Any person who has the signs and symptoms characteristic of Parkinson’s disease is said to have parkinsonism, but not every person with parkinsonism has Parkinson’s disease, it's only one of the possibilities.
Patients and their families need to understand parkinsonism, because some 20 to 25 percent of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease will eventually be discovered to have some other form of parkinsonism.
Parkinsonism may look like Parkinson’s disease, but over time it does not act like it.
For this reason, if you have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease it is important to see a neurologist who has experience diagnosing and treating this disorder.
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Home Treatments for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Exercise improves sleep quality along with myriad other health benefits, but exercise also can severely aggravate CFS. Therefore, CFS-afflicted people must strike a balance and engage in light exercise that will provide health benefits yet not stretch their energy.
A Delicate Balance
While it may be extremely painful for those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to even get into the shower, a sedentary lifestyle can be even worse. A range of health problems including loss of bone mass, obesity, and heart disease pose a serious threat to such a lifestyle.
However, research suggests that lactic acid, a natural by-product of exercise that causes fatigue in healthy people, is an even bigger problem for CFS sufferers. Exercise produces a flood of lactic acid and onsets CFS symptoms, and studies even suggest that those with CFS produce even more lactic acid than healthy people. Naturally, if you are a CFS patient you are frustrated.
Glutathione Strenthens your immune system Lymphocytes, cells vital for your immune system, depend on glutathione for their proper function and replication.
Baby Steps around the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
You should always approach exercise gently and slowly. Stretching is a popular starting point, even if you do it in your bed. Consider yoga, light walking, and Tai Chi. If aerobic exercise aggravates your CFS, experiment with non- aerobic exercise like weight training.
Keep track of your exercises in your log book, and note if the exercise causes your CFS to relapse. If it does, try a lighter, shorter version of the exercise next time. Remember not to over exert yourself, and stop exercising well before you are tired.
Listen to Your Body
If you are simply not up for exercising today, or if you notice that your symptoms are worsened by exercise, don’t be discouraged. Sit out and try again tomorrow; if running for six minutes does aggravate your CFS, scale it back to five and stay there until you are ready to try again. Pushing yourself too hard can have debilitating consequences.
Adopt a Graded Exercise Program
Walking, riding a bike, and swimming are all excellent forms of aerobic exercise for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Graded exercise means you increase the intensity, duration, and frequency of physical activity very slowly.
Why is Glutathione Essential to Health?
Glutathione's three major roles in the body are summarized by the letters A-B-C.
- Anti-oxidant
- Blood Booster
- Cell Detoxifier
A Delicate Balance
While it may be extremely painful for those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to even get into the shower, a sedentary lifestyle can be even worse. A range of health problems including loss of bone mass, obesity, and heart disease pose a serious threat to such a lifestyle.
However, research suggests that lactic acid, a natural by-product of exercise that causes fatigue in healthy people, is an even bigger problem for CFS sufferers. Exercise produces a flood of lactic acid and onsets CFS symptoms, and studies even suggest that those with CFS produce even more lactic acid than healthy people. Naturally, if you are a CFS patient you are frustrated.
Glutathione Strenthens your immune system Lymphocytes, cells vital for your immune system, depend on glutathione for their proper function and replication.
Baby Steps around the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
You should always approach exercise gently and slowly. Stretching is a popular starting point, even if you do it in your bed. Consider yoga, light walking, and Tai Chi. If aerobic exercise aggravates your CFS, experiment with non- aerobic exercise like weight training.
Keep track of your exercises in your log book, and note if the exercise causes your CFS to relapse. If it does, try a lighter, shorter version of the exercise next time. Remember not to over exert yourself, and stop exercising well before you are tired.
Listen to Your Body
If you are simply not up for exercising today, or if you notice that your symptoms are worsened by exercise, don’t be discouraged. Sit out and try again tomorrow; if running for six minutes does aggravate your CFS, scale it back to five and stay there until you are ready to try again. Pushing yourself too hard can have debilitating consequences.
Adopt a Graded Exercise Program
Walking, riding a bike, and swimming are all excellent forms of aerobic exercise for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Graded exercise means you increase the intensity, duration, and frequency of physical activity very slowly.
Why is Glutathione Essential to Health?
Glutathione's three major roles in the body are summarized by the letters A-B-C.
- Anti-oxidant
- Blood Booster
- Cell Detoxifier
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment
Conventional Treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
• Because the cause is not known, treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome focus on symptoms, typically through the use of pharmaceutical drugs. It is essential that the drug chosen must not exacerbate fatigue (fatigue is a common side effect of many drugs).
• Tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), two classes of antidepressants, are commonly used with patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Tricyclic antidepressants have been shown to have some benefit in reducing depression and improving sleep patterns.
• Cognitive therapy and support groups are often recommended and have shown benefit.
*An antioxidant-rich diet is important for all individuals, whether they are healthy, diseased, active, or sedentary. To the aerobic athlete, increasing antioxidant and glutathione status is particularly meaningful. While we have yet to determine a practical way to optimize glutathione, we do know that an antioxidant-rich diets help maintain intracellular glutathione concentrations.
Why is Glutathione Essential to Health?
Glutathione's three major roles in the body are summarized by the letters A-B-C.
- Anti-oxidant
- Blood Booster
- Cell Detoxifier
• Because the cause is not known, treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome focus on symptoms, typically through the use of pharmaceutical drugs. It is essential that the drug chosen must not exacerbate fatigue (fatigue is a common side effect of many drugs).
• Tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), two classes of antidepressants, are commonly used with patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Tricyclic antidepressants have been shown to have some benefit in reducing depression and improving sleep patterns.
• Cognitive therapy and support groups are often recommended and have shown benefit.
*An antioxidant-rich diet is important for all individuals, whether they are healthy, diseased, active, or sedentary. To the aerobic athlete, increasing antioxidant and glutathione status is particularly meaningful. While we have yet to determine a practical way to optimize glutathione, we do know that an antioxidant-rich diets help maintain intracellular glutathione concentrations.
Why is Glutathione Essential to Health?
Glutathione's three major roles in the body are summarized by the letters A-B-C.
- Anti-oxidant
- Blood Booster
- Cell Detoxifier
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