High blood pressure (hypertension)

High blood pressureFor high blood pressure, the pressure in the vessels is increased. This increases the risk of stroke, vascular diseases and other serious heart condition

Overview

Normal blood pressure values ??are 140/90 mmHg. (Also called arterial hypertension) High blood pressure measuring these values ??are exceeded repeatedly or continuously.

High blood pressure occurs mainly as primary hypertension, high blood pressure that is “in itself”. This means that it is not caused by other diseases. Only about ten to fifteen percent of sufferers are specific diseases, such as kidney, adrenal or thyroid gland is the cause (secondary hypertension). With the treatment of these diseases are often also regulated the elevated blood pressure. Read more

Bioactive phytochemicals – The new stars of the health care

Bioactive phytochemicalsReal food can stimulate, cleanse, feed, protect, develop and regenerate. They connect us with all the richness of nature, the minerals, plants and strengthen the power of our life energy (Chi).

The health value of vitamins, minerals and trace elements, each is known. Many consumers already cover their needs for these nutrients – depending on awareness through a smorgasbord of fine chemicals packaged in brightly colored capsules or – what I suggest – in a natural and tasty art the way, your body “knows” about the color, taste and smell what he is doing well in the long run. This only works if the dietary supplement in capsules neither hidden nor in flavors, flavor enhancers and sweeteners was falsified. Smell, taste and means to use the inner physician, their personal “autopilot” of the survival and self-healing experience has saved millions of years. All other means in plain text: you leave the responsibility for their individual right complement to the marketing experts of the provider. Each isolated substance, and that also applies to vitamins and minerals that takes in an unnatural way deep into the body’s metabolism. Isolated substances such as drugs are handled, because everything seems unnaturally fast, also has side effects. Therefore, such dietary supplements to be taken only in the short term and on the individual recommendation of a competent therapist. Leading heads of pharmacy and nutrition science still believe that some ingredients are healthy for the effect of a product or foodstuff solely responsible. That’s a big mistake. In fact, this science is a single theater Poss. She wants to explain the miracle of life through the chemistry of dead substances and denies life energy; Chi, Prana or whatever you want to call them. Read more

The history of palliative care in Germany

palliative careIn the 21 Century, the palliative care in Germany reached a very positive reputation. That was not always so; various interest groups have had to prepare the way for comprehensive way this sensitive topic.
The origins of palliative care in Europe to the 19th Century and came back in the 80s to Germany after 1967 in London, the first hospice was founded. 1983 in Cologne was the first palliative care unit and three years later established the first hospice in Aachen. Over the years, slowly but surely more to it; currently there are in Germany over 300 palliative care units and hospices. The founding organizations were often religious institutions, community groups and clubs. Read more

Alternative Medicine

Alternative MedicineWhat is alternative medicine?

It can be understood as alternative medicine, medical practice all that different from conventional Western medicine. Which is based on the scientific method as a tool for study and research, compared to the most diverse existing conditions.

This is how you come to the conclusion that in some alternative medicine, is represented by all the specialties of a religious nature, oriental, native peoples of some countries who keep alive the culture of their ancestral villages, with their metaphysical experiences and spiritual. For this reason, we have within alternative medicine, Chinese medicine, natural medicine,aromatherapy, homeopathy, reflexology, meditation, and all the energy-based specialties (among many others). They are also sometimes included in the scope of this medicine to those derived from the new age practices, which often combine technology with work or energy flow above. Read more

Natural Medicine

Natural MedicineNatural Medicine is a broad concept that will allow us to treat a wide variety of complementary and alternative medicines, including: herbal medicine, dietary supplements, homeopathy, acupuncture, neural therapy, biomagnetism, acupressure, and other of the many alternative medicines available today.

The theory of the healing power of nature began around V and IV century before Christ and was described by Hippocrates and Galen’s followers between 460 and 200 BC The doctrine holds that nature provides the human body with powers to restore internal health itself. This theory explains the diarrhea, inflammation and fever (among other physiological signs and symptoms) as the body attempts to achieve homeostasis. Read more

Incontinence

incontinenceWhat is incontinence?

The term urinary incontinence  is defined as the involuntary, that is involuntary loss of urine due to different diseases in the urinary bladder and their locking mechanisms.

The involuntary loss of urine can have many causes. Accordingly, we distinguish different forms, such as stress incontinence, Urge or urge incontinence, reflex incontinence, overflow incontinence and incontinence extraurethrale. Read more

Hepatitis

Hepatitis

What is hepatitis?

When all inflammatory diseases of the liver hepatitis are known. The liver cells are damaged by inflammation and impaired liver function. Hepatitis can be caused by several factors: viruses, bacteria, parasites, alcohol abuse, drugs, but also chemicals.

Hepatitis Hepatitis is most commonly caused by viruses. At present five types of viruses are known to be responsible for the so-called viral hepatitis.

These viruses were designated alphabetically by scientists with the letters A through E and enter the respective hepatitis disease its name. In the earlier reported as a disease in hepatitis F is a variant of the hepatitis B virus. Also the earlier mentioned hepatitis G is no longer seen as independent and disease now known as GB virus infection. One can prove this type of virus, but assign no disease. Of the original seven known types of virus are thus remained above the five major types. These pathogens are very different in structure and properties. This also explains the various modes of transmission of various types of virus and the infection risk of different sizes: Read more

Physical Exercises: A key to enhance your sexual performance and libido

Physical ExercisesWith regular physical workouts we can get numerous health benefits. Physical exercises can not only improve your overall health, but also help in enhancing your sexual stamina and performances during sexual intercourse. Certain exercises are only meant to enhance the size of your tool, as penis is a muscular organ and its strength can be enhanced with certain types of exercises. If you want to experience a positive change in the length and girth of your tool, then you are required to perform these exercises on a regular basis. Most common and popular penile exercises such as Jelq and Kegel can help in increasing ejaculation and erection with a significant increase in the size of your phallus. With these exercises you can also take the help of natural penis enlargement pill to get faster and effective size enhancement results. Let’s understand how these exercises can help you get your desired penis enhancement results. Read more

Cystitis

CystitisUrinary tract infections, cystitis or bladder infection also called the upper and the lower urinary tract affect, with the latter representing the urinary tract infections in the classical sense. At the lower urinary tract includes the urethra and the bladder. Depending on which organ is affected by the infection, we also speak of urethritis (inflammation of the urethra) or cystitis (inflammation of the bladder). At the upper urinary tract are the two ureters and kidneys. An inflammation of the renal pelvis, which is caused by an ascending infection from the lower urinary tract is called pyelonephritis. The lower urinary tract infection is the commonest form, 95% of all diseases affecting women. They suffer due to the short urethra from urinary tract infections more frequently than men. Read more

What is menopause?

menopauseSooner or later they come to every woman: the menopause. The beginning of the second half of life is therefore critical from the physical and emotional changes characterized, these hormonal changes which accompany the body. Although nowadays all women are in menopause, and therefore these are apparently not a disease, has the state in which many women due to the loss of hormones – chemical messengers-advised, often pathological. About 60 to 70% of all women between 45 and 54 years suffer from the so-called climacteric syndrome: 90% of these workers are nervous and irritable, 80% complain of fatigue and performance degradation, 70% of hot flushes and sweats, and depression. 60% seeing an increase in weight. Sleep disorders or joint and muscle pain occurs in about half of the women, heart disease and constipation in 40%. Read more