Health and Fitness – Fitness Made Easy

Here is a short fun BMI video that I wish to share with everyone. Very amusing.

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You should contact a doctor if you have stiffness and pain in one or both knees,  especially if it lasts for more than 6 weeks;
knee pain, swelling, or tenderness, especially swelling that occurs within 24 hours of an injury;  or any pain that interfered with mobility or daily activities.

The knee is composed of two bones ( the femur and the tibia)  balancing on one another and lashed in place on all sides by muscles and connective tissue.
It is the only weight-bearing  joint in the body with this design.  And that makes the knee prone to arthritis, injuries,  and pain.  Read more...

If you experience fatigue, dry hair, bloating, muscle soreness and cramps, painful joints, abdominal pain, mood swings, depression and decreased
concentration, you may have an underactive thyroid, and you should see your  doctor right away for a diagnosis.  Read more...

Pre and postmenopausal women may hold excess fluid because they’re not eating enough protein, have a high salt diet, or aren’t getting enough vitamin B6.

Food or chemical sensitivities may also contribute.  While short-term fluid retention isn’t necessarily serious, a long standing problem could be a sign of a hormone imbalance or even acute heart or kidney failure.

If  it isn’t part of a monthly menstrual cycle or if it’s accompanied by shortness of  breath, pain in the calf muscles,  or a decrease in urination, see a doctor straight away.  Read more...

High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure reading means your heart is working harder than it should to pump blood,  and your arteries are stressed.

You face an increased risk of stroke,  heart attack,  kidney disease and other deadly illnesses.

You are considered to have high blood pressure  (hypertension)  when the systolic pressure  (top number)  is 140 or higher or  the diastolic pressure (bottom number) is 90 or higher.

If you are diagnosed with hypertension,  make sure you follow the advice your doctor has given you.  Read more...

Arthritis – There are more than 100 types of arthritis, but the most common type is osteoarthritis.

Symptoms include painful stiff swollen joints in any part of the body. The pain is the result of wear and tear on cartilage,  the gel-like shock-absorbing material between joints.

When cartilage wears away, bone grinds against bone.

Although you can develop osteoarthritis at any age,  it usually occurs in people over 45,  and is more common among women.
Other forms of the disease are rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis.  Read more...

High cholesterol inside your arteries, a dangerous change has taken place in the balance of  fatty substances that circulates in your bloodstream.

To keep your arteries from getting clogged up and prevent them from getting any more clogged up  -  you’ll need to lower your cholesterol.

But not all cholesterol is harmful.  Low density  lipoprotein  (LDL) cholesterol is the bad stuff;   high density lipoprotein  (HDL) cholesterol is beneficial, as it removes LDL from the blood. Often changes in diet and lifestyle are enough to bring cholesterol  levels back to a healthy balance.  Read more...

MENOPAUSE

Menopause – in years proceeding menopause, called the prime menopause, her ovaries are producing less of the female sex
hormones oestrogen and progesterone,  while ovulation  (the monthly release of an egg)  also become less frequent.

This hormonal fluctuation can result in a variety of uncomfortable symptoms,  including hot flushes and night sweats,
vaginal dryness,  mood swings,  sleep problems and unusually light or heavy periods.  Read more...

Since there is no pain associated with early osteoporosis,  its important to be aware of the risk  factors,  so that you can head off the disease by taking precautions now.  A simple  15  minute test called the  DEXA  scan  (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry)  measures your bone density and tells whether you’re at risk for osteoporosis.

Ask your doctor about having a DEXA scan if you:  Read more...

Consult a doctor if you experience all or most of these symptoms for more than a week.

• Chronic fatigue unrelieved by rest.
• Unexplained chronic muscle pain or joint pain.
• Dry eyes and mouth.
• Fever
• Rash
• Mouth or skin ulcers
• Swollen glands

See a doctor immediately if you experience:
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If you have a problem,  and you treat only the symptom and not the underlying cause,  you may experience temporary relief.  But the symptom will likely return…again… and again.

Sound anything like your extra pounds?  The pounds you’ve lost and regained…again…and  again?

Overweight is the symptom of fundamental imbalances in your body,  emotions,  and mind.  These imbalances include:  Read more...

Prescription tranquillizers such as  diazepam ( Valium )  aren’t all bad.  They can help you cope with acute anxiety.  When you take tranquillizers day by day to control chronic anxiety,  they can actually cause the very problem they’re suppose to treat.

That’s because tranquillizers are addictive.  Your brain and body may develop a physical dependence on them within 4 weeks of daily use.  Then, if you try to stop using them,  the inevitable period of physical withdrawal produces  anxiety.  Therefore if you have been taking prescription tranquillizers daily for more than 4 weeks,  you need a program to help you stop taking the drugs,  since the symptoms of sudden withdrawal can be overwhelming.  Read more...

High Energy secrets to wipe out Fatigue.

Fatigue isn’t a disease.  It doesn’t show up on diagnostic tests.  No drug can cure it.  There isn’t an operation that will cut it out of the body.  Some conventional doctors,  who are trained to detect illnesses with tests and solve them with drugs or surgery,  may dismiss fatigue as incurable.

Some doctors simply tell their patients that fatigue is as natural a consequence of growing older as grey hair and wrinkles,  they say you simply have to live with it.  That is sheer and utter nonsense.  Read more...

Heal Brain Cells Naturally to Stop Memory Problems

You’re over 40 and you seem to have developed a Bermuda Triangle in your brain,  a place where names,  facts,  and even recent events seem to mysteriously disappear.

That  ” triangle ”   is called age-related memory loss.  If  you ask most conventional doctors what you can do about it,  they’ll probably tell you that it’s normal,   it’s inevitable,  and you should learn to live with it.

Forget about it !  Read more...

Yoga without doubt will create a more relaxed feeling as well as supplying your mind with positive thoughts.

Yoga  is still popular in India today, and is considered to be a spiritual exercise. Those who practice Hinduism believe that Yoga is away of getting close to God. Practitioners will often chant, and may perform breathing techniques as well. Samadhi is a complex mental state where a person can achieve ecstasy.

Here are  just a few of the benefits of using yoga:  Read more...