Autism Diets for Children Less Useful
Diet Tips February 15th, 2010
Chicago, for children with autism is often associated with digestive problems. Children with autism often say no leak or bowel syndrome called ‘Leaky gut’ or ‘autistic enterocolitis’. But now researchers say that it is not true. Gluten-free diet or casein was not going to help autistic children.
In a report recently which appear in the Journal of Pediatrics, the researchers argue that more autistic children have gastrointestinal problems than normal children. Researchers also noted, special diets such as gluten-free diet or casein will not help autistic children.
Special diets in children with autism can be alleviate the symptoms of autistic children. At least 1 in 5 children with autism do a special diet such as avoiding foods containing gluten (protein in wheat) or casein (the protein found in milk).
The doctors who deal with autistic children suggest that much of the special diet. But with this study, doctors are advised to no longer recommend the diet because it can reduce the intake of nutrients for children.
As reported by Suntimes, Friday (8/1/2010), as many as 28 experts from 12 disciplines, ranging from a child psychiatrist, pediatric allergy specialist, gastroenterologist and nutrition experts agree that further studies are needed to prove the relationship between a troubled digestion with autistic children.
But Jenny McCarthy, an actress who is also the author of ‘Louder Than Words’ claims successfully applied a special diet for an autistic child.
The cause of autism is still ambiguous to date. Several factors potentially be the cause of other genetic factors, Leaky gut syndrome, food allergies, vaccines and exposure to toxic chemicals.
Leaky gut syndrome is the term for the condition of changing the intestinal wall so permeabilitasnya can not absorb or enter large molecules like proteins. If the molecule into the USU, the body will know him as a foreign substance and will release the antigen-antibody response.
Some causes are thought to trigger the syndrome Leaky gut syndrome, among others:
1. Growth of the fungus candida albicans in the intestinal flora
2. Excessive antibiotic use
3. Digestive hormone deficiency
4. Use of drugs (NSAIDs, antacids, ibuprofen)
5. Consumption of caffeine and excess sugar
6. Excess consumption of white flour foods like bread, pasta or other cakes that contain wheat
7. Stress
8. Low liver function
Autism can happen to almost all sections of tribes, races and socioeconomic. Men reported experiencing more autism than females by a ratio of 4 to 1.
Fasting for People with Diabetes
Health Care February 12th, 2010
Muslims diabetics who want to run the month of fasting, although they are apart from those obligations when their health condition is not possible. Given all diabetics have a different degree of disease differently, the question of whether one should fast for diabetes is often a dilemma faced by the clergy and doctors.
A study published in Clinical and Experimental Hypertension July 2008 edition shows that people with diabetes are well-managed can fast safely. Here are some guidelines for a diabetes, whether or not to fast:
You can fast safely when:
* You have asked your doctor’s advice about your health condition and get the drugs suitable for fasting.
* You can control myself not to consume sweet foods and drinks to excess at the time of sunset and dawn.
You should not fast when:
* Diabetes You are not managed properly.
* You have a serious diabetes complications such as heart disease or hypertension.
* You are pregnant or nursing.
* You need daily supervision or treatment (such as the elderly or those who have the problem of awareness or understanding).
* You’re sick with a temporary condition such as flu and other severe enough.
* You have a history of diabetic ketoacidosis (emergency that occurs when blood sugar is not available as an energy source so that the body uses fat as a substitute) or you are vulnerable collapsed from hypoglycemia.
Some tips on fasting for diabetics:
* Ask your doctor’s advice before and during fasting, because they may change or replace the drug that you need to consume.
* Do not stop treatment, but the dose and time should be adjusted to the time of fasting.
* Try to increase the portion of the slower digested foods such as fruits, vegetables and grains that do not cause blood sugar spikes soon after the break.
* Try to meal times as close as possible to Imsak / dawn, rather than in the middle of the night. This would make more awake blood sugar during fasting.
* Monitor your blood sugar levels closely, for example, three hours after sunset or before dawn and eat during the day. Measurements can show how your body adapts to the new routine.
* Drink lots of fresh water at night. Reduce the consumption of tea and coffee because it tends to stimulate urine discharge triggering dehydration during the day.
* If you experience symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) such as sweating, anxiety, trembling, weak or confused, you should be breaking with a sugary drink followed by carbohydrate-rich foods.
* After Ramadan, visit your doctor to make sure your blood sugar levels well-managed and whether the drugs are given need to be adjusted again.
10 Signs Your Baby Illness
Health Care February 12th, 2010
one challenging aspect of parenting is knowing whether your baby is healthy or not. Babies can not tell us what they feel, so we must rely on their body’s reactions. Fortunately, the baby salalu give signs when not healthy. The signs can be very real or less real. Fever / cold, vomiting, and biduran are some of the real signs. The less obvious signs include a passive or mushy, not interested in what’s going on around him, less appetite, or no bowel movement within a few days.
1. Yellow skin (Jaundice)
If your baby’s skin turn yellow, contact your doctor immediately. This condition usually occurs in newborns and infants indicate liver malfunction. Sometimes, the symptoms did not appear until the baby is brought into the house.
2. Appetite Changes
If your child repeatedly refused to eat or not eat, call your doctor.
3. Mood Changes
If your baby becomes passive or difficult to be stimulated, easily crying / whining and inconsolably, call your doctor immediately.
4. Body Fever or Cold
Fever is the body’s reaction to infection. One of the best ways to measure the baby’s body temperature was wearing a rectal or oral thermometer is placed in the anus or mouth of a baby. Thermometer strips on the forehead or a touch less accurately detect fever in infants. If the body temperature of more than 38 C means that your baby fever. If your baby is less than 3 months and fever, especially accompanied by other symptoms such as biduran, immediately contact your doctor. You also should consult with your doctor if your baby aged less than two months and your baby’s body temperature is less than 37 C. In older babies, you can provide to ease the anti-fever heat. Call your doctor if the heat does not come down after 24 hours.
5. Vomiting and Diarrhea
Vomiting is different from the spit, which merupakah common in infants. Vomiting is more powerful, more volume and does not occur only after the baby is fed. Vomiting and diarrhea can be caused by infections, digestive problems and other diseases. Both are potentially harmful to infants because of dehydration. Baby signs of dehydration include: no incontinence in six hours or more, crying without tears and dry mouth is not salivating. Babies become weak, very sleepy and difficult to wake. You should immediately take him to the doctor if the condition is so.
6. Ear Problems
If your baby fever, weepy and pull or squeeze his ear, he might get an ear infection. Ear infections are common and are not always harmful, but you need to consult with your doctor to get antibiotics for your baby. Ear infections are not treated can cause permanent hearing problems.
7. Biduran / Rash
Call your doctor if your baby has a rash biduran or large, especially when followed by a fever.
8. Difficult defecation
Each baby has a bowel habit alone. There is a daily waste water, there are a few days. If the baby has not pooped as usual pattern, or when looking at waste water problems, contact your doctor.
9. Eye Problems
If one or both of the baby’s eyes reddened or discharge (Javanese: “ketepan”), consult a physician.
10. Fall or bump on the head
How do you even care to be careful, baby you’ll occasionally have fallen. The bigger, the more often they fall. When he fell from a high chair or separated from your pet, you should check thoroughly the condition of his body and watched her health condition in 24 hours. When he cried after the fall, it was a sign he was not too seriously injured. Bring to a doctor immediately if:
* There was weak or confused
* It’s hard to move some of his limbs
* Have the blood collects in the whites of his eyes
* Removing the blood from the nose (nosebleeds) and ear
* The focus of his eyes became crossed, not the same pupil size, or vomiting
* Crying loudly when a particular body part is moved / touched
* Sleeping longer than usual
Kegel Gymnastics the Many Benefits
Fitness February 12th, 2010
Gymnastics is Kegel exercises to strengthen pelvic muscles found by Dr. Kegel. The pelvic floor muscles or muscle PC (PuboCoccygeal Muscle) is a muscle attached to the pelvic bones and acts as the swing moves the organs in the pelvis of the uterus, bladder, and intestines. When you hold and release urine, means you’re moving the pelvic floor. Another way to find the pelvic muscles is to insert your finger into the vagina clean and pressed. The muscles are ‘gripped’ Your finger is the pelvic floor.
Kegel Exercise Benefits
Pregnancy, childbirth, obesity and severe coughing can be a burden to the pelvic floor. If basic weakened pelvic muscles, pelvic organs to sag and women stand out through the vagina. The condition is called the uterus or vagina prolapsis that often makes women urinate and defecate involuntarily (Java: pecirit). Regular Kegel gymnastics can prevent it. In addition, Kegel exercises are also useful for:
* Facilitating the birth of a baby without tearing the birth (with no or little ‘stitches’)
* Increased sexual satisfaction (because the more powerful ‘grip’ of the vagina)
* Prevent ambein / hemorrhoids
* Prevent ‘little wet’ when sneezing and coughing
How to Do Kegel Exercise
* Start by tightening your pelvic floor muscles for five seconds, release five seconds, then tighten it again. Do this 10 times in a row, three times a day. You can do it while working in the office, watching TV or reading a magazine. Focus on the pelvic muscles around the vagina and anus only, do not let your abdominal muscles, thighs or buttocks come interested. Breathe normally, do not hold your breath.
* If you are familiar with the above exercise, toning and relaxation doing pelvic floor as soon as possible 10 to 20 times in a row. Repeat 10 times a day.
* You can also try to ‘lift technique’. Tighten the pelvic floor muscles, then gradually let go like an elevator that fell from the fourth floor and stopped at every floor. Repeat 10 times a day.
If you do Kegel exercises regularly, within 8 to 12 weeks you can already feel the benefits. Do all your life, not limited to pregnancy. When diligently doing Kegel exercises since young, so old as your pelvic floor muscles remain strong. You’ll avoid the wet, hard to hold urine and other problems often experienced by the elderly.
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Healthy Lifestyle February 10th, 2010
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