Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

No doubt how importance of sleep to your health. But sleep was not the case just closed my eyes. Choose the wrong sleeping position can cause you to wake up in a state of sore or stiff neck and sore. Check out the sleeping position to do and which ones should be avoided.

Sleeping on your back
This is the ideal sleeping position to prevent neck and back pain, reduce reflux of stomach acid, minimizing wrinkles and keep the breast form that is not easily loosened.

Unfortunately the supine sleeping position can cause snoring. For those who snore often are advised to use a soft pillow for the head and neck are not propped up too high. Supine sleeping are also often causes back pain, because it put a pillow under the knees so the legs slightly bent. If the bedding is too soft, place a board thickness of approximately 1 cm beneath the sheets.

Sleep on
In general; side sleeping position is good for health because it is effective to reduce snoring. Sleeping position with knees bent and slightly raised to the chest with cushion clamp is recommended to prevent back pain.
Side sleeping position is the most comfortable sleeping position for pregnant women. In addition to blood circulation, when the stomach is getting bigger, supine sleep position could make the shortness of breath.

The drawback of this sleeping position is to accelerate the onset of wrinkles on the face.”All the pressure will be on one side of the pillow face. Position is also rapidly cause breast sagging,” said Rajapaksa Dr.Roshini, health editor of Health magazine.

Curved position
Sleeping position to your side and slightly bend your knees toward your chest lifted as the fetal position is not recommended. ”The position of this curve will push the diaphragm so that it can interfere with breathing,” said Dody Chang, acupuncturist from the Center for Integrative Medicine, USA.

He added, curved sleeping position can also cause back pain, facial wrinkles faster, and the breasts sag. Yet the style of the fetal position to sleep is often deemed convenient by pregnant women.

Sleep on his stomach
For those who frequently complain of back pain, you should avoid the prone sleeping position, unless the stomach was given a wedge pillow, this sleeping position difficult to maintain a neutral spine position.

Sleep on his stomach will put pressure on joints and muscles that irritate nerves and cause pain, and numbness. Also in this position the head will be on one side in a long time so that the neck will be stiff.

Do you feel always grumpy every day? Chaotic mood for no reason? It may be that your lack of exercise.

Simply try some of these sports, you can raise your mood and make you feel happier. This is a sport that can make us happy. Let’s find out.

Swim
When last time you jump into the swimming pool? Swimming is a healthy sport. Swimming also can burn up to 300 calories per hour. ”Swimming helps your body loosen and tighten your muscles. Exercise is very good for asthma sufferers.” said Althea Shah, fitness trainer at Gold Gym.

Dance
If you want to sport a little different, maybe you can try to dance. Whatever type of dance is an effective way to have fun and make you feel better. Dancing is not only limited in the club, but you can do in the gym and even at home. Choose your favorite music and dance, wear clothes that make you comfortable and dance! ”You can learn a type of dance and use it for exercise. Salsa is a favorite dance. Find a partner and create intimacy, so raise your mood,” said Althea.

Outdoor Sports
Outdoor sports are more adrenaline and adventure is perfect for relieving stress. Try bungee jumping, parasailing, rafting, hiking, rock climbing to surfing. ”This sport requires energy and muscle. This activity works on the feet, hands and abdomen so that the body becomes fitter,” he added.

Walking
Walking is an activity that is necessary to clear your mind and make you relax. Sauntering also help boost your mood. Try walking while listening to music on your iPod let your mind calm and breathe a deep breath. Let’s do regular walks every morning or evening in a city park or complex around the house.

Skipping
Skipping or jumping rope, not only can make you sweat, but also makes your body fit.”Start slowly jumped at least 100 times with a pause in between.” Jump rope routine releases the hormone endorphin, a type of hormone that gives feelings of pleasure.

When sleep disturbances occur more than a month, you should begin to notice a number of trigger factor. Here are some things that might cause you to be a ’bat man’ lately.

Ill
In one study revealed that about 15 percent of people suffering from chronic diseases, at least two-thirds of them reported having trouble sleeping. Back pain, headaches, and problems in the joints become a major cause of insomnia.

Stress and mental problems
Insomnia is a combination of symptoms and consequences of depression and anxiety. Because the brain using a ’signal’ to set up a schedule similar to sleep and emotion, it is very difficult to determine which ones should be raised first. Situations or events that create stress, such as money or marital problems are very powerful way to trigger insomnia. In fact, this may be a prolonged problem.

Snore
In some cases, snoring is a symptom of sleep apnea, a disorder associated with heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke.

Jet lag
Across time zones can disrupt biological clock. This clock is ordered to sleep when your brain is awake while the dark and light. Your body can adjust to the new changes in three days. If you often across different time zones, jet lag can cause sleep problems.

Changes in working hours
Working hours as opposed to normal sleeping hours. People who move frequently working hours decreased levels of serotonin, hormones and nerve sender contained in the central nervous system that helps regulate sleep.

Changes in hormone
Menstruation, menopause, and pregnancy is a major source of sleep problems in women. Heat rash, breast problems, or frequent urination also interfere with regular sleep patterns. According to an agency that handles the problem of sleep, about 40 percent are experiencing a transition period before menopause often experience sleep problems.

Health problems
Difficulty sleeping may also be associated with a medical condition. With lung disease or asthma, for example, shortness of breath and wheeze, of course can disrupt sleep, moreover if this occurs during the early days. If you have heart disease, you may haveabnormal breathing patterns. Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases also raise insomnia as a side effect.

Drugs
Drugs which are free or by prescription can disrupt sleep patterns. Especially if you eat before bedtime or the dose is excessive.

You feel symptoms of pregnancy. However, it has not had time to visit a gynecologist. Consider the following symptoms, if entirely felt by you now, chances are you are pregnant. The following symptoms:

Easily out of breathe
If you are easily out of breath when climbing stairs, but usually not, there is a possibility you are pregnant. The fetus does require oxygen. As a result, you often run out of breath. Please understand, this will happen throughout the pregnancy especially when the baby began to suppress the lung and diaphragm.

Enlarged breasts
Signs of enlarged breasts, the areola is blackened, and looks a lot more blood vessels in the chest to be an early sign of pregnancy. Wear the right bra to reduce discomfort.

Easily tired
If you feel very tired easily, this could be a sign of increased hormones in the body. For most women, fatigue can take place during the first trimester. However, there is also an experienced until the second trimester.

Nausea
The majority of pregnant women experience nausea in the morning. In fact, they had it up to six weeks. There is also an experience not only in the morning, but afternoon and evening. To reduce nausea, get used to eating snacks such as biscuits in small but frequent portions.

Frequent urination
If all of a sudden have always felt the urge to urinate at night, get ready, here’s another sign of pregnancy. During pregnancy, your body will produce a lot of fluid that would satisfy the bladder.

Headache
Early signs of pregnancy including headaches are the result of hormonal changes. If you’re really worried about pregnancy, be careful when taking painkillers. Look for medicines that contain paracetamol and a green coil.

Backache
If have never experienced back pain, there is a possibility you are pregnant and having problems in the ligament. Please understand this is also when you will experience during pregnancy. As the pregnancy continues to expand, your body’s center of gravity will change.

Cramps
These symptoms of menstruation or pregnancy? Difficult to distinguish it. However, if true cramps in lower abdomen, may be the content you are preparing to welcome the baby.

Increased or decreased appetite
Suddenly you always want to eat salad or fish makes you sick. When you begin to have problems with food, maybe your body is telling you that you are pregnant.

Constipation or abdominal bloating
Long pants will not fit you start. If the body starts to feel a little bigger or bowel trouble, maybe it has nothing to do with the addition of the hormone progesterone. This hormone is lower digestive system.

Late menstruation
This pregnancy symptom is most easily detected: late menstruation. If your periods are usually regular schedule and all of a sudden too late, just wary, it’s possible you got pregnant.

Increase in body temperature
If you intend to become pregnant, you can measure the basal body temperature to determine ovulation. Typically, basal body temperature increases due to ovulate until you get a period of two weeks later. If the temperature continues to rise more than two weeks, it’s because you’re pregnant.

Nose so sensitive
The smell of garbage make you very sick. When the nose is very sensitive so, again, there is a possibility you are pregnant.

Emotional changes
Your emotions are easily changeable? If you short-tempered, perhaps your body is adjusting to the new hormones. Make sure your husband understands this, this phase will pass moody as well.

S potting
When the spots that appear lighter than a period, take it easy. You may only bleed when the egg attaches to the uterine wall. This process is triggered mild bleeding.