Healthasli Hoodia diet http://www.healthasli.org Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:09:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Using online dictionaries http://www.healthasli.org/general/using-online-dictionaries.htm http://www.healthasli.org/general/using-online-dictionaries.htm#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:09:36 +0000 admin http://www.healthasli.org/?p=56 Using online dictionaries is an easy way to enhance your web surfing experience!

When you’re surfing the web, just looking up some information and reading some articles, how many times do you run across a word you don’t know? This is common among both adults and kids. If you’re looking to understand all that you read, you really don’t want to just gloss over that word and figure you’ll get the gist of the information without knowing exactly what the word means. In addition, why lose an opportunity to grow your vocabulary? There are many online dictionaries which you might use to correct these problems. Let’s see how you can make the online dictionary of your choice both accessible and non-intrusive, making the most of your time while surfing the web.

There are an abundance of online dictionaries which are free to use. You’ll find Webster’s, the Oxford Concise Dictionary and many others, available in a variety of formats, such as abridged, unabridged and various editions which contain certain information which may be of particular use to you. For example, you may want your online dictionary to include Latin roots or language derivatives. Take a look at a number of them. Your choice may hinge simply on the particular presentation that’s easiest for you to use, or the number of search options you have at your disposal.

Once you’ve chosen a dictionary that suits your needs, you want it to be quickly accessible. There are a few ways to do this and how you accomplish handy access is, again, up to you and what you find most convenient.

If you have a single online dictionary that fulfills all your needs, you can simply bookmark it. If you’re a bookmark freak, with dozens of entries and no particular organization, create a new folder in your bookmarks, perhaps entitled ‘reference’ or just ‘dictionary’. Whenever you get online, open a new browser window to your bookmarked dictionary resource. This way, you never need to leave the site you’re looking at, to surf away to the dictionary.

If your dictionary needs require that you regularly reference a number of online dictionaries, as might be the case if you frequently read foreign language material, you can still use the bookmark method and a separate browser window to switch from one to another without interfering with the site from which you’re getting your information.

Words are communication and incomplete communication, in some situations, is little better than none at all. Here’s a simple example to illustrate the point. Your parents are getting you a dog for your birthday and are allowing you to pick the breed. You read, “This breed of dog requires extensive room to roam and play.” You don’t know what ‘extensive’ means, so you interpret that your family’s small backyard is ‘room’. You’ll acquire a beautiful, loving pet, and be taking some very long walks you hadn’t counted on!

Grow your vocabulary. Online dictionaries are a valuable resource for everyone.

]]> http://www.healthasli.org/general/using-online-dictionaries.htm/feed Headaches due to Tension http://www.healthasli.org/health/headaches-due-to-tension.htm http://www.healthasli.org/health/headaches-due-to-tension.htm#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:42:10 +0000 admin http://www.healthasli.org/health/headaches-due-to-tension.htm What are tension headaches?Tension headaches are headaches caused in people due to tension in mind. Most people describe it as a constant achy feeling on either side of head. Some people also feel tightness in their head and neck muscles. It often starts in middle of day and begins gradually and slowly. Some people also call it as stress headaches that means when people say that they have stress headaches they mean by saying this that they have tension headache. It may be severe or mild, but when it is severe it sometimes may be more painful and dangerous and do more harm than migraine headaches.How to diagnose?Tension headaches can be analyzed and diagnosed by the inspection of your doctor. Your doctor can tell the nature of your headaches by an examining you and studying the description of pain given by you. And to diagnose this problem technique like Blood Tests, X-Ray or brain scans are usually not required.What treatment to take in which situations?When your tension headaches are occasionally then simple pain reliever which can be taken without prescription can be useful. But while choosing these pain relievers you should first of all check the label for possible side effects which may be caused due to interactions with other medicines you are taking. So to avoid any such possibilities you must read the instructions on the label and follow them carefully. If you are still facing any problems regarding how to take the dosage you must consult your reliable doctor or pharmacist. But if your tension headaches are not occasionally and occur everyday or at regular short intervals of time then these pain relievers will not give you the right treatment and so in this type of situation you should consult your doctor this is because the medicine which he will prescribe you will be more beneficial for relieving the pain at the time of these tension headaches. These medicines referred by your doctor not only help in relieving the pain but sometimes also useful in preventing these headaches to take serious forms. It is always advisable to treat the tension headaches when they are mild before they take some serious forms this is because in earlier stages these headaches can be cured more easily. What other techniques could be useful to relive pain from tension headaches besides using medicines?Besides taking medicines you can also use several other techniques to get relieve from pain in tension headaches. These techniques include:Take enough sleep or restPut an ice pack on your neck or head at the time of these headachesRegular exercises of 30-60 minutes 6 times a week will be useful in relieving the painTake everyday walk after meal or move on a long vacation to relieve yourself from your busy life.

]]> http://www.healthasli.org/health/headaches-due-to-tension.htm/feed Essential Oils http://www.healthasli.org/health/essential-oils.htm http://www.healthasli.org/health/essential-oils.htm#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:00:26 +0000 admin http://www.healthasli.org/health/essential-oils.htm Essential Oils are the basis of Aromatherapy treatment to diseases in a patient. Essential Oils are used to alter or enhance emotional state of mind to achieve goals. The connection of mind with body is a powerful force and Essential Oils are used to make use of this force in their way to providing treatment to a patient. Aromatherapy is branch in herbal medicine that makes use of the medicinal properties of herbs and plants. Aromatherapy consists of two words Aroma and Therapy where the word aroma refers to the fragrance or smells a group of chemical compounds, wines, flowers from which essential oils are extracted and therapy refers to any of measures adopted for treatment of disability or disease, it is a generic term to use and describe any psychological or medical system of treatment designed to promote the physical health and mental well being of a person. It is the attempted recovery from any of health problem. Presence of Aroma: The aroma you can find every where in all your surroundings. You can find aromas in fruits, plants, barks, roots, roses in gardens, tangy limes, lavender and lemons. Soaps and shampoos include essences of plants, fruits and flowers. Carrier Oils: Aromatherapy requires use of pure essential oils. Since some Essential oils are toxic so they must be utilized carefully with attention to receive benefits of this natural gift. The Essential Oil obtained after distillation from essences of plants, flower and fruits is highly concentrated so it must be first diluted with the carrier oil. Carrier Oil allows the Essential Oil to slowly to penetrate through skin, and prevents from any inflammation. The most common types of carrier oils used are jojoba, sweet diamond, rose hip, olive, sunflower, sesame, safflower, hazelnut etc. Storing of Essential Oils: Essential Oils should be stored in jars or glass vials and plastic containers should be avoided for this purpose. These bottles should be colored cobalt or amber. Store these Essential Oils in cool and dry place. Generally Essential Oils lasts from 1 to 3 years but few are exceptions like Citrus Oil which last in 6 months to 1 year.Multi purpose Essential oils are Lavender, Rosemary, Tea tree, Chamomile, Eucalyptus, Rose, Pine, Sandalwood, Peppermint and Lemon.

]]> http://www.healthasli.org/health/essential-oils.htm/feed Treatment of Childhood Eczema with aromatherapy http://www.healthasli.org/health/treatment-of-childhood-eczema-with-aromatherapy.htm http://www.healthasli.org/health/treatment-of-childhood-eczema-with-aromatherapy.htm#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:21:03 +0000 admin http://www.healthasli.org/health/treatment-of-childhood-eczema-with-aromatherapy.htm Childhood Eczema is increasing and is becoming a common problem to school age children. According to National Eczema society of UK it is a common disease effecting children up to one fifth of all children in UK. The harshness of this disease can vary in different forms. This disease shows its effect on the skin of child and so the symptoms of this disease can also be judged from the inspection of the child s skin. In its initial forms the skin is hot, itchy and dry while in more severe forms the skin becomes raw, broken and which also results in bleeding which looks very unpleasant and cause uncomfortable ness, sleeplessness to child but it is not infectious and it cannot spread to others just by touching. The Aromatherapy treatment can reduce the effect of Eczema in child. The treatment of Eczema can be done with Aromatherapy by the application of Essential Oils on the child through massage but before applying these essential oils it is advisable better not to take risk and should consult from professional Aromatherapist rather than self prescribe this is to avoid any harm because these essential oils can cause harm to children if applied incorrectly. This has been proved by one experiment. The experiment was done to find a better, efficient and effective solution to Eczema. The experiment was that a group consisting of eight children was taken to test the application of Aromatherapy. These children were divided into two groups randomly in which first group received treatment of Aromatherapy in which the essential oils choose to massage the children skin were from among 36 commonly used essential oils. These Essential oils were German Chamomile, Thyme, spike, lavender, benzoin and Litsea cubeba. While another group of children received massage without essential oils. This was done for the period of eight weeks in which massage was given by the therapist once a week while for remaining times mother gave massage to their children. The treatments were evaluated day by day. Children from both groups showed improvement but there was no differences in the improvement of both the groups.

]]> http://www.healthasli.org/health/treatment-of-childhood-eczema-with-aromatherapy.htm/feed ACUPUNCTURE WITH STIMULATOR http://www.healthasli.org/health/acupuncture-with-stimulator-2.htm http://www.healthasli.org/health/acupuncture-with-stimulator-2.htm#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:42:09 +0000 admin http://www.healthasli.org/health/acupuncture-with-stimulator-2.htm Stroke survivors now turn to traditional Chinese cures combined with modern technology to speed up recovery and reclaim their lives. Chinese medical theory cites that excesses or deficiencies in food intake, work, exercise, emotions, and so on, can cause illness. More people are discovering just how effective modern alternative health and therapeutic treatment is in healing ailment raging from tension and fatigue to pain and serious illness like strokes. Majority of stroke patients are left with some forms of permanent disability that interferes with normal daily activities, such as walking, speech, vision, understanding, reasoning and memory. To ease their condition there is various treatments and rehabilitation involves using a mirror. It is believed that if a person who has had a stroke watches how the unaffected side of his or her body moves, it can give visual clues to help the person move the affected side. Traditional Chinese medicine which is acupuncture employs the additional use of a machine to stimulate the needles and, in effect, provide relief where needed. Acupuncture is one Chinese treatment, which has been intensively researched on, challenged and corroborated by western doctors. The journal of American Association of Anatomist indicated that acupuncture points correspond to areas where connective tissues are thickest and which contains many nerve endings. Far from being a fleeting trend, acupuncture has become an accepted health care practice. It involves science intersecting with nature. Electrotherapy is among the services, which offers holistic and integrated approach based on the intrinsic flow- and energy balance theory of health and healing. It has proven to be a very effective treatment, especially when administered within one year after a person suffers a stroke. It is able to help improve blood circulation, speech, and motor facilities. A stoke is a brain damage cause by lack of blood flow to a portion of the brain. It results in permanent damage to the brain tissue- and in many cases permanent disability for the patient. In addition to physical consequences like speech disability and paralysis, stroke survivors often deal with the psychological effects, like feeling depressed, angry and frustrated at their inability to perform tasks that, before the stroke were easy or automatic. The person s general ability to take part in a rehabilitation program after the stroke is important consideration when decisions are being made about rehabilitation. Rehabilitation begins as soon as possible after a person is admitted to the hospital

]]> http://www.healthasli.org/health/acupuncture-with-stimulator-2.htm/feed SARS - THE MYSTERY DISEASE http://www.healthasli.org/health/sars-the-mystery-disease.htm http://www.healthasli.org/health/sars-the-mystery-disease.htm#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:00:26 +0000 admin http://www.healthasli.org/health/sars-the-mystery-disease.htm Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS is a mysterious disease that has sparked great fear. Classified as a type of atypical pneumonia, which is cause by organisms that are difficult to identify. Infection by these microorganisms could lead to serious, even life-threatening consequences. Two types of new viruses were found in lung tissues from decease SARS patients. First type of virus is corona virus, a virus that has a halo or crown-like appearance when seen under the microscope. It causes mild to moderate respiratory illness in human. Second is paramyxovirus, same virus family of measles virus. SARS could be spread through direct close contact with an infected person, droplet transmission from sneezing and coughing, contact with an object contaminated by SARS. Compared to influenza, SARS appears less contagious. It is quite likely that a SARS patient is most infectious when he or she shows symptom, as fever or cough. Scientist has yet to determine how long before or after the symptoms appear that, a SARS patient can transmit the disease to others. Presently, the diagnosis of SARS is based on careful history taking and the symptoms of the patient. It initially appears as high fever with temperature of 38 C and above. This is associated with chills, headache, general feeling of discomfort or body malaise, body aches and muscle stiffness, loss of appetite and mild respiratory symptoms. Being kept under quarantine is necessary not only to determine if a person may have contracted the disease, but also to prevent its spread. Suspected SARS cases are placed in isolation units separate from other patients. Strict infection control measures are taken in order to prevent the spread of the disease via patient s visitors and health care workers. According to WHO, antibiotics do not seem to be effective. Therapy using steroids and antiviral agents like oseltamivir or ribavirin has been tried, although women have been advised of the harmful effects of ribavirin on the fetus. To prevent SARS, we should avoid crowded places. Distance yourself from sick people and those who are sneezing or coughing openly. Wash hands frequently to reduce risk of picking up the virus. In addition, maintain healthy lifestyle. Eat a well-balanced diet, exercise regularly, do not smoke, avoid stress and boost the immune system with vitamins. SARS should not be a cause for worry, as long as protective and preventive measures are strictly followed, the spread of the disease can be contained.

]]> http://www.healthasli.org/health/sars-the-mystery-disease.htm/feed RISK OF DIABETES http://www.healthasli.org/health/risk-of-diabetes.htm http://www.healthasli.org/health/risk-of-diabetes.htm#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.healthasli.org/health/risk-of-diabetes.htm Psychological and emotional stress among mothers may trickle down to their kids and increase their children s risk of having diabetes. Mothers who experienced a stressful event such as divorce, domestic violence, mental tension and work pressure have an increased risk of developing diabetes. Parents who are often stressed out or are having problems is the number one stressor among children. Without the parent s knowledge, children may get stressed, raising level of cortisol-also called the stress hormone . Cortisol is found adjacent to the kidneys and is released in response to either physical or psychological stress. It breaks down muscle protein into its component amino acid which then circulates the bloodstream. These amino acids are used by the liver in the manufacture of glucose for energy increasing blood sugar level and at the same time lowering the use of glucose as fuel. The excess and deficiency of cortisol in the body may trigger some system disorders such as autoimmunity damaging the insulin-producing beta cells thus resulting in insulin deficiency. Children with diabetes who experience frequent episode of severe low blood sugar or hypoglycemia particularly at an early age may have reduced long-term memory performance than diabetic children who experience severe hypoglycemia at a later age. A diabetic children s spatial memory performance may be greatly affected by episodes of extreme low blood sugar. Hypoglycemia is an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood or low blood sugar. Anti-diabetic medicines that are taken orally by the mouth are effective as insulin injection in controlling symptoms of diabetes. The number of people with diabetes continues to rise while their ages at the time of diagnosis drop. Type 2 diabetes, which used to be called adult - onset diabetes, is now striking children, due largely to the obesity epidemic. Overweight and obese kids that present identifying symptoms like darkness around neck and armpits area are those who frequently get urinary tract infection (UTI). Diabetes if not properly managed can lead to many complications such as amputation and damage to key organs of the body like the eyes, kidney and the heart. It takes every ounce of restraints and discipline on the part of the patient to be able to follow the rigid diet and medication regimen required for the management of disease. Having diabetes requires careful examination of ones sugar level. Besides watching for sign of high blood sugar, they also have to be aware of warning signs of blood sugar or hypoglycemia. Using blood glucose meter, a person who has diabetes can tell his/her sugar level is low. Normal fasting blood sugar is 70 to 100 mg/dl.

]]> http://www.healthasli.org/health/risk-of-diabetes.htm/feed Physiology of Massage http://www.healthasli.org/health/physiology-of-massage.htm http://www.healthasli.org/health/physiology-of-massage.htm#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:21:14 +0000 admin http://www.healthasli.org/health/physiology-of-massage.htm Your state of mind is of prime consideration while you are giving massage to someone with the objective of relieving the receiver s body from pain and tension. This is because until and unless your mind and feelings are not pure in nature you will transmit your tension to receiver s body. Before giving a massage you should first of all watch your vibrations. If vibrations in your hand and other parts of body are rapid because of emotional upsets you should not give massage and should postpone the schedule to some other day. Example: You should not give massage while you are yourself affected from cold or flu because you may infect the receiver body. The objective is before giving a massage to someone else s body you should be first calm yourself. When you will have peace in your mind then you will be able to give relief through massage to other person. The most basic rule to give massage is let your instincts be your guide. While giving massage if you suddenly feel that you should touch a particular receiver s body in a particular way then you should not hesitate in doing that. Give a touch to that particular part of receiver s body with proper stroke and pressure as soon as it is calling you with the aim of relieving it. You should be pure in heart and should have peace of mind while giving massage this means that do not let your ego penetrate between you and your receiver. While giving a massage someone first locate problem area and then try to give relief by giving proper required stroke or application of pressure but if receiver is not relieved from pain after reasonable amount of time then abandon your efforts for a while and return to that area after sometime and then again put your efforts in achieving your aim this can be done several times in one massage if receiver s body requires it. Many people try to engrave their fears and tensions within themselves with the hope that these fears and tensions may remain hidden from the entire world and from themselves also but this is not the fact. Though these fears and tensions may remain hidden for a while but will surely return in more dangerous manner in form of pains or body aches and the sufferer will not be able to predict the real problem this time. An intelligent massage therapist can communicate with tensions and can end these tensions by their magical massage.

]]> http://www.healthasli.org/health/physiology-of-massage.htm/feed Massage in aromatherapy http://www.healthasli.org/health/massage-in-aromatherapy.htm http://www.healthasli.org/health/massage-in-aromatherapy.htm#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:00:44 +0000 admin http://www.healthasli.org/health/massage-in-aromatherapy.htm Aromatherapy is the holistic and traditional system of treatment which has been resulting proven from long time back. It is brought into action by application of Essential Oil in a mix of carrier oil to provide relief to patient from almost all diseases. It can give relaxation to a person from tension and stress of mind and body. When the highly concentrated Essential Oil in carrier oil is diluted and applied to patient body through techniques of massage then it provides the magical treatment to mind and body of patient. So to bring the magic of aromatherapy into action and to transform the theories into reality and facts proper massage is basic requirement. So some knowledge about massage is also essential. What is Massage?Massage is to touch the body with the intention of relieving the pain. The most important thing is to remember while giving a massage is let your instinct be your guide. You should have an aim to relief the body of patient from tension, stress and pain. So Massage should be given with purity of heart and honesty. Your body and mind should be free from tension and stress while giving a massage otherwise it is possible that you may transmit your tension and stress to receiver body. To cure most emotional and physical problems regular massage session are necessary which can bring dramatic changes to both mind and body. It is said that magic of massage is a gift because the ability to give a magical massage without training is a gift and some people are born with this gift. But those who are not born with this gift can extend their skills and learn this magic so that massage can become an integral part of their life.How can one learn magic of massage?When one is desirous of mastering the art and wishes to help someone feel better. Put your ego aside and listen to what the receiver body is telling you. Let your instincts guide your hands as you fill your being with love and allow your compassion to flow from you to the receiver. When you function with purely instinctual basis, you are automatically in touch with those magical forces that allow you to sense things which normally escape your awareness. A person giving massage to another person should also take care of following things like he should be free from any tension and stress. He should not be suffering from any disease. If this is so that the person giving massage to another person is suffering from cold hen there are possibilities that he will transfer his own problems to receiver body and receiver will be sicker. A physically and mentally sound person can only give effective massage if he knows the art of massage.

]]> http://www.healthasli.org/health/massage-in-aromatherapy.htm/feed How to Make Your Penis Look Bigger http://www.healthasli.org/mens-issues/how-to-make-your-penis-look-bigger.htm http://www.healthasli.org/mens-issues/how-to-make-your-penis-look-bigger.htm#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:56:31 +0000 admin http://www.healthasli.org/?p=46 Let’s dispel the 2 utmost myths about enlarging your penis at home.

1. Penis enlargement is a lie.

Wrong. You may be surprised to know that thousands of men have successfully enlarged their penis size by at least half an inch (the commercials about penis enlargement products will tell you you’ll gain at least 1-3 inches. This is very optimistic, although very possible!)

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2. Penis enlargement Is expensive.

Wrong again. Most men don’t even touch the subject of enlarging their penis because they think its too expensive. While its true that surgery costs at least $300 for just the consultation fee, effectively enlarging the penis size at home costs less than that. Some methods are even free, although they take longer to produce results!

The truth behind penis enlargement pills.

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