Feb 06, 2010 0

Early Diagnosis: The Way to Get Cured

Categories:  body care

Our body organs are interconnected.  When one is not functioning properly, the others parts feel its pain and every function is affected, creating a series of “I’m just not feeling well” days.  Could either be: temperature’s up, runny nose, body pains, watery eyes… minor body aches that do not seem to need any urgent attention.  Unknown to the person that the body is sending out signals in the form of symptoms that something IS going on.

I have friends and friends of friends who ignored the early signs of some life threatening diseases.  The symptoms were mistaken as a common illness, did not consult a doctor but instead took medicines on their own.  And when the real disease is detected, the situation was already out of hand.  Take this for example: an early hiv symptom includes flu-like muscle aches and swollen glands (neck, groin or underarms).  This symptom is very similar to other illnesses.  HIV, cancer and a host of other deadly diseases are symptom free.  Denial will not lead to wellness.  A conscious awareness and proper diagnosis is the way to healing.  Before rolling out of bed, listen to what your body says.  And if there is any pain, pay attention to that.

Our body is a vessel, a carrier of the soul.  The body’s state is almost always a reflection of the state of the soul or spirit.  A body could be wounded only because the soul is in pain too.

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Dec 04, 2009 1

Touch Cures

Categories:  Baby Care, body care

Touch brings healing.  I think it’s second nature for mothers to really hold their little ones with a cuddle.   It’s our very first mode of communication that gives so much love and security to that little new life.    As the child learns to move around the house, then comes colds, fever and tantrums.  Coddling does wonders in the child’s recovery.   Therapeutic touch claims to reduce pain and anxiety.  That is true for most of us.  Although some would prefer healing in a distance.  I know someone who freaks out and squeaks whenever someone touches her back as in a massage.  Let me classify her as an unwilling patient.  The fact holds that everyone needs to be touched.  Touch therapists claim that when they place their hands on a patient, they are able to detect and manipulate the patient’s “touch points” or putative energy field.   This therapy recognizes that the healee (patient) heals himself.  The healer (therapists) is acting mainly as a support system, to aid in recovery, until the patient’s body is robust enough to take over and continue the healing process.

The human mind and body, as created by God, is very much capable of regeneration and self healing.  But it needs a support system to get going with the process.  This is one of the concepts and cause of the brain specialist Dr. Daniel Amen.  Treatment is provided at the Amen Clinic for patients in need of proper health care.  These Treatments for Symptoms are configured to fit the patient’s needs.

So when kids (and hubby) ask for a rub on the back, I won’t even think twice.  If their body heals more quickly with a touch, I might as well give mine.

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Oct 15, 2009 4

Mommy Pains: Hips Don’t Lie

Categories:  Post Partum, body care
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I have 2 kids, the left and the right.
Hold them up high, that breaks my spine.
Put them down gently, they may sigh
Sorry little ones my hips don’t lie!

You can sing along, you know the tune.  I created that rhyme in my head since last week.  For the past week, my lower back was aching.  There is also a vague pain around my upper thigh bone.  I know this is a common mommy dilemma especially for moms like me who has to carry babies around the house, pick up little bits from the floor and has a lot of quick, unbalanced body movements to make at any given time of the day.

I did some research to know whether I should do something about this or just wait until the pain goes away, if in fact this was just brought about by my motherhood routines or caused by something else that I should worry about.  I found out that the hip joint is the largest joint of the human body.  It allows a wide range of motion while still supporting the weight of the body.  It does a lot of complicated work for the body and we should not wonder why it cries in pain when “abused”.  With all due respect to the hip specialists and doctors, I’d like to avoid using “big words” and will share the information in the simplest way possible.

Common causes of hip problem include the following:

1. We may not realize this but the legs connecting to the pelvis are not exactly the same for most people.  One leg may be rotated in or out or one leg may be shorter than the other.  Thus, affecting the person’s manner of walking.  And since the hip joint joins our legs to the pelvis, it takes all the strain and the stresses caused by this discrepancy.  An asymmetric pelvis is also associated with recurrent lower back pains.

2.  A snapping hip syndrome may be caused by a tendon band snapping over the greater trochanter or at the top of your thigh bone, or around the pubic area of the hip bone.  You might be hearing a snapping sound as you walk around the house.  According to medical experts, this is commonly caused by a hip ligament laxity.  When the hip ligament is weak, the hip joint moves excessively causing a snapping sound on the gluteal muscles.

3. The most common form of arthritis to affect the hips is osteoarthritis.  This is associated with degeneration of the joint cartilage and with changes in the bone underlying the joint.  When the cartilage becomes brittle and splits, it loses its ability to cushion the bones, causing inflammation.  Current theory suggests that the cartilage loses its elasticity because of cellular changes.  This must be why most sufferers of osteoarthritis are those that are, sort of, coming of age.

There is a long list of hip problems and the hips can be affected by a wide range of disorders.  I’ve only listed the ones that may be linked to the common experiences associated with motherhood.  Now the solution:

1.  Move with the right posture.  It’s never too late to correct how you sit, stand, walk, pick up the little bits from the floor.  Improper movements yesterday, today and tomorrow may add up.  When you wake up the following day, you’ll be surprised in the most terrifying way with that very sharp pain stretching brings.

2.  Avoid carrying excessive weight, including your own.  Excessive weight puts increased stress on the weigh-bearing hip joint.  So avoid carrying heavy boxes from shelves to shelves.  I also learned to put the baby down and play on the floor instead (feels good to be a child again).  Also, let’s start shedding those weight gained during pregnancy.

3.  Get the right diet.  This is basic.  For time and again we are reminded that proper diet and nutrition are key elements in prevention of all types of diseases.  Get some green vegetables such as parsley, celery, okra, alugbati and moringa.  Spirulina is excellent too.

4.  If you feel the pain is just beyond the temporary, get medical assistance.  There are treatment options for you. Thanks to the advancement of medical technology, it’s easier and affordable to diagnose the real cause and hopefully, cure it.
Options include:
1.  Exercise and self-management programs
2.  Pain relievers and anti-inflammatory creams
3.  Surgery

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