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Drinking 5 cups of tea a day keep the men from prostate cancer
Monday, May 12, 2014
Drinking 5 cups of tea a day keep the men from prostate cancer - Drinking five or more cups of tea per day can reduce the risk of a man known for malignant prostate cancer, according to new research. Men who drank five cups of tea a day had stage IV prostate cancer risk 33 percent lower.
In addition, drinking five cups of tea every day can also reduce the risk of prostate cancer stage II to 25 percent, compared with men who drank just one cup per day.
Stage II prostate cancer occurs when a tumor is growing in the prostate gland, but did not spread. In stage IV, the cancer has spread to other areas such as the spleen, bone, and liver, as reported by the Daily Mail.
Chemicals called flavonoids in tea are believed to prevent cancer cells to form tumors. The good news, tea benefits will not be reduced even if you add sugar, milk, sweeteners, or lemon into it.
This result is known by researchers in the Netherlands after analyzing data from 58 279 men and found 3,362 cases of prostate cancer, including 1,164 advanced cancer. Researchers compared data from participants as well as their levels of prostate cancer naturally.
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In addition, drinking five cups of tea every day can also reduce the risk of prostate cancer stage II to 25 percent, compared with men who drank just one cup per day.
Stage II prostate cancer occurs when a tumor is growing in the prostate gland, but did not spread. In stage IV, the cancer has spread to other areas such as the spleen, bone, and liver, as reported by the Daily Mail.
Chemicals called flavonoids in tea are believed to prevent cancer cells to form tumors. The good news, tea benefits will not be reduced even if you add sugar, milk, sweeteners, or lemon into it.
This result is known by researchers in the Netherlands after analyzing data from 58 279 men and found 3,362 cases of prostate cancer, including 1,164 advanced cancer. Researchers compared data from participants as well as their levels of prostate cancer naturally.
Patient Centered Medical Home PCMH Attributes and Correlation With Staff Morale Satisfaction and Burn Out From Bad to Not So Bad to So What
Sunday, March 23, 2014
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| Nice medical home laptop, but how do I feel about it? |
a) asking other spouses in similar relationships if they feel as fortunate and, if so,
b) collecting data about the DMCB-like personality traits in their husbands.
Bonhomie? Check.
Willingness to share the TV remote? Check.
Cooking the occasional meal at great personal sacrifice? Check.
Announcing how good that meal is? Check.
Yet, when confronted with the indisputable statistical associations that correlate nuptial happiness and DMCB"ness," the spouse has remained stubbornly unmoved. At the spouses pointed request, the DMCB is rechecking the math.
Readers will probably also remain unmoved about this publication that uses a similar approach to examining the impact of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on clinic staff morale, satisfaction and burnout. Sara Lewis and colleagues surveyed the staff of 65 "safety net" clinics participating in a "5 Year Safety Net Medical Home Initiative" that had been co-funded by the Commonwealth Fund.
At the time of the survey, the 65 clinics were in the process of implementing becoming PCMHs but had not yet attained that status. The authors used a Likert-style survey to assess PCMH-"like" attributes among these non-PCMH clinics, such as patient access, data tracking, care management and quality improvement. The survey also asked about staff morale, satisfaction and burnout. The authors then correlated whether individual scores or a total roll-up score of all the PCMH-like attributes correlated with better clinic morale, higher satisfaction and less burn out.
There were 773 providers and staff members and 603 (78%) responded. 33% rated morale as good, 54% rated job satisfaction as very good and 40% had some burnout. Based on an analysis of odds ratios, some features of a PCMH - particularly quality improvement - resulted in up to a three fold improvement in the three measures. However, while the total PCMH score was associated with better morale, it looked like there was also a greater association with worse burn-out, which had a statistically significant lower odds ratio of .48.
The DMCB finds these up and down results about the PCMH in nonPCMH clinics unconvincing. It believes the attributes of a PCMH, if carried out as envisioned, should add up to more than the sum of its parts. While some of the parts that are outside of a medical home seem, according to this paper, to correlate with morale, satisfaction and burnout, this gives little insight on how medical staff would really react to the transformation of a primary care clinic. By the way, this is not the first time a PCMH-"like: methodology has been used, which makes the DMCB wonder if fully functioning PCMHs are less common than we think.
What is striking, however, are the basic measures of morale, stress and burnout. Based on these data, it would appear that these safety net clinics have some serious staff issues with 67% not having good morale, 46% not having good job satisfaction and just under half having burn out.
More evidence of primary cares travails says the DMCB.
The good news is that the DMCB remains optimistic that the math will eventually bring the DMCB spouse around. Maybe the enthusiasm - and the math - about the PCMH will similarly prevail someday. Until then, this papers approach doesnt lend much insight about the real potential of the PCMH. Last but not least, if these 65 clinics are representative of primary care morale, satisfaction and burnout in general, the DMCB far less optimistic about their future with or without the PCMH.
5 These foods can protect the skin from cancer
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
5 These foods can protect the skin from cancer - Protecting skin from the sun is an important step if you do not want to get skin cancer. Preventing skin cancer is not only done from the outside by using sunscreen, but also to meet the nutrition of the skin and eating the right foods.
Some foods contain substances are protective shell that works similar to the SPF. Here are some foods with antioxidants that can help protect your skin from cancer, as reported by the Daily Health Post.
1. Watermelon
Watermelon not only contain a lot of liquid which is reshing in hot weather, but it can also protect the skin from the sun. Watermelon contains more lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that reduces the effects of free radicals on the skin. Consumption of three cups of watermelon as a snack to get the maximum benefit.
2. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are also a lot of fruit also contains lycopene, like watermelon. To help prevent skin cancer, when the tomatoes could help treat sunburned skin. A 2001 study revealed that participants who ate tomatoes for 10 weeks had a 40 percent risk of sunburn lower.
3. Pomegranate
Pomegranate ( pomegranate ) is known as the fruit contains many antioxidants. Antioxidants in pomegranates are known well to ward off the ill effects of UVB rays and has been demonstrated by its ability to reduce the symptoms of pre - cancerous skin cells. In addition, pomegranates can also protect the skin from inflammation.
4. Wild salmon
Salmon is one of the foods rich in omega - 3 fatty acids. Omega - 3 can counteract inflammation and overcome the adverse effects of sunlight on the skin. Fat, protein, and selenium in wild salmon can also help the skin to heal itself.
5. Paprika
Green peppers, red, or yellow contains lycopene and beta carotene, two chemicals that can protect the skin from UV rays. Lycopene may also protect the skin from irritation and prevents skin sunburn.
Those are some foods that can protect the skin from ultra violet rays of the sun strike the evil. By eating foods above, the skin will become more healthy and avoid diseases and cancer.
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Some foods contain substances are protective shell that works similar to the SPF. Here are some foods with antioxidants that can help protect your skin from cancer, as reported by the Daily Health Post.
1. Watermelon
Watermelon not only contain a lot of liquid which is reshing in hot weather, but it can also protect the skin from the sun. Watermelon contains more lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that reduces the effects of free radicals on the skin. Consumption of three cups of watermelon as a snack to get the maximum benefit.
2. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are also a lot of fruit also contains lycopene, like watermelon. To help prevent skin cancer, when the tomatoes could help treat sunburned skin. A 2001 study revealed that participants who ate tomatoes for 10 weeks had a 40 percent risk of sunburn lower.
3. Pomegranate
Pomegranate ( pomegranate ) is known as the fruit contains many antioxidants. Antioxidants in pomegranates are known well to ward off the ill effects of UVB rays and has been demonstrated by its ability to reduce the symptoms of pre - cancerous skin cells. In addition, pomegranates can also protect the skin from inflammation.
4. Wild salmon
Salmon is one of the foods rich in omega - 3 fatty acids. Omega - 3 can counteract inflammation and overcome the adverse effects of sunlight on the skin. Fat, protein, and selenium in wild salmon can also help the skin to heal itself.
5. Paprika
Green peppers, red, or yellow contains lycopene and beta carotene, two chemicals that can protect the skin from UV rays. Lycopene may also protect the skin from irritation and prevents skin sunburn.
Those are some foods that can protect the skin from ultra violet rays of the sun strike the evil. By eating foods above, the skin will become more healthy and avoid diseases and cancer.
Chocolate Effectively Lowers Risk from High Blood Pressure
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
(Article first published as Chocolate Protects Against High Blood Pressure and Heart Disase on Technorati.)
High blood pressure is a significant concern as it significantly raises the incidence of vascular disease and stroke. As a result of stress, poor diet and lifestyle, enzymes in our body produce a substance known as angiotensin II that causes blood vessels to narrow and blood pressure to increase.
High blood pressure is a significant concern as it significantly raises the incidence of vascular disease and stroke. As a result of stress, poor diet and lifestyle, enzymes in our body produce a substance known as angiotensin II that causes blood vessels to narrow and blood pressure to increase.
Standard medical practice is to prescribe ACE inhibitors to inhibit the action of these enzymes, often with mixed results and always dangerous side effects. Researchers have now confirmed that natural flavanols found in cacao from chocolate can lower blood pressure as effectively as the Big Pharma solutions.
Natural Flavanols from Cacao Effectively Regulate Blood Pressure
Study Demonstrates Blood Pressure Lowering Effect of Chocolate
The study involved ten men and six women aged 20 to 45 who were fed 75 grams of unsweetened chocolate with a cacao content of 72%. Blood samples were taken before and again after eating the sample chocolate to analyze the activity of the ACE enzyme. Researchers were amazed to find that the enzyme activity was reduced by 18%, effectively lowering dangerous blood pressure as well or even better than many pharmaceuticals.
The lead author concluded, “Our findings indicate that changes in lifestyle with the help of foods that contain large concentrations of catechins and procyaninides prevent cardiovascular diseases.” It`s important to note that the results were produced using unsweetened cacao as found in many specialty dark chocolates. The same benefits would not be conferred with commonly available sweetened milk chocolate and semi-sweet varieties.
Flavanols From Chocolate Increases Nitric Oxide, Relaxes Blood Vessels
Cacao from chocolate is shown to be yet another example of how a natural compound can promote health and prevent disease. Flavanols and catechins are chemical compounds found in unprocessed foods that are essential to human health. When consumed or supplemented as part of a whole food diet they demonstrate reduced risk of disease without the damaging side effects commonly seen with pharmaceuticals.
Flavonoids from Blueberries and Fruits Can Lower Diabetes Risk
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Nearly one in ten people in the US have been diagnosed with diabetes and one in three are prediabetic, a strong indicator they will progress to full-blown diabetes in the near future without dietary intervention. Experts indicate that by the year 2050, one half of all American adults will fall into one of these two classifications, significantly lowering their quality of life and lifespan.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health report the result of a studyin The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in support of the potent effect of flavonoids from blueberries and other natural foods to significantly lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. Data from prior studies has drawn a link between specific flavonoids from dietary sources such as berries and improvement in insulin sensitivity and signaling to improve metabolic syndrome, a series of biomarkers that lead to diabetes.
Flavonoid-Rich Foods Including Blueberries Shield Against Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes
The research consisted of 70,359 women in the Nurses’ Health Study, 89,201 women in the NHS II, and 41,334 men in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study who were free of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer at the outset of each study, and followed for a period of twenty years. Higher intake of berry flavonoids (anthocyanins) was significantly associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes after adjusting for age, body weight, lifestyle and dietary factors.
The scientists found that consumption of anthocyanin-rich foods, especially blueberries, apples and pears was associated with a significantly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This research supports prior studies showing that blueberries significantly boosted the production of adiponectin, the key hormone made in your white adipose tissue that prevents your liver from developing insulin resistance, ultimately leading to type 2 diabetes.
Eat Three to Five Servings of Fresh Berries Each Week to Lower Diabetes Risk
Blood sugar levels spike in response to a diet of highly refined carbohydrates, sugars, wheat products and excess processed foods. Insulin is released by the pancreas in an effort to stabilize blood sugar levels and usher glucose into the cells where it is needed for energy. Over time, blood sugar spikes cause insulin to become resistant and excess sugar remains in the blood leading to metabolic decline.
Blueberries and flavonoid rich natural foods help regulate the action of insulin by modulating adipose hormones to lower risk of diabetes and aid weight management issues. Consume at least one-half cup of berries every day or use an anthocyanin-rich supplement taken with meals to shield you from metabolic syndrome and the cellular devastation caused by diabetes.
What Patients Want From Their Clinicians
Friday, December 20, 2013
The time I spent at Medicine X really got me thinking more in that direction, and contextualizing my vision. Some of these might seem like basic tenets, but others are quite revolutionary.
When I advocate, I feel I usually do so, subconsciously, from some of these starting points... and I suppose they could apply to just about any other health condition. These are what patients want from their clinicians:
To Be Afforded Humanity... With:
- Respect and Freedom: As a partner in a journey of self discovery. An equal who is allowed the freedom to disagree, respectfully, and to make a different (informed) choice from what the provider would have chosen. Not as a civilian kept under the inflexible regime of the provider, nor as a subordinate, ignorant layperson, or petulant child.
- Dignity and empathy: As potential mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, significant others; people with potential hopes and dreams, fears and anxieties, just like them. Not as cold hardware to be tested, and prodded.
- Encouragement: As persons in need of perspective, and hope, from those who have the positive power to guide us into better health. Not recrimination, or scolding, whenever we fail at meeting a goal.
- Acknowledgement: As partners deserving of their full attention, concern, praise or recognition. Not ignored when we present our health concerns, or when we reach an important milestone in care, or when we work hard to achieve goals. It is, sometimes, incredibly hard to jump through some of the hoops and obstacle courses which you demand of us... so please, give praise and positive feedback when we achieve them!
To Be Afforded Effective Communication... With:
- Patient Education: As partners fully capable of learning, understanding, and being challenged and tested, we deserve to be taught about our health conditions, and how to manage them, either by our clinicians, or by referral to those who can properly educate us and guide us into better health choices. There will be levels of education which each patient can handle, but we can all handle something. Not being told you have x condition, and sent on our own, with nothing else to cope or fight back.
- Access to our data: As patients, and persons responsible for intimately managing a health condition, we should be allowed to know where we stand, with truth and honesty. Not to be left in the dark about ones condition, and progress... with only the provider being privy to the facts.
- Proper Feedback: As patients needing guidance, at times when we may not feel safe making our own decisions, by returning our calls, e-mails, or messages, promptly. Not by relegating our most important concerns to other, less informed health assistants or personnel, nor by ignoring our efforts to contact you. If you openly make yourself available to patients, please honor that commitment.
- The whole story: As partners and patients who need ALL the information (and proper diagnostic testing) when it comes to choices for treatments, medications, and tools. Not being limited to a clinicians predilections, or the predilections of the company that might be paying them to promote certain tests, procedures, drugs, or tools. [We will gladly listen to your predilections (and sometimes choose them), because after all -- you are the medical professionals -- but you must understand that we are the experts at living with our condition, and need ALL the variables to be able to make informed decisions that might impact the fate of our future health, and our families.]
To Be Afforded Quality Care... With:
- Continuous Education: As patients receiving exclusive care from a clinician or provider, we expect that they keep on top of new emerging technologies, new research, new data, and new approaches to managing illness. Not to take the minimal continuous education courses, and keep practicing on potentially outdated methods from when they first graduated medical school, which could fail to improve a health condition, or even make it worse.
- Embracing the researching patient: As partners, we expect to be embraced with respect when bringing in new data that can be studied, together, as a team. Not being chided for doing online research. Medical research is growing by leaps and bounds, so it would be impossible for a provider to keep on top of all the information on their own... so why not partner up? We could solve a puzzle together, rather than against each other. This is not about who has the diploma; its about who ultimately gets to live with the decisions.
- Referrals to Specialists: As humans who know and understand that not everyone has all the answers and information to everything, and that sometimes its best to embrace those who may provide additional insight or more specialized care. Not negating, out of ego or greed, the chance to expand ones medical team and "think tank," in order to find positive answers to puzzling health problems.
- Committed Advocacy: As advocates for one another, by being our strong voice to health insurance companies, government, and especially the media, or those who might be ignorant to our condition, and thus seek to curtail our needs, and cut down our most essential and basic of services, remaining true to the Hippocratic Oath. Not by remaining silent to our needs, or cowering to the all-mighty dollar, because a businessman, with no medical knowledge, coerced you.
For as many things as can be said about the healthcare field, and as much as times may change, I dont feel many are more important than these basic pillars, rights, and expectations. These are very essential, basic principles that we can all embrace and pursue in our futures. Often, we as patients can be difficult as well... and there should be some mutual expectations of cooperation, trust, and respect as "partners" and not subjugates. As the "Healthcare Street" is usually kept as a "One Way" road, I throw these out there as a sort of Patients Manifesto of Rights and Expectations.
How Disability Insurance Differs From Health Insurance
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
How Disability Insurance Differs From Health Insurance
When baby-faced with the choice of whether or not to get social insurance, several shoppers say no while not totally understanding the consequences of their decision. the key reason why thus few individuals want a sensible quantity of social insurance is that social insurance policies dont seem to be as widely command or as normally discussed as life or insurance policies. This results in this situation, where many folks stay uneducated as to the doable advantages that social insurance can give them.
Disability insurance works at intervals a fairly simple framework. in the event you become disabled in how and cannot do the job that you simply ar trained for and accomplished in, your insurance pays you some quantity of tax-exempt replacement income. Disabilities come in several shapes and forms, and something from lightheadedness to blubber to the other condition that interferes with your ability to figure will potentially create it doable for you to file a social insurance claim.
To many individuals, disability is a word that brings to mind hospitals and medical prices. To make certain, youll need a considerable level of care in order to get over the injury or malady that has created it impossible to figure, and having good health insurance is a very important a part of making it through this sort of situation with your bank account still in the black. However, its only too straightforward to forget about the actual fact that if you discover yourself in this situation, medical prices ar only one piece of the money pie. If you cannot work attributable to a health condition, making an attempt to stay your home, car, and different assets can be a heavy struggle while not the help that a social insurance claim can give. the precise quantity of money you may receive as income replacement varies looking on the type of policy that you simply have, but most people who have social insurance ar insured for roughly half their normal gross income. this sort of hand during the difficult amount of recovery after associate degree injury or malady will mean the difference between being able to create ends meet or falling deeply into debt.
Although few individuals enjoy planning for a worst case situation, defrayal a while figuring out however could} financially weather changing into disabled may lead you to place some necessary plans into place. this sort of forethought will facilitate create a difficult amount rather more sufferable. many folks find that knowing they are prepared for the worst helps them enjoy a lot of carefree times; thus contemplate removing social insurance for your peace of mind similarly as for its different advantages.
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