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Researchers from Harvard Medical School (Boston’s New England Baptist Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) studied 108 men and women with severe osteoarthritis scheduled for total hip or knee replacement surgery at Boston’s New England Baptist Hospital. We cannot deny it’s prospective in the medical field that can bring revolution in human lives. For discussion of compliance program, see companion article on Medical Billing Compliance.

Whatever treatment is decided upon based on advice from your medical practitioner and adviser, by following a course of treatment that works best on your anxiety you stand a good chance of being in control of your life once more and truly in the end that’s all that matters. Credit cards, medical bills, various service charges, personal loan debts, store credit or charge loans, gas charge accounts and easy instalment interests or EMI’s are all categorized under unsecured debt consolidation loans. It is important to be aware of the signs and symptoms (especially if there is a prior history of the disease in the family), and seek medical attention when any symptoms present themselves.

Therefore the standard approval timeframes posted on a state medical board’s website don’t apply during this period and expect the process to take longer and act accordingly. Finally, Melaleuca has been re-recognized as an extremely effective cure for a variety of medical conditions. Absenteeism, falling productivity and increase of medical bills, which can come about as a result of occupational nervousness, are predicted to cost the American economy several hundred billion US dollars.

Use a Flex Spending account for your medical expenses a flex spending account is a fund that you can use to pay your planned medical expenses. Florida group medical insurance is much simpler in that generally there is not as much scrutiny towards an applicant’s health history and pre-existing conditions. However, due to its side effects, a medical practitioner should be consulted.

Medical evidence shows that for every 1 gram increase in animal protein ingested the body loses an average of 1. If your medical condition allows you to enjoy alcoholic beverages, then you may choose to do so, but drink in moderation and drink responsibly. Because of his pursuit of this dream and the downfall of the medical sales business Chris’s wife leaves him and he eventually becomes homeless.

As a medical drug, this substance is controlled, due to the ability to be addictive. Just like in most cancers, the medical field has not yet tracked the main cause of colon cancer. Like wise many studies are conducted with the same substance on improving fertility but no proof is established with respect to pregnancy, therefore always seek medical advice before beginning any treatment program.

There could be many reasons for it but the main ones are normally caused by financial emergencies such as car repair, accident or a medical problem. Although this fitness program has not been endorsed by the American Medical Association, the National Health Council nor the World Health Organization, there seems to be a myriad of benefits to exercising with wine and chocolate. India Profile now offers the option of combining your holiday in India with a medical package.

It may even give you the money needed to pay for medical procedures that are required to save your life. ‘Old-school’ thinkers may listen to the medical community words with intense focus, but younger generations have an abundance of resources at our fingertips to educate us better on specifics, when needed. When you need medical help, you have the freedom to choose your doctors, hospitals, medicines, therapies and so on.

Is menopause to be blamed for female sexual dysfunction or frigidity? What role does it play in this common problem?

First of all, it’s important to understand that frigidity is caused by a lot of things that both the woman and the man may not be aware of. To improve their sex lives, the couple should examine themselves both physically and mentally to rule out any underlying problem.

“Many factors of both physical and psychological origin can affect sexual response and performance. Injuries, such ailments as infections, and drugs of abuse are among the physical influences. Certain prescription medications, such as drugs to regulate blood cholesterol levels, may also affect sexual functioning. In addition, there is increasing evidence that chemicals and other environmental pollutants depress sexual function,” according to the Alternative Medicine Encyclopedia.

“As for psychological factors, sexual dysfunction may have roots in traumatic events such as rape or incest, guilt feelings, a poor self-image, depression, chronic fatigue, certain religious beliefs, or marital problems. Dysfunction is often associated with anxiety. If a man operates under the misconception that all sexual activity must lead to intercourse and to orgasm by his partner, he may consider the act a failure if his expectations are not met,” it added.

While it is true that one’s sexual capacity diminishes with age, there is no relation between frigidity and the onset of menopause or the change of life. In fact, a woman’s inability to bear children by that time may even increase her sex urge since there is no fear of pregnancy.

In “The Dictionary of Medical Folklore”, Carol Ann Rinzler said “the shrinkage of vaginal tissue” may make the sexual act “slightly more uncomfortable” but “women actually find sex after menopause more enjoyable.”

Since frigidity is caused by several factors, treatment lies in identifying those factors so they can be corrected. The best advice is given by Drs. Hannah M. Stone and Abraham Stone in their book, “A Marriage Manual”:

“It is especially important that the husband should ac¬quire the knowledge and understanding, the delicacy and the skill, the ability and the art of arousing the sexual impulses of his wife and of finding the means of gratification which are most satisfactory in her individual case.

“As far as the wife is concerned, she must make every effort to obtain an insight into the nature of her disability, to recognize her deficiency, and to appreciate the importance of correcting it. The woman should be made to understand that a mutual sexual response is of paramount importance to marital harmony.”

To beat frigidity, take Fematril, a safe and natural female sexual enhancer that can stimulate your mind and body. For details, go to http://www.fematril.com/.

To address my post-prostatectomy impotence, I used the vacuum system to gain an erection. My engorged penis turned blue and cold. According to the equipment instructions, it can be used for up to thirty minutes. I could, however, answer the question of my urologist, Dr. Ram Rao: “Did you have penetration?” Yes. Not great, but a step forward.

Next came Caverject. There we were in Dr. Rao’s pristine office with wall charts and drawings depicting all things urological in living color. Dr. Rao, a trim, handsome man of about 55, a native of India, stood on my left, orchestrating this show. My wife, Lorraine was on my right, her face asking the question “What am I doing here?” On center stage I stood with my limp penis, extended by my left hand, as I awaited the first act.

Dr. Rao described the Caverject system, a clever product from Sweden, consisting of a relative of Cialis, a diluent, and a thin injection needle. He armed the system by mixing the fluid with the drug, dialed in the dose, and handed it to me.

“You want me to inject this where?” I asked. He pointed to the target areas on both sides of my penis, noting that I should avoid the midline where key structures such as veins, an artery, the urethra, and nerves reside.

“Lorraine, you do it,” I beg her in quiet desperation.

“No, Bernie it’s your job, after all, you are a doctor, and it’s your penis.”

I did it. Peer pressure at the age of 66. It worked. I had an erection. Not a complete one, but certainly adequate for penetration. And it was pink and warm. Unfortunately, Lorraine had an appointment for a flu shot and we had not made arrangements for a nearby room to put my reawakened tool to the test.

Over the next month we increased the dose slowly until one sunny morning in Islamorada in the Florida Keys, I “shot up” and we enjoyed great sex as I cried, tears streaming off my face and on to Lorraine. Elated, I telephoned my mentor, confidant, fellow physician, and a twelve-year survivor of prostate cancer.

“John, I just used Caverject and we enjoyed fifty-five minutes of penetration.”

Lorraine shouted from the background, “Not so, John, there was fifty minutes of penetration and five minutes of Bernie walking around the room admiring his erection.”

I met and married Lorraine, my second wife, twenty-eight years ago. We were both going through divorce. We often drove to Bar Harbor on Mt. Desert Island, slowly savoring the crisp taste of chilled Chardonnay and awaiting its effect. We would talk, cry, share stories, and cry again. Then we laughed, stopped the car to hug and disrobe as much as we dared. Soon we ran off into a favorite woodland glen, ideal for a hobbit house, where we enjoyed passionate love on a flannel blanket over a bed of soft and aromatic spruce and pine needles. During that year there were a number of startled tourists who will probably never forget that trip to Bah Habba.

Lorraine stayed with me over the decades, long enough to teach me how to take the risks involved in truly loving another. She led me by the hand through the trackless land of love. We became proficient with Tantric sex, maximizing the senses, finding new erogenous zones. I enjoyed multiple orgasms without ejaculation, savoring the climactic experience with its primal scream. Fortunately we lived in a rural area

I became addicted to sex. Sex became my demon.

The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle noted that the ultimate goal of humankind was for happiness, in Greek,”eudimonia”, which means “good demons”. Was my demon good or bad or both?

For twelve years I had been on a research study, wherein my lack of “free” PSA (prostatic specific antigen) suggested that I would eventually get prostate cancer. In the interim I changed my diet and added a wide range of vitamins, minerals, and other “nutraceuticals” to stave off or minimize cancer, while I chased my demon.

About two years ago my second prostate biopsy showed definite cancer. As a pathologist I had seen the worst cases, the failures, so I opted for aggressive therapy– androgen depravation therapy, prostatectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. The treatment plan is almost over and I have no detectable PSA. A possible cure? Only time will tell.

Our new sexuality may lack spontaneity, for it requires me to arm and inject Caverject, but our sessions together last for well over an hour. Close friends ask us what do we do with so much time for loving? We get out our tattered copy of Kama Sutra from college days and try all the positions.

Although you may access funds in your Health Savings Account to pay for tax-qualified medical expenses, not all tax-qualified expenses are covered benefits under your health insurance. (example: dental treatment and dentures, vision screening and eyeglasses, vitamins and non-prescription medication, etc.) While you may receive a tax benefit on these items, they are not covered by the health insurance plan and do not accumulate toward your annual medical plan deductible.

Here are more eligible medical expenses to be considered. –  Acupuncture, Alcoholism treatment, Ambulance, Artificial limbs or prostheses, Artificial teeth, Birth control pills (by prescription), Braces, Breast reconstruction surgery, Car – special hand controls or equipment to accommodate a disabled person, Chiropractor, Christian Science practitioner, Contact lenses and cleaning solutions, Crutches, Dental treatment, Dentures, Dermatologist, Diagnostic devices (blood sugar test kit), Drug addiction treatment, Eyeglasses, Fertility enhancement, Guide dog or assistance animal, Hearing aids and batteries, Home care, Home improvements to accommodate a disabled person, Hospital services, Lab fees, Laser eye surgery, Lead paint removal, Lodging (away from home for prescribed outpatient care), Long-term care premiums (certain limits apply), Long-term care services, Nonprescription medications, Nursing home, Nursing services (including board and meals), Ophthalmologist, Optician, Optometrist, Organ transplant (including donor’s expenses), Osteopath, Oxygen and oxygen equipment, Physician services, Podiatrist, Prescription medications, Psychiatric care, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Special home for the mentally retarded, Special school costs for the handicapped, Sterilization, Surgery, Stop-smoking programs (physician prescribed),Telephone or TV equipment to assist the hearing impaired, Therapy, Transportation (primarily for and essential to medical care), Vasectomy, Weight loss programs to treat an existing disease, Wheelchair, X-rays.

Sometimes with even the best P.P.O plans there will be benefit limitations in certain areas to help avoid run away spending. Think about it, if they don’t put a benefit maximum of say 20 physiotherapy visits per person per year, you will get the occasional therapist who, in an attempt to make as much money as possible, will book a patient for 30 – 40 visits when 15 – 20 would have been sufficient. I understand that folks don’t want to hear that kind of thing but, this is what drives up those health premiums and makes coverage harder to afford. The money has got to come from somewhere. So at least with an H.S.A those visits would be deductible.

For some this is the beauty of an H.S.A over a traditional PPO plan. You have one shared family deductible with an H.S.A, whereas with a P.P.O you would have a “2 person family aggregate maximum,” or put in layman’s terms. Up to 2 people per insured family could encounter a deductible and or a coinsurance maximum depending on their P.P.O plan. Actually some P.P.O plans have 3 deductibles per family, but 2 is the industry norm. With a P.P.O plan you can deduct your premiums but with an H.S.A you can deduct not only the premiums but also any monies put into the optional H.S.A account (which can accumulate each year until age 65) and those monies remain tax deductible if the money taken out once deposited is used for medical expenses. I have an H.S.A currently for my wife and me.

In a special to CNN, the Mayo Clinic’s mayoclinic.com reported that, “Parkinson’s disease is progressive, meaning the signs and symptoms become worse over time. But although Parkinson’s may eventually be disabling, the disease often progresses gradually, and most people have many years of productive living after a diagnosis.” This would indicate that there may be effective interventions that could perhaps slow the progress of the disease. When we get such a diagnosis, our first reaction might be to withdraw and give up. However, the old adage “use it or lose it” tells us that just the opposite is true. If you have Parkinson’s, you’d likely be best off to use everything your body is, every which way, on a regular basis.

Tai Chi movement’s gentle balance enhancing motions can obviously help the Parkinson’s patient by helping to reduce the gradual loss of balance that Parkinson’s sufferers often experience. However, there may be much more it offers. For example, Tai Chi movements rotate the human body in about 95% of the ways the body can move, when a long form is practiced. This is far beyond what other exercise offers, and in fact the closest would be several swimming strokes, which together would only rotate the body in about 65% of the ways it can move. For Parkinson’s sufferers, or anyone for that matter, this would indicate that by “using” 95% of the body’s possible motion several times a week, the possibility of “losing” the ability to do so diminishes accordingly. This isn’t rocket science, but simple common sense.

Yet, perhaps Parkinson’s patients have even more to gain from Tai Chi. A few years ago I taught several classes at local medical centers. I was continually frustrated because although I’d seen emerging reports that Tai Chi was beneficial to people with Parkinson’s Disease, or arthritis, or chronic hypertension, etc., even though the departments that specialized in those conditions were often just down the hall from my Tai Chi class . . . they might as well have been a million miles away. Because the physicians who ran those departments were either ignorant of or unwilling to refer their patients to the possibilities that Tai Chi offered their lives.

I remember though, that at one medical center a visionary neurologist began to refer patients with balance disorders to my Tai Chi classes and the result was very beneficial for his patients. Another physician actually wrote prescriptions for my Tai Chi classes to treat the chronic hypertension of his patients, who’d seen a significant drop in their blood pressure since beginning the classes weeks before. A clinical psychologist brought me in to teach Qigong (Chi Kung) meditation and Tai Chi to her patient group to enhance their sense of well being and provide effective stress management training. So, even back then some physicians were seeing the potential Tai Chi offered their clients, and even more are now, but the number of physicians who are still not informing their patients of Tai Chi’s direct therapeutic or at the least adjunct therapy benefits to their patient’s efforts to deal with their conditions and life, is increasingly indefensible in this day and age. Given the research that has exposed the many physical, mental, and emotional benefits Tai Chi offers, for physicians to not educate themselves on this and share their knowledge with each and every patient is tantamount to mal-practice. Health educators should likewise be making such therapies part of their medical student education programs as well.

Tai Chi for Parkinson’s is being recommended increasingly by support groups and some progressive medical centers, but until everyone that has Parkinson’s knows about it, then our work at World Tai Chi & Qigong Day is not done, nor is the medical community’s. There are many obvious reasons everyone with Parkinson’s should be doing Tai Chi, but it’s the ones that are not yet obvious that may be the most intriguing. One obvious reason is that Tai Chi is the most powerful balance and coordination enhancing exercise known. In many studies at major universities Tai Chi was found to be TWICE as effective in reducing falls as the other balance enhancing exercises being studied. For people with Parkinson’s, who often see their balance deteriorate as their condition progresses, it is unforgivable for them to not be informed of Tai Chi’s potential benefits at the earliest stage possible while their balance is still good.

Now, regarding the less obvious reasons Tai Chi may benefit Parkinson’s patients. Both my wife and daughter, who co-taught a Tai Chi class together noticed that a young man with severe Parkinson’s tremors . . . completely lost his tremors once he joined the class in flowing through the Tai Chi movements in class. In another class I was teaching an older man with advanced Parkinson’s attended my classes for many months, and he always came in very slow with his walker. Once we began the Tai Chi movements he no longer used his walker, and had learned the entire long form of Tai Chi I taught, which was over 15 minutes of continuous changing forms. His form was unique and tailored for his limitations, but nonetheless a challenging set of exercises he was able to accomplish without the use of his walker. What do these anecdotal experiences portend for others with Parkinson’s? I don’t know, but there should be massive research dollars coming from the National Institutes of Health to find out. Given the promise Tai Chi seems to offer people on so many profound physical, emotional, and mental fronts from preliminary research, the current total research money earmarked for complimentary and alternative medicine’s (CAM) is a mere pittance.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), now in its sixth year, supports more than 300 research projects and has an estimated budget of over $120 million for 2005 (up from $50 million in 1999). Total spending on CAM by all NIH institutes and centers is expanding as well, and is expected to reach $315 million by 2005.

Sounds like a lot? However, $120 million is less than “one half of one percent” of the total NIH FY2005 budget. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges the NIH’s total annual budget for FY 2005 is $28.8 billion (http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/05pch8.htm). Remember, we are talking about only spending much much less than one half of one percent to study an exercise that preliminary research has shown to: n Lower High Blood Pressure (about 1/3 of Americans have hypertension – roughly over 90 million Americans) n Boost Immune Function profoundly (a study sited at drkoop.com indicates that a Tai Chi practicing group was TWICE as resistant to the shingles virus, and researchers believed this would carry over to other viral resistance as well.) n Dramatically reduce falling injuries by about half (complications from falling injuries in older Americans is the 6th leading cause of death for seniors in America)

If Tai Chi only addressed this chronic condition affecting 1/3 of Americans, while boosting the immune system of all practitioners profoundly, and cutting in half the sixth leading cause of death for seniors, without any negative side effects, that would seem to be, for the rational person a reason for pouring massive resources into researching it further. However, Tai Chi’s benefits only begin with the above preliminary findings. We also know that it may very well relieve depression, anxiety, and mood disturbance, as well as reduce ADHD symptoms in teenagers diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. There are indications that Tai Chi may greatly reduce or even eliminate chronic pain conditions, and lessen allergic and asthmatic reactions, and improve overall respiratory function.

My point is, “where is the massive attention this would garner on talk shows, and in health newspaper sections, if this were a drug or surgery that could provide such a seemingly massive breakthrough in health treatment?” Peter Chowka, in a brilliant two part series for Natural Health Line, entitled “Complementary & Alternative Medicine in 2000,” wrote, “Conflicts of interest are not uncommon in most aspects of life. But in medicine, the biggest business in the U.S. (over $1.5 trillion a year constituting over 14 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, according to the National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine report issued January 10, 2001), serious conflicts are particularly well entrenched.” Mr. Chowka wrote of physicians like Dr. Marcia Angell voicing concerns of the “troubling” result massive research money from drug and medical-equipment companies was having on the scientific process. In the New England Journal of Medicine’s May 18, 2000 issue, Dr. Angel wrote an editorial entitled, “Is Academic Medicine for Sale?” She wrote, “As we spoke with research psychiatrists about writing an editorial on the treatment of depression . . . we found very few who did not have financial ties to drug companies that make antidepressants. . .The problem is by no means unique to psychiatry. We routinely encounter similar difficulties in finding editorialists in other specialties, particularly those that involve the heavy use of expensive drugs and devices.”

So, who can make a multi-billion dollar fortune teaching Tai Chi to people? No one can. Tai Chi cannot be bottled, or mass marketed. It is a decentralized labor intensive industry that employees many people, but keeps the profits small and local. Yes, there are videos and DVDs that teach Tai Chi effectively, but ultimately even those who utilize videos are drawn to live class like structures. As I mentioned before with the “anecdotal” experiences of my students with Parkinson’s, Tai Chi seems to offer something profoundly beneficial to the quality of life of Parkinson’s sufferers. It needs further study. We are in a catch 22, where many health professionals feel they cannot recommend Tai Chi because too much of the preliminary research is anecdotal. However, when Tai Chi is jockeying for position to get a crumb of the .5% of total NIH money going to ALL complimentary and alternative medical therapies . . . the result will be many long years of millions of people suffering needlessly from conditions or symptoms of those conditions that Tai Chi could likely safely lessen or even eliminate.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT TAI CHI AND PARKINSONS?

Tai Chi is being recommended by some forward thinking medical institutions already. The Cleveland Clinic of Neuroscience Center encourages Parkinson’s Disease patients to seek out a hobby or activity they can enjoy and stick with such as “Tai Chi” and other activities. The Alexian Neurosciences Institute in Illinois offers a course in their The Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center. Also, the American Parkinson’s Disease Association at Stanford University Medical Center, in it’s “Beyond Pills…. Alternative Approaches to Coping with Parkinson’s Disease” program, offered “Tai Chi, The Art for Living with Parkinson’s” by Mwezo & Jane of Kujiweza Healing Arts. (Learn more at: http://parkinsons.stanford.edu/symposium.html). The Parkinson’s Society of Canada recommends Tai Chi for Parkinson’s patients, suggesting “Tai Chi may prevent or at least slow down the onset of degenerative diseases; in the long run, it can reduce need for rehabilitative care.” (http://www.parkinsons.ca/managing.html#taichi)

In the United Kingdom a Parkinson’s Tai Chi study was conducted at Camborne Redruth Community Hospital, Cornwall. Their conclusion of the study was such, “Tai Chi training was well tolerated by PD patients in this study, but had no measurable effect on motor performance using UPDRS score or GAG time. There was a non-significant improvement in quality of life scores (PDQ 39). Larger studies would be needed fully to evaluate the value and efficacy of Tai Chi. However our results are encouraging, and provide evidence for its safety and tolerability and would support the feasibility of further study.” (http://www.pdcornwall.org.uk/showarticle.pl?n=30&id=81)

WCHS TV during a news report focusing on Tai Chi’s ability to boost immune system function, also reported that “Tai Chi has also been shown to help illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia and arthritis.” (http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/healthyforlife/2177.shtml)

The Neurology Channel reported, “The slow flowing movements of Tai Chi help maintain flexibility, balance, and relaxation. The Struthers Parkinson’s Center in Minneapolis, which teaches a modified form of Tai Chi, consistently reports benefits achieved by patients in all stages of Parkinson’s.” (http://www.neurologychannel.com/parkinsonsdisease/surgery.s html)

Physicians at the Mayo Clinic recommend Tai Chi for Parkinson’s therapy, under their Parkinson’s “self-care” section for avoiding falls, where they suggest you “Ask your doctor or physical therapist about exercises that improve balance, especially tai chi. Originally developed in China more than 1,000 years ago, tai chi uses slow, graceful movements to relax and strengthen muscles and joints. “

At a popular health website called “RemedyFind.com” viewers can vote on therapies they’ve found benefited their condition, or didn’t benefit it. The rating there for Tai Chi as a Parkinson’s therapy received a rating of 9.8 out of a possible 10. (http://remedyfind.com/rem.asp?ID=13945)

A Study at the University of Florida in Jacksonville found that patients who attended Tai Chi classes for one hour each week for 12-weeks were less likely than a group of control patients to experience an increase in the severity of their condition and a decrease in motor function. . . ..[of alternative therapies] the most popular therapies being Tai Chi, yoga, and acupuncture. (http://www.worldhealth.net/p/275,1526.html), (SOURCE/REFERENCE: Reported by www.reutershealth.com on the 13th November 2002)

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported, “Parkinson’s Meets It’s Match in Tai Chi.” In this article they write that Dr. Mark Guttman, director of the Centre for Movement Disorders in Markham, Ontario, recommends people with Parkinson’s do exercises that involve a lot of stretching, similar to the movements of tai chi.

“Tai chi is wonderful; it can help people with disabilities as well as people with Parkinson’s,” he says. He added that studies on animals show exercise induces a change in the brain that prevents the symptom’s of Parkinson’s from emerging.

The Tai Chi teacher for this program, Ms. Embree, spoke of how people with fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson’s often attend her classes . . . “Doctors are now sending people here,” adds Ms Embree. (for the entire article, go to: PARKINSON’S MEETING IT’S MATCH IN TAI CHI, April, 13, 2005, http://www.ajc.com/health/content/health/0304/lvtaichi7.html )

At the National Parkinson’s Foundation site, Melanie M. Brandabur, MD NPF Center of Excellence, University of Illinois at Chicago and Jill Marjama-Lyons, MD NPF Center of Excellence, Shands Jacksonville, wrote, “Most patients derive a great deal of benefit from today’s medications and surgical therapies for Parkinson’s Disease . . . However, benefits of these therapies can be limited. As time goes by, the medications may not seem as effective as they once were. Side effects or unpredictable response may develop. Surgical therapies are not curative and often treat only selected aspects of Parkinson’s Disease. For these reasons, patients may decide to explore other modalities, such as massage therapy, Tai Chi, yoga, or herbal preparations to augment their Parkinson’s medication . . . Many patients with Parkinson’s Disease have become interested in complementary therapies to supplement medications and other traditional PD treatments. These physicians also suggest that as Tai Chi and other modalities benefits are exposed by clinical research, physicians will advocate their use more widely. (http://www.parkinson.org/site/pp.asp?c=9dJFJLPwB&b=238635)

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day joins a growing number of health professionals specializing in fields like Parkinson’s who believe that much more research needs to be done to illuminate the full spectrum of benefits Tai Chi offers all people as well as those specifically with chronic conditions. This will enable more physicians to make Tai Chi a regular prescription written as therapy or adjunct therapy for a host of maladies many are already enjoying the benefits of for their condition, but paying out of pocket for. Ultimately more and more health insurance plans should and will make Tai Chi classes a deductible medical expense for their clients. The end result of this shift may portend the savings of hundreds of billions of dollars annually in saved health care costs as patients are better trained in self care techniques, training the great visionary Thomas Edison referred to as “the care and maintenance of the human frame,” which Edison envisioned would more and more reduce the need for expensive surgeries and life long dependence on medications as human beings maximized their own self healing abilities. Traditional Chinese Medicine has spent centuries developing and evolving self healing technologies like Tai Chi. Now the west can learn about their results, and physicians can prescribe them to their patients and our entire society will be healthier and more abundant for it.

‘Pills can change your destiny’ is printed in my prescriptions, notice boards and in all vantage points of my clinic. Often patients ask

‘Doctor, how can destiny be changed with mere pills?’ “Suppose I die today in an accident, it is my fate. How pills can change it?” “Doctor, I completely disagree with you” “How can you state so with authority? Can you explain?”

Yes. I admit that my very intention is to provoke such questions. When I answer I can emphasize the significance of the pills.

SHALL WE SEE HOW?

About fifty years ago, TB, Leprosy and such contagious diseases were incurable. An afflicted person will inevitably die in a few years. His family will console itself that “All that is written in his fate” “Everything is in accordance with one’s fate” and such. Since Biblical times Leprosy was considered as ‘God’s wrath’. But today, the phenomenal growth in medical science and technology enables a complete cure for TB and Leprosy. If proper tablets are taken for six months 100% cure is sure. Patients fated’ to face death are entirely curable now. Their life span can even be extended.

So is the case is with Diabetes or Thyroid deficiency.  A century ago insulin was invented to cure Type1 diabetes or Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM). If an eight years old child is infected before its invention, it is condemned to die in a matter of two years.  Wasim Akram is a renowned left arm fast bowler with many records to his credit. He is in fact a diabetes patient taking insulin regularly. Had this very same bowler, a contemporary legend, was born about 200 years ago, imagine what would have been his fate?

Before two hundred years, if a young girl acquired thyroid deficiency, she will suffer from obesity, leathery skin and constipation.  She will become too tired to do any work. Her heart muscles will become weak and she will die. This is due to a condition called cardio-myopathy. But now cardio-myopathy can be prevented with Thyroid tablets like Eltroxin, Thyronorm etc. Regular use of these tablets can cure her. She can live longer without any problems.

Bio-Enzymes like thyroxin, insulin have to be secreted naturally in body. If bio-enzymes are inadequate, they can be substituted by a wheat grain sized tablet invented by science. In my Mind Care Clinic and elsewhere across the world many patients seek cure for Anxiety disorders, Personality disorders and Obsession problems. Ten years ago modern medicine identified low secretion of bio-enzyme called serotonin is the cause of these problems. These problems can be satisfactorily cured by a class of medicines called Serotonin Serum Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI).

A 35 years old male patient, and a top level executive in a MNC with an income of two lakhs per month even in India, took treatment for obsession under me. Three months after treatment he came back with his wife, brothers and parents. He presented a 100 g Gold Ganesha idol as a gift to me. I firmly ‘declined’ to accept the gift as it is against medical ethics and a crime as well. The doctor-patient relationship will be affected by such gifts. But what he said that day touched my soul. His statements are reproduced verbatim.

“Sir, had I not seen you, I would have committed suicide by this time”

“In spite of possessing all things, I felt I had nothing whatsoever Sir”

“For five years, I suffered from restlessness and also I tormented my wife to untold extremes”

“I knew full well that my thought and actions were wrong. I had spent lakhs of rupees for a change through spirituality, yoga and meditation”

“To my knowledge, I have not even fondled my very own child with involvement”

“Daily I had intercourse with my wife more like a maniac with scant respect for her feelings”

“What a great surprise Sir! A wheat grain sized pill completely changed my life upside down. Had I taken this pill about seven years ago I would have owned now a big concern like Infosys or HCL”

“Before seeing you, I had resigned myself to my fate that everything is over for me”

After pondering over his admissions, I recorded the statement in my diary.

“PILLS CAN CHANGE YOUR DESTINY”

I do not say this to blow my own trumpet or to boast and brag. Any good and qualified psychiatrist would have done the same. I have seen hundreds of patients like him cured by these pills. Every day, these pills are prescribed worldwide by psychiatrists.

Science is but empirically proven facts.

Millions of dollars are spent for systematic research for pills. Clinical trials of pills are carried out on lakhs of patients. Invariable cure for the disease without any major side effects is to be demonstrated. Then only governing agencies permit doctors like me to prescribe the pills. This being the case, claims like “I have cured the disease” is infantile and unscientific.

Some claim the following.

“Allopathic drugs are prone to give side effects” “ Kidneys will be affected” “Stomach ulcers will ensue” “Herbal medicines cause no side effects” “ “English medicines are not suitable to my body at all. Only Homeopathy, Siddha and Ayurvedha preparations are amenable to me”

These assertions are indicative of ignorance and or sheer gullibility.

In alternate medical systems like Homeopathy, Siddha and Ayurvedha there may really be good therapeutic procedures. Being unlettered in these fields, I should not write about them. They are country and culture based systems. For instance, Siddha medicine was practiced in India by Siddhars hundreds of years ago even before scientific advances have taken place. At that point in time, they would have traveled to Trichy from Chennai, using bullock carts or on horseback. They would have reached their destination in two or three days. Today aircrafts take a mere thirty minutes for the same distance. Can we say that they were foolish then?

Siddha medicine is our own indigenous medical system. It is indeed true that we should preserve its rare treasures for posterity. But instead of empty rhetoric, we need to meticulously research and subject the findings to globally accepted metrics and standards. It is disheartening to see the advertisements of certain fraudsters in the media who care not a bit for any scientific research and objective experimentation. They have a singular motive of fleecing the credulous public. We cannot fault the medical system as is but we must also ensure that the practitioners should refrain from deceitful promises.

Science is common or universal and objective in nature. Contemporary science will continue to grow and evolve further through unceasing research and experimentation. Hence is it not sensible to gladly accept scientific progress of today as such?

In practice we do appreciate the fruits of scientific progress like computers, cell phones, satellites. We relish using them with out any qualms. Yet when it comes to medical science, we strangely we tend to prefer two centuries old anachronisms

Reason

Superstitions, lack of awareness coupled with scheming skills of ‘Artful Dodgers’ namely fraudulent gurus, ‘reputed’ quack doctors, and utterly dishonest self serving politicians keep us ignorant for their personal benefits.

These very same religious heads and unashamed politicians rush to corporate hospitals for treatment at the drop of a hat. Be it for an ordinary fever or for “check up and rest” they choose multi specialty hospitals only. They are not ashamed to sermonize to the general population that “God will cure”

For this ignominious condition to change, young doctors (including alternate medicine doctors who study for five and a half years courses like BSMS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS) should be enlightened. We should aggressively protest against government approval issued to set up private medical colleges. People who secured a meager 35% in higher secondary education but manage to get MBBS seat by paying thirty lakhs donation, must be prevented by stringent rules from getting registration in organizations like IMA.

Is it fair to allow desecration of medical profession by these dupes who procure MBBS with money? Their aim is to bargain a bigger dowry by virtue of this degree. In addition they have a shameless desire to exhibit their procured MBBS in marriage invitation. Is it just and fair for the state and central governments to collaborate with these cheats?

I repeat with a slight modification. “Destinies of most us can be won over by pills”

-Dr. P. Anandhan, M.B.B.S., D.P.M., FIPS

Neuro Psychiatrist- Mind Care Clinic

Phone: 044- 3297 2492, 93810 22113

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I also read yesterday that one in five Americans aged 18-34 is obese! Yes, I have noticed the spread widening on Americans as we sidle up to yet our next buffet or super-sized fast food meal.

I personally was in the Las Vegas audience last week when Karl Rove could hardly contain his chortling as he belittled the obesity epidemic we have in America. His slick one-liners rolled easily off his tongue mocking the attention and funds that President Obama’s stimulus plan allots to addressing one of America’s costliest and most debilitating ills. It surely didn’t surprise me that Karl apparently doesn’t care that this generation is the first that is scheduled to live less years than their parents, principally because of obesity.

I say arrest this obesity epidemic now, and yes, earmark funds for public awareness programs and treatments. We need to lead by example, as adults and as a nation. We do want our bodies to last as long as our hearts keep pumping, and we do hope to remain vibrant in our golden years. We do want to be able to move with, and play with, our grandchildren or nieces and nephews. There is hope! The TV blockbuster, Biggest Losers is key evidence that with personal will power and the support of others we can win the fight against obesity. We Can Do It Women! and men too, of course.

Apparently the State of New York heard me and others calling for a healthy America, in recently instituting an obesity tax on certain sugared soft drinks.

Even the military is weighted down with ineffectiveness these days, rendering our very national security more vulnerable. The number of service people diagnosed as obese has more than doubled since the 2003 invasion of Baghdad, Iraq.

At the end of the day, we are talking about a slippery slope with regard to so much of America’s and the globe’s appetite, greed, addiction and/or depression.

I listened to a reformed, yet once-convicted securities representative give an ethics lecture last Friday. He carefully explained that he went step-by-step deeper into oblivion believing he would give only this one kickback; and then never again. Further, how he never figured he’d get caught. His was an addictive game of greed and egotism.

He admitted that the beloved women in his life-both his mother and his wife-warned him of his errant ways, yet he willfully broke their hearts, as well as that of his young sons, by continuing his slide into the grips of greed, eventually losing his family relationships and his possessions, and being imprisoned.

Time will tell the full story of Bernie Madoff, and the myriad other Ponzi scheme architects, yet I suspect that decisions became more and more laced with optimism about add-water-and-stir wealth.

Little attention was paid to the prospect of getting caught. The aire of being above the law permeates a crook’s decision making, and in Madoff’s case, nary a care about the individual’s and foundation’s throats he stomped on.

For the record, I’ve never been bankrupt, never committed a felony (or even a misdemeanor) never accepted kickbacks, consistently voted in local and national elections, always worked at least one job (often 2-3) have an exceptional FICO score, great employment history, and haven’t cheated employees or family members. Not sure that’ll make headlines, nor could I be a wildly successful public speaker in the opinion of some yet I do know right from wrong, and I attempt to live by the Golden Rule. Boring yet beautiful. Simple and proud of it.

Values still remain, and a majority of American’s still uphold them. The media needs to search out those who would balance out the negative headlines and showcase the many ball players, military, and business people that play by the rules and enjoy a lifestyle befitting them and their labor/contributions.

So, hearty congratulations to all my readers who achieve greatness in their fields, in their families in their communities and in this fragile global network It all starts in our heads, you know. If we believe we can do it, we can. With the continued commitment towards personal excellence, and with the support of our loved ones we can achieve massive victories.

Congratulations to all my mature women readers who are pushing past their personal fears to begin to understand money and the role it plays in their lives. I am eager to throw a life preserver to you in the form of education and cheer leading regarding your money. With over 30 years of experience investing client’s money, I can help you sift through the mountains of financial information to cull what’s important to your financial future. Your past accomplishments are fodder for your money successes. We’ll use a combination of common sense, history, and future thinking to forge ahead and ultimately ensure that your money will last your lifetimes.

No, we will not succumb to paralysis about our money any longer. We’ll say no to our Bag Lady fears that otherwise rob us of rich moments of our lives when we could be creating memories with our loved ones. We will face our challenges head on, step by step with a winning plan. We will resort to our resolve and discipline and reap the rich rewards, all without ever needing to cheat.

Congratulations on reintroducing the word NO back into our language, and meaning it. No to unlimited buffets, no to unlimited profits, no to drugs, no to unfair business practices, no to dog-eat-dog greed, no to becoming addicted, and no to staying addicted.

In essence then, once our NO is taken seriously-principally by us-then our YES begins to have much more meaning. Yes to HOPE, yes to continued hard work, yes to pitching in, yes to opportunity, yes to education, yes to studying something new, yes to mastering our money, yes to health, yes to living our lives fully, yes to giving back. Yes, yes, yes, We Can Do It Women!™

It seems to be a fight against destiny, a hope against hope and an effort which would defy any medical argument that its generally not possible for an HIV infected couple to enjoy parenthood of a HIV negative child. On the eve of the World AIDS Day (December 1), Headlines India did come across one such unfortunate HIV positive couple, which is fortunate enough to have progeny – a seven years old sweet daughter, who is HIV negative. Naveen Kumar and his wife has been living with the virus for the past 8 years, but to everyone’s surprise their daughter does not carry the deadly virus. Their daughter might be fortunate enough to overcome the limitations of her parents, but ironically it has never been easy for her to fight the social apathy, such minorities of the society are destined to face. Delhi School refuse to admit Naveen’s daughter- Anjali (name changed), just because her parents were HIV positive.

Naveen,38 and a marketing executive of an NGO, is not afraid to admit that he is HIV positive. But things have never been easy for him too. “Those days the discrimination was at its peak. The only term was AIDS, irrespective of whether one has been tested HIV positive or AIDS,” Naveen says, while sharing his memory of horrific early days when he was detected carrying the disease . His infection falls into exceptional category, wherein a husband caught up with the disease through his wife. “No, not for a moment. Ours was love marriage, which is based on trust and nothing else,” comes prompt reply, when asked whether he did doubt his wife even for a moment. His wife,a Manipuri had to be administered blood for a medical problem. As, there was no blood bank, she took blood from a man who was in the window period of HIV. The virus entered her body through the blood stream.

The memory still haunts him as he continues to elaborate about the inauspicious day of 1999, when during a routine check of pregnancy, his wife was reported HIV+ve. “I was totally shocked, my feet were trembling and the documents fell down from my hands, I just could not believe. I thought I could hide the report for sometime, but she could sense there is something wrong. When I told her, she just could not take it. She locked her self in the bathroom for 9 hours and kept crying. We stopped talking to each other for many days, but later on we accepted it as our destiny.”

Naveen’s elder brother, who at that time was the head of the family, asked him to leave home immediately. His parents kept mum. At present, he is facing some property issue with his brother. “Even then I was not bothered. I just walked out. I didn’t even care before moving out that I had my wife with me too, to take care of,” Naveen recalls the tough decision he had to take in adverse conditions. The immediate concern for him was the unborn child, but to his dismay, he was turned down by the medical fraternity numerous times, denying to treat his wife. “When I consulted gynaecologists at the so called premier medical institute of the country, AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), they called the unborn child, as a ‘ loath of meat’ and advised me to dump it,” says Naveen tearfully.

But, all these adversities did not bog down the couple. They consulted one of the best HIV specialists in Delhi. Both took his prescription seriously and did what ever he advised. The glitter in Naveen’s eye is enough to explain the efforts, which he must have undertaken to ensure that both the child and mother remain healthy. Problem mounted in the eighth month of his wife’s pregnancy when doctors at AIIMS, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital as well as Ram Manohar Lohia refused to entertain his wife. Private hospitals were charging around a lakh of rupees for delivery. “Our last hope was Manipur and we find ourselves fortunate enough that we got such a doctor who assured safe delivery. I was ready with the right dosage of medicine for the infant to protect her(child) against the dreaded virus”, he states.

Naveen, a founder member of the ‘Delhi Network of Positive People’ and a marketing executive with Sahara, an NGO, is too busy in his work these days. He works extra time to meet the medical needs of his wife and to secure better future for his daughter. His wife is in a critical condition. She is on second line of treatment. But all these adversities do not deter the couple from leading a life which is exemplary and worth emulating by a general mortal. There are very few people who are so ‘positive’ about life. “Death for us is a fact of life, which others perhaps are afraid of. I take extra care of myself. In the past seven years, I have not undergone any medication. My CD4 cell count is normal (670). Doctors say that I need no medication for next seven years, I want to live because my daughter needs me, I want to see her grow”, says Naveen with a sense of confidence which can move mountains.

It has been 20 years, since the virus was first detected in the country, so called gigantic efforts are going on at national and international level to curb the virus, and at the same time make people aware of it. Questioning the massive awareness campaign, Naveen says, “ What have we achieved in terms of awareness. 70 per cent of the total fund is used for the purpose. If a person like me living in the Capital of the country is facing so much discrimination for being HIV+ve, what kind of awareness are we talking about.”

The most important weapon against this deadly disease as posed by the awareness campaigns, is use of condom. “Many, rather I should say that most of Indians do not know how to wear it properly. They use nails to wear it, without pondering on it that it might puncture it. There is a proper procedure , which people must be made aware of, ” advices Naveen.

Denying the new report released by NACO (National AIDS Control Organisation), published in July 2007, as per which the number of HIV / AIDS cases in India currently stands at 2.5 million, less than half of 5.7 million cases as estimated earlier, he says, “ The government does not want to create panic. That’s all.” Naveen is not at all happy with the approach and policies of the government as well as NGO’s- whom he calls as hypocrites.

Nevertheless, he is still hopeful that the government comes out with ‘second line of treatment’, which includes treatment with around 18 drugs. This mode of medication costs around Rs 8000 a month. Last, but not the least, he urges the authorities to give special attention to the HIV+ children, widows, elders because according to him , and quite rightly so, these are the most vulnerable section of the society.

For more news and articles from India visit www.headlinesindia.com

Kinds of depression are different, like different kinds of diabetic or high blood pressure problems. And you may find that you or someone you love sort of fits in more than one category. This is OK. You are not training to become a psychologist. You simply want to understand that depression comes in different forms.

Major Depression

A major depression can come from a single horrible event in your life, or may develop slowly as a result of several personal disappointments and life problems. Some people develop symptoms of a major depression without an obvious life crisis.  In a major depression the combination of symptoms interferes with your ability to work, study, sleep, eat, and enjoy pleasure feelings. This could happen only once but often happens several times during your life.  It is major because it stops your ability to function normally. It is severe and keeps you from living your life. If you suffer from this you feel you just cannot fix things in your life. You want to sleep because when you are awake there is no joy. Its effects can be so great that things like eating, sleeping, or just getting out of bed become almost impossible. You cannot just ‘snap out of it’ and every day you feel worse. If you get no treatment for this it can last from six to 10 months. It seems to run its course.  But why in the world would you want to live in this horror for one minute longer than you have to?

Symptoms:

-Feeling hopeless and helpless

-Thinking of death or suicide

-No energy, feeling tired all the time

-Irritable and angry outbursts

-Constant worry about physical health

-Drug and/or alcohol abuse

-Difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much

-Waking up very early, not able to get back to sleep

-Feeling guilty about past actions

-Big appetite changes

-Memory problems

-Having problems at work or school

-Sudden emotional outbursts, crying

-Unable to concentrate

-Brooding and going back over problems

-Lack of concern for physical appearance

-Slowness doing any tasks

Remember, these symptoms must be severe and cause real problems for you and eventually cause you to be unable to function at work or home.

Major Depression can be a one time happening a third of the time, but generally two thirds of the people who have this will have a repeat or maybe several. Many times the symptoms disappear for a while and then come back full force.

Here’s an example of a woman experiencing a Major Depression:

Susan is 37 and just ended a 5 year relationship. She wonders what has happened to her. She thinks she is just sleep walking through her life.  She cannot sleep well, wakes up at 4:00a.m., and is wide awake, thinking about is wrong with her. When she gets up she feels like she got no sleep at all and is foggy and can’t think.  She used to enjoy fixing nice meals and considered herself a good cook. Now she doesn’t even like the taste of food and is losing weight fast. She isn’t dieting but people ask what plan she is using. There is a man at work who has shown some interest in her but she could care less. She feels she can’t concentrate and do her job as a computer input operator and she is making plenty of mistakes. Her boss has been watching her and she knows the group is carrying her. This can last just so long. When she leaves work she just goes home and lies on the couch. On the weekend she sleeps and takes the phone off the hook. She doesn’t want to hear from well meaning relatives and friends. They keep telling her to get a grip on herself but she can’t.  When she wakes up early in the morning, she thinks about ways she could kill herself. There is no longer anything to live for. She thinks of things she might have done differently when she noticed her partner was showing less interest in her. Maybe she wasn’t sexy enough or attractive enough. Maybe she should have suggested some kinky sex. Her partner found a woman who was ten years younger and very beautiful. He said he felt like a young guy around her.  He had told Susan she was getting old looking and needed a total makeover. At the time she laughed it off but now she thinks she made a terrible mistake.  And now there is no going back. She has nothing.

And when you meet Bill, you will hope that you never suffer like this.

Bill was 58 when he lost his job due to a reduction in force after a large bank merger.  He could not believe this had happened because he was always the loyal company man who followed the rules and always did more than he was asked to do. When he was given the news he did not act like it was so horrible because he didn’t want to have anyone see him break down. But when he went home and told his wife he began crying and couldn’t seem to stop. He found that he could not sleep. He went to see his family doctor who told him it was natural to be upset over losing his job and gave Bill a prescription for sleeping pills.  They seemed to work at first, but when he woke up he felt sluggish and groggy and unable to start searching for another job.  He would sit in his favorite chair with the TV turned on, thinking about how could this have happened to him. He started to wonder why he had ever worked so hard for a company which could so easily throw him out. He had enough years in to get a pension and had made good investments.  They wouldn’t starve or be unable to live decently. But to Bill, his job was a very important part of his life.  It was who he was. When his wife wanted to get him out of the house and visit with friends he told her to leave him alone. He didn’t need anybody to come around feeling sorry for him.  Within a month Bill had gotten so much worse that he was not taking care of himself, staying in his pajamas all day, and refusing to talk to his wife.  He was continuing to get his prescription for sleeping pills refilled but he wasn’t taking them.  He was hoarding them and getting ready to take all of them when he had enough.  There was no way he was going to continue living and feeling that he had been thrown away like garbage. When his wife found the pills he had saved up, she called their doctor.  They arranged for Bill to be admitted to a mental health ward at the hospital.  He was there for three weeks before he turned the corner.

If you or someone you care for is suffering from a Major Depression, you need to know it is something you cannot just ‘shake off’. Depression is one of the most easily treatable illnesses in this country and there is no reason to deny or avoid dealing with the problem. Medications and treatment are available and will be discussed later in the book.

Avoid divorce

Dalip Singh Wasan, Advocate.

We have been told that couples have been earmarked by God before we were sent on this earth and when we actually solemnize a marriage, it is just execution of that will of God and therefore, we should accept this will of God as final and therefore, we should be happy that we have executed the will of God. Divorce is not ordained by God and therefore, we should avoid divorce and we should allow this marriage to continue till we are alive on this earth.

In spite of these philosophy of life, divorces are there and if we count, we shall find that thousands of divorce petitions are still pending in the Courts established by the state in each country. If we have a reading of the grounds of these divorce petitions, we shall find the following items repeatedly laid down in divorce petitions:-

(1) The other party is having lower qualifications and therefore, the other party is not having income sufficient to run the family administration.

(2) If the petition is from the side of the wife, she is telling that she is not in a position to adjust herself with the joint family especially with her mother in law and sisters in law.

(3) The husband is impotent and is not able to perform satisfactory sexual intercourse.

(4) The husband is drug addict, drunkard, opium eater or the like and is wasting all his income and time outside the house.

(5) The wife is living in adultery and the husband has got relationship with other women. She may be having grounds that her husband is visiting prostitutes or attending to dancing and call girls.

(6) In most of the petitions submitted by the wives, they are placing before the Courts that they are beaten and at times the people from the house of their in laws, they are demanding more and more dowry and they are threatening that if she fails to being more dowry, they shall kill her.

(7) The wives are coming our with ground that their husbands are calling their friends and force them to have sexual intercourse with their friends.

(8) Most of the women say that they are not being believed by their husbands and therefore, they are not allowed to handle accounts of the family and therefore, they are not tolerating all this.

(9) Some women are coming out with the ground that they are not taken in confidence in all the matters concerning the family and they are excluded from all such serious discussions and they are not in a position to tolerate.

(10) Some husbands are complaining that most of the time of their wives is wasted in visiting their own parents.

(11) Some women are coming out with complains that their husbands are not having natural sex with them but are utilizing other methods which are not physically possible.

(12) Some of the husbands oust their wives because they are giving birth to females when they demand male children.

(13) Some women are not able to adjust in the house of their in laws and they want separation and if they do not get due response from the side of the husbands, they file divorce petitions.

(14) Most of the people in the houses of the in laws are not understanding the fact that this woman has not joined their house as a domestic servant and when they still take her as a domestic servant, she files divorce petition.

(15) People in the house of her in laws are not understanding that this new bride had come from a house where she had been given all the respo0nsibilities and all were having faith in her and were giving her all important keys to keep and handle cash, but in the house of her in laws, all are having no faith in her and she does not tolerate this belief and files a divorce petition.

(16) The wife wants money from her husband and when she is obliged to beg money from her mother in law, from her father in law or from some other member in the family of her in laws, she does not tolerate all this and she is filing divorce petition under forced circumstances.

(17) If the wife is not keeping herself clean and is giving out bad smell the husband shall not tolerate her and there are chances that he would file a divorce petition.

(18) The wife must be up-to-date and must know all new techniques of make-up and must keep herself fresh and a changed lady each day and if she fails, there are chances that the husband shall file a divorce petition and similarly if the husband is not preparing himself as per demands and wishes of her wife, there are chances that he would file a divorce petition.

(19) Sometime a bride is not liking the age of the husband and therefore, it should be seen that the couple should not have more that the prescribed age difference.

(20) When a partner is not having good health, the other partner may not tolerate an ailing partner.

(21) If the husband is earning partner he should hand over his income to the wife and then he may be taking money from her. If he keeps money accounts with himself, there are chances that his wife may leave him. She wants to become a full-fledged owner of the house and in India she is designated as ‘Ghar wali’ which means the owner of the house.

(22) The husband wanted a charming lady, but she is not beautiful as per his expectations and some other woman has come in this contact who is ready to marry that fellow if he divorces the first wife.

(23) In countries like India if the women is also an earning partner, she would like to have more rights in the house and if she fails to get all those demands, she shall like to divorce. The men in India must try to learn as how they would be able to live with their earning wives because they are not allowed to follow the same pattern which their forefathers had been following.

(24) The husband should take his wife on a holiday trip for some days in each year so that she could get refreshment and if he fails, there are chances that she may divorce him.

(25) The husband must know the art of appreciating the other partner and this appreciation should be right one and not mere exaggeration, and he must have new words on each day and must utter those words in the ear of his woman.

(26) Both must try to spend each night as the first night of their marriage and therefore, they should have separate bed room and they must have full privacy because such accommodation is the will of the woman and if she fails to get such accommodation and facilities, there are chances that she may divorce.

(27) Inter caste marriage are not successful in India because here people are divided into religions and castes and they should not that all these barriers are like boundaries of the countries and crossing limits is prohibited. If they could continue, their children shall suffer because most of people shall not contract marriages of their wards with such children who are cross-breeds.

(28) Each partner should try to earn faith of the other and must be honest, sincere, must have regard, love and affection for the other.

(29) None of the partners should talk about his or her old relations and they should not appreciate such people who were their close friends prior to marriage.

(30) The couple must take side of each other and they should not take side of another member in the family when there is quarrel.

(31) The couple should help each other in day to day work and when one is ill, the other should serve him or her and try to have proper treatment.

(32) The husband should never say that his wife is with low education and is from a backward family and similarly the wife must avoid such comments on her husband.

(33) The bride must see that she is not developing more relations with father in law and brothers in law and ignore the mother in law and the wives of her brothers in law. Similarly the husband must avoid having more relations with wives of his brothers.

(34) The husband should avoid teaching something in presence of his parents, his sisters or his brothers because his wife would take such teachings as insult to her and she would not tolerate.

These are some of the points which are often included in divorce petitions and therefore, the couple must know all these points and if need be they are at liberty to add more points in this list and both the partners should try to follow these points in every day life. It is expected that the number of divorces shall come down and the people shall start following the will of God and the couple shall marry only once and shall not file divorce petitions.

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Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer primarily caused by asbestos exposure. There is a higher incidence of mesothelioma among U.S. Navy personnel, shipyard workers, etc. due to asbestos exposure on Navy ships. In addition, family members and others closely associated to those exposed to asbestos may also be at risk (for example the wife who washed her husband’s work clothes). The cancer typically has a latency period of 20 to 50 years.

The mesothelium is a membrane that covers and protects most of the internal organs of the body. It is composed of two layers of cells: One layer immediately surrounds the organ; the other forms a sac around it. The mesothelium produces a lubricating fluid that is released between these layers, allowing moving organs (such as the beating heart and the expanding and contracting lungs) to glide easily against adjacent structures.

The mesothelium has different names, depending on its location in the body. The peritoneum is the mesothelial tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdominal cavity. The pleura is the membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the wall of the chest cavity. The pericardium covers and protects the heart. The mesothelial tissue surrounding the male internal reproductive organs is called the tunica vaginalis testis. The tunica serosa uteri covers the internal reproductive organs in women.

Symptoms :

Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 30 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. Shortness of breath and pain in the chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleura are often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma. Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma include weight loss and abdominal pain and swelling due to a buildup of fluid in the abdomen. Other symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, anemia, and fever. If the cancer has spread beyond the mesothelium to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, trouble swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face. These symptoms may be caused by mesothelioma or by other, less serious conditions. It is important to see a doctor about any of these symptoms. Only a doctor can make a diagnosis.

Diagnosis :

Diagnosing mesothelioma is often difficult, because the symptoms are similar to those of a number of other conditions. Diagnosis begins with a review of the patient’s medical history, including any history of asbestos exposure. A complete physical examination may be performed, including x-rays of the chest or abdomen and lung function tests. A CT (or CAT) scan or an MRI may also be useful. A CT scan is a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. In an MRI, a powerful magnet linked to a computer is used to make detailed pictures of areas inside the body. These pictures are viewed on a monitor and can also be printed.

A biopsy is needed to confirm a diagnosis of mesothelioma. In a biopsy, a surgeon or a medical oncologist (a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer) removes a sample of tissue for examination under a microscope by a pathologist. A biopsy may be done in different ways, depending on where the abnormal area is located. If the cancer is in the chest, the doctor may perform a thoracoscopy. In this procedure, the doctor makes a small cut through the chest wall and puts a thin, lighted tube called a thoracoscope into the chest between two ribs. Thoracoscopy allows the doctor to look inside the chest and obtain tissue samples. If the cancer is in the abdomen, the doctor may perform a peritoneoscopy. To obtain tissue for examination, the doctor makes a small opening in the abdomen and inserts a special instrument called a peritoneoscope into the abdominal cavity. If these procedures do not yield enough tissue, more extensive diagnostic surgery may be necessary.

If the diagnosis is mesothelioma, the doctor will want to learn the stage (or extent) of the disease. Staging involves more tests in a careful attempt to find out whether the cancer has spread and, if so, to which parts of the body. Knowing the stage of the disease helps the doctor plan treatment.

Mesothelioma is described as localized if the cancer is found only on the membrane surface where it originated. It is classified as advanced if it has spread beyond the original membrane surface to other parts of the body, such as the lymph nodes, lungs, chest wall, or abdominal organs.

Treatment :

Treatment for mesothelioma depends on the location of the cancer, the stage of the disease, and the patient’s age and general health. Standard treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Sometimes, these treatments are combined.

Surgery is a common treatment for mesothelioma. The doctor may remove part of the lining of the chest or abdomen and some of the tissue around it. For cancer of the pleura (pleural mesothelioma), a lung may be removed in an operation called a pneumonectomy. Sometimes part of the diaphragm, the muscle below the lungs that helps with breathing, is also removed.
Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, involves the use of high-energy rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation therapy affects the cancer cells only in the treated area. The radiation may come from a machine (external radiation) or from putting materials that produce radiation through thin plastic tubes into the area where the cancer cells are found (internal radiation therapy).

Chemotherapy is the use of anticancer drugs to kill cancer cells throughout the body. Most drugs used to treat mesothelioma are given by injection into a vein (intravenous, or IV). Doctors are also studying the effectiveness of putting chemotherapy directly into the chest or abdomen (intracavitary chemotherapy).

To relieve symptoms and control pain, the doctor may use a needle or a thin tube to drain fluid that has built up in the chest or abdomen. The procedure for removing fluid from the chest is called thoracentesis. Removal of fluid from the abdomen is called paracentesis. Drugs may be given through a tube in the chest to prevent more fluid from accumulating. Radiation therapy and surgery may also be helpful in relieving symptoms.

My friend tells me a different joke everyday and this is the latest one, I happen to think it is not that funny. You decide!

A man is at a bar all night. He drinks too much and gets sick all over his shirt. He says to the bartender, “My wife is going to get so mad at me. She’ll say I drank too much and then threw up on myself, she’ll be pissed.”
The bartender says, “This is what you do. You put a ten dollar bill in your shirt pocket and when your wife asks you what happened you say a drunk guy threw up on you and then gave you ten dollars to get the shirt dry cleaned.
The drunk guy says, “Great, I’ll try that.”
He goes home and his wife asks him what happened. He tells her, “a drunk guy threw up on me and then gave me ten dollars to have my shirt drycleaned.” The wife looks in his shirt pocket and pulls out the money and says, “well that’s nice but this is a twenty.” And the drunk guys says, “oh well, he crapped my pants too.”

This topic is something I am most passionate about. Every lecture I give, every patient I talk to, any chance I have, I discuss this horrible exploitation of human emotion in North America. Every third American, every third patient in my office is on SSRI’s (antidepressants). Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft, Paxil, Lexapro…. SSRI prescriptions have skyrocketed over the last decade and so have the pockets of drug companies Prozac alone netted over 180 billion dollars last year in profit.

Let’s break down the words in SSRI: Selective Seretonin Reuptake Inhibitor. This means that the drug Selectively Inhibits the receptors sites for Sereotonin blocking its resorption thereby allowing Seretonin to float within the synaptic cleft longer increasing positive affect (mood).

This sounds great on paper doesn’t it? WOW! Here’s what the public here’s from drug companies and then they list some of the side effects but no-one seems to listen because they are so excited about the glory of science and the prospect of an easy solution to their life. I was molested…take this pill. I lost my job…..take this pill. I never knew my father….take this pill. I hate my job…..take this pill. I hate my wife….take this pill. I didn’t make the basketball team…take this pill. I’m fat and no-one will go out with me….take this pill. I hate my life!….take this pill.

Antidepressants were initially prescribed only to people with classic clinical depression. Clinical depression is characterized as a mental illness by such symptoms as: inability to get out of bed, inability to feel pleasure of any kind, strong desire to commit suicide and/or actual attempts to do so, dramatic weight changes, inability to accomplish even the simplest of tasks, strong guilt and/or self-hatred, and no interest in anything. Clinical depression as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is considered to be a rare disease and should only be diagnosed by a licensed psychiatrist.

Today, antidepressants are prescribed by family physicians and general practitioners for all sorts of “off-label” indications. Many times, a patient simply tells their doctor “I’m feeling depressed” and they walk away with a prescription for Prozac. Over 50% percent of the prescriptions filled for antidepressants are for patients who have not received a mental evaluation by any licensed psychiatrist.

This problem is compounded by the fact that too often physicians do not do their due diligence in arriving at diagnoses. Having been in many doctors’ offices myself and seen these practices firsthand, I can safely say that things need to change. A patient comes in and says “I’ve been feeling depressed a lot lately.” and the doctor MAYBE asks one or two follow up questions, then writes a prescription or hands out some samples saying “try these.”

What is usually not known to the patient is that the drug manufacturer sends sales representatives to go pitch these drugs to the busy physician. It is usually the responsibility of the pharmaceutical rep to keep the doctor’s sample cabinet stocked. Often times the physician only knows what the sales reps have told him in their brief encounters, and what he too has seen on television.

So let’s look again at SSRI’s. It is a drug that blocks Seretonin uptake so that it can remain in the cleft longer allowing the patient to experience “pleasant” emotion longer. This drug unfortunately has extreme side effects one being depressed mood! “I thought that’s why I was taking this?!

Significant insomnia affects 15%-20% of patients taking SSRIs, twice the rate with placebo. Polysomnography has consistently found that these drugs cause activation during the night: In addition to insomnia, bruxism (teeth grinding), sweating, and periodic limb movement are common. Vivid dreams and nightmares also occur. With ongoing treatment, increasing numbers of patients report lethargy and fatigue. Suicide, suicidal or murderous thoughts are a side effect of anti-depressants that have been underplayed and research attention has not been given. I wonder why. The FDA might have to pull hundreds of billions of dollars of profit, much from its own pockets (a huge percentage of the board on the FDA has a financial interest with big pharma, a topic I will discuss in much greater depth in another article)

There are a lot of data showing that people who sleep poorly are more likely to relapse and that suicide risk is higher.

Sleep problems often require concurrent medication: 22%-34% of patients taking SSRIs also are prescribed sedatives or hypnotics.

Sexual dysfunctions are among the most distressing SSRI side effects. Decreased libido and delayed or absent orgasm are the best known, but there are others. Perhaps the most unexpected SSRI-related problem to emerge has been weight gain, which often begins only after several months of therapy. This side effect has not been shown to be frequent or severe in controlled studies but has been reported to occur in 18%-50% of patients in some open-label studies. These “controlled” studies are done by drug companies and are also not reporting the almost exact effectiveness of the placebo, “sugar-pill” in comparison to SSRI’s. Some are even contesting the use of the placebo in trials…..my goodness they are sore losers upset that nothing is almost as good as their product. I’d be mad too if I was making 200 billion dollars from selling a chemical “nothing” and sugar was beating me. Long term studies are consistently showing the absolute devastation SSRI’s are causing individuals, families and communities.

All these side effects when there are chemicals out there that one can take that have little or no side-effects and are natural, one being SERETONIN, the neuropeptide that SSRI’s promote!

YES, you can buy seretonin in the store and it’s cheap! It’s called 5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan). Why don’t doctors prescribe seretonin. Well most haven’t even heard of it and the ones that have are told in medical and psychology schools that there no regulatory bodies governing the production of seretonin so one should be weary prescribing it!. I hear this all the time from doctors and it’s disgusts me that they would risk someones health with a medication that has been shown to have little effectiveness and massive side-effects and not give a natural readily available nutrient a chance! (Please refer to my article of Supplementation for Depression)

Do you know why? They are no tall buildings in metropolitan cities with the name SERETONIN on it but there is MERCK, PFIZER…that is where the money is. These pharmaceuticals companies can market any product successfully from ingeniously created ads on your television sets and radio channels to bribing your family doctor with nice vacations, buying them swimming pools for their homes and giving them loads of free samples and “their” research they have built an unstoppable force. These are facts both physiological and political. I implore you to look it up yourself and research the reality of these poisons before letting anyone you know ruin their chances of a successful life.

I didn’t discuss the importance of therapy in this article mostly because that is a large topic as well and I don’t feel that every psychologist is equipped to deal with depressed people. I would much rather Tony Robbins work with my patients that someone following the likes of Freud or Jung.

I want to finish with an important bit of research from Duke University which found that 10 Minutes of walking improved mood and positive outlook for two hours, that’s more than Paxil and Zoloft combined!

Tell everyone you know! Doctor M is on a mission! Let’s start living our lives and cleansing this amazing human machine with the universal intelligence we have and unleash the power within.

Yours in Health,

- Dr. M

Stop smoking help centers, anti smoking pills, and other antidotes are all over the place today; and smokers wanting to quit the deadly habit are literally spoilt for choice. However, it has been seen that many smokers have not been able to stop smoking even after going through the entire range of products available. So what can you do with stop smoking help? For some new ideas and tips on stopping smoking that return you to the world of being healthy and on top of your game – read on.

Taking drugs is dangerous and is analagous with cigaratte smoking. If you want to quit the habit, you’re going to need more than just treatment. It needs immense will power to stop this habit, and if you don’t manage to put in all you have, it’s impossible to quit. Therefore, determination is the keyword if you want to quit smoking, because no matter how many treatments you try, it will get you nowhere without the determination to go the whole way to quit.

A treatment regime designed to help stop smoking will cover the medical aspects of your addiction. The emotional side of the treatment has to be handled by you. In the last point, it is important to have a determined approach towards the entire process of stopping smoking. You need to rationalize that the sooner you can stop smoking, the sooner you will get your life back on track.

The emotional treatment has various approaches. Like alcoholism, smoking is also termed a “family disease”, which means it affects not only you, but your entire family. The next time you want to smoke, think of your wife, your children, your parents or your girlfriend, who take in your smoke through passive smoking. Life will certainly change for the better if you can quit the habit forever, and you have to do it if you want to lead a better life, and care for your loved ones.

You can try one of the several remedies offered to quit smoking. Some of these are anti smoking gums, laser treatments, patch treatments or even shots. Of all these treatments, the shot is the most expensive, and also the most effective. A shot numbs the nicotine receptors in your brain, thereby preventing your brain from recognizing nicotine. As a result, your brain does not crave for cigarettes, for it ceases to know what it is.

Along with the medical treatments you receive, also try to think about what led you to develop the habit of smoking. Most people take to smoking in order to get away from stress. Maybe the stress wore off, but your habit stayed on. It’s important to contemplate on the initial reasons, because this will help you to stay away from any other addictions in the future, no matter how much stress you encounter. This introspection will increase your inner capacity to deal with stress, and not just succumb to smoking once again.

It’s important to stop smoking, especially when you yourself are the victim of this addiction. Before you begin treatment, do consult a professional doctor who will be able to guide you through the entire process.

My insurance wont rate for my humira. I am 27 years prehistoric and i own chrons disease.?
I had a colostomy bag put on and with the humira i was within remission enough to have it reversed. With copay i was paying $1500 a week and now my insurance denied the drug adjectives together… i really need help. is there anyone who knows anything i…

Need to know how much is humira?
My Doc wants me to start Humira for RA. Anyone know what the price tag carries with that? – It is ridiculously expensive.if you enjoy health insurance you should call and ask what they’re negotiated contract price is currently. Average prices: https://www.changehealthcare.com/rx_bran?? If you don’t have insurance, appointment the Humira helpline listed…

What are the severe side affects of humira?
i’ve looked it up, and i don’t know if it will be worth taking for crohn’s. my dad says take it, my mom is freaking out and really dooesn’t want me to. what is there to worry something like ?? – Look on WebMD for side effects. My wife has been taking it for…

What’s up next to humira?
my doctor is basically forcing me to get on humira for crohn’s. is it any good? does it work? how bad’s the pain? what age r u if u’re taking it? apparently its lone being used for adults. – There are many websites available. But check out these three. They’ll give you a good standard idea of what…

Has anyone out here almost died or have an unexplained infection while on humira?
My mother was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in her early thirties. She is immediately 49 and has been taking Humira for about 1 year. Two days after her last injection, she developed a hallucination of 103.5; four days later she was on life support and the family be…

Anyone know in the order of humira?
drug for rheumatoid arthritis – This medication is used to reduce pain and swelling due to rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. It works by blocking a protein (tumor necrosis factor or TNF) found in the body’s immune system that causes cohesive swelling and damage. Early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with more aggressive therapy, including this…

Is alchohol allowed when taking Humira for RA?
Anyone out there taking Humira? – Yes you can drink alcohol when you take Humira. There are no contraindications or warnings about it. I’ve search everywhere. http://www.humira.com/ 16 pages of prescribing information make no mention of any adverse effects with, or caution against, alcohol. Of course, as other, ask your doctor. Cheers!…

Is Humira protected for the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis?
I have RA and i used humira . it worked for me for a little while. But i think she should try it. It might work better for your mother then what it did for me. I immediately use Enrel twice a week and feel much better.

Is in that a drug specifically smaller amount expensive and can be used as a alternative to humira for rheumatoid arthritis?
Dr. suggested humira but it costs 1400 every two weeks- I can’t afford it. Is there a place it can be bought for less? – Generic Name: Adalimumab WARNING: This medication can decrease your immune system’s ability to box infections. Though unlikely,…

Anyone taking humira that might be capable of abet me?
I have lupus and RA along with fibromyalgia. i was recently put on humira and I own some weird side effects. If you can help me it would be great – It would be helpful to know WHAT the side effects you are experiencing are. If you have severe impetuous or hives, swollen…

Can anyone relay meif they own tried humira treatment for rheumatoid arthitis and if the results are pious.?
its a type of drug known as anti-TNF it is not good for you! The answer does not lie near drugs, they just do more damage to your body and cause side effects. There are alternatives which get to the root make happen and do…

Anyone taking Humira for treatment Rheumatoid Arthritis?
I suffer from Rheumatoid arthritis and have several medicatins, one of which is Humira. I have taken this for 6 months. Has anyone taken this medication and had improvement contained by their illness? Also did anyone taking humira have suffered side affects? Any tips and info on other treatments would be very welcome. – Not Humira,…

Can Humira knock out the value of birth control?
My girlfriend and I have sex about once or twice a week on average. She has juvenile arthritis and takes humira. My mom get pregnant with her first child (my older brother) when she was on birth control. One of her other medications knock it out. I am just wondering, is it…

Can you help yourself to Ibuprofen or Hydrocodone while taking humira?
Can you take Ibuprofen or Hydrocodone while taking humira? Those 3 should be fine to take together. Although, i would suggest only taking the hydrocodone or only the ibuprofen, this is due to the acetaminophen in the hydrocodone tablets. I am assuming that you are taking Vicodin or Lortab or one…

Crohn’s disease? question almost humira?
I am almost 14 years old and i have crohns disease. i was diagnosed in april of 2007 I started out near all the basics like asacol and imuran and prednisone (BLERG!) but then they stopped working and i be going soooo high levels on prednisone so then i switched to remicade. Remicade worked wonders for like…7 months or so…

Crohn’s disease? question going on for humira?
I am almost 14 years old and i have crohns disease. i was diagnosed in april of 2007 I started out next to all the basics like asacol and imuran and prednisone (BLERG!) but then they stopped working and i be going soooo high levels on prednisone so then i switched to remicade. Remicade worked wonders for like…7…

Does any one know where on earth I could find asacol 400mg cheaper than 200.00?
– hi hick, are you taking asacol for Crohn’s disease or Ulcerative colitis by chance? The reason I ask is that many GIs don’t usually prescribe it anymore b/c it really doesn’t help their patients. The newer treatments similar to Remicade, humira, Entocort, imuran, or 6MP are more…

Does anyone transport Humira for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
A friend has been on humira and always getting sick. I want to take him on a holiday(driving) but we do not know if he can travel interstate. I would similar to to know if he will always be sick or if it gets better. I am concerned. Many thanks. – Wife is on…

Can i still do the humira shots if i hold have skin cancer lately?
– This medicine may cause other unwanted effects that may not occur until months or years after this medicine is used. A small number of general public who have used this medicine have developed lymphoma or skin cancer http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-in?? I am sorry I really don’t no…

Humira anyone?
my husband has crohns..thinking about trying humira..anyone here take it? How much does it cost? ever tried remicade? – hi joslynne, I am a female crohn’s survivor taking humira right in a minute. The reason I am on it is because After my 3rd infusion of Remicade, it failed. The 1st infusion kept me in remission for 1 1/2 yrs.

I will be taken humira and am 23 years and also on anti-depressants is humira ok to appropriate next to them?
You should ask your doctor or pharmacist! This is something that you should discuss with your doctor or pharmacist.

Is anyone else taking humira for ulcerative colitis?
I have been diagnosed with RA recently and am enquiring if humira could have caused this – The HUMIRA website has a scary qualification: HUMIRA can make you more likely to get infections or make any infection that you may enjoy worse. Serious infections have happened in patients receiving HUMIRA. These infections include TB…

Can you whip humira and methotrexate and own total hip replacement surgery?
My sister in law has been on methotrexate and she have to stop it when she had her recent knee replacement surgery and I believe she had to wait a month or six weeks after the surgery to restart it.

Is humira covered as a treatment for Crohn’s within England?
I am currently taking humira to treat my crohn’s disease but I am moving to England in a couple of months. I am wondering if my prescription will still be covered there and any information people might have. you would need to check with your insurance I would think. I use that…

I’ve gain an insane amound of counterbalance after taking humira. ?
I’ve been on it for about 2 1/2 months, and I’ve gained about 25 lbs. Is this regular? I have been eating a lot more afterwards normal lately, but still that seems like a lot of immensity to gain. – I just looked it up and the possible side effects are…

Would humira affect coumidan psychiatric help?
I take coumidan for Lieden factor V and saw the add that it would affect certian blood disorders and wondered how it affects the blood. – There is no interaction between Coumadin (Warfarin) and Humira (Adalimumab). However, Adalimumab is an antibody specific to Tumour necrosis factor (TNF). TNF is a pro-inflammatory chemical secreted by immune…

Anyone taken humira, enbrel, or remicade?
i am suffering from psoriatic arthritis and my rheumatologist wants to put me on one of these meds. the cancer and tuberculosis thing terrifies me. is it rare to develop one of these side effects?? im wondering if i should a short time ago try thr methotrexate… anyone have any ideas?? – Those drugs suppress your immune…

Can i achieve humira short insurance?
I do not have insurance and can not afford humira. Is their a program where i can get humira free. – If you are willing to try a different medication you can be in motion online to www.cheapestpharmacyonline.net and order medications for much cheaper and they ship them to your door. This pharmacy uses U.S. licensed…

Enbrel/humira/remicade?
my rheumie wants to put me on one of these, and ive pretty much made my decision not to. ive done my research and i dont like the fact that i will be more imagined to get cancer and tuberculosis. i feel like im going to die if i take them…so i want to start on methotrexate but my doc say it wont help…

Have you travelled while one dependent on humira?
I have Chrons disease and i have just received a job contribute in korea. i want to accept it but i dont know how easily available humira is in other countries. – Most of the pharmacies are holistic surrounded by nature. Be warned the weather is very dehydrating here and will definitely affect your Chrons…

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So, you’ve met the girl, got that promotion, done the big fairytale wedding, and bought that house which instead of being near your favourite wine bars and restaurants, has the big garden and is conveniently located close to good schools and other amenities.

Your darling wife has changed her job from that top paying one, to the lower paying one with great maternity pay, and childcare facilities. You both decide that you are finally ready to make babies. But of course things don’t quite go to plan. After two years of diligently reading every pregnancy book, and knowing your wife’s ovulation period better than your own body, there is still no joy on the baby front.

You decide to get reassurance that everything is fine, but of course fail to do so. Your lovely wife is as fertile as an eighteen year old girl, but you are told by the gynaecologist that had insisted on sending you for sperm analysis as well as your wife that there is a male factor issue. Your sperm count, motility and morphology are all sub-standard, that a special type of IVF, ICSI is your only real option of conceiving if there is no improvement in your sperm quality. You are suddenly introduced to a whole new world that you have no desire of becoming a member of, but suddenly find yourself a fully paid up member.

You have spent the last few weeks feeling sorry for yourself, feeling as if your manhood has been challenged, wondering whether your darling wife would dump you for a super sperm machine, and going off sex, after all what is the bloody point.

But now you are ready to snap out of it and at least try and do something to help to improve your sperm analysis results.

The good news is that improving sperm quality and helping your fertility whilst trying to conceive naturally or by IVF, is easier than you think. However, give yourself plenty of time to see any results as it takes about three months for the body to manufacture a new batch of sperm. If you start your health regime today, you should ideally expect to see results in three months time.

20 top tips for improving male fertility

1. Improve your diet

If you can only make one change in diet, then as much as possible eat organic food, especially fruits and vegetables. If you cannot afford organic food, do not worry. Just ensure that you eat a healthy well balanced diet filled with fruits, vegetables, nuts, fibre, protein and complex carbohydrate. This will ensure that you get a good supply of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants essential for good sperm health.

Include food rich in Vitamin E which is important for sperm motility and ability to penetrate egg and can be found in oily fish such as mackerel and salmon, nuts and seeds, wholegrain, eggs, and dark green vegetables.

Selenium is an important mineral for good sperm health and helps to improve sperm motility and testosterone. It can be found in Brazil nuts, avocado, shell fish, brown rice, oat, garlic, and onions.

Vitamin C is another essential vitamin for good sperm health and stops sperm from clumping. In addition to citrus fruits, you can get your fix of Vitamin C in fruits and vegetables including kiwi fruit, strawberries, red pepper, broccoli, brussel sprouts, melon, and watercress.

Vitamin B12 helps with sperm count and motility and is found naturally in meat, trout, salmon, eggs, and cheese such as edam cheese is essential for sperm health.

Zinc is considered one of the most important elements for sperm production. Its deficiency may lower testosterone. It is naturally found in eggs, meat, fish, chicken, in seeds such as pumpkin seed and sunflower seeds, wholegrain, and in beans and other pulses.

Folic acid has historically been known as essential for female fertility health. This acid is also important for sperm health and can be found naturally in dark green vegetables, asparagus, avocado pear, beans, dried figs and lentils.

Arginine is important for sperm motility and can be found in nuts such as walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, and in beans, lentils and fish.

Carnitine helps to stimulate sperm motility and count and can be found in beef, pork, lamb and dairy products.

It is important to increase your antioxidants found naturally in fruits such as blueberries, blackberries and cranberries, in vegetables such as broccoli and artichoke, and even in dark chocolate (70% cocoa or more), and red wine!

2. Cut out junk food and refined carbohydrate

It is important to reiterate that junk food should be a no no when you’re trying to improve sperm health. Eat foods which focus on fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grain, fish, poultry, legumes, nuts, seeds. Cut out refined carbohydrates such as flour, sugar, chocolate, biscuits, sweets, cakes etc. It is also time to avoid saturated fats and hydrogenated fats e.g. margarine.

3. Eat nuts and seeds

I have mentioned in number one the importance of some nuts and seeds, but this is worth repeating. Keep to natural nuts and seeds (not roasted and salted nuts). The nuts and seeds that work wonders for sperm health include Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, almonds and chestnuts.

4. Drink water

This is probably the best time to stick with that resolve to drink at least two litres of water daily. If you’re finding yourself in the embarrassing position of rushing out of meetings to go to the toilet, please persevere as this will get better in a week or so from starting, once your body gets used to being hydrated and has excreted the stagnant water supply it has been holding on to for its essential functioning.

5. Drink green tea

This wonderful drink, full of antioxidants is good for sperm health.

6. Limit your caffeine intake

A recent study of coffee drinking men in Brazil shows that moderate caffeine does not adversely affect sperm health. However, there are plenty of nutritionists who advocate cutting caffeine whilst trying to conceive. Excessive caffeine, even where the woman does not drink coffee, can cause miscarriages, low birth weight etc. In moderation, coffee does not need to go entirely from your diet. Perhaps you can switch to caffeine free coffee to week days, and reward yourself with an indulgent freshly brewed coffee at the weekends!

7. Reduce your alcohol consumption

At <a onClick=”javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’);” href=”http://www.tearingmyhairout.com”>TMHO</a>, we are all about keeping it real, so we are not suggesting you banish alcohol. Binge drinking and drinking excessively should be banished but the odd glass of good quality red wine, full of antioxidants is not a bad thing.

8. Quit smoking

Smoking is bad bad bad when you’re trying to conceive. Its effect not only affects getting pregnant, but also the health of the foetus, and your baby once it has been burn. There are also studies which show that the smoking habits of a male partner can increase the chances of miscarriage. If you think about it, it takes sperm and an egg, to make a baby, so it is only logical that the health of the sperm could affect the health of the embryo.

9. Lose weight

It is important to be a healthy weight range when trying to conceive. If you are underweight or overweight, you should consult your GP or a dietician about ways of reaching a more ideal weight.

10. Sleep more!

Sleep is essential for good sperm health and it helps replenish testosterone.

 11. Avoid over-heating up those delicate areas

You should ensure that you do not wear tight pants. Consider changing to the boxer shorts. Make sure that your trousers are not too tight.

As heat adversely affects sperm quality, ensure that you are not heating up your delicate areas by the heat of your mobile phone in your front trouser pockets where it could heat up your testicles. Try putting your mobile in your suit jacket, or safely in a drawer instead of in your trousers.

If you regularly use a lap top, consider using a lap top heat shield or placing the computer on a table instead of on your lap.

Avoid electric blankets, saunas, steam rooms, Jacuzzis and hot baths when trying to conceive. Instead of a hot bath, opt for a quick shower. Some men swear to improved sperm quality by getting into the habit of splashing their testicles with cool water after taking a hot shower.

12. Use it or lose it!

Ejaculate every 2 or 3 days, if not, then old sperm could deteriorate and affect the quality of newer sperm.

13. Reduce exposure to chemicals e.g. deodorant, pesticides

Ensure that you are not exposed to harmful chemicals such as weed killers, pesticides and other readily available household chemicals. Consider reducing your exposure to chemicals to as low as possible. Instead of your “normal” deodorant with its cocktail of chemicals, try a natural crystal rock product, which is completely chemical free and does a great job of keeping odour causing bacteria at bay. These are usually available in normal drugs stores such as Boots.

14. Take a good multi-vitamin

If you are eating a balanced diet full of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, you probably won’t need a multi-vitamin. However, a good multi-vitamin will ensure that you are not missing out on any of the essentials.

15. Other supplements

Infertility unfortunately is big business and there are many supplements out there that claim to work magic on sperm health. You should however ensure that you do not take every supplement going and are directed by your partner’s gynaecologist, an urologist, or a qualified nutritionist or dietician. You may also find that your urologist will frown at combining herbal and traditional medicines.

In addition to a general multi-vitamin, some of the supplements which your doctor may recommend, include 500mg of L-Carnitine for sperm motility and count, 500mg of L-Arginine to help improve motility, 15mg of zinc for sperm production, this is often taken with 1mg of copper, 200mcg of selenium to improve sperm quality and testosterone, 30mg of Coenzyme which increases sperm count and motility, 400iu of vitamin E which helps with sperm motility and ability to penetrate egg, 1000mg of Vitamin C which stops sperm from clumping, 100mg each of Vitamin B complex (especially Vitamin B12) which helps sperm count and motility; folic acid and Omega 3, 6 and 9.

Some men also swear by the efficacy of taking 500mg of the Peruvian herb Maca. In clinical trials, subjects taking a derivative of the Peruvian Andes herb maca called gelatinized maca reported increase sexual desire of 180% and sperm count increase of 200%. Please consult a qualified nutritionist before taking any herbal remedies. Please also ensure that your doctor is happy with your taking any herbal products.

16. Exercise

Exercise regularly, especially, weights helps to boost sperm health by increasing testosterone. However, it is important to avoid excessive exercise and cycling.

17. Try acupuncture

Some men credit acupuncture treatment with improved sperm quality. Acupuncture removes blockages in flow of energy, and is a relaxing calming experience. Make sure you choose a qualified acupuncturist by finding someone who is a member of The British Acupuncture Council, the UK’s main regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture by over 2800 professionally qualified acupuncturists.

18. Make your kitchen microwave free

If you are eating natural, wholesome, healthy diet, you will have little use for a microwave anyway. Instead of defrosting food in the microwave, be more organised and leave it to defrost naturally in a fridge.

19. Get some sun daily!

 Spending some time in the sun helps to boost testosterone and reduces level of melatonin which suppresses fertility.

20. Avoid stress, have fun, and have sex!

 Often people find that they fall pregnant once they stop obsessing about their failure to get pregnant, relax and enjoy other great things in their lives. Whilst infertility is a difficult and sometimes seemingly impossible situation to face, stress does not help with solutions. Enrich your life with happy fun relaxing activities, and more importantly, do not lose the joys of sex by just focussing on making babies.

Good luck!

I believe our last lovemaking session — if you could call it that — was Wednesday or so. It mostly consisted of her barking commands and me going along like a robot, as usual. In any case, I am planning to have a deep and meaningful conversation with my wife very soon about some indiscretions of hers that I have been made aware of, and was wondering if there is a set time one should have between lovemaking, and, if it comes to this, asking for a separation.

I’m not leaving my wife high and dry. She earns an excellent income and has the services of our au pair, Krystka. The separation shouldn’t be a major ordeal for me. I own a small cottage next door, and the kids and even Krystka could pop by whenever my wife is her oftentimes belligerent (or drunk) self. While my cottage is old and has water issues and just an old B&W TV that gets 2.5 channels, it’s fine by my bohemian standards. I have funds.

I hope it doesn’t come to this, but can one ask for separation if he/she just had sex?

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It’s immidiately.. It is not just a simple travel case of “healing” bone cancer, you really have a 50% – 50% chance of being cured .. My mother has leukemia and the best leukemia medication is currently in trial phase in Australia and…

Anyone taking Gleevec for awhile competent to relate thier experience?
My wife is recently diagnosed with CML and will be taking gleevec it looks like maybe for years. It would be drastically helpfull if others could tell us how they have done since taking it: biggest side effects you have felt, time surrounded by remission. Any advice you would offer us? Thank you …

Whats the go expectancy of a character near leukemia taking gleevec?
– I don’t think that has been determined yet. While the CML for some ethnic group develops resistance, many have not yet and may never. Even after failure next to Gleevec, CML has several other treatment options like Sprycel and Tasigna. Finally, more traditional therapy option like interferon and hydroxea. Targeted therapies…

Which is better gleevec or bone marrow transplant on ALL+ph?
– That explains a lil… I would go with the transplant honestly. It does have a lot of risk factor, but statistically it is your best chance, from what I understand. And I still think in this travel case gleevec would only control for a time period, rather than giving you a…

Which is better on acute lymphocytic leukemia gleevec or bone marrow transplant?
I believe all is usually treated with iv chemo, except in the very elderly who cant manipulate the normal chemo regimen. Gleevec is normally used on the chronic versions of leukemia. If an all tolerant is being treated with gleevec, it is meerly to control the cancer, not beat it.

Help?? Vomiting, Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, gleevec?
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Is in that anyone else out in that that have to nick Gleevec?
If so, how many mg. do you take a day? How much do you weigh? What are your side effects? Do you also have CML? I would appreciate any answers, sometimes you grain so alone… – I dont know the details, but my great aunt has cml and takes gleevec.

My husband is just about to start taking gleevec for a gist. anyone know how much this costs or how apt it works?
This is a disease in which many oncologists are overly excited and a great deal of research is being poured into . .especially at places close to the Dana Farber cancer center . . your husband should be seen by a…

Could someone please detail me which is correct Gleevec or Glivec?
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What happen if you stop taking gleevec for a few months? ?
A family member had a GIST tumor (along with partly his stomach and spleen) removed this summer. Now he’s supposed to take Gleevec for 6-12 months; but he doesn’t have insurance. If he doesn’t take the drug for a few months, and then starts again will it be as significant?…

Does the drug Gleevec build your sex drive low?
this sounds like a serious medication, any meds can affect libido, most anti depressants do as well as a side effect of hair loss. go to gleevec.com or nickname the company. I ‘ve never admin this med to anyone. Source(s): nurse

What is CML – leukemia and Gleevec ?
I have read that Gleevec is 95% effective for this form of leukemia . That it is a miracle drug from Novartis. That it blocks PKC . – Here’s a good explanation from the Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chronic??

Does candian healthcare system reimburse for Gleevec?
– As with all prescription medications, it depends on the province. OHIP (in Ontario) does not cover it, unless you are over 65, and then simply partially. http://www.seniorscircuit.com/?page_id=1?? What’s Gleevec? Whatever it is, go to the OHIP website. You might be able to find what the gov pays for.

Does Gleevec bring blood thinning ?
I have been on Gleevec since March of this year. I have never had profoundly of bleeding whenever I’ve had blood taken, shots, or even after my bone marrow biopsies/aspirations until the last couple of weeks. Could Gleevec have something to do with this ? A side effect for Gleevec, among others, is low blood counts and bleeding issues…

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Anyone taking Gleevec for awhile competent to relate thier experience?
My wife is recently diagnosed with CML and will be taking gleevec it looks like maybe for years. It would be drastically helpfull if others could tell us how they have done since taking it: biggest side effects you have felt, time surrounded by remission. Any advice you would offer us? Thank you …

Whats the go expectancy of a character near leukemia taking gleevec?
– I don’t think that has been determined yet. While the CML for some ethnic group develops resistance, many have not yet and may never. Even after failure next to Gleevec, CML has several other treatment options like Sprycel and Tasigna. Finally, more traditional therapy option like interferon and hydroxea. Targeted therapies…

Which is better on acute lymphocytic leukemia gleevec or bone marrow transplant?
I believe all is usually treated with iv chemo, except in the very elderly who cant manipulate the normal chemo regimen. Gleevec is normally used on the chronic versions of leukemia. If an all tolerant is being treated with gleevec, it is meerly to control the cancer, not beat it.

While taking Gleevec for leukemia is it possible to enjoy a two disk fusion? If so will it complicate the fusion?
I have two herniated disks in the lower back, L3-4and L4-5. I was diagnosed near CML (Chronic Myelogeneous Leukemia) and since then my doctor is resistant on doing the surgery. He researched it and he could not find any info supporting that the surgery…

Can anyone detail me side effects of taking Gleevec for a GIST?
– You can ask this type of question at the online support groups specific for GIST . . they are a large group that can answer many of your questions and guide you better than anyone here: GIST: LifeRaft Support Group http://www.liferaftgroup.org/about.html Treatment for GIST: Gleevec http://www.liferaftgroup.org/treat_gleev??..

Is in that anyone else out in that that have to nick Gleevec?
If so, how many mg. do you take a day? How much do you weigh? What are your side effects? Do you also have CML? I would appreciate any answers, sometimes you grain so alone… – I dont know the details, but my great aunt has cml and takes gleevec.

Questions in the order of chronic myelogenous leukemia – CML- and general public taking Gleevec as possible.?
I would like to get as much information about chronic myelogenous leukemia and patients taking Gleevec as possible. How long ago were you diagnosed? What treatment are you on? (Gleevec, Chemo, Bone Marrow etc) How antiquated are you now and how old were you…

Could someone please detail me which is correct Gleevec or Glivec?
some sites use gleevec some use glivec. i really need this i am doing a report in med school on gleevec/glivec so please help. thanx – Imatinib is a drug used to treat indubitable types of cancer. It is currently marketed by Novartis as Gleevec(R) (USA) or Glivec(R) (Europe/Australia) as its mesylate…

Weight Gain From Medication (Gleevec)?
I’ve been on Gleevec for CML since November of 2002. I’ve been steadily gaining weight and I believe it’s due to the medication. I devour very healthy (lots of fresh spinach salads with fresh veggies, lean meat, fish), don’t eat chips, sweets and other cast-offs food, don’t drink soda, drink about 1.5 liters of water in the morning…

What happen if you stop taking gleevec for a few months? ?
A family member had a GIST tumor (along with partly his stomach and spleen) removed this summer. Now he’s supposed to take Gleevec for 6-12 months; but he doesn’t have insurance. If he doesn’t take the drug for a few months, and then starts again will it be as significant?…

Do you own to stay at the Mayo Clinic to pocket the stomach tumor drug Gleevec ?
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Does anyone enjoy counsel on the subject of involuntary Gleevec cessation?
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Does the drug Gleevec build your sex drive low?
this sounds like a serious medication, any meds can affect libido, most anti depressants do as well as a side effect of hair loss. go to gleevec.com or nickname the company. I ‘ve never admin this med to anyone. Source(s): nurse

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Gleevec as treatment for liver cancer ?
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Medical effects of too much sex

Is it well documented that too much sex (e.g. overdose of pornogaphy/masturbation or sex with a high frequency) can cause an overdose of brain pleasure chemicals and affect normal brain function? For instance is this more or less parallel to what happens in drug addiction?

Is this an argument against (too much) pornography? Yes.

The poor afflicted creatures are caled ‘teenage boys’.

The results speak for themselves.

But then, to a teenage boy, even linoleum counts as pornography. </xander> Anything that involves a lot of endorphines can become addictive.

“Too much” sex can also result in reduced sex drive and sore “parts” as well, but that’s kinda obvious. sex is good for the prostate gland. when you’re older, you should be having sex quite frequently. if not, your wife is trying to kill you. Overdose of everything is detrimental. The Pleasure mechanism is based on the chemicals called neurotransmitters and the sensitivity of their respective receptors.

Usually in oragasmic pleasure response, The neuro transmitter called Dopamine is involved. Also other chemicals involved are Oxytocin and Vasopresin. These chemicals usually stimulate the pleasure response in the emotional part of brain OR lymbic system. Also the memory links are created due to the effect of these chemicals on the cells called Astro-cytes, which guide the axon to form a new link. As we all know the memory functions on the basis of neuronal linkages.

The Threshold of stimulation is one of the important facet of every biological pathway. There are always positive and negative feedback mechanisms involved in controlling almost every bio-chemical process going on in the body.

Thus Over-sex causes extra stimulation of this pathway and increases the threshold level rquired for the stimulation of that pathway. that is, If level ‘ X ‘ stimulus is required for the stimulation of pleasure pathway OR pleasure cascade in brain in terms of sex, then that level increases to ‘ Y ‘, which is usually higher than ‘ X ‘.

Secondly, the negative feedback of the brain, especially, hypothalamus-pituitary-penis pathway is affected.
In normal circumstances, the sexual stimulus causes the hypothalamus to secrete Vasopressin which causes the blood vessels in penis to first relax and then contract, thus trapping the blood in the penile tissue, making it erect. After certain level of mechanical movements, this stimulation reaches to a certain level which inturn causes hypothalamus to secrete oxytocin. It causes the feeling of Orgasm and cause the smooth muscles in testes and penis to contract rhythematically. At the same time, the neurotransmitter called Dopamine is released in the brain’s lymbic system area.
All these chemicals working together in hormony and right order result in experiancing of Orgasm.

Over stimulation of this pathway causes temporary decrease in sensitivity of sexual stimulus. It is evident in Males with the lapse period after ejaculation.
This is one of the mechanism which is affected by too much of sex. The period of latency increases.

Thirdly, too much of Sperms are wasted. One sperm takes about 72 days to mature. ofcourse there are billions of them. But according to Ayurveda, The sperms are related to eyesight. Too much of sperm wastage MAY affect the eyesight in long run.

Dunno about overdose of pornography. It is strictly emotional. Unless it is acompanied by vigorous masterbation, with very high frequency, these efects cannot be noticed.

Sex is good for prostrate glands. But Not too much of it.

Also, it may decrese the sex drive of an individual. Quote: Originally Posted by Jesse Are you saying this is a permanent effect, or just a short-term effect of too much sex in a given time period? If you’re claiming it’s permenant, are you basing that on any studies? Again, are you saying this is long-term or short-term, and if you’re saying it’s long-term, what is the evidence for this? It is easy to find the reference for these pathways. Refer to any Physiology book. I like Guyton’s physiology.

The effects that I described in my post are ofcourse temporary. However, I feel that the cumulative effect of these temporary effects adding up may result in long term implications. The body returns to its normal activity after some time of latency. However this latency period increases with time.

The second reason is purely psychological. Mind does get bored when any activity becomes a routine activity. A person who has too much of sex, it becomes a mechanical act for him. Hence the inclination to do that decreases with time. Mind is linked with brain. The decrease in sex drive is ofcourse related to brain.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jesse According to this page Ayurveda is an “ancient Indian system of holistic health”–have any modern scientific studies suggested a link between “sperm wastage” and poor eyesight? Are you saying “too much” sex can be bad for the prostrate gland, or just that the beneficial effect levels off at a certain point? Ayurveda is a holistic apporach of medicine. Instead of treating a specific cell, it treats entire body. becoz According to Ayurveda, other parts of body cannot remain un-affected due to disease in one part. Hence it emphasises on treating whole body.The basic emphasis is given on Balance of everything.

Quote: Originally Posted by emphryio I also know that for a man, ejaculation causes a rise in testosterone in the short term. But it depletes the body of zinc. An average ejaculate has about 5 calories/1 gram of protein.
Personally I’ve found that what Bundini Brown said was true (he was one of Ali’s trainers) to get an erection and not ejaculate can increase physical strength. How much it does so, depends at least on the body part. Hamstrings/gluts are greatly affected, personally, vertical leap can increase up to 6 inches with repeated stimulation without ejaculation over the course of a week or so. Deadlift can improve by 35%. (Went from 395 to 485) Finally ejaculated and then couldn’t do 405.
The idea of abstaining for men to improve physical activity only works if the man is still getting erections. Furthermore there is a delayed effect. You can have sex the night before the big game. It’s the next day that the body will have a marked decrease performance. Also the fluctuation in strength can vary for different body parts, and surely does for different people also. I agree with that. The pleasure is accompanied by sudden relaxation of muscles. To attain this sudden relaxation, it is essential that the body must be primed to extreme work and stress. Everybody who has had sex will agree that there is tremendous stress involved before reaching climax.

This stress sucks lotta energy. Ofcourse it is essential to maintain the good mindset. But over-sucking of energy is detrimental.

The effect on mind are quite different from the effect on body. After a healthy sex, a person feels fresh and relaxed. He finds the mind at peace. I have no idea that what are effects of over sex on health of mind. The only thing that strikes me is decrease in sex drive due to the mechanical nature of the act. Quote: Originally Posted by premjan Is it well documented that too much sex (e.g. overdose of pornogaphy/masturbation or sex with a high frequency) can cause an overdose of brain pleasure chemicals and affect normal brain function? For instance is this more or less parallel to what happens in drug addiction?

Is this an argument against (too much) pornography? It would be an arguement if there were any real case presented.

Its a problem of people not understanding cause and effect. They see someone with a “sex addition” who had lots of sex, and assume that the sex is the cause, in spite of any scientific evidence!

A true “sex addict” is simply suffering from a specific Obsessive Compulsive disorder. OCD can take many forms. The common thread is that the need to do somethng is uncontrollable. The need will overcome any social or potential injury, the need becomes an imperative. When acted on the result is often described as intense near orgasmic relief. Probbaly the best account I can refer you to is an article written by David Sedairis about his compulsions from childhood through college. Anyway, this type of compulsion is the same regardles of if your brain is tellig you to lick the lightswitch, spin 23 times, or masterbate compulsivly. There are also varying degrees to the disorder ranging from debilitating to a minor annoyance (Ratey’s Shadow Syndromes is a great read).

Now, what are some causes? In children at least it has been shown that some forms of OCD are autoimmune problems associated with subclinical Step infections. The antibodies the body produces against the bacteria cross react with some proteins in the nervous system. a common treatment for children with OCD is a a throat culture and course of antibiotics. In adults it has to do more with GABAnergic systems rather than the dopamanergic systems inolved in addiction. With sexual desire you can also have a hormonal imbalance.

I don’t know of any credable study linking having frequent sex with becoming a “sex addict”. However because of cultural views when sexual activity is involved people make up all kinds of entertaining things.

In fact many studies show the exact opposite. Take a look at any psychological studies on women involves in the sex industry. many of which are addicted to other substances. You would think that they would be the most susceptable. But the end result is genreally sexual burnout and reduction of libido.

Anyway, here are the real things you need to worry about with sex and masterbation (in excess).

1- STDs. Even if in a regular monogomous relationship. Turns out that nearly 30% of reported cases of STDs in men may actually be caused by bacteria that is natural in some women’s mouths (medline iirc has a write up ont he article). Very low chance of getting the infection, but can happen to anyone.

2- Bruising, rugburns, etc. Use your imagination.

3- Blistering (if solo all the time, get some lube).

4- The very very rare very nasty stuff from accidents that involve a trip to the emergency room right away. (example, you can “break” an erect penis if bent with enough force.)

Other than that, don’t worry about it.

One of the most painful sights for us as dog owners is seeing our lovable pets suffer. After all, they are a part of the family aren’t they? And what is worse, is seeing them suffer knowing that they depend on us completely for their well being. I know because my wife and I have a spoiled little dog.

Our dog is a rambunctious little wire haired terrier, all of 12 pounds when she is soaking wet. Her name is Cassie and we love her dearly. So when she came down with a yeast infection in her ear we were really upset because she was scratching her ear until it bled. We had no idea that dogs could get yeast infections in their ears, so we took her to the vet to get her checked out. 

The diagnosis was indeed a yeast infection of the ear. The vet wrote a prescription for some drops and after about 2 weeks they worked to clear up the infection, but the vet bill was a bit pricey. Wow, the total bill came to almost $200, just for a diagnosis and some ear drops!

Unfortunately, a year later little Cassie was showing signs of a yeast infection in her ear again. So I started to do some research about yeast infections in dogs. Maybe I could find an effective treatment for Cassie that was a little less expensive than $200 a pop.

What I immediately found out was that yeast infections are quite common in dogs, especially in the ears because they are warm and moist which is an ideal environment for yeast to grow. A lot of different things can lead to a yeast infection in your dog’s ear, but it mainly boils down to an imbalance in your pet internally.

Yeast is naturally occurring in dogs and it will usually not bother the animal. But when there is an imbalance in your pet’s internal system then yeast can overgrow and cause problems, i.e., a yeast infection of the ear.

Many different circumstances can lead to your dog’s internal system being out of equilibrium, antibiotics can kill beneficial bacteria that keep yeast in check, a weak immune system due to an illness can allow yeast to flourish, a scratch or wound in the ear could allow yeast to infect the wound.

It is important to examine your dog’s ears periodically to check for anything irregular. Catching a yeast infection early before it gets out of control is key to being able to treat it quickly, effectively and save your doggie some suffering.

When checking your dog’s ears for a yeast infection you will want to specifically look for cuts, abrasions, reddish rash, swelling, crusty scabs, oozing, and a bad smell. Also, your dog will probably be scratching the ear excessively, or possibly rubbing the ear against an object (the floor) or with its paw, shaking its head, and whining.

Very importantly, many bacterial infections have almost the same symptoms as yeast infections but require a completely different treatment. So if you are not absolutely sure, it is always best to have a vet check it out. But if your dog is prone to yeast infections and you know the signs then you could save yourself a reoccurring vet bill by using some home treatments that are very effective for clearing yeast infections. These home remedies are just as effective as some medications the vet would prescribe, but far less expensive. Here is one you can try:

Once you have a confirmed case of yeast infection the first course of action is to clean the ear with a mild ear cleansing solution that can be found at most any drug store. Or you can use a diluted solution of white vinegar and water. Gently squirt the solution into the ear canal massaging it as you do so. Use a cotton ball to wipe away excess fluid and debris. Allow the ear to dry or pat the ear dry as much as possible. Now use the herb pau d’arco which can be found in most natural herbal stores and is known to kill yeast. Mix the pau d’arco with mineral oil and again squirt the mixture into the ear canal and massage the ear as before. Do this twice daily for about a week. Keep your dog’s ears clean and dry to avoid further yeast infections. Do not hesitate to take your pet to the vet if the infection worsens or gets out of control.