the severity and progression of your prolapse.
Diagnosis
A rectal prolapse requires a proper diagnosis in order to rule out conditions that may correlate. In order for you to receive a proper diagnosis, your doctor will have to perform a rectal exam. Your doctor may ask you to sit on a toilet and attempt to perform a bowel movement in order to see the prolapse.
If your symptoms are varied and severe, there may be a need for more advanced testing in order for your doctor to properly diagnose rectal prolapse. This may help rule out other possible conditions. Below are a few tests your doctor may recommend:
Anal electromyography (EMG): This test helps determine nerve function and whether or not nerve damage may be causing your rectal prolapse.
Anal manometry: During this exam, your doctor will insert a small, thin tube into the rectum to test rectal muscle strength.
Anal ultrasound: An anal ultrasound will help check the muscles and supportive tissues to determine whether they are damage or if there are signs of an internal prolapse.
Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency test: This test checks to see how well your pudendal nerves function. These nerves control your bowel movements.
Proctography: A proctography is an x-ray that is performed during a bowel movement to determine how well your sphincter holds and releases feces.
Colonoscopy: A tiny camera is inserted into your rectum to determine rectal and intestinal health and look for any signs that may be causing a prolapse.
Proctosigmoidoscopy: Like a colonoscopy, a small tube with a camera attached will check your intestine for signs of injury, inflammation, scarring, or possible tumors.
MRI: An MRI will check all of the organs located in the abdomen and pelvic region.
Risk Factors
It is more common for women to develop a rectal prolapse than men. However, if you are older and have a history of long term issues with constipation or pelvic floor issues, you may be at a higher risk of developing rectal prolapse.
Long terms bouts with the following may increase your risk for rectal prolapse:
History of constipation, chronic constipation or diarrhea
Constant need to strain while pooping
Lower back injury or disc disease
Muscle weakness in your anus or pelvic floor
Genetics or family history of prolapse or weakened pelvic floor
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Injuries or complications with ligaments and muscles that keep your rectums attached to the intestinal wall.
Congenital bowel disorders like Hirschsprung’s disease or neuronal intestinal dysplasia
How to Treat Rectal Prolapse
In most cases, your doctor will recommend surgery. There are various surgical procedures that can help resolve severe rectal prolapse, but they will depend on the patient’s age, severity of the prolapse, and your exam results. This may also be determined by the colon and rectal surgeons’ preference and experience. The two most common surgical procedures are abdominal surgery and perineal surgery.
There are other methods of healing rectal prolapse. In our program, Restore Your Core®, we cover a variety of exercises that help you restore and maintain core and pelvic floor health and function. These are typically strength focused exercises that often help resolve many of the issues our clients are facing. Below are just a few examples of techniques, advice, lifestyle changes, and exercises we encourage in our program.
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Non-Surgical Rectal Prolapse Treatment
The majority of people with rectal prolapse will find healing through natural remedies and non-surgical, medical measures. These may include core exercises, dietary restrictions, and medications to aid with constipation. Treatment options may include, but are not limited to:
Pelvic exercises to help strengthen your pelvic floor muscles, entire core system and rectum
Staying hydrated and and eating high-fiber foods to reduce bowel issues
Treating a chronic cough to aid in reducing pressure and strain on the pelvic floor muscles
Avoiding heavy lifting or any core exercises that increase intra-abdominal pressure
Stool softeners to reduce strain during bowel evacuation
Types of Drugs and Methods Used in Cycling
Contents:
EPO (erythropoietin):
Blood Doping:
Human Growth Hormone:
Pharmacological,chemical and physical manipulation:
Steroids:
Stimulants
Amphetamines
Narcotic Analgesics:
Diuretics
EPO (erythropoietin): EPO is a chemical form of blood doping that first came about in the late 1980s allowing aerobic potential to be increased by increasing the blood's oxygen transfer capacity. Its misuse in the professional ranks arrived soon after it was used on the patients it was designed for. EPO artificially boosted the body’s red blood cell count . Boosting an athlete’s red blood cell count (and thus the efficiency with which oxygen is transported around the body) in order to improve performance, is done by injecting erythropoietin – a hormone produced by the kidneys that stimulates production of red blood cells - and it gives a massive advantage in performance. It was an undectable until a test became available in 2000. The use and abuse of EPO was rampant in professional cycling, according to riders who competed at the time. This is underlined by the amount of cyclists caught using the substance. The greater the amount of red blood cells available, the more oxygen can be carried from the lungs to the muscles. EPO is typically taken prior to a big training block - out of competition - to ensure that by the time of the competition all traces of the synthetic EPO will have disappeared. It enables the doper to train harder and longer than he would be able to “naturally”. Cheaters can also “micro dope” by staying under the fail limit, as an aid to performance on the event.
The obvious danger with EPO is that the body’s capacity to produce red blood cells naturally is compromised, with the athlete ultimately having to rely on injections of the hormone ( for the rest of his life ) .In May 2007, the T-Mobile cycling team suspended two doctors who allegedly supplied EPO to former Tour de France winners Bjarne Riis, Jan Ullrich and other riders on the team (then known as Team Telekom) between 1992 and 1996, more than a decade earlier._Though EPO is now a prohibited substance in professional cycling, and riders are regularly tested for its presence in their bodies, its use is still a problem. CERA is the most efficient form of the Drug; the ‘third generation’ EPO was only detectable in drug testing from MAY 2008.
Blood Doping: Blood doping is when an athlete illicitly boosts the number of red blood cells (RBCs) in his or her body in order to enhance athletic performance. An athlete has healthy blood 'removed' during periods when the body is at its freshest (e.g after a period of rest), which blood is stored and transfused 'back' into the rider when needed.
The benefit of a transfusion of half a litre of blood can provide the athlete with an additional half litre of oxygen to muscles per minute, at the same time increasing the capacity of the muscles to use oxygen by up to five percent. Autologous blood transfusion (transfusion of your own blood) is not detectable and is perhaps not technically “doping”, but remains a banned technique affording a massive boost to an athlete over fatigued competition.
Poorly stored blood leads to serious illness and blood clots, and by pushing “thick blood” with high red cell count through the body, massive strain is put on the heart. The main function of red blood cells is to carry oxygen to the muscles, meaning a higher RBC count can dramatically improve an athlete’s performance by kicking up their aerobic capacity and stamina.__Blood doping in the traditional sense involves harvesting red blood cells either from the athlete or compatible donor and then saving them until needed. Red blood cells can be easily frozen and later thawed for use without significant loss of their oxygen-carrying properties. Just prior to a critical competition, these harvested red blood cells are then reinjected into the athlete’s circulatory system._The major blood doping case in professional cycling is known as Operación Puerto, the case name given by Spanish police. The investigation broke in May 2006 when Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes was accused of helping 200 professional athletes from a number of sports engage in blood doping to enhance their performance. Among these athletes were some of the best known cyclists in the world, including several of the top finishers at the most recent Olympic Games and Tours de France._As of May 2007, fifteen cyclists whose names surfaced in the Operación Puerto investigation have been acquitted, while three riders -- Jan Ullrich, Ivan Basso, and Michele Scarponi -- have either admitted doping or been seemingly convicted by substantial evidence linking them to the practice.
Human Growth Hormone: When the aim is to increase strength and muscular power (to improve technique) protein, natural or synthetic anabolic agents in combination with hyper-protein diets and muscle-building exercises are frequently used. The balance between the increase in muscle mass and the loss of fat mass can be maintained by growth hormones associated with aminoacids, drugs with anabolic properties, or with nutritional supplements.
Growth hormones stimulate cell growth, aids in muscle mass building and their recovery. Typically it is injected prior to a period of training (to aid muscle development during training), but can be used during competition to speed up recovery from fatigue. Abuse of HGH leads to thickening of the bones (particularly the jaw bone), swelling of hands and feet and increased organ growth.
HGH is currently not tested for efficiently.
Pharmacological,chemical and physical manipulation: By the use of either substances or particular methods it is possible to hide the presence of banned substances in, or even to alter a urine sample. Most obvious techniques used is to use someone else's urine for your sample, or by using Epitestosterone, Bromantan, diluted urine, Hemodilution, by reducing kidney tubular secretions or by manipulating the body’s Testosterone/Epitestosterone ratio, simply to beat the test.
Steroids: A primary form of cheating that has occurred in professional cycling is found in the use of performance-enhancing drugs, including anabolic steroids. There are various steroids that enhance muscle development and the kidney’s ability to produce natural EPO. Testostorone – being one of them – both accelerates the body’s EPO production ability, and aids in muscle recovery. Natural or man-made compounds that act like testosterone - such as Nandrolone, Tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), Stanozolol, Androstenedione, or DHEA - can increase muscle size, strength and power. It also increases aggression and competitiveness, and allows one to train harder, for longer.
In males the known side effects are kidney damage, development of breasts, premature baldness, shrinking and hardening of testicles, sterility and impotence, acne, increased aggression and sexual appetite. In females the side effects to subjects have been the development of male features (such as facial hair & a deepening of the voice), cause increased aggression, mood swings, depression, irregular periods and increase the risk of jaundice and liver damage.
Steroids stay in body for up to six months and are easily detectable in urine. Anabolic steroids encompass an entire family of drugs related to testosterone, the male hormone, and which stimulate muscle growth in the body. Anabolic steroids may be taken by pill, injection or administered through the skin._American rider Floyd Landis, who won the 2006 Tour de France, was stripped of his championship a month after the race when the results of a drug test showed higher-than-allowable levels of testosterone as well as the presence of synthetic testosterone in his body.
Stimulants: Substances like Amphetamines, Ephedrine, Cocaine, Ecstasy & Salbutamol act on the brain to stimulate the body mentally and physically, allows athletes to compete at higher levels - for longer - by reducing feelings of tiredness, and can aid weight loss.
Amphetamines: A relatively less common problem in professional cycling is the abuse of amphetamines as a performance-enhancing drug. These days, amphetamines are the drug of choice only for the unimaginative or unsophisticated cheats. Whether you call it crank or speed, it’s the same thing, but fortunately use of these off-limit uppers seems to be pretty rare these days; at least no high profile busts since Tour of Spain winner Angel Arroyo had his title yanked in 1982 for testing positive._Amphetamines are a stimulant, and mimic the effect of adrenaline on the central nervous system. Users may feel more alert, more energetic and less fatigued._Abuse of amphetamines remains tied to one of cycling’s most tragic stories, the death of British rider Tom Simpson on Mont Ventoux during the Tour de France in 1967 due to heart failure brought on by a combination of heat, dehydration, physical stress and the drugs he had taken on the morning of the race.
Narcotic Analgesics: Morphine, Methadone, Heroin and Pethidine are the strongest known painkillers. Their use increases the pain threshold enabling an athlete to compete and train longer / harder, and reduces or eliminates pain to compete despite injury or illness.
These substances are highly addictive, cause loss of concentration, balance and co-ordination, drowsiness, nausea and vomiting, constipation, fainting and comas, and are easily detectable if tested within three months of having been taken.
Diuretics are products that help eliminate fluid from the body (such as Acetazolamide, Chlorthalidone and Triamterene). They are used to lose weight quickly (water) and to disguise the presence of other banned substances by increasing the rate at which urine is produced and expelled.
Side effects are constituted by dehydration, dizziness, cramps, headaches, nausea, kidney damage, and is easily detectable.
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Pelvic floor repair surgery is the most common surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Pelvic floor repair is a broad term used to classify a variety of simple, surgical procedures for repairing the pelvic floor. The three surgeries for pelvic floor prolapse include: anterior repair, posterior repair, and a hysterectomy.
Although Restore Your Core does not provide any surgical treatment for pelvic floor issues, my hope is that this article may answer any questions you may have regarding pelvic floor repair and the various procedures and treatments involved in getting you back to a healthy, active lifestyle.
What are the Symptoms of Pelvic Organ Prolapse?
Prolapse can affect several abdominal organs. These organs are said to prolapse if they descend into or out of the vaginal canal or anus. The medical terminology for these occurrences include:
Cystocele: prolapse of the bladder into the vagina, the most common condition
Urethrocele: prolapse of the urethra (the tube that carries urine)
Uterine prolapse
Vaginal vault prolapse: prolapse of the vagina
Enterocele: Small bowel prolapse
Rectocele: Rectum prolapse
What Causes Pelvic Organ Prolapse?
There are many factors that are thought to cause a prolapse. In most cases, anything that may apply or put increased pressure in the abdomen can lead to a pelvic organ prolapse. Some of the common causes may include:
Pregnancy, labor, and childbirth are the most common causes
Obesity
Connective tissue disorders
Respiratory problems with a chronic, long-term cough
Constipation
Genetic factors
Pelvic organ cancers
Surgical removal of the uterus (hysterectomy)
Diastasis recti (weakened core, connective tissues)
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Symptoms
The symptoms of a prolapse somewhat depend on which organ has descended. If you are suffering from a bladder prolapse, urinary incontinence may occur. If it is a rectal prolapse, constipation, painful bowel movements, and painful sex often occur. Lower back pain, painful sex, and bowel obstruction or incontinence tend to accompany a small intestine prolapse as well. If you are suffering from a prolapse of the uterus, you may also suffer from uncomfortable intercourse, incontinence, and lower back pain.
In some cases, there may never be signs of a prolapse or the presence of any painful symptoms. However, in others some women report symptoms ranging from:
Pressure or sense of fullness in the pelvic area
Lower back pain
Painful sex
Sensation of something falling out of the vagina
Urinary incontinence or frequent urination
Constipation
Spotting or bleeding from the vagina
In cases where there may be a severe prolapse, POP symptoms may worsen. One may notice:
Bulging of the vaginal region
Needing manual assistance during a bowel movement
Difficulty urinating, spraying stream of urine
The need to lift the bulging vagina in order to urinate
Urinary leakage during intercourse
Recurrent UTIs or kidney infections
How long does a pelvic floor repair operation take?
The length of the surgical procedure can vary greatly from patient to patient. The general estimate for the surgery ranges from around 3-5 hours, but may have a shorter or longer duration depending on various factors. Some of the elements that may determine the length of the operation can include:
Internal anatomy
Shape of the pelvis
Weight
Internal scarring or inflammation
Prior abdominal/pelvic floor surgery
Does Surgery Really Work?
Surgery to fix a uterine prolapse are usually successful. In most patients the surgeries for POP have been reported to have an 80% – 95% success rate.
The success rate for sacrospinous ligament fixation (surgery to correct the bulging of the vagina) ranges between 80% – 90%, for uterosacral ligament suspension (surgery restoring support to the top of the vagina) is also 80%-90% successful, and sacrocolpopexy (surgery fixing the vaginal vault and the cervix) and sacrohysteropexy (fixing the prolapse of the uterus) have also shown the same success rate.
However, even after prolapse surgery, there is still a chance that another part of the vagina or uterus may prolapse.
What Can I Expect After POP Surgery?
These are the general guidelines that doctors will usually give post POP OP (this is not medical advice): Each day in recovery you can expect to begin to feel stronger. During your recovery, you may need to remain on pain medication for about a week or two and may experience fatigue and weakness. A typical recovery time line varies from 4 to 6 weeks until you recover from an open surgery and anywhere from 1 to 2 weeks to recover from vaginal surgery. Your doctor should give you more specific guidelines.
During your recovery period, you should avoid any sexual activity, vigorous exercise, heavy lifting, or any activities that may put pressure or strain your operation area. Your doctor should give you more specific guidelines. The most important aspect to your quick recovery is rest – getting enough sleep will help you recover.
During your recovery, you might experience vaginal discharge or light bleeding. If so, avoid using tampons or douche. Use a sanitary pad if necessary. Your doctor should give you more specific guidelines.
How long do you stay in the hospital after prolapse surgery?
After your prolapse surgery, it is likely that you will need to remain hospitalized for 2 – 3 days depending on the operation and any underlying medical conditions you have. During this time your medical care takers will help ensure your recovery by monitoring for any potential complications and providing clean, sanitized treatment of the operation site.
Are There Complications with Prolapse Surgery?
Although pelvic surgery has proven to be a very safe procedure, as with any surgery, there are a few risks and potential complications that can arise. Please discuss this with your doctor but the common ones include:
Bleeding
Infection
Tissue or organ injury
Hernia
Conversion to open surgery
Urinary incontinence
Urinary retention
Vesicovaginal fistula (rare, abnormal connection between vagina and bladder)
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms of complications, it is important that you seek medical assistance. In some cases these symptoms can be common and unserious, but it is always best to consult your doctor if you have any concerns.
Can pelvic floor muscles be repaired?
If you have experienced a prolapse, uterine or otherwise, it can be a shocking and painful experience. However, there are ways to decrease symptoms without surgery.
Nonsurgical Treatments
There are several ways in which to treat a uterine or vaginal prolapse. The three most common approaches are pessary, restorative exercises, and biofeedback therapy.
Pessary
A pessary is probably one of the first treatments your doctor will recommend if you have symptoms of POP. A pessary is a ring shaped device that is inserted into your vagina. This will help support your pelvic organs. Being fitted for a pessary is a lot like being fitted for a diaphragm. Many of my clients with severe POP find that a pessary is useful for allowing them to live fuller lives while they slowly use PT and exercise to help resolve the prolapse.
Restorative Exercises & Physical Therapy
Pelvic floor exercises help strengthen your pelvic muscles. Although the most common exercise recommended by health professionals today is the kegel exercise, there are many more exercises that you can do that are helpful for restoring PF function and giving support for your pelvic organs. Kegels are a pretty outdated model of care when used alone, without a more whole body approach to healing.
What is involved in pelvic floor reconstruction?
Pelvic floor reconstruction surgery is a group of procedures that are performed to treat prolapse of uterus, rectum, small intestines, or other pelvic organs.
Anterior Vaginal Repair
Anterior repair is a surgical procedure that seeks to reinforce weakened layers between the bladder and the vagina. This surgery helps relieve symptoms such as vaginal bulging and to improve bladder function.
The surgery can be performed under general anaesthetic. The most common method of anterior repair is by an incision made along the centre of the front wall of the vagina – starting at the entrance and ending at the top of the vagina. The weakened layers are then repaired and anu superfluous tissue is removed. This is typically done with absorbable stitches.
Posterior Vaginal Repair
A back wall (posterior) vaginal prolapse is usually caused by weakness in the tissues and muscles that divide the vagina from the lower part of the bowel. This surgical procedure is performed to order to repair or restore the weakened layers between the rectum and the vagina.
As with an anterior vaginal repair surgery, posterior repair surgery is usually performed under general anesthetic. The procedure involves a minor incision being made along the back wall of the vagina starting at the entrance and finishing near the top. The weakened layers are then repaired using absorbable stitches.
Vaginal Hysterectomy
A vaginal hysterectomy is typically performed with a prolapsed uterus. This is when the uterus (womb) descends into the vagina and in some severe cases, protrudes or extends outside of the vaginal canal. The surgery is performed by removing the uterus through the vagina.
A vaginal hysterectomy is performed under general or spinal anaesthetic. In order to remove the uterus, the surgeon will make an incision at the top of the vagina around the cervix, clears the bowel and bladder from the uterus, and cuts through the connecting tissues to remove the uterus. The surgeon will then close the vaginal vault and commonly adds additional supporting stitches as the surgery is being performed.
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Does Physical Therapy Help Post-Surgery?
If you are meeting with a physical / occupational therapist or taking part in a rehabilitation program Restore Your Core, post-surgery, some of the common exercises and techniques consist of:
and techniques consist of:
Posture:
Spine, pelvis, and hip alignment is necessary for a sustained recovery. Being mindful of good posture will help relieve any additional strain or pressure you apply to your pelvic region.
Restful Poses:
These poses are positions which utilize gravity to encourage the pelvic organs to be “repositioned” back into the pelvic cavity.
Lower abdominal Exercises:
This involves contracting the lower abdominal muscles while practicing dynamic and static exercises. If done correctly, it can limit the stress placed on the interior organs during activities which increase intra-abdominal pressure (i.e. squats).
PFM Strengthening:
PFM strengthening exercises are a great way to help get your body back to its normal function and to heal from POP surgery. I advise getting instruction from a pelvic floor specialist who is trained in assessing the whole person to determine the appropriate exercise routines for you.
In my program, Restore Your Core, I cover many helpful exercises and routines that can help heal POP and any abdominal or core issues. To learn more about restorative exercises for uterine prolapse or other abdominal issues, consider checking out one of my previous blog posts on core workouts and exercises.
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DosageAdult: PO Erythema nodosum leprosum (Type 2) 100-300 mg at bedtime, reduce gradually once a satisfactory reponse is achieved. Max: 400 mg/day. Multiple myeloma Initial: 200 mg once daily, increase slowly according to patient tolerance. Max: 800 mg/day.
AdministrationShould be taken on an empty stomach. (Take on an empty stomach at least 1 hr after a meal, w/ a full glass of water.)
ContraindicationsPregnancy and lactation.
Special PrecautionsAll females of childbearing potential must use 2 reliable forms of contraception simultaneously 4 wk before starting therapy, during and 4 wk after therapy is discontinued. Therapy to be stopped immediately if pregnancy occurs. Male: Use of barrier methods of contraception if partner is of child-bearing potential. Do not donate blood or sperm during therapy. Patient should not drive or operate machinery. Discontinue therapy if any skin rash develops. Do not resume therapy if the rash is exfoliative, purpuric, or bullous, or if Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis suspected.
Adverse Drug ReactionsSevere and irreversible peripheral neuropathy, constipation, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, drowsiness, somnolence, bradycardia, increase of viral load in HIV-infected patients, hypersensitivity reaction.
Potentially Fatal: Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis and blood dyscrasias.
Drug Interactions Thalidomide enhances sedative activity of barbiturates, alcohol, chlorpromazine and reserpine. Avoid use of other drugs that have the potential to cause peripheral neuropathy. Increased risk of thromboembolic events with darbepoetin-alfa and doxorubicin.
Potentially Fatal: Increased risk of bone marrow supression with peg interferon alfa.
A precious, gemstone,mainly found in Cananda, Mexico, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar, India, SriLanka & East Africa. Can be in different shades of colours : orange, orange/brown or reddish. It exercises influnce of various kinds, if worn in a ring on a finger or as a pendent round the neck. Generally its used as advised in connection with planet Rahu(Dragon Head)
General properties of Hessonite
Planet: Rahu
Cosmic Color: Ultraviolet
Sign: Aquarious
Element: Ether
Time: Sunset
Day: Saturday
Favourite Colour : Cola, Blue, Black
Favourite Deity : Saraswati
The Nature of Rahu
The planet Rahu relates to mind, insanity, epilepsy, fights and brickerings and fruitless wanderings here and there.
The ill-effects of Rahu can be minimized and the good effects can be increased, according to Indian mythology, by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one can select as per one's convenience.
Donation, in charity, of a piece of cloth of cola colour or blue, to a needy person on any Saturday, will gain favours of Rahu.
Donating in charity if possible gold or lead also appeases Rahu.
Distributing Til (sesamum seeds) and mustard oil on any Saturday is another way to please Rahu.
Offering black flowers in Hawan (Fire Sacrifices) will go a long way to appease Rahu.
Giving away of black/Cola colour blanket in winter and also use of black/Cola Colour blankets for self brings the favour of Rahu.
Deep devotion to, and worship of, Lord Hanuman with favourite Mantras, Hanuman Chalisa regularly at least for 42 days is a powerful way to appease Rahu.
Reciting Rahu's Vedic Mantra with Red Sandal or 8 Mukhi(facet)Rudraksha Bead garland is likely to bring encouraging results.
Rahu/Dragon Head
Rahu is regarded as similar to Saturn in its effect. Smoky blue is its colour.Instinctual and animalistic in nature, Rahu is interested only in achieving all that gives pleasure, and even if it achieves all it wants, it is never satisfied (which is true of our animalistic nature). Although Rahu rules no sign of the zodiac, the zodiacal sign Virgo is its sign. Virgo is in fact assigned to Mercury, but Rahu being akin to Saturn and Mercury being a friend of Saturn, Rahu thus has authority over Virgo. Friendly signs are Gemini, Virgo, Libra. Cancer and Leo are its enemy signs. Mercury, Venus, and Saturn are friendly planets. Rahu is an enemy of Sun, Moon and Jupiter. Rahu gives auspicious results in Taurus and Libra. Rahu is capable of giving power when rightly posited or exalted and it gives fame, success in politics, money, and physical beauty (i.e., attraction).
Rahu is most effective between a person's forty-two and forty-eight years of age. Although it gives beneficial results while posited in the above-mentioned signs and houses, the gains obtained during its major period do not last long and one always feels anxious and dissatisfied, even if one gets everything one desires. Rahu creates physical and mental illnesses that cannot be diagnosed and cured easily.It produces suicidal tendencies, fears, phobias, poisonous bites, murder, theft, imprisonment, and diseases like cholera, dysentery, skin diseases, swelling of the uterus and constipation.
Dragon Head/Rahu Mantra to Chant
Ardha-kayam maha-veerayam Chandra-Aditiya-vimardhanam !
Simhika-garbha sambhoottam tam Rahum pran-maamya-ham !!
Gemstone for Rahu: Hessonite/Gomedh
A good-quality hessonite, the gemstone of Rahu, is one that reflects a nice honey color. Zircon has a considerable range of colors and is found in red, blue, green, yellow, orange, and brown shades but is not gomedh/hessonite. Blue and green hessonite or the white colorless variety of hessonite is not associated with Rahu. A pure and transparent hessonite having a delicate hue, brilliance, lustre, and uniform color neutralizes the evil effects of Rahu, and if Rahu is well posited it gives beneficial results during its major period and sub-periods, removes fear, creates clarity of mind, and helps spiritual growth.
Rahu is a spiritually inclined planet. When it is well-placed, the native usually has very strong spiritual tendencies, desire to do good to others and detachment from material goals. It is very influential and respected in society.
This gemstone helps to prevent the following diseases and conditions:
Cancer, fears, phobias, undiagnosable illnesses, poisons.
Effects of wearing Hessonite/Gomedh:
If Rahu is powerful in a person's horoscope, it causes many diseases, like mental strain, disturbance in abdomen. One afflicted by Rahu faces hindrances in his business, struggles in life, continuous shortage of money,career, discourd between husband and wife, a situation of divorce and nightmares.
Hessonite gemstone is also useful to those who want to get success in law practice, court affairs, government service, political sphere, gambling or any unsocial, illegal activities. Enemies can't stand long before the wearer of Gomedh.Hessonite/Gomedh is the birthstone for the month of January and it is also the recommended gemstone for a couple's secound wedding anniversary.For a deceased person who is about to undr go cremation, a hessonite/gomedh is the key to successful future birth. A hessonite is placed in the deceased person's mouth so that Rahu may not block the soul as it ventures toward its re-birth.
Rituals for wearing Hessonite/Gomedh Gemstone
The weight of the gemstone should not be less than 3 carats.
Hessonite should be set in silver ring or pendent.
After washing with water and fresh milk and chanting the Mantra,it should be worn in the middle finger of the right hand.
The wearer should donate sesame seeds, mustard oil, blue cloth or blanket and money, as much as one can afford, to a Brahmin or a priest and a horse should be fed grass and milk offered to a snake.
Day for putting on Hessonite/Gomedh: Saturday
Time: The best time to put on a hessonite/gomedh ring or pendent is two hours after the sunset
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A woman’s vagina is separated from her rectum by ligaments and tissues known as the rectovaginal septum. The tissues that line this wall are called fascia. At times, due to compromised pelvic health or pelvic injuries, a woman may experience a weakness of the vaginal wall and rectovaginal septum. When this occurs, a part of the rectum can bulge and protrude into the vagina. This is called a rectocele prolapse.
What is Rectocele?
Rectocele is a condition which causes the supportive tissues between the rectum and the vagina to weaken. This can occur due to excess pressure in the rectum, excess vaginal pressure, or excess intra-abdominal pressure leading to pelvic floor issues such as pelvic organ prolapse (POP). When this occurs, the separating tissues can herniate causing the front wall of the rectum to bulge into the vagina. This issue is also commonly called a posterior vaginal prolapse. Oftentimes, the prolapse is small and does not pose any painful symptoms or difficulties. However, in severe cases, the bulge may manifest outside of the vaginal opening and require surgical repair.
Signs and Symptoms of Rectocele
In many cases, someone may have a rectocele for a long period of time without noticing any symptoms.
In minor to moderate cases of symptomatic rectocele, someone may experience feelings of mild discomfort, pressure, or minor pain in the vaginal or rectal regions. This may be accompanied by a feeling of incompletion after bowel movements.
In moderate to severe cases, women with a rectocele may have an increased sensation of pain and discomfort in their vagina, rectum, or abdomen while pooping. This can be a result of the feces being pushed into the rectocele during a bowel movement. Women with moderate rectocele run a higher risk of constipation, painful intercourse, and lower abdominal and lower back pain. In severe cases, the rectocele can prolapse causing the tissue to protrude out of the vaginal opening.
Other symptoms of rectocele may include:
A small bulge in the wall of the vagina
Needing assistance of fingers to perform a bowel movement
Pressure in rectum
A feeling like an “air bubble” in the vagina
Pain, discomfort, or feelings of looseness during vaginal intercourse
Other pelvic organ prolapse issues such as vaginal prolapse, uterine prolapse, rectal prolapse, or other issues with the pelvic floor.
Rectocele is a common condition many women may face without ever knowing it. Most often it is associated with postpartum issues, but it can affect women who have never been pregnant as well.
If you are experiencing severe issues such as: tissue bulging through your vaginal opening or constant struggles with constipation, it may be time to consult your doctor for a proper diagnosis. Generally a Urogyn is the best bet for diagnosis.
What Causes Rectocele?
There are many reasons why someone may have pelvic floor related issues. Most commonly the weakening of the pelvic region, the vaginal and rectal tissues, and core strength relate to pregnancy and difficulties in vaginal childbirth – especially birthing multiple children. Women who required equipment assistance during their delivery (suction, forceps, etc) may run a higher risk of developing a rectocele than women who did not. Large babies and longer labor periods can also contribute to weakened pelvic floor muscles.
Some other possible causes for rectocele include:
Recurrent, chronic constipation
Chronic cough
Improper heavy lifting techniques
Obesity
Menopause
Age
Women going through menopause go through a host of changes and significant hormonal shifts that can affect the pelvic floor muscles. Aging can also affect durability and strength of muscles over time, especially in the pelvic region. Excess pressure in the abdomen like constant abdominal tension, excess abdominal tone, poor core strategy, poor exercise strategy can also contribute to pelvic floor weakness.
What happens if Rectocele Goes Untreated?
Rectocele is usually not a very serious condition and may go unnoticed for years. However, if someone is experiencing symptomatic rectocele and leaves it untreated, they might suffer a host of painful symptoms. A few risk factors of untreated, symptomatic rectocele include: chronic constipation, vaginal bleeding unassociated with menstrual cycles, prolapse the rectal wall into the back wall of the vagina, and rectocele repair surgery. It is important to consult your doctor if you are experiencing any of the symptoms listed above.
Can a Rectocele Go Away on its Own?
Unfortunately, it is ot thought that a rectocele will heal on its own. Although it can go asymptomatic for years, it will still remain there unless treated in some way. If ignored, a rectocele can become larger and present more problems over time. During a regular health exam, your doctor may notice the presence of a rectocele. If so, there are many ways you can pursue treatment without the need of surgery.
How do you Fix a Rectocele?
Fixing a rectocele can be done in many ways.
Diet & Exercise
Non-surgical treatment depends entirely on the severity of your rectocele. In most cases, rectocele can be treated through:
Exercise: Your doctor will most likely recommend performing daily exercise routines or pelvic floor therapy in order to strengthen and heal your pelvic floor. Exercises for POP are designed to heal many forms of pelvic organ prolapse and can greatly aid in your rectocele treatment.
Dieting: Dieting can also significantly help with any digestive issues that might be contributing to your rectocele. A high fiber diet and ensuring you are consistently well hydrated can help reduce your risk of constipation and straining during bowel movements.
Vaginal Pessary: Your doctor may recommend a vaginal pessary to help support the bulging tissues in your vagina. A pessary is a small rubber or plastic ring used for vaginal health.
Surgery
At times, exercise based treatment is not enough to treat rectocele. Surgical repair may be considered if you are experiencing: a prolapse which protrudes outside of your vagina, or additional pelvic floor issues that may be increasing the painful symptoms. In this case, rectocele repair surgery might be advised and any co-occurring issues can be repaired at once. In many cases, it is a minimally invasive surgery that removes any excess tissue along the bulge and stitches the area up for support.
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Believe it or not, diastasis recti can affect men just as it can affect women. One of the biggest myths surrounding diastasis recti is that it only occurs in women postpartum. However, diastasis recti is a universal occurrence that affects the abdominal wall without gender specificity.
What is Diastasis Recti?
Diastasis recti occurs when excess pressure is exerted on the abdominal muscles. This excess pressure can cause them to separate – creating a “gap” in the center of the core. Diastasis recti is also associated with the stretching and thinning of the linea alba (the connective tissue that lies underneath the abs). This tissue binds the vertical muscles on each side of your belly button (the abdominis recti or 6-pack muscles). This occurrence leaves a gap between the vertical muscles and leaves the abdominals unsupported, which can lead to a host of issues.
In men and women, this gap can be created in the midline of your belly anywhere from the pubic bone to the base of your ribcage. During a crunch or sit-up, where one would normally feel tension and closure, there is a space in between.
Symptoms
The symptoms of a diastasis recti in men don’t vary much from women. The hallmark sign of a diastasis recti in many men is the vertical bulge that appears between the abdominal walls when performing a crunch or a sit-up. Yet, some other distinguishable symptoms include:
Constipation
Lower back pain
Urinary incontinence
Difficulty breathing
Discomfort in bodily movements
Weakened core
Sensation of a weak core
*Note: not all of these symptoms are directly related to a diastasis recti. If you are experiencing many or most of these symptoms it could be a sign of another underlying illness. If you are concerned, pay your doctor a visit to determine what else may be going on.
It is also important to know that not everyone will experience all of these symptoms. It is common for people to experience only one or a few of these symptoms. A diagnosis from a specialist is important.
Diastasis Recti Test
If you think you have a diastasis recti, you can perform a self-test at home or have a physical therapist assess you.
A self-assessment can be performed as follows:
Lie on your back in a comfortable position. Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the floor.
Place one hand on your belly with your fingers pointing straight down on your core.
If you need support for your head, place your other hand under your head and neck for support. Slowly lift your head and add minimal pressure to your fingers placed on your core. With no diastasis recti, there is the feeling of a toned wall as you lift your head up. If you feel a gap, or your fingers sink into your core, you likely have diastasis recti. In very obvious cases, you can feel the sides of your core muscles in between that gap on the left and right sides.
Repeat the process for the areas just above your belly button and below your belly button to determine whether or not the diastasis recti is isolated or in your core as a whole.
After performing a self-assessment, there are a few things to keep in mind. A gap that is only one or two finger widths wide is not a big concern, as long as it is shallow – but caution is recommended. However, if you discover that you have a gap ranging from 2.7 cms or larger (2.5 fingers or larger) you should consult a PT or OT. Regardless of the size of the gap, if there is a gap, it is in your best interest to consider core restoration rehab and strength building exercises to help close the gap and prevent it from widening further.
What Causes a Diastasis Recti in Men?
While a diastasis recti is usually caused by pregnancy in women, research has helped reveal several causes of the condition in men. Some of the common reasons for a diastasis recti to develop are:
Frequent or rapid changes in weight
Weightlifting
Certain core exercises
Underlying Abdominal Illnesses (i.e. stomach cancer, or cirrhosis)
Obesity
The most common cause is improper exercise and weight-lifting, especially when it comes to abdominal exercises like: sit-ups, crunches, push-ups, and front planks. These exercises are not harmful if approached intelligently. However, making compromises or taking cheats can greatly affect your physical well-being and lead to an injury like diastasis recti.
In addition to this, excess weight and obesity can be a leading cause of diastasis recti in men. Excess weight can place undue stress on the abdominal muscles and cause them to separate and weaken. However, it is important to note that this is not limited to excess body fat. Increased levels of weight gain or weight loss due to muscular expansion or can also go hand in hand with a diastasis recti. That is why diastasis recti is most commonly seen in heavy-weight bodybuilders.
Finally, age and certain medical conditions can lead to a diastasis recti. Conditions such as cirrhosis of the liver and abdominal wall cancer could also be culprits of diastasis recti in men.
How then can we properly approach exercise and strength training without causing injury while promoting strength, functionality, and health?
Core Restoration Through Effective Training
The best approach to healing a diastasis recti is core training versus a standard exercise routine. How we hold our bodies, how we stand, whether we have a tense, tight belly, our exercise regimens, and our breathing patterns all play part in core functionality or lead to a system fault. The biggest issue exercise is how often we compensate. Not because it’s a fault of ours, but because our body is intelligent enough to implement other bodily systems when another one fails.
Arbitrary sit-ups, crunches, and planks will not fix a core system failure. We need to train our core, not just exercise our core. In training, we are teaching our core to do its job, to manage load (weights and movement), our weight, and endurance. Being good at exercise does not properly train your core to be resilient, reflexive, and responsive. With a diastasis recti, the body has lost its innate support system it once had. However, it is not gone forever, but clearing the fog surrounding exercise and health is the primary goal to healing. It is what I work on daily in my Restore Your Core Program.
Some key ground rules when working to strengthen your care via effective core training are:
Do not bulge your abs when doing core exercises!
Do not brace (do not overreact or compensate during core exercises)
Do not bear down when doing core exercises. Bearing down is a movement similar to making a bowel movement. Do not add additional pressure to your abdomen.
Never hold your breath while doing core exercises!
These common cheats can worsen a diastasis recti. To learn more about effective core strength training, check out my Essential Strength page for strength exercises that cover your whole body head to toe.
Functionality Exercises for Diastasis Recti
Restoring your core is all about gaining functionality back. The exercises below are great examples of how to help build strength beginning from a basic level.
Candles:
Candles is a breathing technique that helps with ab contraction. This exercise can be done while in any position. Inhale normally and on your exhale, release your breath slowly (i.e. hiss, soft blow, between teeth) as if you were blowing out a lot of candles. If done properly, you should feel your abdominal muscles contract/respond.
Tabletop or Reverse Marching:
Lie down similarly to that of a diastasis test. On each exhale, practice candles. As you exhale, alternate bringing your knee, while still bent, toward your body.
Goddess Side Bend:
While standing with wide feet placement (knees aligned with feet), begin candles exhale and bend your knees slowly until they are level with your ankles. Stabilize your body by pressing your heels into the floor. Side bend by raising your arm while maintaining resistance. Repeat side rotations 3x and then return to a standing position.
Goddess Squat Twist:
Repeat steps outlined above but have your arms stacked across your chest. While in the goddess position, twist by using your ribcage and not your arms. Repeat side twists 4x and return to a standing position
Lunge with a Twist and Chop:
Practice lunging. As you bring one leg forward–all while maintaining correct posture–lift your hands, palms crossed, in front of your face. Then slowly begin to twist toward your forward leg. As you twist toward your forward leg, bring your arms across your thigh in a chopping motion.
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Exercises to Avoid
There are several everyday exercises and movements that those with a diastasis recti should avoid. You want to avoid any exercises that put extra stress on the midline. These can stretch or expand the abdominal wall and can lead to the condition worsening.
Avoid doing the following:
Yoga poses or stretching routines that stretch the abs
Most crunches
Full push-ups
Any exercises that cause your abdominal wall to bulge
Remember that healing will look different for each person. The time it takes to heal depends on the severity of the injury to the linea alba and connective tissues. Yet, you should be hopeful knowing it takes time! For some people it can take years to properly heal and to restore full function, but healing is possible.
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Button bush was often employed medicinally by native North American Indian tribes who used it to treat a range of ailments. It is little used in modern herbalism. A tea made from the bark is astringent, emetic, febrifuge and tonic. A strong decoction has been used to treat diarrhoea and dysentery, stomach complaints, haemorrhages etc. It has been used as a wash for eye inflammations. A decoction of either the roots or the fruits have been used as a laxative to treat constipation The leaves are astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic and tonic. A tea has been used to check menstrual flow and to treat fevers, kidney stones, pleurisy etc. The plant has a folk reputation for relieving malaria. The inner bark has been chewed in the treatment of toothaches.
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Ecclesden Manor, Angmering, West Sussex.
The annual garden party in aid of the RNLI was regularly held in the beautiful gardens around Ecclesden Manor.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways.
Atropa belladonna or Atropa bella-donna, commonly known as Belladonna, Devil's Berries, Death Cherries or Deadly Nightshade, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Solanaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. The foliage and berries are extremely toxic, containing tropane alkaloids. These toxins include scopolamine and hyoscyamine which cause a bizarre delirium and hallucinations, and are also used as pharmaceutical anticholinergics. The drug atropine is derived from the plant.
It has a long history of use as a medicine, cosmetic, and poison. Before the Middle Ages, it was used as an anesthetic for surgery, the ancient Romans used it as a poison (the wife of Emperor Augustus and the wife of Claudius both used it to murder contemporaries) and predating this it was used to make poison tipped arrows. The genus name "atropa" comes from Atropos, one of the three Fates in Greek mythology, and the name "bella donna" is derived from Italian and means "beautiful woman".
Belladonna is one of the most toxic plants found in the Western hemisphere. All parts of the plant contain tropane alkaloids. The berries pose the greatest danger to children because they look attractive and have a somewhat sweet taste. The consumption of two to five berries by children and ten to twenty berries by adults can be lethal. The root of the plant is generally the most toxic part, though this can vary from one specimen to another. Ingestion of a single leaf of the plant can be fatal to an adult.
The active agents in Belladonna, atropine, hyoscine (scopolamine), and hyoscyamine, have anticholinergic properties. The symptoms of belladonna poisoning include dilated pupils, sensitivity to light, blurred vision, tachycardia, loss of balance, staggering, headache, rash, flushing, dry mouth and throat, slurred speech, urinary retention, constipation, confusion, hallucinations, delirium, and convulsions. In 2009, atropa belladonna that was mistaken for blueberries with six berries ingested by an adult woman was documented to result in severe anticholinergic syndrome. The plant's deadly symptoms are caused by atropine's disruption of the parasympathetic nervous system's ability to regulate involuntary activities such as sweating, breathing, and heart rate. The antidote for belladonna poisoning is physostigmine or pilocarpine, the same as for atropine.
Atropa belladonna is also toxic to many domestic animals, causing narcosis and paralysis. However, cattle and rabbits eat the plant seemingly without suffering harmful effects. In humans its anticholinergic properties will cause the disruption of cognitive capacities like memory and learning.
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Pelvic floor physiotherapists help women rehabilitate their pelvic floor region. The muscle groups within the core and pelvic region can be weakened by childbirth, surgery, genetics, heavy lifting, rapid weight gain, constipation, menopause, improper breathing mechanics, and more. These muscle groups aid in supporting the uterus, bladder, and bowels. They form a slinglike grouping from the pubic bone to the front of the tailbone at the back. Damaged or weakened pelvic floors can affect bladder and bowel control, leading to urinary and rectal incontinence or even pelvic organ prolapse.
At times, the pelvic floor can become overactive or hypertonic. This means that their pelvic floor muscles are overly tight and tense all of the time, even when they should be relaxed. Learning to relax and release the pelvic floor muscles (muscles contractions like the short contraction of the bulging of a bicep or long contraction, like the slow, contained stretching out of a bicep) will help ease overactivity. An overactive pelvic floor can cause many symptoms such as: back pain, pain during sex, heaviness or incontinence.
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What is a pelvic floor specialist?
Doctors who specialize in pelvic floor dysfunction issues are called urogynecologists and physiotherapists. A urogynecologist will care for women with pelvic floor disorders by providing services that help evaluate pelvic floor health and provide primarily surgical treatments for pelvic organ prolapse. Their speciality covers the muscles, ligaments, connective tissues, and nerves within the uterus, vagina, bladder, and rectum.
A physiotherapist or Occupational therapist who specializes in pelvic floor treatment helps treat pelvic floor issues non-surgically. This is commonly done through exercise and manual therapy as well as extended education and advice on how to properly engage and strengthen your pelvic floor. Other specialists who aid in pelvic floor therapy include movement specialists and occupational therapists. Movement therapy can play a significant part in retraining the body toward correct posture, alignment, deep-tissue manipulation, and provide educational instruction on how the body works and how it heals.
What is involved in pelvic floor physical therapy?
Pelvic floor therapy most commonly involves exercises and education on how to properly engage and strengthen the pelvic floor. A specialist like a physiotherapist will help instruct their clients with a range of techniques ranging from:
Breathing mechanics
Therapeutic exercise & core building
Pelvic muscle relaxation exercises
Pelvic floor realignment
Post-delivery therapy (vaginal delivery and c-section delivery)
Proper posture
Symptom treatment
Physical education
Pelvic floor therapy seeks to instruct women in how their bodies work while also treating any conditions causing pain or embarrassing symptoms – like pelvic organ prolapse. When seeking treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction or POP, there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Professional Care
When seeking treatment for PFD or POP, make sure that the instructor or doctor is trained and educated in pelvic floor treatment. An initial assessment by a urogynecologist can assist you with a referral to a great physical therapy specialist.
Consultation
Seeking physical therapy for pelvic floor issues does not require a referral from a medical professional. When you see a physio, they will take a full history of your bladder and bowel function, sexual function and medical and surgical history. A pelvic floor assessment is commonly performed through what is called a manual palpation. This is an internal assessment to determine pelvic floor muscle function, strength, and overall health. They will also be interested in your fitness activities.
Treatment
Treatment for PFD could include exercises, biofeedback (electronic monitoring), and manual treatment of the muscles. In my programs I give extensive advice and education regarding daily activities and fitness, as well as good bladder and bowel habits, and proper posture and breathing mechanics. Function based training of the pelvic floor helps get your muscles back to working effectively when you need them.
RYC & Movement Therapy for PFD
In your search for pelvic floor therapy, you should consider a therapist trained in treating those with PFD – someone who is knowledgeable in their field and has experience in treating symptoms of PFD or POP. As an internationally recognized Yoga + Pilates teacher specializing in core and PF issues, I have been working with people for years with various core related issues. I am a longtime movement teacher with 20 years of experience guiding people through injury rehab. With my years of experience I have created online exercise programs that are challenging, unique, safe, sustainable, and life-changing for clients who may be facing difficult symptoms for PFD or diastasis recti such as prolapse, incontinence, chronic pain, and weakened rectus abdominis muscles.
When should you see a pelvic floor therapist?
Symptoms vary and differ from person to person. Whether your pelvic floor dysfunction is caused by an underlying illness or disease or caused by incorrect breathing mechanics or a result of an abdominal injury may also increase pain or play a part in the dysfunction of the pelvic region. Some of the most common symptoms associated with pelvic floor dysfunction may include:
Stress urinary incontinence (increase urinary retention or urinary frequency)
Rectal incontinence
Incessant need to pee
Difficulty in emptying your bladder or bowel
A prolapse
Pain in your pelvic region
Pain during sexual intercourse, sexual dysfunction
Tight and overused pelvic floor muscles can result in painful and embarrassing symptoms. Pelvic pain and loss of control with bowel movements can be an embarrassing result of pelvic floor dysfunction. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms above or any other discomfort or pain, you should consider contacting a medical professional to be assessed.
However, if these symptoms are present, there are ways to begin healing and loosen your pelvic floor muscles in order to gain back control over your body.
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PF therapy can help
A physiotherapist will help increase muscular mobility and strength while helping reduce pain by teaching gentle stretches and exercises. They are specially trained to help strengthen or rehabilitate the pelvic floor.As you know by now, therapy goes way beyond kegels.
My 12 Week Program: Restore Your Core offers a step by step approach to strengthening your whole body. If you feel a bit unprepared to tackle a long program, here is a video of 5 exercises that are wonderful to get you started. Regardless of who you see and whether or not a medical professional is needed, PFD physical therapy can assist in treating painful symptoms such as:
incontinence
difficulty with bladder or bowel movements
painful sex
constipation
pelvic pain
endometriosis
vaginismus
menopause symptoms
pregnancy and postpartum wellness
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At the same time last year, this tree was covered in flowers - this year it is covered in fruit.
It is claimed that early white settlers in Australia (and also Pacific islanders) used the fruit as candles, hence the common name.
Claims have also been made that the seeds of the plant can help in weight loss, to lower cholesterol, and for the treatment of great variety of conditions including arthritis, baldness, cellulite, constipation, hemorrhoids, to improve skin conditions, as an appetite suppressant, and as an aid to stop cravings for tobacco. See www.herbalsafety.utep.edu/facts.asp?ID=51
I brought some of this fruit home with me. I'm not sure if I should eat it, burn it or anoint myself with it.
Before you chomp into a large plateful, here is some prudent advice, courtesy of Black Diamond Images - thank you BDI!
"The seeds of this species are sometimes eaten and they can taste quite pleasant, however, they can produce severe vomiting and diarrhea. Everist (1974)"
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Banana is the common name for a type of fruit and also the herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce this commonly eaten fruit. They are native to the tropical region of Southeast Asia. Today, they are cultivated throughout the tropics.
The banana fruit grow in hanging clusters, with up to 20 fruit to a tier (called a hand), and 3–20 tiers to a bunch. The total of the hanging clusters is known as a bunch, or commercially as a "banana stem", and can weigh from 30–50 kg. The fruit averages 125 g, of which approximately 75% is water and 25% dry matter content. Each individual fruit (known as a banana or 'finger') has a protective outer layer (a peel or skin) with a fleshy edible inner portion. Both skin and inner part can be eaten raw or cooked. Western cultures generally eat the inside raw and throw away the skin while some Asian cultures generally eat both the skin and inside cooked.
Bananas are a valuable source of vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium.
Bananas are among the most widely consumed foods in the world. Most banana farmers receive a low unit price for their produce as supermarkets buy enormous quantities and receive a discount for that business. Competition amongst supermarkets has led to reduced margins in recent years which in turn has led to lower prices for growers. Chiquita, Del Monte, Dole, and Fyffes grow their own bananas in Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. Banana plantations are capital intensive and demand high expertise, so the majority of independent growers are large and wealthy landowners of these countries. This has led to bananas being available as a "fair trade" or Rainforest Alliance certified item in some countries.
The banana has an extensive trade history beginning with the founding of the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita) at the end of the nineteenth century. For much of the 20th century, bananas and coffee dominated the export economies of Central America. In the 1930s, bananas and coffee made up as much as 75% of the region's exports. As late as 1960, the two crops accounted for 67% of the exports from the region. Though the two were grown in similar regions, they tended not to be distributed together. The United Fruit Company based its business almost entirely on the banana trade, as the coffee trade proved too difficult for it to control. The term "banana republic" has been broadly applied to most countries in Central America, but from a strict economic perspective only Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama were actual "banana republics", countries with economies dominated by the banana trade.
The countries of the European Union have traditionally imported many of their bananas from the former European island colonies of the Caribbean, paying guaranteed prices above global market rates. As of 2005, these arrangements were in the process of being withdrawn under pressure from other major trading powers, principally the United States. The withdrawal of these indirect subsidies to Caribbean producers is expected to favour the banana producers of Central America, in which American companies have an economic interest.
By a high potassium to sodium content, bananas may prevent high blood pressure and its complications. High fiber content may also contribute to this effect. High potassium may also prevent renal calcium loss, in effect preventing bone breakdown. In diarrhea, it contributes with electrolyte replacement, as well as increased absorption of nutrients. Bananas also have some antacid effect, protecting from peptic ulcers. Pectin content, a hydrocolloid, can ease constipation by normalizing movement through the intestine. The low glycemic index in unripe bananas is of particular benefit to people with diabetes. High fructooligosaccharide content may work as a prebiotic, nourishing the intestinal flora to produce beneficial vitamins and enzymes. Carotenoid content has antioxidant effects, and protects against vitamin A deficiency, resulting in e.g. night blindness. Moderate consumption decreases risk of kidney cancer, possibly due to antioxidant phenolic compounds. In contrast, large consumption of highly processed fruit juice increases the risk of kidney cancer. In a 2001 study (Hamilton & Jensen) it was established that all bananas contain the same number of calories. The study determined that the calorific density varied depending on the size of banana to keep the calorific value at a constant 163 Kcal.
Fruit consumption in general decreases the risk of age-related macular degeneration.
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Under the "Lome Convention" the EU used to agree to buy 8% of it's bananas from former colonies in the Caribbean. These banana sales are crucial to the livelihoods of 200,000 people in countries where unemployment rates are 30-50%.
The Chiquita Company is a U.S. company that owns banana plantations in Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama where thousands of underpaid workers are exposed to dangerous pesticides and unions are banned. Chiquita supplies 50% of the EU's banana imports each year, but wants an even larger market share. Chiquita grows no bananas in the US, but few days after the corporation donated $500,000 to the Democratic Party the Clinton/Gore administration filed a complaint with the WTO on behalf of Chiquita. The WTO ruled in favor of the U.S. and Chiquita. The EU initially refused to comply with the WTO ruling, Chiquita then donated $350,000 to the Republican Party and the Republican-dominated Congress prepared legislation to impose tariffs on goods imported from the EU as punishment for refusing to comply with the WTO's ruling.
Hidden away in a discrete corner of the museum's Space gallery is this gem of a display cabinet.
Male suction toilet (waste management system) top, was used by the cosmonauts on the Soyuz spacecraft. The orange item is the 'collection bag', it's genuine and looks like it's been used.
The female vacuum toilet, centre, as used by the first woman in space - Valentina Tereshkova on her Vostok-6 flight in 1963.
On the shelf at right is a shaver also with vacuum collection. The stuff at the bottom is the vacuum equipment.
Current space toilets on the Shuttle and ISS work on the same principle but astronauts wear disposable nappies during lift-off, space walks and landing.
Apparently Astronaut food is designed to be 'low residue', so I guess high fibre is out and constipation is good.
Ya sure gotta hand it to the Ruskie engineers - "Eh, comrade I think we really cracked it, no more nappies now!
Check out the info at the Powerhouse Museum:
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва; Belarusian: Валянціна Уладзіміраўна Церашко́ва) (born March 6, 1937) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut, and was the first woman in space. She was selected out of more than four hundred applicants, and then out of five finalists, to pilot Vostok 6 on the 16 June, 1963, becoming both the first woman and the first civilian to fly in space, as she was only honorarily inducted into the USSR's Air Force as a condition on joining the Cosmonaut Corps. During her three-day mission, she performed various tests on herself to collect data on the female body's reaction to spaceflight.
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Piles can be cured through various yoga asanas. Piles and yoga simply means that yoga helps a great deal to treat piles. Before we go onto exactly how piles and yoga works, it is important to know just what Piles are. Piles are enlarged blood vessels which are present near the anal region. This disease can affect people of all ages. The veins present in the rectal area get inflamed and this results in a great deal of pain. There are two types of Piles – external and internal. Internal piles are those which are found inside the body, close tot the anal canal. External piles can be seen outside. There are several reasons why piles occur. These include:-
• Obesity
• Stress
• Lack of exercise
• Intake of a low fiber diet
• Constipation
• Eating too much oily and spicy food
• Pregnant women suffer from piles as the fetus gets heavier and puts weight on the abdomen. Increased blood flow during pregnancy is also the reason for this.
Yoga for Piles treatment can be done toghter. Some of the yoga asanas for piles are:-Shirsha Asana( Headstand), Chakrasana (Wheel Pose), Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend pose), Sarvanga Asana(The Shoulder stand), Tada Asana (The Mountain Pose), Padahasta Asana(Hand to Foot Pose), Surya Namaskara (Sun Salutation), Pavanamukta Asana (The Wind Releasing Pose), and Pranayama (Breathing Control). Apart from piles and yoga practices, you can also relieve yourself from piles with the following home remedies:
Take 1 tbsp black cumin seeds (shah jeera), roast and mix with 1 tbsp of un roasted black cumin seeds and powder both together. Take 1/2 a tsp with a glass of water once a day.
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Radish juice taken in the morning and night. Start with 1/4 a cup and increase to 1/2 a cup gradually over a period of 1 month.
Tip 3:
Wash 3-4 figs. Soak in a glass of water over night. Eat them first thing in the morning. Again repeat in the night.
Tip 4: Boil 1 ripe banana in 1 cup of milk, mash well. Take 3-4 times a day.
Tip 5: Crush bitter gourd leaves and extract the juice. Mix 3 tsp in 1 glass of buttermilk, and drink on an empty stomach every morning, for a month.
Tip 6:Drink a glass of buttermilk with 1/4 tsp carom seed powder (ajwain) and a pinch of salt. And to know more visit www.yogagurusuneelsingh.com
Lovely old enamel sign in the gents toilet at Quorn station,on the Great Central Railway.I had a vague idea of what Albonoids would do,but had to look it up to confirm,and yes,a cure for constipation.
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Pelvic floor physiotherapists help women rehabilitate their pelvic floor region. The muscle groups within the core and pelvic region can be weakened by childbirth, surgery, genetics, heavy lifting, rapid weight gain, constipation, menopause, improper breathing mechanics, and more. These muscle groups aid in supporting the uterus, bladder, and bowels. They form a slinglike grouping from the pubic bone to the front of the tailbone at the back. Damaged or weakened pelvic floors can affect bladder and bowel control, leading to urinary and rectal incontinence or even pelvic organ prolapse.
At times, the pelvic floor can become overactive or hypertonic. This means that their pelvic floor muscles are overly tight and tense all of the time, even when they should be relaxed. Learning to relax and release the pelvic floor muscles (muscles contractions like the short contraction of the bulging of a bicep or long contraction, like the slow, contained stretching out of a bicep) will help ease overactivity. An overactive pelvic floor can cause many symptoms such as: back pain, pain during sex, heaviness or incontinence.
What is a pelvic floor specialist?
Doctors who specialize in pelvic floor dysfunction issues are called urogynecologists and physiotherapists. A urogynecologist will care for women with pelvic floor disorders by providing services that help evaluate pelvic floor health and provide primarily surgical treatments for pelvic organ prolapse. Their speciality covers the muscles, ligaments, connective tissues, and nerves within the uterus, vagina, bladder, and rectum.
A physiotherapist or Occupational therapist who specializes in pelvic floor treatment helps treat pelvic floor issues non-surgically. This is commonly done through exercise and manual therapy as well as extended education and advice on how to properly engage and strengthen your pelvic floor. Other specialists who aid in pelvic floor therapy include movement specialists and occupational therapists. Movement therapy can play a significant part in retraining the body toward correct posture, alignment, deep-tissue manipulation, and provide educational instruction on how the body works and how it heals.
What is involved in pelvic floor physical therapy?
Pelvic floor therapy most commonly involves exercises and education on how to properly engage and strengthen the pelvic floor. A specialist like a physiotherapist will help instruct their clients with a range of techniques ranging from:
Breathing mechanics
Therapeutic exercise & core building
Pelvic floor realignment
Proper posture
Symptom treatment
Physical education
Pelvic floor therapy seeks to instruct women in how their bodies work while also treating any conditions causing pain or embarrassing symptoms – like pelvic organ prolapse. When seeking treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction or POP, there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Professional Care
When seeking treatment for PFD or POP, make sure that the instructor or doctor is trained and educated in pelvic floor treatment. An initial assessment by a urogynecologist can assist you with a referral to a great physical therapy specialist.
Consultation
Seeking physical therapy for pelvic floor issues does not require a referral from a medical professional. When you see a physio, they will take a full history of your bladder and bowel function, sexual function and medical and surgical history. A pelvic floor assessment is commonly performed through what is called a manual palpation. This is an internal assessment to determine pelvic floor muscle function, strength, and overall health. They will also be interested in your fitness activities.
Treatment
Treatment for PFD could include exercises, biofeedback (electronic monitoring), and manual treatment of the muscles. In my programs I give extensive advice and education regarding daily activities and fitness, as well as good bladder and bowel habits, and proper posture and breathing mechanics. Function based training of the pelvic floor helps get your muscles back to working effectively when you need them.
RYC & Movement Therapy for PFD
In your search for pelvic floor therapy, you should consider a therapist trained in treating those with PFD – someone who is knowledgeable in their field and has experience in treating symptoms of PFD or POP. As an internationally recognized Yoga + Pilates teacher specializing in core and PF issues, I have been working with people for years with various core related issues. I am a longtime movement teacher with 20 years of experience guiding people through injury rehab. With my years of experience I have created online exercise programs that are challenging, unique, safe, sustainable, and life-changing for clients who may be facing difficult symptoms for PFD or diastasis recti such as prolapse, incontinence, chronic pain, and weakened rectus abdominis muscles.
When should you see a pelvic floor therapist?
Symptoms vary and differ from person to person. Whether your pelvic floor dysfunction is caused by an underlying illness or disease or caused by incorrect breathing mechanics or a result of an abdominal injury may also increase pain or play a part in the dysfunction of the pelvic region. Some of the most common symptoms associated with pelvic floor dysfunction may include:
Urinary incontinence
Rectal incontinence
Incessant need to pee
Difficulty in emptying your bladder or bowel
A prolapse
Pain in your pelvic region
Painful sex
Tight and overused pelvic floor muscles can result in painful and embarrassing symptoms. Pelvic pain and loss of control with bowel movements can be an embarrassing result of pelvic floor dysfunction. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms above or any other discomfort or pain, you should consider contacting a medical professional to be assessed.
However, if these symptoms are present, there are ways to begin healing and loosen your pelvic floor muscles in order to gain back control over your body.
PF therapy can help
A physiotherapist will help increase muscular mobility and strength while helping reduce pain by teaching gentle stretches and exercises. They are specially trained to help strengthen or rehabilitate the pelvic floor. As you know by now, therapy goes way beyond kegels.
My 13 Week Program: Restore Your Core offers a step by step approach to strengthening your whole body. If you feel a bit unprepared to tackle a long program, here is a video of 5 exercises that are wonderful to get you started. Regardless of who you see and whether or not a medical professional is needed, PFD physical therapy can assist in treating painful symptoms such as:
incontinence
difficulty with bladder or bowel movements
painful sex
constipation
pelvic pain
endometriosis
vaginismus
menopause symptoms
pregnancy and postpartum wellness
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Yoga believes that, first and foremost, one should know one’s own body and its particular requirements. Each part of the body has its own importance. Navel is a very important part among them. It is considered to be the centre of all the organs of the body. There are 72000 nerves are spread all over the body. It is normally pulled by some tissues, which keep it in its place if for any reason these tissues get pulled then the navel gets displaced.
If the navel is displaced upward, then diseases like constipation, heart palpitation anxiety and stress. And if the navel is displaced downward then problems like loose motion, night fall, indigestion, week-ness etc. if it is displaced to side then there is shooting stomach aches. And women get various dieses like irregular menstruation, complication of the uterus and leucorrhoea etc.
The best treatment for navel displacement three asana are described in the chapter below should be practiced in the same sequence for bringing the dislodged navel at the right place.
1 Dhanurasana (Bow pose): Lie flat on your abdomen, with the legs and feet together and the arms and hands beside the body. Bend the knees and bring the heels close to the buttocks. Place the chin on the floor clasp the hand around the ankles. Take a deep breath and raise your head trunk and legs above the round in order to left legs, pull hands and legs in opposite, direction support the entire body on the floor. Hold the position for as long as is comfortable and then slowly relaxing the leg muscles lower the legs, chest and head to the starting position. Do it minimum 3 times daily.
Benefits: This asana helps to improve digestion by stimulating gastric secretions. The liver abdominal organ and muscles are massaged. This asana is recommended for the management of diabetes, menstrual disorders and neck pain. Caution: Patients of colitis, hernia and slipped disc should avoid this asana. Heart patients and hyper tension patients should avoid this asana also.
2 Chakraasana (wheel pose): Lie flat on your back with legs straight on the floor. Bend your legs from the knees and with the help of the hands, bring the heels as close to the hips as possible slowly raise the body and arch the back, allowing the crown on the head to support the weight of the upper body. Putting pressure on the palms, raise your body from the floor arching the back straight then the knees further by moving the trunk towards the head let the head hang hand between the straight arms. Hold the final position for as long as is comfortable slowly lower the body so the head rests on the floor and then lower the rest of the body. This is one round repeat 3 times.
Benefits: This asana tones up the nervous, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular and glandular systems. This asana keep dislodged navel at its right position.
Caution: while lifting the body leave the neck loose or else there is fear of a sprain in the neck. People with any illness, during pregnancy and weak wrists should not practice this asana
3 Matsyasana (Fish Pose): This posture is dedicated to Matsya. Matsya means a fish. Lie flat on you back keeping the legs straight on the floor with feet together. Bend the legs and do padmasana in the lying position. Carefully bend back ward, supporting the body with the arms and elbows. Lift the chest slightly, take the head back and lower the crown of the head to the floor. Hold the big toes and rest the elbows on the floor. Adjust the position of head and hands so that the back is arched to the maximum. Relax the arms and the whole body, allowing the head, buttocks and legs to support the weight of the body close the eyes and breathe slowly and deeply. Stay in this posture as long as you feel comfortable. Return to starting position, reversing the order of movements. Do it one time only.
Benefits: This asana stretches the intestines and abdominal organs and is useful for all abdominal ailments. The dorsal region is fully extended in this posture and the chest is well expanded. Practice of this asana is very good for asthma and bronchitis as it encourages deep respiration. The asana is very useful for the treatment of constipation, tonsillitis, neck pain and disorders of reproduction system
Caution: People who suffer from heart disease, hernia, ulcers, H.B.P, Acute neck pain and pregnant women should not practice this asana.
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Pelvic floor therapy is recommended for conditions where the pelvic floor and core system is not functioning optimally. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and its related conditions can be caused by many different things. These can include:
Infections
Pregnancy or childbirth
Poor posture
Trauma
Chronic back pain
Surgery
However, PFD can also seem to have no cause and present itself with a host of painful symptoms. In some women, the cause of PFD can be a result of postpartum diastasis recti. The pelvic floor is made up of muscles and other tissues which form a sling from the pubic symphysis to the tailbone. Many cases of PFD stem from a lack of sufficient support from the pelvic floor. These pelvic floor muscles assist in maintaining correct posture, abdominal and pelvic organ support, and aid in bladder and bowel control as well as sexual activity. If these muscles become overactive or overused (hypertonic), the results can be quite painful and function can decrease significantly. Less often, the pelvic floor muscles are hypotonic–lacking sufficient resting tension to perform their jobs. Yet, due to the complexity of the anatomy and functions of the pelvic region, the underlying cause of pain can be difficult to determine. In this case, the whole body must be treated and physical therapy including pelvic floor exercise can greatly aid in men and women in their healing process and recovery.
Why do I need pelvic floor therapy?
(POP) or pelvic organ prolapse is a type of pelvic floor dysfunction in which one or more pelvic floor organs (i.e. bladder, rectum, small bowel, uterus, etc) shift toward or down into the vaginal canal. This most commonly happens with conditions like diastasis recti, which create an imbalance of muscle and ligament tension supporting the pelvic floor; many people who have POP also have a DRA. Women who experience a pelvic organ prolapse sometimes describe the occurrence as feeling like a “stuck tampon,” a heavy pelvic floor, or as bubbles in the urethra. Some other symptoms present may include:
constipation
pelvic pain during sex
urinary/fecal incontinence
Most fitness gurus try to educate their clients with core exercise routines that engage the pelvic floor and the core together. They believe that if you engage your core in any activity, you should also engage your pelvic floor. However, I believe there is a lot wrong with this routine and practice.
As a trained and educated professional, I never, ever attempt to teach pelvic floor muscles to engage in exercise. Rather, it is important to train the pelvic floor to lift and release appropriately depending on the exercise and the weight. This is what I teach in my 13-week program, Restore Your Core.
What do they do in pelvic floor physical therapy?
In physical therapy for pelvic floor issues therapeutic treatments may vary. An initial assessment will most likely be made by your physical therapist. This can include a manual palpation either vaginally or rectally. Palpitation of the vaginal wall helps physical therapists determine muscles tightness, areas of tenderness and pain, and muscle strength.
Getting to Know Your Pelvic Floor
Imbalances of the PF muscles – can be difficult to feel and perceive. One of the most unhelpful tips that pelvic floor exercisers tend to give is the misguided and incessant demand for exercising kegels. Kegels can prevent treatment from happening because it makes everything tighter and even harder to feel. While Kegel exercises performed correctly can be useful for toning the pelvic floor muscles, in the case of hypertonic muscles, you’re adding tension to tension, and not actually increasing the responsiveness of the muscles. As a result, doing 100 Kegels a day may actually make your symptoms worse; increasing the tension in the pelvic floor muscles can also make it harder to perceive the movement of the pelvic floor.
One of the key elements of the healing process is awareness. When you are aware of the structure of your body and whether or not it is performing correctly, you can begin resolving your problems. If you are blind to it, you may continue to practice bad habits due to motor programming. However, if we want to shift things around in order to eliminate physical pain and encourage realignment, we must shift our habits as well.
In the case of POP or other pelvic floor issues, there can be a lot of confusion. Some of the most common questions I get asked are:
Is my pelvic floor too tight or not tight enough?
How can I tell if I’m practicing resting tension?
How can I fix this?
Before we can begin resolving any present issues, we have to get to know our pelvic floor a bit.
We must understand what it means to engage the PF, what it feels like to release and contract, and how to both control contractions and release. Only then can we properly discern what unhealthy tendencies we may fall into. At first, many women find that they have little to no control over their muscles. Over time and with practice, this often changes.
Reduce Intra Abdominal Pressure: Breathing Mechanics Matter
One of the key pieces in resolving pelvic floor dysfunction is breathing mechanics. In Restore Your Core, I spend a great deal of time with my clients teaching them proper breathing mechanics. How you breathe has a significant impact on the integrity of your core and pelvic floor. However, many of us do not even realize how easy it is for us to fall into incorrect breathing patterns.
Many people are belly breathers. This means that every time they inhale their bellies inflate. Think of it this way: if you were to fill an oval-shaped balloon with water and then squeeze the top, what would happen? It would bulge! The same thing happens when we belly breathe. When the bulge happens, you’re straining your core and pelvic floor with an excessive amount of pressure. This can damage the muscles and organs in that region. Our PF is not designed to handle a great deal of stress and pressure.
What I teach my clients instead is a technique called 3D breathing. This breathing method engages the rib cage and the diaphragm. When you inhale, your ribs expand instead of your belly. Breathing this way reduces excessive intraabdominal pressure.In fact, this technique promotes proper core engagement and response in your daily activities. Pelvic floor issues go hand-in-hand with core function–when you’re looking to resolve pelvic floor dysfunction, you will also address core dysfunction.Check out this video I made discussing the connection between belly breathing and pelvic floor/ core issues and how to properly retrain your breath.
Reduce Intra Abdominal Pressure: Alignment Matters
Daily movement habits and activities can greatly affect the health of our pelvic floor as well as our joints, muscles, and bones. When I work with my clients with POP or PFD, I always want to ensure their pelvic alignment is optimal. Without even realizing it, many people end up standing and pushing their hips forward. This shift can greatly affect the effectiveness of the core muscles. Treatment for pelvic floor restoration should include educated instruction on correct posture and physical therapy exercises.
How you stand can greatly affect your body over time. Muscles holding your alignment in place can shift and move to accommodate habitual stances and movements. To stand correctly, stand up straight and tall. Focus your weight on the balls of your heels and level your feet with your shoulders, knees bent. Next, relax your arms at your side. Keep your head straight and level (earlobes aligned with shoulders) and pull your shoulders back. If you’re standing for long periods of time, shift your weight from your toes to your heels.
Restore Your Pelvic Floor and Core: Exercises
Now that you are better versed in breathing, alignment, and got to know your pelvic floor, you should begin holistic exercise and movement to strengthen and integrate your pelvic floor & core Some of the benefits of physical therapy include:
Pelvic Floor Therapy can help with:
incontinence
difficulty with bladder or bowel movements
painful sex
constipation
pelvic pain
endometriosis
vaginismus
menopause symptoms
pregnancy and postpartum wellness
As you know by now, PT goes way beyond kegels. My 13 Week Program: Restore Your Core offers a step by step approach to strengthening your pelvic floor and whole body. If you feel a bit unprepared to tackle a long program, here is a video of 5 exercises that are wonderful to get you started. If you have discovered imbalances in your pelvic floor, you might also reach out to a pelvic health physical therapist near you.
How long does it take for pelvic floor therapy to work?
This depends on the severity of the issues at hand. However, there are many things you can begin doing now to help begin the healing process. Here is a video summary of all the topics mentioned above. Healing can take anywhere from a few months to over a year, depending on whether or not there are underlying conditions which may be increasing the pain. While there are no overnight success stories, there are many many success stories of women like you who have healed their pelvic organ prolapse by taking these steps slowly and surely.
Moon in Taurus
In astrology while the sun represents your conscious mind the moon represents your subconscious mind and of course among others things, what kind of nourishment you received during childhood and how you deal with nutrition as a result; that’s the subject we are going to cover here.
Because you become what you eat, you also eat what your body craves in order to create physical and emotional balance.
We all know that when we are hungry we get upset. Some people can go crazy when they are on an empty stomach, because there’s a direct connection between foods and emotions and the moon dictates how you express this connection.
Knowing your moon sign and understanding how to use your strengths and handle your down side can help you effectively shed those extra pounds and optimize your health with the appropriate foods.
Moon in
Your element is Earth and Venus is your ruler.
Your strengths
You are lucky to be born with the moon in Taurus. You have a basic serenity you are loving and sensuous.
You have an instinct for making and keeping money, which give you a solid basic of security.
You are dependable and reliable and you like life to be quiet, simple and no complications or chaos. You appreciate beauty, arts, and of course gourmet food.
Your weakness
You are stubborn and reluctant to change. You can stock in a situation that is being toxic for you for long time, until changes forces upon you.
You are kind of laze and sometimes you could be too distant from spiritual grow because you worry too much about material security.
You are super calm but you tend to shrug off day-to-day upsets until you explode and overreact over something unimportant. When this happen you are upset because you lost your peace of mind.
When you are in ‘this stage’ you tend to cover up with excess eating or excess shopping.
Your mother
The moon sign represents the safety (or lack thereof) you received from your mother when you were a baby, how you were fed and nourished.
We give love the way we learned to receive love.
Astrology classes the moon in Taurus as the one’s who had the best mom’s of all, hence, the females moon Taurus will be the best mom’s as well.
You have a traditional mom, the real-cooking-baking earthy mother.
She was sort of practical and you could count on her when you needed.
She was good with money or taught you in some ways to save money.
So you are stable in your relationships and friendships you are nurturing and because thats what you learnt from your mother.
Your eating habits
You love food, and the more tasty, gourmet and expensive the better. You are a wine lover and a ‘connoisseur’ you like the best and the most expensive ones.
You prefer your meals under a romantic and candlelit atmosphere, and you can hang in a dinning table for hours…
You tend to eat heavy food, sweets and not necessary the most healthy kind of food, unless you make a decision (usualy a slow and long process) to change your diet habits, then you become a preacher or an ambassador of nutritional foods.
Your physical imbalances
You have a weakness in your throat and thyroid gland and the sugar level in your blood can fluctuates from highs and lows. Most people with the moon in Taurus have a tendency to be over weight and you are not the most active of all.
You would benefit very much if you test your blood sugar before and after meals, so you can control what kind of carbohydrates or sweeteners you have to avoid that is raising your glucose. Your blood sugar should be around between 80 to 90 before meals and 120 to 140 after eating.
Your metabolism rate could be slow.
How to neutralize the imbalances and optimize your health.
You should eat small meals every 3 hours, to accelerate your metabolism rate.
Because tasty food is so important to you not only in an emotional level but palatal level as well you can’t just knock out it from your life but you have to choose like one day in a week when you can have a heavy meal and the 6 left days you have a health diet.
When you crave carbohydrates, specially sugar, and it’s mostly when you are impel to change from your comfort zone, when you have unpleasant feelings, is out of your balance, and/or you need energy, you can just opt for a clever choice. Instead of having the simple carbohydrates which are highly processed, like sugars, pastas, white potatoes e every food that stands in a shelf try to full fill your craving with the complex carbohydrates, which are the ones that appear in nature, in whole foods like vegetables and whole grains.
Because you eat much heavy food, you could have a tendency for constipation and that keeps toxins in your, which is one of the causes of cellulite and prevents your intestinal flora from absorbing nutrients.
Use 2 to 4 tablespoons of Chia, daily to clean your intestines. Please see my Chia’s recipes.
“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
― Dr. Seuss
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Lua em Touro
Na astrologia, enquanto o sol representa sua mente consciente, a lua representa sua mente subconsciente e, claro, entre outras coisas, que tipo de alimento você recebeu durante a infância e como lida com a nutrição; o tema que abordaremos aqui.
Assim como você se torna o que você come, seu corpo anseia por alimentos que irão criar o equilíbrio emocional e físico que ele precisa.
Todos nós sabemos que quando estamos com fome ficamos aborrecidos. Algumas pessoas podem ficar loucas quando estão de estômago vazio, porque existe uma conexão direta entre os alimentos e emoções, e a lua dita como você expressa esta conexão.
Conhecer seu signo da sua Lua e entender como usar seus pontos fortes e lidar com seu lado negativo pode ajudá-lo(a) efetivamente a perder aqueles quilos extras e otimizar sua saúde com os alimentos apropriados.
Lua em Touro
Seu elemento é Terra e Vênus é o seu regente.
Seus pontos fortes
Você tem sorte de ter nascido com a Lua em Touro. Você tem uma serenidade básica, você é amável e sensual.
Você tem um bom instinto para fazer e economizar dinheiro, o que lhe dá uma base sólida e segura.
Você é responsável e confiável e gosta da vida quieta, simples, sem complicações ou caos. Você aprecia a beleza, as artes e, claro, comida gourmet.
Sua fraqueza
Você é teimoso(a) e relutante a mudanças. Você pode manter uma situação que sabe que não é boa para você por um longo tempo, até que seja forçado(a) a fazer essa mudança.
Você é um pouco preguiçoso(a) e, às vezes, fica muito distante do crescimento espiritual, porque se preocupa demais com a segurança material.
Você é super calmo(a), mas tende a desdenhar os transtornos do dia-a-dia até explodir e reagir a algo sem importância com muita intensidade. Quando isso acontece, você fica chateado(a) porque perde sua paz e equilíbrio interior.
Quando você está 'nesta fase' tende a compensá-la comendo ou comprando excessivamente.
Sua mãe
O signo lunar representa a segurança (ou falta dela) que você recebeu da sua mãe quando era bebê, como você foi alimentado(a) e nutrido(a).
Damos amor do jeito que aprendemos a receber amor.
A astrologia classifica as pessoas que tem a Lua em Touro como as que tem as melhores mães de todos, portanto, a mulher com a lua em Touro será a melhor mãe também.
Você tem uma mãe tradicional, uma verdadeira cozinheira, que gosta de fazer quitutes para a família.
Ela era do tipo prática e você sempre podia contar com ela quando precisasse.
Ela era boa com dinheiro e talvez tenha lhe ensinado maneiras de economizar dinheiro.
Então você é estável em seus relacionamentos e amizades; você sabe cuidar e dar amor porque aprendeu com sua mãe.
Seus hábitos alimentares
Você ama comida, e quanto mais saborosa, gourmet e cara, é melhor. Você é um(a) amante do vinho e um ‘‘connoisseur’, você gosta dos melhores e mais caros.
Você prefere suas refeições em um ambiente romântico e à luz de velas, e pode permanecer em uma mesa de jantar por horas degustando.
Você tende a comer alimentos pesados, doces e não, necessariamente os mais saudáveis tipos de alimentos, a menos que tome uma decisão (geralmente um processo lento e longo) para mudar seus hábitos alimentares e nesse caso então você se torna um(a) pregador(a) ou um(a) embaixador(a) da alimentação saudável.
Seus desequilíbrios físicos
A sua parte mais fraca é a garganta e glândulas da tireoide e seus níveis de açúcar no sangue podem subir e descer com certa frequência. A maioria das pessoas com a Lua em Touro têm uma tendência a ficar acima do peso, e você não é o mais ativo de todos os signos também.
Você se beneficiaria muito se testasse seus níveis de açúcar no sangue antes e depois das refeições, assim, pode controlar quais os tipos de carboidratos ou doces que você deve evitar para não aumentar seu nível de glicose. O açúcar no sangue deve ser entre 80 a 90 antes e 120 a 140 depois das refeições.
Seu metabolismo pode ser lento.
Como neutralizar os desequilíbrios e otimizar sua saúde.
Você deve comer pequenas refeições a cada 3 horas para acelerar seu metabolismo.
Como os alimentos saborosos são tão importantes para v ocê não só em um nível emocional, mas a nível de prazer palatal também, você não pode simplesmente tirá-los de sua vida, mas pode limitar-se a um dia por semana em que se permite fazer uma refeição pesada e os outros 6 dias mantém uma dieta saudável.
Quando você anseia os carboidratos, especialmente o açúcar, normalmente acontece quando você é forçado(a) a sair da sua zona de conforto, ou quando tem sentimentos desagradáveis e fica fora do seu equilíbrio, ou ainda quando precisa de energia.
Faça escolhas inteligentes querido Taurino. Ao invés de ingerir carboidratos simples, que são altamente processados, como açúcares, massas, batata e todos os alimentos que você encontra nas prateleiras dos supermercados, tente satisfazer seu desejo com carboidratos complexos, que são os carboidratos que vem direto da natureza, os alimentos saudáveis como legumes e grãos integrais.
Porque você come um monte de alimentos pesados, pode ter tendência a constipação, o que provoca o acúmulo de toxinas no seu corpo, que é uma das causas da celulite e previne que sua flora intestinal absorva os nutrientes que você ingere.
Use de 2 a 4 colheres de sopa de chia diariamente. Adicione a chia no seu copo de água, que é ótimo para limpar a flora intestinal. Por favor, veja minhas receitas com chia.
"Não chore pelo que se foi, sorria porque aconteceu."
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Folkloric
• In India, used as a pectoral, the poultice of pulp is applied to the chest.
• In the West Indies, syrup prepared from the pulp used for dysentery and skin diseases; also used as pectoral.
• In Rio de Janeiro, the alcoholic extract of the not-quite ripe fruit used to relieve constipation
• For erysipelas, the fresh pulp is boiled in water to form a black paste, mixed and boiled with vinegar, spread on linen for dermatologic application.
• The bark is used for mucoid diarrhea.
• Fruit pulp used as laxative and expectorant.
• In the Antilles and Western Africa, fruit pulp macerated in water is considered depurative, cooling and febrifuge, and applied to burns and headaches.
• In West Africa, fruit roasted in ashes is purgative and diuretic.
• In Sumatra, bark decoction used to clean wounds and pounded leaves used as poultice for headaches.
• Internally, leaves used as diuretic.
• Throughout the Caribbean, used as analgesic and anti-inflammatory
• In the Antilles, fresh tops and leaves are ground and used as topical for wounds and as cicatrizant.
• In Venezuela, decoction of bark used for diarrhea. Also, used to treat hematomas and tumors.
• In Costa Rica, used as purgative.
• In Cote-d'Ivoire, used for hypertension because of its diuretic effect.
• In Columbia, used for respiratory afflictions.
• In Vietnam, used as expectorant, antitussive, laxative and stomachic. Fruit decoction used to treat diarrhea, stomachaches, cold, bronchitis, cough, asthma, and urethritis.
• In Haiti, the fruit of Crescentia cujete is part of the herbal mixtures reported in its traditional medicine. In the province of Camaguey in Cuba, is considered a panacea.
• In Panama, where it is called totumo, the fruit is used for diarrhea and stomachaches. Also for respiratory ailments, bronchitis, cough, colds, toothaches. headaches, menstrual irregularities; as laxative, antiinflammatory, febrifuge. The leaves are used for hypertension.
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Health & hydrogen peroxide H2O2 is an important material for your immune system!
Hydrogen peroxide is not a pharmaceutical in the strict sense, it is easy to obtain, easy to vorallem not patentable.
The application of this extraordinary substance in the "official medicine" is for these reasons are not lucrative.
Hydrogen peroxide was appointed doctors in dilute solutions directly into the muscles and veins injected. Enemas have also been made in the form of sprays injected into the nose.
Since the discovery (1818) this substance has been much researched and the extraordinary healing results abundantly documented. Many by this time also incurable infectious diseases with this substance could be defeated.
Why?
Since most infectious diseases, including cancer, only by a lack of oxygen in the body or in the tissues and cells caused.
Most krankeitserregenden germs live in an oxygen-poor and acidic environment.
The acidification of the body is in most cases (there are also other reasons) to an unhealthy lifestyle that is to lack of exercise, drink from dirty water and a poor diet due.
Diseases of the nose, pharynx, respiratory organs such as ...
Katharr, asthma, colds, flu, inflammation of the bronchi and the throat, angina, Pseudo-Krupp, whooping cough, tuberculosis, diphtheria and scarlet fever.
Inflammation and infectious diseases of the digestive tract, such as ...
Hyperacidity, stomach inflammation, stomach ulcers, stomach bleeding, poisoning, constipation, diarrhea, Typhoid fever, cholera, yellow fever and Thyphus.
Inflammatory and infectious eye diseases such as ...
Cornea, eyelids, eye inflammation, corneal opacities.
Inflammation and festering diseases of the ears.
Middle ear inflammation and Tubenkatharr.
Diseases of oral cavity and teeth such as ...
Abscesses of the alveoli, palate and gum inflammation and bleeding, dental caries and tooth decay.
Chronic and acute ulcers, such as ...
Abscesses, Bubonen, Carbuncle, cancer, lupus, ulcers Aftermarket, Analfisteln and hemorrhoids.
Diseases of the uro-genital tract, such as ...
Gonorrhea (gonorrhea), chronic gonorrhea, Harnwegentzündungen, Paraphimosis, discharge, inflammation of the vulva and vagina, cervix, uterine lining and uterine infections, uterine cancer, Vaginalabszesse, Vaginalfisteln, ulcers, bladder infections, kidney and renal pelvis inflammation, diabetes I + II
Skin diseases such as ...
Eczema, psoriasis, cellulitis, pruritus, sunburn, acne, skin Etzündungen by mosquitoes and mosquito bites, herpes zoster, lichen, chickenpox, frost buckling, chapped hands and freckles.
Conclusion
In the above examples, you see how versatile hydrogen peroxide can be used. Now you also understand why the successful treatment with H2O2 is silent.
A "harmless" Example
How many products are available on the market to inflammation by inhibiting mosquito bites?
If you have a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide on the mosquito bite, the mosquito aufsprayen poison immediately by the active oxygen in the H2O2 oxiediert or neutralized. The annoying bite (immune response) will disappear within a short time.
Gesundheit & Wasserstoffperoxid H2O2 ist ein wichtiger Stoff für Ihr Immunsystem !
Wasserstoffperoxid und Infektionskrankheiten.
Wasserstoffperoxid ist keine Arznei im eigentlichen Sinn, es ist leicht zu beschaffen, einfach herzustellen und vorallem nicht patentierbar.
Die Anwendung dieses aussergewöhnlichen Stoffes in der "offiziellen Medizin" ist aus diesen Gründen nicht lukrativ.
Wasserstoffperoxid wurde von berufenen Ärzten in verdünnten Lösungen direkt in die Muskeln und Venen gespritzt. Es wurden auch Einläufe gemacht und in Form von Sprays in die Nase gespritzt.
Seit der Entdeckung (1818) dieses Stoffes wurde viel geforscht und die aussergewöhnlichen Heilerfolge reichlich dokumentiert. Viele bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt auch unheilbare Infektionskrankheiten konnten mit diesem Stoff besiegt werden.
Warum?
Weil die meisten Infektionskrankheiten, dazu gehört auch Krebs, nur durch einen Mangel an Sauerstoff im Körper bzw. in den Geweben und Zellen verursacht werden.
Die meisten krankeitserregenden Keime leben in einem sauerstoffarmen bzw. sauren Milieu.
Die Übersäuerung des Körpers ist in den meisten Fällen (es gibt auch andere Gründe) auf eine ungesunde Lebensweise d.h. auf mangelende Bewegung, trinken von schmutzigem Wasser und eine falsche Ernährung zurückzuführen.
Krankheiten der Nase, des Rachens, Atmungsorgane wie...
Katharr, Asthma, Schnupfen, Grippe, Entzündungen der Bronchien und des Rachens, Angina, Pseudo Krupp, Keuchhusten, Tuberkulose, Diphterie und Scharlach.
Entzündungen und ansteckende Krankheiten des Verdauungstraktes wie...
Übersäuerung, Magenentzündungen, Magengeschwüre, Magenblutungen, Vergiftungen, Verstopfungen, Durchfälle, Typhoides-Fieber, Cholera, Gelbfieber und Thyphus.
Entzündungen und ansteckende Augenkrankheiten wie...
Hornhaut-, Augenlieder- und Augenentzündungen, Hornhauttrübungen.
Entzündungen und eiternde Krankheiten der Ohren.
Mittelohrentzündungen und Tubenkatharr.
Krankheiten der Mundhöhle und der Zähne wie...
Abszesse der Alveolen, Gaumen- und Zahnfleischentzündungen und Blutungen, Karies und Zahnfäulnis.
Chronische und akute Geschwüre wie...
Abszesse, Bubonen, Karbunkel, Krebs, Lupus, Aftergeschwüre, Analfisteln und Hämorrhoiden.
Krankheiten des Uro-Genitaltraktes wie...
Gonorrhö (Tripper), chronischer Tripper, Harnwegentzündungen, Paraphimosen, Ausfluss, Entzündungen der Vulva und der Vagina, Muttermund-, Gebärmutter- und Gebärmutterschleimhautentzündungen, Gebärmutterkrebs, Vaginalabszesse, Vaginalfisteln, Geschwüre, Blasenentzündungen, Nieren- und Nierenbeckenentzündungen, Diabetes I+II
Hautkrankheiten wie...
Ekzeme, Psoriasis, Erysipel, Juckreiz, Sonnenbrand, Akne, Etzündungen der Haut durch Mücken- und Moskitostiche, Herpes zoster, Flechten, Windpocken, Frostbeulen, aufgesprungene Hände und Sommersprossen.
Schlussbetrachtung
An den obigen Beispielen sehen Sie, wie vielseitig Wasserstoffperoxid eingesetzt werden kann. Nun verstehen Sie auch, weshalb über die erfolgreiche Behandlungen mit H2O2 geschwiegen wird.
Ein "harmloses" Beispiel
Wieviele Produkte sind auf dem Markt erhältlich, um Entzündungen durch Mückenstiche zu hemmen?
Wenn Sie eine verdünnte Lösung von Wasserstoffperoxid auf den Mückenstich aufsprayen wird das Mückengift sofort durch den aktiven Sauerstoff des H2O2 oxiediert bzw. neutralisiert. Das lästige beissen (Immunreaktion) verschwindet innert kürzester Zeit.
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The English speaking audience might find this somewhat amusing. However, this sign has nothing to do with constipation. Fart is the Swedish word for speed, so this is no more exiting than an ordinary speed bump.
If you like sign humor, please have a look at this one from one of my flickr contacts.
Panasonic TZ5, 28mm (equiv), f/3.3, ISO 100. HDR from 3 jpegs: qtpfsgui 1.9.2, profile 2, fattal 0.1/0.98/1/0.1, reinhard02 0,18/1. Gimp: mixed the layers in grain merge mode. (P1000747-49)
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"Talking about Hasheesh I mean to get you to let me make some long wished for experiments with that Drug - For the benefit of Science you know."
~ Ned Hormons, Union soldier from New York City, letter to his fiancee, January 9, 1864
An opium-based elixir has been ascribed to alchemists of Byzantine times, but the specific formula was lost during the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul). Around 1522, Paracelsus made reference to an opium-based elixir that he called laudanum from the Latin word laudare, meaning "to praise." He described it as a potent painkiller, but recommended that it be used sparingly. In the late eighteenth century, when the East India Company gained a direct interest in the opium trade through India, another opiate recipe called laudanum became very popular among physicians and their patients.
Morphine was discovered as the first active alkaloid extracted from the opium poppy plant in December 1804 in Paderborn, Germany, by Friedrich Sertürner. The drug was first marketed to the general public by Sertürner and Company in 1817 as an analgesic, and also as a treatment for opium and alcohol addiction. Commercial production began in Darmstadt, Germany in 1827 by the pharmacy that became the pharmaceutical company Merck, with morphine sales being a large part of their early growth.
Later it was found that morphine was more addictive than either alcohol or opium, and its extensive use during the American Civil War allegedly resulted in over 400,000 sufferers from the "soldier's disease" of morphine addiction. This idea has been a subject of controversy, as there have been suggestions that such a disease was in fact a fabrication; the first documented use of the phrase "soldier's disease" was in 1915.
Did the U.S. Civil War create 500,000 morphine addicts?
Drug addiction in the English-speaking world was rare at the beginning of the 19th century but common at the end of it, at least in the United States. By conservative estimate the U.S. had 200,000 addicts in 1900, with most of the increase occurring in the late 1800s. The Civil War is often blamed for this--after the war it's said morphine addiction was widely known as "the army disease."
Some historians think the war's influence has been exaggerated and that "the army disease" is a fable concocted after the fact to justify repressive drugs laws. A major factor in the rise of drug use no doubt was the simple fact that more stuff became available as scientists explored the wonders of drug chemistry. Morphine, for example, was first synthesized in 1803, cocaine in 1859.
Still, even allowing for exaggeration by drug alarmists, you have to think the Civil War had some impact. Narcotics were handed out like candy by army surgeons, who were surrounded by suffering and had few remedies to offer other than painkillers.
Nearly ten million opium pills were issued to Union soldiers, along with 2.8 million ounces of other opium preparations; no doubt opium use was fairly common on the Confederate side, too. One doctor reported keeping a wad of "blue mass" (a powdered mercury compound) in one pocket and a ball of opium in the other. He'd ask soldiers, "How are your bowels?" If the answer was "open" (due to diarrhea), the soldier got opium, if "closed" (presumably because of constipation), mercury. Opiates were used to treat not just wounds but chronic campaign diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, and malaria.
Narcotics became even more popular after the war as invalided veterans sought relief from constant pain.
That said, soldiers weren't the only or even the major users of drugs, nor was drug abuse more prevalent in the Old West than in the rest of the country, as you suggest. On the contrary, casual use of hard drugs was widespread. Several surveys in the midwest in the latter 1800s found that the majority of opiate addicts were women who took drugs for neuralgia, morning sickness, or menstrual pain. Mary Chesnut, whose diary was read to haunting effect in Ken Burns's Civil War documentary series, was a regular user. Narcotics could be found in the patent medicines of the day as well as in commonly prescribed medications like laudanum and paregoric, inexpensive opiates that could be ordered through the Sears catalog.
Given all this, it seems clear you can't blame any one event for the drug culture. Still, if you want to let a lot of bad things loose in the world fast, nothing beats a war.