Living Well for Tomorrow

I was sitting in my allergist office one day after receiving my allergy shots and waiting my 20 minutes to see if I would have a reaction to the shots, when I picked up a magazine and started browzing through it with no intention to really read an article.  There was an article that caught my eye about allergies and foods that could possibly trigger sneezes.  So I jotted down a few notes of interests.

If ragweed pollen makes your eyes water and sneeze you should also avoid foods such as bananas, cantaloupes, honeydews, watermelons, cucumbers, zucchini, chamomile tea, and sunflower seeds.

If birch pollen makes your eyes water and sneeze you should avoid foods such as apples, apricots, cherries, kiwis nectarines, peaches, pears,plums, tomatoes, celery, green peppers, parsnips, peas, potatoes, anise, caraway, cumin, dill, fennel, parsley, almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and walnuts.

If grass pollen makes your eyes water and sneeze, you should avoid kiwis, melon, oranges, tomatoes, and celery.

The article also stated substances in select foods that are chemically similar to airborne allergen trigger itchiness, tingling and swelling of the tongue, mouth, and throat.  Cooking reduces the reaction–enough for some sufferers to be able to tolerate–but the sure protection to to avoid the items altogether.

Virtually everyone gets a headache at one time or another.  An estimated 17.6 % of women and 6% of men in the United States experience headaches on more than an occasional basis, and 20 million regularly experience cluster and migraine headaches.  Headaches are as common–and as difficult to cure–as the common cold and flu.  Common causes of headache include stress, tension, anxiety, allergies, constipation, coffee consumption, eyestrain, hunger, sinus pressure, muscle tension, hormonal imbalances, temporomandibular joint (TMJ), trauma to the head, nutritional deficiencies, the use of alcohol, drugs, or tobacco, fever, and exposure to irritants such as pollution, perfume, or after-shave lotions.  Migraines result from a disturbance in the blood circulation to the head.

Headache experts estimate that 90% of all headaches are tension headaches adn 6% are migraines.  Tension headaches, as the name implies, are caused by muscular tension.  Another type of headache is the cluster headache.  These are severe, recurring headaches that strike about 1 million Americans, and are widely considered to be the most painful type of headache.

Headaches can also be a sign of an underlying health problem.  People who suffer from frequent headaches may be reacting to certain foods and food additives–such as wheat, chocolate, monosodium glutamate (MSG), sulfites–used in restaurants on salad bars, sugar, hot dogs, luncheon meats, dairy products, nuts, citric acid, fermented foods–cheeses, sour cream, yogurt–alcohol, vinegar, and/or marinated foods.  Other possibilities to consider are anemia, bowel problems, brain disorders such as tumors, bruxim–tooth grinding, hypertension–high blood pressure, hypoglycemia–low blood sugar, sinusitis, spinal misalignment, toxic overdose of vitamin A, vitamin B deficiency, and diseases of the eye, nose, and throat,  Dehydration also can cause headaches–often accompanied by a feeling of being flushed, a warm face, and a sense of heaviness in the head.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

–Eat a well-balanced diet, including protein with every meal.  Avoid chewing gum, consuming ice cream, iced beverages, or salt, and guard against excessive sun exposure.

–Try eliminating foods containing tyramine and the amino acid phenylalanine.  Then reintroduce one food at a time and see which ones produce headaches.  Phenylalanine is found in aspartame )equal, NutraSweet), monosodium glutamate (MSG), nitrites (preservatives found in hot dogs and luncheon meats).  Foods that contain tyramine include alcoholic beverages, bananas, cheese, chicken, chocolate, citrus fruits, cold cuts, Herring, onions, peanut butter, pork, smoked fish, sour cream, vinegar, wine, and fresh-baked yeast products.  Tyramin causes the blood pressure to rise, resulting in a dull headache.

–Practice deep-breathing exercises.  A lack of oxygen can cause headaches.

–Maintain good posture habits.

–If you feel a headache coming on, drink a large glass of water every 3 hours until symptoms subside.

–Apply cold compresses to the spot from which the pain is radiating.  This helps relieve headaches by constricting blood vessels and easing muscle spasms.  Leave a damp washcloth in the freezer for ten minutes or use a cold gel pack.

–Use a heating pad, hot water bottle, or hot towel to relax neck and shoulder muscles, which can cause tension when they are too tight.

–Acupressure is helpful for tension headaches, and pain.  Take you thumb and press up firmly underneath your skull, at the back of you neck, for one to two minutes.

–For headaches caused by sinus congestion, try self-massage.  By applying pressure to specific areas of the head, you can open up the sinuses and ease tension.  Rub the area surrounding the bones just above and below the eyes, and massage the cheeks directly in lie with these points.  Lean your head forward slightly to facilitate sinus drainage.  Applying heat to the sinus, either with compresses or with steam inhalation, can also be beneficial.

–Always seek and treat the cause of the headache, not the symptom.  Long-term over reliance on aspirin acetaminophen, and other non prescription painkillers can make chronic headaches worse by interfering with the brain’s natural ability to fight headaches.  If you are using non prescription painkillers more than four times a week, talk to your health care provider about other ways to control the pain.

–If you experience a headache that does not subside, but instead progressively worsens over the course of a week, consult your physician.  This can be a sign of an underlying organic problem such as a tumor.

–To help prevent headaches, eat small meals and heat between meals to help stabilize wide swings in blood sugar.  Include almonds, almond milk, watercress, parsley, fennel, garlic, cherries, and pineapple in your diet.

–Be sure to get sufficient sleep.  Inositol and/or calcium, if taken before bedtime, aid in sleeping.  A grapefruit half also helps.  Do not heat sweet fruit or anything else sweet after 5:00 PM.

–If you suffer from headaches while taking birth control pills, talk to your doctor about switching to a low-estrogen formulation for going off the pills for a while.  Oral contraceptives can cause a vitamin B6 deficiency that results in headaches and migraines.

–If you must eat a food to which suspect you may be sensitive ,use charcoal tables (from a healthfood store). 

–If any of the following symptoms accompany the headache, consult your health care provider:  blurred vision, confusion  or loss of speech, fever and stiffness in the neck, sensitivity to light, pressure behind the eyes that is relieved by vomiting, pressure in the facial sinus area, throbbing of the head and temples, a pounding heartbeat, visual color changes, and feeling as through you head will explode.  Seek immediate medical attention if you experience a sudden, severe headache like a “thunderclap,” or if you experience a headache after a head injury, even a minor fall or bump.  Chronic headache pain that worsens after coughing, exertion, straining, or sudden movement is also reason to seek professional help.

–If you suffer from more than the occasional tenson headache, keep a headache log to help your health care provider diagnose your condition.  Keep the log for at least two months, noting the time of each headache and describing the pain (throbbing or dull), its severity, location and duration.

–If you get a headache every time you exercise, see your health care provider to rule out heart problems.  A headache that begins with exercise and then subsides after rest can be a cardiac headache.

CONSIDERATIONS

**Headaches are often caused by allergies.  A food allergy diary can help identify offending foods.

**Poor vertebral alignment may cause reduced blood flow to the brain.  This is often caused by flat feet or by wearing high heels.  Chiropractic adjustment can help.

**Routine chiropractic spinal manipulation and deep neck muscle massage can reduce the frequency of headaches and the need for pain-relieving medications.

**Regular exercise can help prevent headaches caused by tension and may also reduce the frequency and severity of migraines.  But headaches with organic causes can be made worse by exercise.  Talk to your health care provider about your headaches before using exercise to control the pain.

**Researchers are studying the possibility that the trigemina nerve pathway (the site of the nerve responsible for sensation in the face, mouth, and nasal cavity) and the brain chemical serotonin are factors in severe headaches.  Disturbances in serotonin levels are associated with the most headaches.  In migraines, serotonin levels increase before onset and then decrease during the headache phase.  In chronic tension headaches, serotonin levels remain low all the time.  As a result of lower serotonin levels, an impulse moves along the trigeminal nerve to blood vessels in the meninges, the brain’s outer covering.  This causes blood vessels in the meninges to dilate and become inflamed and swollen.  The result is a headache.

**The drug sumatriptan (Imitrex) is sometimes prescribed for relief of migraines.  This drug works by increasing the amount of serotonin in the brain.  It is relatively expensive, however, and must be administered by injection (it is sold in the form of a home injection kit).  Possible side effects include increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and a feeling of tightness in the chest, jaw, or neck.

**Some doctors prescribe the drug lidocaine (Anestacon, Xylocaine) for cluster headaches.  Used in nose drop form, it gives releif in minutes.

**Researsh shows that sleeping in a bedroom kept at a cooler temperature can help prevent cluster headaches.  Headaches are more frequent when environmental heat increases body temperature, which causes blood vessels to dilate.

**Studies showed taking 10 milligrams of melatonin near bedtime to be effective in reducing the frequency of episosdic cluster headaches.  Chrnic cluster headaches did not show improvement with this treatment, however.

**Women who suffer from migraines may benefit from using progesterone cream topically.

**There are a number of common misdiagnoses of headache, including sinus pain, allergies, and temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ).  What many people think are sinus headaches are really migraines.  Sinus infections can cause brief, intense bouts of head pain, but recurring headaches are more likely to be tension headaches, migraines, or cluster headaches.  Facial pain, pain the temples, or pain above the ear s sometimes diagnosed as temporomandibular joint  (TMJ) headache, caused by the joint of the jawbone being out of alignment.  But this too may actually be on e of the common types of headache, which may be triggered or aggravated by the joint.

**Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause headache, in addition to nausea, vomiting, and neurological problems.  Some 200 Americans die each year, and another 10,000 ar3e treated in emergency rooms, for carbon monoxide exposure from leaking furnaces, gas ranges, and water heaters.  Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning are sometimes misdiagnosed.  One way to protect your self is to invest in a carbon monoxide detector.  These can be purchased at hardware stores.

  Eliminate ear mites. All it takes is a few drops of Wesson Corn Oil in your cat’s ear… massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat’s skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.   

 Kills fleas instantly… Dawn Dishwashing Liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog’s bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Good-bye fleas.  Rainy day cure for dog odor: Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh. 
 Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers? 

 Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.

 Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They’ll clear up your stuffed nose.

 Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles. 
  Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.

  Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly-even though the product was never been advertised for this use.

  Honey remedy for skin blemishes… cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight. 

 Listerine therapy for toenail fungus: Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine M outhwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again. 

 Easy eyeglass protection… to prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them. 

  Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer… if menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can’t find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly. 

  Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer’s Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.

  Hunt’s Tomato Paste boil cure… cover the boil with Hunt’s Tomato Paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head. 

 Balm for broken blisters… to disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.

 Vinegar to heal bruises… soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.

 Quaker Oats for fast pain relief… it’s not for breakfast any more! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain. 

Just recived and e-mail from one of my friends and this is what recommendations he added, “This may sound weird but one thing I found help myself in this matter, was shaving my arm pits! Yeah women already have shaved pits well most.. but most men do not, and this actually helped me dramatically, so yes, I do shave my pits! LOL.. and you can recommend a razor. I recommend the good ole Gillette Mach3 yes it’s a bit of an older model. but it is one of the best razors I have used, and I have used many many razors for shaving various parts of my body, I will not go into details. but this razor doesn’t leave razor burn or bumps like most others I have used do. plus I think it’s blades are the cheapest ones out there right now, I think it’s the oldest razor still on the shelves. But it is still widely used and probably will not be taken off of the market for a long time. The U.S. Navy boot camp uses gillette mach3 razors on the roughest soldiers faces to make them Baby smooth! Yes that is true, U.S. navy usues mach3 as a standard issue razor in boot camp, and trust me you can’t have a single hair 0.0000000000001″ long you are doing pushups all day. In bootcamp your face has to be 100% hair free, now after boot camp you are allowed a mustache but thats it, rest of face still has to be shaved, but you can have a missed hair and not get in trouble, but boot camp, yeah your screwed if you miss a hair.”—-Brandon

The approach to treating excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) generally proceeds from OTC (over the counter) antiperspirants to prescription antiperspirants, Iontophoresis, oral anticholinergic mediations, Botox, and surgery.

OTC Antperspirants–Usually this is the first plan of action since it is readily available.  Certain-Dri, a good product to try.

Prescription Antiperspirants–Those containing aluminum chloride hexahydrate, see your doctor for the best plan of action that would be indiviually appropriate for you.  Drysol is an appropriate product to ask your doctor about.

Iontophorese–The procedure uses tap water to conduct an electric current to the skin which combats production of sweat.  The current is applied for approximately 10-20 minutes per session, with 2-3 session per week followed by a maintenance program for treatments at 1-3 week intervals, depending on the patient’s response.  Iontophoresis treatments sound painful but in fact they are not.  The patient gets the device for this treatment through a doctor’s prescription.  Medical insurer’s sometimes cover the cost.

Oral anticholinergtic– Talk with doctor as to which is best for you, Robinul is one product to try.  This product, as many medications do, has side-effects.  Robinul side-effects are dry mouth and blurred vision.

Botox–(Botulinum Toxin) This has been used to treat muscle spasms, and certain typs of headaches.  The latest niche is the treatment of excessive underarm sweating, which temporarily paralyzes the muscle.  Recently approved in the U.S. by the FDA.

Surgery–Thoracic sympathectomy a surgical interuption of the sympathetic nerves responsible for sweating.  The surgeon inserts a special instrumet into the chest between the two ribs just below the armpit.  The lung is usually deflated to better visualize and destroy the nerve.  This is both effective and risky.  As many of these complications are serious and nonreversible, this option is rarely used, and then only as a last resort.

Chemotheray and targeted therapy are imprtant treatment options offed to head and neck cancer patients.  Similar to surgery and radiation, these treatments also carry many adverse reactions that complicate or worsen the quality of life of the patients.  Supportive care and monitoring is necessary to manage all the toxicity these patients experience. 

Head and neck cancer is a devastating disease that most commonly affects elderly males to have a strong history of tobacco and alcohol use.  The most common site of the head and neck cancer, accounting for nearly half, is the oral cavity.  Other common sites inclcude the pharynx and the larynx.  Therapy for head and neck cancer patients remains a difficult challenge for most patients and is magnified by the toxicity associated with current treatments.  As evidenced by the new generation of “chemotherapy”‘, head and neck cancer treatment is evolving.  However, more research is needed to improve survival rates and maximize the quality of life of these patients.  In addition, more research should be directed toward the prevention and screening.

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Erectile dysfunction is one of three types of sexual dysfunction in males.  Most often the cause is organic and the erectile dysfunction is due to inadequate vascular supply to the  penis, impaired stimulation of the blood vessels in the pelvis or penis, or impared central nervous system perception of sexual stimuli.  Effective drug therapy is available.  The drug of first choice is an oral phosphodiesterase inhibitor (Viagra, Levitra or cialis), which has a convenient route of administration, relatively safe, and effective in many patients independent of the cause of the erectile dysfunction.  However, phosphodiesterase inhibitors (Viagra, Levitra, or Cialis) should not be use in patients with poorly controlled hypertension, unstable angina, moderate-severe congestive heart failure, heart attack or stroke victum in the immediate two weeks period prior to the start of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor (Viagra, Levitra, or Cialis) .  Furthermore, phosphodiesterase inhibitors are inappropriate for use in patients who are also taking nitrates by any route of administration.  Vacuum erection devices are an effective non-drug alternative,: however, they are not effective to spontaneous intercourse.  Intracavernosal alprostadil (Caverject or Edex) injection is effective, but does require the patient to learn and use surgical cleanliness technique.  Many patients may hesitate to use injection therapy.  Also, long term observational studies show that the drop out rate among patients increases over time due to the perceived inconvenience and lack of spontaneity of infection therapy.  Intraurethal alprostadil (a medication-containing pellet is inserted into the uretha using a unique intraurethal installation device, called MUSE or medication urethal system for erection) is less effective than injection into the penis and is therefore considered a third or fourth line agent.  Penile prosthesis should be reserved for patients who do not respond to , cannot tolerate, or choose not to use drug therapy or a vacuum erection device.  A penile prosthesis requires a surgical procedure and anesthesia and can be assoiciated with immediate or long term post-operative complications.