The Case Of Syndrome XWritten by Namita Nayyar
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Treatment for described metabolic syndrome therefore aims at treating all of: features of syndrome that exist in a given woman. The first step, then, is to identify risk for insulin resistance syndrome—women who are overweight, those who have a parent or sibling with Type II diabetes, women who had diabetes which occurred during pregnancy are more succeptable . General recommendations : Because these conditions occur in a cluster, steps you take to bring one of conditions into a healthy range will likely improve others. 1.If you're overweight,try to lose some extra kilos.Losing up to 10 or 15 percent of your current body weight can bring blood pressure down and increase your cells' sensitivity to insulin. 2.If you are sedantry, engage in some vigorous physical activity for 30 minutes or more a day,3-5 times a week . Exercise is an important component of weight loss. It also raises HDL blood levels, even without weight loss. A sedantry lifestyle is responsible for about 25 percent of effect of syndrome X. 3.Aim for a diet moderately low in fat and concentrated sweets or one that has 20% calories as fat, if not more. The Dietary Guidelines recommend to eat 55 percent of total calories from carbohydrates, primarily complex carbohydrates. The key words here are "complex carbohydrates," such as grains, beans and vegetables, rather than sweets and desserts, and total number of calories being consumed--just enough to maintain or achieve desirable weight. 4. In case if pharmacological intervention is required your doctor might prescribe blood pressure medications which will improve insulin sensitivity and have no adverse effects on blood lipids, blood sugar medicines which improve insulin sensitivity and blood lipid levels, blood pressure treatments may be particularly beneficial for kidneys of women with diabetes 5. Other factors include cessation of smoking, and moderation of alcohol intake . This approach to caring for women with insulin resistance syndrome, that of comprehensive evaluation and risk factor management, is essential if we are to meet and overcome real health danger which accompanies this constellation of metabolic abnormalities—cardiovascular disease.

Namita Nayyar is a President & fitness trainer,Women Fitness(http://www.womenfitness.net) with a sound background of Normal & therapeutic Nutrition
| | ART OF REMEMBERING.Written by OSORO P. J. NYAWANGAH
Continued from page 1 If you happen to see a live event or action-taking place, memory will always be live whenever you meet persons involved. But occasionally, retrieval system gets clogged; well, you know a name all right, but you cannot spit it out. Of course problem here is that some competing memory is firmly holding one name at top of your mind so another name can’t muscle through. The most common complaint in memory is inability to remember names; it is one thing to forget name of an acquaintance and another thing is to draw a complete blank when you are about to introduce your boy friend to your father. It doesn’t matter how much you were prepared for occasion or how much you rehearsed name, when time comes for you to term name, you get clogged and no one can come for your rescue but embarrassment. After consulting therapists, I have come to conclusion that anxiety is also linked to blanking out of memory and when it happens, there isn’t much we can do about it Causes of inability to remembering are: - Stresses, anxiety, loss of sleep, others are, taking of too much caffeine and when you don’t eat well. All this impairs our memory. However, severe absentmindedness can be are symptom of chronic anxiety. It may sound quite obvious but if you find yourself forgetting little but important thing; try to carry a notebook, avoid overworking yourself, have are work time table. You also can have a weekend stroll and rest so as to keep your mind at ease. You are also urged not to take too much alcohol, caffeine and do not sleep late. The key to finding objects around your office and at home is-good organization and consistent placement of things. Keep everything in likely spot; do not mix things (everything should have its proper place). Things should not be kept at random. And mark you, DO NOT FORGET AGAIN!

FREELANCE JOURNALIST, DISTRICT POLITICAL PARTY SECRETARY AND AFRICAN CULTURAL ADVOCATE.
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