Treatment of Breast Cancer

Due to early diagnosis of breast cancer, more women are today surviving breast cancer than ever before. Symptoms of breast cancer are hardly noticeable when it first develops but as the cancer grows, it can cause changes that women should watch for - the most common being the abnormal lump or swelling in the breast, amongst other symptoms.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer
By Raymond Ehoma

Breast cancer is characterized by the growth of malignant tumors in the glandular tissues of the breast. Today, more women are surviving breast cancer than ever before. Over two million women are breast cancer survivors. With early detection and prompt and appropriate treatment, the outlook for women with breast cancer can be positive.

No one knows why some women develop breast cancer and others do not. Although the disease may affect younger women, 75% of all breast cancer occurs in women age 50 or older. Some of the noted risks factors include familial or genetics, exposure to estrogen, demographic factors (age, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status), nutrition and lifestyle, and smoking.

Symptoms of breast cancer are hardly noticeable when it first develops but as the cancer grows, it can cause changes that women should watch for. The most common symptom is an abnormal lump or swelling in the breast, but lumps may also appear beside the breast or under the arm. Other symptoms may include unexplained breast pain, abnormal nipple discharge, changes in breast texture, or changes in the skin on or around the breast.

Breast Cancer Screening

To screen or not to screen - that is the dilemma. The problem is not simply medical but also a matter of economics. Diagnosis of cancer, whether initial or recurrence, is the period of greatest acute stress for a cancer patient. This crisis is defined by sadness (depression), fear (anxiety), confusion, and occasional anger.

The goal of screening women for breast cancer is to detect cancer in its earliest stage when surgery and medical treatment can be most effective in reducing mortality. Screening is only beneficial when an earlier diagnosis results in a reduction in mortality and morbidity and when the risks of the screening test are low. There are three methods for breast cancer screening that are currently practiced: X-ray mammography, clinical breast examination and breast self-examination.

Of the three screening methods, the most reliable by far is mammography. However, in women with very dense breast tissue, both ultrasound and mammograms may miss tumors, which, however, can be detected by a Magnetic Resonance Imager (MRI). MRI is also more accurate for detecting cancer in women who carry the breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. However, the principal means of diagnosis - and many believe the only definitive one - is biopsy - a minor surgical procedure in which the lump or part of the lump is removed and examined under a microscope for cancer cells. A doctor might perform fine needle aspiration, a needle or core biopsy, or a surgical biopsy.

Mammography

A mammogram is a special x-ray of the breast that often can detect cancers that are too small for a woman or her doctor to feel. Screening aims to detect breast cancer at a very early stage when cure is more likely. The amount of radiation needed to produce a clear mammogram (picture) varies with breast size and density. To avoid undue exposure it is highly desirable to use the lowest possible dose of radiation needed.

A mammogram cannot distinguish between a benign or malignant tumor and thus is not 100% accurate. However, mammography detects over 90% of all breast cancer though a negative mammography does not necessarily indicate its absence. Mammography and clinical examination are complementary and if there is strong suspicion of a palpable lesion, the only way to make a positive diagnosis is by having a biopsy.

The results of several large studies have convincingly demonstrated that breast cancer screening by mammography reduces mortality by approximately 30% in women older than 50 years. The American Cancer Society states that women of 40 to 49 years of age should receive screening mammograms every one to two years. Yearly mammography screening is recommended for women of 50 years and older.

However the risks of any screening intervention need to be evaluated as closely as the benefits. The risks associated with mammography screening for breast cancer include, radiation exposure, false positives, and over-diagnosis. The risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from screening mammography is estimated to be minimal. The excess risk for breast cancer caused by radiation is increased with a younger age of the woman at exposure and increasing cumulative radiation dose. However, the benefits of mammography still significantly outweigh the risk of radiation-induced breast cancer.

Clinical Breast Examination (CBE)

During a clinical breast examination, the doctor checks the breasts and underarms for lumps or other changes that could be a sign of breast cancer. The CBE involves bilateral inspection and palpation of the breasts and the axillary and supraclavicular areas. Examination should be performed in both the upright and supine positions. One of the best predictors of examination accuracy is the length of time spent by the examiner.

The efficacy of CBE alone in screening for breast cancer is uncertain. The results of several large studies have convincingly demonstrated the effectiveness of CBE when combined with mammography as screening for breast cancer in women older than age 50 years. The American Cancer Society advises that women should have CBEs every three years from age 20 to 39 years. Annual CBEs should be performed on women 40 years of age and older.

Breast Self-Examination (BSE)

A systematic examination by a woman in which she uses her fingers to feel for changes in her breast shape and fluid discharge from the nipple in order to detect any abnormalities. It is ideally carried out every month. Estimates vary, but 80 to 95% are first discovered as a lump by the patient. Intuitively it follows that regular breast self-examination as a complementary screening modality perhaps along with mammography may help discover some cancers at an earlier stage, when the prognosis is more favorable.

Approximately four out of every five breast lumps so detected turn out to be a cyst or other benign (noncancerous) lesion. If a lump is found, however, it is essential to determine as quickly as possible if it is cancerous or not. There are now several epidemiologic studies indicating that survival is increased in women practicing breast self-examination and that cancers detected by breast self-examination tend to be smaller.

Treatment

Once breast cancer has been found, it is staged. Through staging, the doctor can tell if the cancer has spread and, if so, to what parts of the body. More tests may be performed to help determine the stage. Knowing the stage of the disease helps the doctor plan treatment.

The choice of treatment for breast cancer depends on a woman's age and general health, as well as the type, the stage, and location of the tumour, and if the cancer has remained in the breast or has spread to other parts of the body. There are a number of treatments, but the ones women choose most often - alone or in combination - are surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy.

Standard cancer treatments are generally designed to surgically take out the cancer; stop cancer cells from getting the hormones they need to survive and grow through hormone therapy; use high-energy beams to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors through radiation therapy and use anti-cancer drugs to kill cancer cells through chemotherapy.

However, the current view holds that cancer is a systemic disease involving a complex spectrum of host-tumor relationships, with cancer cells spread via the bloodstream, and therefore variations in local or regional therapy are unlikely to affect a patient's survival. Rather, the cancer must be attacked systemically, through the use of radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy and immunotherapy.

For women with early-stage breast cancer, one common available treatment is a lumpectomy combined with radiation therapy. A lumpectomy is surgery that preserves a woman's breast. In a lumpectomy, the surgeon removes only the tumor and a small amount of the surrounding tissue. The survival rate for a woman who has this therapy plus radiation is similar to that for a woman who chooses a radical mastectomy, which is complete removal of a breast.

If the breast cancer has spread locally - just to other parts of the breast - treatment may involve a combination of chemotherapy and surgery. Doctors first shrink the tumor with chemotherapy and then remove it through surgery. Shrinking the tumor before surgery may allow a woman to avoid a mastectomy and keep her breast.

If the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lung or bone, chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy might be used to destroy cancer cells and control the disease. Radiation therapy may also be useful to control tumors in other parts of the body.

Because 30% of breast cancers recur, the National Cancer Institute urges all women with breast cancer to have chemotherapy or hormone therapy following surgery, even if there is no evidence that the cancer has spread. Such systemic adjuvant therapy, as it is called, can prevent or delay about one-third of recurrences.

Breast Cancer Prevention

Breast cancer cannot be completely prevented, but the risk of developing advanced disease can be greatly reduced by early detection.

Several drugs are now available to treat or prevent breast cancer. Chemopreventive agents such as Tamoxifen and Raloxifene act to prevent the development of breast cancer by interrupting the process of initiation and promotion of tumors. The antiestrogenic effect of these agents appears also to lead to growth inhibition of malignant cells. Chemoprevention is the most promising intervention for achieving primary prevention at this time.

Tamoxifen

Tamoxifen is a nonsteroidal antiestrogen with a partial estrogen agonist effect. It is FDA-approved, and is now used for estrogenreceptive cancer patients and also for high-risk individuals who are still menstruating and producing considerable estrogen.

Given by mouth, it may increase the risk of stage I endometrial cancer and also may worsen vaginal dryness and hot flashes. Tamoxifen may be less effective as a preventive agent in women with a strong family of breast cancer.

Raloxifene

Raloxifene hydrochloride is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that blocks the action of estrogen in the breast and endometrial tissue. The incidence of estrogen receptor positive invasive breast cancer was reduced by 76% among women treated with either dose of raloxifene at 40 months of follow-up time. The side effects of raloxifene include an increased risk of thromboembolic disease, but not an increased risk of endometrial cancer.

Also, there are recent studies that link low incidence of breast cancer with various environmental factors, especially diet. One food touted to be cancer preventive is soy (found in foods such as tofu, tempeh, soy milk and vegetarian meat substitutes), but there is no clear evidence for this supposition. Consuming more fruits and vegetables, eating less red meat (perhaps substituting soy protein) and avoiding cholesterol (olive oil has none) may also help in preventing breast cancer.

A chemical (indole-3-carbinol or I-3-C) found in broccoli, cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables now available as a diet supplement may help prevent estrogen-related breast cancers. Another possible preventive measure is regular use of standard doses of anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and aspirin two or more times a week.

Finally, a recent study showed that exercise helps prolong life for survivors. The precise mechanism is not known, but it is suspected that physical activity lowers hormone levels, decreases insulin resistance and reduces weight gain, all factors in breast cancer.

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Cervical Cancer Survival Rates

Unlike other cancers, cervical cancer is not hereditary. It's caused by certain types of a virus, human papillomavirus (HPV). When a woman becomes infected with one of these types of HPV, and the virus doesn't go away on its own, abnormal ...

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Unlike other cancers, cervical cancer is not hereditary. It’s caused by certain types of a virus, human papillomavirus (HPV). When a woman becomes infected with one of these types of HPV, and the virus doesn’t go away on its own, abnormal cells can develop in the lining of the cervix.

Cervical cancer Recommendation: Good evidence for population based screening. cancers associated with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC):

The hereditary component of cervical cancer was reported in a large epidemiological survey [4]. The familial relative risks of a biological sister or mother to cervical cancer patients were 1.93 (95% CI = 1.85- 2.01) and 1.83 (95% CI = 1.77- 1.88), respectively, in comparison with non-biological subjects.

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Individuals with multiple adenomata of the large bowel almost invariably develop cancer in one or more of the adenomata. 3. The members of families with an hereditary tendency to Cervical cancer:

Cervical cancer Cervical cancer can affect any woman who is – or has been – sexually active. Women who have a personal or family history of hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer, ovarian cancer, or breast cancer are also more likely to have this disease.

A tumor suppressor gene, or anti-oncogene, is a gene that protects a cell from one step on the path to cancer. When this gene is mutated to cause a loss or reduction in its function, the cell can progress to cancer, usually in combination with other genetic changes.

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CERVICAL CANCER Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in women worldwide, and it remains a leading cause of cancer-related A history of breast cancer increases a woman\’s risk of developing ovarian cancer.

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Cervical Cancer Symptoms

Learning the symptoms is one way to find cancer early. Unfortunately, it is sometimes difficult to notice the symptoms because they often mimic other ailments. Most often, cervical cancer has no symptoms. If there are symptoms, they usually ...

Uterine Cancer Symptoms and How to Deal With Them Uterine cancer is a type of cancer that appears in the female reproductive organs. It is the fourth most common cancer after breast cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer. Uterine cancer is considered the most common cancer in women and, fortunately, is curable, too. In Canada, around 3,900 women are diagnosed with the disease each year and the survival rate is above 80%. The survival rate could be much higher if the cancer was detected earlier. Most cases are called endometrial cancer because they grow in the lining of the uterus, the endometrium.

Learning the symptoms is one way to find cancer early. Unfortunately, it is sometimes difficult to notice the symptoms because they often mimic other ailments. Most often, cervical cancer has no symptoms. If there are symptoms, they usually appear when it has reached an advanced stage, but this condition varies from woman to woman. Here are some of the symptoms of uterine cancer can be learned:

1. Women who suffer from this disease may experience abnormal vaginal bleeding, but can be heavy or light bleeding only during the month.

2. When you find unusually heavy vaginal discharge may be a symptom of uterine cancer. The discharge can often smell or contain mucus.

3. If should be noted that pelvic pain is not related to the normal menstrual cycle, can be a symptom of this disease. The pain can range from mild to severe and can last for hours.

4. Bleeding after douching, sexual intercourse or between periods is another symptom. Sexual activity can cause irritation of the cervix and eventually cause bleeding.

A common question that women often ask is how to deal with the symptoms of uterine cancer. Well, there are many ways you can deal with these symptoms. First, you can take careful note of the symptoms you are experiencing. Make a list of symptoms and add additional notes, such as frequency of occurrence, the time you have them, and the degree of pain experienced. After that, make an appointment with your doctor to discuss symptoms. Give your notes to the doctor and review the list with him. It is better to be honest with your doctor and a clear answer your questions. Once you have discussed your symptoms with him, and to develop strategies to deal with it. Based on your symptoms, your doctor will prescribe some medications, such as an analgesic for pelvic pain or vaginal antibiotics for infections. Make sure you follow the guidance of your doctor to control cancer growth.

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Symptoms of cancer

Even if one could be a healthy person, he or she still wants to be on the lookout for numerous symptoms of cancer if they want to detect it within the initial stages itself. This could boost an individual's chances of beating the disease while not any permanent harm to alternative organs of the body or with minimum harm. Ignoring the symptoms might haunt that person later in the form of further pain and discomfort while lowering chances of recovery. Here are some of the symptoms that ought to not be ignored.

Totally different varieties of cancers

The symptoms of cancer will depend on the type of cancer that the person has contracted. There are completely different sorts of cancers that would attack an individual's body in the form of tumors or even attack the body silently without any visible lumps. Blood cancer or leukemia is one example where no tumors would be found. Similarly, prostate cancer could begin affecting native organs however may also unfold to alternative organs aloof from the prostate like the lungs, liver, etc. There also are different sorts of cancer like lung, colon, stomach, pancreas, etc that have an effect on the mentioned organs. Often symptoms are confused with alternative diseases and this may lead the doctor to a wrong treatment until it might have progressed into the next stage. A number of the symptoms of cancer are mentioned below.

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6 Steps How to Treating Acne with Lifestyle Changes-p2

Eat healthily.

Foods that are highly processed and contain a heap of oils greatly increase the number of acne on your body. Getting the proper amount of nutrients from whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and protein facilitate your skin to regenerate faster and limit unnecessary oil production. When in the slightest degree possible, avoid foods that are processed or contain a heap of sugar (suppose junk foods).

Get a minimum of eight hours of sleep.

Sleeping kills 2 birds with one stone, as it helps to relax your body along with

detoxify it. If you aren’t getting enough sleep, chances are your skin hasn’t had the time or ability to renew its skin cells. Regulate your sleep cycle by visiting bed at a regular time every night and sleeping for no less than eight hours.

Drink lots of water.

Although we tend to’ve all heard to drink eight glasses of water on a daily basis, there isn’t a group quantity on how abundant water you should consume. Water helps to detoxify your body and purify your skin, thus build certain you drink water often throughout the day.

Relax your body and mind.

High stress levels result in increased oil production, thus do your mind and your skin a favor by giving yourself it slow to relax. Try taking a bath, reading a book, meditating, or practicing yoga and watch your skin rework in response

Wash your fabrics.

Any fabric that comes into contact together with your skin on a daily basis - garments, towels, pillowcases, and sheets - should be washed at least once every week to get rid of oil and bacteria that build up over time. Use a light cleanser for sensitive skin to help solve your acne drawback.

Use oil-free makeup.

If you wear makeup, you'll be stuck in a very vicious cycle of covering up acne while simultaneously causing it together with your cowl-up usage. Find acne-fighting oil-free mineral makeup to help forestall worsening your acne whereas merely trying to hide it. When attainable, avoid carrying makeup at all though as it clogs your pores over the course of the day.

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What Can You Take For a Headache While Pregnant

A headache during pregnancy is completely different than a headache at any different time. When you’re pregnant you have got to take care what you are taking as it will directly affect your baby. Sometimes these headaches can be bearable while not doing anything, however others may be thus uncomfortable that you need some type of relief.

Natural treatments will work wonders and give you the relief you wish to continue on with your day and guarantee your baby is safe.

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Throughout Pregnancy What to Take for a Headache While Pregnant Things You’ll Want Water Fruit Snacks Massage Yoga training/categories/videos Air conditioning Bed Show Additional Instructions one Drink lots of water. Dehydration will cause pregnancy headaches because the body wants water to operate properly and while pregnant you wish even additional than normal. Continue to remain hydrated. When you feel a headache coming back on slowly drink a giant glass of space temperature water therefore it will absorb into your system.

Drink heaps of water. Dehydration can lead to pregnancy headaches because the body needs water to function properly and whereas pregnant you would like even a lot of than traditional. Continue to remain hydrated. When you are feeling a headache coming on slowly drink a massive glass of area temperature water so it can absorb into your system.

Eat a snack of fruits or grains. Sometimes low blood sugar can lead to a headache. Eat a snack of some fruit or a granola bar to allow you a very little boost and lift your blood sugar level giving you energy and serving to your brain function, eliminating a headache.

Get a massage. A calming massage in a dark space can relieve tension and put your mind and body to rest so pushing your headache out of mind. The massage will work on pressure points and relieve the stress in every thus you'll rest more peacefully.

Do prenatal yoga. Yoga teaches you to breath properly and meditate thus you can relieve the pain naturally and push through it with the ability of visualization and calming.

Turn up the air conditioner and funky down your area. Lay down and take a nap. The cooler temperature can help relax your body and the nap can offer your body time to heal and cleanse itself.

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Heart Attack Causes

The heart attack is known as myocardial infarction was known as an abrupt and fatal condition in thepast. Nowadays, better understanding of such a condition has given more light to the condition. So what are the actual heart attack causes? Your diet What you eat can determine your safety and protection from heart ailments like myocardial infarction. Foods that contain very high fat content and high LDL content can increase the risks of heart ailments. People should try putting some more control with their diets by minimizing too much fat, by knowing your cholesterol levels, and by eating foods that are high in fiber, and full of the necessary nutrients and vitamins. You have to be aware that even the fit person can have heart attack due to high cholesterol levels. It is important to put much attention to what you put into your body, Physical activity Lack of exercise or a sedentary lifestyle can increase the risks of heart attack. If you are full of fats across the body, it exerts more pressure across the body and the blood vessels, causing more pressure to the body. Obesity can also prove to be a big issue since it could also lead to issues like hypertension and other heart conditions. It is important to exercise your body. Be sure to do some physical activities. Simple physical activities can really help. Stress management It is important nowadays to stay cool and calm. If you are stressed, you can risk yourself of a heart attack. Sudden changes in your emotions can increase your heart processes and if you have other existing health risks, it can aggravate your heart and lead to a heart attack.

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Heart Attack Treatment

Heart Attack Treatment
By Catherine Moore

Heart attack treatment has remained a common talk of the world as there is overall belief that no healthcare delivery facility is ideal for proper management of heart attacks. The good news is that heart attack treatment and prevention are available to people who are ready to adhere to certain precautionary measures.

1) Quit smoking:

This is the single most important element in heart disease treatment and prevention. All over the world, tobacco producers are sweating because of policies against them. The World Health Organization has done everything to protect people from this danger but because life is a choice, they leave the individuals to make their decisions.


2) Control your Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure and weight:

As heart disease treatment and prevention methods, these three relatives of heart diseases must be put on check. Much has been said about them. You need not worry yourself if you control these elements because heart disease does not usually occur without a risk factor.

3) Exercise your body:

As heart attack treatment and prevention, mild to moderate exercise promotes good blood circulation, prevents clotting as well as other benefits that reduce the effects of other risk factors of heart disease.

4) Eat a healthy diet:

For heart attack treatment and prevention, Cutting down on foods that are high in saturated fat and sodium (salt) to lower cholesterol and blood pressure is very important. Take more vitamins and anti-oxidants.

Strict adherence to the above factors aid in the treatment and prevention of heart diseases.

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High Cholesterol in Diabetics

High Cholesterol in Diabetics

For people who have diabetes, you have got a condition where the body and pancreas is not manufacturing enough insulin for your body to properly function. You may find that it puts you in danger for vision hassle and your doctor can offer you masses of warnings once you are diagnosed or if you are on your way to developing diabetes. You may notice that there are a number of discoveries regarding the link between cholesterol and diabetes.



You may additionally notice that this link is called Macular edema and it be very harmful to your health. You may notice that diabetes and high cholesterol can be terribly harmful to your health. If you've got each of then, you will wish to create certain that you simply pay close attention to your diet and that you simply increase your levels of excise so that you don't lose your sense of sight or become affected by diabetes and high cholesterol horrors.

The illness, macular edema is where you lose vision or become blind in one or both of the eyes since there's water within the macular of the attention. High glucose levels in the bloodstream, which happens when your body does not produce insulin, puts you at a larger risk for developing macular edema, and also the surgery to alleviate this condition, if it is even potential, is dangerous and troublesome. The recent studies show that there are diabetics to suffer from high cholesterol are more likely to develop macular edema.

You will want to notice that there are each sensible and unhealthy types of cholesterol. Sensible cholesterol is needed in the body, and is called HDL. Bad cholesterol, known as LDL, produces excess lipoproteins in the blood stream, that build up on blood vessel walls. You will realize that scientist claim that it's this that can cause heart attacks and might be accountable for strokes, and you'll need to take a healthy approach to life therefore that you can afford the chance of littered with such disorders. Because diabetic patients are two to four times more doubtless to develop macular edema if they also have high levels of LDL cholesterol within the blood stream, they have to be extra careful concerning their diets.

You'll not recognize this, however there are foods like eggs, fish, and milk that happen to contain a ton of bad cholesterol, however, these foods are foods that are praised to be healthy for you.  . Foods high in trans fats also are culprits for LDL cholesterol. Although we have a tendency to do want some LDL cholesterol in our body for things such as cell membrane production, our livers produce most, if not all, of what we have a tendency to would like to operate Meaning that you may have to limit your intake of such foods.

You will notice that by avoiding such foods that are high in cholesterol you may be ready to keep your vision by preventing all of the macular edema risks and diabetic patients will be ready to seek out some control. Low cholesterol diets are needed for anyone and everybody. You may would like to think about your diet and the way healthy you are. You'll need to create sure that you do all that you'll to become healthy with diet and exercise. You'll be able to check your cholesterol levels by using a home check kit and you'll be in a position to check the degree more accurately once you move to your doctor. If you keep healthy you'll be ready to stop macular edema and you will be able to avoid some serious health issues.

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Stages of Breast Cancer

The different stages of breast cancer include - Stage 0, Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, and Stage IV or the metastatic. Stage III comprises of three stages - Stage IIIA, IIIB and IIIC.

What Are the Different Stages of Breast Cancer?
By Nick Mutt

On confirmation of the breast cancer from biopsy report, the doctors go through an extensive study about the extent or the stage of the cancer that will help to adopt the right type of treatment best suitable for the patient. Whether the cancer is localized or has spread to other parts of the body can be determined by staging that involves different types of screening including the blood test.

Bone scan is done by entering a small amount of radioactive substance into the blood vessel which gets collected in the bones, and the pictures taken confirm the spread of cancer to the bones.

CT scan of the breast cancer is done by taking pictures of the affected area through the X-rays to study whether the cancer has affected the lungs and liver.

Lymph node biopsy is done by inserting radioactive blue dye through a needle near the tumor or the nipple and checked for the cancerous lymphatic cells.

The different stages of breast cancer include -

Stage 0 - This stage can be also termed as Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS), which indicates that the abnormal cells of the breast duct have not spread outside or invaded other local tissues. This stage cannot be termed cancerous but if untreated can turn into breast cancer.

Stage I indicates the earliest stage of breast cancer where the tumor is not more than 2 centimeters and the cancerous cells have affected only the breast tissue not spreading beyond.

Stage II - This may include features -

1. The tumor size not more than 2 centimeters but the cancer has affected the under arm lymph nodes or the cancer is localized.

2. The tumor size is of 2-5 centimeter and the cancer affecting the underarm lymph nodes.

Stage III comprises of three stages like Stage IIIA, IIIB and IIIC.

In Stage IIIA tumor is 5centimeters length across and the cancer has spread to the under arm lymph nodes. The cancer may spread to the single or attached lymph nodes under the arm and it may also affect the lymph nodes behind the breast bone.

In Stage IIIB the tumor may be of any size that grows along the chest wall or on the breast skin forming lumps and nodules. The under arm lymph nodes and the lymph nodes behind the breast bone may also be affected.

In this stage the inflammatory breast cancer may also occur with the breast becoming red and swollen.

In Stage IIIC the tumor may be of any size with the cancer spreading to the lymph nodes of under arm, behind the breast bone and also including the lymphatic nodes of the collarbone.

Stage IV or the metastatic change indicates the spread of the breast cancer to other parts of the body like liver and bones.

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Propoint guide to smart drinking and alcoholic favourites

Smart Drink choices

Check out the full list of Propoints Values Guides here.

Australian alcohol guidelines (issued by national health and medical research council) recommend men and women drink no more than two standard drinks on any one day to reduce health risks over their life time. They also recommend drinking no more than four drinks on any single occasion to reduce risk of alcohol related injury. However, not all drinks were created equal, especial when it comes to what constitutes as a standard drink. For example some restaurant wine glasses now hold up to two standard drinks. To help you choose the smartest choice, keep in mind the following:

One 375ml bottle of full strength beer
(4% alcohol volume) contains 1.4 standard drinks
One 750ml bottle of red wine
(13% alcohol volume) contains 7.7 standard drinks
One 750ml bottle of champagne
(12% alcohol volume) contains 7.1 standard drinks
One 330ml bottle of full strength mixed drink
(7% alcohol volume), such as Bacardi Breezer or Smirnoff Twist, contains 1.8 standard drinks
A 30ml nip (shot) of spirits
(40% alcohol volume) contains one standard drink. A cocktail may have two different spirits


Your Propoints Values Guide To Bar Favourites

Beer - Pre Mixed Drinks - Spirits - Wines - and a Cocktail Tip

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Cervical Cancer Prognosis

Objective:To explore the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of the patients with cervical cancer of Buyi nationality and Shui nationality in Qiannan autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province.Methods:196 ...

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Cervical Cancer Stages

Cervical cancer is classified and treated according to four cervical cancer stages of differentiation. Studies suggest that during adolescence, cervical epithelial cells are particularly sensitive to carcinogenic change.

Overview of Cervical Cancer Stages and Their Treatment
By Steve Walter

Cervical cancer is a type of malignancy that occurs in women. Women at higher risk for cancer of the uterine cervix are those who begin sexual intercourse at an early stage, those who have multiple sex partners, history of multiple pregnancies, develop cervical dysplasia or sexual relations with high risk males. Studies suggest that during adolescence, cervical epithelial cells are particularly sensitive to carcinogenic change.

Cervical cancer is classified and treated according to four cervical cancer stages of differentiation. Stage one is characterized as growth limited only to the cervix. When growth extends beyond the cervix, it is already considered as stage two. It is classified as stage three once the growth has extended into the pelvic wall. Lastly, if the growth has extended to adjacent organs then it has already reached the fourth stage.

Patients with cancer of the cervix may present with symptomatic or asymptomatic disease. Symptoms indicative of early stages of cervical cancer are prolonged menstrual periods, watery vaginal discharge and slight intermenstrual vaginal bleeding after coitus, travel or exertion. These findings may be present for months before additional irregularities occur. As the lesion becomes more extensive, symptoms are more pronounced. Hemorrhage occurs with advanced infiltrative tumors.

The first symptoms produced by the tumor after menopause is usually alarming because they are unexpected. Consequently the patient usually promptly seeks attention. However, if the symptoms begin two to three years after menopause, the patient may think that menstruation has resumed and will delay seeking medical attention.

In later stages, a serosanguinous or yellowish vaginal discharge may be present. It is often foul-smelling due to the sloughing of epithelium and may be associated with profuse bleeding. Pain in the lumbosacral area is usually a late sign and occurs with lymph node involvement. Urinary and rectal symptoms may appear when advanced local disease has invaded the bladder and rectum.

Treatment of cervical cancer is determined by the clinical findings, stage of disease, overall condition of the patient, and whether she wishes to preserve the reproductive mechanism. The treatment of preinvasive lesions can consist of cryotherapy, electrocautery, laser therapy, or conization. For the first level of cervical cancer stages, carcinoma can be conservatively managed by cervical conization, vaginal radiation therapy, and laser treatment. Patients who are conservatively managed should be closely evaluated at least yearly for further appearance of cancer.

Either surgery or radiation therapy are used for stages 1 and 2. Radiation therapy may be used alone for stages 2 and 3. For stage 4, pelvic exenteration may be performed. In advanced tumors in stages 3 and 4, external radiation therapy may be beneficial. External, internal and interstitial radiation therapy may be used. Systemic chemotherapeutics or regional chemotherapeutics are also treatments for cervical cancer.

The earlier the stage at which cancer is diagnosed means a better the prognosis. Preinvasive cancer commonly is diagnosed in women 30 to 40 years of age. Most patients with invasive carcinoma are 40 to 50 years old. Thus, 5 to 10 years are required for the chance to penetrate the basement membrane and become invasive. After invasion, death usually occurs in 3 to 5 years in the untreated patient. That is why to prevent any complications, watch out for early signs of cervical cancer.

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Eating Healthy Throughout Pregnancy

Eating Healthy Throughout Pregnancy

Starting off your with a healthy well balanced diet is the most effective factor you do for yourself and your baby.  This approach, you may solely need to forma few adjustments during your pregnancy.

Your first trimester

If you find it robust to take care of a balanced diet during your 1st trimester, you'll be able to rest assured that your not alone.  Due to queasiness, some girls will eat all of the time and gain a lot of weight in the process.  Other women have trouble getting food down and subsequently lose weight. Preventing malnutrition and dehydration are your most vital factors throughout initial trimester.

Calories

When you are pregnant, you need to consume around 300 calories additional than usual every day.  The simplest approach to travel regarding doing this is taking note of your body when you are hungry.  You should attempt to eat as several foods as doable from the bottom of thefood pyramid.

If you gain weight too slow, try eating tiny meals and slightly increase the fat in your diet. You ought to continuously eat when you're hungry, as you are now eating for 2 instead of one.

Calcium

By the second trimester, you'll would like around 1,500 milligrams of calcium every day for your bones and your baby', that is a lot of than a quart of milk. Calcium is something that's missing from many diets.  Along with milk, different nice sources for calcium embody dairy product, calcium fortified juices, and even calcium tablets.

Fiber

Fiber can help to prevent constipation, which is a standard pregnancy drawback.  You'll be able to realize fiber in whole grains, fruits, and even vegetables.  Fiber supplements such as Metamucil and Citrucel are safe to take during pregnancy.

Protein

Unless you happen to be a strict vegetarian, your protein intake is not normally a downside for girls who eat a healthy diet.

Iron

A lot of ladies will begin their pregnancy off with

a little bit of iron deficiency.  Smart sources of iron include dark leafy green vegetables and meats.  Iron supplements should be avoided, as they will cause internal symptoms like cramping, constipation, or diarrhea.

Vitamins

Seeing as how you get a majority of the vitamins you need in your diet, you may need to discuss prenatal vitamins together with your doctor.  Folate is one in every of the most necessary, and if you're obtaining enough of it, you could be ready to avoid vitamins all along - just raise your doctor to form certain.

Becoming A Healthy Eater

Being a healthy eater needs you to become both educated and smart about what healthy eating truly is.  Being food good isn't concerning learning to calculate grams or fat, or is it concerning finding out labels and counting calories.

Healthy eating is all about balanced and moderate eating, consisting of healthy meals at least three times per day.  Healthy eaters eat many completely different types of foods, not limiting themselves to 1 specific food type or food group.

Eating healthy needs quite a bit of leeway.  You would possibly eat an excessive amount of or not enough, consume foods that are sometimes more or less nutritious. However, you ought to continually fuel your body and your brain regularly with enough food to keep each your mind and body sturdy and alert.

A healthy eater may be a smart problem solver.  Healthy eaters have learned to take care of themselves and their eating with sound judgement and creating wise choices.  Healthy eaters are invariably aware of what they eat, and understand the impact that it will have on their bodies.

When somebody is unable to require control of their eating, they're conjointly seemingly to urge out of management with other aspects of life in addition.  They might finish up spending too much, talking an excessive amount of, even going to bed later and later.

You must perpetually keep in mind that limiting food in any way is usually a dangerous thing.  Healthy eating is a means of life, one thing that you'll be able to do to enhance your body or your lifestyle.  If you've considered creating your life higher, healthy eating is simply the place to start.  You will build life easier for yourself, those around you, and even your family. 

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How To Cure Hemorrhoids

How to Cure Hemorrhoids or Piles

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While these self-care methods may relieve the symptoms of hemorrhoids, they won't make the hemorrhoid disappear. If you have a severe infection or don't feel relief after a few days, seek medical help and advice from your doctor.

Steps

Keep your anal area clean. Take tub baths several times a day in plain, warm water. You do not need to use soap; in fact it could make the problem worse. Moisture can cause irritation, so you may want to gently dry the anal area using a hair dryer.  Apply hemorrhoidal cream or suppository containing hydrocortisone to the affected area for a limited time. You could also try using pads containing witch hazel. Apply a cold compress to the area in order to reduce swelling. Use a sitz bath filled with warm water. A sitz bath is an over the toilet bath for your hips and buttocks. It can be used to ease the pain of hemorrhoids.  You can buy a sitz bath at a pharmacy or medical supply store Increase your intake of fiber and fluids. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of fluid (other than alcohol) each day. Eat fruits and vegetables. You may also want to use a stool softener or fiber supplement (like Metamucil or Citracel). If these methods do not work, see a doctor. You should also see a doctor if your hemorrhoids cause pain or bleed excessively.

Tips

You will notice a marked improvement within 3 days.  Don't quit this practice.  If you wish to avoid this anus problem in the future, you will have to adopt this as an ongoing thing for as long as you live.  Remember.  Bacteria is the problem, and lots of Soap and Water is the answer! Bacteria play a key role in the complications of "the piles" or hemorrhoids, fissures or dried cracking skin, itching, bad odor, etc. Your anus will become free of odor which may have clung to you in the past.  This will indicate that you are free of bacterial action. This practice of washing after a bowel movement has been followed in India for many years, rather than the use of just toilet paper which we westerners commonly do.

Warning

Be sure to clean soap off all areas which you have washed to avoid irritation.

Things You'll Need

Anti-bacterial soap. (It will tell you if it is anti-bacterial on the label of most brands.)

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Health And Nutrition

What are nutrients?

Every molecule in the body is created by Nutrients & there are more than 45 nutrients. These nutrients build molecules, cells, and tissues of the body.We get energy from Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats that we eat.
These are called macronutrients. These macro nutrients are broken down / metabolized to give energy to the body.
Vitamins and minerals (called micronutrients) are not themselves metabolized for energy, but they are important in helping the macronutrients convert to energy.

What is a healthy diet?

The optimal diet has to be individualized to meet your unique needs. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) food pyramid suggests that we use fat "sparingly," and that our daily diet include 2 - 3 servings of dairy products; 2 - 3 servings of meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, or nuts; 3 - 5 servings of vegetables; 2 - 4 servings of fruit; and 6 - 11 servings of bread, cereal, rice, or pasta.
These are general guidelines. Healthy diet is dependent upon many factors like: age, gender, body size, pregnancy, and status of health. A clinical nutritionist or nutritionally oriented doctor can help you determine what type of diet is best for you.
While you know it is important to eat a healthy diet, it isn't always easy to sort through all of the information available about nutrition and food choices.
Nutrition has a vital importance to human well-being. Nutrition should play a leading role to improve our quality of life. Nutrition is a key for reducing your body fat percentage.
Better nutrition means stronger immune systems, less illness and better health. Better nutrition is a prime entry point to ending poverty and a milestone to achieving better quality of life. Safe food and good nutrition are important to all.
Basic nutrition knowledge is constantly taking shape every day, producing new diet trends to an ever growing audience of people who want to know the latest and greatest ways to achieve their physical fitness goals.
Get nutrition facts and discover how you can use dietary recommendations to improve your health. As you grow older, getting a nutritionally rich diet becomes even more important. The link between nutrition and health is necessary to achieve optimal health.
Good nutrition is a clear path to optimize our quality of life. An important starting point for achieving optimum health is to achieve optimum nutrition and get the proper nutrients from the food.
Diet and nutrition are the principle preventive measures against diseases.
Reading labels and eating a diet rich in vitamins and nutrients is optimal for healthy nutrition. Research confirms that good nutrition in the early years of life is crucial for human growth and mental development.
The study of human nutrition dates back to the 18th century, when the French chemist Lavoisier discovered that there was a relationship between our metabolism of food and the process of breathing.
The field of clinical nutrition has evolved into a practice that is increasingly incorporated into mainstream medical treatment. The term "nutritional supplement" refers to vitamins, minerals, and other food components that are used to support good health and treat illness.
A clinical nutritionist or nutritionally oriented doctor can help you determine what type of diet is best for you.
During the initial part of the visit, the clinical nutritionist will ask you questions about your medical history, family history, and personal lifestyle.
In hospitals, nutrition is used to improve the overall health of patients with a wide range of conditions. Effects of exercise and nutrition on postural balance and risk of falling in elderly people with decreased bone mineral density: randomized controlled trial pilot study.

Healthy Lifestyle

Healthy people are stronger, are more productive and more able to create opportunities to gradually break the cycles of both poverty and hunger in a sustainable way.
Healthy eating is associated with reduced risk for many diseases, including the three leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Healthy eating is fundamental to good health and is a key element in healthy human development, from the prenatal and early childhood years to later life stages.
Healthy eating is equally important in reducing the risk of many chronic diseases. We spend a lot of money on food, but there are ways to cut costs and still serve healthy delicious meals.
When you choose healthy foods instead of sugary or high-fat foods you can actually improve your health by adding extra phytochemicals and fiber. Breakfast foods should be healthy but they have a tendency to be high in fats and sugar.
We always hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so why ruin a healthy breakfast.
Good nutrition is vital to good health, disease prevention, and essential for healthy growth and development of children and adolescents. Fiber is an important part of a healthy diet.
Many of us work very hard to eat healthy meals, but struggle with the urge for candy, cookies, cakes, ice cream and anything else full of sugar and sweetness. Most experts agree that snacking is a part of a balanced and healthy diet, as long as the snacks don't pile on empty calories.
When your best efforts go awry, and you order pizza or serve another meal that doesn't exactly fit into a healthy diet, you still have many options for making it healthier. Just about everyone knows that fruits and vegetables are a very important part of a healthy diet.
Having a well-stocked pantry and refrigerator can be a busy cook's best weapon in the war against resorting to fast-food, high-fat, unhealthy meals. Fresh oil is a source of essential fatty acids, which help keep the skin healthy and the hair shiny.
We believe eating sensibly, combined with appropriate exercise, is the best solution for a healthy lifestyle.

Foods

When you choose healthy foods instead of sugary or high-fat foods you can actually improve your health by adding extra phytochemicals and fiber. The goal is to balance negative foods with positive foods so that the combined rating for all foods eaten in a single day is positive.
If you want to restrict your caloric intake without feeling hungry, find foods highest in any vitamin or mineral or lowest in carbs, saturated fats, or sugars. Our general state of health is partially driven by the types of foods we consume.
To make vegetable oils suitable for deep frying, the oils are hydrogenated, so trans fats are commonly found in deep-fried foods such as French fries and doughnuts. Trans fats, beyond a limit, are not good for our health.
Hydrogenation solidifies liquid oils and increases the shelf life and the flavor stability of oils and foods that contain them. Other sources of trans fats are vegetable shortenings, some margarines, crackers, cookies, snack foods, and other foods.
Since trans fats increase a products shelf life, many pre-prepared foods and mixes (for example, some pancake mixes and pizza dough) contain trans fats.
The solution: Whenever possible, eat whole, fresh, and unprocessed foods. When buying packaged foods, put in at least as much time into reading labels and selecting products as you do when choosing a shower gel or shampoo.
A good diet is central to overall good health, but which are the best foods to include in your meals, and which ones are best avoided.
Fast food has become much more popular of late and all over the world the outcry regarding harms of fast foods is on increase.
Be aware that there is little scientific information about the effect of so-called functional foods --foods to which vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other dietary substances are added -- despite their growing popularity in the market place and claims of beneficial effects.
Some common foods, including nuts, wheat gluten, dairy products, fish, shrimp, soy, bananas and eggs may trigger allergic reactions.

Fat

Fats add taste to meals and give one a feeling of fullness when eaten. When you choose healthy foods instead of sugary or high-fat foods you can actually improve your health by adding extra phytochemicals and fiber.
Breakfast foods should be healthy but they have a tendency to be high in fats and sugar. The human brain is almost entirely composed of unsaturated fatty acids.
You deprive yourself of more than fats when you go for the fat-free or low-fat salad dressing. We need fats to absorb all the beneficial elements of salads and other fruits and vegetables. Learn which are the right types of fats, to create beautiful, supple skin, and a healthy body.
Eating more whole foods is a good way to replace many of the processed snacks and foods that have a lot of extra sugar, fat (including trans fat), salt, and other things added to them and a lot of good things taken out, like fiber.In addition to food labeled fat-free and low fat, healthy low fat foods include most fruits and vegetables.
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats (called macronutrients) are broken down (metabolized) to give the body energy.
For example, lowering fat and cholesterol intake and adding whole grains to the diet can prevent atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in the arteries), which can lead to heart disease or stroke.
Fish is high in omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential components of cells and can protect the heart from, for example, fatal arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm). Omega-3 fatty acids found in cold water fish (such as herring, tuna, and salmon) have been reported to reduce inflammation and help prevent certain chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and arthritis.
Safe food and good nutrition are important to all. Basic nutrition knowledge is constantly taking shape every day, producing new diet trends to an ever growing audience of people who want to know the latest and greatest ways to achieve their physical fitness goals.
Did you know that you can drastically decrease your chance of heart disease and cancer by eating a healthy diet and following the recommended nutrition guidelines?
Proper nutrition is a powerful good: people who are well nourished are more likely to be healthy, productive and able to learn.
Good nutrition benefits families, their communities and the world as a whole. Malnutrition is, by the same logic, devastating.

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SKIN CARE: Get Healthy and Glowing Skin

Who does not want to achieve an acne free, glowing andhealthy skin? Here are someskin care tips to achievehealthy skin.

Just put on a neat white shirt in the morning before you set off for work. Check its brightness in the evening when you return home. You‘d certainly note the difference, dusts, smokes, mites and what may not be there. Keep it up for next two three days more and you would hardly be able to recognize if it is that 3 days old shirt. This is what happens with your skin. The fact is, your skin is much more delicate, soft and tender to get weathered, wrinkled, blemished, burned and what not. A bit of caring advice – make skin care a part of your health and fitness regime. If you do not care a bit about your skin’s health, leave it as it is and see yourself growing twice your age in the mirror. If the fact really scares you, keep reading for solution:
Basically there are three steps to get a healthy and glowing skin -

    Skin Cleansers: You need to clear skin of dirt and oil that have deposited deep into its pores but not the way you rinse it out of your shirt. Cleaning your skin properly prepares it to absorb and respond to succeeding skin care methods in a better way. Generally people perform a manual skin clean and think the job to be over, which it is not in fact. You can not clean your skin properly by hands, use skin care brushes. These brushes are technically designed to clear skin deeply but gently. They expel dirt and debris out from your skin without much effort.

    Skin Toners: What does a skin toner does? And why do you need it at all? A good facial toner further clears your skin from the point where your skin cleanser has left it. Means, it cleanse it more deeply. But this is not what a toner is for. Then what? When you wash or clean your skin with cleansers, brushes or some other substances, the pores get wider than normal and raise a risk of depositing more dust and dirt if not repaired. This is what a skin toner does. It shrinks and restores your skin pores to their normal size.

    Precaution: You need to be cautious before you adopt a skin toner. Make sure that it does not contain any form of alcohol in it or it may irritate and dry up your skin.

    Skin Moisturizers: Our skin has a natural moisturizer that helps it stay soft and shining. Some, those who have a dry skin, may not experience this on their skin, though. If you have passed through both the above steps chances are that your skin’s natural moisturizer has worn away in the process. You need a good moisturizer to regain that softness on your skin that has dried away during the process. It is simple to use and wondrous in effects. It also clears all oil-based types that might cause breakouts.

Rejoice! You have learnt the secret of achieving healthy and glowing skin in as easy as 1-2-3. Just perform these skin care methods on regular basis and defy your age. Always try to procure good quality skin care products to avoid any unwanted injury or side effect on your skin. True! They are a bit costlier than ordinary cosmetic products but they are worth it.
So make it a habit to care for your skin as you would do for any other part of your body, even better if you do it religiously under your daily health and fitness regime and don’t be surprised if you get a WOW!! or a compliment for your glowing skin when you step out of your house the next time. Never forget to pat yourself for this, for this is the result of your skin care efforts.

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Top 10 Healthy Lifestyle Tips

Living a healthy lifestyle doesn't have to be hard. It just takes the motivation to change our bad habits into good, healthy ones. Below is a list of 10 healthy lifestyle tips to get you started. Once you start, you can come up with more healthy choices that work for you.

• The first thing is to eat a balanced diet. Eat more fruits and vegetables and get rid of the high sugar, processed foods. Along with eating better is getting the right nutrients in the system. 
• So the second thing is to take vitamins and minerals to help your body work properly. 
• The third tip is to quit all those nasty unhealthy habits. Smoking, drinking, drugs, chewing tobacco, whatever your vice may be quit now. You are in charge of your health and living a healthier lifestyle means getting rid of the things that may kill you. 
• The fourth thing to do is exercise. Exercise makes you feel good and can motivate you to get other things done as well. 
• Along with exercise, number five is making sure you see a doctor each year for an annual physical. This is more important in women, but men should be seeing a doctor every 2-3 years to make sure there are no big health concerns. 
• The sixth is to surround yourself with a strong support network, or a group of people who will be there for you and participate in a healthy lifestyle as well. 
• Your family and friends can help you with the seventh tip, have fun and enjoy life. 
• Eighth tip is to create a good balance between work and play. 
• The final two tips are to accept yourself for the unique individual you are and love what you do. If you can accept yourself, the good and the bad, it will show in all you do. Your job is something you will be doing for at least the next 20 years, so you should love it. If you don't keep looking until you find something you do love.

Start with those healthy lifestyle choices and see how you feel in the next few weeks. You should feel more energized, motivated, and positive.

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Herbs For Hair Growth - Stop Hair Loss Naturally

Many people are looking into using herbs for hair growth as they seek natural remedies to treat hair loss. These treatments help the body's self healing functions to work towards reversing the cause of an ailment rather than just masking the symptoms. Some herbs have been very effective in helping people stimulate their strands to grow back.

Ginkgo Biloba

One of the most effective herbs for hair growth is ginkgo biloba. This herb helps to increase circulation and blood flow to the scalp, a function which stimulates the strands to grow. The blood transports nourishment to the strands, so increasing the blood flow helps to ensure the strands are getting enough nutrition in order to remain healthy.

Green Tea

Green tea is also on the list of herbs for hair growth. It contains catechins which block the enzyme known as 5-alpha-reductase. This enzyme turns testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is a hormone which forces the strands to fall out by attacking the follicles. Medical experts believe DHT causes male pattern baldness which is also known as androgenic alopecia. This condition affects both women and men.

Saw Palmetto

Saw palmetto is another one of the herbs for hair growth which targets male or female pattern baldness. It curbs the production of DHT. This allows the damaged follicles to grow hair again.

Stinging Nettle

Stinging nettle prevents testosterone from being converted into DHT. It can be used in combination with other herbs for hair growth. It works well when it is used with saw palmetto and pygeum. Pygeum also helps slow down male pattern baldness.

Things to Keep in Mind About Herbs for Hair Growth

If you are using herb to reverse hair loss, it is important to understand that it can take a while for them to produce noticeable results. It usually takes six months to one year for the strands to start thickening.

It is very important for you to begin treatment for your hair loss as soon as you notice that your strands are thinning. This will significantly increase your chances of getting your strands to grow back. If the follicles sit there for too long without strands, the follicles will lose their ability to function and the hair loss will become permanent.

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