Archive for May 8, 2009
ENDOMETRIOSIS: STRESS-REDUCTION TIPS
Tryptophan is found naturally in cow’s milk, turkey, tuna and some carbohydrate-high foods like apples. Breast milk, too, is especially high in this amino acid—one reason why Infants fall asleep after feeding. Supplying tryptophan to the adult body, though, is more than a matter of ingesting any of these foods before bedtime or taking it [...]
In: Women's Health · Tagged with: Women’s Health
SKIN CARE: HAIR AND NAIL DISORDERS
Both hair and nails are derived from the epidermis, and both consist of the same dead tissue—the protein, keratin. Because of their derivation from the epidermis it is not surprising that diseases affecting the skin may affect the hair and nails as well. In addition, there are a number of disorders which are peculiar to [...]
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SOME WELL KNOWN DIET PLANS
Diets in most books and magazines advocate energy restriction. Some, such as ‘The Complete F-Plan Diet’ and The Pritikin Program’, are based on credible information, incorporating a high-carbohydrate/fibre, low-fat eating plan, although they tend to be extreme and may be difficult to sustain for a lifetime. Less reasonable but readily available diets that either exclude [...]
In: Weight Loss · Tagged with: Weight Loss
UTERINE FIBROIDS (MYOMAS)
These knobs of muscle tissue grow from the lining of the uterus into its interior, from the outer surface of the uterus, or they may be buried in the myometrium, the muscular wall of the uterus. They vary from the size of pumpkin seeds to oranges, although they can become even bigger, and usually grow [...]
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LEARN TO SLEEP
Do we learn to sleep? The answer is yes. This is for the same reason as a little boy knows that when he feels the urge he should do it in the toilet and not in the sitting room. A learning process, popularly known as toilet training, is involved. The same is true of sleep. [...]
In: Anti Depressants-Sleeping Aid · Tagged with: Anti Depressants