How to quickly overcome a stomach ache

How to quickly overcome a stomach ache

Stomach problems - whether full of gas, constipation or irritable bowel syndrome (Irritable bowel syndrome / IBS) - often interfere with the women. But experts say there are new treatments that can provide relief quickly and easily. Try to-5 in this way:

Walk

Exercise could be the last thing most in your mind if your stomach hurt, but "brisk walking for 10-15 minutes may be able to provide a miracle." Experts said Robynne Chutkan digestion, MD, founder of Digestive Center for Women in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Without sports, intestines become slow, causing cramps and constipation.

Press area pain

"Stress is a common cause of abdominal pain, and acupressure can release endorphins, endorphins feel good and helps you relax," said Dr. Chutkan. Try this simple trick: During the last 5 minutes, gently apply pressure in a circular motion with your fingers on the area as wide as 4 fingers above your navel.

Do not eat

Excessive eating can lead to stomach pain, stomach pain so when you give your body a long rest and good food. "If you get a muscle injury, you will not push your muscles to work harder. You are resting your muscles. The same is true for abdominal pain." said Dr. Chutkan. Try the liquid diet for a day - broth, water or fruit juice - and then form a habit of eating with smaller portions.

Try probiotics

There is new hope for the 20% of the population who suffer from IBS, which most women. Research shows that the Align, a probiotic supplement containing Bifidobacterium incantis 35,624, to provide relief to all the major symptoms of IBS such as constipation, diarrhea and abdominal pain.

Take time for tea

A cup of warm peppermint tea can help relax your abdominal muscles. Research repeatedly shows that the oils of peppermint plant can work as good as drugs for the symptoms of IBS.

Food and Uric Acid

Food and Uric Acid

Uric acid is a purine metabolic waste substances from the food we eat. It is also a byproduct from the breakdown of cells in the blood.

Purine itself is a substance contained in any food that comes from the living body. In other words, in the living body there is this purine substances, and because we eat these creatures, then moves into purine substance in our body. Various vegetables and fruits also contained purine. Purine also resulted from the destruction of body cells that occurs normally or because of certain diseases.

Normally, uric acid will be released in the body through the stool (feces) and urine, but because the kidneys are unable to remove uric acid that is causing rising levels in the body. Another thing that can increase uric acid levels is that we consume too many foods that contain lots of purines. Excess uric acid will then be collected in the joints, causing pain or swelling.

Patients with gout after undergoing appropriate treatment can be treated so that the levels of uric acid in the body back to normal. But because the body there is the potential buildup of uric acid, it is recommended to control food intake so as to avoid food containing purines.

Brief conclusion about uric acid

Symptoms of Uric Acid

* Tingling and pains

* Pain, especially at night or early morning waking

* The joints affected by gout visible swelling, redness, heat and incredible pain at night and morning.

Uric Acid Solutions Solve

* Conduct treatment until uric acid levels returned to normal. Normal levels are 2.4 to 6 for women and 3.0 to 7 for men.

* Control of food consumed.

* Drink plenty of water. By drinking lots of water, we can help get rid of purines in the body.

Avoid foods that (contains many purine)

* Side dishes such as organ meats, liver, kidney, spleen, tripe, intestines, lungs and brain.

* Seafood such as shrimp, scallops, squid, crab.

* Food cans are like corned beef and sardines.

* Meat, eggs, broth or gravy is thick.

* Legumes such as soybeans (including processed products like tempeh, tauco, oncom, soy milk), peanuts, green beans, bean sprouts, melinjo, chips.

* Vegetables such as spinach leaves, kale, cassava leaves, asparagus, cauliflower, green beans.

* Fruits such as durian, avocado, pineapple, coconut water.

* Drinks and foods containing alcohol such as beer, whiskey, wine, tape, palm wine.

WATERMELON, NATURAL VIAGRA

WATERMELON, NATURAL VIAGRA

Watermelon is not only sweet and refreshing. Based on research conducted in Texas, United States, watermelon has a property that gives the effect on blood vessels in the body and increase libido. Similar to Viagra, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction.

According to Drs. Bhimu Patil, director of Texas A & M's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center in College Station, "Watermelon has amazing benefits." Vital substances contained in watermelon and other fruits and vegetables are phytonutrients. Naturally, these substances consist of bioactive compounds, which are able to react to improve health. Watermelon contains 92% water and 8% of lycopene, an antioxidant that can protect the human body. Other substances are beta-carotene and phytonutrients-citrulin. When watermelon is consumed, which in turn will generate citrulin converted to arginine with the mediation of certain enzymes. Arginine is an amino acid that works on the heart, circulatory system and maintain the immune system. "Arginine increases nitric oxide, which relax blood vessels play a role, as the securities owned by Viagra. Can treat erectile dysfunction, also prevented. "

Pathil said, "Watermelon specifically does not work like Viagra. But this fruit has benefits for merelaxkan blood vessels without any side effects. "Citrulin and arginine have benefits for various medical conditions, including heart disease, immune system, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Citrulin which is a precursor to arginine, is found only on the skin of the watermelon, which is certainly very rarely consumed. This makes U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service in Lane, Oklahoma, were studying the development of new types watermelon variation, to increase the concentration citrulin on meat and not just on their skin.

a glimpse of aromatherapy

a glimpse of aromatherapy

In recent years many emerging products that claim to have an effect aromatherapy fragrance. In fact, any insect repellent products diembel-arbitration with aromatherapy. Yet according to Dr. Rachmi Primadiati, MNMed DArom, HerbMed, CIDESCO, CIBTAC, it's all misleading.

Ordinary deodorizer is clearly different from wangin essential oils. Ordinary deodorizer made in laboratories by making the component molecules that resemble a particular scent-producing molecules that are generally made from chemicals and refined petroleum products. While pure essential oils taken from nature and the process of distillation.

Therefore, artificial fragrance has no therapeutic effect, and the smell was different with essential oils. Usually the synthesis of solvent smell and can cause skin irritation. While pure essential oils which have a high therapeutic effect. To distinguish whether or not a pure oil, can be done with each one fluid dripping on the paper. The pure oil is usually not lasting more easily evaporate, while not pure impression on paper.

Select the original

Essential oils derived from plant parts that smelled like beans, fruit, stems, leaves, flowers, sap, roots, etc.. For healing, used oil is obtained by various means such as distillation or blackmailed (for classes orange).

The power of essential oils is 100 times stronger than the form of fresh / dried tumbuhannya itself, therefore, it can not be directly applied to the skin. Its use must be mixed with plant oils with a certain degree. Only a few that can be directly applied to the skin, such as sandalwood and lavender.

Another thing to consider is the thickness and skin sensitivity, the number of oil glands that exist, based on the patient's age, character, personality, diet, and possessed basic disease patients.

In chronological, after dioles, the smell would be inhaled nose, then through the nerves sent to the limbic system in the brain which is the master glands (hormone producing glands center that regulates the function of other hormone glands throughout the body), as well as a center of creativity, memory, mood, intellectual, and sexual centers. That's why the impact of this comprehensive aromatherapy. In addition to affecting the physical condition of the body, as well as mind, soul and our mood.

However, Dr Rachmi warned not to do therapy with essential oils every day. because it was feared the effect it will damage the health. Because the applicable principles of aromatherapy treatment with low doses. That excessive consumption would cause the opposite effect. For example, ylang ylang (Cananga) that serves to create a relaxing and arousing sexual desire, and has a hypotensive effect. But if given in excess, can actually increase blood pressure.

Source: healthy life, 05/VI edition, May 2007

What is the right portion?

I have to admit that this is not so easy... I went with my daughter to the cinema and there I saw so big portions of popcorn that I have the strong feeling that in the area of portions, it is going in the wrong direction. If we are facing problems with obesity, it is better that we learn to cope with smaller portions and less big quantities, but the reality shows you just the opposite. 

Here is a very simple and efficient way for getting to the right quantity of food to eat: look at your hand and you form your hand into a fist. This hand is exactly the size of your stomach. If you are attentive and hear to your body signals and you eat just this amount of food as slowly as you can, you will be no more hungry! Try it out! Happy to hear your comments!

Health and Nutrition - Pet Dental Health Month

Did you know?...........February is National Pet Dental Health Month.

Does your hound have bad breath? Is the hair along the muzzle discolored and stiff (this is from bacteria)? Has your hound’s eating habits changed? Do you notice any pawing at the face?

Your hound may have dirty teeth! Check for tartar buildup on teeth, red and bleeding gums, and/or swollen gums and a reluctance to allow you to open the mouth. Retired racers often have dirty teeth. Some of it is genetic but often it is because the food at the racing kennels is soft and tarter builds up fast. Tartar is produced when mucus (called plaque) builds up and hardens on the teeth. If it is not removed through good dental care, once this tartar gets hardened and
established, it can only come off through a thorough professional (and expensive!) teeth cleaning by your veterinarian.

Most adoption group (ours included) have a newly retired greyhound’s teeth cleaned during the spay/neuter process (so the dog only has to be anesthetized once). Why is it important for your hound to have clean teeth? Did you know that oral disease is the most frequently diagnosed health problem for pets? Poor dental care can result in periodontal disease which is severe and
irreversible. It causes red, bleeding and swollen gums, pain, and eventually can lead to tooth loss and severe infections. The gums have a rich blood supply and when an infection begins, it can easily be passed on to other parts of the body and make the hound seriously ill. It can also permanently damage the heart because the infection can lodge in the valves of the heart.

Prevention is the best medicine. Brushing your hound’s teeth once or twice weekly is the best preventative measure; there are lots of tooth pastes on the market for dogs. DO NOT use products designed for humans as they contain enzymes or other chemicals that might make your hound sick. There are also oral cleansing wipes, gels and sprays available if your hound objects too strongly to tooth brushing.

Feeding dry food and hard biscuits and bully sticks can also help break off tartar. Be careful of the dog treats you give a greyhound; some may cause more harm than good. Some people advocate using raw turkey necks and bones, but if your hound has a food allergy or sensitive stomach, you might want to consult with your vet before adding new foods to his/her diet. Watch those teeth! It could save your hound pain and you money!

If you would like to know how to brush your hound’s teeth, watch the video that we have provided. Just click on the title of this post.

Natural Ingredients For Beauty Body Part 3

Natural Ingredients For Beauty Body Part 3

1. Camellia oil (camellia oil)

Materials commonly used for hair care women in japan, they use it to give luster to their hair. This oil is easily absorbed by the hair shaft and increase hair volume without burdensome.

2. Mint

Mint is commonly used to refresh tired legs because of fragrant and refreshing cold effect. Mint reduces inflammation and relaxes muscles. Menthol also contains soothing skin, increase blood flow, and be antibacterial.

3. Soybean

Shampoos that contain soy coat the hair follicle which makes flexible and not dry quickly. For skin, soy is often used to brighten the skin and flatten the skin color.

4. Sesame oil (sesame oil)

Small molecules which makes it very easy to absorb skin. Rich in linoleic acid and fatty acids that nourish the skin. Use sesame oil to soften skin and hair, or rub on your nails dry and cracked.

5. Nut butter

  

Derived from the State of Brazil's tropical, nut butter is a skin softener is ideal because its texture is more viscous than the oil (like butter). Nut butter often diolesan after waxing process to restore the protective layer of skin is lifted.

6. Rice

Masks made from rice water (rice milk) has a sticky texture, able to absorb excess oil, remove dead skin cells and impurities that clog skin pores, and smooth the skin.

7. Shea butter

Derived from the nut tree karite in Africa, shea butter is rich in vitamins A, E and F are able to protect skin from free radicals, prevent wrinkles, and can soften damaged hair, dry and dull.

8. Seaweed

Rich in vitamins A, C, and K, minerals and fatty acids that moisturize and brighten the skin. It also contains antioxidants that can fight free radicals.

source: Femina

Umami: The Fifth Basic Taste

Umami: The Fifth Basic Taste

There is a sense that contains the composition of each such created sweetness of sucrose, glucose, and fructose, while the salty taste of sodium chloride; by the sour taste of citric acid, lactic acid and acetic acid, and bitter alkaloid formed from components, naringin, caffeine and so forth.

Well, umami as a fifth basic taste the newest found compared to other flavors caused by glutamate, inosinat, and guanilat. The discovery of umami preceded by Kikunae Ikeda in 1908 through research by extracting glutamate. next to year 191, Shintaro Kodama found two nucleotides forming other umami taste is inosinat later in 1957 by Akira Kuninaka guanilat invention.

The delicate nature of umami (subtle) and can mix with others to make the existence of umami taste is not real than the other flavors.

Research on the umami still continues, in 1992, Mehaia et. al., find the free amino acid glutamate as the most commonly found in breast milk (breast milk). Where the amount of glutamate in the breast milk was higher than from cow's milk, goat milk, sheep milk, or camel milk.

On tomatoes that taste meaty flavor was glutamate is the dominant shaper of amino acid composition was mainly on ripe tomatoes. The study was also conducted on Parmesan cheese, is one of the world's most famous cheese. Cheese is rich in umami taste and based on research, glutamate amino acid profile was dominated in the cheese.

Source libraries:

Kumiko Ninomiya, Director of the Umami Information Center, at the Symposium on A Century of Umami, The Fifth Basic Taste, Jakarta, August 6, 2009.

ERRORS IN FITNESS

ERRORS IN FITNESS

Hi, friend of all health. I'm back again to give you information about the world of health. And this time, I will share some of my experiences, especially in sports activities in the fitness. Yes, I've been doing gym for about 6 months and from there I have some experience you should know. At the start registering as a member at the gym, of course I have a strong desire to shape my body to better contain and proportionate and I'm sure that for you instead. And as a beginner, I also do exercises that were supposed to be done to achieve my goals. However, there are some things that I may forget or even me wrong in the run. Well, on my blog this time I will reveal some of the mistakes I did it for doing fitness and I'm sure you might as well do this. For that let us describe one by one these errors.

Mistake 1

SCHEDULE mess

It may be that some of us also do this, and I used to do this. Does not have a definite schedule of fitness is one of the mistakes if you really want to really get maximum results. Do cuman do the gym if you have time just because it will make yourself to put aside your workout. Make sure that the schedule would have you adjust to your time. Try to exercise every day with a rest interval of 1 day in 2 days as you do the gym every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, week and you rest the gym on Wednesday and Saturday. A fixed schedule can also help your body to adjust to your exercise pattern.

Mistake 2

Memorized BODY

Maybe there are some who think that the longer we do the exercises the faster we'll get results. Wrong! You do not have to spend long hours in the fitness to perform various exercises in one day. Remember, your body also has a fatigue limit. Average exercise carried out for 45 minutes-1 hour or you see the condition of your body. If you really feel tired, stop your workout. Go home and rest.

Mistake 3

EAT LOTS BEFORE EXERCISE

It probably will happen: You throw up when training. Indeed, during the exercise we need a lot of energy but that does not mean we eat a lot before practice. Eat enough or try these tips, eating apples with a cup of esspresso (carbohydrate combination with caffeine can increase your energy-Men 's Health Indonesia in July 2010 -). If the food you eat a little weight, eat 1 hour before exercise. This helps your food to "go down" before you do the exercises. If your program I recommend to burn fat do not be too excessive consumption of foods that can cause fat deposits before the gym, you will be more difficult to burn your fat in your body.

Mistake 4

ALL MUSCLE IN 1 EXERCISE TIME

Once again, do not make your body more tired. Set a schedule for each of the muscles of the body to be trained. Monday Suppose you train your biceps, chest, and abdominal, Tuesday triceps, shoulder, abdominal. Never in a day you train all the muscles of the body because your entire body will experience fatigue. Home gym instead of more fresh instead maybe you'll faint.

Mistake 5

REST BETWEEN SET TOO OLD

In effect, you will feel lazy to do the next set because if we are too old to do her a break between sets, your muscles will fixed and you will increasingly feel weak and may also feel drowsy and began to lazy to do the next set. Make a break for 45 seconds or 1 minute for each part.

Mistake 6

DOING TOO FAST reps

Remember, in shaping the most important muscle is contracting your muscles when you're going to exercise. Many I met at my place (especially beginners) do reps with very quickly. Do it slowly, lift weights and hold 1-2 seconds then release and remember to contracting muscles that you want to go.

Mistake 7

FORGET COOLING

Well this is one of the most frequent and sometimes I still do it. After finishing the exercise, due in a hurry, we just headed locker and change clothes. 3 things most important thing in sports is warming up, playing exercise, cooling. Maybe we always remember to warm up but we often forget to do the cooling. This cooling may serve to prevent aches that usually occur after strenuous exercise because we are here we relax the muscles that have been trained.

Some of the above error we often encounter or even we may still do so. For that I share this information based on my personal experience and what I wrote above it is also the result of a "warning" from my trainer at the fitness. So, let's practice correctly!

Exercising at the age of 20 years to help keep you stay slim while middle-aged

Exercising at the age of 20 years to help keep you stay slim while middle-aged

If you want to fit in middle age, is the active in your 20s and still active in the 30s, and 40s, especially if you are a woman, according to new research shows. In that study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers followed approximately 3.500 people aged between 18-39 years for 2 decades. The women who maintain the lifestyle of moderate exercise to gain weight during the study about 6 pounds less weight, on average, than their counterparts of the least active, as obtained in the study.

This trend is similar among men, but smaller: The most active men reduced their weight about 3 kg compared with the least active men.

"Sports-specific exercise that we examine in this study include running, fast walking, bicycling, engaging in recreational sports, even housework done quickly and work," said lead researcher, Arlene Hankinson, MD, an instructor in the prevention disease at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

The key to maintaining a healthy weight, added Dr. Hankinson, is to "become active and stay active and to integrate activities into the style of your daily life in ways you can defend." Exercising regularly helps keep excess weight regardless of the initial weight of a person or the number of calories they consume in a day usually.

Although the invention is not surprising, most studies of exercise and weight loss will point to the influence of physical activity on weight loss, rather than on prevention of weight gain. In fact, the study authors note, there is little evidence to suggest that current government recommendations for physical activity - at least 30 minutes of exercise moderate, 5 days a week - enough to prevent weight gain, especially in the transition from adolescence to midlife period in which many people increased weight.

Dr. Hankinson and colleagues assess the level of physical activity using questions that measure both the duration and intensity of the 13 kinds of different sports (including work activities), so that the results of research can not be directly translated into a prescription weight loss simple. However, Dr. Hankinson said this research confirms that people who follow the guidelines recommended by the government will see benefits in long-term weight loss.

In relative terms, few people are able to maintain moderate to heavy exercise routines into middle age. Only about 12% of men and 11% of the women in this study are very active during the period of 20 years.

Weight difference between those who exercise that does not exercise regularly tend to be more pronounced in the older study participants, said Tim Church, MD, of Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA. "The difference between the 2 groups was only going to continue to get bigger when they were aged 55 and 65 and 75 years," said Dr. Church, who studies physical activity and health but was not involved in current research. "The increase in actual weight loss has not even started in this group, from the viewpoint of age."

Unlike most studies where people reported their weight - an approach known to be inaccurate - staff researcher in the study individually weigh the participants and interviewed them about their physical activity, press Dr. Church. "This is a phenomenal research," he said. "These data are obtained with the most restrictive way possible as you can."

Rainbow Bridge - BP CruisinwithAJ (Ajay)

September 21, 2000 - February 10, 2011

We are heartbroken to report that we lost our wonderful greyhound Ajay. His illness came on so quickly and took him before we had a chance to accept it. Ajay will forever be in our hearts.

He was a special greyhound in so many ways. He was such a large presence in our lives and was not just the average greyhound. He was truly unique.

His loss will leave a HUGE hole in our hearts. Race with the wind our precious boy. You were so loved and will be so missed. Rest in peace with the angels; and wait for us.

Benefits of Morning Walk

Benefits of Morning Walk

Each person must do some type of sport as a form of exercise everyday. The best sports for those aged over 35 is running. Walking in the morning is the best. Is it enough if we walk in the night? We can take a walk in the afternoon as well. But it does provide some specific benefits that we can get, like when we walk in the morning.

That is, when we walk or do sports, we'll burn some energy. This energy will be drawn from our own bodies. But when we walk in the morning, when our stomach is empty, the energy required will be taken from us and liver tissue. In short, the energy stored will be used. For example when someone walks regularly in the morning, the stored energy will be burned, and after lunch the excess fat can be stored longer. When people walk again the next day, the stored energy was going to burn again. Process to burn fat and keep the back so much and will effect both for the human body. Excess weight will be reduced and the stomach will also be flat. But when we walk in the evenings, when there is food in the stomach, the energy required will be taken from the stomach itself, such as when we fancy lunch then energy reserves are still available in the stomach, and no chance to burn stored energy (energy stored in the liver, and stomach tissue.)

In addition, there will be a pure oxygen in the atmosphere in the morning. There will be a calm and peaceful atmosphere. When we take a deep breath while walking or doing sports, there is every opportunity to spread pure oxygen through our bodies in large numbers. Walking in the morning to do after back, after cleaning the teeth and without drinking anything but water.

Working While Pregnant? Why Not?

During pregnancy a mother gets a variety of new challenges, ranging from weight gain and increase in cardiac load that makes the mother takes a rest. Until the mental burden of the condition fetus that makes it easy to fall in stress conditions. That is why many mothers who think twice about working during pregnancy. The mothers became doubtful whether the work that could endanger their pregnancy and endanger their health.

Fortunately, not every opinion is true, work turned out to have a positive impact. Most of the work still to be done during your pregnancy, the following key points you should consider

a, benefits of working during pregnancy

- Maybe we do not have guessed, turned out to work during pregnancy actually have a positive impact lho. The first, of course, work to make money, which is important for your welfare as well as support costs will increase as you get a new family member. In addition, by working mothers will receive social support from colleagues. Social support can reduce your stress level in your pregnancies.

b. Talk to your doctor and obstetrician your company (or your midwife)

- Large companies, especially industrial types of companies must have a company doctor. This company doctor know your work environment and hazards that may exist in the vicinity of the working environment. For example the tobacco industry, textile industry, and other industries.

Obstetrician or midwife does not know your working environment exactly, but they know the condition of your pregnancy and its complications and dangers that accompany your pregnancy, such as hypertension or heart disease.

Consult your situation to them, and you'll get an idea of what you should do. Are you allowed to work? When to take leave? What specific things to watch out for

c. Involve your husband to reduce your work

- Well, ya inconsequential. "My husband did not work in the same company with me. How can he help? "The good news ladies, your husband can still help in homework whether it's washing dishes or caring for children before. Do not hesitate, it's time for a little spoiled, spoiled

d. Establish good cooperation with your colleagues

- No doubt, some things need to be adjusted when you decide to work while pregnant. For example, you may be quite often late because of problems nausea and vomiting in the morning (morning sickness), advice from obstetricians to reduce your time standing may also hamper your job as a shopkeeper. No problem, negotiated this with the manager, boss, or your colleagues. Have a bit of "tolerance" for your work does not interfere with your pregnancy and pregnancy otherwise you will not disrupt your work

Hopefully helpful

Thank you

Source

Johnson, Robert.V. Mayo Clinic Complete Book of Pregnancy and Baby's First Year. 1994. William Monroe and Company. New York

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Help Wanted! - Foster a Greyhound!

Have you recently lost your greyhound and do not want to adopt again just yet? Do you love greyhounds but are not in the position to adopt? Do you want to do something to give back to the community and help make a difference? Then you might want to think about fostering a greyhound!

In today's economy, greyhound adoption organizations (as well as other animal adoption organizations) are having a more difficult time finding people who are willing to help. However, this does not stop the influx of hounds looking for homes. There is still a need to find homes for hounds and it is even more important now that more dogs are coming off the tracks.

If you have any experience with greyhounds and can help, we need YOU! Won't you consider taking in one greyhound this year to help find it a home? Almost all of our greyhounds have already been fostered and are used to being in a home. You will only need to care for the hound until we find it a home.

We will take care of ALL of the expenses as well as provide food, crate, preventatives, toys, etc. We require that you help profile the dog to make sure that we know what home would be best for it and we would require you to be accessible if we need to communicate with you.

Many people have told us that they cannot foster because they would want to keep the dog or would have a hard time giving it up. This is a common problem. In fact, in 2010, we lost twelve foster homes because the foster family adopted the dog. This is a GOOD a problem but it leaves us without the foster homes we need! Please consider taking in that one dog that will get a chance that it would not otherwise get.

You can read more about our foster program by clicking on the title of this post. All we are asking is for you to open your heart and give one dog a chance.

A Note From A Racing Kennel Owner.......

Whatever it is you think about racing, the adoption aspect needs to understand a very simple truth. Greyhounds are dogs, and dogs rely on routine. I'm HUGE about adoption, I want my dogs to go home, but the adoption faction really needs to recognize and utilize where the dogs have been and what they've known. What was safe for them, and what the routine was. It might make you cringe, and I don't care about that. The only important thing is getting my dogs home.

It may not be what you want for your pets, and that's ok. But life in the race kennel is structured for the safety of the dogs and for ease of handling so many at one time. If you, as an adopter, had to handle 62 dogs at once, it would be outside your ability. I'm not sneering at you, the work you do is immense, but this end is a little different from what you can do. What we have is a bunch of unmannerly brutes who want to chase the bunny…… 60 of 'em. We do it with one or two people in the kennel. We turn out and we feed and we weigh in and we school and we do it all with as much respect as we can give them. We love our dogs. We can tell you personalities all day long, because we LIVE them all day long. And any dog that goes into adoption has had us to care for them.

It was home. It was safe and it was familiar and it was a routine that he or she relied on to be happy.

I know that going home is a wonderful thing, and most of the adoption groups do a fine job. If you forget, for the merest moment, where they're from... you fail. And going home through a group that fails that way is going to be tough on the dog.

I want my dogs to be the very best they can be... on the track and at home when they get there. I can't teach them about stairs and mirrors and ceiling fans. We don't have them and those are for you to do.

Celebrate the whole dog. He has a history and it's important to him. It's who he is. He was safe in his routine, and has to LEARN yours. The way you teach it is who you are, and frankly it matters to me.

Because they were mine, and they were home with me. Safe with me.

~Breeze.

Some Tips Lowering Blood Pressure

Some Tips Lowering Blood Pressure

About 60% of patients with type 2 diabetes have hypertension. Patients with hypertension and diabetes at greater risk of experiencing cardiovascular and renal disease. You can reduce the risk by keeping blood pressure within normal range. Here are some ways you can do to lower blood tekenan:

Stop smoking

Smoking reduces the oxygen supply to the organs of the body, improve cholesterol levels and increase blood pressure. Therefore, quitting smoking is a major step in controlling blood pressure and diabetes.

Lose weight

Weight reduction associated with decreased blood pressure, you can lose weight by reducing fat and calorie intake and exercise regularly. High-fat diet will automatically increase food consumption and total energy and will decrease if your diet low in fat.

Sports do not have the effect of too large in weight loss. However, the exercise 35-40 minutes a day is good for improving insulin sensitivity, reduces blood glucose levels and maintain body weight in the long term.

Modification of diet

Carbohydrates:

Include foods containing carbohydrates, especially from whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and low-fat milk in the diet of diabetics. The total number of carbohydrates from foods and snacks is more important than the source.

Fiber:

Just as the general population, diabetics are encouraged to choose a variety of foods that contain fiber such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables. These foods contain vitamins, minerals, fiber and other components that are good for health.

Protein:

There is no evidence that diabetics require changing the protein intake of 15-20% of total daily energy, if normal kidney function. Because the proteins needed to build healthy body tissues, choose low-fat source of protein. Fish is a good choice, consume two to three times per week. Instead of cooking with fat, try to add flavor to food with wine, herbs and spices. You are vegetarians can get protein from eggs, soybeans, peas and other sources.

Fat:

Limit your intake of saturated fat and cholesterol from the diet. Saturated fat intake should be less than 10 percent of total energy intake. Some individuals (eg people with bad LDL cholesterol levels of 100 mg / dl) will benefit by reducing saturated fat intake to below 7 percent of energy intake. Cholesterol intake should be less than 300 mg per day. Some individuals (eg people with bad LDL cholesterol levels of 100 mg / dl) will benefit by reducing the intake of cholesterol to below 200 mg per day.

Reduce salt:

Reducing salt intake helps reduce blood pressure. Try to reduce sodium intake to 2400 mg or salt up to 6000 mg per day.

Alcohol intake:

Researchers have revealed an association between high alcohol intake (three servings / day) with increased blood pressure. However, no differences in blood pressure between those who drank fewer than three servings of alcohol / day with those who did not drink.

Potassium and calcium intake:

Low-fat diet that includes fruits and vegetables (five to nine servings / day) and low-fat dairy products (two to four servings / day) are generally rich in potassium, magnesium, calcium and can be lowered blood pressure.

Water intake:

Try drinking at least two liters of water a day. This method helps remove excess sugar from the body and help the fibers of their duties in controlling blood sugar. In addition, this water also allows the kidneys and other organs (including skin) remained healthy.

Blood sugar:

Try to continuously monitor blood glucose levels at home. Test glucose levels can be done by using glucose monitoring devices are easy to carry. Record the daily routine and your glucose levels. This data will help you find the right pattern of diabetes management.

Drugs:

Diabetics should control blood pressure carefully. You can control both this disease with diet control.

Source: April 2010 edition of the CDK

Beware of Salt and Hypertension

Beware of Salt and Hypertension

What is Hypertension? Simply hypertension (HT) is defined as an increase in blood pressure (BP) indicated by the number of systolic (upper) and the diastolic number (bottom). Until now there has not been the most appropriate classification for hypertension and is often used today is the criteria of JNC VII where: TD TD considered normal if <120/80 mmHg, 120-139/80-89 mmHg prehypertension when TD, HT grade I when BP 140-159/90-99 mmHg, and HT grade II when BP> 160/100 mmHg.

Hypertension is divided into 2, namely:

1). Primary hypertension / essential where incidence rates include greater than or equal to 95% of patients with HT and the cause is not known with certainty until recently;

2). Secondary hypertension in which there was an increase of TD due to a person suffering from other diseases such as heart failure, kidney failure, damage to the body's hormonal system, and other causes.

Are Symptoms of Hypertension

Hypertension in general did not show specific symptoms, so often called the "silent killer". TD elevation is rarely the only sign of the HT primary, and sometimes can be found symptoms such as pounding / palpitations, ear buzzing / tinnitus, headache, epistaxis / nasal bleeding, headache and migraine.

Why Eat Low Salt

In a simple blood pressure resulting from cardiac output (amount of blood the heart pumped every minute or sekuncup volume multiplied by heart rate per minute) multiplied by the resistance of peripheral blood vessels.

Intake of salt (sodium) affects blood pressure through the factors mentioned above in the following manner:

1). Excess sodium will result in the release of digitalis-like factor in the arteries / arterioles, which will result in vasoconstriction / narrowing of blood vessels thus increasing peripheral vascular resistance.

2). In the brain and central nervous system, increased sodium will stimulate the sympathetic nerve activity that causes increased heart rate, increased cardiac contractility, and increased peripheral resistance in general.

3). Excess salt will cause retention of sodium thus increasing blood volume through which will lead to increased volume sekuncup.

Thus it is clear that increased volume sekuncup, increased heart rate and increased peripheral vascular resistance resulting from the consumption of salt / sodium is excessive will lead to increased blood pressure.

Supposedly How Many People Eat Salt Hypertension

World Health Organization (WHO) recommends to consume as much salt is less than or equal to 5 g / hr. This recommendation was based on feasibility rather than the maximum effect on blood pressure reduction. Research conducted by the American Heart Association, Feng J et al concluded that, reducing salt intake to <3gr (for comparison, one teaspoon contains approximately 2.4 grams of salt) to give a more beneficial effect of both hypertension and of complications such as stroke and heart disease coronary.

Some things can be done by the public in the selection of foods to avoid high salt levels are as follows:

1.Karbohidrat that should be consumed are rice, potatoes, cassava, wheat, tapioca, hunkwe, sugar, limit the use of carbohydrates that uses common salt or soda such as bread, biscuits and cakes.

2.Hindari animal protein liver, tongue, sardines, cheese, brains, meat, fish and eggs are preserved with salt and other ingredients such as bacon, ham, dried meat, salted fish, canned fish, corned and salted eggs.

The vegetable 3.Protein all nuts and the results processed or cooked without salt should be consumed.

4.Lemak that should be consumed were margarine and butter without salt.

5.Kurangi use of seasonings such as salt, baking powder, baking soda, MSG and salt-containing condiments such as soy sauce, shrimp paste, tomato sauce, paste and tauco.

6.Buah fresh, fresh vegetables, fruits and vegetables are preserved without salt should be consumed. Avoid consumption of canned vegetables, mustard sauce, pickles and pickle.

It should be noted by the public that reducing salt intake is only one way to reduce the increase in TD in patients with hypertension and to prevent the occurrence of essential hypertension, but it still is the influence of other factors that must be considered such as maintaining ideal body weight, avoid smoking, alcohol and caffeine, avoid stress, and exercising regularly.