Let’s Talk About Health

Medical Students asked:


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KATELYN

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FRANCISCA

BarackObamadotcom asked:

Barack Obama talks about John McCain’s health care plan in Roanoke, Virginia.

LOU

Sam asked:


I have COPD and hearing loss in both ears the hearing loss sometimes makes communication difficult and the COPD rules out most manual labor jobs. I have an associates degree and consider myself adaptable but I can’t seem to get past the interview. So why would an employer hire me when they can hire someone younger with no health issues?

BENNETT

Christina asked:


If someone was Obese (say 100lbs overweight) and they lost all excess fat, and managed to live healthily for the rest of their lives- what kind of lingering health issues would they face?

DEMARCUS

Gregg Hall asked:


Natural cures for everyday Health Issues takes many forms. We call them Grandmas’ old remedies or natural cures, but they are cures without using medications. Do you know how to stop a baby’s hiccups? A little bit of sugar on your finger will take them away after he’s done ******* off the sugar. Another one for hiccups for someone older is to try to scare them out of them, sipping water from a glass upside down, and then there’s my personal favorite. Taking a big, deep breath and holding it until you either turn blue, pass out or your body forces you to breath. And that’s what it does; you can’t voluntarily hold your breath to turn blue.

Some other old remedies I remember from living with my Grandma. Do you have a cold? Then the best thing is to do a sink full of dirty dishes and make the water as hot as you can stand it. Personally, I would just rather go sit in the shower. Have you ever had vapor rubbed on your chest and covered with a piece of flannel? Been there, done that lots of times. Our cough syrup was honey and lemon juice.

Headaches also have many natural cures you can try. Exercise is a good idea, a brisk walk will get your blood circulating, release contracted muscles and generally just lets you relax. My personal favorite is a hot bath. The hot water also helps release bunched up muscles and helps you to relax.

Did you know that dehydration could cause headaches? It’s been printed that you need to drink at least six to eight glasses of water a day. I have heard the excuse that you don’t like the taste of water, but now it comes in so many flavors and without sugar that excuse is pretty well not usable anymore. In addition, other natural cures for headaches include acupressure, acupuncture, and aromatherapy. You need to press or massage on the fleshy area between thumb and forefinger, that’s one of the pressure points for acupressure.

Other ways to get rid of a nasty headache is to lie down in a dark room avoiding bright lights. Alternate hot and cold washcloths applied to the area where the pain is located. If you haven’t eaten in a while, have something to eat that is nutritious. Do slight neck rolls and shoulder lifts to relieve tense muscles in your shoulder and neck area.

Here are some interesting natural cures for symptoms of pregnancy I wish I’d had when I was pregnant. To relieve symptoms of morning sickness there are natural cures you can do to help the situation. One of the most obvious is to cut out spicy and fatty foods. Another is to stay away from strong odors such as onion, garlic, and coffee. You should eat several small meals a day instead of three big ones. Try eating a few soda crackers with a couple of sips of room temperature water before you get up in the morning. Again, acupressure is recommended by wearing sea bands three quarter of an inch down your wrist in between tendons. Last, eat what sounds good to you. My doctor gave me that advice and it has been good for me throughout my life. Generally, if it sounds good, you can keep it down better.

Heartburn can also be helped by many of the same remedies of morning sickness. Some extra hints are avoiding trigger foods that are acidic, spicy, and fatty. Avoid tight fitting clothing after you’ve eaten which can worsen the symptoms. One other idea, add some slippery elm powder to a cup of tea.

Natural cures are available for arthritis sufferers as well. Ginger extract is a natural anti-inflammatory substance. It takes damaging oxidizing agents out of the body. In other words, it’s an antioxidant. Ginger extract is completely natural and can be taken and have no side effects. Willow has also been used to ease pain. The Greeks used to mash the leaves of the willow plant with a little wine and apply it to the sore area.

Lifestyle changes can significantly impact pain levels of arthritis. Getting some exercise daily will help the joints moving freely and strengthens the joints. Don’t overdo, but a little exercise will go a long way to keep you moving freely. It helps some sufferers if they cut back on certain foods. Some of those foods are red meat, dairy products, and tomatoes. Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, include plenty of Vitamin C and you’ll find your joints will feel better but you’re also eating healthier too.



BRIDGETTE

Dr.Anna Hardy asked:


Women also relieve their sexual frustrations by masturbating, just as men do. But in women, the mechanism of ************ is more complex than in men. While men can achieve their ****** just by applying a steady and strong pressure on the penis, women require a mental framework along with physical contact to reach their climax. In women, the touch is not the important part of the masturbation; the thought in their mind is. Also, male ************ is a largely external process; but in women, ************ is done by stimulating the internal ******** like the vaginal tract.

As already mentioned, there are various techniques of female ************. One of the most popular techniques women use is to arouse the ********. Women may begin with caressing their ***** and ***** first; but gradually they will work their way to the little pea-sized pink organ known as the ******** which lies between the folds of the *****. Women respond a lot to a rubbing kind of movement on the clitoris, which is generally done by the women with her first two fingers. The pressure and the rapidity of the strokes differ from women to women.

Since ************ in women is an internal process, they can afford to be more adventurous than men. Though a woman produces enough lubricating fluids when fully aroused, some women would still apply lubricants such as KY Jelly or Vaseline. An external object in the ****** leads to an enhanced stimulation in most women. For this reason, women also experiment by inserting several objects shaped like the ***** into the ******. The list includes fruits and vegetables like cucumbers, gourds, bananas, radishes, etc. While putting any foreign objects such as these, it is necessary to lubricate the ****** more than its natural lubrication.

There are many sexual toys available to help women in **********. The most popular one is the dildo, which is a device shaped just like the human *****. This device could be mechanical or it could be battery operated. The idea is to insert the ***** into the vaginal tract to get a similar feeling as during penetrative ***. Advancements in the ****** have provided vibrators to them, due to which the pleasure it provides is greatly enhanced. Women use ****** even to stimulate their anuses. Thus, it can be said that the ***** is a versatile masturbatory device designed for women.

Positions adopted by women during ************ also vary greatly. Most women prefer a sitting position with their legs stretched apart. This provides them easy access into the vaginal tract, and also facilitates a better stimulation of the ********. It also provides them with a comfortable posture. Women can also ********** while lying down on a surface, but this is very inconvenient as the woman will need to stretch to reach out to her ********. Standing postures are also employed. Some women rub their crotches against hard surfaces such as desks or kitchen stands and get themselves masturbated without having to touch their ********.

It has been observed that in women, ************ is more of a mentally aided process than a mere physical activity. Women need to be fully sexually aroused before they can achieve their full pleasure by ************. Women would love to have some music or to be able to look at something aesthetic like a painting or an ****** sculpture to masturbate, rather than looking at a **** male body. Several women can ********** just by listening to some favorite music of theirs or by reading some ****** book, without even touching their ******** in actuality. It is possible for women to achieve masturbatory pleasure by just folding their legs and providing muscular pleasure within the masturbatory tract. For this reason, it can be said that in women ************ is more of an intellectual activity than a sexual activity.

When it comes to a couple, then ************ takes a different meaning altogether. ************ is very much useful in couples where the woman is pregnant and penetrative *** becomes cumbersome for that reason. When couples masturbate, it is called as mutual ************. This is usually preceded by foreplay. The male stimulates the ******** of the woman. He could begin by caressing the vulva, then the ***** and finally reaching out to the ********. Rubbing the ******** provides the woman with immense pleasure. At the same time, the woman can ********** the ***** and the ******* of the male. Such mutual ************ can also be employed when the couple does not want to have a baby or do not want to indulge in penetrative *** for some other reason.

Long since considered taboo, today women are becoming more open with their ************ sessions and are even discussing that with their gynecologists. Doctors are in fact prescribing ************ to some women in order to relieve themselves of their sexual frustrations especially when suffering from some diseases that make penetrative *** difficult. Masturbating women are at more peace of mind than women who indulge in penetrative *** with several men to douse their libidos.

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CORRINE

Dave Marrow asked:


Quit now, smoking is bad for you. It’s no secret that smoking is a dangerous to your health, but it also very costly and it smells bad.

Think about it. $5 for a pack of cigarettes a day X $1,835, and that does not include the medical bills and funeral costs that come with smoking. And everyone knows that smoking is harmful and addictive, but do you really stop to think just how bad it is for you?

It is a major cause of peripheral vascular disease, a narrowing of the blood vessels that carry blood to the leg and arm muscles. It also causes high blood pressure, obesity, and high cholesterol, not to mention heart disease, diabetes ad lung cancer, emphysema, and bronchitis – just to name a few.

But there are other physiological and psychological effects it can have on you. Smoking increases the feeling of anxiety, which can result in other stress related diseases. Then there’s gum cancer, so you can look just like your local bum if you like. But since smoking also increases premature wrinkling, you may already be look like one even though you should be young and healthy.

So if you are looking for reasons not to quit now, smoking issues are far and wide. The great thing is it doesn’t take long after smoking to regain your life. After just one year of quitting smoking your risk of hear disease decreases in half, and after five years the chances of experiencing a stroke are equal to that of a nonsmoker. That’s just to name a few, so take the next step and quit now. Smoking can be kicked.



BEN

Jonathon Hardcastle asked:


For some peculiar reason, whenever I address a health issue and my male friends are present, the discussion is quickly redirected to another subject as they try to avoid the discussion. I recently encountered the same phenomenon and one of my friends responded that men are feeling guilty of making mistakes when it comes to their health. From forgetting to eat their daily fruit and veggies indulging in a hamburger of French fries, to scheduling an appointment with the doctor only when the symptoms they have been experiencing for weeks intensify, men feel guilty for not taking care of their health and try to avoid any type of discussion that reminds them of that fact.

If you are familiar with the old story that men do not need to ask for street advice, as they can always find their way, they also generally tend not to seek out help when it comes to their health as they are always capable of surpassing the problem they have been facing and heal themselves. In fact, statistics reveal that women worry more about their health status than men do, and they take more preventative measures to protect it. After conducting my own focus group with some of my male friends, I discovered that this is totally true. Most of them avoid going for their regular check-ups, especially younger men, and decide to pay a visit to the doctor’s office only when something is broken, usually because a woman is present and insists that this is serious and should not be left to chance. Then it is only logical that men have, on average, a shorter life expectancy than women by six years.

But although this can be partly explained due to societal standards that portray men to be strong and touch, this potentially life-threatening health negligence cannot be justified. Enduring pain and being able to overcome any type of problem they face does not seem as an adequate explanation for this type of problematic behavior. The truth is that men tend to view doctor’s visits as uncomfortable and involving potentially painful procedures and in general men are not capable of handling or enduring pain. While women are biologically capable of handling the pains of a pregnancy they are also more open to discuss health issues and educated themselves regarding the threats associated with their health.

If one only considers the fact that the magazine’s and website’s focus is not on men’s health compared to the women’s health issues discussed, it is only logical to conclude that men’s health does not seem to be a priority either for men or for society. It is not that men do not get sick or are not experiencing signs of weakness from time to time; it is rather that their social role does not permit them to look or express that weakness.



ELVA

snape_fan_2005 asked:


I am taking a Foods & Nutrition 1 class and we have to find the health issues of Vitamins C and K. And then also the health issues for minerals and water. What are they? I can’t find them in my book.

HELENA