BODYBUILDING NUTRITION BASICS

Liver cirrhosis is a serious disease that affects the liver tissues. The healthy liver tissues are replaced by fibrous scar tissues and regenerative nodules that impair the ability of the liver to perform its vital functions. The flow of blood into the liver gets restricted and the liver gradually loses the ability to regenerate itself.

When you reach the last stages of liver cirrhosis, doctors may recommend a liver transplant. This may not be an easy solution, so one should take care to regulate one’s life and begin a dedicated anti-cirrhosis diet. In order to decelerate the process of liver cirrhosis or thwart further damage to the organ, one needs to adhere to a healthy lifestyle and a specific dietary regimen. Given below are foods that liver cirrhosis patients should consume:

Antioxidants: The diet of the patient should be rich in antioxidants that can be found in fresh fruits, green leafy vegetables and whole grains. These foods provide antioxidant vitamins that are depleted from the body during cirrhosis and keep the body healthier in general.

Vegetables: The vegetables that are considered to help in such condition are tomato, carrot, onion, cucumber, bitter gourd, radish, squash, egg-plant, beetroot and papaya.

Coffee: Though there are arguments regarding the efficacy of consuming coffee, a 2006 study indicates that freshly brewed coffee (not instant coffee) is considered to be helpful in curing liver cirrhosis. One should try and drink at least 2-3 cups per day.

Vitamins: Few vitamins such as A, B, E and K are believed to be good for the liver. Make sure that you are consuming enough of these vitamins in your diet. You can also take a multivitamin supplement instead.

Given here is a list of food items that cirrhosis patients should take care to reduce from their daily diet or avoid totally:

Alcohol: Cirrhosis patients should strictly avoid consuming alcohol, even though excessive alcoholism may not be cause of the disease. Alcohol severely damages the liver.

Fatty Foods: The liver produces bile that helps in digestion of food. As the production of bile gets affected during liver cirrhosis, taking fatty food may lead to indigestion. But such food should not be completely avoided. You can opt for foods such as nuts, avocado, fish etc.

Animal Protein: Animal proteins can create toxins in the body and the liver might face difficulty to filter such toxins. By reducing intake of such foods, the amount of fat and cholesterol is reduced in the body that the liver has to deal with.

Iron-Rich Foods: Patients should avoid having foods that are very rich in iron such as red meat, liver and iron-fortified cereals. There is no requirement to reduce intake of green leafy vegetables as the amount of iron in them are minimal. Avoid cooking in iron-coated vessels.

Salt: Intake of salt should preferably be reduced to about 2,000 mg of sodium. This helps in preventing excess water retention in the body.

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Dr Rajesh Nair Supplements healthcare, HealthyLiver, Liv52, LiverCare, Supplements

A survey of chief executives has revealed that very few of them are prepared to pay to prevent people getting health problems from computer use. Quite surprising when you consider that MSDs (musculo-skeletal disorders) account for more than half the people off sick today in the UK.

All too often it seems that employers will prefer to pay out only after the problem has happened rather than prevent it in the first place. If they thought about it a bit more it is obvious that this strategy doesn’t add up.

There is plenty of research data which shows the scale and cost of the problem. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists, the Health & Safety Executive, and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, produce regular reports. Musculo Skeletal Disorders or MSDs are the main problem. This includes back pain, Repetitive Strain Injury RSI, whiplash, and many other conditions including, tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, tennis elbow, golfers elbow, De Quervain’s syndrome, and many more.

“You don’t need to live with this waste of time, money, and people” says Paul Goddard, RSI expert and education officer at Keytools. “For example, you wear a seatbelt to prevent a possible injury, it won’t help after the event!” There are plenty of other strategies that companies put in place as preventative measures.

Your organisation very likely has a healthcare programme, safety training, fire extinguishers, and security systems all of which are there for “in case” something bad happens.” So why don’t employers do a bit more to make workstations easier to use and less damaging for employees?

Organisations have measured the costs but got wrong outputs. Getting all of the sum of the wages, additional workload of employees and the missed opportunity, prevention will earn more than not working. E-bay, Visa and HP who has their own say in their field, the enhancement of their productivity has been positively credited having reduced their costs because of the absence of the employee.

In some case studies, organisations that have planned programme of office ergonomics and using of right equipments can feel within 2 years of return of investment. CEOs now can be proud and say that “I have no worries to fix because I paid to prevent!

Paul Goddard is the UK’s foremost expert on assistive technology for people with RSI and his company, Keytools provides a large range of ergonomic keyboards and mice to assist with the prevention of RSI.

Paul Goddard Fitness Arthritis, disability, Fitness, health, healthcare, Repetitive Strain Injury, RSI, work related injuries

Sleeping problems are on the rise as many people have found they’ve stuff their lives with so much ’stuff’ that, when they lay their head down, they can’t get that ’stuff’ off their minds. From work email, personal email, contacts, todo lists, and the like, we just have too much on our mind to get a good nights rest.

Traditional and conventional wisdom always suggested that you get 8 hours of sleep, no more, no less. As more research is done we are learning that many adults do not need 8 hours, but many aren’t even getting 6 hours. And, if you have a sleeping disorder on top of that, the problem is compounded as it becomes ever difficult to fall asleep.

Many have turned to their drug store for solutions to their sleeping problems. They may purchase a prescription drug or something from the pain killer aisle that has ‘PM’ in the name. Many people are fine with that, while others prefer to take a natural cure if possible. Melatonin may be just the thing they are looking for, since it is a natural chemical that our body already creates anyway and is readily available on the supplement aisle at most drug stores.

Melatonin is a chemical that our body produces as it gets darker outside and approaches the time we should go to sleep. Taking the little pill gives our body a ‘boost’ of melatonin, and helps your body naturally get tired and want to sleep.

Melatonin is sold as a naturally occurring substance and in pill form. Our research suggests that you should avoid pills that are captured naturally; rather, opt for the chemically created Melatonin as it is more likely to not be contaminated. It is usually sold in 3mg and 5 or 6mg; start with 3mg to see what affect that has on you - then increase the dosage if you feel it is necessary.

Some people believe that 3mg may be more Melatonin than is needed, so if you are able to obtain a smaller dosage from the drug store, certainly do that. Before you start taking the Melatonin, have a long talk with your doctor about your sleeping problems. Provide as much detail as possible about how much sleep you are getting, how long it takes you to fall asleep, etc. Tell him that you are thinking about Melatonin and get his or her opinion on it.

Mark Tenner Charlie Bell Danny Tanner Michael R Quest Tanner Grace Cindy Wesley Supplements bedroom, health, healthcare, medical, melatonin, mental health, sleep, sleep disorders, sleeping, Supplements