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- How To Go About Diagnosing Diabetes - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2012 from Douglas KidderDiagnosing diabetes at its earliest stage is critical to its prevention from developing into full blown case of Type 2 diabetes. There are many tests that can diagnose diabetes, but they don’t apply to every case and to every patient. What is diabetes? Diabetes is the impairment of the ...
Views: 710 - How to Control Cholesterol Naturally - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Douglas KidderThere are many easy ways on how to control cholesterol. It might seem hard to keep a healthy diet living in a fast paced society, but given the consequence of heart ailments, obesity and other cardiovascular diseases, it seems that we haven’t got much choice. And the best way to go is the ...
Views: 968 - All about Foods Low in Cholesterol - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Douglas KidderThe cholesterol level in the body can only be managed by constant intake of foods low in cholesterol. There are no drugs that function as effectively as that. And to keep a healthy heart, cholesterol should be kept low. Cholesterol lowering foods are just as accessible and delicious as any food. ...
Views: 999 - How to Prepare Delicious Meals from Low Cholesterol Food List - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Douglas KidderKeeping a diet from the low cholesterol food list might not be enough. Low cholesterol foods are naturally tasty and flavorful. But we might have been used to preparing it the wrong way, just to improve taste or hasten the preparation. An effective low cholesterol diet plan should include ...
Views: 1171 - Things You need to Know about Type 2 Diabetes Diet - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Douglas KidderGood Type 2 diabetes diet is the perfect incorporation of planning meals, regular exercises, weight and blood sugar management. Type 2 diabetes is practically incurable, thus the only resort is to control symptoms like the diabetic amyotrophy and other effects of the disease by managing the ...
Views: 632 - All about Diabetes and Diabetic Amyotrophy - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Douglas KidderDiabetic amyotrophy is a type of diabetic neuropathy. Neuropathy is a disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system or those parts of the nervous system outside of the spinal cord and the brain. These are the four major types of neuropathy for diabetes: 1. Autonomic Neuropathy – the ...
Views: 842 - Somnoplasty Results - Side Effects, Complications and Improvements - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2012 from Douglas KidderThe somnoplasty surgery is now the popular option to resolve snoring. Aside from the significantly good somnoplasty results and success rates, the operation also has low pain factor and short recovery period. Snoring has long been considered a harmless sleeping condition, except to the bed ...
Views: 3291 - Exercises to Relieve Sleep Apnea Symptoms - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Douglas KidderWhat is sleep apnea? This is a sleep disorder wherein the patient is unable to sleep well or derive from any benefits of sleeping. This is due to the irregular breathing pattern that includes gaps and pauses. Whenever we encounter breathing gaps or breathing stoppage for a period of more than ...
Views: 1628(1 vote) - Facts on Diabetic Amyotrophy - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Douglas KidderDiabetic amyotrophy is a diabetic neuropathy that usually occurs to type 2 diabetic patients. There is a lot of pain and numbness and muscles weakness, most especially in the thigh, hip and buttocks. This condition mostly happens to middle aged women and older men who have type 2 diabetes. ...
Views: 1326 - Five Signs that You Need a Deviated Septum Surgery - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Douglas KidderA deviated septum surgery is the surgical procedure to align a deviated nasal septum, which in layman’s term is a crooked nose. Not many people have a perfectly straight nose line or septum. Almost 80% of us have off-centered nasal cartilage, ranging from slightly off-center to severe. The ...
Views: 9832 - Things to Do to Ensure Somnoplasty Success Rate - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Douglas KidderSomnoplasty is one of the newer surgical procedures that aim to cure snoring and sleep apnea. The recorded somnoplasty success rate is higher than the more established sleep apnea surgeries based on patient feedback and doctors’ operation outcome. Complete treatments that range from single to ...
Views: 1878(1 vote) - Effective Sleep Apnea Exercises To Counter Sleep Apnea Symptoms - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Douglas KidderThere are a lot of ways to address sleep apnea symptoms. For the more severe cases of symptoms like loud and constant snoring, high number and long periods of breath interruptions, depression and extreme case of EDS or daytime sleepiness, would call for a more drastic means of intervention. ...
Views: 1757(1 vote) - Deviated Septum Surgery: Side Effects, Complications and Improvements - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Douglas KidderThe deviated septum surgery is the surgical procedure done to straighten the nasal septum. In layman’s terms, the septum is the wall that separates the nasal airways and a deviated nasal septum is an off-centered nose cartilage or crooked noses. This condition creates inequality of the ...
Views: 908 - Warning Signs and Sleep Apnea Symptoms - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2012 from Douglas KidderSleep apnea is the condition where breathing is systematically stopped or paused during sleep. This is not as uncommon disorder as it affects almost 4% of middle-aged males and 2% of the female. The condition also doesn’t qualify age, it can afflict all ages including children and toddlers. ...
Views: 658 - How To Detect If You Have A Deviated Nasal Septum - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2012 from Douglas KidderOnly a handful, lucky people have aquiline, straight noses. Even though your nose looks straight and good from the outside, you might still have a slightly deviated nasal septum. The nasal septum is the wall that divides your nose into two airway chambers or nostrils. Ideally, it should be ...
Views: 8166(1 vote) - Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Causes - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Douglas KidderSleep apnea is a sleep breathing condition that the afflicted person is rarely aware of. Sleep apnea causes the breathing gaps that occur during sleep. Although there are a lot of telltale signs or sleep apnea symptoms, most of these signs are evident during sleep, making it impossible for the ...
Views: 649 - How Can Deviated Septum Surgery Help You - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Douglas KidderSeptoplasty or the deviated septum surgery is performed to align the septum or the dividing wall between the nasal airways or the nostrils. It is quite common for people to have a slightly deviated or off-centred septum; a straight or aquiline nose after all is considered a beauty advantage. ...
Views: 1272 - Benefits from a Septoplasty Surgery - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 from Douglas KidderMore often than not, adults have slightly deviated septum or off-centred nose line. That is normal. And that doesn’t merit a septoplasty surgery. The only time that the procedure becomes essential is when the deviated septum and sleep apnea becomes interrelated. This is when the patient is ...
Views: 5367 - Somnoplasty Procedure to Stop Apnea and Snoring - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Douglas KidderSomnoplasty procedure is one of the minor surgical solutions in treating sleep apnea. More than that, the procedure is also a solution to excessive snoring and nasal congestion. This is an outpatient procedure that could last less that an hour, wherein the patient is put under local anaesthesia. ...
Views: 1346(1 vote) - Sleep Apnea Symptoms You Should Know - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Douglas KidderSleep apnea is a sleep disorder wherein patients are usually the last to know or observe the symptoms. As indications of the breathing disorder only manifest when the patient is asleep, more often than not, he is unaware of his problem. The most common and identifiable sleep apnea symptoms are ...
Views: 834(1 vote) - Deviated Nasal Septum: More Than Mere Appearances - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2012 from Douglas KidderA deviated nasal septum is the condition wherein the nasal dividing membrane is off-center or crooked. Though it not easily recognizable from the outside, the condition is common enough and almost 80% of human beings have deviated, dislocated or crooked nasal septum. Dislocation or breaking of ...
Views: 749 - Somnoplasty Surgery: Viable Option to Restore Obstruction-Free Breathingu want - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2012 from Douglas KidderSurgery is not always the most favorite option for the doctor treating obstructions in the airway tract. Depending on the location of the obstruction, doctors initially try various non-interventional therapies to allow the patient to breathe normally. However, when all such attempts fail, ...
Views: 658 - Sleep Apnea Exercises: An Integral Part Of The Treatment - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2012 from Douglas KidderObstructive sleep apnea affects one out of four Americans. Being overweight is one of the prime causes for someone to be affected with this utterly disabling and distressful health condition. While treatment is based on the severity of the condition, the cause of onset plays an equally ...
Views: 645 - Somnoplasty Surgery – What Is It All About? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2012 from Douglas KidderSomnoplasty surgery is the only surgical option that uses temperature-controlled radiofrequency energy (TCRF) to reduce and tighten enlarged tissues in the upper airway tract like such as the tonsils, nasal passages, palate and base of tongue. Developed by Somnus Medical Technologies, the ...
Views: 780 - Snoring Problems: How to Find Quick Solutions? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Douglas KidderThe concept of having a ‘snoratorium’at home seems to be the most convenient way to solve snoring problems for the Hollywood rich and famous. Such private chambers are designed to be used exclusively by habitual snorers who can use them to snore as much as they want, without disturbing the ...
Views: 1145(1 vote) - Sleep Apnea and CPAP Masks: Why They Make the Best of Friends? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Douglas KidderAt times, the diagnosis and the mode of treating the condition, both take us by surprise. Take the instance of sleep apnea and CPAP masks. You are clueless about both. Neither do you know what the disorder is , nor why the doctor is asking you to wear something you have never worn before? ...
Views: 1001(2 votes) - Causes of Snoring: If You Know Why You Snore, You Can Stop It Too - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Douglas KidderSnoring, no matter how common it is, continue to disturb domestic peace in several homes. It is not only one of the noisiest bedroom intruders but can cause major marital discord – after all, for how long can the bed partner put up with such noise and sleeplessness that follow? One of the ...
Views: 995(1 vote) - Sleep Apnea Exercises: Excellent Adjunct Therapy You Cannot Afford To Ignore - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Douglas KidderIf you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, chances are that you have been recommended urgent weight loss. Body weight and sleep apnea are intricately related and without weight loss, no treatment for this distressful sleep disorder can be effective. But does weight loss for sleep apnea ...
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