Holistic Senior Care , pain and arthritis mgt presented by Motherhealth caregivers What: Learn how to use holistic senior home care in giving comfort to those with chronic health issues, terminally ill and home alone from Connie Dello Buono. Learn pain and arthritis management from Quli Zhou, L.Ac. MS When: Every Wednesdays, starting next weekContinue reading “Holistic Senior Care , pain and arthritis mgt every Wednesday in San Jose CA”
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Papaya Leaf Extract renews muscle tissue
As alternative medicine grows in popularity, people are beginning to search everywhere for natural, health-promoting foods and supplements. It seems apparent that organic food rises far above conventional in helping to maintain a healthy body, but even organic food is highly depleted in nutrients compared to decades ago. There is little way around natural supplementation today, as soil is depleted and mainstream vitamins provide little or no benefit. People can utilize the health benefits of turmeric, vitamin D, and cacao, but there are other very powerful supplements out there that will contribute to incredible health.
Gut health – green bananas, mangoes and papayas
When I was growing up, we eat green mangoes with salt or salted small shrimp. We cooked the green bananas and green papayas in a soup base meal. Now, I have used green papaya smoothie when my father had lung cancer, green mangoes for salads and cooked green bananas for my mom’s arthritis. Mangoes areContinue reading “Gut health – green bananas, mangoes and papayas”
Smart Home accommodations for seniors and special needs
Implementing smart home solutions Imagine this scenario: You come home from work and your front door, sensing your presence, automatically unlocks for you. You walk in, carrying bags of groceries, and as you enter the kitchen, the lights turn themselves on. You put your groceries away and realizing that you forgot an item, you sendContinue reading “Smart Home accommodations for seniors and special needs”
Low back pain in older adults
A 102 yr old female in a care home facility complains of back pain every morning but she is un-medicated, still walks, dances, sits often during the day and loves to eat. She has good teeth, does not worry like others of her peers and loves to dance. She has early Alzheimer’s disease. Connie LowContinue reading “Low back pain in older adults”
Lemon grass or Tanglad to fight insomia
The health benefits of lemongrass include relief from stomach disorders, insomnia, respiratory disorders, fever, aches, infections, rheumatism and edema. The defensive antioxidant activity of the lemongrass herb protects against antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and helps in maintaining optimum cholesterol levels, cellular health, nervous system, healthy skin and immune system. It is also effective in treating type 2Continue reading “Lemon grass or Tanglad to fight insomia”
Degenerative Joint Disease by Dr Axe
The primary goals of all degenerative tissue disease/osteoarthritis or arthritis treatments are to lower inflammation/swelling, control pain, improve mobility and joint function, help maintain a healthy weight so you put less pressure on fragile joints, and to improve your mood — so you’re better able to handle the stress of battling a degenerative disease. 1.Continue reading “Degenerative Joint Disease by Dr Axe”
Iron overload, organs affected and related health issues
Organs commonly affected by haemochromatosis are the liver, heart, and endocrine glands.[3] Haemochromatosis may present with the following clinical syndromes:[4] Cirrhosis of the liver: Varies from zonal iron deposition[5] to fibrosis (cirrhosis). Diabetes due to selective iron deposition in pancreatic islet beta cells leading to functional failure and cell death.[2][6] Cardiomyopathy Arthritis, from calcium pyrophosphateContinue reading “Iron overload, organs affected and related health issues”
Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Reduce Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Summary: A new study reports vagus nerve stimulation reduces symptoms of RA, cytokine levels and inflammation. Source: Northwell Health. Clinical trial data published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) demonstrates stimulating the vagus nerve with an implantable bioelectronic device significantly improved measures of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Continue reading “Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Reduce Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms”
Nervous system and nerve-growth factor (NGF) play a major role in arthritis
Reducing levels of nerve-growth factor may be a key to developing better pain treatments. Arthritis is a debilitating disorder affecting one in 10 Canadians, with pain caused by inflammation and damage to joints. Yet the condition is poorly managed in most patients, since adequate treatments are lacking – and the therapies that do exist toContinue reading “Nervous system and nerve-growth factor (NGF) play a major role in arthritis”
Serotonin Deficiency Implicated in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ra symptoms and pathology worse in mice missing enzyme needed for serotonin synthesis, according to report in the American Journal of Pathology. For the first time, serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) has been directly implicated in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although 5-HT is predominantly known as a neurotransmitter within the central nervous system, new evidenceContinue reading “Serotonin Deficiency Implicated in Rheumatoid Arthritis”
Brain to immune system communication
Valentin A Pavlov,1 Hong Wang,1 Christopher J Czura,1 Steven G Friedman,1,2 and Kevin J Tracey1 Abstract This review outlines the mechanisms underlying the interaction between the nervous and immune systems of the host in response to an immune challenge. The main focus is the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway, which we recently described as a novel functionContinue reading “Brain to immune system communication”
Treatment gaps in rheumatoid arthritis
By Rita Baron-Faust, MPH Even with health insurance, some patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may not be adequately treated. This news comes from an analysis of a large nationwide pharmaceutical claims database. Analysis of claims data from 4.66 million American adults treated for RA between January 2005 and September 2008, finds that only two-thirds ofContinue reading “Treatment gaps in rheumatoid arthritis”