OVERACTIVE THYROID

We are not totally free from getting hyperthyroidism if we are not careful what we eat. There are foods that affect the good condition of the thyroid. The abnormality of the thyroid glands causes hyperthyroidism.  It is not a joke getting this disease, it may cost a life if we allow it not to give the necessary attention.

Once the thyroid in great distress, it seeks a right food to restore the balance that is missing and that food is the iodine-rich foods. We need to eat a balance diet, the healthful dietary requirements the body needs. If it will not meet what it required, some parts or organs of the body are affected and we have to begin repairing it when it is too late. We should not depend on eating foods that contains many harmful fats. We need to reduce the intake and make changes in our dietary habits.

The butterfly-shaped organ is located at the base of the neck below Adam’s Apple, the voice box responsible for our male voice in the airways.

A small goiter may not be painful but a bigger one is troublesome. Breathing and swallowing was difficult as it obstructed the airways. It leads us to cough as there was not enough air to pass through.

Aside from the absence of iodine in the body, the culprit is the overproduction of hormones in the thyroid glands or there was growing node on it.  The thyroid handled 2 kinds of hormones, the T3 (triiodothyronine and thyroxine. The circulatory system flowed with hormones for sole purpose of regulating the metabolism of the body.

 What the hormone did was controls the rate of carbohydrates and fat the body utilized. It regulates body temperature to normal level. It has effect on having normal heart rate. It assisted in the manufacture of protein the body. It controls the amount of calcium in the blood through the production of calcitonin-hormones.

Iodine acted as controller if the thyroid glands will shift to abnormality. With iodine, hormone production becomes normal. There will be no hormonal imbalance that will cause goiter.

Avoid or minimize eating vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli. It has properties that worsened the existing iodine deficiency.

The immune system manufactured antibodies then erroneously attack the thyroid glands. It was under stress those producing more thyroxine for the thyroid to swell to abnormal size. This was called hyperthyroidism.

While hypothyroidism was in reverse, being a disorder in the auto- immune system instead of protecting it, it damages the thyroid to fail to produce more hormones. The pituitary gland has to produce more TSH (Thyroid stimulating hormones) to induce the thyroid to produce more hormones to balance what is lacking. But such action only causes the thyroid glands to enlarge.

Lack of hormones or with hormonal imbalance can be noticed if there is lack of strength (fatigue), sluggish movement, coarseness of the skin. There is edema and swelling.

Hyperthyroidism will cause irritability, increase heart rate (palpitation), considerable loss of weight, abnormality in regular bowel movement and heat tolerance. The common symptom is tightness in the throat, constant coughing, hoarseness, difficulty in swallowing the food, breathing problem and swelling at the base of the neck.

If the body has enough iodine, hyperthyroidism can be avoided. Include in your meals iodine-rich foods to keep the thyroid healthy.

POST-MENOPAUSAL EXPERIENCE

As women are approaching the primetime of their lives, their agony and inconvenience begin. Menopause is in the later stage of being a woman when there is some changes in the bio-chemistry of the body once pregnancy stop. Most often it occurred the age of 50 or over. It was the end of their childbearing years.

Menopause is the natural changes of woman’s life. It is gradual process of change which begins 5 years before menopause. The woman’s body produces hormones (estrogen and progesterone). As she near the post-menopausal period, the production of hormone started to decline abnormally. Its reduction influence the menstrual period slowly until permanently stopped.

The most distressing effect of menopause is hot flashes. It was a sudden feeling of warmth in the upper part of the body or it may affect the whole part of the body. There is warmness in the face and redness on the chest, back, upper arms and shoulder portion. There’s perspiration that will occur.

As the body temperature readjust to the changes, it easily perspire and has cold clammy hands. Hot flashes showed several times in a day. The degree and duration of hot flashes depends on how the body will adapt to the changes. It may be severe or disappear partially or totally in few months or last several years.

Menopause brought lots of discomfort. They were vulnerable to urinary tract infection, urinary incontinence. The pressure on the bladder during laughing, coughing and other activities causes portion of the urine let during urination. The restriction happened during bladder stress.

In post-menopausal period, osteoporosis was common because of the decrease production of estrogen. The bones of older women can easily brittle or fracture as the bone mass slowly decreases its strength and durability. It was the reason of having porous bones. 

Fractures are common in the area in the wrists, spine, hips and forearms. Osteoporosis can’t be detected the early stage of losing calcium. There’s no symptom whatsoever is felt. As the seriousness of the condition progresses reaching the point untreatable, fractures will occur if the bones can’t handle with the pressure especially meeting accidents and breaking some bones.

Calcium is needed in the early stage of osteoporosis. The progression may delay or may stop and recovery may be possible slowing down further the bone loss. Taking vitamin D is important for calcium absorption. Those women that can afford resorted to estrogen replacement. But it has after effect of feeling headache, nausea, swollen breasts, weight gain and fluid retention.

Menopause brought discomfort but it is part of aging process many women have to pass. Many women in menopausal stage has mood swing, easily get tired, feeling nervous, excessive sweating, insomnia, headache, breathing problem, painful joints and muscles, irritable and don’t have enough patience if contrary to her expectation.

It is important for women to develop positive outlook in life. Menopause is normal part of aging. We can’t control aging. A woman should adjust to the changes that occurred in her life. The transition may be difficult but with positive attitudes he can pass the crisis in due time.

Menopausal women should maintain healthy life. To minimize the impact of the post-menopausal period, women should start keeping their bodies to stay healthy at all times. To aid from her body changes, she should maintain better nutrition, good diet and other nutritional requirement to keep her body acquires enough defenses against infections. A balanced diet may help to correct any nutritional deficiencies that will cause further stress during her menopausal period.

DOING AN EFFECTIVE EXERCISE

We were living in a different lifestyle. The lifestyle that was not healthful to us. We allow it because it is good. Eating harmful food can damage our life we once promise to care and protect.

The only solution for all of this inactivity is by doing an exercise we hate because of our lack of interest without knowing that it is a healthy living that we denied. There are many benefits we can get by doing an exercise.

It increases density and solidness of the bones. Our heart and lungs working capacity is strengthened. It improves the way we look at our lives. It can boost our power to do things. It enables us to have deep and sound sleep. It can lighten our mood. It controls any harmful health disease. It resolves the many stresses in life. It reduces weight above normal.

We can have all of these if we do a regular exercise. What we only need is motivation and willingness to perform this kind of activities.  How to have an effective exercise plan is the hardest. There are many kind of exercise you can choose. Select only those that give you interest to perform. Spend one hour or less everyday and you feel the difference inside you after doing exertion of efforts.

Brisk walking and moderate running strengthened the performance of our heart. It burns more calories in a single day. Training by use of dumbbell and other weightlifting objects make muscles and bones stronger including connective tissues of our body. Having an aerobic exercise can make effective pumping of the heart.

Do it 1 hour or less 3 to 4 times a week to give the body time to recover. When you do a heavy workout during the day, rest is required on the next day. Don't exercise over the capacity of the body to handle. Exercise in moderation. No need to see the result in short span of time. It will need time before you see the result. Just continue and make it a habit. You can increase the frequency of your exercise but don't overdo it.

Exercise can be interesting. You can do this anytime of the day. If you do this regularly, it will become a habit to you. Any tiredness will disappear. The stiff muscles can be stretch out making it more flexible and elastic. Constant physical activities make your feeling more relax. 

OBESITY: A DANGER TO LIFE

Modern lifestyle was the result why people become obese. Why they became obese? Because of their own kind of lifestyle. Their food intake were high in fat and sugar. They were lacking of vitamins and minerals important to body's full development.

There are risks when someone is obese. It will not attack you now but later on you will understand the need to reduce your weight if you feel that something is happening inside your body that you cannot explain. There will be hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and arthritis, to name a few. This are the common diseases aside from others that only appears when you are directly hit with it.

If someone is obese, his physical body do some changes. There were an increase in the density of his muscles, bones, most probably fats around the body. Being obese means the accumulated fats find a place in the tummy and bulging. His face thickened. Looking at it is not likable to anyone. He himself even discourage to see his physical body in the mirror.

Too much fat has too much cholesterol also. When the bad cholesterol able to clog the blood vessels and arteries then stroke may happen anytime due to hypertension. It was common to obese person. The risk of stroke is very high.

If you are being hit without warning, it may either you become paralyzed or you may die or either way around. This was how terrible the result if you are not careful to maintain a desirable weight.

A good nutrition can aid in losing weight. Reduction of weight is a must. As we are beginning to aged slowly, our metabolism make some changes. The body cannot burn-out fats easily. The fats will continue to accumulate if no proper steps is taken to reduce it. Reducing weight need time.

In the event of gaining weight continuously, do the following:

-Exercise is proven to reduce obesity.

-Changing lifestyle by avoiding food rich in fat. Having vegetables in every meal can help eliminate fat to a manageable level.

-Choose food that supply the nutrients. Control your intake of calories (carbohydrates) to avoid gaining weight.

-Create your own healthy eating plan. It will be your guide that the food you eat is nutritious and healthy.

It is not yet too late if your start now. Keep the body healthy and you can assure that it can give you a longer life. Do it fast before its too late.