Water Therapy

In a recent health update, water therapy (hydrotherapy) is becoming a more common type of physical therapy to use in healing the body and mind. It provides patients with an option to heal less painfully, without the gravitational pulls on their bodies to bring them down. However, this therapy technique has been used in ancient times-centuries ago.


When I first got my German Shepherd puppy, the vet told us that he had problems with his back legs, and recommended we send him to get hydrotherapy for dogs. Major rehabilitation centers are now using water therapy as their major technique in healing and exercise. I also heard about people that are overweight and have other physical illness, use hydrotherapy as their main way of exercise to reduce pain and be more effective.

E. Coli Season Alert!

Every year, April through September has been known as E. Coli season. So start being aware of your food, especially ground beef, which has been a frequent carrier of E. Coli in past years. Scientist have yet to figure out why warmer weather causes E. Coli to break out. Just this week, the USDA started working toward improving the government's ground beef testing, to try to prevent future break outs of E. Coli.

Hopefully, this E. Coli season will prove to be more successful and preventative than the previous years. I do not know anyone personally who has had this infection, however, I am aware that it is a problem that causes many deaths and sickness in the United States.

For more information about the upcoming E. Coli season, click here.

Four Signs of Hunger

According to Health Day News, people can sometimes think they are hungry when they are not. Here are four vital signs to tell whether you are actually hungry or not:

1. Stomach growling
2. Hunger pangs in stomach
3. headache/hard to concentrate
4. grumpy/bad mood
   

Anybody could have guessed the first two signs, but I do not think I would have come up with the second two on my own. Who knew being hungry could give you a bad mood and headache? I sure didn't.

Medpedia.com

Medpedia.com is a very new, long-term making, beta website that has potential to be the world's best place to get your medical information. Although its still in the producing, feel free to check it out and see what is available for use already. In includes input and help from many colleges and universities, medical professionals, and various medical organizations. The goal of medpedia.com is to create a new model view of how the world analyzes, critiques, maintains, assembles, and accesses the health systems. I'll have you know, this is a universal website.

Personally, I hope it works. When I visited the site and looked around for awhile, I saw the five star graphics and descriptions that seemed so professional. It was so fast and easy to get the correct medical knowledge that I wanted. Knowing that its a reliable source is also a plus.

14 Kids: One Mom

On January 26th, 33 year old mother, Nadya Suleman, gave birth to a set of octuplets, while already having 6 children to take care of at home. She has been given the name Octo-Mom by many tabloid and news pieces. And lately, has been attracting many curious reporters.

When I first saw this picture on the news -quite awhile ago- I thought about doing a post on it, but never go to doing it until now.

As I researched into Suleman's story, I found that she has her own website, that mainly asks for donations to support her children. Is she trying to make people feel bad for her? This was her decision to get pregnant from a sperm donor using vitro fertilization. I have also read that the police know who Suleman is, and have visited her house for various reasons. Some say she is mental, others say she is greedy, but most are just too shocked to speak. The main deal is, this mother may have wanted kids thinking she could provide for them, but while under huge financial debt already, this was clearly a bad choice that cannot be undone. For more recent updates and details read more recent articles.

Good For Health and Weight Loss: Herbs

Herbs are known to be healthy for your body, but which ones are the best?
According to healthnewsjournal.com, here are the top 5 healthiest:

1) Garlic- Apparently, it contains Allicin, which is known to kill cancer cells and tumors. Its also known for helping to decrease risk of heart disease. Who knew?
2) Turmeric- I had no idea what this was until i read about it, but it seems to be a popular herb from India, also used in teas in Japan. It has possible health benefits for fighting Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and liver disorders.
3) Green tea- Ever since ancient times, everybody knows its supposed to be healthy. It helps cure headaches to depressions. (But from personal experience, it doesn't taste very good.)

4) Hoodia- This herb grows deep in the Kalahari Desert, on African soil. It can be used a diet supplement, aiding you to feel fuller after eating.
5) Ginseng- It protects the liver from toxins, helps reduce cholesterol, improves circulation, increases memory, strengthen lungs, nourish body fluid, and calms the spirit. How do we know this? Its the most widely studied herd throughout the world.