Medical Breakthroughs

As you’ve passed your 30’s, you’ll notice that staying healthy may now pose new challenges.

This is the time to inhale and exhale properly. A breathing technique used in yoga can lower your blood pressure. When you practice alternate-nostril breathing for four rounds of seven and a half minutes, your systolic and diastolic blood pressure could drop significantly. This happens because each nostril holds nerves that reach different areas of the hypothalamus, and a part of the brain that regulates blood pressure. When the nerves are stimulated separately, this important area of your brain is activated.

To do this, hold your right nostril closed and inhale through the left. Then, close the left nostril and exhale through the right, then inhale through it. Close the right and exhale through the left. This makes one round. Do nine rounds for at least twice a day.

It’s also crucial that you take care of your bones.

Bone density may be determined in the gut. A group of researchers have made a study on mice. What they did was remove a serotonin-producing gene from their small intestines. After that, they discovered that bone mass actually decreased by about 40 percent. Known for its role in regulating mood and sleep, some serotonin is made in the gut and circulates in the blood. When it reaches the bone, it signals bone-forming cells to stop multiplying. Blocking a gene that controls its synthesis may help increase bone mass. The great news for those who are worried about the disease is that this finding is the start of new osteoporosis drugs that boost bone density.

Of course, along with the territory of the older generation is the amount of prescription drugs you may have to take.

Avoid medical mishaps at all cost by checking your prescriptions. Ask your doctor to provide you with your prescription’s name, dosage, and frequency. When you pick up your meds, compare the information that you have to the label. When you go to the hospital, make sure that you get help from a staff who isn’t too exhausted. When hospital employees work more than eight hours, patient infections are more likely. Before scheduling procedures, call the director of nursing and find out the hour limit per nurse. Never hesitate to ask questions, especially where your health is concerned. By developing a close bond with your doctor, you actually allow him to get deeper into the findings of your tests.

Plus, scientists have actually discovered that taking ibuprofen or aspirin for your headache may help protect you against breast cancer.

So, the next time you feel pain, take one of these. You could actually benefit a lot from them in the long run. Moreover, always make sure you update yourself with the most recent discoveries. Experts are constantly at work so that people can overcome health problems quickly and efficiently. When you know what the latest studies are, you can talk to your doctor more in detail.

That way, should you feel something, you have an idea of what to do.

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