Seven Secrets of Crying for Health

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Crying is not a sign of a person's character is whiny or weak. Crying may occur due to excitement and sadness.

Crying or tears it can be a useful panacea for a healthy body and mind. What is it?

Eradicate Bacteria
Tears are a natural eye drops that serves as a natural antibacterial. Contained in the tear fluid called lisozom to kill about 90-95% of bacteria left behind from the computer keyboard, railings, sneezing, and places containing bacteria, in just 5 minutes.

Healthy Nose

Crying also has benefits for breathing. A disease affecting the respiratory tract one is sinusitis, which is inflammation of the sinuses. Inflammation of the sinuses will result in the exchange of air in the nose disrupted due to the humidity setting nose is not running normally.

Every year, this disease is increasing. Sufferers will experience pain in the head, the color changes to yellow-green mucus to cause pain all over your face that often cause swelling. Crying can be useful as an alternative way to treat stress caused sinusitis.

Generating Mood

Depression experienced by a person can fall by way of crying. In tears, mood will be lifted again. Tears resulting from the type of cry because the emotion it contains 24% protein albumin are useful in regulating the body's metabolic system than tears resulting from irritation of the eyes.

Reduce Stress

Tears were also secrete stress hormones contained in the body of the endorphin leucine-enkaphalin and prolactin. In addition to lowering levels of stress, tears also help fight diseases caused by stress such as high blood pressure.

Relieve Feelings

Everyone was nice to feel that way. Although you suffered a variety of problems and trials, but after crying usually appears relieved. After crying, the limbic system, the brain and the heart will be smooth, and it makes a person feel better and relieved.

Removing Toxins

A biochemist William Frey has conducted several studies about tears and found that the tears that came out of the emotional crying because it turned out to contain poison. But make no mistake, the poisoned tears it signifies that it carries toxins from the body and release it through tears.

Creating Healthier Eyes

Sense of vision was also affected due to the positive effect of crying. Tears can become a natural antibacterial for the eyes. Bacteria were killed because the content lisozom fluid contained in tears. Eye moisture will increase, thereby reducing the risk of a simple blur. Thus, crying is useful in improving one's visual capabilities.

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Self Reflection, The Right Way to Move On

Not everyone can move on after a breakup. However, drawn on the matter is also not good.

Actually a lot of things which is the reason of inability to move on. But there are some ways to cope. Following his review, as reported Yourtango.

Self-reflection
Take time to reflect on all that happened in the story of your love. This is a reflection of the experience. So you can determine ahead of what should be improved from the existing shortcomings so far.

Eliminate negative thoughts
When the failed love affair, of which there are a lot of negative thoughts in your mind. If you want to move on, you should remove the thought.

Make the right choice
Sometimes, the feeling of wanting to contact the former still exists. However, it would be nice if you think about it. Make the right choice by not contacting him. If you do that, there may be a re turmoil you feel.

New life
Begin to accept the fact that he was not fit for you. Make a variety of activities that can be a remedy to forget the problems that you face. Leave the past and start a new life since now.

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Smart Math Strategies Tricks

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Mathematics is often used as an indicator of intelligence. If the value is higher then the math is also high intelligence. This assumption is often made parents worry and complain if his poor math scores. Now parents do not have to worry anymore, because recent studies have found that children clever tricks in mathematics.

Recent studies say that in order to enhance the child's ability in mathematics could only with high motivation and learning strategies of good.

Kou Murayama is the lead researcher from the University of California, Los Angeles said, "The major determinants of growth achievement math skills not on how smart your child but how motivated they are and how they learn. Fact of motivation in the child encourages achievement growth in math skills long term "


Researchers claim to not be surprised if your child math is often overwhelmed by the course consists of symbols and rules that are difficult conceptualized. "The strategy to study mathematics different from other subjects, mathematics because it contains language that is totally different from the usual facing children in their daily lives," said Murayama.

The symbols and rules that exist in a difficult mathematics conceptualized by children often make children become overwhelmed and bored.

The research was carried out in Germany for 6 years with a number of subjects 3,500 students grade 5-10. Level of intelligence, level of motivation, and learning strategies to be the focus of research participants to predict the increase mathematical skills of participants from time to time.

Participants also underwent a test to determine how much learning math achievement at the end of the school year.

From there, researchers found that children's intelligence level affects only increased her math skills in the early years of the study only, while from time to time, two other things, motivation and learning strategies reported to be more important and necessary for successful child learn math.

"The learning ability of the child involving factors indicating that education can be pursued. One way to find a way so that children are motivated and teach them some skills that can help advance the learning of their abilities in math or other subjects," said Murayama.

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Loneliness Can Trigger Decrease Brain Function

People who feel alone and lonely at high risk of dementia. Researchers concluded Arkin Mental Health Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, after observations of 2200 participants aged 65-86 years.

Dementia is a term used to describe the syndrome of functional decline in brainpower. In a report published by the journal Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, researchers said participants who feel lonely higher risk of dementia.

At the end of the observation, the researchers found that 13.4% of participants who have dementia are those who feel alone and lonely.

Whereas the opposite participants only 5.7% experiencing dementia. In other words, people who feel lonely at risk up to 1.64 times higher dementia.

Researchers estimate that happening because of the lack of stimulus that stimulates the brain to think.

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Television in Rooms Children Trigger Obesity

If you belong to one parent who gave a television in the child's room facilities? You should be wary because of the placement of a television in the child's room can lead to obesity.

A team from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Los Angeles to conduct research on the child's risk for obesity due to watching television in the bedroom, so that was launched Healthmeup.

"The relationship between television and obesity is mainly based on the Body Mass Index (BMI) is high. Relationship between television and fat mass, adiposity stored in certain depots (including abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue) and cardiometabolic risk," said one researcher Peter T. Katzmarzyk, of Pennington.
 

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Between 2010 and 2011, a total of 369 children and adolescents aged between five and 18 years in Baton Rouge, a participant who studied in terms of gender, ethnicity, age, and BMI status. They were then evaluated for various factors, such as waist circumference, blood pressure, get enough rest, fasting, cholesterol content, glucose, fat mass, and abdominal fat.

Researchers found that participants who have a television in their bedroom and watch television more than two hours a day had a risk of storing fat mass to 2.5 times higher than children who do not have it in the room and rarely watch television. This is certainly a warning for parents to be more vigilant in observing their children's health, especially related to obesity are susceptible to various diseases.

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New menu-labeling rules for restaurants

Federal experts hope providing nutritional facts
on restaurant menus can decrease the obesity rate.
Keith Hale~Sun-Times

 A new federal law will soon make American diners far more aware of just what they are eating — but it might not change what they order.

The law will force chain restaurants to disclose the amount of calories, fat and sodium in diners’ favorite dishes. Many restaurants already are preparing for the changes, calculating calories in their meals, adjusting recipes and adding healthier choices.

At the same time, experts are divided over whether the new information will shock people into ordering protein-packed salmon instead of calorie- and fat-laden fettuccine Alfredo, or if it’s just more meddling by the federal government that takes the pleasure out of eating.

The move is driven by the nation’s growing weight problems. Thirty percent of Americans are classified as being obese, and that number is growing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Government experts say including nutritional facts can help decrease those rates. Others say it won’t work because only those who already take responsibility for their diet will care.

Starting next year, restaurant chains with 20 or more locations will be required to print calorie counts on menus under the new federal menu-labeling regulation, part of the new health-care law.

The law also requires the chains to make other nutritional information available by request.

A statutory 60-day period for comments began April 1. The Food and Drug Administration expects to publish requirements by the end of this year. The law would take effect six to nine months after the requirements are published.

The federal law is backed by most major chains and the National Restaurant Association, which anticipated that a patchwork of local labeling laws would only get more complicated in the future. And while many restaurant and fast-food chains already post nutritional information on websites or on brochures available on counters, the FDA wants the calories in plain sight.

Americans spend 45 percent of their food budget dining out, according to the Restaurant Association. The CDC and other health experts have linked the nation’s obesity rates to eating out. And being overweight is a driver for chronic diseases and high health-care costs.

“Trying to find the healthy options when dining out can be more difficult than you think. Even a salad can be loaded with hidden fat and sodium,” said U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who co-authored the menu-labeling provisions in the health-care law.

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Single Women More Prone to Depression

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Although the marriage did not promise smooth life, in fact, a commitment was chosen. They feel happier and have better mental quality compared with those who choose to live single.

A study showed that there are about 20 to 35 percent of single women who are prone to depression, compared with only married women were 10 percent.
 
Studies conducted on 6000 respondents recorded her views on marriage based on the risks and benefits. In those who live in pairs but are not married or choose single, more prone to violence from their partner. While married couples have more stable emotions because they have thought of all the risks that may occur in marriage.

According to lead researcher from the University of Toronto Dr. Marccelo Urquia, staying together into the process of introducing themselves to one another. But apart from that, married women do not experience significant psychosocial problems.
Reported by the Daily Mail study found 10 percent depression rate for married women, 20 percent for female pairs but not marry, and 35 percent of single women.

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Rehabilitation of Older People After Hip (proximal femoral) Fracture

By: Professor David Stott & Dr Helen Handoll

Proximal femoral, or 'hip', fracture is a major health problem in older age. It is a common condition, with a lifetime risk of around 17.5% for white women and 6% for white men.[1] It occurs predominantly in older people, and is strongly associated with comorbidity, including under-nutrition, frailty, and impaired physical and cognitive function. The burden on society from hip fracture is huge and increasing.

Prompt surgical fixation is an important first step in the treatment of hip fracture, speeding up subsequent rehabilitation and reducing the risk of limb deformity.[2] However, even with this intervention, the outcome in survivors is often a marked decline in physical function. This is accompanied by a risk of loss of independence and nursing home placement,[3] particularly for those who have prior impairment in physical function.

In this context rehabilitation has potentially a lot to offer in ensuring maximal recovery and enhancing quality of life after hip fracture. There is a series of complementary systematic reviews in The Cochrane Library that, taken together, address a wide range of rehabilitation issues after hip fracture. This includes reviews on multidisciplinary rehabilitation,[4] interventions targeting physical and psychosocial function,[5] nutritional supplementation,[6] and, updated in the latest issue, mobilisation strategies.[7]

At first sight the results of these reviews are disappointing, with all too often the seemingly inevitable conclusion of insufficient evidence to reach a firm recommendation to guide clinical practice. However, putting the Cochrane hip fracture reviews into the wider context of other relevant Cochrane and high-quality non-Cochrane systematic reviews, as well as evidence-based guidelines on the management and rehabilitation of other categories of older people, provides a clearer picture of how best to manage hip fracture.

The review of mobilisation strategies after hip fracture surgery covers interventions starting from the first day after surgery in hospital, and up to one year subsequently. Although the evidence is based on single trials testing a variety of interventions, in general it shows that the most successful programmes involve more intensive exercise.[7] From a biological perspective this is highly plausible. For many years it has been recognised that physical therapy is often prescribed in doses and modalities that are insufficient to generate physiological adaptation.[8] The potential risks of more intensive physical therapy appear to be minimal; although these risks are often overstated, checks for tolerability and safety are still required. However, biological plausibility and a trend for benefit are not sufficient to allow strong recommendations to be made for clinical practice; this is one instance where a plea for further high-quality randomised controlled trials is appropriate. Similarly, there is a need for further research on interventions, such as occupational therapy, that focus on psychological and social issues.[5]

The review on nutritional supplementation after hip fracture again points out the weakness of the available evidence for this group of patients. However, it is instructive to read it alongside a more general, although not so up-to-date, review on oral protein and energy supplementation for older people.[9] This found that it is unlikely that nutritional supplements are beneficial for those older hospital patients who are well-nourished; however, there is evidence of benefit for those who are underweight. Evidence-based clinical guidelines (e.g. the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's clinical guideline on nutrition support[10]) are generally less circumspect than the Cochrane Reviews in interpreting these data, and nutritional supplements are widely recommended for at-risk older people in hospital, including undernourished people after hip fracture. Both Cochrane Reviews, however, caution against oral supplements being considered the sole solution, with promising but inconclusive evidence for the use of assistants to help with feeding reported in the hip fracture review.[6]

Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes, based on a philosophy of comprehensive geriatric assessment, are targeted particularly at frail older people with multi-morbidity and physical function impairment. Most elderly people with hip fracture will fit this picture. The Cochrane Review on multidisciplinary rehabilitation after hip fracture concluded there was insufficient evidence to reach any firm conclusion of benefit for either inpatient or outpatient settings.[4] However, the review, noting both a trend towards effectiveness in the main outcomes for multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation and no indication of serious detriment (in patient outcome or costs), concluded that there is some rationale to justify its adoption, pending further research. Again, it is instructive to put this into the context of a more general systematic review of inpatient rehabilitation for older patients, this time recently published in the BMJ.[11] This found that multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation provided to general (eight trials) or orthopaedic populations (nine hip fracture trials) reduces mortality, improves physical function and reduces risk of nursing home placement; these favourable findings were found in both hip fracture and general geriatric patients. There were some differences between the BMJ review and the Cochrane Review, particularly in inclusion criteria and outcome measures. Nonetheless, the findings of both of these reviews are supportive of co-ordinated multidisciplinary inpatient care for older hip fracture patients.

Therefore, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is a rich source of information on rehabilitation of older people after hip fracture. Much of relevance can be found in the reviews that specifically address hip fracture. However, there are considerable additional relevant data in Cochrane Reviews that target more general support and rehabilitation issues for older people. In practice it is difficult for even the research-trained clinician to synthesise, interpret and use this complex information, and all too easy to draw inappropriate conclusions. To enable properly informed clinical decision-making, Cochrane Reviews often need to be placed in a wider context of available high-quality evidence, which may include other Cochrane Reviews. This makes a case also for future Cochrane overviews of reviews.

1David J Stott; 2Helen H Handoll

1David Stott (d.j.stott@clinmed.gla.ac.uk), Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK; Co-convenor, Cochrane Health Care of Older People Field. 2Helen Handoll (h.handoll@tees.ac.uk), Health and Social Care Institute, School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University, Middlesborough, UK; Joint Co-ordinating Editor, Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group.

How to cite: Stott DJ, Handoll HH. Rehabilitation of older people after hip (proximal femoral) fracture [editorial]. The Cochrane Library 2011 (16 Mar). http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/details/editorial/1034085/Rehabilitation-of-older-people-after-hip-proximal-femoral-fracture-by-David-Stot.html (accessed Day Month Year).

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1. World Health Organization. Assessment of fracture risk and its application to screening for postmenopausal osteoporosis: report of a WHO study group. WHO Technical Report Series No.: 843. Geneva: WHO; 1994. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/trs/WHO_TRS_843.pdf (accessed 7 March 2011)

2. Handoll HHG, Parker MJ. Conservative versus operative treatment for hip fractures in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD000337. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000337.pub2.

3. Keene GS, Parker MJ, Pryor GA. Mortality and morbidity after hip fractures. BMJ 1993;307(6914):1248–60.

4. Handoll HHG, Cameron ID, Mak JCS, Finnegan TP. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for older people with hip fractures. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD007125. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007125.pub2.

5. Crotty M, Unroe K, Cameron ID, Miller M, Ramirez G, Couzner L. Rehabilitation interventions for improving physical and psychosocial functioning after hip fracture in older people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD007624. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007624.pub3.

6. Avenell A, Handoll HHG. Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD001880. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001880.pub5.

7. Handoll HHG, Sherrington C, Mak JCS. Interventions for improving mobility after hip fracture surgery in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD001704. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001704.pub4.

8. Fiatarone Singh MA. Exercise in the oldest old: some new insights and unanswered questions. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2002;50(12):2089–91.

9. Milne AC, Potter J, Vivanti A, Avenell A. Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD003288. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003288.pub3.

10. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Nutrition support in adults. NICE clinical guideline 32. February 2006. http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG32 (accessed on 7 March 2011)

11. Bachmann S, Finger C, Huss A, Egger M, Stuck AE, Clough-Gorr KM. Inpatient rehabilitation specifically designed for geriatric patients: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ 2010;340:c1718.

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While Sitting, Baby Can Learn Faster

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 If your baby is able to sit down, try to get him in a fun activity to practice learning. According to a new study published the journal Developmental Psychology, infants can learn better when they are sitting.

"An important part of human cognitive development is the ability to understand whether an object is the same or different from the objects they had seen before," Rebecca Woods, assistant professor of human development and family sciences and professor of psychology at North Dakota State University, from the United States.

Cognitive development is the ability to think, analyze, and remember. Woods and colleagues Teresa Wilcox, professor of psychology at Texas A & M University, found that infants aged 5.5 to 6.5 months have not been able to distinguish objects they see. Whereas if she was past age of 6.5 months can begin to distinguish their new way of seeing and touching the object.

"An advantage for infants aged 6.5 months when they can sit up without leaning. Because they can more easily reach objects and explore them. They do not need to focus on balancing ourselves again," said Woods.

The researchers also found that infants aged 5.5 months were assisted to sit can be easier to distinguish objects by looking at differences in the pattern of the object. The researchers suspect that babies who sit late to make them miss the opportunity to learn to distinguish objects that influence on his intellectual development.

According to Woods, helps baby to sit comfortably will help the baby in the process of learning in a variety of ways. Not only can see, they can also touch the object so as to accelerate the learning process. Especially for infants with cognitive delays, learning is considered the most optimal.

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