Physical activity. Exercise helps prevent heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis and depression and contributes to your health général.Quelle much exercise should I do? The important thing is not the quantity but to do so. It is generally recommended to do 2 to 3 times per week for 30 minutes each time. Get used to do regularly, climbing the stairs rather than taking the elevator, either by a daily walk.

Give yourself enough sleep each day. You’ll feel better. Most adults need seven to eight hours of sleep each day. If you do not sleep the day is that you are well rested.

If you have sex, protect yourself. Sexual intercourse is safe if it involves two people who still restrict the same partner and who have no sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and do not share needles for injecting drugs. Sharing needles puts you at risk of being infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and other diseases.

You can reduce your risk of having an STD, using latex condoms and spermicide (which kills sperm). If you fear being at risk for STDs, consult your doctor for a test.

Learn to manage or reduce stress in your life. Stress can cause health problems or worse.Some health problems may be related to stress: fatigue, headaches, heartburn, stomach ache and even crisis cardiaque.Vous can reduce stress-related problems by avoiding stressors and learning to live with the stress you can not avoid. There are ways to manage stress: exercise, practice relaxation techniques and refer its concerns to others.

In depression, seek help. If you have signs of depression, talk to your doctor. These signs include fatigue, a feeling of sadness or hopelessness, decreased or increased appetite and sleep, poor concentration and suicidal thoughts. Counselling and medication can treat depression.

Watch your cholesterol. Eat healthily and do regular physical activity can help keep your cholesterol to normal levels. If you have a family history of heart disease, and / or high cholesterol, ask your doctor whether you need to check your cholesterol.

A word about the “other foods”

Water. Drink water often, even if you’re not thirsty. Drink more in hot weather or during intense activity.

Caffeine. Caffeine found in beverages such as coffee, tea, colas and cocoa-based foods. There are also medicines against cold or headache. Use it sparingly.

Saturated fat. Saturated fats include animal fats, hydrogenated vegetable oils and tropical oils (coconut oil and palm oil). A diet rich in fat increases your risk of heart disease, breast and colon, and gallbladder disease.

Check your blood pressure. How? By having it checked at least once a year at your annual medical examination. If it starts to rise, change your lifestyle by eating more healthily and making the physical acitvité. Limit your intake of salt and alcohol and quit smoking. Make sure you take drugs you will be prescribed by your doctor.

Keep your immunization schedule updated. Adults should be vaccinated against tetanus and diphtheria every 10 years. Ask your doctor if you need vaccines to protect against measles, mumps and rubella, pneumonia, influenza and hepatitis B.

Take care of your breasts. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women after lung cancer.

Examine your breasts every month at the age of 20 years. Ask your doctor how to do the examination of your breasts.

Please check your breasts by your doctor annually or every two years from the age of 30 years and each year at the age of 40 years.

Also ask your doctor about the appropriate time to undergo a test called a mammogram. Most women should begin to take the test after 50 years.

Have regular cytology and pelvic examination. Among women, cytology (Pap smear) and pelvic exams can prevent cancer of the cervix (opening to the uterus). Begin to undergo such examinations as soon as you start having sex or at the 18. At first, it is good you submit once a year until you have three consecutive normal Pap smears. Subsequently, at least once every three years, unless your doctor thinks it would be good to have the test more often.

Live Healthy – To maintain health
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Health Info

Your doctor

My lifestyle may affect my health?

Yes, absolutely. The five leading causes of death, that is to say, cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease and accidental injuries can result from poor lifestyle.

Do not smoke and do not use tobacco. Each year, thousands of Canadians die too young because of tobacco. An even greater number are living with damaged lungs and heart because they smoked or to have breathed tobacco smoke.

If you drink alcohol, limit the quantity. Women should not take more than 3 drinks per day for men, the limit is 4 drinks per day, no more than 12 drinks per week. You should spend at least a day without drinking every week. A can of beer (12 oz), 4 oz wine or 1 oz spirits are considered the equivalent of one drink.

Alcohol abuse can damage the liver and promote certain cancers such as throat and liver. Avoid consuming alcohol during pregnancy, as with other drugs because of possible effects on the fetus. Also avoid drinking and driving or when using equipment, tools and machinery.

Eat healthy. There is a link between diet and heart disease, some cancers, stroke, diabetes and damage to arteries.

Follow Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating.

To eat healthy, enjoy a daily variety of foods Emphasize cereals, breads and other grain products, fruits and vegetables, choose low-fat dairy products, leaner meats and foods prepared with little or no fat, seek to achieve and maintain a healthy weight through regular exercise and healthy eating, and limit your salt intake, alcohol and caffeine.

Canada’s Food Guide will help you make your choice

5-12 servings per day of grain products such as bread, cereals, rice and pasta. Opt for whole grains or enriched because they are rich in starch and fiber.
5-10 servings per day of fruits and vegetables. Choose more often dark green or orange vegetables and orange fruit. These foods are rich in vitamin A and folate.
2-4 servings per day of milk products including milk, 1% or 2%, yogurt and cheese. These foods are rich in calcium and help to strengthen bones and protect against osteoporosis later in life.
2-3 servings per day of meat and alternatives such as poultry, fish, legumes, tofu, eggs and peanut butter. Choose more often leaner meats, poultry without skin and fish as well as beans and lentils. Always remove visible fat and cook in oven, grill, steam or microwave oven instead of frying. By choosing more often legumes (beans, lentils), eat less fat while increasing your intake of starch and dietary fiber.

What is a serving?

Cereal products

Fruits

1 medium piece of fresh fruit
125 ml (½ cup) of fruit pieces or canned
125 ml (½ cup) fruit juice
75 ml (¼ cup) dried fruit

Vegetables

250 ml (1 cup) leafy vegetables
125 ml (½ cup) other vegetables, cooked, frozen or raw
125ml (½ cup) vegetable juice

Dairy

250 ml (1 cup) milk
175g (3 / 4 cup) yogurt
50 g cheese
Meat and Alternatives

50-100 g of meat, poultry or fish
125 ml (1 / 2 cup) legumes
100g (1 / 3 cup) tofu
300 ml (2 tbsp) peanut butter

Tibetan massage, an ancient massage technique

At that time the Tibetans reduced and relieved the painful areas with pressure with the palms of the hands and elbows. We had described the main phases of massage in a cave. 

These phases explained the massage itself, the anointing, the oil spread on the skin of the patient and the procedure for removing ointments that are flavored balms. We can therefore say that the Tibetan massage is a massage the most original, it is often compared to Ayurvedic massage which is more recent. In the old days, this massage was practiced primarily by women and their children by the nomads, but over time it has evolved considerably, being ever more refined, become one of the massage techniques of our most requested days.

 Above all, it is essential to know that massage is a Tibetan or KUNY massage is based on everything that is energy. It aims to harmonize the energies that connect body and mind, it also has an exfoliating and cleansing.This massage is a relaxation factor total and comprehensive works on the whole body, which provides a smooth and tone the skin, without forgetting its role in reducing stress. Apart from that it also serves to rebalance our energy.

Tibetan massage, three major phases: the Ku, the Nye and the Chi

According to research, massage or Tibetan KUNY used primarily to treat nervous imbalances in general, headaches, menstrual problems, back pain, joint pain and insomnia. Tibetan massage or KUNY is divided into three major phases: the Ku, the Nye and Chi. The Ku is the application of oil or butter called also called ghee. The 2nd phase is the Nye is one of the practices that are to type, scrubbing and kneading the skin, tendons and muscles. 

Next comes the foot massage with Kansu bowl. In the 4th stage, there is the stimulation with massage sticks. Then comes the selection of essential oils and then massage the sound and singing bowls with oils which are vessels of crystal. It is noticeable that the resonance of the sound of Tibetan bowls regenerates energy balance of a very subtle way. But also as massage performed with heated bundles of energy circuits must follow, therefore, they must be installed precisely on points of the body. 

These bundles are acting with essential oils, heat or salts that dissolve but especially on the body movements and energy from the stones.Massage Tibetan thus draws its uniqueness and originality of its preventive function of physical and mental hygiene. If you want to combine relaxation, meditation and wellness, massage, Tibetan is the best way to achieve this.

At the beginning of the massage, the masseur is aware of his client’s body, shape, color, texture and lines. It must follow the breathing of the person being massaged to better understand his feelings. Then the masseur comes into contact with the customer. With this first contact very slow, the massager should be aware of every move the person being massaged and see his reactions to the massage done. The emotion conveyed by the body is very important as sighs or sudden movements. Once the person begins to surrender completely massaged, massage, the massager stimulates the patient’s body with gestures varied in speed and intensity. During the massage, the masseur makes small light touch, joint mobilizations and strokes so that the customer can listen to his body. Some are small breaks between movements for granted that the customer takes the time to integrate the body and have the time to listen. At the end of the massage, the masseur finishes with gestures directed outward to feel the individual the feeling of space. The use of massage oil is very important for the Esalen Massage. With oils, the skin is more flexible and it promotes the sliding of hands.

What are the benefits of Esalen massage?

So what are the effects of massage Esalen? This type of massage aims to relax the client. As as the massage progresses, the client becomes aware of his body and listens to his needs.Through the magic of touch, the emotions of the person being massaged is more experienced.The contact between the body and the mind is encouraged. With the gestures of the massager, the massaged person feels much more emotions repressed and became aware of the importance of their expressions. Unlike other types of massage that aim only to solve the person’s physical pain, massage Esalen offers the opportunity for the customer to know his body. 

Esalen massage, a body dedicated approach to personal development

Besides the benefits of massage for the personal development of the person being massaged, massage Esalen has already demonstrated its efficacy in treating problems of infections. To practice massage Esalen, you need a professional in this field. The therapist must take some training to master the technique and to apply to patients that their bodies would like. In addition to the bodily pleasures that should provide the actions of the therapist’s hands, it also serves as a benchmark for the customer. In this adventure body, the presence of the masseur should reassure the patient. In short, Esalen massage is a deeper body work. With sensual moves soft following the lines of the body, the person being massaged ventures in listening to his body in order to appreciate the pleasures of touch and to promote personal development.

The term holistic therefore means all massage techniques which act on both the physical and mental. Its main objective is to create a perfect harmony between the body, the nervous system, digestive system and multiple traffic in order to fully relax the patient.

 As with most all existing massage, holistic massage is done with a special oil that can vary depending on the state of massaged on a massage table and bare or with minimal clothing as possible. The reason being that it is necessary to emphasize holistic massage touch sensation whose skin is the main receiver. All parts of the body, except sexual area, is the subject of this massage and is covered with oil beforehand. There are many variations of massage, holistic massage several currents can also be related to the technique holistic view of the similarity of the gestures made and approaches. 

The techniques most frequently used by holistic therapists are for example stretching, pressure, rocking, patting them, not to mention various massages. The energy used in certain specific areas is supposed to wake up during the massage and disperse throughout the body. Similarly, the intersections of specific blood flow or nerve of our body release any tension, once massaged.

Holistic massage, to achieve sensory awareness

It should be noted that the success of a holistic massage depends largely on the willingness and the submission of massed, in addition to the expertise of the masseur. A positive attitude and motivation on the part of patients to help optimize the benefits of massage in question.

 The practitioner must first know himself in order to even get involved to the maximum. In the end, the massed discovered a sensory awareness that is entirely beneficial, both physical and health on the state of mind. Indeed, there is an interdependence between the psychological well-being and physical well-being, because a relaxed body promotes a healthy and open-minded and calm, while a mentally awake, and provides a sensational release physical tension and Recovery of potential evils. 

The benefits of holistic massage

Casually, mood changes after a massage and holistic attitudes change by gaining self-confidence and joy. A holistic massage can have several objectives, which vary depending on the patient. It can be both balancing the physical and mental, anti-stress, therapeutic or relaxing. On this last point, the main effect is visible around the first relaxation of the patient, who now feels relaxed, destress and especially flourished. Muscle tension is relaxed gradually during the massage but the muscles are toning, lymphatic circulation and blood becomes more fluid and toxins are eliminated. A holistic massage also brings benefits to the skin by oxygenating the tissues and by providing a clearer complexion. The benefits provided by a holistic massage can also be found in the digestive system, immune system and sleep. In sum, a holistic massage is very special because in addition to providing relaxation and relief from fatigue, can also provide benefits for physical and especially psychological.

How is a tissue massage?

How do we operate to make the connective tissue massage? A massage of connective tissue in the last 15-30 minutes. For this, the masseur is entering his finger between the tissues below the skin of the vertebrae. This procedure can be shorter or longer until the massager feel resistance at the subcutaneous tissue.

 If the connective tissue of the individual is too tight, the masseur will devote several sessions to weaken the tension in the tissue by the technique of mass-roll. The intervention of the finger massager induces reflex reaction in the nervous system.The person being massaged feel a sensation of cutting without there being any real break.During the connective tissue massage, the masseur begins by discussing the back area. 

The technique is then to stimulate nerve endings located in the back and spine. Generally, the practitioner will stimulate the entire central nervous system so that they act on the parts that need reconstruction in the body. The nerve centers then settle the disturbances that occur in the body.

What treats tissue massage?

Then, the practitioner spends much more time to treat the painful parts of the patient. Thus, it will target more the effects of tissue massage. The parties will have to deal much more attention to optimize the treatment course. When these parts are processed, the masseur will end the massage in the back to reunify energy. For some practitioners, they perform a relaxing massage to the patient to give a boost to the body that has undergone this reflex massage.Who is then the connective tissue massage?

 This method of treatment is recommended for people who have problems with arthritis, circulation and venous retention. It is particularly aimed at people who have problems with scars, musculoskeletal problems or damage to the connective tissue. Patients who need to recover the balance of body and skeleton should also be treated by massage of connective tissue. Finally, this massage is also intended for people who suffer physical pain as joint pain, for example.

Besides the various diseases that can handle this technique, the latter is also effective in relieving pain during menstruation and is a means to fight against stress and migraines. Being a true art of reflexology, massage of the connective tissue acts to improve tissue perfusion. The repair and regulation of disorders of the body are so favored. Generally, blood flow is harmonized and the troubles of hormones and visceral disorders are treated. The number of sessions depends on tissue massage to treat cases. However, to obtain an optimum effect, you have to plan a schedule of regular treatment. The sessions are spaced much less acute problems and less frequent but regular for chronic problems. After treatment by massage of connective tissue, the patient may feel very tired. This fatigue is the side effect of treatment, however, it is normal and disappears after a while. In short, the connective tissue massage is a very original technique to treat a precise manner the health problems of an individual. Although he is little known in Europe but he deserves to be discovered in order to benefit from its therapeutic properties.

“My child with asthma can play sports?” This question is asked by all parents of children with asthma
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With simple rules and sometimes subject to making certain preventive medication, asthma can practice the sport he loves. Many children do participate little physical activity at school because they have asthma and believe that their sport is not recommended. This is not true because the exercise-induced asthma can be prevented and treated

Some athletes with asthma have been through treatment and special training to continue their sporting career and even won medals in many competitions as prestigious as the Olympics.Remember Mark Spitz’s seven gold medals! And yet he was asthmatic!

Choosing the right sport for asthmatic children?

The choice of a sport in an asthmatic should be done according to their tastes. Only the French federation of scuba diving prohibits in absolute and final practice scuba diving for asthma.Indeed, it is technically impossible to inhale a drug at the bottom, and further, the compressed air in the bottle contains a high concentration of allergens that can trigger or not the crisis. All other sports can be practiced as evidenced by numerous Olympic champions and national and international athletes who have asthma

Preparation for the exercise should be even more progressive than the chosen sport is “asthmagens. This is the case for cross-country skiers for example, or running

The practice of riding, especially in children should be discouraged because there is a significant risk of sensitization to horse or other allergens in the straw. It is preferable to orient the child to another sport

The type of exercise may promote earlier onset of a crisis: running causes more crises than the bike. Swimming, which is practiced in a warm and humid, gives fewer reactions bronchial unless they are sensitive to chlorine fumes

Asthma and sport: the benefits of exercise

Increased exercise tolerance
Improved self-esteem
Increased confidence
Improved well-being and psychological
The exercise performed on a regular basis even if not cure asthma, improves fitness and dosed correctly, can mitigate the effects of IBE. The inability to participate in athletic programs or recreational sports can hinder both adults and children

Nowadays, when asthma is diagnosed and treated, sufferers can get some exercise and thus improve their physical wellbeing and psychological

Among children, levels of exercise tolerance varies. A personalized education will enable children to learn to find their rhythm to participate in activities that are at their

However, even under ideal conditions, an extremely demanding exercise can cause in some IBE individus.C is common sense prevails

The vicious cycle of inactivity

In a survey conducted among 262 physical education teachers across the United States, only 52% of them reported that children with asthma regularly participated in physical education classes, and most of those interviewed, reported that asthma was the most common excuse for missing classes (Bar-Or 1983)

A vicious circle emerges often in people with breathing difficulties. Children with asthma may feel they lack the breath, or accuse other signs of asthma, with activity levels below those of other children whose lungs are normal

To avoid this type of feeling, the child will reduce its level of activity that contributes more to physical deconditioning, increasing shortness of breath with activity levels even lower. The cycle continues, and these children will become teenagers, and inactive adults, in poor physical condition, and sometimes too embarrassed to return to sport

Regular exercise is especially important in children and adolescents with asthma. Many habits are already well established when children enter adolescence. Children can avoid going out to play, sports and other physical activities that trigger symptoms. An untreated asthma and IBE can limit normal activities, which can cause physical and psychological effects of long term including poor self-image. Because they do not participate in activities, it is possible that children with asthma are accused of laziness

Flat feet, banal and common

In the vast majority of cases, it is a trivial condition which is arranged spontaneously with growth

Flat feet can become troublesome, however, from 12-13 years if they cause painful muscle contractions, sometimes causing a limp when walking extended.

The treatment relies primarily on rehabilitation and insoles for children over 12 years. Surgical treatment is exceptional and is considered only when pain and significant functional impairment

Flat feet

The flat foot is a deformity that combines an arch almost nonexistent and a deviation from the heel to the outside

Cavus

Conversely, the foot has a low arch very pronounced and a heel turned inwards

Athlete’s foot

The athlete’s foot is an infection caused by a fungus which attacks spaces between the toes and causes cracks, crevices and itching

Issues of seeing a podiatrist

Consultation with a podiatrist in early puberty allows these conditions to systematically and, where appropriate, to deal effectively

Every young person should consult a podiatrist

In examining the foot, the podiatrist will find a lack of support, a defect that occurs in both figures, the flat foot and pes cavus

Cavus often family

The distortion is the opposite of flat feet (very deep arch, the hindfoot deflected inwards), the instep is very thick and toes may start gradually claw. The cavus, which is seen especially in older children and adolescents, is often called “essential” because we did not find any cause.However, family history is common. It is best to consult a doctor who will check for neurological or muscular

Wearing appropriate shoes may be necessary to improve comfort. Corrective surgery is only indicated if a neurological or muscular related

In case of abnormal morphology of the foot, a comprehensive review of the member lower lip is essential

Athlete’s foot

The foot hygiene is also the responsibility of chiropodist It is essential that adolescents know the principles of good foot hygiene. They allow them to avoid including the occurrence of a very common fungus, athlete’s foot (intertrigo). It is due to infection by a fungus (Trichophyton rubrum or interdigital) that causes severe itching and cracks between the toes, with flaking white.Another fungus can also cause yeast infections, Candida albicans, a fungus, which occurs when the body is weakened, for example after a period of hard physical training or after pregnancy, but at the end of taking antibiotics. This fungus fungal infections but also cause tendonitis, fibromyalgia and allergies.

This fungus is favored by sweating and maceration as well as wearing closed shoes, summer, contamination may be through the floor of the beach or pool because the fungus thrives in hot and wet. Athlete’s foot is a highly contagious. It can also spread and affect including nails.Remember that adolescence is often a risk period for this type of fungus because excessive sweating is common in puberty and promotes maceration conducive to fungal development.

The treatment involves applying antifungal drugs, still prescribed by a physician, as a cream or powder. It is very important to apply them regularly twice a day for at least three weeks.

Drug treatment should always be associated with hygiene measures to prevent recurrence.They include not walking barefoot in damp, warm, out to dry between the toes, change socks daily and wear open shoes whenever possible.

The foot is a valuable component to be monitored carefully, particularly during adolescence, and maintained with care. Note that most of its conditions can be corrected or even avoided by good hygiene and wearing of shoes tailored to morphology.

The massage oils that are used are hot. The meeting will be held for 2 hours. The patient is lying on a table or on the ground. The masseur starts its work by the upper body. The skull and face, after it descends to the shoulders and neck. Tensions are very often concentrated on the shoulders. The masseur exerts pressure strong enough to cause the flow of vital energies.

Do not these energies are without work. This inertia, from various sources, will be the source of various health impairments of the individual. Indeed, with age, fatigue or stress, bodily fluids tend to operate at idle. But the massage is mostly circulate them to avoid such inactivity. Is applied to the upper stretches to involve them. The therapist then moves on other parts of the body. It will gestures that will print large movements of his hands.

Taoist massage, to release the chakras

The use of vibration technique asks the strength, energy and attention. This practice is grueling and difficult. But it will be followed by a relaxing break. The release of energy is through the handles. However, undergo direct contact and frank made by the hands of another person is a bit awkward for some people, especially adults. However, it is through touching the energies are released. And in addition, Taoism believes that physical contact as necessary. The energy thus released will fight against all obstacles. It must first reach some parts that they will receive them favorably. If they do not budge, all kinds of disturbances occur. Anxiety, emotional or physical trauma occur.

The patient will experience difficulty in coping with the environment. It will be subject to the obsessions of various kinds, to phobias. He may have a sexual failure. His sleep is not regular. The role of massage and the masseur is to ensure restoring these disturbances

How to Learn Massage Taoist?

The Taoist Massage can be performed in centers for this purpose or in private, at home with his partner. In this case, it is rather a sensual type. And the massage oils that are used to this time will be of essential oils that stimulate the erotic. Generally, if you wish to have training in massage Taoist, it will follow training or courses in Qi Gong. They will be based on care by the energy, massage, Taoist sexuality. A certificate will crown the end of each course. These courses are open to everyone. They occur in a Free University of Qi. But there are other courses that last 1 or 2 days in schools or in centers in Europe and elsewhere.

Throughout the course, participants learn to practice massage on each other. In sum, the Taoist massage, is unifying, because it constantly watch that balance between mind and body. He gives himself the task of securing the well-being and relaxation.

With the stress of the day or week to relax with the massage is a privilege. It was after a few minutes of massage can eliminate tension and aggression. Relaxation Massage deals feet, abdomen or legs whole. The session lasts for 40 minutes. People who spend too long standing, who move back and forth to their place of work are subject to heavy legs. Athletes wishing to eliminate lactic acid responsible for the aches and contractures can choose what type of massage. 

Bliss Massage works the back, shoulders and neck. It also lasts about forty minutes.It is rather for people who have suffered great stress and may experience headache, stiff neck.AMMA massage is practiced for fifteen minutes. It is intended for arms, shoulders, neck. During treatment, the patient does not need to undress. It stands on a chair. The relaxation is felt, then the fatigue disappears. This type of massage is within reach of every budget, especially for those whose budget is not large enough. Qi is a face massage that is applied to a patient during thirty minutes. We give the face and neck in order to provide relaxation. 

It also practices reflexology, a technique that uses hands. It prints to the party to deal with movements that seek to find points, seat of tension, to relieve them. Another type of massage is for women. Pink Therapy is the fact that for an hour. It is women during menopause and pre-menopause are concerned. The treatment helps to fight against a certain kind of melancholy, cons nervous tension, states very common during these periods.

Massage at home: all forms of massage

There has, for example, the Californian massage. The therapist works primarily to allow the body to experience total relaxation, well-being through calming techniques he practices. Swedish massage is based on the use of gestures aimed at boosting energy. It acts on the muscles. Thai massage is very convenient. It uses no oil for processing. The patient will keep light clothing. During the meeting, the muscles are relaxed and joints relax.

The technique of Shiatsu massage done through the palms that print pressure to promote the release of energy. The therapist also uses warm essential oils to give the patient a feeling of relaxation. All the techniques that are used in the massages are mainly well-being. Practitioners must respect the confidentiality and privacy of their patients. They are independent and exercised their performance where they are called.Each service can be done billed if the patient requests for support from the Works Committee.