November 17, 2009 by
FDA approved lap band system use in the US in June 2001. Adjustable gastric band or the lap band surgery procedure is performed with laparoscopic instruments and it is used in serious desperate situations. It is a kind of restrictive weight loss surgery that has been designed for obesity patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more, or between 35 and 40.
For having lap band surgery, pain intolerance to implanted devices as well allergic reactions to materials in the band are both contraindications. People between ages 18 and 55 years are eligible of it, but many doctors are working outside these ages. If severe cardiopulmonary diseases or other conditions which make patients poor surgical candidates exist, this surgery is not a good idea.
Similarly, if the patients have some untreated glandular disease like hypothyroidism (low thyroid), this surgery is not usually performed.
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The adjustable gastric band is placed while making a small pouch at the very top of the stomach and it holds almost 50ml. When you eat something, this developed pouch fills quickly and the passage of the food from the top to the bottom of the stomach gets slowed.
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The finite keyhole laparoscopic surgery is used to place the adjustable gastric band or lap band which is an inflatable silicone prosthetic apparatus. The traditional malabsorptive weight loss surgery tends to cut into or remove a part of the digestive system, but it doesn’t happen when placing gastric band. In lap band surgeries, none of the intestines are removed, re-routed or cut out and that’s why the reported gastric dumping syndrome issues do not occur.
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after surgery weight lossAfter that surgery, the patient must eat less and eat slowly and chew food thoroughly. Though the initial weight loss in gastric banding surgery is somewhat slower than Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, data suggests that there are similar weight loss results during a five-year-period.
It can happen with any surgical weight loss procedure when the patients begin to regain weight and even the radical procedures that results in a rapid weight loss following surgery have no exception in this connection. Usually the amount of weight a patient lost following surgery depends on his/her personal situation, mobility and motivation.
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November 17, 2009 by
Mild to moderate physical activity may minimize the risk of endometrial cancer associated with obesity, according to study of American Cancer Society.
Dr. Alpa V. Patel and colleagues noticed 466 cases of endometrial cancers between 1992 and 2003 in 43,000 postmenopausal women with complete uteri.
Researchers found that, active women engaged initially in mild to moderate exercises, such as walking, biking, aerobics or dancing, equivalent to almost two hours of moderately paced walking per week.
“All measures of physical activity and the avoidance of sedentary behavior were associated with lower endometrial cancer risk,” Dr. Patel and her group report in the October 15th issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
However, physical exertion was strongly associated with reduced risk only among obese women (p = 0.003).
“Since physical activity, even in the absence of weight loss, significantly improves insulin sensitivity and has direct effects on bio-available estrogen,” the researchers suggest that “it is biologically plausible that overweight or obese women engaging in regular physical activity may experience a greater risk reduction compared to active, normal weight women.”
Dr. Patel’s team is trying to conduct more research work in relation to less intense activity and endometrial cancer risk reduction in order to “strengthen public health recommendations in this regard.”
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November 17, 2009 by
Presence of toxic products in the blood is the major reason of rheumatism. Having excessive meat products, refined rheumatoid-arthritis1cereal, sugar, white bread etc can cause the deposition of toxic products. It makes your bone’s strength quite low. Some usual indicators of rheumatism are soreness, pain, fever etc. Sometimes because of tonsils, exposure to extreme cold water, gall bladder, teeth infection etc can also instigate the problem.
• Extract fluid from the celery seeds are found to be more powerful then raw vegetable. Add 5-10 drops of the extract into the water & ingest it before meal. It is considered to be effective for curing rheumatism.
• Consuming lemon juice (2-3 lemon) is also recommended for getting rid of rheumatism.
• Raw potato juice is considered to be quite beneficial for treating rheumatism. Consumption of 1-2 tsp of potato juice before every meal (extracted from raw mashed potato) can also give you some effective relief from rheumatism.
• Rhubarb (green stalks) pounded with sugar (equal quantity) 3-4 times regularly is also able to get rid of rheumatism.
• Walnuts are also identified to be quite effective for curing rheumatism. For treating such condition ingestion of 1.2 dozen regularly can give you some effective result.
• Prepare a cup of vegetable juice & pour honey (1 tsp) into it. Regular consumption of the mixture can give you some effective remedy from rheumatism.
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November 17, 2009 by
People having sensitive skin really have a tough time to find the right products or to adjust with the different facial-sensitive-skin1conditions. If you are having sensitive skin you need to take care of it with some special precaution. Incorrect product can lead to itchiness, blotchy, redness on your skin.
• The best way to treat your sensitive skin is using the natural products. It might trigger up the less side affects than the chemical containing products.
• Staying hydrated is always a good option for your complete well being. Hydrated body will instigate less skin disorders.
• Proper balanced diet can play a key role in keeping your skin healthy. Make sure that you are consuming the right products, because sometimes healthy products can also instigate the skin problems. Remember that spicy oily foods are always a big enemy of your skin.
Instead of using rough chemicals try to apply some herbal remedies like-
• You can use oatmeal with grapefruits for preparing the face mask.
• Comfrey soaked water can also be a great toner.
• For treating your redness, irritation aloe Vera can also give you some effective remedy.
• Mixture of yoghurt along with cucumber can also be a great sensitive skin mask.
• For cleansing your body you can also apply the jojoba or almond oil.
• Green tea has also been found to be beneficial for sensitive skin, because of its anti inflammatory properties.
• While purchasing skin care products for sensitive skin make sure that it contains licorice.
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