Diabetes Mellitus- Complications of Diabetes -III

Chronic or late complications of diabetes:

1. Complications of the nervous system (diabetic neuropathy): Almost ninety percent of diabetics suffer from one or the other complication of the nervous system. However, only 25-50% of them have to face serious complications. The most common complications of the nervous system are derangements of the touch sensation. Somtimes touch sensation becomes abnormally acute (hyperesthesia). The patient experiences a burning sensation in his limbs. He is more troubled during the night when he cannnot even tolerate a light covering and remains awake. At other times the touch sensation is dulled so that the patient experiences numbness in his limbs.

The undesirable effects on the autonomous nervous system bring about a decrease in the efficiency of the urinary bladder. This either leads to incomplete emptying of the bladder or uncontrollable dribbling of the urine. When the bladder cant be emptied completely, the retained or residual urine harbours disease causing bacteria which leads to the inflammation of the theurinary bladder (cystitis).

2. Complications of the excretory system (diabetic nephropathy): Five or more years after the onset of diabetes, the kidneys start getting harmed. About fifteen percent of diabetics succumb to some renal complication or renal failure. Diabetes gives rise to hardening of the glomeruli, the filtering units of kidneys. This condition is known as 'glomerulosclerosis'. Besides, the blood vessels of kidneys also become hard and narrow. This leads initially to loss of proteins in the urine and then gradually to a rise in blood pressure, a swelling all over the body and kidney failure. When kidney failure ensues, serum urea and serum creatinine levels begin to rise, nausea and vomitting occurs and the patient gradually loses consciousness. The condition is usually climaxed by a total loss of consciousness (called uremic coma) which usually proves irreversible and fatal. Diabetics more commonly suffer from an inflammation of the kidneys called pyelonephritis.

3. Complications of the Cardiovascular System: Diabetes speeds up the process of atherosclerosis i.e., the degeneration of the blood vessels. In diabetics, the innner surface of blood vessels gets deposited not only with cholestrol but also with Calcium. Consequently flexible and elastic blood vessels are transformed into hard and narrow pipes. Due to narrowing of blood vessels various organs of the body and the limbs do not get adequate nourishment. That is the reason why even after a short walk a diabetic experiences pain in his calf muscles.

A disorder of the blood vessels of the limbs called peripheral arterial disease is more common in diabetics. If this disease advances too much then it may terminate in gangrene. Due to hardening of blood vessels (atherosclerosis) , the incidence of high blood pressure is very high in diabetics and high blood pressure may also be a result of some renal complication. Disorder of coronary arteries ar found to be more common and more severe in diabetics. Mortality rate due to coronary artery disease is two times higher in diabetics as compared to healthy persons.

When coronary arteries become narrow, the heart cannot obtain adequate nourishment. This leads to chest pain- angina pectoris. Complete obstrucion of coronary artery gives rise to a heart attack. The incident of heart attacks is three to six times higher in diabetics as compared to healthy persons. Helathy women are usually immune to coronary heart disease. But incidence of heart disease in diabetic women rises to a level equal to that in men. After a heart attack the chances for a diabetic to live for five more years are slim. Infact, many a diabetic succumb to the first heart attack. Degenerative changes in the arteries of a diabetic make him prone to cerebral haemorrhage. Cerebral haemorrhage may result into paralysis or even death.

4. Complications of the eye and the retina (diabetic retinopathy): Diabetic retinopathy is the third chief cause of blindness. Cataract and deficiency of Vitamin A are more important causes for blindness in develping countries. Diabetes chiefly affects the small blood vessels (capallaries) of the retina. Capalaries get abnormally dilated at some places and obstructed at other places. Degenerative changes occur in the cells of the retina. Besides, new defective capillaries rapidally grow into the retina. All these changes lead to a gradual diminution of vision. With the progress in degenerative changes, capallaries become thinner and thinner at the sites of dilatation and may rupture and thus leading to retinal or vitreous haemorrhage. Excessive bleeding into retina may lead to detachment of retina and cause sudden loss of vision.

The crystalline lens of the eye depends for the nourishment on the glucose dissolved in the aqueous humour (a dynamic fluid present inside the eye). Due to wide fluctuations in the amount of glucose in the blood and consequently that in the aqueous humour, the nutrition of the lens is thrown into disarray. This leads to a loss in transparency of the lens. This isnothing but Cataract. Diabetic cataract occurs very early in a patient's life and progresses rapidally.

Due to neo-vascularisation, the circulation of the fluid of the eye is jeopardised. This leads to an increase in the pressure inside the eyeball, a dreadful condition called glaucoma. Glaucoma, if not adequately controlled leads to gradual blindness.

5. Complication of the reproductive System: A diabetic woman has to face many problems during pregnancy. Diabetes creates risks to the life ofthe mother as well as the foetus. About twenty five percent of pregnant diabetic woman fall a victim to a dreadful condition called toxaemia of pregnancy. Toxaemia usually terminates into miscarriage. Diabetic women more often give birth to dead babies or babies with congenital defects.

Diabetic women develop very large babies in their wombs. This causes great difficulty during the delivery and both the mother as well as the baby have to face risks to an injury during delivery. Diabetes throws the marital life of its victim ito complete disarray. Diabetic women frequenty suffer from frigidity and diabetic men from sexual weakness or impotence. Disorders of autonomous nervous system too are partly responsible for this trouble.

6. Complications of the respiratry System: Diabetic persons easily contract infections of the respiratory tract. About fifteen percent of patients suffering from tuberculosis are found to have diabetes. Tuberculosis and diabetes undesirably affect each other to give rise to a vicious circle of complications. Many a time a diabetic person contracts tuberculosis after falling a prey to diabetic coma. Pus filled cavities (abscesses) are formed more often in the lungs of diabetics.

7. Complications of the digestive System: Diabetics have to face many disorders of the digestive system. Diabetics often suffer from nausea and vomitting. Nocturnal diarrhoea is also their common complaint. About twenty five percent of child diabetics suffer from enlargement of the liver. Gall stones are more common in diabetics. The mortality rate due to acute diseases of the gall bladder is five times higher in diabetics than in others. Diabetic coma arising due to defective metabolism of the dietary fats has been described earlier.

8. Complications of the feet: Corns, nail infections, athlete's foot (infection of the skin between the toes), etc., are much more common in diabetics. A high blood-glucose level, a diminution in the blood supply due to narrowing of blood vessels and disorders of the nervous system are the factors responsible for complications of the feet. In diabetes, even a trival foot injury may get transformed into dreadful gangrene which may necessitate amputation of the affected toe or the foot.

9. Other complications and infections: Diabetics easily contract skin diseases like erythrasma and moniliasis. Diabetes is sometimes suspected or detected after a person complains of infections of nails, corners of the mouth or the vagina. Xanthoma diabeticorum is another disorder commonly seen in diabetics. This disease is characterised by raised red-yellow spots of palms, soles, knees or buttocks. Prutitis valvae, a vaginal skin disease causing intense itching is commonly seen in diabetic women.

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Diabetes Mellitus- Complications of Diabetes -II

2. Boils and Carbuncles:

Recurrent boils and carbuncles may be the first indication of diabetes. The factors responsible for this complicatino are :
a.) high glucose level in the blood vessels of the skin and
b.) poor resistance power against pus-forming micro organisms

3. Acute gangrene:

Gangrene is defined as the death of a mass of tissue or an organ. Gangrene of a toe or a foot is 50 to 60 times more common in diabetes than in healthy persons. Without proper care, even a trivial injury to a toe or foot may terminate into gangrene. Narrowing of the blood vessels, poor resistance power and untoward changes of the nervous system are said to be responsible for such proneness of diabetes to gangrene. Gangrene usually necessitates amputation of the affected part to keep the patient alive. Before the advent of insulin fifty percent of the diabetes would have died if gangrene supervened.

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Diabetes Mellitus- Complications of Diabetes -I

Diabetes has been described as a diseas of complications. The complications of diabetes are more torturing than the disease itself. Acute complications can arise at any time during the course of the disease whereas more dreaded chronic complications slowly unfold themselves years after the onset of diabetes. Control of diabetes does help in warding off its acute complications but whether it delays or mitigates the chronic complications or not is a controversial issue. Hence prevention of diabetes requires special importance:

Acute Complications of Diabetes:

1. Diabetic Coma (Unconsciousness)

Diabetic comma is mostly seen in Juvenile (Child or Young diabetics) but is uncommon in persons suffering from maturity onmset diabetes. Before the discovery of insulin, more than half of Juvenile diabetics died of diabetic coma. We must say thanks to effective treatment with insulin because it has brought down mortality rate to 1-2% due to this complication. Such type of unconsciousness ensues when the concentration of glucose in the blood rises much above normal, a condition called Hyperglycemia. The disintegration of stored fat inside the body is commensurate with the amount of glucose in blood. The end-products of fat disintegration are ketone bodies which due to their acidic nature render the blood acidic. The body tries to get rid of these harmful ketone bodies by producing more and more urine. This results into a reduction in the fluid content of the blood, hence increasing the concentration of ketone bodies. This acidified blood untowardly affects the brain to give rise, first to drowsiness and lethargy and then gradually to diabetic coma.

The probable reasons for the rise of glucose in blood are:

1. Undetected or untreated diabetes
2. Consumption of carbohydrate containing refined foods, especially sugar
3. Inadequacy or total lack of external (medicinal) insulin.
4. Development of resistance inside the body to medicinal insulin.
5. A decrease in the effectiveness of medicinal insulin due to some other infection or disease.
6. A stressful physical condition like surgery or pregnancy.

A diabetic may become unconcious even when the concentration of glucose in the blood drops much below normal. However such unconciousness ensues rapidally. On the other hand unconciousness due to excessive glucose and ketosis is a slowly developing condition. Hours or days before its advent a patient experiences symptoms like dryness of mouth, acute thirst, profuse urination, headaches, nausea vomitting, abdominal pain, weakness, laboured breathing, irrevalent answers to questions and drowsiness. Of these symptoms nausea vomitting, drowsiness and irrevalent answers to asked questions are probably the most common. We have to realise the seriousness of the situation and if the patient is not treated promptly, he gradually becomes unconscious. In some child diabetics, hyperglycemic coma has been seen to set in very fast, i.e., 12 to 24 hours.

Diabetic coma is a medical emergency and calls for urgent expert treatment. The patient must be immediately hospitalised so that he can be given insulin, fluids and salts like potassium through a vein and be regularly monitored. Infact, hyperglycemic coma should not in the first place be allowed to occur. Its prevention is relatively easy provided-

1. The patient must have good knowledge of the disease and its treatment.
2. The concentration of glucose in blood is not allowed to rise by fastidiously adhering to correct, timely diet and medicines.
3. The dosage of insulin is maintained even if food is not taken in other illnesses.
4. Even the most initial warning signs and symptomsof hyperglycemica described above are immediately heeded to and necessary steps are taken.

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Diabetes Mellitus- The role of Insulin

Our instentines digest the carbohydrate in our food. The end products of carbohydrate digestion are various sugars, chiefly glucose. The glucose is absorbed through the mucous membrane of intestines to enter the blood stream. Thus the concentration of glucose in teh blood rises. Insulin makes this glucose available to each and every cell of the body. Each cell in our body is a tiny engine that uses glucose as fuel to generate heat and energy. If glucose fuel is to gain entrance into the cellular engine, insulin. If the amount of glucose in the blood is greater than cellular requirements, insulin converts it into glycogen and fat which are stored in the liver or muscles and adipose tissue respectively. Insulin is also concerned with the metabolism of dietary fats and proteins. The end-products of fat digestion are fatty acids. Insulin converts these fatty acids back into fat and stores it in the adipose tissue. Again, insulin prevents the conversion of stored fat into fatty acids. Insulin is also essential for protein synthesis in the body. If there is a deficiency of insulin, protein lost due to wear and team cant be replaced. Insulin also serves certain other functions, the exact nature of which is not yet completely understood.

Basically the most important and obvious function of insulin is to control the concentration of glucose in the blood. After taking food, the concentration of glucose in blood rises. Insulin prevents the glucose concentration to rise above normal or physiological limits. If insulin is inadequate or absent, the glucose in blood cant enter various body cells or cannt be converted into glycogen. Consequently blood glucose levels rises. When the blood passes through the kidneys, the glucose is normally not allowed to escape in the urine. Now when due to lack of insulin the concentration of glucose increases beyond a particular level, it surpasses the efficiency level of kidneys and spills into the urine. That is the reason why the urine of diabetics is sweet. Normally the nutritional requirements of body cels are satisfied by glucose. When due to efficiency of insulin or due to resistance of cells to insulin, glucose cannot enter the cells, cellular starvation ensues. To supply nutrition to the starving cells, the body starts disintegrating stored fats and proteins. It is because of the destruction of muscle protein and fats that a diabetic experiences undue weakness or fatigue and weightloss respectively. While defining diabetes, it was said that it is a condition arising due to either to 1.) defiency of insulin 2.) inability of body cells to use available insulin. The first type of diabetes is called Juvenile or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). It afflicts mostly chlidren or young adults and produces acute symptoms. The second type of diabetes is called non-insulin-dependant or maturity onset diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). It mostly afflicts middle aged persons and produces mild symptoms.

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Introduction to Diabetes Mellitus

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Diseases are of two types viz. Infectious and Constitutional.

Infectious diseases are caused by the bacteria while the constitutional diseases are caused by untoward changes occurring within the body.

Diabetes Mellitus is also such a constitutional disease. It is an outcome of a leading sedentary life and eating processed foods. The incidence of diabetes varies directly with the consumption of processed foods like biscuits, cakes, chocolates, biscuits, pudding, ice-cream etc.

We know that Diabetes Mellitus is extremely rampant today, but it is not a new disease. If we look upon the history of Ayurveda then well known Ayurvedic physicians Maharshi Charka (600 B.C.) and Sushruta (400 B.C.) correctly desribed about all the symptoms of Diabetes. They called it as disease Madhu-Meha (a shower of honey). Ancient Ayurvedic text ‘Sushruta-Samhita’ clearly states that diabetes is a familiar disease. Charaka and Sushruta have displayed a remarkable understanding of the disease in Ayurveda.

In 1869 A.D., Paul Langerhans discovered the islet cells responsible for the metabolism of sugar inside the body. That’s why these islets were later named after their discoverer, as islets of Langerhans.

In 1889 A.D., Won Mering and Oscar Minkowski succeeded in artificially producing diabetes in a dog by removing its pancreas gland and that experiment brought a great laurel to those two scientists sine they revealed the relation between diabetes and pancreas.

In 1909 A.D., D’ Mayer named the extract of pancreas as insulin. In 1920 A.D., Fredrick Banting and Charles Best managed to isolate pure insulin from the pancreatic extract. They also showed that when insulin is injected into the bodies of diabetic then the concentration of sugar in their blood rapidly falls. These important finding fetched the two scientists, the coveted Noble Prize.

After the discovery of insulin, people had started believing that diabetes will soon be banished from the earth but this belief proved to be fallacious. The various reasons were there for it.

We can say that insulin has robbed diabetes of its fatality. If we talk about few years back then the treatment of diabetes was totally satisfactory. More complications were raised due to Diabetes. The revolution in Medical sciences and invention of number of antidiabetic drugs, a diabetic patient can today look forward to leading an almost normal and creative life.

With proper knowledge and treatment, the concentration of glucose in the blood can be maintained within the normal range, or glucose can be prevented from escaping in the urine, the long-term complications of diabetes can’t be fully checked.

What is Diabetes Mellitus?

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder arising either due to

1.) relative or absolute deficiency of a digestive hormone call insulin of

2.) inability or resistance of body-cells to use the available insulin. The disorder completely throws the metabolism of dietary carbohydrates, fats and proteins into disarray.

It will be better to gain basic knowledge about the pancreas gland and the function of its secretion insulin in the body. Pancreas is a digestive gland which lies deep in the upper part of the abdomen between the lower border of stomach and the upper border of duodenum. On either side it is flanked by kidneys. The human pancres weighs about 100 gms and is made up of small units called lobules. Each lobule consists of two groups of cells viz exocrine and endocrine. Each endocrine group of cells is also called an islet of Langerhans. The beta cells of the islets produce insulin wheras the alpha cells of the islets produce a hormone glucogon whose action is opposite to that of insulin.

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Introduction to Mesothelioma

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Introduction to Yoga

When we are discussing about health then we cant forget yoga.

The actual meaning of Yoga is to union with the divine. Yoga is a philosophy and discipline applied to the development of mind, body, and spirit. There are many disciplines of yoga emphasizing different aspects or combination of mind, body and spirit. Through practices of holding a variety of body positions or asanas, and the centering of the mind and breath in a meditative way, the practitioner increases body awareness, posture, flexibility of body and mind and calmness of spirit.

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Banana fruit and its benefits

Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills -- eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect way to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils mo! re alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work: Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food, like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high- pressure jobs. According to the report, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan, like in turkey.

Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes:According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Temperature control:Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills, and it tastes good too.

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Various Therapies being used worldwide

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Here is a list of some therapies (not a complete list) that are being used worldwide for healing:

Accupuncture- Accupuncture is a method of healing developed in China at least 2,000 years ago. Today, acupuncture describes a family of procedures involving stimulation of anatomical points on the body by a variety of techniques. American practices of acupuncture incorporate medical traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries. The acupuncture technique that has been most studied scientifically involves penetrating the skin with thin, solid, metallic needles that are manipulated by the hands or by electrical stimulation.

Aromatherapy- Atomatherapy involves the use of essential oils (extracts or essences) from flowers, herbs, and trees to promote health and well-being.
CAUTION: In their pure state, certain oils can cause irritation, toxic reaction, or skinburn. These oils call for careful and expert application.

Ayurveda- (Sanskrit: ayu—life; veda—knowledge of) or ayurvedic medicine is a comprehensive system of medicine, more than 5,000 years old and based on a holistic approach rooted in Vedic culture. Its conspicuous use of the word veda, or knowledge, reveals its role in early Hinduism and describes its hallowed place in India. Ayurveda includes diet and herbal remedies and emphasizes the use of body, mind, and spirit in disease prevention and treatment. Ayurveda also had a tradition of surgery. Two early texts of Ayurveda are the Charaka Samhita and the Sushruta Samhita.

Bates Method- Bates methods are Relaxation exercises for eye disorders such as glaucoma, squint, and more. It was described in 1920 by William Horatio Bates in a book entitled Perfect Sight Without Glasses,.

Chiropractic- Focuses on the relationship between bodily structure (primarily that of the spine) and function, and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health. Chiropractors use manipulative therapy as an integral treatment tool.

Colonic Hydrotherapy- Colonic hydrotherapy (water therapy) is the use of water to promote healing. Often used in the treatment of candida, and often as part of a detoxification program. Colon therapy promotes healthy colon function and can ease a range of problems.
Caution: There are certain contraindictions for colon therapy, including ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease (in the acute inflammatory state), hemorrhoids, and tumors of the large intestine or rectum. A safer and less expensive method is claimed to be colonic cleansing which uses supplements and special fibers taken by mouth to achieve the same result.

Cupping- Use of suction cups to remove impure energy from the body. It involves lighting a match in a small, rounded "cup" made of glass, bamboo or pottery, and then removing it quickly and applying the cup to the skin. The flame creates a vacuum and the cup sticks tightly to the skin.

Dietary supplements- Congress defined the term "dietary supplement" in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. A dietary supplement is a product (other than tobacco) taken by mouth that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to supplement the diet. Dietary ingredients may include vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, and metabolites. Dietary supplements come in many forms, including extracts, concentrates, tablets, capsules, gel caps, liquids, and powders. They have special requirements for labeling. Under DSHEA, dietary supplements are considered foods, not drugs.

Environmental Therapies- Used in treating health conditions caused by environment such as allergies and eczema. Factors such as dust, molds, chemicals, and certain foods may cause allergic reactions that can dramatically influence your health ranging from asthma and hay fever to headaches and depression.

Gestalt Therapy- Developed by Fritz Perls, this humanistic approach to healing promotes personal growth through self-awareness. Well-known techniques include emphasizing the client's self-awareness by making him or her speak continually in the present tense and in the first person. Useful in treating anxiety, behavioral problems, hyperactivity, and insomnia.

Homeopathy- In homeopathic medicine, there is a belief that "like cures like," meaning that small, highly diluted quantities of medicinal substances are given to cure symptoms, when the same substances given at higher or more concentrated doses would actually cause those symptoms.

Hydrotherapy- The therapeutic use of water, ice, steam, and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Good for labor pain and childbirth, muscle problems, rheumatism, stress and tension. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, and hot, and/or cold compresses. Hydortherapy has been used to treat disease and injury by many different cultures, including the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Hebrews, Hindus, Chinese, and Native Americans. Contrast therapies are those that alternative between hot and cold water in the same treatment.
Cautions:
Hyperthermia (a fever-induction therapy) can be hazardous for certain people and conditions, and should only be performed under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
Those who suffer from eczema and other skin conditions, or acute heart disease, should avoid neutral bathing (full immersion therapy that submerges the body up to the neck in water from 92 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit for an hour or longer).

Naturopathic- Naturopathic medicine proposes that there is a healing power in the body that establishes, maintains, and restores health. Practitioners work with the patient with a goal of supporting this power, through treatments such as nutrition and lifestyle counseling, dietary supplements, medicinal plants, exercise, homeopathy, and treatments from traditional Chinese medicine.

Osteopathic- is a form of conventional medicine that, in part, emphasizes diseases arising in the musculoskeletal system. There is an underlying belief that all of the body's systems work together, and disturbances in one system may affect function elsewhere in the body. Some osteopathic physicians practice osteopathic manipulation, a full-body system of hands-on techniques to alleviate pain, restore function, and promote health and well-being.

Cranial Osteopathy- Specialist technique in which the bones of the skull are manipulated. Useful for childbirth pains, ADD, ADHD, learning difficulties, sinus conditions, TMJ and tinnitus.

Cranioscral Therapy(CST)- Adapted form of cranial osteopathy.

Qi gong ("chee-GUNG")- a component of traditional Chinese medicine that combines movement, meditation, and regulation of breathing to enhance the flow of qi (an ancient term given to what is believed to be vital energy) in the body, improve blood circulation, and enhance immune function.

Rolfing- Treating the tissues to improve posture and health. Biochemist Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D., gained her first exposure to therapeutic manipulation when she was sucessfully treated byan osteopath for a respiratory condition. Her treatments became the cornerstone of her work; the body's structure profoundly affects all physiological and psychological processes. Her work was also influenced by her exposure to Hatha yoga.Ê She founded the Rolf Institute for Structural Integration in 1970, which has since trained over eight hundred people. "Rolfing" is the popular name for Structural Integration.

Shiatsu- Stimulating the vital points along the body's meridians in order to encourage healing and maintaining good health. It is a massage technique originating in Japan. Shiatsu follows similar principles to western massage using the principles of anatomy and physiology. The thumbs, palms, and fingers (no knees or elbows are used in the foundation form of shiatsu therapy) are used to apply pressure to designated areas of the body.

Therapeutic Touch- is derived from an ancient technique called laying-on of hands. It is based on the premise that it is the healing force of the therapist (unlike Reiki) that affects the patient's recovery; healing is promoted when the body's energies are in balance; and, by passing their hands over the patient, healers can identify energy imbalances.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)- is the current name for an ancient system of health care from China. TCM is based on a concept of balanced qi (pronounced "chee"), or vital energy, that is believed to flow throughout the body. Qi is proposed to regulate a person's spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical balance and to be influenced by the opposing forces of yin (negative energy) and yang (positive energy). Disease is proposed to result from the flow of qi being disrupted and yin and yang becoming imbalanced. Among the components of TCM are herbal and nutritional therapy, restorative physical exercises, meditation, acupuncture, and remedial massage.

Yoga- Spiritual and physical exercises to encourage health and well-being. Useful for conditions such as anxiety, arthritis, headache, migraine, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, pregnancy, rheumatoid arthritis, and more.

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Various health topics to be discussed!

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We will discuss various topics. The few of the examples of the topics are as follows:

Acidity
Acne
Alcoholism
Anaemia
Anthrax
Aortitis
Appendicitis
Arthritis
Asthma
Backache
Beri Beri
Blood Pressure
Boils
Bone Affections
Burns
Cancer
Cataract
Chicken pox
Chilblains
Chloasma
Chlorosis
Cholera
Cold Sores
Collapse
Color- blindness
Coma
Conjuctivitis
Constipation
Corns
Cough
Cracked lips
Cystitis
Dandruff
Day-blindness
Deafness
Debility
Delirium
Dentition
Diabetes
Diaphragmitis
Diarrhoea
Diphtheria
Dropsy
Dysentery
Dyspepsia
Dysuria
Ear ache
Eczema
Elephantiasis
Emphysema
Enteritis
Epithelioma
Erotomania
Fever
Fibroids
Fissures
Flatulence
Framboesia
Freckles
Gallactorrhoea
Gall- stones
Ganglion
gangrene
Gastralgia
Gastric ulcer
Gastritis
Gastro enteritis
Glanders
Glands
Gleet
Glossitis
Gonorrhoea
Gout
Gravel
Growing Pains
Gumboil
Haematemesis
Haematuria
Haemoglobinuria
haemophilia
Haemoptysis
haemorrhages
Hay fever
Headaches
Heart Affections
heartburn
Heart failure
Hectic fever
Hepatitis
hiccough
Hoarseness
Hodgkin's Disease
Homesickness
Hookworm
Hydrophobia
Hyperchlorhydria
Hysteria
Hysterical Joint
Impetigo
Impotence
Indurations
Inflammations
Influenza
Insomnia
Iritis
Jaundice
Keloid
Kidneys
Lagophthalmus
Laryngitis
Lectophobia
Leprosy
Leucocythaemia
Leucoderma
Leucorrhoea
Lithiasis
LIver Congestion
Liver Spots
Lumbago
Lungs Congestion
Lupus
Lypothemia
Malaria
malnutrition
Mania
Marasmus
mastitis
Mastoid
Measles
Megrim
Menier's Disease
Meningitis
Menorrhagia
Menstruation
Metritis, chronic
Morning Sickness
Morphine Habbit
Morvan's Disease
Mountain Sickness
Mumps
Mushroom Poisioning
Myalgia
Myelitis
Myositis
Naevus
nephritis
nephrolithiasis
Neuralgia
Neurasthenia
neuritis
Night Sweats
Nipples
Nymphomania
Obesity
Oedema
Onvchia
Orchitis
Osteitis
Osteomalacia
Otitis Medica
Otorrhoea
Ovaralgia
Ovarian Cyst
Ovaritis
Oxaluria
Ozaena
Panaritium
Pancreatic troubles
Paralysis Agitans
Paralysis
Paraplegia
Paresis
Pellagra
Pemphigus
Pericarditis
Periositis
Peritonitis
Phthisis
Plague
Pleurisy
Pleurodynia
Plica Polonica
Pneumonia
Poison Oak
Poliomyelitis
Polychrome Spectra
Polypi
Polyuria
Porrigo Capitis
Portal Congestion
Priapism
Proctitis
Prostatic Hypertrophy
Prostatitics
Psilosis
Psoriasis
Ptyalism
Pyelitis
Pyorrhoea
Pyrosis
Rachitis
Ranula
Rectal Pockets
Respiration
Rheumatism
Rhinitis
Ringworm
Scrlatina
Sciatica
Scurvy
Seasickness
Seborrhoea
Senile Decay
Sepsis
Sleeping Sickness
Sleeplessness
Sterility
Stomach Dilatation
Stomatitis
Subinvolution
Sycosis
Synovitis
Syphilides
Syphilis
Tachcardia
Tape worm
Tetanus
Thrombosis
tinitus
Tobacco craving
Tonsillitis
Toothache
Torticollis
traumatism
Trismus
tuberculosis
Tumors
Tympanitis
Typhoid
Ulcers
Uraemia
Urethral Caruncle
Urethritis
Uric Acid Diathesis
Urticaria
Uterine Displacement
Vaginismus
Varicose Veins
variola
Vascular Tension
Vertigo
Venons Stasis
Warts
Wens
Whooping Cough
Worms
Wrist Rheumatism
Writer's Cramp
Weil's Disease
Yellow Fever

The above is not a complete list, these are just examples that we will discuss in our blog. We will just use some precautions rest is the duty of doctors.

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Team- Knowledge is Healing

Prevention is better than Cure

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

To make healthier world, we must know why diseases catch us. The main thing is the knowledge and after getting knowledge we must implement it in proper manner and discipline. Our blog will discuss various topics for making this world healthier. Your comments are invited for each post so that it can boost our confidence to go ahead. Very soon, we are also going to launch our portal that will contain various articles related to health. The main aim is "knowledge is healing".

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Team- Knowledge is Healing

Welcome to our blog

Dear Friends,

Let us create a healthy world!

Let us discuss various causes of diseases and try to avoid the reasons that cause diseases. We better know that prevention is better than cure. Thats why we have named our blog as "Knowledge is Healing"

Please share your knowledge and post your comments for our dedication and work.

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Team- Knowledge is Healing