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Pancreatitis: Symptoms, causes and treatment

December 14, 2015December 2, 2015 by admin

Among the most important organs of our body, but we tend to forget more surprising, the pancreas is probably one of the most outstanding, of which only remember us when any related disease arises (such as is the case of diabetes or conditions more serious as pancreatitis).

Basically it consists of a body that is located in our digestive system. Its head is located in the concavity formed by the second portion of the duodenum, and can grow to between 20 to 30 centimeters, 5 centimeters thick and weighing approximately 70 to 150 grams.

It is more specifically of a large size gland, which is located behind the stomach and closes precisely the first part of the small intestine. Among its main functions we can mention the separation of digestive juices in the small intestine through a tube – a known by the name of pancreatic duct – as well as the release of hormones such as insulin and glucagon in the blood.

Fatty liver: Symptoms, treatment and natural tips

January 24, 2018October 27, 2015 by admin

The fatty liver, commonly known in the health field as hepatic steatosis is a benign liver disease generally characterized by the accumulation of fatty acids and triglycerides in liver cells.

The symptoms of fatty liver generally tend to be pain in the upper right abdomen, malaise, chronic fatigue and feeling of heaviness, especially after meals. Although it is also true that there are patients who have no symptoms, dangerous question to some extent given that the disease may progress silently to more serious stages.

Some years ago the fatty liver was associated with the consumption of alcohol in large quantities, although nowadays are becoming more specialists that relate the increase of people with this disease with high levels of obesity, cholesterol and triglycerides.

Five effective ways to whiten your teeth

November 27, 2015October 21, 2015 by admin

How do get stained teeth?
The enamel that covers the teeth is slightly porous, provoking that residues stay whenever we eat. Usually, just brushing to remove this debris is not possible, there are foods and beverages such as coffee, tea or soft drinks that stain in a more penetrating way and as a result, our teeth gradually begin to acquire a yellow tone.

The good news is that return the brightness to your teeth is not an impossible task. Try these tips:

Baking soda:
Apply some baking soda to your toothpaste and brush as usual. Repeated two or three times a week. The results will surprise you!

Benefits offered by the papaya for a perfect digestion

November 17, 2015October 17, 2015 by admin

It is a rich source of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and enzymes for digestive health. In the below we describe some benefits offered by the papaya: It helps to fight constipation. Papaya consumption either natural, juice, smoothie or as part of a salad, stimulates the movement or bowel motility of the intestine. The World Health Organization, … Read more

Six ways to avoid nausea during pregnancy

September 4, 2016October 12, 2015 by admin

Takes cold drinks: Hydration is very important in the early months of pregnancy, this helps fight nausea and prevents you that annoying morning feeling. If you are not fond of water, do not worry, you can add some water fruits that is your preference and be happy to consume it.

Rest well: Fatigue, lack of sleep and sleep at odd times increase in morning sickness. Sleep well all night and tries to take a few hours in the afternoon also to do so. It is important to stay for hours, your baby and your must feel in total fulfillment, recalls the pregnancy is not a disease is a State that you should enjoy, because you are bringing to the world a new life.

Why does calluses appear on the hands and feet?

November 1, 2015October 8, 2015 by admin

Become without doubt one of the most common problems of the skin of the feet and also hands. In fact, they are one of the most common conditions, particularly in our feet. These are corns or calluses, which are basically thickened skin layers or thick layers of hardened skin whose function, believe it or not, it is to protect the area where it appears.

We can give as an example the hands of a farmer or carpenter: in their hands calluses usually occur as a result of their work, and how our skin is to prevent the development of much more painful blisters.

These must be differentiated from the nails, which are skin lumps that have a central core (as a kind of tip that is embedded in the skin). The nails are composed of hardened keratin, so when preparing tend to be very painful. This symptom is not characteristic of callus, which to be an accumulation of dead skin does not tend to cause almost any problem.

The more curious myths on cold and flu

November 1, 2015October 6, 2015 by admin

Did you know that you can catch cold in summer and winter? In fact, one might almost say that we can all catch cold practically all year. We just need a body to ‘infect’, a virus that spread it and weakened defenses. Once these three questions come into contact, everything is done. However, it is true that in winter tend to produce more cases fundamentally for several reasons: the combination of cold and low humidity, tend to live longer at home and indoors, is more common than our dry nose more easily by making them more susceptible to the virus…

But in summer it is also possible to catch a cold. For example, just a little sweats on the street as a result of high temperatures and sun, and walk into a store or a house with strong air conditioning. The sudden change in temperature affect negatively our defenses, so that makes us more susceptible to infection from the viruses that cause colds or flu.

Swollen lymph: Why enlarge

January 24, 2018October 3, 2015 by admin

The immune system of our body is a complex system made up of different structures, viscera and organs that work in harmony with a purpose: protect our body from external aggressions of infectious agents (both viruses and bacteria), and in some cases directly involved in various important functions such as acting as a filter circulation or participate in the transport and absorption of nutrients. This is the case of the spleen, formed by cells, especially by-lymphocytes and blood we found in the abdomen to the right of the stomach.

The lymph nodes are also part of our immune system. They consist of small, oval and encapsulated structures that are interspersed throughout the course of the lymphatic vessels, sometimes quite scattered throughout our body and in some areas are grouped in larger numbers (that is what happens to areas such as the neck, armpits and groin). Inside we find fibrous trabeculae through which flows the lymph.

Eye pain: Can it hurt or annoy?

July 22, 2023August 1, 2015 by admin

We can see through the eyes, these visual organs able to detect light and convert it into electrochemical impulses that then travel through the neurons. They consist of a complex system that captures optimal light intensity regulated through the iris, focus the lens thanks to the lens in order to form the image, and then converted into a set of electrical signals that ultimately reach the brain through of neural pathways connecting through optimal nerve.

Vaginal bleeding without menstruation: what is that?

January 24, 2018July 28, 2015 by admin

The menstruation (also known by the names of period) is the bleeding that women have when the egg is not fertilized, which was expelled from the ovary to be fertilized. It occurs as part of the menstrual cycle of women, and we can consider it as a normal vaginal bleeding. This bleeding can be excessive and abundant (what is medically known as menorrhagia) or be totally and absolutely normal.

Menstruation is part of the menstrual cycle, which begins on the first day of menstruation and tends to last around 28 days, although a cycle may actually last for between 23 to 35 days, be completely regular, however stays ahead or delayed.