The Healthy Survivor

Diabetes – Exercise Helps!

seanh — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0000

If you discovered a “secret weapon” that would literally cut your risk of developing diabetes in half, you would want it?

What if in addition it also helped you to lose weight, would you consider this something of a great find?

Now, what if I told you that this wonderful “discovery” that cuts your risk of Type II diabetes by 50 percent and helps you lose weight were absolutely free? Would you still be interested in the possibility?

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Depression – Teens and Antidepressants

seanh — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000

No doubt you’ve read about it, but it bears a special warning. Young adults when they first take antidepressants seem to face an increased risk of both thoughts of suicide and the actual carrying out of the process.

The Food and Drug Administration is urging the manufacturers of these drugs, which includes Prozac and Zoloft, to expand the warning labels to indicate this. The labels already carry similar warnings to alert parents of children and adolescents who must take these drugs.

The Healthy Survivor: Self-Reliance to the Max

Chronic Pain – Treatments

seanh — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000

If there?s one fact that everyone can agree on ? patient and health care practitioner alike ? is that far too often it?s undertreated or not treated at all.
That comment is borne out by a recent survey conducted by the American Pain Society. It discovered that only 55 percent of all patients with noncancerous pain were being treated well enough that it could be called ?under control.?
Less than 40 percent of those interviewed who indicated they had severe pain said their pain was under control. In fact, chronic pain is the second most common reason why people seek medical care. The top reason, by the way, is respiratory infections.

The Healthy Survivor: Self-Reliance to the Max

Chronic Acne

seanh — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:00:00 +0000

And you thought once you graduated from high school your days of suffering with acne were over!

But wait! Those persistent pimples, those zealot zits, followed you into adulthood.

Acne is not only persistent, but extremely distressing, raising its ugly head at the most inopportune moments. The night before that job interview, the morning of your big presentation at work, the evening of your wedding anniversary!

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Carpal tunnel syndrome – Conventional treatment

seanh — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:00:00 +0000

For those individuals whose symptoms are mild, simply taking more breaks to rest their hands while at work may help alleviate the disorder. Others may simply need to apply cold packs to reduce the swelling. For others, whose symptoms are more severe and aren?t help with these simple remedies, face other therapies.

Conventional medicine offers two distinct categories of help: surgical and nonsurgical. Most individuals with carpal tunnel don?t require surgery. Their symptoms can be effectively relieved through one of three methods.

The Healthy Survivor: Self-Reliance to the Max

Bipolar Disorder – Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

seanh — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0000

While bipolar disorder is not a health condition that you can self-treat, there are some simple measures you can take to help minimize your episodes and effectively manage your disorder on a long-term basis.

Controlling stress levels is a vital management technique. This can be done with ease by creating a sensible routine for yourself and augmenting this with some healthy habits, including exercise, a healthy diet, and regular sleep habits.

The Healthy Survivor: Self-Reliance to the Max

Athlete’s foot – Overview

seanh — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Make sure you wear your flip-flops into that shower at camp!? You can still hear the words of your mother today pleading with you to wear those sandals as you embarked on the bus for summer camp.

If you went to college and lived in a dormitory, your mother undoubtedly made you pack a pair of sandals for your use in the communal shower.

Oh, she may never have called the infection by name, but rest assured, she was doing her best to protect you from athlete?s foot. It?s a common fungal infection that spreads easily in public places, especially in public showers, lock rooms and fitness centers.

The Healthy Survivor: Self-Reliance to the Max

Arthritis Treatment

seanh — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Conventional treatment falls far short in helping the average individual suffering with arthritis.

Over-the-counter remedies — normally referred to as NSAIDs ? nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ? ease the pain for brief periods. Realistically, the sheer quantities needed of these to quell pain for a single day ? let along weeks or months at a time ? make them dangerous. There are two serious adverse side affects: the danger of stomach bleeding and with some of the very real chance of damaging your liver.

The Healthy Survivor: Self-Reliance to the Max

Acne Facial Washes

seanh — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:00:00 +0000

One of the keys to keeping acne at bay is frequent washing of the areas affected. But you need to be careful. Washing with synthetic detergents and soaps can injure your skin even more.

Far too often, individuals with acne use products that not only strip the oil from the skin, but in the process leave your skin far too dry. Usually the result of these mass marketed products is irritation to the skin that produces red blotches. Some individuals even find that they break out in a rash because of these products.

The Healthy Survivor: Self-Reliance to the Max

Herbal and Alternative Remedies for Vaginal Yeast Infections

seanh — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Vaginal yeast infections are a problem for all women. In fact, at least 75% of women will experience at least one vaginal yeast infection during their life time. Now there are many ways to help prevent yeast infections from recurring often, and there are various home and herbal remedies which can help cure yeast infections once you have them. In this article we’ll explore both.

Vaginal yeast infections can be caused by a number of things. The most common cause is the use of broad spectrum antibiotics, because these kill the good bacteria in our bodies along with the bad. An allergy to latex condoms can also cause vaginal yeast infections though, and a spermicide often used in condoms known as nonoxynol 9 has also been linked to increased vaginal yeast infections.

The Healthy Survivor: Self-Reliance to the Max