Studies by scientists at the Women’s College Research Institute and the University of Toronto, Canada, indicates that the use of nitroglycerin ointment has a potential to increase bone density and to prevent osteoporosis.

As reported by the Journal of the American Medical Association, the use of nitroglycerin ointment for two years in postmenopausal women gives a significant effect on increasing bone mineral density (BMD) and decreasing bone resorption.

“Nitroglycerin can stimulate bone formation and prevent resorption. It can give an effect on bone density and structure,” said researchers in their report.

Nitroglycerin previously has been used extensively as a vasodilator, a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels and helps to solve heart disease such as angina and chronic heart disease.

Sophie Jamal and her team tested the efficacy of nitroglycerin ointment for the incease of bone mineral density in the lumbar spine, femoral neck and pelvis. In addition to using nitroglycerin, the researchers also used a placebo as a comparator.

A total of 243 postmenopausal women were included in the research that took place during November 2005 to March 2010. Respondents were randomly selected to use nitroglycerin ointment or placebo, which is massaged before sleep for two years.

The results show the group given nitroglycerin showed a significant increase in BMD at the lumbar spine (6.7 percent), hip (6.2 percent), and femoral neck (7.0 percent) for 24 months than those who were given placebo.

Users nitroglycerin also experienced BMD increase and bone strength on the radius and tibia bone. Besides it, compared to placebo, the use of nitroglycerin was significantly associated with specific alkaline phosphate increase, which is a marker of bone formation and decrease in N-telopeptide (markers of bone resorption).

Meanwhile, reports of serious side effects are not too different between the two groups. Among the group who continued treatment for 24 months, headaches cases reported occured in 35 percent of nitroglycerin users and 5.4 percent in the placebo group during the first month and showed a decrease after 12 months.

“In conclusion, the use of nitroglycerin ointment increases bone formation and decreases resorption so that it improve BMD, bone structure and bone strength index at least better than medication at this time. The findings also indicates the use of nitroglycerin per day lowered the risk of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures. Efficacy of nitrate reducing fracture risk should be examined again in a larger scale, randomized and controlled, “he said.

1. Orange juice.
Benefits of orange juice: to protect from heart disease.
Antioxidants content in orange juice will help to protect the heart, by fighting inflammation which can eventually cause damage in blood vessels. The study included in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that people who ate fast food with a glass of orange juice havd a free radical arteries a little more, than people who ate burgers and fries with plain water. It’s just still watch the sugar content in it.

2. Chamomile tea.
Benefits of chamomile tea: make calm.
A study conducted the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, found people who drank chamomile tea every day for 2 months, would feel less anxious. Turn our mellow botton on by drinking a cup of chamomile tea before going to bed.

3. Cranberry juice.
Benefit of cranberry juice: prevent gum disease and urinary tract infections.
Naturall compounds that exist in the juice will prevent bacteria to stick to the teeth under the gum line. 227 grams of cranberry also will provide 39% of our daily requirement of vitamin C, increase good cholesterol, and keep our urinary tract health.

4. Chocolate milk.
Benefits of chocolate milk: keep the stomach flat.
One glass of fat-free chocolate milk can give your intake of carbohydrates and protein, which can help us to restore the body after exercise. Athletes who drink fat-free chocolate milk after an intense practice for 4 days have smaller level of muscle damage than athletes who drink plain water or other restorer beverages, according to findings presented in the meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Seattle. it will also reduce pain and fatigue.

5. Green tea.
Benefits of green tea: keep body weight stable.
Research on mice in the International Journal of Obesity stated that the mice which exercised and drank green tea would have a body weight increase 22% lower compared to other mice which only exercised and drank usual tea. The content of polyphenols in green tea will launch the body’s metabolic system, and make your body more easily burning fat. Tea is also rich in antioxidants that are good in preventing cancer and heart disease.

You can choose a drink that suits with your needs. To gain the maximum benefit, you must drink it regularly.

Results of research in Melbourne, Australia, shows that statistically children’s IQ who are taught to swim as a baby are higher than children who are not taught to swim or be taught to swim after 5 years old. Their IQ are measured when they are 10 years old. Not only that, the physical growth, emotional, and social are even better.

Other research shows that babies are more easily to teach to swim than adults because babies have never had the X factor, such danger. Baby does not understand the danger. Moreover, baby loves the water so that he would like to be invited to swim. Well, this makes him easier to learn to swim.

Children’s motoric will also grow more rapidly than children who only play on the floor because while swimming, all the muscles work. Whereas if you play on the floor, only certain muscle that work. Especially, if the mother gives baby walker for the baby, the baby will be accustomed to walk with it. Finally, muscle movements become limited because only certain muscles are working.

The symptoms are usually difficulty in walking, rapid fatigue, difficulty in squatting, and easily fall. It also causes the limitation of motion, addiction to drugs and others, even depression.

Osteoarthritis is different from osteoporosis or bone loss. In osteoporosis, mass that forms bone is reduced, so that bones become hollow. The structure of bone fillers, which include compounds of collagen as well as calcium, function as bone cement. When this mass is reduced, the bone becomes less dense so it can not hold a light collision. As a result, bones break easily.

But, the impact of osteoarthritis diseases is like osteoporosis, which bones is easily broken. The other fatal effect is when a bulge appeared in the joints of the neck and waist, it can give an emphasis on intervertebralia foramen and nervispinalis. As a result, sufferers will experience muscle aches and soreness near the joints where the bulge is growing.

Go to doctor if you experience symptoms like the above. Do not let your illness getting worse.

Insomnia
Insomnia is a sleep disorder that happen in patients with syndromes that is always feeling tired and exhausted all day and constantly (more than ten days) have difficulty to sleep or always wake up at night and can not go back to sleep. The patient often wake up earlier than wanted and can not go back to sleep. There are three types of insomnia disorders, namely: disturbed sleep (sleep onset insomnia), always wake up in the middle of the night (sleep maintenance insomnia), and always wake up much more quickly than desired (early insomnia Awakening). Few of many people have experienced one of these three types of sleep disorders. In the study, it is reported that in the United States about 15 percent of the total population experienced serious insomnia problems.

Insomnia sleep disorder is a disorder that has not been serious if you are experiencing less than ten days. To overcome these problems, we can use relaxation techniques and subconscious programming. The most important is we need to maintain a balance frequency of brain waves for as often as possible in a relaxed and meditative state so when we go to bed, we do not have difficulties to lower frequency brain waves to delta.

Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy sleep disorder is caused by psychological disorders and can only be cured through medical assistance from an physician expert of the soul. The disease is different from the insomnia that occurs continuously. Precisely, this narcolepsy patients exposed to a sudden attack at the wrong moment, like while leading a meeting. Usually the attack is on a tense emotional conditions such as: anger, fear or love. Narcolepsy attacks can paralyze a person within a few minutes when he is still conscious and suddenly take him to dreamland.

Hypersomnia
This disorder is the opposite of insomnia. The patient is often considered to have mental disorders or lazy. The hypersomnia patients sleep taking a lot more than normal size. Although people sleep more than normal size, they always feel tired and lethargic all day. However, this disorder is not too serious and can resolve themselves by the patient by applying the principles of self-management.

Apnea
Apnea is a serious sleep disorder. More than 5 million Americans have this disorder. Risk factors for this disorder include: being overweight, middle age, especially in women, or old age who have ever drug addiction. Apnea is a disease called also “to fall asleep at the wheel” because it is often experienced when the patient is driving a car. Apnea occurs because of fluctuations or irregular rhythm of heart rate and blood pressure. When it attacks, the patient suddenly fell drowsy and asleep. Patients experience difficulty in breathing and even apnea stops breathing during sleep when stricken with this disorder. Fluctuations in heart rate and high blood pressure can cause instantaneous death in patients.

Notwithstanding Behavior
Other sleep disorders such as talking or walking in the sleep condition, or gnashing your teeth is a sleep disorder that is not dangerous. However, it will be dangerous if he walks in his sleep to see the dangerous objects (sharp objects, fire, etc.) or has been dropped. Talking in sleep disorders will only interfere with his roommate. While bullying can damage tooth enamel. Bully dental disease is called bruxism.

By knowing and understanding the various kinds of sleep disorders or diseases, we can take the necessary steps. Throughout it still can resolve themselves with self-management techniques (relaxation and subconscious programming, meditation, and healthy lifestyle and balanced), then we can actually become part of the solution to the problems we face. For serious disorders or diseases such as narcolepsy or sleep apnea, you should consult a qualified practitioner, for neglecting the disorder can be fatal (deadly) for patients.