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Big Master
"People who are nervous or in habit of swallowing air often have belching problems. It also depends on the food they eat and the bacteria in their intestines," say Dr Lam Chi Wan, a member of the Medical Committee of the Hong Kong Gastrointestinal Health Foundation. "Highly strung people tend to be more susceptible to pain and bloating problems," he says.Most gas is caused by swallowing air or the normal breakdown of undigested food in the gut. Breaking wind anywhere from 14 to 23 times a day is normal. The smell comes from bacteria in the large intestine that release small amounts of sulphur. Belching can exacerbated by fizzy drinks and eating too fast. Most belching can be controlled by eating slowly, avoiding chewing gum and not smoking. Antacids can also help. Sometimes excess burping...
Monday, 30 June 2008
A test that can save your life
As osteoporosis often causes no symptoms at all until a fall snaps a bone, the only way to tell if you have it is via a bone-mineral density test. This procedure is advised for anyone over 50 who has suffered a fracture and all womemn over 65. Right now, the test involves lying on your back while the arm of a special x-ray device moves over your body to measure the thickness of various bones.CyberLogic, a New York research firm, has developed a simpler device that's around 23 cm long, run on four AA batteries and scans bones with ultrasound.If the portable scanner proves as reliable as X-rays, it could be breakthrough, say osteoporosis expert Dr Ethel Siris. "A small device like this could make bone checkups part of a routine medical visit, becuase it's both affordable and user-friendly."If...
Sunday, 29 June 2008
The benefit of cardio exercise
Cardio workouts are an essential part of an effective training programme to achieve good health. Cardio is any exercise that raises and maintain your heart rate like, running, cycling, swimming, rowning, stair climbing, boxing etc.The benefit are huge, regular cardio training will have an incredibly positive impact on your life. Here are just a few of them : 1.) Reduced risk of heart disease2.) Reduced blood pressure3.) Stronger heart and lungs4.) Reduced reisk of diabetis5.) Reduced depression and anxiety6.) Increase metabolic rate7.) Reduced stress8.) Fat loss9.) Reduced risk of osteoporisis10.) Boosts immune system function11.) Improve digestion12.) Better sleep13.) More energy14.) Improved self-esteem and confidence15.) Reduced risk of some types of cancer Top 10 cardio tips:1.) Always...
Friday, 27 June 2008
Spreading the fat
When one person is overweight, close friends can pack on the kilos. Arecent New England Journal of Medicine study declared that people can actually "catch" obesity from close friends. When researches followed 12,067 people over 32 years, they concluded that those of us with very close friend who are obese have 171 percent higher chance of become obese too. The theory goes: you're influenced by your friends, and if they overeat, you may unwittingly follow their lead. Suprisingly, spouse have less sway over belly tahn close friend of same sex. The good news is that it may also work in reverse. Hang out with thin people and you might lose weig...
Dads' roles in breast cancer
If your mum or her sister never got breast cancer, you don't have to worry, right? Wrong. You're just likely to inherit the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, the biggest genetic predictor of the disease form Dad's side of the family. Having the mutation means you have a 50% chance of getting breast cancer before 50. So ask Dad about his family history. Ask your GP about testing for faulty BRCA genes at a specialist breast clinic if your family has a strong history for carrying that. There are three options if you carry a known breast cance gene: have regular breast cance screening, have sugery to remove your breast or join prevention tri...
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Growing brains with omega-3
Omega-3 is vital for foetal brain development and now it's thought a deficiency in the womb can lead blood pressure problem in adulthood.Doctors also believe that if kids don't get enough omega-3, they may develop learning, psychiatric and behavioural problems later on.A study by Dr Natilie Sinn at the University of South Australia found that fish oil supplement reduce hyperactivity, inattention and impulsiveness in half children who suffered from ADHD symptoms. Get more omega-3 to kids by giving them fish in food they enj...
Babies cue to language change
At four months, babies can tell wheter a speaker has switched to a different language by using visual cues alone (speaker's mouth shape and rhythm, and face movements -according to a University of British Columbia study)But the study found that eight-month-old babies were abe to rely on these visual cue alone if they were from bilingual homes.These findings suggest that babies growing up in bilingual enviroments maintain the inborn ability to use visual cues to distinguish between multiple language (learn). Older infant exposed to only one language no longer need this ability, so their sensitivity to visual information declin...
Red meat effect
A 12-year study of 90659 women aged 26 to 46 has found that high red meat consumption may be assiociated with an increased risk for hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer in premenopausal women. Subjects who ate more than 1.5 sevings of red meat a day had nearly double the risk of those who ate less than three servings a week."This study suggests that dietary factors may be related to a woman's chance of developing this type of breast cancer and more research should be done." says Eunyong Cho, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical Sch...
