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Laterlife Healthwise - 72
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Healthwise is a regular column written especially for laterlife.com members and visitors by Helen Franks, journalist and author. Welcome to healthwise 72. Helen has specialised in writing about health and ageing and is a member of the Guild of Health Writers. She has written for a variety of newspapers and magazines including the Guardian, Times, Observer, Woman, Family Circle, Vogue and Choice. Helen has also written several books including Getting Older Slowly Your Guide to Successful Ageing and Bone Boosters co-authored with Diana Moran of TV Green Goddess fame. For previous articles in the healthwise series visit 'more healthwise' Don't forget to take a look at Helen's separate talkback page too.
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If you suffer from recurrent bronchitis, emphysema or asthma, you might want to try the Buteyko breathing technique. Buteyko is based on the idea that most of us breathe in a way that exacerbates certain conditions. Generally, we are told that deep breathing is good for us as a method of relaxation, but the Buteyko method reverses this.
For
more information log onto
www.buteyko.co.uk . For elderly patients with hypertension, home measurement of blood pressure is best. Self-monitoring predicts cardiovascular problems more accurately than blood pressure measured in medical centres.
All too often, allergy symptoms are not taken seriously and sufferers are told ‘it’s all in the mind’, says Allergy UK. The charity is calling for more time and resources to be allocated to helping people who suffer from an allergy. Around 2% of the population suffer from a food allergy that can be life threatening. And a much higher percentage suffer from some kind of food intolerance.
Allergy UK offers various leaflets – see their website
http://www.allergyuk.org
Hypothyroidism - when the thyroid is under-active - can lead to heart problems over time. But research reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals that it can be damaging even at sub-clinical levels, when it is either undetected or is thought to be too slight to treat. Around 10 % of people suffer from the problem - and many more may have a slight, or sub-clinical, version of it. A blood test is needed to provide a definite diagnosis. Typical symptoms can include: fatigue; weakness; weight gain, or a difficulty in losing weight; coarse, dry hair; hair loss; cold intolerance; muscle cramps; constipation; depression; irritability; memory loss; abnormal menstrual cycles, or decreased libido. Once diagnosed, it's simple enough to treat in most cases, and doctors will recommend a pill that rebalances the thyroid.
To find out if you are a sufferer, put a thermometer under your armpit
for 10 minutes first thing in the morning. Anything below the standard
range of 36.6 - 36.8 deg C (97.8 - 98.2 deg F) could indicate an
underactive thyroid. Supplementing with zinc, and vitamins A and E can
help, as can the essential fatty acids.
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Still trying to give up smoking? It’s No Smoking Day on march 8th, and if you’ve tried everything else, you might want to consider herbal cigarettes. Yes, they are nicotine-free, but that doesn’t mean you can smoke as many as you like. Arkopharma NTBs supply a programme to reduce the psychological need for cigarettes. The first week, you smoke 1 NTB for every 2 ordinary cigarettes you used to smoke. The second week you should halve your NTB consumption, and so on down to none. Arkopharma NTBs contain no nicotine or tobacco and consist of all-natural herbal plant mixture including papaya, witch hazel and mint. They come in 2 varieties - original and menthol.
NTBs cost ?1.95 for a pack of 20, and are available from Holland
and Barrett, and are available from leading health food stores,
chemists or Arkopharma UK (tel 0208 763 1414). In edition 71:- In edition 71 of healthwise Helen covers 7 new topics: Heart disease can be inherited Those with siblings with heart disease are at risk of developing it too.
Our experience of pain is triggered in the brain. According to researchers you can retrain your brain
The Anaphylaxis Campaign advises members and offers information.....
Herbal remedies to help reduce stress
Reducing cholesterol levels without drugs A new range of foods from Tesco which reduce cholesterol levels
People who consume reasonable amounts of saturated fats show no ill effects
Valuable early-warning signs have been added to the accepted symptoms to look for
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