Heart Attack Symptoms in Women — Are they Different?

Chest pain is still the most common sign of a heart attack for most women, although studies have shown that women are more likely than men to have symptoms other than chest pain or discomfort when experiencing a heart attack or other form of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to an article "Symptom Presentation of Women With Acute Coronary Syndromes — Myth vs. Reality" published online Dec. 10 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.

Researchers examined 35 years of research that yielded 69 studies 69 studies and found that, depending on the size of the study (which ranged from large trials to single centers and interviews), between 30 percent and 37 percent of women did not have chest discomfort during a heart attack. In contrast, 17 percent to 27 percent of men did not experience chest discomfort. Overall, the majority of women — and men — in the reviewed studies had chest discomfort with heart attack (two-thirds to three-quarters, depending on study size).

Study authors also found that older people are more likely to have heart attack without chest discomfort. However, because women are on average nearly a decade older than men at the time of their initial heart attack, the researchers call for more studies to determine the degree to which gender independently influences heart attack symptoms.

They conclude that current research does not indicate a need to differentiate heart attack symptoms in women from those in men, and public health messages should continue to emphasize chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath, and other common signs of heart attack. Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death among U.S. women, and affects one in 10 women over the age of 18.

The authors also report that women are more likely than men to experience other forms of cardiac chest pain syndromes, such as unstable angina, and they appear to report a wider range of symptoms associated with ACS. For example, women are more likely to report pain in the middle or upper back, neck, or jaw; shortness of breath; nausea or vomiting; indigestion; loss of appetite; weakness or fatigue; cough; dizziness; and palpitations.

Absence of chest discomfort is a strong predictor for missed diagnosis and treatment delays. Noting that many studies exclude patients who do not report chest pain, the researchers call for additional research from well-designed studies to further investigate gender differences in heart attack symptoms. This includes expanding symptom definitions and greater standardization in data collection and reporting of women's symptoms.

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HHS Approves Medicaid Waiver to Create New Indiana Health Plan for Uninsured Hoosiers

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the approval of a Medicaid waiver that will allow the state of Indiana to implement an innovative health care proposal giving approximately 120,000 low-income, uninsured residents access to critical health care services. Through the waiver, the state will be able to begin accepting applications for the new health care coverage, called the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP).

"This is a forward-thinking plan to reduce the numbers of uninsured Indiana residents, and I applaud Governor Mitch Daniels for leading such important health care reform in the state of Indiana," Secretary Leavitt said. "It is critical that every state in this nation be thinking of creative new ways to help residents gain access to health care and, at the same time, working to make those ideas become reality. At the national level, President Bush has outlined several proposals that would give more Americans access to health insurance, but this is an excellent example of what can be done now in the states to advance this important objective."

"We're glad the Department of Health and Human Services and Office of Management and Budget gave us approval for this program in a matter of months," said Governor Daniels. "This is a big step forward that will lead to approximately 120,000 uninsured Hoosiers having the peace of mind of health insurance."

HIP was approved as a Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration project and will extend health insurance to low-income parents of children now covered by Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), as well as childless adults. To be eligible for coverage, enrollees' incomes must not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL), or $20,420 for an individual and $41,300 for a family of four.

Enrollment in the plan will give participants access to a high-deductible health plan that includes an account patterned on the model of a health savings account. To assist with out-of-pocket costs incurred prior to the coverage threshold, both the individual and the state will make contributions to a Personal Wellness and Responsibility (POWER) account. Participant contributions to the POWER account will be set on a sliding scale based on ability to pay, but at no more than five percent of gross family income. Any funds remaining in the account at the end of the year can be rolled-over to offset the following year's contributions if age-appropriate preventative services are obtained.

No copay will be required for services except for use of an emergency room for non-emergency treatment. Benefits will include physician services, prescription drugs, home health services, in-and out-patient hospital services, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and preventive services.

The program also permits and encourages employers to contribute to their employees' POWER accounts.

"The Healthy Indiana Plan provides support for those with low-incomes but also requires them to assume some responsibility for the cost of that care. I am pleased to approve the waiver for this new program and hope other states will follow Indiana's model of combining personal responsibility with public support to help those who are truly in need gain health coverage," Secretary Leavitt said.

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A Little Help Can Boost Holiday Joy for Elderl

SATURDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Older relatives who are frail or ill have special emotional, mental and physical health needs that require extra attention to help them enjoy the holiday season, geriatric specialists say.

So, experts at the University of California, San Diego, offer the following tips:

• If an older family member tires easily or is vulnerable to over-stimulation, limit the activities or length of time that person is included in the festivities. Consider planning a nap time or providing a "quiet room" where an older person can take a break from the noise and confusion.


• If there's a get-together at the home of someone with memory impairment or behavioral problems, don't rearrange the furniture. This could cause confusion and anxiety. If the family function is somewhere else, remove slippery throw rugs and other items that could be hazards or barriers to people who have difficulty walking.


• Avoid comments that might embarrass someone with short-term memory problems.


• Involve everyone in holiday meal preparation, assigning tasks to include the youngest and oldest family members.


• Make sure that older people adhere to their regular schedule of medications during the holiday hustle and bustle.


• Reach out to older relatives and friends who are alone. Loneliness in older people is associated with major depression and with suicidal thoughts and impulses.

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What should I know about Menopause?

What should I know about Menopause? Menopause is a very natural part of a woman's life cycle. While it marks the end of a woman's reproductive cycle, it can be the beginning of an exciting and rewarding time of life. Our culture has come a long way from viewing menopause with dread and associating it with a perceived decrease in a woman's value. Understanding the natural progression of age in a woman's body and becoming acquainted with the therapies available, allows women today to effectively manage their symptoms and to be proactive in maintaining their health for their later years.

By definition, menopause is the transition period between the reproductive years of a woman's life and the cessation of ovarian function. Unless brought about by surgery or other causes, natural changes in a woman's body generally occur between the ages of 35 and 50. Menopausal symptoms are unique to each individual, both in duration and in intensity.

Many women associate the years of menopausal symptoms with the term itself. However, menopause marks the permanent fall in production of estrogen and cessation of the menstrual cycle. It is during perimenopause that most of the symptoms associated with the term menopause are experienced. During the three to five year period before the cessation of menstrual cycles, there is a decrease in the production of estrogen. This period of perimenopause brings on a variety of symptoms that are often very inconsistent. Hot flashes may occur at times and then disappear for months. The normal menstrual cycle becomes irregular only to become regular again. It is also during perimenopause that some mood changes and brief bouts of insomnia may be evident. The inconsistency of the symptoms and the manner in which they affect the individual woman are characteristics of perimenopause itself.

During menopause, it is important for a woman to recognize the health risks that are associated with a decline in estrogen. It is at this time that there is an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and for osteoporosis. Awareness of these risk factors gives a woman the opportunity to manage her health effectively by choosing lifestyle patterns that promote and maintain health. Menopause is not a time to be dreaded, nor a time to think that an active and full life will be compromised. It is a time to celebrate the natural cycles of a woman's life, and a time develop lifestyle habits that will provide support for the years to come.

In younger women who are having menopausal symptoms, and in women who have had a hysterectomy but still have one or both of their ovaries, a blood test called an FSH level, or follicle stimulating hormone level may be useful to confirm menopause. If you have your ovaries removed or undergo some cancer treatments, you may experience rapid onset of menopause, and may need special management of your symptoms.

A natural process that unfolds as the ovaries cease to function, menopause generally starts around age fifty. (Early menopause can be initiated by surgery and other causes.) As ovarian function gradually declines, dramatic shifts occur in four hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle: estrogen, progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH). The term "climacteric" is often applied to these profound changes in hormone levels.

International Menopause Society, 2004.

• One half of all women over 50 will at some time have a fracture caused by osteoporosis.


• Menopausal women are up to three times more likely than men to have Alzheimer's disease, and research suggests menopause may play a significant role.


• Recent surveys have found that more than half of all women don't know that menopause is associated with an increased risk of heart disease.


• By the year 2025, the World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion women will be age 50 or over.

North American Menopause Society, 2000.

• The median age for onset of perimenopause is 47.5 years.


• In the US, there are an estimated 41.75 million women over the age of 50.


• Most women spend 1/3 to 1/2 of their life in post menopause.


• Smoking has been identified as a cause of early menopause.


• Spontaneous menopause occurs at the average age of 51.4 years in Western women.


• The menopause transition lasts an average of 4 years.


• In 2000, there were 45.6 million postmenopausal American women, 39.9 million of these women are over the age of 51.

Menopausal complaints: Around the ages of 48-52, many changes begin to occur in a woman's body. Unwanted symptoms of hormone imbalances include:

• Hot flashes, usually presented as flushing of the face, neck, chest, and back


• Insomnia


• Mild to moderate depression


• Joint pain and muscle pain


• Water retention (edema)


• Heart palpitations


• Headaches


• Vaginal dryness


• Increased sweating

Some Physical Changes During Menopause: A woman's body undergoes a number of changes as she passes through menopause. These changes may need to be supported with medications and/or dietary supplements as well as lifestyle/dietary adjustments.

• Some body structures (sphincter muscles of the bladder and rectum) may lose muscle tone.


• Breast size, shape, and firmness may change.


• Skin wrinkling and loss of skin tone may occur due to a loss of collagen, a key protein that keeps skin firm and young looking.


• Body fat may accumulate in areas such as thighs and hips.


• Bone mass and strength may decrease.


• Metabolism may slow down, increasing chances of weight gain.


• Nervous system changes such as emotional swings, tiredness, insomnia, forgetfulness, headaches, anxiety, irritability, and depression may occur.


• The risk of heart disease may go up. Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), may be more likely to develop as a result of low estrogen. A woman may experience chest pains and high blood pressure.


• Frequent hot flashes may occur, with as increase in sweating, heart palpitations, redness and flushing, and dizziness.


• Genitourinary tract - vaginal dryness and irritation may occur, making sexual intercourse painful. There may be a loss of sex drive, an increased formation of urinary cysts, and an increase in bladder and urinary tract infections.


• Musculoskeletal changes - osteoporosis is a major consequence of menopause and declining estrogen levels. Reduced calcium absorption may result in bone thinning; joint, bone, and muscle aches; bone fractures; and an eventual decrease in height.

Immediate Changes

• Hot flashes, causing flushing in the face, neck, chest, and back


• Insomnia


• Mild to moderate depression


• Bone, joint and muscle aches/pains


• Swelling


• Heart beat fluctuations


• Headaches


• Vaginal dryness


• Increased sweating

Physical Changes

• Decreased control over urination and bowel movements


• Breast size, shape, and firmness may be altered


• Skin wrinkling and loss of tone may occur


• Body fat may redistributed to thighs and hips


• Decrease in metabolism which may increase weight

Role of Estrogen: Estrogens are hormones that prepare the endometrial cells of the uterus for pregnancy. Estrogens (estradiol and estrone) have many functions in the body, including:

• Cause ovulation, helping to rebuild the lining of the uterus following menstruation.


• Assist in the development of secondary sex characteristics, including breast development and distribution of body hair.


• Promote cholesterol balance and nourish the blood and circulatory system.


• Improve bone density and strength by increasing calcium and phosphate absorption.


• Increase the softness, smoothness, thickness, and elasticity of the skin.

Estrogen deficient women usually start menopause early and have the most severe symptoms. A deficiency in estrogen can be a major cause of infertility, menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis, and increased risk of heart disease.

Role of Progesterone: Progesterone prepares the lining of the womb for pregnancy and implantation and decreases uterine contractions. Progesterone normally maintains fluid balance, acting as a natural diuretic, by increasing sodium and water elimination from the body. Progesterone deficiency may cause various mild to severe symptoms. This deficiency may be largely responsible for causing premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The adrenal glands produce progesterone throughout the entire menstrual cycle, whereas the ovaries only produce it in significant amounts during the premenstrual phase of the cycle. Progestins (progesterone and medroxyprogesterone) have a balancing effect on estrogen. When progesterone levels drop to near zero, estrogen dominance occurs with side effects including:

• Water retention, swelling (edema)


• Fatigue, lack of energy


• Breast swelling


• Premenstrual mood swings


• Loss of sex drive


• Uterine fibroids


• Cravings for sweets


• Weight gain, fatty deposits in thighs and hips


• Cold hands, cold feet (low thyroid)

The addition of medroxyprogesterone to estrogen was reported to potentially negate some of the beneficial changes of estrogen, most notably the increase in HDL cholesterol levels.(1) However, progestin therapy has been reported to offset the increase in triglycerides seen with unopposed estrogen replacement. Estrogen dominance may not mean that a woman has too much estrogen - it may simply be that the progesterone component is out of balance.

Hormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT): Hormonal replacement is supplemental hormonal therapy with synthetic estrogen and usually includes a progestin. HRT influences many aspects of health, and as studies continue and conclude we are learning that these influences can be negative. Climacteric symptoms (the symptoms of hormonal changes such as flushing, insomnia and sweating), osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, breast and endometrial cancer, blood clots and Alzheimer's disease(2) are just a few of the areas that may be altered with HRT. A decision to use HRT may depend on a woman's individual views of the menopausal transition, the postmenopausal phase, and its consequences. Health providers and patients should be thoroughly informed about the symptoms associated with hormonal deprivation, the associated risks of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, and the potential risks of HRT when used in these conditions.

In exchange for benefits, women on synthetic estrogens may suffer from irregular vaginal bleeding and may have an increased chance of breast cancer and/or endometrial cancer.(3),(4) Progestin use combined with estrogen has been shown to decrease the incidence of uterine cancer.(5) For many women, synthetic estrogens may be undesirable, or their doctor may not recommend synthetic estrogens due to a pre-existing condition. Synthetic estrogens have also been reported to cause fluid retention and may increase the severity of asthma and migraines.(6),(7) Contraindications to taking synthetic HRT should be discussed with a doctor, but include the following:

Contraindications to the Use of Hormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT)

• Cancer


• Cardiovascular disease


• Diabetes


• Hypertension


• Smoking


• High cholesterol levels


• Tendency to gain weight


• Fluid retention


• Liver disease


• Breast cancer


• Fibrocystic breast disease


• Thrombophlebitis or thromboembolism


• Unexplained vaginal bleeding


• Uterine fibroids


• Endometriosis


• Gall bladder disease


• Mental disorders


• Anxiety and depression


• Irritable bowel syndrome

Concerns Regarding the use of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): In July of 2002 a study was published greatly questioning not only the benefits of HRT but also the now confirmed risk of using HRT.(8) The concern arose from the results of one of the trials being conducted by The Women's Health Initiative (WHI). Since 1993 the WHI has enrolled over 160,000 postmenopausal women between the ages of 50 and 79 in one of several trials evaluating strategies designed to promote health and well-being as women age. In one of the trials, 16,608 of these women who were randomly placed in one of two groups; a placebo (sugar pill) group or a group taking estrogen and progestin. Specifically the women in the treatment group were taking a combination prescription tablet containing 0.625mg of conjugated estrogens and 2.5mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate.

The design was to follow the women enrolled in the trial for 8.5 years. However, after just 5 years, the trail was stopped because a routine review of the data found that the women on the hormone combination had an increased risk of breast cancer. Other large trials have raised similar concerns as the WHI trial,(9),(10) but the WHI was the first to confirm this increase breast cancer risk in healthy women who still had their uterus.

Other concerns were found as well. From the data of the WHI trial, if you had 10,000 women taking estrogen and progestin and compared that group to a similar group taking placebo, over a 1-year period the group of women using the hormone combination would experience the following;

• 7 more events related to coronary heart disease


• 8 more strokes


• 8 more blood clots in the lungs, known as pulmonary embolisms


• 8 more cases of invasive breast cancer

However, the study did show some benefit to using the hormone combination because this same group of 10,000 women would have;

• 6 fewer cases of colorectal cancer


• 5 fewer hip fractures

It is important to note that though this trial raises great concern about the use of HRT, these results only pertain to the use of this combination and dose of estrogen and progestin. At this point we do not know whether other combinations, doses or the use of estrogen alone provides a greater benefit or a greater risk. In fact, the WHI has decided to continue all other trials in progress including one evaluating diet, calcium and vitamin D supplementation and even one evaluating the use of estrogen alone in women who no longer have a uterus. The decision to use HRT has become even more difficult

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FACE MAPPING

Face Mapping a revolutionary method of skin analysis, it has been based on Chinese diagnosis, developed by The international Dermal Institute exclusively for Dermalogica. Area for area becomes the skin ge?pecteerd and examined on characteristics, which are noted on your personal Face map.

Exact recommendation
With Face Mapping are possible huidspecialiste your on the basis of the findings by area correct and exactly give coordinated recommendation concerning the products to use. This way you only produce products which share of the face which that necessary have. This is not only much more result-oriented, it is also kosteneffici?.

Chinese diagnosis
Did you know that your health on your face state written? Chinese diagnosis, of the filosofie?achter Face Mapping, has been based on the conviction that the skin us grant a look in the health of the body. We know of course for a long time that if we do not feel ourselves nicely the skin suffers below. Your huidspecialiste can map your skin condition with Face Mapping litterally and more closely retrieve the much cause of possible skin problems.

Below you find a number of examples of what we can encounter zoal:

Areas 1 & 3
Constipations (mee-eters) and pimples on the face can be caused by greasy its products such as wax, but also by niet-consequente or a not-careful reiniging. In Chinese diagnosis this area is considered as a reflex area of the bladder and the spijsverteringskanaal. The presence of pimples can mean that you have more natural feeding necessary and that the uitscheiding must be improved by drinking more water.

Area 2
The area between the eyebrows is related to the liver. Can indicate constipations, redness or schilfertjes in this area on late on the evening to with, overconsumption of alcohol, vetrijk food or a food allergy or - intolerantie. Care for correct hygi? at depilating the eyebrows.

Areas 4 & 10
Constipations in the ears prevent much and are frequently caused by backward shampoo rests. Constipations for and behind the ear can indicate exactly on a not-careful reiniging or the multiple use of a tel. or headset. In Chinese diagnosis the ears keep link with the kidneys. When are the ears frequently very warm, do drink water then more and do reduce the use of caffe? and alcohol.

Areas 5 & 9
The cheeks grant us a can in the health of the lungs and cavities. Smokers and people with allergie?hebben frequently jumped adertjes (couperose) or constipations in this area. Irritation frequently occurs during cold. Ingredi?en also hiding in cosmetica and make-up give mee-eters and/or pimples.

Areas 6 & 8
Gerstekorrels, ramparts and lijntjes can occur in the eye area. Contribution Oogmake-upremovers on oil basis and an unhealthy life style to this. Dark rings are frequently hereditary, but become more terrible by too little water drink and slaaptekort.

Area 7
A red nose can indicate on a raised bloeddruk or the beginning of rosacea. Mee-eters around the lip line can occur at multiple use of lip balsam or lipstick. Pigmentation or overbeharing on the bovenlip is frequently caused hormoonschommelingen.

Areas 11 & 13
Lightings and constipations on sides of the chin are caused hormones. At women we see an increase of pimples in these areas particularly around the menstruatie. Lightings under the jaw line frequently arise by stress and tensions.

Area 12
Exuberant its increase on the chin frequently indicates on hormoonschommelingen, possibly causes by stress. Pimples or bultjes on the middle of the chin coincide frequently closely with bowel complaints.

Area 14
Red spotting and pimples in the neck can indicate on increased stressgehalte. Pigmentvlekken can be caused through the use of parfum in the neck. Spray parfum rather in haren, because of this remains the fragrance moreover longer present.

NB This replace information it has not been meant for information of a medical specialist. If you have doubts concerning your health, consult then always your doctor.

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ACNE-ACNE TREATMENT

He, "puistekop!" He, "krentebol!" How funnily these observations can sound also, such unfriendly, caustic words are really not funny for people who suffer from acne. Acne is not viz. purely a temporary inconvenience that only one couple months apprehends, but a serious skin disorder, which can be very painful and for some even real terrible. A nice appearance is not indeed it main, toch acne can damage one's self-confidence considerably. There its people who there really of its. They are ashamed themselves for their problem and live because of this sometimes very withdrawn. Everyone in each age group can acne found become, but the most terrible victims are teenagers, of which approximately 80% to a certain degree to acne sufferings, because the huidklieren have a raised activity during puberty. But also sportsmen, who use stimulating resources, belong to the risk group. acne acne-lijders are themselves therefore under a varied and large gezelschap. Of course we want look forward to there all on our most advantageous. Sufficient body movement, much open air, thorough lichaamsreiniging and sufficient sleep play an important role. But a still larger role plays feeding, certainly for people who with the problem acne contend has to.

 

Said as, feeding plays a very important role at the treatment of acne. Especially the "pure" foods which have been divided in a balanced manner concerning the meals, have a healing functioning on the skin. Our feeding provides to the body the building materials for new warrants and stipulates therefore for a large part how there from see our body and our skin. The organism has its own mechanism that selects what is well in our feeding and what not: introduce the stofwisseling or metabolism when the functioning of the stofwisseling is overloaded by too large of toxic or even feeding substances in feeding, pile up themselves these in the fabrics and around the agencies. The organism to strip of these piled up waste products is a thorough reiniging necessary. A purifying, adapted and balanced feeding gives to the organism the occasion of repairing itself and its natural functioning to retrieve. The feeding recommendation must be followed to the organism and the skin to be purified entirely and herstel(bloed - lymfe - bowels - fabrics). Also it is important clean the skin of outside to simplify this way the stofwisseling of the skin and the fabrics to purify.

feeding recommendation:

Commonly: For removing waste products it is necessary that one two litres drink mineral water per day, without cabbage acid. One can drink also water from the tap, however to boil down firstly and lets cool.

Vegetables: Almost all vegetables are eat also raw, possibly processes as a salad. For as many vitamins as possible one must preserve water firstly cook before one the vegetables in the pan does.

 

Prohibitions substances:

To vetten: Greases are converted into acids and them surplus is stored in the liver, the fabrics (cellulitis), the blood barrels and the Galle bladder. It are especially satisfied acids which fix themselves. One finds them in animal greases (flesh, flesh products, milk, butter and other milk products), but also in cocoa (chocolate), coconut note, vegetable margarines refined oil and ordinary. The reduction of greases in feeding allows a afbraak and disposal of the surplus to greases.

The liver: During the use of anabole steroïden a regulated control of the liver functions is necessary. It are especially orally take the anabolica which can cause liver damages. Blood, with from flatulence and bowels feeding substances taken, must pass always firstly the liver for further circulates. Hence that certain anabolen by inspuiting in the muscles (intramusculair) or by inspuiting in the vein (intravenously) are administered, instead of by getting round the checking and filtering functioning of the liver the mouth (peros). Also the liver will attempt as much as possible, body foreigner remove substances from blood, or they in any case harmless make. Anabolica: used afgeleidingen of testosteron, with a specific chemical structure which is something else then of other anabolica, are also associated with liver damages and even with acting liver cancer.

Sugars: A surplus to sugars is stored by the liver and the fabrics under the standard of glycogen or. The liver regulates the glucose quality of blood. If this sugar quality is too high, by the pancreas insulin it is broken away from there which converts glucose to glycogen. Unused sugars form pyrivinezuur, which not only the conversion of greases prevents but even also converts into. Moreover a surplus to sugars leads to spijsverteringstoornissen, fermentations and acidification. The skin becomes sensitively and unhealthy. Concentrated and refined sugar no longer contains to the elements (vitamins, minerals) also, which are necessary for a good digestion, so that the organism must obtain these elements from own source. Best sugars are themselves in full bodies (maltose), fresh vegetables (fructose and glucose) and fresh fruit (fructose must be also mentioned that a lot of replacements for sugar are possible chemically and sometimes toxic or even carcinogenic zijn.(lees about this: sugars 1& 2 on this site).

Salt and spices: During a purification cure it has been recommended a little salts to use. Salt and especially refined salts can cause bowel leavens, prevents or slows down the disposal of urine acid and contributes to a worsening of kidney sicknesses, raised bloeddruk and skin sicknesses. A low-salt feeding relieves kidney - and liver functions and promotes the disposal of waste products from the fabrics and the warrants. Strong spices (pepper, note nutmeg, kerrie, clove, etc.) strongly work stimulating. During the cure one can avoid them best.

The functions of the kidneys: the aim of the kidney functions is, to regulate the composition of the body fluids and constant as much as possible to keep. For that purpose separating kidneys the following substances from:

1: waste products of the eiwitstofwisseling

2: redundant substances

3: detrimental substances

4: water and salts

At the eiwitstofwisseling in cell is released ammonia among others that it is converted into the liver to urea and by the kidneys is thus stopped, as well as urine acid that also as a waste product of the eiwitstofwisseling in cell is released. Concerning a constant composition of blood can be vitamins, hormones, salts and other substances redundant. By means of the urine this surplus can be removed from the organism. Substances which are detrimental, for example certain substances in medecines or substances which have been already made by the liver harmless, are stopped by means of the urine.

dairy products: Milk endosperm (casein) is digestible with difficulty, it will himself pile up in the thin bowel where the toxins are released then. They irritate and weaken the functioning of flatulence, ingewanden, pancreas (pancreas) and Galle bladder. They tire the liver and activate mucilage shaping, as a result of which more oxygen necessary conduct the haemoglobine to with mucilage has surrounded the warrants. The ESA (lactase), which can die even ensures the assimilation of milk sugar (lactose), weak and at the age of 5 a 6 years. Much more people than one thinks problems have at converting milk sugar, to what skin problems (acne, eczema, etc.). milk-acid ones products (yoghourt, kwark, kefir, biogarde, buttermilk) frequently gives is better digestible than ordinary milk products, because endosperms and milk sugar are already partly converted, but must from feeding to be let during the preparation. This operation is necessary, there very milk endosperm (casein) with difficulty to digest and in energy to put is, as a result of which the last vetlaagje under the skin do not get the chance as a energy source to be addressed. Correctly this last vetlaagje stipulate the game shape.

Diversen:

* blank bread

* products with conservatives, dyes and other additieven:

These products contain all kinds of synthetic and chemical substances among which a lot toxic substances and substances which hold the toxic waste products in our body.

* alcohol:

Alcohol contains toxic substances which charge the body heavily. Alcohol can destroy maag-en liver functions, hardens the blood barrels, charges the gland from separations and the nerve scheme. Moreover alcohol prevents the functioning of digestion substances, leads to desiccation and irritation of the fabrics and causes fermentations. Alcohol has also an addictive impact.

* shell - and shellfish:

They have a high cholesterol quality, frequently cause allergies and disorganise the liver functions.

The permitted substances: Graanproducten:

* flakes:

Flakes of rijst, wheat, barley, oats, millet, buckwheat or mais can be used in muesli, pulp, soup, pan wafers and bread. barley pulp and oat malt are nicely a lot (with soya to prepare).

* brown bread

One finds pasta (macaroni and spaghetti) of full granen, such as wheat, buckwheat, barley.

pod fruit:

* lentils

Lentils have a high quality to endosperms, iron, phosphorus, magnesium and are well digestible.

* frog peas

They are rich to endosperms, minerals and vitamin B. their greases are onverzadigde acids.

* azuki ` s

It are red broad beans originating from Japan. They have a remarkable feeding value and give nearly no fermentation. One claims that azukibonen do turned off fabrics contract.

* other pod fruit

Sperziebonen, garden broad beans, bruine and white broad beans, capsule peas and spliterwten.

Vegetables:

* red bieten

Red biet contains rubidium that the spijsvertering promotes. She is relieve bloedzuiverend, for liver and kidneys, helps to remove urine acid and promotes the cell renewal. Red bietensap with a beetje fresh pineapple juice are nice as a spirits.

* celery

Celery promotes the elimination of waste products, stimulates the functioning of liver and kidneys and prevents an acidification of blood. celery juice one can mix with all kinds of other vegetable monkeys, such as carrot, tomato, leek etc..

* other vegetables

chervil: purifying - laxative

cucumber: urine acid solves and removes it.

leek: antiseptically - diuretic - laxative - calming down

radish: urine drifting and purifying (liver, kidneys)

lettuce: richly to cellulose (well for peristaltisme - laxative)

tomato: bloedverdunnend - makes the blood barrels more flexible

parsley: purifying - much calcium contains water cherry: purifying - urine drifting spinach: laxative - remineraliserend

asparagus: bloedzuiverend

onion: bloedsuikerverlagend - urine drifting

Fruit:

strawberry: desinfecting - detoxicating apricot: fabric renewing pineapple: digesting ESA (papaine) contains apple: bloedzuiverend - detoxicating - diuretic - helps with the elimination of waste products - stimulates and relieves the liver - powerful muscle and nerve tonic banana: farinaceous - very nutritive (with moderation food).

blue bilberry: darmreinigend lemon: detoxicating - purifying for blood and lymfe

date: laxative raspberry: laxative cherry: bloedzuiverend - desinfecting

kiwi: richly to vitamins and minerals

Mandarin: bloedzuiverend but more gently as an orange

melon: richly to vitamins a and c

papaya: digesting ESA (papaine)

pear: bloedzuiverend - relieve and purifies kidneys

perzik: promotes the spijsvertering and the elimination of poison substances

pompelmoes: purifying

plum: laxative - detoxicating rhubarb: laxative

orange: bloedzuiverend

vijg: laxative

sweet grape: purifying - relieve the liver

black bay: vitamin bi 2

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Itself already 25 years charge has tried of that misery therefore of everything and now found for me the perfect mix:

What I myself do:

- each day 1 takes gramme vitamin c (Acerola powder)
- 2 time per day eats warmly therefore much green vegetable and germinates
- each day eats ongebrande notes such as paranoten and pecan nuts
- no dairy, at the most from time to time joghurt
- mask of eigeel or line seed
- for skin I use jojoba oil and aloe vera
- also carrots and onions are well for your skin
- I eat 1-2 per week salmon or mackerel
- daily herb tea drinks tea such as nettle
- much water and maximum 1 head coffee per day

On nature sites I find frequently these suggestions:

- Extra vitamin c
- Extra vitamin B6
- Organic bound zinc (nettle)
- Omega-6 acids > GLA (teu niche flower oil and Borageolie)
- Omega-3 acids EPA and DHA
- Methylsulfonylmethaan (MSM)
- Probiotica (Acidophilus, Bulgaricus and Thermophilus)

I am still zoekende to information with which you can slow down yourself talgproduktie but a hormone as much as more question will be.....

What I at mijzelf have seen that hoemeer I eat animal endosperms how I get more skin problems. Also yellow result under the armpits. I look at sometimes on Bodybuild forums and those large porties take endosperms. This can lead at some sportsmen to intoleranties and blood cloggings and therefore puisten also more. Missing therefore from or animal endosperm your problems worsens..... I weet not exactly the relation between animal endosperms and acne problems but apparently becomes or the quantity waste products increased that then direction the skin goes or endosperms has a boosting impact on the line hormones/talgproduktie (feedback welcome!).

I eat now for the day vegetarian and that pleases well. Through the use of line seed in the morning (in my granenpap) I get more Omega 3 within what also well for the skin is. You can make up also lijnzaadpapje and that lubricates your face as a mask, the skin makes also quieter. Furthermore I eat ipv peanut cheese a mixture of biological peanut cheese and sesampasta because these laaste contain much zinc.

Look also for products which contain transvetzuren, this for example snacks in old-fashioned (therefore not liquid), almost all biscuits, cake, waffles have been baked etc. Pay attention well to the ingredienten, particularly hardened vegetable greases/oil because at hardening oil for pastry making, chips, wafer, frites etc bad transvetzuren arise which is also unhealthy for the skin.

From studies becomes clear that there is a relation between IGF-1 endosperm and acne. This endosperm is on its pick during the pubertijd. Milk appears the quantity of this increase hormone raise (*). bodybuilders who take get much animal endosperms (for muscle increase)
frequently charge also more of skin problems.

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