Unwinding tips for a busy women
Posted in Believe or not to, Environmental health, General Health, health news, Health Spa, Healthy Lifestyle, Natural Medicine, Spa, Women's Health on 11 October 2007

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No matter if you are the manager of a large office or a home business, the stress of the day takes a toll on you. Thus there are some tips for staying calm throughout a busy day.
*Â Before jumping out from the bed when the alarm sounds, lie flat on your back and take a few deep breaths. Then do some easy arm and leg stretches and after that gently wake up from the bed.
* Motivate yourself with positive thoughts. Think… “Today, I’m strong and calm and ready for life.” You might even want to say this aloud or make up your own little song.
*Â Listen to relaxing music during the day.
*Â Take time to show your iove and appreciation to friends and cherish your family. Hug a child, extend a friendly greeting to a neighbour or share a pleasant memory with an old friend. Play with your pet for a few minutes.
*Â Remember to take an absolute break. Stop working you are doing and enjoy a cup of tea or juice, or piece of fruit.
*Â Leave your desk or work area even if only for a few minutes.
Hopefully you will find ways to liberate your mind and renew your spirit, slow down your stress to relax.

Drug replaces breast chemotherapy
Posted in Believe or not to, Drugs and Medication, Environmental health, General Health, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Lifestyle, Women's Health on 19 May 2007

Now, women with breast cancer may be able to avoid chemotherapy by taking an extra drug. The London researchers, from the Cancer Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, the Wolfson Institute for Preventive Medicine, and Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, combined the results of 16 other research projects into LHRH agonists and breast cancer.

LHRH agonists like the drug Zoladex switch off the ovary and stop the production of a female hormone which can encourage some tumours to grow. Many types of breast cancer are sensitive to hormones produced naturally by a woman, including the sex hormone oestrogen, and can grow faster if a woman is producing them
The overall findings offer a more reliable indicator as to how well the treatment works which is as follows:
¢   Pre-menopausal women given LHRH agonists did as well as those given standard chemotherapy.
¢   This is an additional, effective class of drugs in the fight against breast cancer.
¢   the women did better with cancer 13% less likely to come back.
VIA: healthcare

Having Dog is good for health
Posted in Believe or not to, General Health on 21 January 2007

A Study has found in the British Psychological Society that Dog owners are healthier than other pet owners or don’t have.
Deborah wells, a lecturer at the Canine Behavior Center of Queens University in Belfast, studied and found there is less chance of diseases in dog owner rather than other pet or don’t.
According to Wells, “It is possible that dogs can directly promote our well being by buffering us from stress.”
As stress is the main cause of several diseases such as auto-immune diseases, heart disease, blood pressure etc. But dog ownership reduces all risk factors related to stress.

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