Healty Tips:Magnesium For Your Heart

Good News For Peanut Lover. Yes .. consume nuts were going to benefit more because of the crunchy foods have a high magnesium content.
Talk About of magnesium, this mineral is one that plays an important role in the metabolism of the body. Why does the body need magnesium? Because these minerals are multifunctional and indispensable each cell to produce energy.
Magnesium is needed for the body to produce 300 types of enzymes, sending messages through the nervous system, making the muscles remain supple and relaxed and maintain strong bones and teeth. Another important function is to maintain consistency of rate / rhythm of the heart and make blood pressure remained normal.
In many studies, the role of magnesium is also needed in addressing a number of diseases such as asthma and diabetes. This mineral also proved to be very important in overcoming disorders or abnormal heart rhythms. Magnesium is also needed role in the absorption and use of various vitamins and minerals. Vitamin C and calcium for example, would work perfectly in the body when the need for adequate magnesium.
Needs of different women Men In humans, the total reached about 25 grams of magnesium. Most of magnesium is concentrated in the bones and teeth, but also present in muscle and blood. The amount is enough in the body is very important to maintain the balance of the body's metabolism.
To keep levels in the body remains the ideal. Intake of magnesium can be pursued either through daily food and additional supplements for the needy. Total intake of magnesium every day are recommended (DRI) is different for sex and age periods. Adult men aged 13-30 years for example, require the intake of magnesium is about 400 milligrams per day, while women 19-30 years of 310 mg per day.
Research on magnesium requirement continues to grow. Many experts believe that DRI is still too low for disease prevention. No wonder if there is some nutrition experts and doctors who recommend the intake of 500 mg of magnesium per day for adults. The number is believed to help keep the tension remains normal and avoid heart problems.
To obtain an adequate intake, you can eat foods that high levels of magnesium such as nuts, beans, dark green vegetables, whole grains and seafood. Magnesium requirement can be met from the consumption of milk because in each glass contained about 34 milligrams. Soy foods like tofu, tempeh and soy milk are also rich in magnesium.
Although the types of foods that contain magnesium diverse, it is not easy to be able to meet the minimum requirements required every day. However, consuming these foods is the best way to meet the body's need for magnesium and other types of vitamins or minerals.
If you want to earn extra through supplements, keep in mind that you do not need magnesium in large quantities. Supplements may only be giving you between 10 and 50 mg, because if too much - more than 600 mg of-your risk of contracting diarrhea.
It should also be noted also that magnesium supplements are usually combined with a number of hazardous substances. The available options are also varied ranging from magnesium oxide, magnesium ototat, magnesium gluconate, magnesium aspartate, magnesium glisinat, or magnesium citrate. Choose the type of aspartate, and citrate glisinat because it will be easily absorbed by the body. While the types of oxide should be avoided because it will be difficult to tolerate the body.
Strengthen the heart As revealed in the beginning, magnesium plays a vital for heart health. From some research came to light, low levels associated with a number of cardiac abnormalities.
Magnesium deficiency can lead to stiffness or spasms in one korener arterial vessels, so that disrupt blood circulation and cause a heart attack. Some medical experts argue magnesium deficiency is behind the case of a heart attack, especially in patients who had no history of heart disease. Facts also show that intravenous therapy (IV) magnesium is often used for patients with severe heart.
Magnesium is also important in protecting the body from heart attacks caused by clots or blood clots. This mineral helps prevent formation of clots by making platelets or platelets less "sticky" so that tends to be difficult to blend to form clots.
The lack of magnesium levels may also lead to cases of cardiac arrhythmias or irregular heart rhythm. This disorder makes the heart sometimes lost or gained one rate in one or even tapping rhythm became too fast. If the interference is more serious and heart rate did not immediately return to normal, you are at risk of sudden death.
Now that you are strong and protect your heart from abnormal heart rhythms, make it a habit to meet magnesium intake by eating healthy foods and balanced every day. Magnesium sufficient, the heart continues to beat!

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Healty Tips: Why You Need Zinc

Zinc is one of the most important minerals and essential that our body needs. He did a lot of functions such as those used in the body to synthesize 100 enzymes, building our immune system, and helps to maintain the sense of smell and taste. This is also called mineral libido sex because it is important to us, as well as produce and maintain testosterone. There are many sources of natural foods that contain zinc. Zinc is associated with food protein and generally can be found in chicken, lamb, pork, salmon, beef, turkey, lobster, crab meat, liver, and shellfish.
If you are a vegetarian, you can get zinc from foods such as cereals, grains, brown rice, potatoes, beans, milk and cheese, and peanut. Pumpkin seeds offers higher zinc concentration, but overall, the meats listed above offer four times higher bioavailability of zinc absorption by the body. Consuming some vitamins such as E, C, and B6 plus magnesium minerals can also help increase the absorption of zinc by the body. The recommended daily intake for adults is about 11 milligrams for men and 8 milligrams for women. Consuming more than 40 milligrams per day can cause health problems. The content of zinc in sperm and prostate gland were higher than in other body tissues. Zinc deficiency can cause problems in both these fields. In general, the zinc in plant proteins are not easily absorbed by the body such as zinc in meat protein. Because dietary fiber and phytic acid, which is bound to the zinc and creating non-soluble compounds, only 15-40% of the actual zinc will be absorbed by the body. Consuming too much zinc can cause a decrease in good cholesterol, lowered immune function, and can adversely affect your metabolism. There are many foods, herbs, vitamins and minerals that increase one's libido. Fortunately, these foods are good sources for many nutrients we need for good health. zinc is only one of them, but eat healthy along with stress reduction and good exercise will have a positive synergistic effect that will impact every aspect of our lives, including libido.

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Healty Tips:Identify Metal In Your Body(Iron)

In Indonesia, the prevalence of anemia among workers is still high. Studies on anemia in women workers, held in Jakarta, Tangerang, Jambi, and Ghost - Central Java proves it. Reportedly, anemia, lowered productivity 50-10% and the capacity of its 6.5 hours per week. Anemia, which causes the decrease durability also makes people vulnerable to disease, so that frequency increases do not come to work. So true when concluded, iron-deficiency anemia affect one's work productivity.
However, according to another study, productivity can be increased up to 10-20% after workers received iron supplements.
Red blood cell-forming
In people with anemia, more often called anemia, red blood cell levels (hemoglobin or Hb) below the normal value. The reason could be due to lack of nutrients to the formation of blood, such as iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12. But what often happens is due to iron deficiency anemia.
The process of iron deficiency to be anemic in several stages. Initially, there was a decrease in deposits of iron reserves. If still not satisfied with the input of iron, over time symptoms of anemia with decreased hemoglobin.
Early symptoms of iron anemia of body weakness, fatigue, low energy, poor appetite, decreased concentration, headache, easily infected with disease, decreased stamina, and the views dizzy - especially when rising from sitting. In addition, the face, mucous membranes eyelids, lips, and nails patient looked pale. If anemia is severe, can result in patients with shortness of breath, even a weak heart.
Iron is found in all body cells plays an important role in many biochemical reactions, among which produce red blood cells. The cell was very necessary to transport oxygen to all body tissues. While oxygen is essential in the formation of energy for increased labor productivity and the body does not get tired quickly.
Iron is also an important element in maintaining the immune system, so we are not susceptible to disease. According to the study, those with Hb levels less than 10 g / dl had higher levels of white blood cells (to fight bacteria) is low as well.
The amount of iron in the body varies according to age, sex, and physiological condition of the body. In healthy adults, the amount of iron estimated at more than 4,000 mg, with around 2,500 mg in hemoglobin. In the body of some iron (about 1,000 mg) are stored in the liver in the form of ferritin. When consumption of iron from food is not enough, iron from ferritin deployed to produce hemoglobin.
The amount of iron that must be absorbed by the body each day is only 1 mg or equivalent to 10-20 mg of iron contained in food. Iron on animal food higher absorption of 20-30%, while from vegetable sources only 1-6%.
Women are more vulnerable
Actually, the body has mechanisms to maintain iron balance and prevent the development of iron deficiency. The body can regulate iron absorption according to the needs of the body by increasing absorption in the current shortage and reduce the absorption of iron overload.
Likewise, anemia can still attack, even anyone. Among those who because of an active, very busy, and have limited time, can not follow the diet that meets the need for iron.
Another possibility is the increased demand due to physiological conditions, such as pregnancy, blood loss due to accident, postoperative or menstruation, the presence of chronic disease or infection, such as hookworm infection, malaria, or TB tuberkulose (formerly known as TB).
Those who are dieting also open the possibility of anemia due to an abstinence diet of eggs, meat, liver, or fish. Whereas the type of food was the source of iron readily absorbed. No wonder if the vegetarians tend to be easy to suffer from anemia. Especially with a habit of not eating breakfast or frequency irregular without a quality balanced diet.
Similarly, people with disorders of iron absorption in the intestine. This could occur because of an upset stomach or consumed inhibiting substance such as coffee, tea, or fiber intake of certain foods without enough iron.
Women, especially, need to give special attention to the anemia. Starting as a teenager experiencing menstruation at puberty. In this phase pretty much needed nutrients such as iron, vitamin A, and calcium. Unfortunately, due to menstrual iron he had to lose up to two times the amount spent man.
In adult women with 55 kg weight, iron out the digestive tract and skin or loss of basal totaling 0.5 to 1.0 mg per day, or generally about 0.8 mg per day. While the amount of iron lost through menstruation, in 95% of the population is 1.6 mg per day. So the amount of iron lost through menstruation plus the loss of basal to about 2.4 mg per day in 95% of the population.
Not surprisingly, women tend to suffer from iron deficiency because of loss of substance that in times of menstruation every month without a balanced intake of foods that contain enough iron. Loss of iron through menstruation in women is usually constant, but vary in number among the women. It is understandable if some women need more iron than other women.
Another cause is the tendency of women on a diet because they want to maintain an ideal body shape, without considering the amount of essential nutrients that come in, especially iron.
In addition to menstruation, others are vulnerable during pregnancy and lactation. Anemia is a health issue with the highest prevalence in pregnant women. The prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in Indonesia is 70%, or 7 out of 10 pregnant women suffer from anemia.
In the first trimester of pregnancy, iron needed a little because it does not happen menstruation and fetal growth is still slow. Stepped on second to third trimester, blood volume in the female body will increase to 35%, this is equivalent to 450 mg of iron to produce red blood cells. Red blood cells have to carry more oxygen to the fetus. While in childbirth, the need for additional iron 300-350 mg due to blood loss. Until the time of delivery, pregnant women need about 40 mg of iron per day, or twice the state requirement is not pregnant.
In many pregnant women, anemia is caused by the consumption of iron-nutrition foods that do not meet nutritional requirements and growing demand. In addition, repeated pregnancies within a short time. Maternal iron stores are not recovered eventually drained fetuses conceived for the next.
Thus, the requirement of iron for each woman varies according to its life cycle. Non-pregnant adult women need about 26 mg per day, while pregnant women need extra iron about 20 mg per day.
When breastfeeding, although generally women do not experience menstruation, maternal iron and calcium loss through breast milk. In addition to the normal basal loss of about 0.8 mg, loss of iron through breast milk reaches about 0.3 mg per day. So, breast-feeding mothers need extra iron 2 mg per day and 400 mg of calcium per day.
Anaemia in pregnant women is not without risk. According to the study, high maternal mortality rate is closely related to anemia. Anemia also cause low physical ability because the body's cells did not get enough oxygen supply. In addition, animal experiments that iron-deficient pregnant and give birth to children with low resistance to infection. The reason, the phagocyte cells that ward off bacterial infection responsible not functioning optimally.
Watch your diet
Combating anemia - especially for pregnant women, women workers, and women who have married prahamil - has performed nationally with supplementation of iron pills. In fact pregnant women is strongly recommended this pill for three months, which should be taken daily. Research shows that pregnant women who do not drink iron pills iron reserves decreased sharply since the 12th week of gestation.
Unfortunately, this method provides effects such as nausea, diarrhea, and others. So, the alternative was to eat foods fortified with iron, for example in the form of milk or bread.
Iron tablet supplements are necessary for certain conditions, pregnant women and severe anemia for example. People with mild anemia should not take iron supplements, more precisely when they attempt to reform the food menu. For example, by increasing consumption of food containing iron such as eggs, milk, liver, fish, meat, beans (tempeh, tofu, oncom, soybeans, green beans), dark green vegetables (kale, spinach, leaf katuk) , and fruits (oranges, guavas, bananas). Note also the nutrition of food and frequency of eating breakfast regularly, especially for a dieter.
Get used to also add a substance which facilitates iron absorption such as vitamin C, orange juice, meat, chicken, and fish. Conversely, iron absorption inhibiting substances such as tea and coffee should be avoided.
Consult your doctor if anemia related to health, such as infection, chronic disease, or indigestion.

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Healty Tips:TBC Treatment

TB treatment properly, will indirectly prevent the spread of this disease. Some drugs normally used, namely:

    * Isoniazid (INH)
The drug is bacteriostatic (inhibits growth of bacteria) is a prodrug that needs to be activated by the enzyme catalase for effect. Work by inhibiting the formation of cell walls microbacterial.

    * Rifampin / Rifampin
Is bactericidal (kills bacteria) and works by preventing transcription of RNA in the process of bacterial cell wall protein synthesis.

    * Pyrazinamide
Are bactericidal and works by inhibiting the formation of fatty acids needed for bacterial growth.

    * Streptomycin
Included in the class of aminoglycosides and can kill microbial cells by inhibiting protein synthesis.

    * Ethambutol
Are bacteriostatic. Works by interfering with bacterial cell wall formation by increasing the permeability of the wall.

 
In TB therapy, typically chosen in the form of a combination of 3-4 kinds of drugs. It aims to avoid the occurrence of bacterial resistance to the drug. Dosages vary for each patient, depending on the severity of infection. Because the TB bacteria are very slow growth, then the handling of tuberculosis long enough, between 6 and 12 months is to kill all the bacteria completely.
Treatment must be carried out continuously without interruption, although the patient has felt better / healthier. Interrupted treatment of middle of the road can cause bacteria to become resistant. If this happens, then the TB will be more difficult to heal and need more time to handle. To help ensure that TB patients take medicine regularly and correctly, the involvement of family members or health workers are needed to monitor and if necessary to prepare a drug that would be consumed. Therefore, the need for family support, especially from patient to complete treatment in order to really achieve healing.
Drugs taken at the same time each day to facilitate the patient in taking the drug. Better medications taken on an empty stomach about half an hour before meals or at bedtime.

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Healty Tips:TB Disease

TB Disease
TB disease can affect anyone (old, young, male, female, poor, or rich), and anywhere. Each year, Indonesia increased by a quarter million new TB cases and approximately 140,000 deaths occur each year are caused by TB. In fact, Indonesia is the third largest country with the problem of TB in the world.
TB prevalence surveys conducted in six provinces in 1983-1993 showed that the prevalence of TB in Indonesia ranges from 0.2 to 0.65%. Meanwhile, according to the Global Tuberculosis Control report issued by WHO in 2004, TB incidence rate in 2002 reached 555 000 cases (256 kasus/100.000 population), and 46% of them are thought to be new cases. Causes of TB Disease
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria Mikobakterium tuberculosis. These bacteria are rod-shaped acid-resistant and so is also known as Batang Resistant Acid (BTA). The bacteria was first discovered by Robert Koch on March 24, 1882, so to commemorate his services was given the name of the bacterium bacillus Koch. In fact, TB disease of the lungs is sometimes referred to as Koch Pulmonum (KP).

Bacterium tuberculosis Mikobakterium Mode of transmission of TB Disease
TB disease usually transmitted through contaminated air with Mikobakterium tuberculosis bacteria that are released at the time of TB patient coughs, and in children the source of infection is generally derived from adult TB patients. These bacteria when frequently enter and accumulate in the lungs will breed a lot (especially in people with low immunity), and can be spread through blood vessels or lymph nodes. That's why infectious TB can infect virtually all body organs such as lung, brain, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, bone, lymph nodes, etc., though the organs most often affected are the lungs.
When Mikobakterium tuberculosis successfully infect the lungs, it will soon grow colonies of bacteria that form globular (round). Usually through a series of immunological reactions TB bacteria will endeavor is hampered by forming a wall around the bacteria by lung cells. The mechanism of formation of the wall it makes the surrounding tissue into scar tissue and will become dormant TB bacteria (resting). These dormant forms that actually appear as tubercles on the x-ray examination.
In some people with good immune systems, this form will remain dormant throughout his life. Whereas in people with immune systems that are less, these bacteria will have breeding tubercles grow so much. That many of these tubercles form a space inside the lungs. This space will be a source of production of sputum (phlegm). Someone who has been producing sputum can be estimated is experiencing positive growth and excessive tubercles infected with TB.
Increased transmission of infection have been reported at this time, many associated with several conditions, including worsening socio-economic conditions, not optimal public health service facilities, the increasing number of people who do not have a place to live and an epidemic of HIV infection. Besides, a weak immune system / decrease, virulence and the number of germs is a factor that plays an important role in the occurrence of TB infection. Symptoms of TB Disease
Symptoms of TB disease can be divided into general symptoms and specific symptoms that arise according to the organ involved. Clinical picture is not too typical, especially in the new case, so it is quite difficult to diagnose clinically. Symptoms of systemic / general

    * Fever is not too high that lasted a long time, usually felt at night accompanied by night sweats. Sometimes such as influenza and fever attacks are intermittent.
    * Decrease in appetite and weight loss.
    * Cough-cough for more than 3 weeks (can be accompanied by blood).
    * Feeling bad (malaise), weakness.
Specific symptom

    * Depending on which organs are affected, in case of partial bronchial obstruction (the channel leading to the lungs) due to suppression of enlarged lymph nodes, will cause the sound of "wheezing" sound accompanied by shortness of breath weakened.
    * If there is fluid dirongga pleura (covering the lungs), can be accompanied by chest pains.
    * If the bone, there will be symptoms such as bone infection at some point to form a channel and empties into the skin above it, in this estuary will discharge pus.
    * In children to the brain (brain wrapper layer) and referred to as meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain), the symptoms are high fever, an impairment of consciousness and convulsions.
In pediatric patients who do not cause symptoms, tuberculosis can be detected if there are known contacts with adult TB patients. Approximately 30-50% of children in contact with adult pulmonary TB patients gave a positive tuberculin test results. In children ages 3 months - 5 years old who live with adult pulmonary TB patients with sputum smear positive, 30% reported infected based on serological examination / blood. Enforcement Diagnosis
If a person suspected of contracting tuberculosis, then a few things that need to be done to make the diagnosis are:

    * Diagnose both the patient and his family.
    * Physical examination.
    * Laboratory tests (blood, sputum, cerebrospinal fluid).
    * Examination of anatomical pathology (PA).
    * X-ray chest (thorax photo).
    * Test tuberculin.

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Hepatitis G

Hepatitis G

DEFINITIONS
Hepatitis G is inflammatory liver disease that was discovered.


CAUSE
Caused by the hepatitis G virus (HGV), which is similar to viral hepatitis C. Contact with infected blood HGV.


SYMPTOMS
Most people do not have acute symptoms. As many as 20% of patients with hepatitis C also suffered from hepatitis.


DIAGNOSIS
The method used to detect HGV very complex to determine the existence of HGV antibodies. However, when antibodies have been found, the virus itself has disappeared.


TREATMENT
There is no specific treatment for acute hepatitis. Patients have a lot of rest, avoid alcohol and eat nutritious food.


PREVENTION
Hepatitis G is transmitted through blood-borne infections. Prevention by avoiding contact with contaminated blood. Do not use needles or other equipment simultaneously.
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Hepatitis E

ttus rattus brunneusculus) and home cecurut Asia (Suncus murinus).
A bird flu virus has been described with symptoms of hepatitis-associated hemolytic anemia in chickens. The virus is genetically and antigenically related to HEV mammals and probably represents a new genus.
replication of the virus have been found in the small intestine, lymph nodes, large intestine and liver of infected pigs.
Prevention Improving sanitation is a measure of the most important, which consists of maintenance of cleanliness at the disposal of human waste; also important to a higher standard for water supply community, good hygiene procedures personally and preparation of food sanitation.
A vaccine based on viral proteins that are re-combination, have been developed and recently tested in a high-risk population (military personnel from developing countries). Vaccines tampak effective and safe, but more research is needed to assess the protection of the vaccine and long-term cost effectiveness of vaccination with hepatitis E.
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Healty Tips:Herbal Medicine For Hepatitis D

Herbal Medicines for hepatitis Medicinal plants / herbs that can be used to prevent and help treat hepatitis such as hepatoprotector have the effect of protecting the liver from the effects of toxic substances that can damage liver cells, also are anti-inflammatory, and khloretik kolagogum which increase the production of bile by the liver. Several kinds of herbs that can be used for the treatment of hepatitis, among others, wild ginger (Curcuma xanthorrhiza), turmeric (Curcuma longa), bitter (Andrographis paniculata), meniran (Phyllanthus urinaria), leaves crushed / mirten, mushroom wood / lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum ), the roots of the weeds (Imperata cyllindrica), pearl grass (Hedyotis corymbosa), gotu kola (Centella asiatica), gardenia fruit (Gardenia Augusta), noni (Morinda citrifolia), Jombang (Taraxacum officinale).
Here are examples of some herbal prescriptions to help treat hepatitis.
Recipe 1. 30 grams temu lawak (peeled and sliced into slices) + 15 grams + 60 grams of dried bitter roots of reeds. All washed, boiled with 800 cc of water until the remaining 400 cc, filtered, water is taken for 2 times a day. Recipe 2. 30-60 grams of crushed leaves / fresh mirten + 60 grams + 30 grams meniran Centella asiatica. All washed, boiled with 800 cc of water until the remaining 400 cc, filtered, water is taken for 2 times a day. Recipe 3. 10 grams of wood mushrooms / lingzhi + 10 grams of  gardenia seed(zhi zi), both washed, boiled with 600 cc of water until the remaining 300 cc, filtered, water is taken for 2 times a day. (The two materials can be purchased at Chinese drug store) Recipes 4. 60 grams of grass or grass snake tongue pearl + 30 grams of fresh plant fresh handsome + 25 grams of turmeric. washed, boiled with 800 cc of water until the remaining 400 cc, filtered, water is taken for 2 times a day.
Note: - Select a recipe and do regularly - To keep consulting a doctor - To boiling, use a pot soil, glass or enamel pan.
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Hepatitis D

Definition:
Hepatitis D is transmitted through infected blood. This diseaseonly occur in people who have been infected with hepatitis Bbefore.

How the spread / infections:
The cause of this disease is the use of unsterile needles or had been in use for other people, people with hepatitis b couples are also at risk if the act of intercourse / sex with the opposite sex whohad been infected with hepatitis D.

There is no vaccine for hepatitis D, but by getting vaccinated with hepatitis B then automatically you will be protected from this virusbecause HDV can not live without HBV.

People affected by hepatitis B and hepatitis D may experience a serious acute illness and a higher risk of acute liver failure. Peopleaffected by hepatitis D superinfection usually develop chronichepatitis D infection most likely (70% d-80%) to cirrhosis. There is no vaccine hepatitis D, but by getting the vaccination with hepatitisB then automatically you will be protected from this virus becauseHDV can not live without HBV.

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