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		<title>Weight control, how to manage?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are overweight or obese don’t worry! You are not alone. According to a rough estimate, 66 percent of U.S. adults are suffering from obesity. Attaining a healthy weight can protect you from hypercholesterolemia, the main cause of atherosclerosis, hypertension and blood sugar. It also reduces the risk of weight-related diseases, such as cardiovascular [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/overweight" target="_blank">overweight</a></strong> or obese don’t worry! You are not alone. According to a rough estimate, 66 percent of U.S. adults are suffering from obesity. Attaining a healthy weight can protect you from hypercholesterolemia, the main cause of atherosclerosis, <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/hypertension" target="_blank">hypertension</a></strong> and blood sugar. It also reduces the risk of weight-related diseases, such as <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/cardiovascular-diseases" target="_blank">cardiovascular diseases</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/type-2-diabetes" target="_blank">type 2 diabetes</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/arthritis" target="_blank">arthritis</a></strong>.</p>
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<p>To maintain a healthy weight, a static equilibrium is required between the calories you eat and the energy you burn during your daily routine. For the effective <strong><a href="http://www.hfarticles.com/weight-loss/why-is-water-good-for-weight-loss-47" target="_blank">weight loss</a></strong>, you must consume extra calories than you eat. A weight-control program must include the following steps:<span id="more-356"></span></p>
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<li>eat low-fat, low-calorie foods<a href="http://www.healthpm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/low-calorie-foods.jpg" title="low-calorie-foods.jpg"><img src="http://www.healthpm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/low-calorie-foods.thumbnail.jpg" alt="low-calorie-foods.jpg" align="right" /></a></li>
<li>smaller portions than the larger</li>
<li>Drink fresh water instead of carbonated drinks</li>
<li>Being physically motile</li>
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<p><strong>Use of water and fiber</strong></p>
<p>Fiber and water are natural appetite suppressant. Fiber has two important forms, soluble and insoluble fibers. Both are very essential in <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/weight-loss" target="_blank">weight loss</a></strong> management and even for the health persons. Soluble fiber lowers the blood cholesterol level and insoluble fiber contains indigestible elements that made our diets bulky. Both of this form of fibers swell in the gut (alimentary canal) and create early feeling of fullness. Most of the high-fiber diets also contain sufficient amount of water lesser calories, making them must-have diet foods. Water not only suppresses appetite but it also removes the toxic body wastes. Excessive water intake also avoids the water retention of body, which increases the body mass index (BMI).</p>
<p><strong>Weight management after childbirth</strong></p>
<p>A neglected area of medical research is the interrelationship between <strong><a href="http://www.hfarticles.com/weight-loss/healthy-weight-loss-after-pregnancy-55" target="_blank">childbirth</a></strong> and<a href="http://www.healthpm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/weight-loss-after-childbirt.gif" title="weight-loss-after-childbirt.gif"><img src="http://www.healthpm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/weight-loss-after-childbirt.gif" alt="weight-loss-after-childbirt.gif" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="5" /></a> health conditions, such as obesity. Overall, present researches have shown that pregnancy accounts for weight gains in postpartal weight, especially with reference to age.</p>
<p>However, there is vast variation in postpartal weight gain, and especially the minority women, are more likely to gains excessive weight following childbirth. Although, psychosocial aspects, such as personal health features including stress and anxiety are also may considerably contribute to women’s’ weight gain after childbirth.</p>
<p><strong>Exercise plan</strong></p>
<p>The most effective exercise plan includes two steps i.e. regularity and variety. Try to bring different variation in your physical work out &#8212; maybe weight training, yoga, or water aerobics. Having fun and variation will not only keep you self-motivated but also enhance your commitment to exercise.</p>
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		<title>Natural remedies to treat obesity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excessive body fats give birth to obesity. It is different from misconception prevailed in society that obesity and being overweight is similar. In an overweight person, excessive weight may come from bones, muscles, fat and body water. However, both terms used for the person, who has considerably more weight than height. Obesity is the one [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/excessive-body.gif" title="excessive-body.gif"><img src="http://www.healthpm.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/excessive-body.gif" alt="excessive-body.gif" vspace="5" align="left" hspace="5" /></a>Excessive body fats give birth to <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/obesity" target="_blank">obesity</a></strong>. It is different from misconception prevailed in society that obesity and being overweight is similar. In an overweight person, excessive weight may come from bones, muscles, fat and body water. However, both terms used for the person, who has considerably more weight than height.</p>
<p>Obesity is the one of the major problem mounting in U.S. Being obese, <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/diabetes" target="_blank">risk of diabetes</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/arthritis" target="_blank">arthritis</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/heart-attack" target="_blank">cardiovascular diseases</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/category/cancer" target="_blank">cancer</a></strong> are much more increased. Losing weight even 5 to 10 percent can save you from these diseases.</p>
<p>You can get a lot of information on internet regarding obesity treatment. But in real means there is very small number of effective treatments are available. Researches have revealed that, most herbal remedies for obesity are more potent than the prescribed drugs.</p>
<p>Some of these herbal medicines include <strong><a href="http://www.topweightlosspills.org/acai-pure-review" target="_blank">acai pure</a></strong> products that chiefly use the extracts of acai berry Ephedra and Hoodia. Some anti-obesity effects of these herbs are as follows:</p>
<p><span id="more-312"></span><strong>Acai berry</strong></p>
<p>First of all you make up your mind that, acai berry isn’t some “magic wand” for the weight loss. However, if combined with<a href="http://www.healthpm.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/acai-berry1.gif" title="acai-berry1.gif"><img src="http://www.healthpm.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/acai-berry1.gif" alt="acai-berry1.gif" vspace="5" align="right" hspace="5" /></a> proper diet and some physical activity, this can be one of the excellent <strong><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/tag/weight-loss" target="_blank">weight loss</a></strong> aids. Naturally, it contain sufficient amount of antioxidants, low-fatty acids, proteins and phytosterols, which collaborate to help your body functioning, make smooth digestion and absorption of food and burn fat more efficiently.</p>
<p>Acai berry tend to increase the energy levels and stamina. It’s going to really help keep your energy level up for cardio and exercise.</p>
<p>The acai berry contains Omega fatty acids, liver use them to trigger the metabolism. If you’re frustrated from the results of your diet plan, little addition of acai product to your diet might create a visible difference.</p>
<p><strong>Ephedra and Hoodia</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.healthpm.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/weight-loss.gif" title="weight-loss.gif"><img src="http://www.healthpm.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/weight-loss.gif" alt="weight-loss.gif" vspace="5" align="left" hspace="5" /></a>These are two different product used to treat obesity. Both have different line of action but studies have shown that the <strong><a href="http://www.topweightlosspills.org/ephedra-hoodia-fusion-review">Ephedra Hoodia Fusion</a></strong> have the synergistic effect. This combination has considered as the most powerful obesity treatment.</p>
<p>Ephedra hoodia fusion has a upper hand on other supplements for obesity. First of all it affects hypothalamus to suppress appetite, as well as satiation, secondary it catalyze your metabolism and then. Through, vitamin B6 and B12 boosts energy, which is the better energy supplier. This chain reaction creates no harms to your body and you are fully protected from any awful effects.</p>
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		<title>More Effective Ways to Deal with Asthma and Allergies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Allergies and Infections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new ray of hope is there for the people who frequently suffer from asthma, rheumatoid arthritis or are susceptible to allergies or other inflammatory diseases. A new study conducted by researchers at ‘Barts’ and ‘The London School of Medicine and Dentistry’ has found a key component of the body’s own responses to allergens. Allergens [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A new ray of hope is there for the people who frequently suffer from asthma, rheumatoid arthritis or are susceptible to allergies or other inflammatory diseases.</p>
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<p>A new study conducted by researchers at <strong>‘Barts’</strong> and ‘The London School of Medicine and Dentistry’ has found a key component of the body’s own responses to allergens. Allergens are the substances that cause the immunity system of the body to trigger a fight against the foreign bodies. These foreign bodies could be just dust, pollen, peanut, milk, penicillin etc. and since they are not recognized by our immune system, body reacts to them. The symptoms occur in the form of inflamed airway or runny nose or itching in the eyes or rashes on the skin. So this key component which triggers this fight can be targeted to reduce the allergic reactions.</p>
<p><span id="more-151"></span>In contrary to the all the major treatments for asthma and allergies which target on reducing symptoms , this new study targets the immune system of the body.</p>
<p>As most of the allergies are mere responses of our immune system to the foreign elements, they can be avoided if the immune system is slowed down. However this involves a risk. The person may be left prone to infection since there would be no immunity to fight. So this treatment could be administered only in the extreme cases. The conventional treatment would continue focusing on managing the symptoms of allergy.</p>
<p>This limitation has been ruled out by the BBSRC team led by Professor Bart Vanhaesebroeck who has proven in its study that the allergic reaction can be hampered before the occurrence of the symptoms without affecting the immune system of the body by aiming at <strong>“p110delta”</strong>.</p>
<p>“P110delta” is a molecule, belonging to the family of eight proteins called <strong>‘PI3Ks’</strong>.  These proteins control various biological functions of the body. Their involvement in various diseases including cancer makes them an important target for further research and development in producing an effective drug to combat these ailments.</p>
<p>The researchers tried to go behind the specific diseases associated with the eight members of the ‘PI3Ks’ proteins so that specific drugs could be developed with reduced side effects. They brought in use various genetic techniques to determine this.</p>
<p>In the recent study, the research confirmed that ‘p110delta’ is found to be playing more important role in allergic reactions than <strong>‘p110gamma’</strong>, another member of the ‘PI3K’ family. So now they can be targeted to develop ‘p110delta’ blockers. Soon their clinical use can be expected to enter in the human arena.</p>
<p>Dr Khaled Ali, the lead researcher informed that ‘p110delta’, identified in 1997 had many apprehensions associated with it. However, the recent work has shown its ability to control the body’s reaction to an allergen and thus prevent the symptoms to occur.</p>
<p>This study has already confirmed that ‘p110delta’ is the key player among the ‘PI3K’ molecules. So Professor Vanhaesebroeck is quite hopeful that a drug could be developed very soon to combat the problem of allergies and a therapy could be devised for not only controlling the symptoms which occur in the body but also would be able to target the real causes.</p>
<p><strong>This study promises to get a revolutionary way to fight against the allergies which cause misery to millions of human beings. </strong></p>
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		<title>Exploding Arthritis: A great Risk for Children As Well As the Aging Population</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arthritis is exploding in an aging population around the world and is projected to increase by 40% in the next two decades, according to a new study released by t he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the National Arthritis Workgroup. The report reaffirms that nearly one in five U.S. adults, almost 46 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arthritis is exploding in an aging population around the world and is projected to increase by 40% in the next two decades, according to a new study released by t he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the National Arthritis Workgroup. The report reaffirms that nearly one in five U.S. adults, almost 46 million people, have arthritis and an estimated 67 million people will be affected by 2030.</p>
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Findings of this study, published in the January issue of” Arthritis and Rheumatism”, found that osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, has increased to 27 million people, up from 1990 estimates of 21 million. Other key findings include an increase in gout in almost 3 million adults, up from 2.1 million and a decrease in rheumatoid arthritis that came down from 2.1 million adults to 1.3 million. The study also estimates that 294,000 U.S. children and teenagers under age 18 have been diagnosed with arthritis or another rheumatologic condition.</p>
<p><span id="more-46"></span>&#8220;The prevalence of arthritis overall continues to grow in the United States, which is not surprising given that many of the specific conditions are age related and the general population is aging,&#8221; said Dr.Charles G.Helmick, a CDC Epidemiologist and a lead author on the study. &#8220;Increases in some of the more common types of arthritis suggest a growing impact on the health care and public health systems,” said Dr. Charles G.Helmick.</p>
<p>According to the Arthritis Foundation, the news isn&#8217;t good for the nation&#8217;s baby boomers or the economy. Already the most common cause of disability in the U.S., arthritis limits activity for 19 million of the 46 million U.S. adults with the disease. It also extracts a hefty financial toll on the country with $128 billion annually.</p>
<p>&#8220;Even as the number of people with arthritis rises, the level of federal funding for arthritis research has declined in today&#8217;s dollar and intervention programs that could limit the impact are being underutilized,&#8221; said Dr.John H. Klippel, MD, President and CEO, Arthritis Foundation. &#8220;We must reverse this trend to avoid a potential public health crisis&#8221;, says Dr.John H.Klippel.</p>
<p>The Arthritis Foundation is working to help address this ever-growing problem. The Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act proposes to strengthen arthritis public health initiatives, which would ensure that more people are diagnosed early and avoid pain and permanent disability. In addition, the Arthritis Foundation urges the public to take part in effective interventions and programs that could reduce the impact. These include getting educated about managing your arthritis through the Arthritis Foundation Self-Help Program, and getting more physically active through the Arthritis Foundation Exercise or Aquatics Programs.<br />
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