Also On Wellness
Posts by Dr.Aleksandr Martirosov DO
For many of us age is: wrinkles, short breath, high blood pressure, loss of memory. Actually, old age is not only physical infirmity, but also mental one. The physicians say that many problems of our organism, especially problems connected with the appearance - skin, weight, fast ageing - are caused by hormonal misbalance. In Europe and USA in last ten years the anti-aging (medical preventive maintenance...
11/23/2009 5:17:58 PM
For centuries, people have struggled to overcome aging and death. The life expectancy and quality for every person are rather conditional: the maximum life expectancy is unknown, and the health and quality of life of the people over 60 are significantly varies. There are two types of age determination: Type 1 - the cellular or biologic age Type 2 - the chronological or passport age. As a rule, the...
11/23/2009 5:17:30 PM
No need to talk about alcoholism: this disease cripples the life of a person and its friends and relatives. According to reasearch, there about nine million individuals in the U.S. confirmed "addicted to alcohol", including those who desperately need treatment. However, there are only few effective treatments, which can suppress a person's addiction to alcohol. One of the well known drugs is disulfiram...
11/23/2009 4:50:48 PM
The speed and characteristics of aging depends on many factors. By data of World Health Organization the longevity (the health and stability of a person) depends proportionally on the following factors: 50% on lifestyle, 20% on heredity (genetics), 20% on external environment, and 10% on healthcare system. 1. Heredity (Genetics - 20%) a. Genetically inherited factors cause an estimated 2000 different...
11/23/2009 4:50:14 PM
This article introduces you to some useful tools that help you understand the sources of stress in your life. It also helps you understand the way you react to stress, so that you can change the way you handle it. 1. Working overtime, cancel vacations. 2. Lack of sleep. 3. Working in an open plan environment. 4. Tension and pain caused by bad, uncomfortable furniture. 5. Background noise. 6. Poor air...
11/23/2009 4:48:29 PM
There was a time when the answer to question "How to lose weight?" was "Stop eating!" Now, we know that everything is not that simple. What happens to the food that we eat depends on many factors: what we eat, how much we eat, how we eat, and what our body does to the food consumed. Certainly, people do not eat continuously. We have a breakfast, then lunch, and later a dinner, and every process of...
11/23/2009 4:47:47 PM