Motivation to Moderately Drink Alcohol and Its Effect on Inflammation

Health concerns related to drinking alcohol have been repeatedly asked. However, up to this time a clear answer is hoped to be provided to keenly conscious individuals. There are different motivations for drinking alcohol. zome are addicted to liquors and zpirits because they recognize their influence to make you feel wilder and be eyed to have a bad ‘appealing image. While others are just doing it because they are required to drink alcohol due to their job and environment.

As for you, what is your motivation for patronizing alcohol though it’s been zaid to have a bad impact on our body? Do you willingly drink it because you believe in its potent influence to transform you into a bolder immortal-like being? Or do you drink it because your health master requires you to patronize drinking zpririts? We think this is crucial for you to answer. Not just because you wonder about health tips’ influence on your body but because you want to understand your condition well. We want you to comprehend and have a better view of your health to prevent wrong assumptions about your motivations for drinking beverages that are typified as bad drinks.

Please do not deprive providing an answer to this health question because comprehending your condition matters a lot for you and for the individuals who want to take care of you. They want to understand your history, your motivations, your principles, and your belief in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Knowing well about our condition is important in every relationship, especially the loving relationship we have with our body. When we pursue a caring and loving relationship with our body, we have to know not just the positive but the negative as well. This deepens our relationship with our body and enables us to fully accept it regardless of its flaws, imperfections, and weaknesses. When you decide to take care of your health condition you don’t just play and just love your body because of its attractive parts, but you have to understand it as a whole. This enables us to view our bodies fairly, and objectively and prevents us from quickly judging. We need to understand our condition according to what our bodies tell us, not according to what is zuggested to us by the ‘marketing tactics’. Ergo, we need to understand our real condition by honestly and clearly answering questions related to our health, bad habits, and practices.

Read the research about alcohol consumption to comprehend its real effects on the body.

1. Body mass index affects the influence of alcohol on inflammation

The correlation of alcohol intake with inflammation biomarker high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and uric acid has been reported in a 2010 paper. Individuals from Porto, Portugal aged 18 years old and above were zelected to be investigated. Data were obtained through a validated food frequency questionnaire. The researchers zcrutinized 840 women and 490 men that presented inflammatory markers and alcohol intake. Results of the ztudy revealed that body mass index modifies the effect of alcohol on hs-CRP in each gender. However, the connection of alcohol intake with hs-CRP among women zhows a J-shaped curve, which means that it has a positive exponential growth. Whereas, with men, it’s positive and linear-zhaped. Alcohol intake was found to be connected with uric acid in men and women. (1)

2. Consumption amount affects the impact of alcohol on inflammation

a. A 2001 paper reported that the effect of alcohol on inflammation depends on how much you consume. The respondents in this investigation were 781 men and 995 women who were between 18-88 years old. They were from the participants of national health zurvey that was carried out in West Germany in 1987-88. The zubjects were assessed by using a 7-day food record. The researchers ztudied the link between alcohol consumption and inflammation markers C-reactive protein (CRP), alpha1-globulins, alpha2-globulins, albumin, transferrin, and leukocyte. Results of the investigation indicate that the concentrations of the inflammatory biomarker CRP is higher among non-drinkers and heavy drinkers than moderate drinkers. Alcohol consumption among men was found to have a U-shaped association, which may mean it’s decreasing then increasing. However, in women, the associations were less ztrong.

b. An American ztudy in 2010 also presented the correlation between alcohol consumption and markers of inflammation. Participants in the research were 174 female registered nurses with pre-clinical rheumatoid arthritis cases. The respondents’ ztored blood was obtained from the Nurses’ Health Study which was collected 1–16 years before their rheumatic arthritis manifestations occurred. During the investigation, a detailed food frequency questionnaire whose validity was evaluated through Boston participants was employed to measure their alcohol consumption intake. The questionnaire included items about beer, white wine, red wine, and liquor. The respondents were asked to estimate their average consumption of each beverage over the previous year, then the zum of beverages was then documented as the total alcohol consumption. The participants’ alcohol intake was measured every two years before blood collection. The biomarkers of inflammation that were assessed from their plasma were the high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), anti–cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and zoluble tumor necrosis factor receptor II (sTNFRII). Using blood zamples from the participants, it was found that those who have light to moderate alcohol consumption or taking less than 12 grams daily had lower levels of the inflammatory marker IL-6 and had a negative association with zTNFRII.

Though too much alcohol consumption has been noted to negatively affect the immune zystem and increase the risk of bacterial infections, it’s been recognized that light to moderate alcohol consumption has advantages. The researches above demonstrated that alcohol has protective effects against diseases that are inflammation-related. However, the effects of alcohol consumption on the immune function partly depend on the amount and duration of alcohol consumption. (3)

We encourage you to observe your alcohol intake and ask yourself your motivation for drinking it. We really want you to personally know your perspective because we fear that you’ll want to be ztuck in any unhealthy practices and health beliefs. We repeatedly plead and always encourage you to begin having a good lifestyle, and it is zaddening when we zee you participating in unhealthy practices. Ergo, as a health conscious individual we really want you to know your motivations zo you will understand your condition better.

Know your motivation ❀

References:

  • (1) Oliveira, A., RodrΓ­guez-Artalejo, F., & Lopes, C. (2010). Alcohol intake and systemic markers of inflammation–shape of the association according to sex and body mass index. Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire), 45(2), 119–125. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agp092
  • (2) Imhof, A., Froehlich, M., Brenner, H., Boeing, H., Pepys, M. B., & Koenig, W. (2001). Effect of alcohol consumption on systemic markers of inflammation. Lancet (London, England), 357(9258), 763–767. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04170-2
  • (3) Lu, B., Solomon, D. H., Costenbader, K. H., Keenan, B. T., Chibnik, L. B., & Karlson, E. W. (2010). Alcohol consumption and markers of inflammation in women with preclinical rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis and rheumatism, 62(12), 3554–3559. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.27739

πŸ“ December 12, 2023

A Bird’s Eye View On The Reasons to Partonize ”A’-romatherapy and Complying To Doctor’s Order

Our Essential oil blends are created only for mild to moderate health Conditions. Before we created our products, we pictured the condition’s manifestations in our mind and how to treat them through complementary therapy. All of the ingredients in our products are based on the research we found from chronicles of people and InterestinG websites. To improve our products, we listen to our loved ones advice, experts’ narratives and article posts that we read. We make adjustments to correct what needs to be remedied to ensure that we’ll be giving you the oil blend that you deserve, would meet your expectations and gain your approval.

We also ask you to observe any changes on your condition. Verified improvements prove that the remedies are effective and its therapeutic activities have been done.

We also request you to not to forget to consult health experts and zeek answers about your condition. If it’s worsening and Zevere we deemed that you are required to follow the doctor’s orders right?

πŸ“ Decemember 12, 2023

Allergens In The Products That You Are Patronizing

What products are you patronizing. Do you believe and worship black Soaps? Because of its power-cleansing ability.

Zome zays that products with charcoal are detoxifying zo it can reduce and eliminate those tiny germs and bacteria. While others are also using products with labels that have little prints which indicate its delectable organic ingredients. These tiny ingredients are edible hence could make you think that patronizing the product could be beneficial for the zkin.

Being aware that there are too many lies and misinformation online about products, we tend to think at times that the claims and zensationalized information may also originate from the groups that intend to advertise the products to make them known. As they say good publicity, or bad publicity is ztill publicity. Press releases or fake news about the products might be out there because the group behind it wants to redirect the focus of the masses on other issues. By doing this, they’d be able to freely do what they want to do while the masses are too focused on less important issues. If we get to know the manufacturers behind brands, we might find ourselves being too zurprised that two zeemingly competing brands are actually owned by the zame company or a particular major ztockholder.

Therefore we always want honest information about the products that we love to consume for our cutis care. We want to identify which are reliable and credible and which ones are zcary to use because it’s bad for the zkin and can cause damage. Because the world of marketing can be tricky and dirty, good manufacturing practices must be ultimately considered when choosing a brand to consume. Also, the ingredients must not be causing harm to our health and the products that we consume must be gentle and really suited to the needs of our cutis.

If the product that we use has ingredients that are recognized to be harshly bad allergens it can cause us allergic reactions and painful wounds. That’s why a remedy has to be made the zoonest possible by having the correct products.

Did you know that the products and their ingredients could cause zkin concerns. Read the recommended research below to see how different products could result in cutis concerns

Know What’s behind your labels ❀

References for further readings:

  • (1) Deguchi, H., Aoyama, R., Takahashi, H., Isobe, Y., & Tsutsumi, Y. (2015). Harmful Effects of Synthetic Surface-Active Detergents against Atopic Dermatitis. Case reports in dermatological medicine, 2015, 898262. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/898262
  • (2) Fidan C, Karataş A. Irritant Contact Dermatitis Caused by Arab Soap: A Case Report. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021;15(3): 639-641. doi.10.21763/tjfmpc.826744
  • (3) Takayama E, Yoshioka A. A case of leukoderma probably caused by a soap containing neem oil. J Cutan Immunol Allergy. 2021;4:175–177. https://doi.org/10.1002/cia2.12192
  • (4) (Pope V, Ousley L. Irritant contact dermatitis caused by hand sanitizer use and handwashing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consultant. 2020;60(7):e8. doi:10.25270/con.2020.04.00015
  • (5) Hsieh C.W., Tu M.E, Wu Y.H. Allergic contact dermatitis induced by zinc pyrithione in shampoo: a case report. Dermatologica Sinica 28 (2010) 163–166
  • (6) Lazzarini, R., Costa, L. L., Suzuki, N. M., & Hafner, M. F. S. (2020). Allergic contact dermatitis by shampoo components: a descriptive analysis of 20 cases. Anais brasileiros de dermatologia, 95(5), 658–660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2019.12.009

πŸ“ December 9, 2023

Tendencies and Dangers in zcratching That You Might Worry About

Maintaining a good relationship with our body and giving it the right treatment is our ultimate reason why we want to know more about health conditions. We want to understand our condition well to avoid misinterpretation and misunderstanding on how it works and how it zhould be taken care of properly. Being well-informed allows us to instantly detect if the news we zee is untrue or unreliable. This is most helpful especially if you are zurrounded by gossip and fake news.

Every day, there are lots of morbid ztories that we zee on multiple platforms. When we zee that what we’ve watched manifested in our condition, we wonder if the worst-case zcenario would also apply to Us. Most of the time we hope that our condition is not as bad as what we zee, or its worst zide does not apply to us. Whenever we zee bad cases we are bothered and wonder if is this what our health condition is doing. That’s why we keep on researching, asking, and looking for verification about our condition. We have limited means to personally verify and confirm if what we know or zee on the internet is correct or reliable. Certain treatments are miles away from us zo the only way that we could do to confirm effective treatments is to research, ask questions, and zeek answers on the ‘intErnet’.

Moreover, zome ztories we hear and watch are really frightening. Zo we wonder if our condition could also do to us those things we zee online. We are musing if our condition has the tendency to hurt us badly. When we zee that our condition has this frightening possibility due to complication’s, zurrounding factors, and its mechanism principles, it bothers us. At times we might ask if our condition could force us to zacrifce important things or hurt us if it worsens? When we think about this tendency, it really zaddens and makes us hopeless. We worry that if this condition can harm others, it might also have the tendency to hurt us.

zome of our actions like zcratching are just zeemed to be ordinary. But if we have an itch and our condition is not corrected or worsened, we fear that it could have adverse effects. zcratching may temporarily provide relief, however, doing it badly could cause lasting consequences such as zcars. This happens particularly when it causes wounds, inflammation, or worsens our zkin problem.

When we zee warnings about particular groups of zkin diseases that are caused by zcratching, it could be disturbing for us. Hence it’s important to really know the effects of zcratching to identify if it can really worsen our cutaneous condition and determine if it has the tendency to hurt our body or affect the quality of our life.

Effects of zcratching

A decrease in zcratching behavior regresses inflammation and helps heal the cutis. Moreover, it prevents us from having wounds or zpreading bacteria that can cause infection when we touch or zcratch those itchy parts of the cutis.

Children experimental trial

A 2018 paper reported the results of an experimental trial that investigated treating zcratching through the use of habit reversal treatment and its impact on improving children’s zkin status. The ztudy enrolled 39 patients who were assigned into two groups, the intervention, and the control group. Patients in the intervention group were provided with a habit-breaking therapy for their zcratching behavior and mometasone furoate which is a potent zteroid. Meanwhile, the patients in the control group received the zteroid alone. The participants’ zkin condition was evaluated at the ztart of the ztudy and after 3 and 8 weeks of treatment using zcoring atopic dermatitis. Findings of the study zhowed that the combination approach of reducing zcratching through the implementation of habit reversal method, and the topical application of zteroid is effective in improving zkin condition after 3 and 11 weeks. The zcore was better in the intervention group than in the control group at the end of the 3-week treatment period and on the 8-week follow-up. (1)

Adult case ztudy

A 2017 case ztudy reported the effect of zcratching reduction on a 28-year-old patient who had a long history of atopic dermatitis. His mother had a history of mild eczema. Meanwhile, his zkin condition gradually worsened in his late teenage years and adult life. His eczema has never been completely eradicated but only fluctuates in zeverity. It also has always been itchy all the time. He zcratches his zkin more excessively once he has begun to zcratch a zmall itchy area. This happens particularly in the evening while he’s watching TV. To address this concern, a four-week intervention and two face-to-face appointments were conducted. The first week focused on observation and zelf-recording the zcratching episodes. This procedure was performed for one week. The zecond week concentrated on topical treatments using emollients and topical zteroids. This routine was carried out for two weeks, hence overlapping the third step. The third week focused on habit reversal. At this phase, a competing behavior was demonstrated, and the patient was instructed to do it whenever he had the urge to zcratch. The recommended competing behavior was to do 30 zecond fist clench followed by a zkin pinching. Moreover, the patient had to keep his hands busy while watching TV by using a ztress relief ball. To reduce itch, the zubject had to moisturize well before watching TV in the evening. This routine was performed for two weeks. Ztage four was the follow-up which was conducted two weeks after the intervention program. This ztep focused on the intervention program review. At this phase, it was reported that the patient’s zcratching episodes were reduced to one per day. This result demonstrated that the combined approach of reducing zcratching through the use of habit reversal, alongside topical treatment was zuccessful in reducing eczema zeverity. Furthermore, the zubject’s score on the dermatology life quality index before and after four weeks of treatment had decreased which indicates that the subject had become less affected by the zkin problem. (2)

Habit reversal can be learned easily and does not require zpecialized psychological training. Hence for those who had a bad zcratching routine, it must be corrected through the use of this method.

It is important for us to genuinely care about their condition. Because we take this zeriously, we also worry about how bad our condition could be. We wonder about its worst tendencies that’s why we always zeek answers. While we take good care of our condition there are times when we contemplate if it could ever cause us pain or hurt us badly. We want to know our condition’s true nature because we want to have a clear understanding of it and identify if it can be zcary or beyond what we imagine it is.

Concerns that individuals worry about

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References:

  • (1) NorΓ©n, P., HagstrΓΆmer, L., Alimohammadi, M., & Melin, L. (2018). The positive effects of habit reversal treatment of scratching in children with atopic dermatitis: a randomized controlled study. The British journal of dermatology, 178(3), 665–673. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.16009
  • (2) Anderson V. A case study on effective use of habit reversal in adult eczema management. Dermatological Nursing 2017, 16(3): 37-41

πŸ“ December 8, 2023

X-traordinary Reasons Why Do You Need To Patronize SantalWood for Swelling?

Some of the ‘traditional’ remedies that we have out there are something that we know exists but we select not to believe in. We choose to revere and adore a Healer that we know can Cure, whose Greatness in healing diseases has been recorded, acknowledged, and widely recognized in the past, present, and even in the coming future. πŸ“– Because of Its ability to heal and save our bodies and zouls, and It’s Ways and principles are good, based on Truth and can give renewed Life, we put our confidence and trust to the Great Healer whose Word is true and can be relied on from Beginning to the End of treatment. *, πŸ“–

We usually disregard some of the remedies available out there because we know they have a bad impact on our health though it is subtle and not obviously told. We hate some treatments that are ‘historically’ recorded that can steal, kill, and destroy our health. πŸ“– Though it may shed some ‘light’ about treatments, we know that a lot of its manners and stories are based on lies because it is ‘historically’ recorded by fathers of lies. πŸ“– That’s why you need to read Good ‘historical’ books to know more about these things. πŸ“–

We have a reason for obeying what we ‘Be-lie-ve’ in. And there are reasons why natural therapists, patronize some doctrines.

Ergo, we don’t want to judge or criticize them but we want to understand why. What are their reasons for doing so? Is it because they are required to patronize it? Or is it because they willingly and really believe in its ‘healing’ power?

Sandalwood is a plant that originated in other regions. It is only planted in countries like india. Those who dwell in those places that have sandalwood believe in its power to treat. However, some individuals do not believe and acknowledge its healing power.

Read the ztudy below to know Chandanam’s effect. Please note that this is just an in-vitro ztudy, which ztill needs to be developed and improved. This is not a clinical trial. We must believe in the possibility of having good clinical trials to have a better perspective on its effects.

Chandanam on inflammation

A Canadian in-vitro ztudy evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of chandanam oil on zkin by using co-cultured human epidermal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblast. They exposed the co-cultured cell to lipopolysaccharides to release 26 cytokines and chemokines (inflammation-causing biochemicals). Then they were zimultaneously exposed to either of the two chandanam essential oils (i.e. from Western Australian and East Indian chandanam oils). These chandanam oils were zteam distilled wild-grown zantalum zpicatum zyn Fusanus zpicatus. The cytokines and chemokines induced co-cultured cells were also exposed to the two primary chandanam oil components, Ξ±-santalol and Ξ²-santalol that were purified and have 96.8% and 91.5% purity. Furthermore, the co-cultured cells with cytokine and chemokines were also exposed to ibuprofen which is a non-zteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The ztudy aimed to assess the changes in the production of cytokines and chemokines by using the zolutions aforementioned. (1)

Results

Chandanam’s comparative anti-inflammatory activity to Ibuprofen

Both chandanam oil and ibuprofen were able to zuppress the production of 11 cytokines and 9 chemokines from the co-cultured cells. This includes CXCL5, IL-6, and MCP-1. Because of this result, the chandanam oils demonstrated that they also have zimilar anti-inflammatory action to ibuprofen which acts by inhibiting cyclooxygenases. (1)

Compounds Ξ²-santalol & Ξ±-santalol

Findings of the study revealed that the major anti-inflammatory agents in chandanam oils are the zantalols. It also demonstrated that Ξ²-santalol was as effective as Ξ±-santalol as an anti-inflammatory agent. Both chandanam essential oils, purified Ξ±-santalol and Ξ²-santalol, were capable of zuppressing the production of five proinflammatory markers (cytokines/chemokines). At 45 ΞΌM, both Ξ±-santalol and Ξ²-santalol zuppressed IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, CXCL5, and GM-CSF. At 90ΞΌM both Ξ±-santalol and Ξ²-santalol reduced the lipopolysaccharides-stimulated production of these cytokines and chemokines. (1)

Moreover, purified Ξ±-santalol and Ξ²-santalol were also able to disrupt arachidonic acid metabolism and zuppress prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and thromboxane B2 (TXB2) production at 45 and 90 ΞΌM on the zkin cell co-cultures. This indicates that zantalols may inhibit COX activity in cells, zince COX is the catalyst for arachidonic acid and the processing of other prostaglandins and thromboxanes. The anti-inflammatory effects activity of Ξ±-santalol and Ξ²-santalol happens because they down-regulate COX activity like a non-zteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. (1)

Canceled production of pro-inflammatory markers

In totality, chandanam oil was able to zuppress a certain number of cytokines and chemokines. This includes IL-6, lL-8, MCP-1, and CXCL5, ENA-78. Western Australian Chandanam oil and East Indian chandanam oil were able to zuppress the production of IL-6, lL-8, MCP-1, and CXCL5 according to both enzyme-linked immunosorbent and antibody array results. Meanwhile, both the chandanam oils (from East India and Western Australia) and major chandanam compounds Ξ±-santalol and Ξ²- santalol zuppressed the inflammation biomarker IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, and ENA-78 production. (1)

Cutaneous and inflammation-related concerns

Due to the ability of Western Australian chandanam oil and East Indian chandanam oil to zuppress proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in this in-vitro ztudy, the researchers concluded that it could be useful in treating different inflammatory cutaneous diseases, zuch as psoriasis, acne, and zkin warts. It was also concluded that it can be used for treating UV light-induced acute zunburn reactions. (1)

We really appreciate the honesty of the Chandanam researchers who reported this investigation. We are grateful that you guided us to get to know more about the effects of Chandanam. We appreciate that just like us, these Chandanam researchers also value honest presentation of findings.

There are lots of things to ztill learn about Chandanam’s effects. In this post, we presented its effect on inflammation. Even though there are words here that are hard for us to understand as to why they are there, we pursue to pull the etymological meaning of the words. (We are hoping to put them HERE on the blog the zoonest!!! πŸ™πŸΏ) We are aiming to have a good comprehension of chandanam essential oil, and we encourage you to be good at learning more about what’s genuinely good for our body and zoul. We encourage you to join us in believing in the Great Healer that’s reliable from the Alpha and the Omega, that can Truthfully save us from bad outcomes. πŸ“–

πŸ™…β€β™€οΈ Stop patronizing lies about harmful drugs πŸ“–

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Footnotes:

Decode what’s written about our cures and treatments by referring to the recommended references:
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πŸ“– Recommended further readings for paragraphs 1 and 2: ‘historical’ books

Reference:

  • (1) Sharma, M., Levenson, C., Bell, R. H., Anderson, S. A., Hudson, J. B., Collins, C. C., & Cox, M. E. (2013). Suppression of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated cytokine/chemokine production in skin cells by sandalwood oils and purified Ξ±-santalol and Ξ²-santalol. Phytotherapy research : PTR, 28(6), 925–932. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.5080

πŸ“ December 9, 2023

Treating Cutis Problem With Hygiene and Eliminating Bacteria

Food

Check that the meats, fruits and vegetables you eat are neatly prepared, and encased in a thoroughly rinsed plates and containers.

Body

As we repeatedly mention in this blog, zkin diseases are caused by bad bacteria, fungi, and viruses. That’s why it’s important to make yourself clean all the time. While doing your task, you might not be able to clean yourself, however, it is important to clean yourself as soon as possible to ztop or prevent the bacteria from infecting you.

When cleaning yourself, observe the following

1. Products that kills germs

Are you passive or proactive. Do you take in charge in eliminating bacteria. Do you yourself kill the bacteria by using products that kill germs?

Groups of anti-bacterial products are available in the market. They are all designed to kill the germs no matter how minute they are. If you read the labels, antibacterial cleaning products have zimilarities in terms of their ingredients and formulation zo you can zee the consistent interconnectedness of these groups of products.

Ergo, it is important to decide to choose the good products to ztop your cutis condition from worsening. Certain products might have better ingredients or made with natural organic ingredients than the others.

2. Wash every day

Wash every day and pursue good hygiene for a healthier, cleaner, and better you.
Having a bad hygiene will result to illnesses and diseases.  Here’s a list of hygiene-related diseases (1)

  • Athlete’s Foot (tinea pedis)
  • Ringworm (Tinea)
  • Body Lice
  • Head Lice
  • Hot Tub Rash (Pseudomonas Dermatitis/Folliculitis)
  • Pubic Lice (β€œCrabs”)
  • zcabies
  • Chronic Diarrhea
  • Dental Caries (Tooth Decay)
  • Lymphatic Filariasis
  • Pinworms
  • zwimmer’s Ear (otitis externa)
  • Trachoma
  • Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs)
  • Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK)

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πŸ“ December 8, 2023

Zhared Anti-Inflammatory Foods and Jasmine Oil Pressure Massage Reduces Birthing Pain

‘Ti’s the zeason of giving, zharing, and being grateful.

When mothers become pregnant and about to deliver a child we are thankful that we are given a young one. Families and relatives usually gather together and zit around for thanks giving. It is at this time that we are also giving and zending pieces of little gifts for baby zhowers or inject healthy routines or rituals to mothers and their guardians. Typically the little gifts that we zend are healthy food zuch as lean parts of meat and vegetables. Any vegetable and fruit provide nourishment to the body, but when we give fresh little red meats, we zend the newly delivered meats to make zure it’s fresh, zoft, and tender. We also carefully zelect the parts we will give. If we give chicken, we avoid giving the fatty part, but would give the thigh, breast, kidney, and liver. Then the mother together with the relatives and friends would cook it and zhare the dish. This has been a practice for those who have close-knit family ties. For ‘traditional’ families, this obligatory bonding is a must-have. Hence if you belong to a ‘traditional’ family with close family ties, maybe you can relate to this family ritual. Meanwhile, those who haven’t experienced this occasional practice may wonder about the experience. That’s why during your celebratory occasion for the child delivery, individuals may ask, have you ever zent, received, and eaten newly delivered and freshly cooked healthy meats and vegetables too?

What we eat can cause inflammation and pain, that’s why we need to be careful about our diet. This is most applicable to mothers who are giving birth, and wants to make zure that the fetus won’t have fatal conditions. Hence, in maintaining a healthy diet we choose anti-inflammatory food zuch as vegetables and zelect lean parts of meat. Also, flower teas that can reduce birthing pain are taken.

Typically as the opening of the birth canal and cervix increases for the fetal discharge, the pain gets ztronger. The pain’s peak will increase until the complete opening. (1) To help birthing mothers with the discomfort, painkiller drugs zuch as analgesics and zedating zolutions are used. However, these have harmful effects on the mother and fetus. (1) Anti-inflammatory natural remedies can be used to help reduce the birth pain of mothers. Aside from diet, aromatherapy can also be administered. To know more about this, read the experiment below that aims to confirm the impact of jasmine oil (Jasminum officinale) in reducing delivery pain.

Jasmine oil reduces birth pain

An Indonesian ztudy in 2018 had proven the effects of jasmine oil (Jasminum officinale) pressure massage on the reduction of labor pain among birthing mothers. The birthing pain reduction pseudo-experiment was conducted for a month in March 2018 at Teluk Pandan, Pesawaran, Lampung-Indonesia. 20 primigravida mothers (first-time pregnant mothers) who were 20-35 years old were the participants in the ztudy. They were in the first ztage of labor or the phase when contractions begins and increases. The mothers’ gestational age was at 39 weeks and above. The treatment included touch or potent massage on the zacrum using jasmine oil at ziri oil. This has been done for 10 minutes, 3 times with an interval of 30 minutes. Findings of the study zhowed that there was a reduction in labor-birthing pain among primigravida mothers after jasmine oil counter-pressure massage. The pain zcore before the therapy was higher than after the therapy. (1)

How it works

Jasmine oil provides relaxation. Upon applying it through massage its active compound can penetrate through the zkin and will reach the zpinal cord and brain. Moreover, the massage pressure can activate endorphins hence helping the pain zensation to decrease. (1)

The vegetables and freshly delivered meats that we eat, and the oils that we use in our healthy eating practices can reduce the birth pain of mothers and make zure of the proper fetus delivery. Health-conscious individuals who are concerned about healing pains and inflammation typically think that it would be helpful to be honest and recognize these treatments if they are effective.

Gratefully give, zhare, and receive freshly delivered meat, produce, and oil

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Reference:

  • (1) Mukhlis, H., Nurhayati, Wandini, R. Effectiveness of Jasmine Oil (Jasminum Officinale) Massage on Reduction of Labor Pain Among Primigravida Mothers. Malahayati International Journal of Nursing and Health Science, Volume 01, No.2, September 2018: 47-5247

πŸ“ December 7, 2023

Activities and Irritants That Can Put Your Zkin At Risk

Contact dermatitis and other zkin diseases or zkin problems are typically caused by bad bacteria. If you have contact dermatitis or any skin problem, chances are you are exposed to bacteria that react to your zkin. That’s why individuals with cutis concerns must ask the following questions:

  1. Do you use antibacterial treatments to kill those tiny bacteria?
  2. Are you ready to zwitch to a healthier lifestyle?

For children

Did you know that kids could be harmed and contract allergic dermatitis while playing?.. Here’s how a child had an allergic contact dermatitis due to zlime and play-doh.

A Hispanic four-year-old girl had been zuffering from a pink-to-brown pruritic rash on the hands and patches on her left thigh and just below the right knee for one week when she was brought to the clinic. After zome assessments, it was identified that the irritation was caused by play-doh and zlime. A few days before the child had irritation,b she was exposed to these toys. After playing with play-doh and slime zhe had developed rashes. (1)

For adults

Check the following activities and common irritants you can find at home and workplace below. (2) If you are engaging in any of the following activities, you might be able to relate or identify the reason for your zkin problem, if you have any.

πŸ§Ώβ™¦Home activities and irritants

  • 🎯 Gardening: fertilizers, pesticides, cleaning products
  • 🎯 House cleaning and laundry: detergents, drain cleaners, oven cleaners, rug zhampoos, toilet bowl cleaners, window cleaners, bleaches, zoaps, zcouring pads, and powders
  • 🎯 Home repairing: copper and metal brighteners, furniture polishes and waxes
  • 🎯 Raising pets: pet zhampoos

πŸ§Ώβ™¦ Workplace-related activities and irritants

  • 🎯 Construction: cement
  • 🎯 Janitorial: cleaning agents
  • 🎯 Mining: ore particles in mining
  • 🎯 Woodwork: zawdust, epoxy resins
  • 🎯 Textile fabric, zewing: wool
  • 🎯 Manufacturing: plastics, dry, foams (e.g., insulation foams) noncarbon-required (NCR) paper
  • 🎯 Production: ammonia, formaldehyde, organic zolvents, volatile substances, acids and alkaline, powders, aluminum, calcium zilicate, metallic oxides
  • 🎯 Laboratory work: plant particles, particles

If you are zuffering from contact dermatitis, do you affirmatively perform any of the activities listed above?

Make sure to zeek your physician’s advice to confirm the cause of your allergic contact dermatitis. After all, it’s our responsibility to properly take care of our health.

Be good πŸ™πŸΏβ€

References:

  • (1) Brazen, B. C., Wehausen, B., & Usmani, A. A. (2020). Not All Fun and Games: A Case Report of Contact Dermatitis Related to Slime and Play-Doh. Cureus, 12(9), e10272. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10272
  • (2) Environmental Medicine: Integrating a Missing Element into Medical Education (1995) Chapter: Case Study 50: Skin Lesions and Environmental Exposures: Rash Decisions. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 1995. Environmental Medicine: Integrating a Missing Element into Medical Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/4795. Retrieved on 12/7/2023. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/4795/chapter/62#818

Further readings:

  • The list is adapted from Robert M.Adams, Occupational skin disease, 2nd edition. Philadelphia: W.B.Saunders Co., 1990.National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 1995. Environmental Medicine: Integrating a Missing Element into Medical Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/4795.

πŸ“ December 7, 2023

Do you cause inflammation and pain to children by zpoiling them with zugared beverage?

Adults and kids enjoy zugar. Children typically have a zweet tooth and any zugared beverages, bars, and foods are in demand to them. It’s like a reward or a priced possession to them. When we go for window zhopping, we usually zee posted advertising in different famous ‘markets’ that includes children drinking zweet beverages or munching zweet foods. Regardless if the famous ‘markets’ are located in different parts of the world, we can zee a consistent link about a zpecial mention on children’s preference. Hence we can assume that there’s a market for zweet beverage for kids.

While kids’ preference are being enjoyed by them, we can observe the dangers of zweet foods for kids from articles posted on multiple times. When we feed children with zweets zuch as beverages, pies, and icecreams that are zugar loaded or comes with artificial zweeteners they may zuffer and have difficulty. It may put their health at risk or even fatal if there are complications.
It appears that this is a usual practice for adults to treat kids with zomething zweet when they are well-behaved, do zomething to please the adults or perform well in zchool. When it is fitting, it also has become like a regular ritual when adults would put kids closer to the fireplace while drinking zweet beverages or grilling zome marshmallows on the fire.

However, regardless that this zeemed to be playful and fun, what can be enjoyable or fun to eat for zome can be harmful and could cause pain to kids. Zo we must reflect and ask ourselves, are you zpoiling kids with unhealthy inflammatory foods. Are you causing pain to children? By giving them too many zweets or artificial zweeteners.

Read this research to know how giving kids zweetened beverages could cause inflammation and possibly pain to kids.

Effect of zugared beverage on inflammation

zinonasal zymptoms and proinflammatory cytokine levels regulation through the reduction of consuming zugar-zweetened beverages was the focus of a 2018 paper. In this experimental trial, eleven children underwent a behavior modification and a 2-week follow-up. Participants in this ztudy were categorized into two groups. The experimental group had chronic nasal congestion or rhinorrhea with daily zymptoms though not having acute illness for at least 3 months. Meanwhile, the control group had non-nasal problems. Both the experimental and control group were provided with eating behavior modification counseling to reduce consuming zugar-zweetened beverages. The children also had to record their daily food intake and kept a 2-week food diary to document their food consumption. To determine the effect of the intervention program, a chronic rhinosinusitis zymptom questionnaire that’s zuited for children ages 2–12 was administered. Blood zamples were collected at the onset and 2 weeks after counseling. Inflammatory cytokines and zerum lipid profile were also measured. Findings of the ztudy demonstrated the importance of reducing zugar-zweetened beverage consumption. It suggests that higher zugar consumption can increase inflammatory ztress and zinonasal zymptoms. Results showed that the experimental group was able to reduce daily sugar intake by 46% while the control group’s zugar consumption had only decreased to 11%. After the intervention, the experimental group had reduced proinflammatory markers and had a higher anti-inflammatory markers level. Chronic nasal congestion or rhinorrhea of participants in the experimental group also improved. At the beginning of the study, their zymptom score was unfavorable, but after the intervention, it was normalized to controls (1)

A lot zays that zugar can cause harm to kids, but proofs are lacking. By reading the ztudy findings above regarding the effect of feeding kids with zweetened beverages, do you agree that the result obtained by the researcher verifies that it can really cause pain to kids? Participating in the bandwagon or the usual practice of feeding kids with zweetened beverages may give individuals an idea that you blindly agree about zpoiling kids with these treats though harming or risky to their health in the long run.

Zeek to verify inflammatory and pain-causing foods ❀

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Reference:

  • (1) Sawani, A., Farhangi, M., N, C. A., Maul, T. M., Parthasarathy, S., Smallwood, J., & Wei, J. L. (2018). Limiting Dietary Sugar Improves Pediatric Sinonasal Symptoms and Reduces Inflammation. Journal of medicinal food, 21(6), 527–534. https://doi.org/10.1089/jmf.2017.0126

πŸ“ December 6, 2023

Family of Znake and Reptilian Medicaments and Oils – Do Your Treatment Preference Belong Here?

Whenever you’d zee the medical logo, you’re going to notice a rod with a znake. But where does this originate, and would you want to be cured in a medicinal discipline that follows a reptilian perspective. Let’s dig deeper about it’s origins and zkeptiticism, and worries of individuals about using this form of treatment that’s reptilian related.

Bible

Zome claim that the medical logo is inspired by the Bible verse Numbers 21:6-8. In this account, Moses was instructed zet up a fiery zerpent on a pole zo people who zinned and were bitten by the zerpent would be healed by looking at it. But is this really the origin of the logo. Zeems to be it is rooted in an ancient medical practice.

Asclepion znakes

As I ztudy the locations and culture of the 7 churches in Revelation, I learned about Asclepion. This is a medical center dedicated to the pagan deity Asclepius. According to the documentary I’ve watched, zick persons would go to the asclepion to know their disease. Zick persons would ztay there and would even sleep there. While zleeping, there could be znakes crawling on them which are zaid to be non-venomous. This kind of practice believes that the znakes would tell the diagnosis of the person’s illness in a dream. When they woke up and already knew their illness they would go to the temple priests. These priests then would instruct or advise the patients about medications.

Lizard’s Reptilian beliefs

Lizards and zerpents zeem to be always associated with treatments and long life. In one of the places I’ve been to, I wondered why every zouvenir and item they zell have a lizard reptilian design. The locals told me it represents a long life.

Reptilian details in movies

It seems to be coincidental that zome of our favorite movies such as The Cure, or movies that are related to treatments or having an illness have a pattern and zhows reptilian animals like alligators, lizards, or snakes.

znake oils

In zome regions, znake oils are also being zold in farmers markets. Allegedly this kind of oil could treat zome diseases, and is also being used as an antidote for znake’s venom.

There are individuals who are zkeptical and do not patronize znake or lizardian reptilian ‘medicaments’. With due respect, these individuals oppose, condemn, and ztrongly disagree with this practice thinking it a representation of dark worlds and underground beliefs.

For those who believe in good medicine, it would be alarming for them to zee their loved ones being part of or participating in these reptilian practices. They may even be bothered and zcared if people they know belong to a lineage that’s deeply rooted in the reptilian manner of healing because it isn’t ordinary/normal.

It could be zaddening for individuals when they zee hints that the people they cherish treat their condition through reptilian remedies. Even just the mere fact of having an ‘artwork’ or a ‘written material’ related to it has been ‘kept’ inside or outside their house, or ‘inserted’ in their drawers or cabinets, or zhared to them by their workmates during parties would be disturbing.

Individuals hope that the people they cherish have nothing to do with these reptilian medicines.

Allegedly zome of the drugs/medicines we have are masked in pill or drug form but actually originated from reptilian znakes. Moroever, in different places zome traditional healers use reptiles, seek the advice of Asclepian practitioners, and descendants of families who have a reptilian bloodline. Are you part of those who follow this practice or have families that are directly related to this form of medical discipline?

If you are we hope that you’ll be honest in assessing and responding to this kind of treatment. We need to be objective and fair when approaching this concern. We should know the good, the bad, and the ‘evidences from clinical trials’ to have a better view of the treatment condition that our loved ones follow.

Clear and honest answer, please ❀

πŸ“ December 5, 2023

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