Healthy Medicine

As a child, when I was in school, I studied about HIV and AIDS. But I never realized the seriousness of the disease at that time. To me, it was another interesting topic in which I scored good marks. But now that I am grown up and I am a mother, I know how painful it is to have a disease in you. I can also empathize with such patients because I realize the pain and trauma they go through in such stages. But again let’s not try and dramatize issues a lot. The purpose of this article is to create awareness about such a disease and not panic.

So, why do people create all this hype about HIV and AIDS? AIDS or rather Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome seems to be the last stage of HIV. If a person is HIV positive, then it means the HIV virus is present in the body. Basically it is a virus that affects the body’s immune system. Our immune system does the job of preventing the human body from acquiring any sort of diseases. When our immune system gets affected, even a small cold or fever is enough to get our body into serious trouble. In fact HIV is not a disease; it only paves way for the normal diseases to affect our body. Continue reading →

Obesity is a common problem among many Americans and people of other countries. Because of this, many dieters seek out possible remedies in the form of slim weight patch or appetite suppressant diet pills. A great of number of people resort to the use of these patches and pills to fight their weight problems and be slim rapidly. The weight patch is new phenomenon. At first glance, you’ll think this is what people are looking for – a method to lose weight without changing your eating habits, without doing anything at all.

However, if you are using a slim weight patch and are lucky enough to see positive result, it is certain that this result won’t last. The reason is because it is only a reaction of your body to the chemicals absorbed by the skin, and once you stop wearing the patch, you’ll be back to where you have been. It is not likely that patches can’t help you long term, so it is best to consider a different way to lose weight. Unless, of course, that you want to use a patch throughout your life. Continue reading →

It seems to me that there are many people who would benefit by utilizing the endorphin/serotonin way of alleviating chronic pain, whether it has been cast upon us by osteoarthritis or pain developed from a sports or job injury. Or consider pain from your lower back, or fibromyalgia or shingles. No matter where it comes from it tends to become chronic or long lasting and has affected far too many people for comfort: The American Pain Foundation states that this is a complicated state to be in and it has downed 42 – 50 million Americans and only 58 percent of these are helped by a thoughtful prescription of pain killing drugs. Chronic pain has a psychological as well as a biological effect. We know the biology of pain, which tells us that an aberrant nerve impulse will hammer the brain in search for tissue damage that may or may not have ever existed, continuing to call that pain to our attention: In addition, a person with chronic pain can experience a negative or positive reaction which dictates who survives the pain and who caves in under it.

Sometimes pain elicits negative emotions and other times the emotions cause the pain. It is very important to treat chronic pain in all its aspects because when we are experiencing it, there is nothing that can surpass it. Continue reading →

Insomnia is when you have either a problem falling asleep, or when you have problems staying asleep long enough to get a proper night’s rest.

Although many people have an occasional night with too little sleep even that can make you feel very tired the following day. If you’re driving or operating machinery then this can be quite dangerous.

If you have Insomnia for a longer period of time then this can have further impacts including health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Long term sleeplessness can also increase the chances of you becoming overweight.

Insomnia falls into two main categories. These are called primary and secondary insomnia.

Primary insomnia has no obvious cause.

Secondary insomnia is when the sleeplessness is caused by an underlying problem. This could be a medical condition or a psychological problem such as grief and depression. Continue reading →

The hardest part of overcoming a mental health disorder is recognizing that you have one. Many people go through life vaguely aware that something is wrong, but ignoring all of the warning signs. Since individuals with undiagnosed mental disorders have much higher rates of depression and poverty than the general population, it is imperative that anyone seeing signs of mental illness seek help. But many are afraid to go to a doctor or psychiatrist, fearing expenses, judgment or even the loss of their sense of self. Still, medical help is often the only way to return to normal function.

If you suspect you’re having mental health problems, you should first assess how long you have been showing them. If, however, the symptoms have been persistent since young adulthood, it is likely a mental disorder and will need psychiatric evaluation. Patients feeling anxious should remember that seeking help is not an admission of weakness, but more an attempt to improve daily life. You may need to shop around for a local psychiatrist who takes your insurance. If you have no insurance, call a few offices and ask them about programs for the uninsured. Continue reading →