What is the connection between depression and memory loss

Saturday 26 Mar 2011 by rigpa | No Comments
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The effect of depression on a person’s health is serious and covers a wide spectrum of possible disruption of the physical health. What we want to focus in this article is the connection between depression and memory loss. Insomnia is one of the symptoms of depression. Often some signs can be observed when a person with depression is suffering under insomnia. Those signs are as follows: irritation, daytime fatigue, complaints about trouble falling asleep and waking up every hour during the night. As a result of the insomnia, people have difficulties to concentrate and without concentration,... Read More →


Looking at the benefits of drinking water

Thursday 24 Mar 2011 by rigpa | No Comments
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We all know that water is critical for our survival and good health, but I wanted to collect a list of the benefits of drinking water. Let’s start with water’s function in our body, water after all makes up about sixty percent of our body weight. Water is needed by our body to carry nutrients to the cells and to flush toxins out of our vital organs. Thus lack of water causes a problem for our body to carry out its functions. Aside of keeping the functioning of our body, water also provides moist to our throat tissues, ear and nose. Now let’s list some of the benefits of drinking water: - Critical... Read More →


The importance of Healthy Blood Pressure

Wednesday 9 Feb 2011 by rigpa | 2 Comments
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High blood pressure increases the risk of damage to multiple organs of our body such as damage to artery, heart, brain, kidneys, eyes. In this article we want to discuss about mainly the potential damage of high blood pressure to our brain and how we can keep our blood pressure at a healthy level to prevent such damages in the future from happening to us. Hight blood pressure causes blood clot to form in arteries, damage and weakening of arteries. As a result of this, the blood flow to the brain is affected in a detrimental way. In worse case scenario the blood flow to the brain can even be... Read More →


Looking into different categories of water cooler dispensers

Wednesday 26 Jan 2011 by rigpa | No Comments
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Having a clean, contaminant free drinking water is essential for our health. But we also want the convenience of having cold and hot water without having to prepare it first such as boiling it or putting it in the fridge first. There are three categories of water coolers or water dispensers: bottled, bottle-less without filter and bottle-less with water filtration system. Depending on the water quality and the building's plumbing, if you want to use a bottle-less water cooler, you can decide whether you want to have the water filtered or not. A standard wall mounted water cooler is connected directly... Read More →


Food and Supplements that can lower cholesterol naturally

Wednesday 19 Jan 2011 by rigpa | No Comments
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This site talks mainly about everything related to our mind. What does cholesterol level has anything to do with our mind? Studies have shown that  people who have high cholesterol level in their forties have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Even a borderline elevation of cholesterol level is already enough to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by twenty five percent. The following foods can help lower cholesterol level. - Fish especially mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna, salmon and halibut. Those are the ones that contain the highest levels... Read More →


Why use whole house water filter for safer drinking water

Friday 10 Dec 2010 by rigpa | No Comments
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We often take water coming from the taps for granted, we assume that it is definitely always safe to drink. But it is not always the case, there are many contaminants that can get into our drinking water. Micro-organisms such as bacteria, parasites and viruses might contaminate water. One example is Cryptosporidium, which lives in the intestines of humans and animals, thus it is also found in animal waste. A failure in the water filtration system when recycling sewer water can cause this parasite to slip through and contaminate the drinking water. There was a case in the city of Milwaukee in the... Read More →


Focus on good carbs food

Sunday 5 Dec 2010 by rigpa | No Comments
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People with diabetes have higher risks of getting alzheimer’s disease and also are more prone to depression,  memory loss and eating disorders. A new diabetes research by the Joslin Diabetes Center could help explain the above changes in the brain function among people with diabetes. The research has shown that diabetes can slow down the synthesis of brain cholesterol. Since brain cholesterol is required by neurons to form connections with other cells, the decrease in brain cholesterol could affect how nerves function for behaviour, memory, appetite regulation and motor activity. It is one... Read More →


Prevention of the onset of Dementia

Monday 29 Nov 2010 by rigpa | 4 Comments
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Dementia is a progressive loss of memory, reasoning and cognitive functions impairing the abilities to perform normal day-to-day activities like household chores, driving and personal care. People suffering from dementia experience a reduction in most areas of intellectual functioning such as usage of language, numbers, orientation, judgment, reasoning ability, problem solving and ability to think abstractly impairing a person’s ability to live or function independently. The following are the stages of dementia: 1. No impairment of normal function: There are no signs of memory loss are visible... Read More →


Lose weight in a week

Monday 29 Nov 2010 by rigpa | 1 Comment
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In order to lose weight in a week, you need to set a realistic goal for losing weight. The goal needs to be achievable. Once decided, you can start to work on reaching the goal with enthusiasm. 1. Drink plenty of water. Water is critical for metabolism. The liver converts stored fat to energy. But if the kidneys are water deprived, the liver has to lend a hand to the kidneys. As a result of this, the liver can’t metabolize fat as efficiently. Also if you are dehydrated, your body will retain water in unflattering places. Thus make sure you drink plenty of water, it is recommended to consume... Read More →


Cure panic attacks

Saturday 27 Nov 2010 by rigpa | 3 Comments
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Panic attacks are quite intense and have a detrimental effect on one’s ability to deal with daily proceedings. The usual approach to treat panic disorder cases is by prescribing anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medications, but the cure of panic attacks can be accomplished naturally through exercise, behavior modification therapy and the right diet. The first step to cure panic attacks is to identify the cause such as depression, panic disorder, social phobias, borderline personality disorder, etc. Then acknowledge that it is “only” a panic attack and not a heart attack. It is not fatal, you... Read More →


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