Finding My True Hope My Adventures at Stanford Medicine X

This is the fourth of a series of blog posts in which I will recount my adventures at Stanfords Medicine X, Conference: An experience which has changed my life, and I will not soon forget. :-) 

Patients learn to develop a strong voice. We have to... There are a lot of other voices, and interests, competing to be heard, and some, outright wanting to talk right over us. So, often times, a patient rises up above... and becomes an advocate: one who learns, and becomes an expert in their condition, as well as teaches others to self empower themselves, and keep going. As a part of that, it follows that the advocate will also seek to change their environment, change minds, and change the system as a whole. In that way, were like a computer virus, really. We will never stop until weve re-written it all.  

Despite this same mission, advocacy comes with different voices, and we all get to choose that voice. I suppose... 

Though, when you have lost someone you love to chronic illness, I dont think you have much of a choice in what your voice will be. If youve worn gloves to help prevent infection for your fathers in-home dialysis treatments... then, well... you no longer wear gloves much, if at all, when it comes to advocating for his needs, or the needs of someone else to follow in his journey. 

This might make us seem a little emotional, a little "Type A personality," a little pushy, a little obsessed, and perhaps... a little ANGRY. 

So, I dont want my dear readers to assume the worst from my Day 2, at Medicine X, either about myself, or about the conference. The reality is that my exchange on Day 2 is what makes Medicine X so unique, and wonderful, and freeing. Why, you ask? Why is someone talking down at me such a freeing thing? 

Well, the answer should be self evident: because I was allowed to talk back. Yes, I, THE patient... was allowed to have a conversation, to contest or ute, and to make a point. And for as much as I love other conferences, youre not going to find that at a TED talk. 

You dont need anyone to talk AT you -- youre an adult, and not a child. Youre a being with as much critical thinking, and life experience, as anyone else holding a different type of educational background, or expertise. Honestly, there wouldnt even be any medicine without you... for YOU are the patient. And throughout MedX there were all sorts of folks expressing their various concerns, and input -- from Susannah Foxs now famous Thats my research, and thats not how I chose to interpret my data, to your regular advocate questioning potential overquantification and privacy issues, to well, my now famous comment. 

Medicine X is not a place for people to be perfect -- everyone will have their biases, or their ignorance, or their differences of opinion or data interpretation. This is in no way a bad lection of the people who organize Medicine X, or of any of the participants, speakers, or guests, really. Nor is it a bad thing, at all. Medicine X is a place to have a CONVERSATION... and conversations bring outcomes, and education. Which brings me to... 

Day 3: The Doctors of Tomorrow... Today 

"Physicians are no longer the sole gatekeepers of validated health information ... The role of providers is evolving almost as quickly as technology. Value is no longer just knowing the right answers, but asking the right questions. And specifically, asking the right questions at the right time, the right place, to get the desired outcomes ... We are witnessing the evolution of value from content to context." -- Bassam Kadry, MD, Kadry Foundation, Stanford University, on the process and the whys of looking for new startups, and emerging technologies.

One of the most precious things I took away from Medicine X is that there are also other types of advocates: clinician advocates. The people who provide you with medical care, also tired of the state of affairs of their industry, and wanting to change their OWN landscape. Clinicians who understand that they are often, patients themselves. Or moms. Or voices for change, seeking to change the minds and views of their fellow peers, and embrace the new face of medical care. Doctors who understand that they no longer hold a monopoly on medical data.

Yes, thats right. 

Just like you and I... people who want to see change happen in how medical data is dealt with, how people are handled, how we all benefit from the system, and how well we all LEARN and make decisions together -- there are many, many, invested clinicians out there, who want to work hard to change the system. (And many of them work in boards, and foundations, who make conferences such as Medicine X happen.)

In the beginning, I thought "well, Medicine X is a conference about technology, and the bettering of medicine and patient outreach through technology..." but I was wrong. You see, it isnt just that... Its a lot more than that. Medicine X is a REAL coming together of PEOPLE: patients, clinicians, researchers, academicians, innovators, programmers and silicon valley entrepreneurs, investors, etc. People with various hats, who make a giant think tank (and without all the noise in the middle from all the bureaucratic machines), and embracing their most creative self, seek to DO something about the problems... WITH technology. Thats all it is. Thinking outside the box, with the new tools we have... and some cool music, and lights. :-) 

And it was so much fun! 

There were many sessions, some very hands on, and some going on at the same time in separate rooms, and I kind of wish I could have cloned myself to go to all of them. But hey, thats the beauty of technology, right? I learned about some of them through peoples tweets, or through peoples blogs... or through videos. Couldnt have done that as efficiently in 2002. 

My mind was reshed and renewed with the beauty of other peoples minds, and ideas... and it will be, for years to come, thanks to livestream. (If you havent caught on, I have linked every "Day" subheading" to its corresponding livestream link.) 

I love an analogy put forth by Esther Dyson (who spoke to me, and about my little comment, at Med X --  and it was quite an honor, really...) in which she discusses the breaking up of AT&T by the government. In essence, when AT&T was broken up, it really didnt fix the problem -- it only created a handful of other telephone companies, with (arguably) similar power. Instead, what really brought these companies to their knees was, what? NEW TECHNOLOGY. The wireless phone. Or otherwise, changing the rules. You take away their monopoly of data, and you get to redo the system. 

Itll be much the same with the medical industry. When we get together, and embrace the tools before us -- and how we tackle medical care and patient approaches -- we will get to rebuild that WHOLE puzzle, the way we wanted to from the beginning. The future is now, really. Its inevitable. 

... And in case you want to know, the speaker who I addressed with my little comment was very receptive, and very polite. I am sure he will choose his methods more wisely, next time. (No, he was not an evil troll. Please forgive him. I have.) 

So... if I had to sum up my time at Med X, I could tell you that: 

• I was a lost villager... 
• Who found herself accepted for her self quantification... 
• And hence, found her patient voice and courage, 
• Leading to a true HOPE in her advocacy efforts.

I will try to share more, as I have time, on all the various technologies I learned. Maybe even arm wrestle someone into a guest blog post, or something. :-) But I want to personally thank everyone... for taking the time to read through my various blog posts, and ramblings. My life at Med X observations, if you would.  

I may be the angry woman who writes about diabetes, but you folks make me the advocate that I am. I am indebted to all of you, and the wonderful people who gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to be a part of something big, at an institution such as Stanford University.

I will not... not ever... not soon. Never forget. ;-) 

Exercise May be the Best Medicine for Alzheimers

New research out of the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that exercise may improve cognitive function in those at risk for Alzheimer’s by improving the efficiency of brain activity associated with memory. Memory loss leading to Alzheimer’s disease is one of the greatest fears among older Americans. While some memory loss is normal and to be expected as we age, a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, signals more substantial memory loss and a greater risk for Alzheimer’s, for which there currently is no cure.

The study, led by Dr. J. Carson Smith, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, provides new hope for those diagnosed with MCI. It is the first to show that an exercise intervention with older adults with mild cognitive impairment (average age 78) improved not only memory recall, but also brain function, as measured by functional neuroimaging (via fMRI). The findings are published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

“We found that after 12 weeks of being on a moderate exercise program, study participants improved their neural efficiency – basically they were using fewer neural resources to perform the same memory task,” says Dr. Smith. “No study has shown that a drug can do what we showed is possible with exercise.”

Recommended Daily Activity: Good for the Body, Good for the Brain

Two groups of physically inactive older adults (ranging from 60-88 years old) were put on a 12-week exercise program that focused on regular treadmill walking and was guided by a personal trainer. Both groups – one which included adults with MCI and the other with healthy brain function – improved their cardiovascular fitness by about ten percent at the end of the intervention. More notably, both groups also improved their memory performance and showed enhanced neural efficiency while engaged in memory retrieval tasks.

The good news is that these results were achieved with a dose of exercise consistent with the physical activity recommendations for older adults. These guidelines urge moderate intensity exercise (activity that increases your heart rate and makes you sweat, but isn’t so strenuous that you can’t hold a conversation while doing it) on most days for a weekly total of 150 minutes.

Measuring Exercise’s Impact on Brain Health and Memory

One of the first observable symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease is the inability to remember familiar names. Smith and colleagues had study participants identify famous names and measured their brain activation while engaged in correctly recognizing a name – e.g., Frank Sinatra, or other celebrities well known to adults born in the 1930s and 40s. “The task gives us the ability to see what is going on in the brain when there is a correct memory performance,” Smith explains.

Tests and imaging were performed both before and after the 12-week exercise intervention. Brain scans taken after the exercise intervention showed a significant decrease in the intensity of brain activation in eleven brain regions while participants correctly identified famous names. The brain regions with improved efficiency corresponded to those involved in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease, including the precuneus region, the temporal lobe, and the parahippocampal gyrus.

The exercise intervention was also effective in improving word recall via a “list learning task,” i.e., when people were read a list of 15 words and asked to remember and repeat as many words as possible on five consecutive attempts, and again after a distraction of being given another list of words.

“People with MCI are on a very sharp decline in their memory function, so being able to improve their recall is a very big step in the right direction,” Smith states.

The results of Smith’s study suggest that exercise may reduce the need for over-activation of the brain to correctly remember something. That is encouraging news for those who are looking for something they can do to help preserve brain function.

Dr. Smith has plans for a larger study that would include more participants, including those who are healthy but have a genetic risk for Alzheimer’s, and follow them for a longer time period with exercise in comparison to other types of treatments. He and his team hope to learn more about the impact of exercise on brain function and whether it could delay the onset or progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Finding My Patient Voice My Adventures At Stanford Medicine X

This is the third of a series of blog posts in which I will recount my adventures at Stanfords Medicine X, Conference: An experience which has changed my life, and I will not soon forget. :-) 

Friday had come and gone with a massive amount of information, stories, and knew technologies featured in a relatively small amount of time. To be honest, Im still dissecting a lot of the information, and Im grateful for the live-streams, and videos, which I can always use as a reference.

Im also grateful for the dignity of finding ones bearings. Once we find those bearings, we regain a certain sense of confidence in ourselves, and situations, without which we may falter momentarily.  Finding my bearings came in the form of chit chatting throughout the day with others (encouraged by having to QR scan badges, and introduce ourselves), and by way of having dinner every evening with new friends. It was the validation I needed, really. A validation that comes from others who arent just similar to you, in their struggles, but who also laugh at your jokes, and are probably just as irreverent as you! I made some great friendships I wont soon forget. I felt human... an empowered adult, in her own right, without pretense, instead of an awkward child, sitting at the grown-up table.

Day 2:  Patient Dignity

Okay, so they didnt call it that. They just called it "Day 2." But "Day 2" was ALL about patient dignity, in my mind... or well, the indignities patients have had to suffer for the sake of getting much needed medical treatment for themselves, and their loved ones. 

Being a patient with chronic illness often leaves you feeling like cattle, simply going through a machine where you have no face, no back story... no humanity: just a being going through the system, the motions, the things put in place to achieve an outcome, a quota, or a financial goal, etc. And oftentimes, it matters not how well off you are, who you are, how famous you are... to be reduced to nothing. 

Meet some of the folks who fought back:

Michael Graves

Mr. Graves is an American architect, and Professor of Architecture at Princeton. You might not immediately know who he is, but hes more often known and identified for his creative designs for Target stores. I love Michael Graves. Heck, I have an alarm clock by him that I *adore.* Ive had that thing for 10 years. Its easy to program, very intuitive, and with two separate alarms, it has allowed me to keep ever changing, weird sleep schedules. Best of all, its beautiful to behold. 

But I digress... Michael Graves is an immensely talented human being. A designer, and an artist, in his own right. An optimist, and humorist. He was a person going about his life when chronic illness came striking at his door... In 2003, he became ill with a virus that spread to his spine, and left him paralyzed from the waist down. He recounts his initial symptoms, and his horrific experiences at the hospitals where he received emergency, and therapeutic services. It was his very traumatic, and dehumanizing experiences that gave him insight and a new passion to redesign the hospital room, and create bacterial resistant, patient-intuitive furniture... I could recount his story, but I dont think Id do it enough justice... so you owe yourself the 40 minutes or so to watch his video below, complete with pictures of some of these rooms, and the work hes doing.

Most notably, you can detect a hint of sadness in Graves account -- the sort of sadness of the self realization of not just his own vulnerability, of being at the mercy of someone else... and with little resources to make it through the day, but of others vulnerabilities, as well. At one point, Mr. Graves recounts how CBS was interviewing him when he was in one of the therapy rooms, and they asked him "Michael, what do you think of this room?" to which he replied "Its far too ugly for me to die here." 

Regina Holliday

I cant watch her story without crying. I just cant. Probably one of the most passionate speakers at Medicine X, Regina Holliday is just a beautiful soul. Regina is Artist in Residence for Stanford Medicine X, and she uses her paintings to express the reality of the health care system, the need for clarity, communication, and accessibility to data and patient records, as well as the injustices and indignities suffered by the patient... including her own grieving process, and her own indignities. Regina speaks creatively, and passionately about patients rights, and healthcare reform, and you can see she has invested much of herself in this fight through her national Walking Gallery project.

"You must look at the human face to determine what to do next ... "You must have patient participation in data and access, or you will never get the true story of care."

We must couple peoples data with their stories, and never forget, or give up.

Most telling is the story of Regina pleading with her husbands doctor for his data, wanting desperately to know what was wrong with him... but being belittled, and dehumanized for doing so. "I dont like people that research online ... Im the one with the medical degree." The picture she painted for that one event reflects a thousand emotions of one moment in time... a thousand emotions of desperation, trepidation, and ego. A thousand emotions we have probably felt, as patients, at one moment or another... but like scolded children, may feel a certain pang of shame to recount.

How do we change this reality? We write letters, we speak up, we stand up... we get engaged. We dont need partnership FOR, but WITH.

You must take us as we are... for we will never, ever keep quiet. We will blog it, twitter it, shout it from the rooftops... 

The Crux of Patient Centered Emerging Technologies

Interspersed with all these patient stories, Medicine X had also presented a diverse array of start ups, ideas, visions for the future, etc, for tackling confusing every day health tasks, or complex medical problems or processes. Whether it be shopping for your groceries (with USDA based guidelines, of course... something I will never use as a low carber), applications to help patients get in touch with clinicians at the wee hours of the morning, gadgets to help quantify ones quality of sleep (something I definitely want to use) or ones vitals during exercise, or applications to help simplify the potentially embarrassing scenarios of taking a urinary or fecal incontinence history... even online gaming communities to help scientists solve the puzzles of RNA sequence folding. Medicine X showcased it all.

They also discussed various obstacles to technology advancement, such as getting governments and current clinicians on board, the issues presented by HIPAA as well as personal privacy concerns, the realisticness of expectations on the patient (will many of us really want to self quantify to some of the levels seen, and how well will that go over with feelings of exhaustion, guilt, etc.), and of course... accountability. Getting patients to actually DO, and ACT upon the new information gained.

This last one is a big concern in patient advocacy, as well as in the medical industry... but it is where we can enter a sort of murky territory: how far do we help the patient, without patronizing them, or minimizing their disease? I was a bit annoyed to see that some of the innovators focused on obesity and diabetes (generalized for the audience, without explanation of types) as the example diseases for whatever initiative was presented. One of the presenters (on Day 3) went as far as calling type 2 diabetes the plague of humanity (never mind that he could of stood to lose about 40-50 lbs himself, and therefore heeded his own warnings.) 

I dont want to be a real negative bitch here... but theres really nothing more dehumanizing than someone calling your illness with which you have to live day in, and day out, as the plague of humanity. Whatever shall I do? Shall I wear a D scarlet letter on my sweater? Shall I hide in the closet? Shall I find ways to hide the fact that Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome keeps me very overweight, and that my weight yo-yos off and on, despite best efforts, and low carbing? I wonder... 

Among other pet peeves, one speaker simplified diabetes as something that they proved could be easily prevented -- even though the patients participating in his initiative already had pre-diabetes (and most likely a 40-50% beta cell loss), completely (of course, and probably out of ignorance) ignoring the whole questions of delaying versus preventing, and remission versus cure. All big topics I cant being to cover here... but suffice to say that despite lifestyle choices, many still go right on to developing diabetes, so lifestyle choices really only help us REDUCE risk of any illness; they have not, in our history as people, ever inoculated ANYONE against ANY illness... and then advocates like me have a very hard time bringing peace of mind, and healing, to people who were told they were in the clear. At the end of the day, we ALL need to have a healthier lifestyle -- not just diabetics. 

But, probably the worst offender, one innovator began his speech discussing type 1 diabetes... immediately jumping into scary statistics about diabetes (which vary greatly, depending on who you ask -- and were for type 2, not type 1) and intermixing those statistics with obesity statistics (which is really not 100% correlated to diabetes, otherwise all obese people would be diabetic, and is a disease in and of itself). To top off his confusing non sequiturs, he then went on to make jokes about why people in Great Britain were so overweight, and with diabetes, "so if youve ever had a British breakfast, youll understand," and ended his session of explaining why we need data, and more data... because we dont want to live in a world where obesity and diabetes are prevalent. Really? Honestly, its not that disease is something to be wanted... but the  benefit of having access to data is not really summed into a war against obesity and diabetes, it is summed into patient empowerment and action toward their conditions. THAT is what he should have said. Diabetes does not define me, but it is my REALITY, and as innovators, scientists, clinicians, persons engaged with patients... you had better damn well respect my reality... for when you dont do so, that is an indignity you heap upon me. 

You had better work on
your bedside manner NOW. :) 

And the funny thing of it is that I liked their initiatives! I really did! I liked their rationales, and their analogies... their applications. I *want* to support them... but they forgot my dignity. They forgot I am more than data. I am a FACE behind the data. 

So, at the end of Day 2 of Medicine X... I found my patient voice. And I thank them for that.

I found my voice, my bearings, and my dignity... and I got up, and I spoke out. Yes, on the microphone. Yes, I brought unwanted attention on myself. But, I thought "If I say nothing, now, I dont deserve to be a blogger... I dont deserve to claim I am angry about these things... I dont deserve to be an advocate... and I didnt start my blog to play nice." My apologies to those who paid to have me there.

The last few minutes of Day 2... I ended my day, with my knees shaking, my emotions on my sleeve, my heart rate through the roof, my courage being tested, and reminding the world, with a steady voice... that I am not a fat blob, having English breakfasts, who gave herself diabetes. I AM A HUMAN, AND I HAVE DIGNITY. I am NOT the plague of humanity.

I didnt expect people to get up and clap. I didnt expect all the attention, and comments, and support Ive gotten since. I only went there to learn, and listen... not to make myself "famous," somehow. (Or infamous, really...) But I just said what I had to say. Id probably do it again, too.

Is there some diabetes that is preventable? You know... I dont think anyone FULLY knows the answer to that. BUT SO WHAT? Does it mean I no longer deserve dignity if I do get it? If I "fail" to prevent it? Should I now be excommunicated from the population at large? Should I be made as an example to others? Should I be spoken of as a plague? As an unwanted thing in the world? 

Well, heres Michael Graves, and Regina Holliday... 

YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID. 

Montly Important Health News in World Health Medicine

World Health Medicine begin to make nay health posting that posted in kkkmedicine blog monthly. So, any body can look more about some news that have been planted on the root of the blog.

Below are 5 Interesting post of the month

1. 5 Vital Nutrition to Children
Here are tell you about nutrient that are so important that consume by children, you can see and give your attention to this post to get more about nutrient that needed by children.

2. The Characteristics of a Healthy Breast
Beautiful breast shape is important, but far more important if breast is also healthy. Healthy breasts that means must be free of disease, especially breast cancer and functioning correctly. this news took from womanhealth website, this post is directed to women, in order they can guard their health rightly.

3. Avoid Child from Obesity
Really afraid, obesity is one of the danger disease, cause can form the other crucial disease. this post is important to know for all of us. we must know how to get away from obesity disease. So, i recommend you for read this one.

4. 9 side effect of drugs
Many of us may be consume drug without attention side effect. Eating while sleeping is one of the side effect of wrong in drug intake.So, this post is recommend you to be careful to drug that we intake and consume everyday.

5. Eating Fish Important to woman.
Cause this is can prevent them from heart disease, this statement based on the following quoted.

The researchers found that women of childbearing age who never ate fish had a 50 percent higher risk of cardiovascular problems affected than women who frequently eat fish.

OK, these 5 important posting of the month on this kkkmedicine will be make us more remember to our health. Hope keep more for read my next new Post about health. Thank :)

Digoxin Medicine Keep Healthy

Digoxin Medicine - Description:
Digoxin, derived from the leaves of plants digitalis (leaves used as medicine to strengthen the heart). Digoxin helps make the heart beat stronger and with more regular rhythm.

Indications:
To treat congestive heart failure, is also used to treat atrial fibrillation, heart rhythm disturbances in the atria (the upper porch of the heart that allow blood to flow to the heart).

Dosage:
62.5-250 mcg orally (by mouth), 1 times daily

Side Effects:

1. Side effects are usually due to poisoning or overdose of Digoxin and Digoxin is usually well received if given in accordance with the recommended dose for congestive heart failure (CHF).

2. Digoxin poisoning: Effects of GI (N/V, anorexia, diarrhea, abdominal pain) is usually the first signs of toxicity Digoxin; Other signs of toxicity Digoxin: CNS effects (headache, fatigue, pain in the face, weakness, dizziness, mental confusion), disturbance of vision (blurred vision, impaired color); toxin can cause serious CV effects (worsening heart failure (HF), arrhythmias, conduction were found.)

3. Hypokalemia can affect a person on Digoxin poisoning.

4. Hypersensitivity reactions are rather rare.

Special Instructions:

1. Digoxin low dose (62.5 mcg / day or 125 mcg every other day) should be used in older people, patients with impaired renal function or patients with low body mass (lean).

2. Loading dose is not required in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).

3. Avoid in patients with obstructive cardiomyopathy unless there were acute heart failure, in patients with syndrome Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) may not be used for ventricular arrhythmias.

4. Use with caution in cases of partial heart barrier, impaired trunk sinus, acute myocarditis, MI (myocardial infarction) acute, severe heart failure, acute pulmonary disease, in patients undergoing cardioversion (consider stopping cardioversion within 1-2 days before procedure done) and with other drugs that can suppress the function of sinus and AV nodal function (eg, Amiodarone or beta-blockers).

5. Hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hipomagnesemia, hypoxia, and hyperthyroidism can affect sensitivity to digoxin.

6. Digoxin level supervision is only required if the alleged poisoning.

Traditional Medicine To Cure High Cholesterol

Cholesterol is often regarded as the cause of many deadly diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke. This can happen when a high concentration of cholesterol in the blood called hypercholesterolemia. Therefore, in order to cholesterol did not trigger the disease must be controlled so that the levels are not excessive. Cholesterol is a fatty substance such as wax and creamy. Most of the needs of the body in the production of cholesterol by the liver. Cholesterol is not necessarily a bad thing megakibatkan in the body. only if the levels are already excessive, you should immediately do the handling. You can use traditional medicine to treat high cholesterol that you suffered in the body.
Traditional Medicine To Cure Tinggi.Di cholesterol in the body, cholesterol has an important function required in a variety of metabolic processes, such as for the material forming the cell wall, formation of hormones such as sex hormones, nerve tissue wrapping, which makes vitamin D essential for bone health, the material forming acids and bile salts to emulsify fats which serves also for the development of brain cells in children. Thus in normal cholesterol levels has many benefits, but it would be a matter for the body if the levels are excessive. It is therefore very important for you to continue to keep cholesterol levels in the body to keep it stable so as not to endanger your health. One way you can take to lower cholesterol is with a traditional medicine to treat high cholesterol, your cholesterol to normal soon.
Plants that are efficacious lowering high cholesterol levels have a mechanism such as the following: stimulating the secretion of bile so that cholesterol will come out with the bile into the intestines and then discarded. Merangsangsang blood circulation thereby reducing the deposition of fat in blood vessels.
Some types of medicinal plants that can be used to help overcome high cholesterol include:1.Daun Salam (Syzigium polyanthum Walp.)2.Buah Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.)3.Bawang White (Allium sativum L.)4.Bawang Bombay & Onion (Allium cepa L.)5.Temu comedy (Curcuma xanthorrhiza)6.Kunyit (Curcuma Longa L.)7.Jamur black ear (Auricularia sp.)8.Rumput Sea (Laminaria japonica)9.Terung Purple (Solanum melongena)10.Daun Gods (Gynura segetum [Lour] Merr.)Connect 11.Daun Lives (Gynura procumbens Back.)12.Daun guava (Psidium guajava)13.Daun Ceremai (Phyllanthus acidus)14.Kulit peanut pods
Here are some examples of herbs prescription drugs for lowering high cholesterol:Recipe 1.15 + 2 bay leaves are ripe noni fruit (cut up), washed and boiled with 600 cc of water to the remaining 200 cc, filtered, water is taken.
Recipe 2.30 grams meeting buffoonery (peeled and sliced) + 15 grams of leaves of the gods, all materials are washed and boiled with 600 cc of water to the remaining 200 cc, filtered, water is taken.
Recipe 3.2-3 cloves of crushed garlic, brewed with 150 cc of hot water, then drink.
Recipe 4.Guava leaves 10 + 30 grams of leaves ceremai, all material is washed and boiled with 600 cc of water until the remaining 300 cc, water is taken to 2 times a day, every time 150 cc.
Note:- Select a recipe and do regularly 2 times a day.- To use the boiling pot soil, enamel pot or glass pot.
Food terapy (Cuisine to help lower cholesterol)- Steamed eggplant purple, given the sauce and then eaten. Do it every day- 15-30 grams of black mushroom soup cooked with other ingredients, and then eaten.
High levels of cholesterol in the body that are affected by the food you consume each day, so important to pay attention to the type of food you consume that cholesterol was still within normal limits. You can consume a traditional medicine to treat high cholesterol on a regular basis so that your cholesterol level down immediately

10 Natural Medicine Cancer Busters

Some foods and herbs contain compounds and properties that can fight some cancers such as prostate cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer, and more. Research has revealed that some foods have great potential to prevent or reduce the risk of certain cancers than other foods.

1. Bean

Peanut is the best source of vegetable protein and contains a fairly good fiber content. Researchers at Colorado State University have discovered the ability of anticancer contained in the beans. Reddish white beans have anti-cancer effects are greater than the bluish color. More colored beans have a lighter effect.

In another study, researchers monitored the eating habits of 490,000 people over and compare it with the risk of cancer of the mouth, throat and larynx. The result, a very powerful food protects against cancer include beans, carrots, and tomatoes.

2. Vegetables like broccoli and

Broccoli and similar vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, cabbage, and kale contain powerful cancer-fighting compounds. Compound is indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and diindolylmethane (DIM). I3C and DIM increases the metabolism of estrogen to be more secure. The hormone estrogen is known to trigger cancer.

Broccoli sprouts are also a source of sulforaphane, a phytochemical that has been shown to increase the production of cancer-fighting enzymes. Two other compounds are cancer-fighting lutein and zeaxanthin are also found in vegetables. Lutein has been shown to fight prostate cancer and colon cancer.

3. Carrots

Carrots are a source of beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant that is proven to reduce the risk of various cancers, including prostate cancer, mouth, throat, colon, stomach, and bladder. A study of urologic found that consumption of carrots and vegetables associated with decreased risk of bladder cancer.

A study conducted the National Cancer Institute also confirmed carrots help reduce the risk of cancer of the mouth and throat. In addition to beta-carotene, carrots also have anti-cancer substances called falcarinol. Several studies have found that beta-carotene increases lung cancer risk, but this study used beta-carotene supplements and the highest risk found in smokers.

4. Cayenne pepper

Red peppers contain capsaicin, a substance that has the ability to fight cancer in several parts of the body. In a research laboratory in 2007, capsaicin proved to slow the growth of prostate cancer cells and promote cancer cells to commit suicide.

Lung cancer is common in men. Researchers at Marshall University in West Virginia recently discovered that capsaicin is useful in the treatment of lung cancer cells. Capsaicin also plays an important role to fight against stomach cancer.

5. Garlic

Garlic contains allium compounds which may enhance the activity of the immune system that is designed to fight cancer. The compound, called sultides dialyl and capable of blocking the entry of carcinogens into the cells, as well as slow the progression of tumors. People who regularly eat raw or cooked garlic will lose half the risk of stomach cancer and two thirds the risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study published the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In a study from China, researchers found evidence that a compound derived from garlic, called S-allylcysteine ​​have anticancer effects against prostate cancer cells in the laboratory. Garlic is a versatile herb that can be easily added to food.

6. Mushrooms

There are a variety of different fungi with different chemical constituents. Shiitake mushrooms, reishi, Coriolus versicolor, and maitake are known to have cancer-fighting properties. The ability of anti-cancer effect is thought to contain polysaccharides which boost the immune system so strong against cancer.

Mushrooms also contain protein or sugar molecules called lectins. Lectins proven ability to prevent cancer cells proliferate. Other compounds in fungi is ergosterol peroxide which can inhibit the growth of prostate cancer cells, according to a study published in the journal Biological Interactions chemico.

In a study in Korea, the scientists found that the fungus yamabushitake potential against leukemia in humans. The use of shiitake extracts in cancer patients also showed promising results. The researchers found that patients gastrointestinal cancer or breast cancer who took the mushroom extract along with chemotherapy experienced improved quality of life and immune function.

7. Raspberries

Raspberries are a source of antioxidants and phytonutrients called anthocyanins that may protect the body from cancer. In a study published in the journal Cancer Research, the mice were given food containing 5% - 10% black raspberries decreased number of esophageal tumors by 43% - 62%.

In subsequent studies, extracts of black raspberries inhibited colon cancer cell growth, and esophageal cancer in rats. In a study by Ohio State University, a black raspberry powder administered to patients suffering from colorectal cancer. The researchers found evidence that black raspberries have a positive impact on the reduction of colorectal cancer.

8. Wine

Resveratrol is an antioxidant that is usually contained in grapes and red wine. A study conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that resveratrol slowed the growth of prostate cancer cells.

A study from Italy confirmed the evidence that resveratrol and anti-inflammatory properties can help fight the deadly cancer. Researchers in Japan have also found that resveratrol makes colon cancer cells to commit suicide.

9. Tomatoes

Antioxidants and phytonutrients are concentrated disebit lycopene in tomatoes are cooked or processed. A large study involving almost 48,000 men found that men who consume tomatoes and tomato products have a 35% lower risk of prostate cancer and 53% lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer.

The researchers confirmed that consumption of tomato products are associated with reduced risk of prostate cancer. In addition, several studies have shown that consumption of tomatoes and lycopene is associated with decreased risk of lung cancer.

10. Turmeric

Turmeric has been regarded as anti-cancer food because it has a variety of important anti-cancer properties. In the journal Frontiers of Bioscience, researchers found that curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, has various anti-cancer properties.

Numerous studies have shown that curcumin is very strong against colon cancer. The study, published in the journal Nutrition and Cancer showed that curcumin is used in conjunction with chemotherapy is an effective strategy to treat gastrointestinal cancers.

Article Source : 10 Natural Medicine Cancer Busters

Traditional medicine in the heat

Heat in the often happen to anyone, especially for those of you who like spicy food, drink less, and rarely eat fruit. the point is you are deficient in vitamin C. Symptoms ranging from cracked lips, bad swallowing, bad breath, etc.. These symptoms cause you to be very uncomfortable not feeling well at dinner, even though the food was as good as any. Mulit smell also makes you not trust myself to talk to others. Then immediately heat in your medicine from traditional materials are cheap and easy to manufacture.

Here we provide information about traditional medicine in the heat.
To treat heat there are many alternative choices in the use of traditional materials, ranging from young coconut, aloe vera, chicken eggs, kencur, etc..Traditional medicine in the heat
Young coconut, one of the favorite drinks hot when it could be to treat your heartburn.

    * Its easy mix of coconut water 1 pc coconut water with 3 tablespoons of pure honey, taken once a day. 2-3 days in the heat in so relieved.
Chicken eggs, chicken eggs used are chicken eggs.

    * Combine chicken egg with one tablespoon of honey and a little turmeric juice, drink in one gulp, adequate rest.
Powder, in addition to the heat in kencur also efficacious for treating coughs.

    * Kencur thumb
    * Kencur then washed until finely grated
    * Give a little warm water and honey
    * Drink 2x a day.
Well here is the last information about traditional medicine that is easy to get and easy for you though.
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