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My joints hurt really bad after sport, what should I do?
My answer to My joints hurt really bad after sport, what should I do?
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
Well cushioned running shoes, well cushioned rubber mat or surface in the gym, a coach to guide you with proper body mechanics, limiting to 1k METs per week, 3-6hrs of moderate-intensity exercise, hydration, Vit C, turmeric and ginger in zyflamend caps, Vit D, calcium and Magnesium, pant based protein powder (Vega sport), sulfur rich foods (eggs) and CQ10. Get a massage once a week, using eucaplytus, apricot and peppermint oils.
My joints hurt really bad after sport, what should I do?
My joints hurt really bad after sport, what should I do? by @TimErnstFitness
Answer by Tim Ernst:
One great supplement to re-leave joint pain is Glucosamine
Some studies show it gives relief for mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis, and it may work for other joints, too.
What Is It?
Glucosamine is a natural chemical compound in your body. But it also comes in the form of a supplement. There are two main types: hydrochloride and sulfate.
What Does It Do?
The glucosamine in your body helps keep up the health of your cartilage — the rubbery tissue that cushions bones at your joints. But as you get older, your levels of this compound begin to drop, which leads to the gradual breakdown of the joint.
Exercise
You stated that you started working out again and this will have an effect all over your body.
You got to go back into it slowly. Heavy weight puts a lot of ware and tare on the joints as well.
You don’t need heavy weight to build muscle, you need the right amount of tension (time under tesnion)
I can make a couple of recommendations as to working out but it would be to much to list here.
Please see more below:
>> 3 Rules to Consistently Make Muscle Gains <<
Does your physical fitness have any impact on your immune system?
My answer to Does your physical fitness have any impact on your immune system?
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
Movement motivates us to wake up early morning and add exercise in our routine. And we repeat this because we feel good about our bodies. We have good vowel movement, we have appetite for whole foods, we look good, we love ourselves more, we love others in return and perspire all the toxins away. In the end, our immune system is working well.
Does your physical fitness have any impact on your immune system?
Can an auto immune disease cause insomnia?
My answer to Can an auto immune disease cause insomnia?
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
Toxins, Thyroid, insomnia, autoimmune disease
In a research study in Greece regarding the bacteria Yersinia Enterocolitica, the researchers in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infection reported that the prevalance of antibodies to this bacteria was fourteen times higher in people with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis than in the control groups.
They concluded that there is strong evidence for an immunopathic causative relationship between this bacteria and Hashimoto's.
This is just one further example of what we are calling the multifactorial theory of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis etiology. In other words, various non-chemical factors might be combining with the chemical siege to cause our immune systems to make antibodies against our own thyroid glands.
If you have a family history of low thyroid, diabetes, or other rheumatic/autoimmune illness, then almost any serious physical or mental stress might trigger the primed immune system into mischievous action against the thyroid, one of its favorite body targets.
Thus, the cause of low thyroid disease may be viewed as multi-factorial, just as heart disease is multi-factorial. A person may have multiple risk factors, each of which can add to that individual's likelihood of acquiring the syndrome. Most people know that the risk factors combining to yield heart disease include family history, smoking, high blood pressure, high blood fats, stress, lack of exercise, and high levels of homocysteine.
Other than genetics and chemicals, are there other risk factors that could account for the energy epidemic that grips us? Could radiation, for example, be another cause? We know how deleterious this can be on sensitive immune balance. With the depletion of the ozone layer, our exposure to the sun's ultraviolet radiation is increasing.
Not only is the neck a likely place to receive much of this added new radiation, but the thyroid gland is particularly sensitive to it. Even more directly sensitizing to the delicate thyroid is the increased irrigation of food crops with brackish water containing significant amounts of radioactive iodine 131. This potentially toxic isotope is known to head straight for the thyroid gland and become concentrated there.
One non-chemical immune irritant on the increase is intestinal parasites. Once thought to be a problem confined to third world populations, a wide variety of mild parasitic conditions now affect the average city dweller in the United States.
Sometimes, without causing any particular distress, their presence is like a thorn in the side of the immune system, which makes increased levels of antibody against them. Increased antibody production against the parasites has a subtle way of spilling over into increased antibody production against the thyroid.
Still another possibly suspicious trend on the increase is the widespread fluoridation of municipal water supplies. This well-intended activity has been so widely accepted in today's society that it is shocking to read the mounting research casting doubt on its safety.
The short-range goal of reducing tooth decay seems to have blinded many to the long-range risks to sensitive immune balance posed by fluoridation. We discuss this in Thyroid Power.
The high stress of daily life may be as big a factor in thyroid disease as it is in heart disease. Anxiety and depression are known to have deleterious effects on immune balance. Also, the increasingly rapid pace of life may leave little time for immune-restoring activities like aerobic exercise, muscle building, or slow stretching. Keep in mind that what is disruptive to the immune system now, may be disruptive to a thyroid gland later.
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Connie's comments: Sleep, whole foods, avoidance of toxins (water,air,food,environment), exercise and de-stressing activities (massage, socializing with friends, nurturing) will help our immune system.
What’s the relationship between melatonin and immune function?
My answer to What's the relationship between melatonin and immune function?
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
I take melatonin every other night as I am now older and I believe that it is one of the many anti-aging miracles.
Aging is associated with a decline in immune function (immunosenescence), a situation known to correlate with increased incidence of cancer, infectious and degenerative diseases. Innate, cellular and humoral immunity all exhibit increased deterioration with age. A decrease in functional competence of individual natural killer (NK) cells is found with advancing age. Macrophages and granulocytes show functional decline in aging as evidenced by their diminished phagocytic activity and impairment of superoxide generation. There is also marked shift in cytokine profile as age advances, e.g., CD3+ and CD4+ cells decline in number whereas CD8+ cells increase in elderly individuals. A decline in organ specific antibodies occurs causing reduced humoral responsiveness. Circulating melatonin decreases with age and in recent years much interest has been focused on its immunomodulatory effect. Melatonin stimulates the production of progenitor cells for granulocytes-macrophages. It also stimulates the production of NK cells and CD4+ cells and inhibits CD8+ cells. The production and release of various cytokines from NK cells and T-helper lymphocytes also are enhanced by melatonin. Melatonin presumably regulates immune function by acting on the immune-opioid network, by affecting G protein-cAMP signal pathway and by regulating intracellular glutathione levels. Melatonin has the potential therapeutic value to enhance immune function in aged individuals and in patients in an immunocompromised state.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1325257/
What's the relationship between melatonin and immune function?
What should I eat before lifting weights?
My answer to What should I eat before lifting weights?
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
Excellent list from Joseph (egg whites). I want to add CQ10 and Vit C rich foods. Few bites only and eat more after exercise.
How can I eat all what I want, whenever I want, however I want, unlimited and unrestricted, without gaining weight?
My answer to How can I eat all what I want, whenever I want, however I want, unlimited and unrestricted, without ga…
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
Portion size can help you eat what you want to eat but in small serving. Do eat the sweets after eating a good healthy meal (whole foods). Walk a mile a day. With whole foods, your brain will tell you when you are full and eat only when hungry. Listen to your brain.
What role does the immune system play in maintaining homeostasis?
My answer to What role does the immune system play in maintaining homeostasis?
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
Fever, increased blood flow, wound healing and memory cells are ways the immune system maintains homeostasis. Macrophage precursors migrate into tissues in response to pathogens. Mature T cells travel through the circulatory system until they are activated by antigen-presenting cells (APCs), including B cells. When stimulated by APCs, the T cell recognizes the foreign antigen and is activated to complete its specific function. Memory B cells have long life span and can remember a pathogen and respond to it by creating cloned, short-lived plasma cells and activated B cells. Innate (first line of defense) and adaptive immunity (generates pathogen-specific immunologic response) work together to protect the body against pathogens.
What role does the immune system play in maintaining homeostasis?
Are doctors immune systems at superhuman levels?
My answer to Are doctors immune systems at superhuman levels?
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
BACKGROUND:
Working in clinical practice involves exposure to many hazards, resulting in ongoing concerns regarding mortality in doctors when compared with the general public.
AIMS:
To evaluate the survival data of all Taiwanese doctors and to ascertain whether doctors experience premature mortality.
METHODS:
Death and census data from 1990 to 2006 were obtained for all practising doctors in Taiwan. Cause-specific standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated via the Life Table Analysis System using the general population of Taiwan as the reference.
RESULTS:
All the SMRs of different medical specialties were below 0.34. Doctors in Taiwan were found to be less likely to die from all causes, including suicide and drug abuse. The SMRs for suicide and drug abuse were generally below 0.50 [SMR = 0.14, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.09-0.21 and SMR = 0.16, 95% CI 0.07-0.32, respectively].
CONCLUSIONS:
The risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality of doctors were found to be lower than those of the general population in Taiwan.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20966098
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Connie's comments: Here are doctor and nurses's traits that can help them be healthy compared to the population: Knowledge of wellness, disease prevention, avoidance of toxins and nurturing – boosts the immune system.
How can you tell if your kidneys are healthy?
2017
This year I took care of a senior with kidney failure. He is constipated, had frequent urination and his skin itches a lot. He had difficulty breathing and is using oxygen 24-hours. I massage his back especially the lower back each time he sits on the toilet. His eyes are not healthy and has lower back pain. His legs are weak and is easily stressed by people around him who gives him stress.
I served cucumber salad with cilantro and cooked scrambled eggs with lots of onions, garlic and cilantro. I also served him with blueberries and massaged his aching body.
I used less milk in his tea but added more ginger, lemon grass and spearmint. He feels cold easy and so I bundle him up. He is over medicated, a medical protocol in the USA that still needs to be re-evaluated.
I assigned other older caregivers who have healing hands.
2016
My answer to How can you tell if your kidneys are healthy?
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
Frequency of urination, color of urine, pain when urinating, lower back pain, fever and other signs and symptoms (lab tests, doctor’s visit, family history, lifestyle, prone to infection, age – elderly, environment – toxins). Obesity can lead to liver and heart disease. Alcohol can affect the liver and kidneys. Not drinking enough water and absence of clean water can affect the health of our kidneys.
What can a gastrointestinal doctor tell about a person just from the smell of their farts?
My answer to What can a gastrointestinal doctor tell about a person just from the smell of their farts?
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
How to prevent smelly farts
The best way to prevent your farts from becoming smelly is to avoid eating foods that are rich in sulfur. Sulfur has an odor of rotten eggs and is notorious for causing foul smelling farts. Foods to avoid include vegetables from the cabbage family such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and bok choy. Other foods rich in sulfur are meat, eggs, cheese, whole cow's milk, garlic, onions, horseradish, and sulfite preserved foods like wine and dried fruits.
To minimize malodorous gas, eliminate high sulfite meats like beef and pork from your diet and substitute them with their low sulfur counterparts such as fish and chicken. Use ginger and chili peppers instead of garlic and onions, and eat plenty of the low sulfur containing vegetables including avocados, eggplant, spinach, and carrots.
Maximizing the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet acts as a natural laxative and helps you to have regular bowel movements. This decreases the amount of time that gas sits in the colon being exposed to odor causing bacteria. When gas is exposed to bacteria for long periods, any food we eat will cause foul smelling farts. To make sure that your bowels move regularly, eat plenty of natural fiber and drink lots of water.
What other conditions are smelly farts symptomatic of?
Foul smelling farts are rarely associated with serious illness. However, if avoiding sulfur containing foods and having regular daily bowel movements does not improve the odor of your farts, or you are experiencing additional symptoms such as weight loss, abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting, you may have a digestive disorder. These are a few conditions to consider:
Carbohydrate malabsorption: This ranges from mild to severe. The mild form can present as vague abdominal pain with bloating. The severe form is called Celiac disease. It can present with severe abdominal pain and vitamin deficiencies. Both conditions are treated by removing gluten from your diet. Gluten is found in wheat, rye, and barley products such as bread and flour. Avoiding these products improves symptoms associated with this disease.
Lactose intolerance: Lactose is the sugar found in dairy products. When we don't have enough of the enzyme necessary to break lactose down, it remains in our digestive tract for odor causing bacteria to feed on. If you are lactose intolerant, avoiding dairy may be an easy way to decrease the amount of flatulence that you produce and improve its odor.
Infections of the digestive tract: There are many bacteria and viruses that can cause infections in the lining of the digestive tract. Some of these may be associated with travelling to different parts of the world. Infections are usually accompanied by diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain. If you suspect that you may have an infection, consult your doctor to determine appropriate treatment.
http://www.med-health.net/Smelly-Farts.html
What can a gastrointestinal doctor tell about a person just from the smell of their farts?
Weak control of inflammation by genes, linked to Alzheimer’s development
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has studied data from healthy human brain tissue, revealing a signature of proteins in specific areas of the brain that could dictate vulnerab…
Source: Weak control of inflammation by genes, linked to Alzheimer’s development