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Constipation is caused by many factors such as poor diet dehydration lack of exercise jet lag or diet change while traveling pregnancy and certain medications.
and vegetables should remedy constipation. If not a paucity of bowel movements could point to (or lead to) a serious medical condition.
Diarrhea or loose bowel movements also is caused by many factors most commonly by viruses bacteria or an allergic reaction.
Consistently loose bowel movements could be a sign of a chronic disease such as irritable bowel syndrome. 5 Things Your Poop Says About Your Health Misconception No. 2:
A truly awful-smelling bowel movement something admittedly hard to quantify in writing can be either a sign of an infection or something more serious such as Crohn's disease celiac disease or ulcerative colitis.
Giardiasis an infection of Giardia parasites is one well-known cause of horrible-smelling poop. If you experience bad odor over a prolonged period
Common side effects are dehydration rectal perforations air emboli blood infections and a loss of the ability to control the muscles of the bowels.
Studies have shown a connection between toilet reading and hemorrhoids. The theory dating back to a 1974 study is prolonged that toilet sitting during
This can lead to hemorrhoids or inflamed veins in this area. A study published in The Lancet in 1989 reported that patients with hemorrhoids were more than twice likely to read on the toilet.
A study from 1995 in the journal Colon & Rectum found that 40 percent of patients with benign anorectal disease read on the toilet.
& Motility also found hemorrhoids sufferers more likely to be toilet readers. What's not clear
however is prolonged whether toilet sitting causes hemorrhoids or is the result of this. Nevertheless doctors recommend more dietary fiber not more sitting to facilitate bulkier and faster bowel movements.
What is Hay fever and Why Do You Have It? This article was published originally at The Conversation.
Hay fever or seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis to give it its official name is caused when our bodies produce allergic antibodies to the proteins in tree and grass pollens.
The antibodies then sit in the immune cells we have on all surfaces of our bodies in contact with the outside.
and sore eyes that make hay fever a misery In the longer term airways can become inflamed and blocked causing permanent nasal stuffiness snoring lack of sleep and susceptibility to infections and sinusitis.
Hay fever especially to non-sufferers can sound like a trivial disease. But it can wipe out weeks of useful functioning in the summer is the fifth most common cause of lack of sleep in the pollen months
which has resulted in theories that this allergy epidemic has been driven by environmental changes: fewer infections in childhood living away from environments such as farms
which seem to inhibit the development of allergies and modern changes in diet and lifestyle (for example overheated poorly ventilated homes).
Some years are worse for hay fever sufferers than others. This partly reflects the overall amount of pollen floating about but also individual circumstances:
for example people living near coastlines are often better off because the prevailing winds tend to carry pollen away.
which can lead to acute outbreaks of hay fever. The curious thing about hay fever is that it s a disease that some people seem to grow out of
while others don t and scientists don t yet understand why this is. Typically children who are susceptible to hay fever may start off with eczema in childhood
and then develop food allergies when they start to eat solid foods then develop hay fever as school children then asthma in their teens.
Sometimes these diseases fade away as the person grows up but sometimes they persist Sometimes they also develop for the first time later in life.
It is known not why these problems sometimes go away and curiously it is not because people stop producing the allergic antibodies.
Because of this development pattern people with hay fever are at greater risk of developing asthma. Because the susceptible cells line the lower airways as well as the nose patients with hay fever
and asthma often find that their asthma is worse during the pollen months because histamine release in the airways causes them to constrict.
This seasonal#or pollen#asthma can be quite severe. When treating asthma it makes sense to treat any associated hay fever as well
since having a blocked nose all the time bypasses the nose s natural filter function and allows more pollens and other irritants into the airways
which my make asthma more difficult to control. Nevertheless there is no good evidence that neglecting hay fever treatment causes#asthma:
the diseases are simply more likely to occur together. The first line of hay fever treatment is with antihistamines to counteract the histamine your body produces.
Over the counter ones like cetirizine and loratadine are effective and generally non-sedating but must be taken regularly to be effective.
They take about four or five days to reach effective levels in the circulation if taken once daily so taking the odd one
when the symptoms are really bad does not work half as well. Steroid nasal sprays are also excellent for anything other than mild symptoms:
Although there is not yet an absolute cure for hay fever it can be managed so if you re showing symptoms it s worth seeking advice from your GP
or an allergy specialist so that you can get out and enjoy the sunshine. Chris Corrigan lectures for Glaxosmithkline and Allergy Therapeutics and consults for Novartis Stallergenes and Allergy Therapeutics.
He has received funding from the Medical Research Council the Wellcome Trust Asthma UK Glaxosmithkline Allergopharma and various other charities
which fund research. This article was published originally on The Conversation. Read the original article. Follow all of the Expert Voices issues
*More people die every year from smoking than from murder AIDS suicide drugs car crashes and alcohol combined.
in order to convey without words the same deceitful concepts of relatively less harm from consuming some cigarette brand varieties compared to others Thrasher told Live Science.
#9 Myths About Seasonal Allergies Like pollens that can spread quickly through the air myths about seasonal allergies also seem to circulate widely.
I hear allergy myths all the time said Dr. John Costa medical director of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Allergy and Clinical Immunology Practice in Boston.
To clear the air of these common misconceptions here are nine allergy myths that may be making the rounds.
Everybody has allergies. Only one in five Americans has allergic rhinitis which in spring is rose also known as fever
and in fall is called hay fever Costa said. While there has been a rise in the incidence of seasonal
and food allergies in the United states over the last 20 to 30 years people who don't have any allergies don't really worry about getting them he said.
And they often have no clue how miserable people with seasonal allergies feel Costa said.
Myth: If you didn't have seasonal allergies as a child you won't develop them as an adult.
The body comes in contact with new things all the time and can become highly allergic to them at any time.
There is nothing innately harmful about tree pollen for example but some people's immune systems look at tree pollens
and say'I'm going to have a reaction to this'Costa said. If you didn't have allergies as a kid it can happen to you as an adult he said.
If you had them as a kid allergies can gradually and unpredictably go away. Myth: Eating local honey helps relieve seasonal allergy symptoms.
It's true that bees collect pollen from plants Costa said and honey has pollens in it from the local area.
But he said the wind-carried pollens from trees grasses and weeds that cause seasonal allergies are very light and stay airborne for a long time.
The pollen in bee honey comes from flowers and is very heavy and falls to the ground.
They are the wrong kind of pollens for causing seasonal allergies Costa said. Myth: Scientists can accurately predict a bad pollen season.
Moving to a different geographic area could ease seasonal allergies. Moving is of little benefit to the seasonal allergy sufferer Costa said
because pollens are shared actually over large areas. Ragweed in New england is the same as ragweed in Texas
and people who are allergic to grass pollen may just be miserable everywhere because this type of pollen is incredibly cross-reactive he said. 8 Strange Signs You're Having an Allergic reaction Myth:
Flowers are a common trigger for seasonal allergies. It's rare for flower pollen to contribute to seasonal allergies Costa said.
Flower pollens are relatively heavy and fall to the ground rather than lingering in the air. In contrast pollens from trees (such as birch oak elm maple and cottonwood) grasses and weeds are very light
and stay airborne for a long time he explained. Unlike with tree and grass pollens you can control your exposure to flowers Costa said.
Topical nasal steroids are usually best for people with seasonal allergies he said. They work by reducing inflammation in the lining of the nose.
You only need to take allergy medication when you start feeling terrible. Allergies are an inflammatory response
and their effects can last for weeks. It makes more sense to use allergy medications on a consistent basis to maintain control over moderate to severe allergies Costa explained.
People should know their allergic triggers and their seasons and then use medications regularly when those pollens are suggested in the air he.
Myth: Allergy shots are not worthwhile. Over the last 20 years allergy shots have become more sophisticated
and fine-tuned Costa said. The shots are given typically to people with the most severe symptoms.
In 2014 we have a much better chance of using the right dosages of allergens than we did with your grandfather's allergy shots he said.
The FDA has approved recently daily tablets that dissolve under the tongue as an alternative to allergy shots
but they are only available for ragweed or grass pollens. Follow Live Science@livescience Facebook & Google+.
and recover from an illness when they are healthy. It is important to make sure our forests are in their most natural healthy condition
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and type 2 diabetes risk according to a 2011 review in the journal Diabetes Care. This suggests that magnesium may play an important role in controlling blood sugar levels.
which can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses. Sorry no rat Armageddon The population of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) whose numbers are almost wholly dependent on humans for food may drop somewhat this year as a result of wintry blasts.
#Got Allergies? Avoid These 7 Mistakes Misery loves comfort and with approximately 50 million Americans plagued by seasonal allergies there are plenty of people feeling miserable and seeking comfort
when pollen is in the air. But in an attempt to relieve their sneezing stuffy or runny noses and itchy eyes allergy sufferers might make a few mistakes.
The good news is that seasonal allergies are said totally treatable Dr. Clifford Bassett medical director of Allergy
and Asthma Care of New york. The key is to have a plan in place. Bassett described seven common mistakes that people with seasonal allergies make so you can know to avoid them.
Mistake 1: Spending unwisely on over-the-counter medications When people with allergies feel lousy they may head to the drugstore and try a variety of products such as antihistamines nasal sprays and eye drops.
This isn't necessarily a smart or cost-effective way to relieve their symptoms though.
It's better to see an allergist who can pinpoint exactly what your allergies are
and create an allergy action plan said Bassett a fellow of the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology. 9 Weirdest Allergies Mistake 2:
Opening the windows Wind is not a good friend to people with seasonal allergies Bassett told Live Science.
But when the weather gets warm it's tempting to let fresh air and cool breezes into your home or car.
This is a big mistake for people with seasonal allergies because this allows pollens to visit Bassett said.
He also recommended that people avoid hanging laundry on an outdoor clothesline during allergy season.
Waiting too long to take allergy medications Treat allergies at the onset of pollen season rather than waiting until symptoms get more severe Bassett said.
or two weeks before their allergy season typically begins. A proactive approach works better for many people;
Eating foods that aggravate allergies. When some people with pollen allergies eat certain fresh fruits
and vegetables it may result in an itchy mouth or throat. This is known as oral allergy syndrome.
The allergic cross-reaction occurs shortly after the offending food is eaten. It happens because the immune system recognizes a similarity between proteins in some pollens and those in fruits vegetables nuts and spices.
For example a person with a birch pollen allergy may develop oral allergy symptoms after eating an apple carrot peach almond or hazelnut.
Sometimes peeling cooking or avoiding the food altogether during allergy season may prevent symptoms Bassett said.
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#Bumble Inn: New england Gets New'Hotel'for Pollinators An unusual hotel in New england is generating a lot of buzz in scientific circles.
Noctambulism is another word for sleepwalking and it seemed a fitting title for this picture.
and highly nutritious vegetables because the membrane keeps the plants separated from any pathogens in the culture medium allowing only the water
The primary motivation behind veganism is to reduce harm to all living creatures. It is compassion in action according to the American Vegan Society.
or hypertension and subsequent heart damage the study found. The research by scientists in Japan and the United states was a meta-analysis of 39 high-quality previously conducted hypertension studies from 18 countries with a total of more than 21000 participants.
The researchers found that people who avoid meat had consistently lower and healthier blood pressure levels.
Hypertension is a leading risk factor for stroke heart disease kidney disease and shortened life expectancy. The condition affects one in three U s. adults according to the CDC.
10 Amazing Facts About Your Heart The full analysis led by Dr. Yoko Yokoyama of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Osaka Japan found that meat eaters with hypertension could gain the most by switching
For some study participants plant-based diets lowered blood pressure better than did prescription hypertension medicine and without the medication's side effects.
Just a 5-point drop in systolic blood pressure applied on average across the United states would lead to a 9-percent drop in heart disease
The results are in accord with the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet which the USDA recommends for all Americans to lower the risk of many chronic diseases including obesity and diabetes.
The DASH diet is not vegetarian but does emphasize a diet rich in vegetables and limited meat particularly red meats and luncheon meats.
Hypertension has long been associated with diets high in sodium (salt) and saturated fat and with obesity inactivity alcohol consumption and smoking.
We knew that calculus preserved microscopic particles of food and other debris but the level of preservation of biomolecules is remarkable a microbiome entombed
The team reconstructed the genome of a major bacterial pathogen and recovered some of the first evidence of food molecules from ancient dental plaque.
Gum diseases are caused usually by infections or inflammation of the gums and surrounding bone. About 47 percent of adults ages 30 or older in the United states have some form of gum disease according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nonhuman primates and other wild animals rarely get dental diseases Warinner said which raises the question What is it about humans that allows these pathogens to grow?
The degree of decay was proportional to the degree of radioactive contamination at each site according to the study published in the journal Oecologia.
Recent research has found that radiation therapy can cause severe complications in cancer patients by reducing the populations of helpful bacteria in the intestines.
and other contaminants via smoke into populated areas Mousseau said. This litter accumulation that we measured
Very early studies indicate whey protein may have a role in the body's cancer-fighting abilities.
Whey protein is said also to help control blood sugar lower cholesterol treat asthma and possibly prevent allergies.
Do whey protein supplements work? Whey protein supplements can certainly provide high-quality protein in the diet.
The members of the group taking protein supplements were also less likely to visit doctors for infections during the study published in 2003 in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
because whey protein has a high level of leucine an easily absorbed amino acid according to Joslin Diabetes Center.
People with HIV liver disease diabetes and various cancers can all develop low glutathione levels in the body.
Small studies done in people show whey protein may have a modest effect on asthma symptoms inflammation after stroke and some liver conditions by indirectly increasing glutathione levels.
and early signs of complications from obesity and diabetes according to a 2012 review published in the journal Lipids in Health and Disease.
and very preliminary evidence that whey protein may help lower high blood pressure. Whey protein also shows a potential for lowering blood sugar.
A study of 14 people with type 2 diabetes found that combining whey protein with a high-sugar meal increased people's insulin production
and osteoporosis. That's because acids are released into the bloodstream when protein is digested and the body uses calcium to neutralize these acids.
Some research shows high-protein diets are correlated with more fractures but other research has found people with high-protein diets have increased bone density according to the Harvard School of Public health.
Because whey is a dairy product people with milk allergies should avoid whey protein. People who are lactose intolerant should also take caution.
Whey protein supplements can decrease the effectiveness of the Parkinson's drug levodopa. Whey protein supplements may also reduce how much of the osteoporosis drug alendronate is absorbed by the body making the medicine less effective.
Whey protein supplements may reduce the effectiveness of quinolone and tetracycline antibiotics. People with diabetes may experience changes in blood sugar when taking protein supplements.
It is best to talk to your doctor about your athletic goals and personal needs before starting protein supplements.
In the bottom of an oxbow lake next to Cahokia Ill. which was the most powerful and populous city north of Mexico in A d. 1200 lie the buried remains of a flood that likely destroyed the crops and houses of more than 15000 people.
#It Takes A lot More than Carrots to Beat Cancer (Op-Ed) This article was published originally at The Conversation.
Another story about how some food holds the cure for cancer is making headlines in the Daily Express.
In March the Daily mail claimed that eating carrots is a way to avoid prostate cancer.
and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of a variety of cancers. But the charity organisation Cancer Research UK stresses the link between diet
and cancer is complex and difficult to unravel#.#That is an important caveat. There is little chance that the key to preventing one of the world s deadliest diseases has been on our dinner plates the whole time.
The lead researcher of the new study Dr. Kirsten Brandt at Newcastle University has been studying naturally occurring chemicals found in certain vegetables called polyacetylenes for many years.
They have been shown to kill leukaemia cells in the laboratory. And a compound which can be extracted easily from something as common and cheap as carrots is bound to arouse interest.
which has a genetic mutation that increases the chances of developing intestinal cancer. Mice fed a diet where a fifth of the food was powdered carrot had fewer and smaller tumours than mice who were fed a normal diet.
The scientists will now look to see if this tumour-preventing effect is seen also in people by doing a small-scale study involving 20 participants.
This if successful will have to be followed up by even larger scale trials before carrots can be considered beneficial in cancer prevention.
Sarah Warner a Phd student in Brandt s research group described her project to me.
and biomarkers related to intestinal cancer#she said. All cancers are a result of damaged DNA.
So commonly consumed foods that reduce this damage could be a significant step in preventing cancer especially in individuals who have a genetic predisposition to the disease.
But the current results do not imply that they hold the key to beating cancer#.
#What is perhaps more interesting is that the preparation of the carrots influences how much polyacetylene actually gets from the food into our bodies.
Sarah hopes that contrasting these two varieties of carrots may allow the research team to pinpoint the chemicals that are responsible for their early cancer-protective findings
and it may lead to great advances in the fight against cancer the researchers are not making that claim just yet.
and prevent cancer. These stories erode the public s trust in health journalism. When reporting such stories it would be better to focus on the scientific method
He published the documents on the Internet proving that cigarette companies had been fully aware of the health harms of tobacco for decades.
Protecting our families from harm should not be trumped by invented theories about lost pleasure. This is just plain dumb Glantz pronounced.
Those changes can in turn have economic and health consequences such as altering the crop yields in agricultural markets or providing a more conducive environment for the spread of malaria.
In Kenya during the 1998 El Niã o rains caused catastrophic flooding that seriously damaged health infrastructure and spread malaria and Rift valley fever.
All of these benefits mean that apples may mitigate the effects of asthma and Alzheimer's disease while assisting with weight management bone health pulmonary function and gastrointestinal protection.
Often called a miracle food and nutritional powerhouse an apple a day really may keep the doctor away.
which in turn helps prevent atherosclerosis and heart disease. In a 2011 study women who ate 75 grams of dried apples every day for six months had a 23 percent decrease in bad LDL cholesterol said study researcher Bahram H. Arjmandi
and antioxidants Flores explained that they work in the cell lining to decrease oxidation resulting in lowering risk of cardiovascular disease.
Apples'antioxidant benefits can help lower the risk of asthma#Flores told Live Science. Also a study of 2500 middle-aged men in Wales found improved lung function among those who ate an apple a day according to the University of California Davis. A study in Brazil showed that adding three apples a day to women
The American Institute for Cancer Research recommends eating lots of fruits and vegetables including apples. The antioxidant content of apples ranks among the highest for fruits and research shows that antioxidants help prevent cancer.
Lung cancer risk can especially be lowered through apples'antioxidants according to Flores. A study in Hawaii found that people who regularly eat apples onions
and white grapefruit cut their lung cancer risk in half. Eating apples in excess will not cause many side effects said Flores.
But as with anything eaten in excess apples may contribute to weight gain. Furthermore apples are acidic
however so the EPA needs to ensure that whatever replaces glyphosate isn't just substituting one harm for another.
Feeding bees may help them stave off illness the agency hopes particularly in an agricultural landscape dominated by corn soybean and cotton not the insects'preferred plants.
And one study in rats suggested that extremely high doses of Garcinia may cause testicular atrophy and toxicity.
and consequences of this diet and how the U s. industrialized food system could be a major contributor to the national obesity epidemic.
Some additives which manufacturers claim to be recognized generally as safe have been linkedto fetal leukemia in human cell tests
or testicular degeneration in animal tests or according to FDA scientists may trigger an allergic reaction in people with peanut allergies.
or flame-retardant chemicals said Dr. Naomi Stotland a professor of gynecology at the University of California San francisco (UCSF) and a physician at San francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
and have been linked to obesity and birth defects. Bisphenol A (BPA) is found in plastics and has been linked to heart disease.
The researchers noted that a 2011 study of more than 250 pregnant women found that all of them carried environmental chemicals in their bodies that could be passed onto the fetus.
and her colleagues surveyed 2500 obstetricians finding that 78 percent said they believed counseling their patients about chemicals in the environment could reduce harm to the baby.
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