Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Eyes in Old Age

EYE become human window to see the world.  Eye health is closely related to overall body condition, and vice versa.  Healthy lifestyle cuts the risk of eye disorders.

People who live a healthy life overall exercise, healthy eating, and not smoking-significantly lower risk of age-related macular degeneration (age-related macular degeneration / AMD).  Similarly, according to new research findings, as quoted from Health24, Monday (20/12/2010).



Keeping the diet (diet) and exercise each capable of reducing risk.  If both of them combined plus non-smokers, the risk is very sharp decline, ie more than 70 percent.

"We need not be passive victims of damage caused by old age. The things that are relatively simple can make a difference against the risk of AMD in our old age later," explained study author Dr. Julie Mares of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Research

In his research, Dr. Mares and his colleagues reviewed the information about diet, exercise, and smoking from 1313 women between the ages of 55-74 years were collected during the 1990's.  Lifestyle participants reviewed an average of six years later, when performing the eye examination to check for AMD.

As a result, 202 women have AMD, mostly in the early stages.  Among women who patterned healthy diet, 11 percent had an early form of AMD, compared with 19 women with the worst diets.  The results of this study itself has been published in the Archives of Ophthalmology.

Statistics

Approximately one in 10 women who exercise develop AMD, compared with one in five women who did not exercise.  When the researchers combined with the influence of diet, exercise, and not smoking, the risk of AMD has decreased further.  But, quitting smoking is not enough to prevent AMD.

There is a link antioxidants with risk of AMD.  Researchers noted that women with higher levels of antioxidants have a lower risk of AMD, but not as low as a woman who implement healthy lifestyle overall.

"The findings for a healthy diet as a whole is more powerful than single nutrients (antioxidants)," said Dr. Mares.

And while regular exercise, even if only 10 hours per week for light exercise including housework, gardening, or walking-or 8 hours of sport per week for moderate exercise, the risk of AMD will be very low.

"Diet and exercise reduce blood pressure, which can protect the eyes from degeneration.  Diet and exercise also reduces free radicals that are associated with lower levels of inflammation, namely the effect that directly protect the eyes from AMD.  Or, help increase the accumulation of pigment in the back of the eye, serves to absorb light of a potentially damaging, "said Dr. Mares said.

Similar results in men and women

Although the study only included women, Dr. Mares said that a similar trend may also occur in men.

"No reason I say the result is different in men or women. However, these findings need to be confirmed in a separate sample that includes men," he said.

Horoscopes period 22-28 November 2010

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)
 General: This week you will be burdened with substantial responsibilities. Instead you do not side with anyone this time, make sure you are in a safe position. Do not be hasty in making decisions. You do not want to regret in the future right?


Love: Ongoing pictured eclipsed by the past will only enlarge the problem. You are smart enough to choose, so better leave the past and think about the future. However, for those who are currently close to someone not in a hurry to change the status of single.Learn!
 CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)
 General: This week you should make time to think and reflect more, about what makes you stressed and feeling depressed.Problem of whether the job? Asmara then? What is clear is that really bothers you so you so not cool.

Love: Be creative in the hunt for love. That is not to be aggressive and ultimately the origin selected. However, use your charm and Stay in a comfortable community.
 AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)
 General: If you feel bored and tired, stop blaming yourself. There's nothing wrong as long as you keep trying. Just maybe you need to practice patience longer.
 Love: Do not make your feelings that have been confused more confused. If anyway you are not convinced and do not feel comfortable, why should forced and rushed. Relax enjoy your romance travel.
 PISCES (February 19-March 20)
 General: Creativity and imagination are very good this week, take advantage of the best for the positive. Some surprises await at the end of the week. And some other things will make you a little busy.However, you will be very grateful because this week a lot of things you learn.

Love: You are brave enough to undergo the challenges of life that are tough. But you need not feel inferior and not behavior.
 ARIES (March 21-April 19)
 General: This week gives you sebainya little free time for yourself.You are too tense and nervous about things that have not even happened. Be careful with your words. Your emotions are out of control can make you utter an unkind word.
Love: romantic things just do not restore your mood this week.There is even a feeling of sadness and loneliness that you are not aware of where emergence.
 TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
 General: You know to what extent your own abilities and limits. So no one is giving pressure and threats, ignore it. Do you think is best. Avoid making a big decision when you are still in a chaotic condition.

Love: This time you turn that down. Let he who chooses what activities to do together with you.
 GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
 General: Whatever you would do in this week, bringing an enormous impact on many people. Preparing to be mowed with a lot of questions, protests, praise, and criticism. Of course all of these things make you stress. But you are mature enough to deal with it right?
Love: No need to complain too much, to achieve success is sometimes a lot of bad things have to go through first. No need too much force and push the him.
 CANCER (June 22-July 22)
 General: This week there are disturbing your mind, so that you easily lose concentration and focus. Be careful in behaving with older people. You need to set up your words and attitude. This week release the negative thoughts from your mind.Love: You are a bit emotional this week, and we recommend that you postpone important conversation that will make him angry and eventually fight.
 LEO (July 22 to August 22)
 General: Even if you are in a position this week stuck and not much choice either you can do, but still be patient. Because the charm you can melt everything. The spirit and the intellect is the source side of the draw.

Love: Do not be too much of your attitude today? Maybe he's still a bit annoying, but it shows attitude of rejection is not a good thing.After all no one is perfect, so you can accept the shortcomings of others.
 VIRGO (August 22 to September 22)
 General: You are in between yes and no, or only briefly referred to doubt. There are many things that make you hesitate in the week.Try to discuss with someone about it, his views will provide a reference for you to decide something.

Love: This weekend you should not too much indulgence in emotion. The he is sensitive and requires your attention.
 LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
 General: Even if you have things that should be a priority in this week, but you still must be good at allocating their time. Do not have a job as an excuse to not have time to something else.Consider your romance problems this week, and still keep your emotions stable.

Love: You have a special charm, you can make other people uncomfortable being next to you. So why you should not trust yourself? For your partner, show the things that highlight intelligence, not just appearance.
 SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21)
 General: Prepare yourself to face the competition of less healthy.Someone might have plunged you into a problem. But still faced with a roomy chest. There are many mysteries that challenge you this week. Relax, enjoy it.
Love: You should be able to see that the difference is beautiful it is, not as a mere matter of debate. And you also need to learn to accept the lack of a partner.

Beware of the contents of Fetal Death

PREGNANCY! Yes, one word is the most anticipated for the couple husband and wife. Various restrictions and "obligation" for pregnant women will be thrown closest people, for the fetus in the womb were born healthy and survived. However, what if all of a sudden the fetus does not move and the stomach is not too enlarged with age pregnancy? There is what in the world?

Watch out, Fetal Death!
 

WHO and the American College of Obstetricians and gynecologist (2005) suggests that death occurs when the fetus in the womb at 20 weeks gestation - weight 500 grams or more. That way, the uterus will not grow anymore, magnifying will stop in accordance with the age of pregnancy when the fetus died.
 While the release of the fetus at gestational age less than 22 weeks and fetal weight less than 500 grams is called a miscarriage.
 "So, if pregnancy Moms over 20 weeks but the day did not feel the baby move, beware! Because a normal baby movement at least 10 times a day. Beware also of critical signs in infants. For example, before the baby is not moving at all, usually occur very great movement or vice versa, the more slow motion or weak. In addition, the pregnancy never enlarged, and the growth of incompatible pregnancy month, "said Dr. Batara Sirait SpOG of RSIA Budhi Jaya, Jakarta.
 Well, when things happen at the top should see a doctor immediately. And usually, to ascertain whether the fetus in the womb is dead or not, doctors will use the tool - Ultrasonic Doppler - to examine the fetal heart rate.

For Immediate Release
If the fetus has been confirmed dead, pregnancy should be terminated! How varied, depending gestational age and size of the uterus, such as:
 - Pregnancy less than 12 weeks would be curettage or vacuum aspiration.
 - Pregnancy over 12 weeks will be given drugs to soften and open the birth canal so that it will come out spontaneously. If there is residual tissue left in the womb, will be followed by curettage.
 - Pregnancy over 20 weeks will be the actions of labor induction.
 - For cases of placenta previa, Moms who had caesarean section twice or more, or transverse fetal position, the fetus will be issued via cesarean section.
 "Remember, do not let the dead fetus in the womb for two weeks.This will affect the blood clotting factors Moms. And will be fatal when Moms delivery. Because if fibrinogen (blood clotting substances) is low, then the bleeding that occurred during the delivery process will be difficult to stop, "advises Dr. Barata.