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Thursday, 11 April 2019

[www.keralites.net] Thyroid Problems

Our Actions Could Increase Our Risk of Thyroid Problems

According to The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, at least 30 million Americans have a thyroid disorder, half of whom are silent sufferers, and remain undiagnosed. Women are 10 times more likely to have a thyroid problem than men, particularly among those over 35 - studies show that the risk of a thyroid disorder among people from this age group is high (more than 30% likely).

So, what exactly is the thyroid and how does it affect the body? Located in the neck, just above the 'Adam's apple' the thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland, that can have a dramatic impact on a variety of bodily functions. Your thyroid produces Thyroid Hormone (TH), which regulates, among other things, your body's temperature, metabolism and heartbeat.

Things start to go wrong when your thyroid is out of balance. If it's sluggish, it produces too little TH, and when amped up, it produces too much. Because thyroid hormones that have gone haywire are far reaching in the body - symptoms range from the brain to the bowels - diagnosing this particular disorder can be challenging. However, if your thyroid is on the blink, watch out for the following symptoms:

• Feeling exhausted and run down
• Feeling jittery and anxious
• Appetite or taste buds are altered
• The brain feels fuzzy
• No interest in sex
• Bowels are unpredictable
• Skin is dry
• High blood pressure
• Weight gain
• High cholesterol
If however, you're still unsure about whether you have a thyroid problem or not, read Signs You May Have a Thyroid Problem.

Hypothyroidism (when the body lacks sufficient thyroid hormone) is especially common, and diet and lifestyle habits are a major contributor. When working on correcting thyroid issues it is important to calm the immune system down by reducing sources of inflammation. Inflammation is a result of poor diet and other stresses, dramatically altering the conversion of TH.

8 Habits that could contribute to Hypothyroidism

1.. Low-fat dieting

Proper amounts of fat are important for regulating hormones and normal brain function.

2. Consuming Too Much Soy

Soy may seem like the perfect food due to its low calories and carbs, but it may also interfere with hormones and digestion. Also, in proper thyroid function, iodine plays an important role, but too much soy from milk and tofu can block iodine absorption from food.
3. Trying to fit too much into your schedule

Saying yes to plans and meetings too often will result in less time for yourself, which may result in feeling burn-out. Before you say yes to anything, take a pause, look at your calendar and see if that plan works well for you. It is important to make time for play, relaxation and meditation.

4. Drinking diet soda

While diet soda may seem like it is controlling your weight and giving you energy, what you may not realize is that it is full of chemicals that can create a toxic environment in the body. Diet soda also contains fluoride which blocks receptors for thyroid hormone.

5. Consuming alcohol regularly
Drinking alcohol may lead to blood sugar fluctuations, causing stress on the thyroid-adrenal-pituitary (hormones that control vital systems in the body) feedback loop. This repeated process can negatively effect the endocrine system, leading to dysfunction and causing the signaling system to fail. Consequently, this creates a situation whereby you are more likely to become fat, fatigued and depressed.

6. Consuming Vegetable Oils and Fats

The thyroid gland relies on healthy fats and cholesterol to release the right amount of hormones for the whole body. Consuming vegetable oils such as margarine, can contribute to leaky gut syndrome, which causes undigested food particles to get into the blood stream. This undigested food may then over-activate the immune system. As a result, the body starts to attack small organs without having a good defense system such as the thyroid gland.

7. Consuming too much gluten

Most people with thyroid problems, are likely to be gluten intolerant. To test your intolerance, try an elimination diet for 30 days. If you feel better without gluten, your thyroid will likely be working better too.

8. Consuming too much sugar
Refined sugar depletes vitamins and minerals - the building blocks to a healthy thyroid, strong adrenals and sufficient metabolism. The Standard American diet may also be a contributing factor to thyroid problems, because highly variable blood sugar fluctuations put extra stress on the thyroid and adrenals over time.

Disclaimer: These are suggested lifestyle changes, to promote better health and do not necessarily contribute to prohibiting or improving hypothyroidism.

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[www.keralites.net] REMEDY FOR ACIDITY

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REMEDY FOR ACIDITY

10 home remedies for acidity that really work!

Acidity foods

All of us have suffered from acidity at some point in our lives.

Either it is that extra gulab jamun at a family function or that spicy samosa

during tea break. Whatever the reason may be, acidity can be quite an

uncomfortable experience, and sometimes we are left with no option but to

reach out for that bottle of antacid.But, did you know that there are alternative,

natural remedies that work just as well and don't leave you with the

ill-effects of too much medication? Read about the new-age

technique to relieve the symptoms of acidity.

Here are 10 things to treat acidity and its recurrence at bay:
Bananas: Are high in potassium which is an alkalizing mineral that has a
high pH value. The higher the pH value, the lower the acidity, which is Bananas
why the banana is a formidable antidote for acidity. They also have a component
that makes the stomach lining produce more mucous. This mucous protects the inner
lining of the stomach, reducing the damage caused due to
acidity. It is high in fibre content, which helps speed along digestion thus
reducing the further recurrence of acidity. To make this remedy even more
effective try and eat overripe bananas during an attack of acidity. They have
higher amounts of potassium making it even more effective.
Read about the health benefits of bananas.

Tulsi
Tulsi: Has compounds that make it an effective digestive agent.
It stimulates the stomach to produce more mucous and has potent
anti-ulcer properties. It also reduces the effect of peptic acids in the stomach
thereby preventing excessive acidity. They also reduce gas formation. Eat five to
six basil leaves after your meal to get instant relief.
Read about the health benefits of tulsi.

Cold milk:
Milk has a high amount of calcium that helps it prevent acid
build up and absorbs the excess acid Glass of milk produced thereby reducing
the symptoms; the fact that it is cold also provides instant relief from the
burning sensation one feels during acid reflux. It is essential that one has this cold
and without any additives like sugar. Mix it with a spoon of ghee to make the
remedy even more effective. Read about the health benefits of ghee.

Saunf
Saunf: Called fennel in English and popularly used as a mouth freshener,
saunf has many hidden benefits. Among them are aiding digestion reliving
constipation. Rich in volatile oils containing flavanoids, plamitic acid and
many others, it is known to have very potent anti-ulcer properties (find out how you
can deal with mouth ulcers naturally). Apart from that saunf acts as a coolant for
the lining of the stomach helping it heal faster.
In fact, this is why saunf is served after meals at restaurants. In case you've a
sudden bout of acidity, boil a few seeds in water and leave overnight
, drink this water when you feel uneasy.

Jeera:
It has properties that stimulate the production of saliva which helps in
better digestion, improves Jeera metabolism and relieves gas and other
gastric troubles (find out what you can do to boost your metabolism). In
Ayurvedic traditions, it's believed to have a calming effect on irritated stomach nerves
and helps in healing ulcers formed due to acid secretion. One can either chew on
it to relieve acidity or a better method is to boil it in water and drink the water when
it has cooled down. Read about the health benefits of jeera.

Cloves
Clove: It is a natural carminative and helps improve peristalsis
(the movement of food down the stomach) and also increase the production of
saliva. It has a pungent taste when bitten into, and the taste buds react to
this taste and secrete excess saliva, which in turn aids digestion. In case you're
suffering from acidity, bite a clove once so that the juice is released and then
keep it in the mouth. The slowly escaping juice will immediately lower
acid reflux and give you some relief.

Elaichi:
In Ayurvedic traditions, cardamom is believed to be one food that
balances all three doshas –Elaichi kapha, pitta and vata. It is known to stimulate
digestion and relieve people of stomach spasms. It soothes the mucous lining
of the stomach helping it ward off the effects of excess acid produced in the stomach.
Due to its sweet taste and slight cooling effect it also relieves the burning
sensation associated with acidity. To relieve acidity crush two pods of cardamom
(with or without the skin), boil the powder in water and drink the cooled juice for instant relief.

Mint leaves
Mint leaves or pudina: These leaves have been used for ages as a
mouth freshener and also for garnishing for various foods (read about the
other ways to beat bad breath naturally)This humble leaf has amazing properties
that make it just the medicine to treat acidity. It also lowers the acid content of
the stomach and improves digestion. Plus its cool effect helps to reduce the pain
and burning associated with acid reflux. If you feel an attack coming on chop
some mint leaves, add them to a pot of boiling water and drink this water
after it cools. Read about the health benefits of pudina.

Ginger:
A regular ingredient in most Indian households, ginger improves absorption and
assimilation of Ginger essential nutrients and aids in digestion.
It also helps break down the proteins in your food. Ginger protects your
stomach against ulcers by promoting mucus secretion thereby reducing the effect
of the acid on the stomach. You can chew a piece of ginger for relief. If you
find that too pungent, you can try boiling it in water and drinking the decoction.
Another remedy is to crush ginger, mix it with a small piece of jaggery and
keeping sucking on it allowing the juice to slowly reach the stomach.
Read about the health benefits of ginger.

Amla
Amla: Is a kapha and pitta pacifier apart from having high amounts
of vitamin C that helps in healing the injured stomach lining and oesophagus.
Have one teaspoon of amla powder twice a day to help keep acidity way.
Read about the health benefits of amla.

So the next time you feel like you might suffer from a bout of acidity,
ditch that bottle of antacid, and try some effective home remedies instead,
after all they've been around for centuries.

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Wednesday, 10 April 2019

[www.keralites.net] How to Cure Hiccups

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Hiccups can be embarrassing, annoying and even unhealthy. When you get them all you can think about is how to get rid of them. Here are some of the best methods for quickly curing hiccups along with some explanation as to why they seem to work.

Hiccups can occur before we are born and are believed to be a throwback to when we had gills. A hiccup occurs when a spasm contracts the diaphragm, the muscle located at the base of the lungs. This spasm causes a rapid intake of breath followed by a rapid closure of the vocal cords. It is this closure that causes the characteristic "hic" sound. Usually hiccups last only a few minutes and are known as transient or acute hiccups. If your hiccups last longer than two days, they are known as persistent hiccups.

How to Cure Hiccups

There is not a scientific cure for hiccups, but that does not mean that cures do not exist. In fact, there are a number of cures such as drinking cold water, exhaling and then holding your breath, breathing in and out while holding a paper bag over your mouth, pulling on your tongue or swallowing a piece of dry bread.

What Causes Hiccups

Although doctors can not always find the cause of hiccups, they do know that some situations are likely to trigger acute or transient hiccups. These things include:

Irritating the nerves that control the diaphragm: This can be done by eating spicy foods, using tobacco, and some diseases such as pleurisy and pneumonia.1 2

Alcohol: Drinking alcohol relaxes your diaphragm and vocal cords, which makes it easier for hiccups to occur.2

Sudden temperature changes in the stomach: Drinking hot and then cold liquids or switching from hot water to cold water in a shower can trigger the hiccups.3 2

A very full stomach: This can be caused by eating too much too quickly, swallowing too much air or drinking a carbonated beverage.2 3

Stress or sudden excitement: It is unclear exactly why these trigger hiccups, but doctors believe it may have something to do with the effect being startled has on the vagus nerves (which cause hiccups).2

Dehydration: When the GI tract is dry it is more likely to spasm.4

Persistent and intractable hiccups (hiccups that last longer than 48 hours) are usually caused by more serious conditions and can even be a symptom of some of these illnesses.3 These things can include:

Central nervous system problems including cancer, infections, stroke or injury.3

Metabolic problems such as decreased kidney function or hyperventilation.3

Anesthesia or surgery.3

Mental health problems.3

Stroke or tumor affecting the "hiccup center" in the brain1

Damage to the vagus or phrenic nerves such as a tumor, cyst, goiter, abscess or gastroesophageal reflux.2

Other causes can include pleurisy of the diaphragm, pneumonia, uremia, alcoholism, disorders of the stomach or esophagus, bowel diseases, pancreatitis, pregnancy, bladder irritation, hepatitis and lesions.5

Again, the Mayo Clinic strongly advises that you see a doctor if your hiccups persist for more than 48 hours or if they are severe enough to interfere with your breathing.2

Cures Involving Water

Water has been a long time favorite method of curing hiccups. It may work because the GI tract is more likely to spasm when it is dry.4 It may also stimulate the vagus nerve, which seems to work.6 Whatever the reasoning, here are some of the more popular methods of curing hiccups that involve water:

Drink a glass of water quickly.6

Drink a cold glass water.2

Drink a cold glass of water quickly (which combines methods 1 and 2).3

You can also do the opposite and slowly sip a cup of warm water.7

Have someone plug your ears, while you hold your nose and drink a glass of water.8Health 911 suggests doing this with a glass of ice cold water.7

Drinking from the wrong side of the glass is a classic method.9

To do this, bend forward at the waist, put your mouth on the far side of the glass and tilt forward until water enters your mouth.

Gargle with ice water.10

Eat or suck on an ice cube.7

Cures Involving Breathing

Curing hiccups using various methods of breathing (or lack of breathing) are believed to work by increasing the carbon dioxide in the blood.6 Although, it is also speculated that these methods work by disrupting the hiccup cycle.11 These remedies include:

Holding your breath.6 Two slight variations of this include:

Holding your breath and slowly counting to ten.3

Taking a deep breath and holding it as long as you can.12

Breathing repeatedly into a bag.3 This may work by helping reduce stress.13

You may need to press the bag tightly around your mouth.7

You can also put a drop of chamomile essential oil into the bag.7

Pinch your nostrils shut and exhale with your mouth closed, which is known as the Valsalva maneuver.10

Spread your arms out (like a T) and take several deep breaths.7

While sitting, place your head in your lap. Breath though your mouth while slowly counting to 20.8

Cures Involving Sugar

Using sugar to cure hiccups is believed to work by interrupting the the impulse pattern of the vagus nerve.14 According to WebMD, you should use corn syrup and not sugar when treating young children.6

Eat a teaspoon of dry sugar.3

Place 1/2 teaspoon of dry sugar on the back of your tongue.6 Repeat every two minutes a maximum of three times if necessary.15

Place a teaspoon of sugar on your tongue and then drink a glass of cold water.7

Soak a sugar cube in lemon juice. Then let it dissolve in your mouth. 7

Cures Involving Drinking

All sorts of interesting folk remedies have been created to get rid of hiccups. The methods listed here involve concoctions that you can drink. Since many of them involve drinking something sweet or sour, they most likely work by interrupting the impulse pattern of the vagus nerve.14

Drink a teaspoon of unsweetened lemon or lime juice.8

Mix the juice of one lemon to half a glass of water and drink. Repeat if necessary.7

Sip a cup of warm water with honey.7 Honey should not be given to infants under one year because, according to KidsHealth, it can cause infant botulism.16

Mix 3 drops of spirits of camphor into 1/2 glass of water and drink.7

Add one teaspoon of lemon balm, fennel or passionflower to one cup boiling water. Let steep for 10 minutes. Then strain and drink.13

Add 1/3 teaspoon cream of tartar to a 8 ounces of warm water. Drink two tablespoons at a time on an empty stomach.7

Add 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar to a glass of warm water and sip.7

Pour a half pint of boiling water over 1/4 of a red pepper and let steep. Once the water cools enough, drink about 2 cups. Repeat if necessary.7

Add five drops of tincture of Capsicum to a tablespoonful of water and drink.7

Rapidly swallow a few mouthfuls of canned pineapple juice. Repeat every hour as necessary. 7

Drink a mixture of vinegar, salt and water.8

Drink 1/4 cup of dill pickle juice (from a jar of dill pickles).8

Cures Involving Food

Some hiccup cures involve eating different foods. Many of them are either very sweet or very sour, which is believed to interrupt the vagus nerve impulse pattern and stop hiccups.14

Eat a teaspoon of honey.3 Honey should not be given to infants under one year because, according to KidsHealth, it can cause infant botulism.16

Bite on a lemon.10 A couple of variations of this include:

Place a teaspoon of salt on a half of lemon and suck the juice out of it.7

Eating a slice of lemon soaked in angostura bitters.7

Eat a teaspoon of peanut butter.7

Chew and swallow a large marshmallow.8

Eat two tablespoons of ice cream.8

Homeopathic Cures

Several homeopathic remedies have been known to cure hiccups. These remedies include:

Nux vomica. This is believed to cure hiccups associated with digestive complaints such as spicy foods or eating too fast.13

Magnesia phosphorica can help reduce spasms, like those caused by hiccups.13

Ignatia can help relieve emotion-related hiccups.13

Taking 5 granules of Cuprum metallicum 7 can also cure hiccups.7

Physical Cures

There are numerous physical methods that are believed to cure hiccups. One of the most popular is to pull hard on your tongue. This method was listed by both WebMD and eMedicineHealth as a cure for hiccups.6 15 It is believed that this stimulates the vagus nerve, which is known to alleviate hiccups.6 Some other methods include:

Rubbing your earlobes.8

Use smelling salts.15

Place firm pressure on the collar bones.7

Have someone startle or frighten you.15 A teenage daughter managed to do this to her mother (who had the hiccups) by suddenly announcing she was pregnant. The hiccups stopped and the daughter reassured her that she was kidding.8

Induce sneezing.17

Pinch the cleft above your upper lip together, hard (but not painfully so). Hold for 20 to 30 seconds. According to MSN Health Fitness, this disrupts the nerve impulses to the diaphragm.8

Use acupressure:

Resting the heels of the palms on your cheekbones.

Place your hands over your eyes.

Massage the temples by pulling the thumbs in toward your palms.

Remove your hands and lightly press on the tip of your nose with a fingertip.18

Professional Treatment

When hiccups persist for too long, then it is time to seek medical help. Your doctor may diagnosis an underlying disorder that is causing your hiccups. If so, treating the disorder will usually cure the hiccups.19 If there is no underlying cause of the hiccups, then your doctor may suggest acupuncture, hypnosis or a visit to a chiropractor.2 8 Other treatments that your doctor may suggest include:

Medication: Various medications such as Chlorpromazine (Thorazine), baclofen (Lioresal), phenytoin (Dilantin)], Metoclopramide (Reglan), carbamazepam, valproic acid (Depakene) and phenobarbital have been prescribed to cure hiccups.6 20

Chlorpromazine has an 80 percent success rate at relieving intractable hiccups.20

Other medications that may be helpful include anticonvulsants and benzodiazepines.2

Carotid sinus massage: Do not attempt cartoid sinus massage at home.2

Nasogastric (NG) tube: This temporary procedure works if your stomach is distended.2

Nerve block: Doctors may inject anesthetic to block your phrenic nerve.2

Surgery: Surgery to disable the phrenic nerve can be done as a last resort.6

Vagus nerve stimulator: This device is implanted into the upper chest and generates an electric pulse to stimulate the vagus nerve.14

Conclusion

Of course, the information on this page is only the tip of the iceberg, as it would be almost impossible to include all the folk remedies and possible cures that exist for hiccups. But give this advice a try, as one of these tips is bound to cure your case of the hiccups!

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