Archive for December 22nd, 2006
Health Risks Around Us
Friday, December 22nd, 2006Anything that we touch around us can mean a health hazard or risk to us.
The more you read, the more facts you know. The least things you read, the more ignorant you are. Many people who do not read widely do not understand how diseases come about. These people do not know why [...]
Concept Of Stress
Friday, December 22nd, 2006Hans Selye – Physician, Endocrinologist, Researcher – Founder of the concept of Stress: The “Einstein of Medicine!”
Dr. Hans Selye was the pioneer in research into stress. As early as his second year of medical school (1926), he began developing his now-famous theory of the influence of stress on people’s ability to cope with and adapt [...]
A Little Motivation
Friday, December 22nd, 2006It seems a gentleman worked on the 4.00pm to midnight shift, and he always walked home after work. One night, the moon was shining so bright he decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery, which would save him roughly a half-mile walk. There were no incidents involved, so he repeated the process on a [...]
Colon Health Facts
Friday, December 22nd, 2006The colon, also known as the large intestine, is a tubular organ approximately 4 to 5 feet long and about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. The colon is found in the lower abdomen. It extends from the small intestine to the rectum.The colon is part of the digestive or gastro-intestinal system. The main functions of [...]
Colon Cancer
Friday, December 22nd, 2006Polyps in the colon. Some polyps have a stalk and others do not.
The colon absorbs water, electrolytes, and nutrients from food and transports them into the bloodstream. It is about 6 feet in length and consists of the cecum (connects to the small intestine at the cecal valve), the ascending colon (the vertical segment [...]
