JUICES THAT CLEANSE YOUR LIVER & GALLBLADDER

Juice 1:
Garlic, Ginger, Lemon, Olive oil, Fruit juice like concentrated apple juice, Water about half a liter

Amount:
Garlic: 1 piece of fresh garlic
Ginger: small/bigger according to taste
Lemon: one whole fresh lemon
Olive oil: about a table spoon
Fruit juice: like concentrated apple juice for flavor only (like three table spoons)
Water: Add water about half a liter

Blend all together in a juicer based on your blender power


Juice 2:
Beet and Apples

Amount:
Beet: half (1/2) a beet
Apple: 3 whole apples

Blend all together in a juicer based on your blender power. Beet is a powerful food, can be consumed as cooked vegetables, in salad and of course in Juice preparation.

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX (Regurgitation)

Reflux of stomach contents back into the esophagus repeatedly rises, causing heartburn and other symptoms sometimes.  Many slight back flow occurs from time to time, without that this is the actual disease.  Reflux disease is a matter of when the back flow of harm to life or can cause complications, the most common of which is the inflammation of the lower esophagus.

SYMPTOMS:

- Heartburn, which shows burning pain behind the breastbone. It may occur after meals or lying down.
- Often, taking rich, fatty foods, chocolate, coffee, spirits and acidic juices cause heartburn.
- Bitter gastric contents into the mouth. It is not associated with nausea and vomiting.

CAUSE:

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is almost always due esophageal sphincter at the bottom of a malfunction.  As a result, the stomach's acid content esophageal side, which feels like heartburn.  Sphincter activity reduce fatty food and smoking.  Being overweight increases your clear-oesophageal reflux and related symptoms.

Also, diaphragmatic hernia may interfere with the functioning of the sphincter.  Diaphragmatic hernia occurs located in the aperture diaphragms, which passes through the esophagus.  If the opening is loosened, gastric upper part can penetrate through the thoracic cavity side part to produce a diaphragmatic hernia.  Hernia may interfere with the functioning of the sphincter.  In particular, when the reflux is severe, patients typically seen in diaphragmatic hernia.  It is noted, however, that the hernia is not always the cause reflux.  Esophageal hole becomes loose with age, as a result of the more than 50-year-olds found diaphragmatic hernia.  Among them, only some have gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Heartburn related combustion is caused by hydrochloric acid in gastric juice acidity.  Gastric epithelial lining of the inner surface is highly resistant to acid, but the esophageal mucosa is not made to withstand acid.  As a result, there is a burning sensation.  A high frequency of ''acid attacks'' damage the lining and cause inflammatory changes.

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX SELF-CARE

- A large amount of food eaten at a time, add the contents of the stomach flow into the esophagus.

- It is advisable to avoid generous meals 2-3 hours before going to bed.
- To avoid the stomach irritating foods such as citrus fruits and coffee.
- To reduce esophageal sphincter function impairment dishes. The most important is high in fat, especially chocolate.
- Since obesity causes reflux and heartburn more, dieting can help prevent and treat the symptoms.
- Stop smoking.
- Avoid excessive use of alcohol, which irritates the stomach.
- Transient heartburn can be treated without prescription drugs available in the pharmacy.

WHEN TO TREAT

Heartburn is therefore necessary to seek treatment in the following situations:
- Despite the at-home bleaching, the embarrassment of heartburn occurs several times a week for several weeks.
- Heartburn and retrosternal burning with the presence of other types of pain in the abdomen or chest area
The first appearance of other symptoms, such as vomiting, or weight loss.

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX TREATMENT

If heartburn is clear, your doctor may start treatment without any further investigation. If the heartburn does not improve or recurs soon after treatment, carried out further investigations. Basic research is a gastric endoscopy or gastroscopy, which is seen as the stomach and esophagus area.

Today there are available effective drugs that affect the acidity of the stomach, which significantly reduce or eliminate the symptoms completely. They do not prevent the backward flow of stomach contents, but because it is no longer acidic, liquid does not irritate the esophagus. Drugs used regularly every day 6-12 weeks, and then stopped and monitored by the continuing symptoms gone.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a chronic or long-term. Most of the symptoms recur within one year of discontinuation of therapy. This can be 6-12 weeks of drug therapy, or use of new drugs for longer. Long-term care is usually sufficient to lower drug doses than in the early phase of treatment. In the most difficult cases, such as when the esophagus does not improve with medicines, reflux can be treated with surgery. Gastric-section is formed at the top of a type of cuff around the lower part of the esophagus, thereby preventing the back flow. Good results are achieved 7-9 out of ten patients. Approximately one in ten occurs in surgery-related harm.

Recently, it has been found that efficient secretion of hydrochloric acid in preventing agents may increase food allergies.

Gastroesophageal reflux occur can be greatly reduced by maintaining a normal weight, stopping smoking, avoiding excessive alcohol use, and by reducing the use of fatty foods.


This is very common and should not be neglected, see your doctor for proper treatment

TIETZE SYNDROME (SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT)

TIETZE SYNDROME?
Acute pain in the chest along with tenderness and swelling of the cartilage is affected, which is commonly palpable on examination.

SYMPTOMS may happen gradually or suddenly:

- a sharp pain of upper ribs
- tenderness around the area of upper ribs
- swelling around the area of upper ribs
note: sudden movement of ribs during physical activity or coughing, sneezing may make the pain worse.

TREATMENT:

In mild cases:
- Proper rest
- Applying heat to the affected region

In some cases used:
- Acupuncture
- Physiotherapy
- Cortisone
- Anti-inflammatory medicine


Consult your doctor to reduce pain and to have healthy lifestyle 

FOOD DIET

What to eat, when to eat, in which quantity, etc. are daily questions among people's mind

Small diet (many times) keeps your body active and energetic

Eat Healthy but not in huge amount

WHAT TO EAT

Before breakfast drink plenty of water

Breakfast time:  Bread or tortilla, a thick omelet containing good amount of onions and fresh ingredients to taste. Avoid too much of mayonnaise or butter.

Lunch time:  Fish is the best. Try vegetables, salads, and much of water.  Sometime meat one to two times in a week.  I do not think it is necessary to eat a lot in amount during lunchtime, eat to keep your body going, do not overload your stomach.

Evening light meal:  Try avocado, mango, other fruits with changing time to time.

Dinner time:  Eat in a way that will keep your stomach cool till wake up. Rice with vegetables, fish, etc.

After dinner:
Before planning to sleep drink one glass of milk (cold).

Planning your diet and undergoing expert's advises may help you to live a healthy life

Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendonitis

What is that ! name sounds very strong.

As a matter of fact it can be very painful disease in the feet and ankle region.  Usually, in my case it happened due to longtime standing and walking through the years of physical work.  The feeling is very irritating and may cause lack of confidence due to causing limping and cannot run when needed for example to catch a transport.

ADVICE RECEIVED till now:   Exercise which will soften the tendon or right word can be loosening the plantar and tendon area cause it seems very tight.

TEST RECOMMENDED till now:  ULTRA-SOUND of ankle-feet area. Of course MRI will be the best option to do.

MEDICINE:  Tried already ARCOXIA 120mg but stopped due to breathing problem (drugs.com also stated the risks factors in their web-page).  Presently, received new prescription, will update later how it works. Presently trying NAPROMEX 500 mg with prescription and better working than many other tried so far.

PLAN:  Going for MRI test and rescheduled for cortisone injection. Stretching plantar area through exercising.


Consult your physician when you need to get treatment

MRI showing Schmorl's node at L2-L3

MRI showing Schmorl's node at L2-L3 disc area and fluid area is dark in between L2-L3.  Still struggling with pain.

Another image of L2-L3 from different view

SCHMORL'S NODE

After having MRI done, I went to visit doctor dated 20 August 2010 to know if there was anything sorted out of my body discomfort and pain.  The doctor told me that I have disc deformation at disc L3 and in medical term it is known as SCHMORL'S NODE. While explaining he told me L3 disc was deformed which did not effect cervical cord and therefore they decided not to do any surgery.

He then prescribed me Tradolan Retard 100 mg (Tramadol hydrochloride as generic name).  I took it for about a year depending on pain situations, the recommended exercises helped me most to get rid of pain.