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Prescription Sleep Medicine
Prevention Techniques For Urinary Infection
Posted by sleepyguy in Prescription Sleep Medicine, Sleep Disorder on April 20th, 2009
The urinary infection has become a common phenomenon among women, men and children. They get inflicted with the disease and suffer from severe urinary problems. Some people suffer from bladder infections, while some suffer from kidney infections. However, the kidney infection is highly dangerous and can lead to permanent damage of the kidneys.
You can prevent urinary infection by following the given below instructions:
1. You should drink plenty of water and juices throughout the day. These fluids will wash away the harmful bacteria from the urinary tract.
2. You should make sure that you wipe yourself in a front to back manner while passing the urine and stool.
3. You should maintain proper hygiene of the genital parts to avoid urinary infections.
4. You should avoid vaginal infections like thrush or trich etc.
5. You should avoid spermicidal containing products like diaphragm etc.
6. You shouldn’t hold the urine for a long time. You should pass it as soon as possible and make sure that you empty the bladder completely.
7. And lastly, don’t forget to empty the urinary bladder after sexual intercourse.
Hence, these prevention methods can protect you from getting inflicted with the urinary infections. However, if you still suffer from the infection, then you can consume cranberry juice. This juice is available in form of small capsules that increase the vitamin C content in the urinary bladder and prevents sticking of the bug on the bladder walls. Thus, the bug gets washed out of the bladder during urinary secretion
You can also consume D-mannose, which is a 100% natural sugar solution that attracts the harmful bacterium towards itself and flushes it out of the urinary tract.You can consume the medicine regularly in order to get rid of recurrent urinary infection.You can buy them through a local medical store or through an online portal.
So, buy now and get rid of the infectious disease.
ADHD - New Medication - How Effective is It?
Posted by sleepyguy in Prescription Sleep Medicine, Sleep Disorder on April 20th, 2009
For years, the first line of defense for many children with ADHD is the use of stimulant drugs such as Ritalin or Dexedrine. However, because of the growing concern of addiction and abuse of this type of medication, many are seeking other methods of treating their child’s ADHD. Fortunately, experts have been doing their work over the years. ADHD new medication was introduced to the market.
Vyvanse is the new word related to ADHD medication. This is a dextroamphetamine drug linked to the production of amino acids in our body.
Many are probably familiar with amphetamine as this is the ingredient common in most psychostimulant medication. You might be wondering why there is a need to introduce another potent drug medication when many are already saying no to it.
Apparently, most experts are growing more and more concerned of the possible addiction to psychostimulant medications. This is why they came up with a more subtle and less addictive way of treating ADHD-the use of Vyvanse.
Doctors claim that although this is also a drug, the risk for addiction or substance abuse is lesser. They also claim that it will protect the body from overdose. The support to this claim is still weak.
There is still a chance, no matter how experts try to sugar coat it, of possible addiction. The only difference between Vyvanse and other stimulant drugs in the market is that its potency is lesser.
This still does not change the fact that there is still room for addiction and over dosage. It still leaves room for doubts and uncertainties. It is not easy to reconcile with the idea of giving your child drugs daily.
Despite this newfound medication, the growing need for natural and drug free treatments is still there. And until there is no cure to this disorder, this need will not be completely appeased.
It is a point of beatitude that there are also a number of effective and natural remedies out there that work just as well in reducing ADHD symptoms. Homeopathic remedies are one of them.
Homeopathic remedies take a holistic approach in treating ADHD. It does not just work on ADHD in general but it takes into consideration the individual needs of every ADHD child.
Homeopathic remedies reduce hyperactivity, calm nerves, promote good disposition and improve the over all health conditions. This is made possible by the use of natural ingredients such as Arsen Iod, Hyoscyamus and Tuberculinum. It is safe for children to use this kind of treatment everyday because it is natural and will not give them side effects.
Imagine taking a non-addictive remedy that will take the edge of your child’s hyperactivity. It may sound farfetched to doctors but with the use homeopathic remedies and pair it with a good and balanced nutrition, you will achieve optimal results.
ADHD new medication should be scrutinized and tested before declaring it as the panacea we are all looking for. However, until new medications are proven to be really safe and effective for children, it is better to take the safer route to recovery.
The Antidepressant-Cocaine Connection
Posted by sleepyguy in Prescription Sleep Medicine, Sleep Disorder on April 20th, 2009
As time goes by and millions of more people turn to antidepressant drugs to ‘escape’ the anxiety, stress and depression that modern life can sometimes cause, alarming horror stories about antidepressant use are piling up. The SSRI or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor was introduced as a ‘miracle’ drug that would greatly reduce the side effects of the previous class of tricyclic antidepressants with little or no downside. Unfortunately, the pharmaceutical companies are not telling the whole story. These drugs can be dangerous for some people in ways that most people have no idea about. Not surprising really when you realize they work the same way that cocaine does.
One of the little known things about antidepressants is that the process in which SSRI drugs function in order to increase the levels of serotonin is remarkably similar to the way that cocaine works. In selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the drugs function by preventing existing serotonin from exiting the brain by crossing the brain/blood barrier. This creates a ‘backlog’ of serotonin in the brain and as new serotonin is produced it is simply added to the ‘old’ serotonin that is being prevented from leaving the brain. The theory is that since serotonin is one of the primary neurotransmitters responsible for the ‘feel good’ emotion of happiness and satiety that this is a good thing.
The same holds true for the other feel good neurotransmitters of dopamine and norepinephrine. There’s only one problem. The substance that causes dopamine to be kept in the brain and to not cross the blood/brain barrier so to increase levels of dopamine in the brain is…you guessed it…cocaine. Our experience with cocaine however shows that there is a distinct downside of having all this ‘old’ dopamine circulating in the brain along with the new. At a certain point, the brain simply stops making fresh dopamine causing the famous cocaine ‘crash’. Could the same be true of Serotonin? Is it really ‘good’ to have old serotonin and new serotonin circulating in the brain together, especially for long periods like months and years? Perhaps this is why some people have an opposite reaction to antidepressants and end up more depressed than they began after a short while.
The truth is that scientists willingly admit that they don’t truly understand many of the implications of ssri and similar drugs on the human brain. The studies initially submitted to the FDA only followed patients for very short periods. No long term studies that delved into the safety or efficacy of patients were ever done on people taking these drugs for months and years. Now, after almost 2 decades and millions of users later it is coming out that there are many adverse side effects and even life changing and personality altering reactions that were never known or disclosed when these medications first became legal.
You won’t find many of these adverse or dangerous outcomes listed on the back of your medicine bottle. But is it any wonder why? Would you expect to see negative reviews in a brochure printed up by a car manufacturer about their newest car? Would you purchase a home without doing any research on if the homebuilder or town was any good? Of course not. But this is exactly what doctors and patients do every day by simply accepting the limited warnings, usually physical and not mental, that are on the inserts in antidepressant medications. To find out unbiased and very revealing stories and experiences from people that have actually been on the drugs and know first hand one should search the internet for the numerous sites that people use to tell their real life stories on these drugs. One such site is www.sedatednation.com where we are building a community that tells the real story and not just the ‘corporate line’ about antidepressant and other mood altering drugs.
Understanding the State of Your Nervous System
Posted by sleepyguy in Prescription Sleep Medicine, Sleep Disorder on April 20th, 2009
Within the world of medicine it has been well understood for years that all diseases are classified into two categories: a state of under activity and/or a state of over activity.
Medicine’s traditional approach was to develop drugs that either jump started (stimulated) or slowed (depressed) the system to attempt a normal balance (homeostasis). This medical approach is still practiced today. We must consider that if the disease is a result of over or under arousal, and I believe it is, then “good health” must be a balanced state.
The Balanced State\r
A balanced state results in good health. In this balanced state a person would have: present time consciousness, good recovery ability, high energy, few symptoms, and resistance to infections, positive mental attitude, mental alertness and excellent health. This person looks younger than his/her years and remains active and vibrant. We can measure the vital signs of this state by the action of the normal physiological responses of your body. These measurements include heart rate, respiratory rate, hand temperatures, brain wave activity, and heart rate variability (ration between heart rhythm and respiratory rhythm and skin moisture).
So what if it isn’t normal?\r
This means that your system is working in a state of dis-ease. It cannot get along with all the activities and stresses in your life without consuming more energy than normal. Your system is now out of balance or stressed. There are four states of imbalance. These states are over-aroused, under-aroused, instable, and exhausted.
The Over-Aroused State\r
This state has high-energy demands. It is also the most common of the imbalanced systems as a result of the stressful lifestyle of the times. When stress is prolonged, the body’s responses stay in the high alert level longer than they were designed to, which creates damage to the system. The indications of a prolonged over-aroused nervous system are:
Cold Hands, \r
Tight Muscles, \r
Grinding Teeth, \r
Anxiety, \r
Heart Palpitations, \r
Restless Sleep, \r
Poor Social Awareness, \r
Poor Comprehension, \r
Poor Expression of Emotion, \r
Recurrent Infections, \r
Multiple Competing Trains of Thought, \r
High Blood Pressure, \r
Accelerated Aging, \r
Slowed Healing Responses, \r
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Remember now, every so-called “disease” is a result of either an over-stimulated or under-stimulated system! The signs and symptoms of this over-aroused state of the body are then grouped into various combinations and given the name of a specific disease (diagnosis). In truth, they are nothing more than manifestations of the system being out of balance in a prolonged over-aroused state. While it is true you can treat these symptoms with one form of care or another, drugs or surgery, the only question remains - by addressing the symptoms, are you doing anything to address the cause?
The Under-Aroused State\r
This state has “low energy” expressions. A classic example of an under stimulated nervous system is depression. It can be deceiving however, as in Attention Deficit Disorder, ADD. The misnomer of hyperactive on an ADD individual leads to a misunderstanding of the real problem. An ADD individual’s EEG, Electroencephalograph, does not demonstrate the over-aroused nervous system that one would expect from a hyper-active response pattern. It shows just the opposite. Their nervous response is just barely awake. The only method they know which will keep them awake and functioning is to keep moving and active. This is different than what we thought, isn’t it? The indications of an under-aroused nervous system are:
ADD (including impulsivity, distraction and disorganization), \r
Depression, \r
Lack of Motivation, \r
Poor Concentration, \r
Spaced out, \r
Hypoglycemia, \r
Constipation, \r
Low Pain Threshold, \r
Difficulty Awakening, \r
Cognitive Worry, \r
Irritability, \r
Incontinence, and \r
Lack of Energy
Remember again, every so-called “disease” is a result of either an over-stimulated or under-stimulated system.
The Instable State\r
Here the view of the medical model of stimulate or depress treatment becomes out of date. While the concept is still valid, there is a twist in how it needs to be applied. The Instable State includes both over and under-aroused patterns plus adds a few of its own depending on its stage. This state exhibits a higher level of imbalance than either of the above and tends to move back and forth between over and under-arouse states. The system is now so stressed that any added stress creates havoc and the body’s reaction can swing wildly from over to under in a short period of time. This creates its own signs and symptoms beyond any of those found in the states above, which may include:
Migraine Headaches, \r
Seizures, \r
Narcolepsy, \r
Sleepwalking, \r
Hot Flashes, \r
PMS, \r
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, \r
Bed Wetting, \r
Eating Disorders, \r
Bipolar Disorder, \r
Mood Swings, and \r
Panic Attacks
People with wide ranges of health challenges would fall into this state of imbalance.
The Exhausted State\r
This is the most dangerous of all. The system is now into chaos existence mode. It is so over-stressed that the body’s own systems are no longer able to work in harmony. This can be so severe that the body systems start attacking each other. Its own communication system is in such disarray that messages and responses no longer match. Unchecked it can lead to a life ending path. Health challenges include: \r
All of those listed in Over-aroused \r
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, \r
Epstein-Barr Syndrome, \r
M.S., \r
Fibromyalgia, and \r
Cancer.
Hurray!! You have made it to the solution from a genetically congruent Wellness point of view.
Neurologically Based Chiropractic (NBC)\r
The balanced-unbalanced system we are talking about is your wonderful Nervous System. It is the nervous system with which chiropractic works to restore your health. We can measure the state of your nervous system and show you why you are experiencing your health challenge. Once we have done that, then we can discuss your options, i.e. a program of care to help restore yourself to a normal health balance or recommend other options. If you feel you are in the instable group, it is very important that you tell your doctor.
This is not about treating a disease, as that is not what Chiropractors do. The intent of chiropractic is to help your nervous system return to a healthy balanced state, a state of ease and correct function by removing interference and retraining normal patterns of reaction to occur. Remember, your body does the healing. To date there isn’t one documented case where a doctor healed not even a fractured bone. Us doctors, guide, assist, recommend and facilitate our patients toward health. The individual, specifically the human body and its natural inner ability is what mends and heals the person.
Taking Colloidal Silver For Chronic Conditions
Posted by sleepyguy in Prescription Sleep Medicine, Sleep Disorder on April 20th, 2009
There are all sorts of major conditions that colloidal silver can be used for. It helps to consider using colloidal silver for such major conditions that can be chronic in nature because it can kill off bacteria in the body with ease. When taking colloidal silver for chronic conditions it will be important to look into not only the doses that are used but also how long to take them and when to stop using them.
There are many chronic conditions that should be considered for this process of using colloidal silver. Colloidal silver can be used for recurring conditions like symptoms of herpes and hepatitis. Some more severe types of illnesses are important to consider as well. Although colloidal silver cannot be used to treat the HIV virus it can be used to help with treating viruses that can multiply in intensity as a result of the HIV virus.
When taking colloidal silver for chronic conditions it will be important to consider the dosing that is used. For many standard conditions a regular dosing can be used but using two or three times the size of that dose will be needed for the more severe chronic conditions. Also, this dose should be used on a regular schedule for about a month. After this month ends the dose can be reduced to a smaller form. Increasing one’s distilled water intake is important because distilled water can be used to help with keeping the body’s system clean and to allow the silver to be able to move around the body with ease.
Don’t forget to try to not rush the effectiveness of this material. The body’s organs, including the liver and bowel, may be overloaded if excessive amounts of silver are used. This can result in aches in the body and in some cases dizziness.
There are various other things that should be done along with using colloidal silver for these tough conditions. Reducing the amounts of saturated fats and sugars that one has in a diet is always helpful. Exercising often is also good in that it will work to help with keeping the body active so that the silver will be able to target weakened bacteria in the body with ease. By using these methods the body will be able to have an easier time with being able to handle colloidal silver.