There was a recent mandatory step that was taken in terms of fortifying the bread with folic acid in UK so that the incidence of pregnancies that are affected by the neural tubes defect can be prevented.

The most common neural tube defects are spina bifida and anencephaly and these are the conditions that present in the early stages of pregnancy. There was a survey conducted that showed that there are about 900 pregnancies that are affected by the neural tube defects each year, which result in termination of the pregnancies when these defects are being detected.

It is being studied that the dietary folate reduces the risk of these conditions. Folate is found in the natural foods such as grains, green leafy vegetables, peas. lentils etc. In the countries where there was fortification of the flour with folic acid were known to have a reduction in about 30 to 50 percent of the neural tube defects.

The amount or the level of the fortification that is being done in the proposed food groups have been up to about 100 and 450 mcg per 100 gm. It is important to mention here that in US there is about 140 mcg of folic acid being added to about 100 gm of grain. There are people who have been wanting to have an increase in the fortification amount to about 250 to 350 mcg per 100 gm.

It is being recommended that the adults must consume about 200 mcg of folate per day by men and the women must consume about 400 mcg during the early weeks of their pregnancy. It is sad to say, but there are about only 1/4th of the women who follow this advice.

These steps will prevent a lot of children that are being terminated in the womb because of the neural defects and that is going to prevent the mothers from getting into psychological problems and the concerns that the couple have regarding the children that they will birth to in the future.

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According to the latest research, if the women go for elective removal of ovary, then this can cause a change in the production of the estrogen production, which puts them at risk of developing dementia in the later life.

This risk increases many folds if the woman opts for the removal of the ovaries at a pretty early age. They say that removal of the ovaries before the age of 38 can increase the risk three times of developing dementia than the woman who does not go through ovarian surgery.

The researchers also found that the women belonging to the two groups who had hysterectomy and who did not, did not show the signs of the dementia before the age of 80 years, but the group that had the ovaries removed were the ones who went through a steep decline in the mental status than the women who did not have their ovaries removed.

It was also found that there were some women who did not show any signs of cognitive impairment when they were in their later years and had the ovaries removed at an early age. This led the researchers to think that there is a big role of the genetics that is playing its part in this process as well.

There was a suggestion by the researchers to the women who have a family history of ovarian cancer that they must discuss with their doctors before they make a decision of going through the procedure of removing their ovaries.

There have been some laboratory studies that were conducted, which showed that with the decreased levels of estrogen leads to decreased protection of the brain from cognition decline and decrease the level of protection of the brain from aging.

So whenever you think of getting your ovaries removed, you must consult your doctor first and make a wise decision in the light of the above research so that you are able to prevent the risk of going through dementia at the later years of life.

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The researchers have done another wonder in the world of medicine where they have made up the urinary bladder from the patients’ own cells and have fixed those bladders in the seven patients who were children and those children are now reportedly doing pretty well and have achieved good long term results from this transplantation.

The researchers have added that it takes about two months for the new bladder before it can be implanted into the body. After that, the bladder enlarges within the body of the individual receiving it. The researchers have also commented that the implant is going to last for the life of the individual. The doctors added that if there would be any complications, these will be more evident when the children will grow.

This is such a remarkable breakthrough that the individuals who are in need of the organs and are unable to get a donor can now have the organ transplanted into them that is cultured from their cells and there is no chance of rejection of organs that are being implanted.

Another big hope is that, since this had been a very successful experiment, there can be different organs that can be cultured that way and this will then lead to a new era where the people can get the organs from their own cells and can go through pretty safe procedures and there will be little or no usage of the immunosuppressant drugs that put individuals at extreme risk for infections.

It was also mentioned that the children who got the bladders transplanted were the ones who were suffering from a defect of the spine known as myelomeningocele. Because of that defect there was incomplete closure of the spine and there was impaired function of the nerves due to which there was incomplete contraction of the bladder, which leads to the different problems in the urinary tract.

The cells with which these organs were grown were taken from the inner lining of the bladder and from the muscles as well. These cells then were grown in a laboratory and then were placed in a scaffold. The scaffold structure was especially made to construct the bladder so that it attains its normal anatomy.

This achievement is going to open new avenues for the transplantation of the different organs and will bring the light of hope to those who are at the verge of life and are waiting to get the transplant for years. I hope that this will bring life to a lot of people.

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One important question that you need to ask is that who is responsible for your health, the answer to that question is that you are responsible for you own health and no one else. There are a lot of things that we adopt in our life and we do not have a clear idea as to why we have adopted it such. Have you felt that you are gaining weight or not, if yes, have you asked yourself that what is the reason that you are gaining weight. I think you must know the answer, but if the answer is still clouded, then you must know that the junk food that has gotten into your life is the basic cause of your increased weight.

Different people have different views about junk food, some say that they find the junk food really cool and it just keeps them energized throughout the day, but on the other hand some people say that they do not know as to how they can get rid of this habit that they have gotten into. These people or the group who want to get out of this habit realize that they have gotten in this habit without knowing it and they are finding it really difficult to come out of it, because they did not seem to tell themselves no when they have the sight of the junk food.

Thus the point that arises from these comments is that the sight of the junk food makes it irresistible for them to say no to it and they just buy it out. These people also mention that their spending has increased since they have started on the junk food and they are going out of the budget at the end of the month and they are finding it really hard for them to quit eating junk.

There are a lot of psychologists who add the biggest reason that we got into different habits that are not good for our health is because we usually say yes to them and then we just cannot seem to say no to them because we have gotten ourselves into it pretty seriously to the point we can get offended if we are asked to quit that thing or to keep a low profile on that. The psychologists say that if we tell ourselves that what this junk food is doing to us then we can come to an understanding that we can get out of this habit, else it is going to be really tough to get out a habit, which is only by force, which might cause the individual to go towards it with more force.

You can tell your mind as to what are the harmful effects that you are going through by having the junk food being a part of your life and how much weight have that caused to increase in the past few months since you started having that kind of food. You need to convince yourself on the positive things that you can earn when you will quit the junk food and you can make that as a source of constant motivation and can get yourself stick to that commitment statement.

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Introduction:

If we take a look at our society, we will see that there are a lot of people who are into different addictive habits using alcohol and other illicit drugs and if we have a chance to look into their persona lives, we will see that they are suffering through a lot of emotional imbalances, their family suffering from their habit. There are a lot of people who are at different financial status and they are in their addictive behaviors just destroying to what they are owning.

Lets Peek In The World Of Addictives:

In simple words that can be said is the word, Disaster. It is true that these people have put themselves in a state where they are totally dependent. These people are living in their own world, totally isolated, and where they do not allow one near them, except the ones who share their habits. These people are in the habit of stealing money and when they are not given the money, they become aggressive and will beat their family members to give them money. These are a few glimpses of the life of these people and they can do anything to get their fix.

Psychological & Physical Dependence

The drugs have both the psychological and physiological dependence. There are some drugs which do not cause any physical dependence such as marijuana. Psychological dependence means that there is a want of that drug by that individual but if that drug is not available to that person, then his body would not be showing any physical signs such as biting of the hands or cutting the tongue etc.

Depression Caused By The Street Drugs:

There are studies that have been conducted, which show that the individuals who are on street drugs are the ones who are suffering from high levels of depression. The researchers say that these drugs lower the levels of the serotonin levels in the brain. When the levels of the serotonin are lowered this leads to depression and since these individuals use high amounts of drugs, this leads them to have increased levels of depression.

Blowing Out The Budget:

These people who tend to get into addictive potentials, they just tend to blow out their budget pretty quickly. We all live by certain rules where we have some specific spending that we are to make in order to live a balanced financial life and if that balance in any way just turned over, then we face the financial blows, which are really tough to bear. These individuals do not care about their financial limitations and just go forward and burn out to what they have and finally drain themselves out.

What Do We Need To As A Society For Them?

This is a very crucial question that we all need to ask from ourselves. We can either turn our back away from them or we can just pursue further and help these people out and let them know that what is going on in their lives and how we can help them out and what do they need to do in terms of gaining their life back. We need to tell them as to what they have lost and how much they are left with and what is best for them so they can revert back. If for any reason they do not want to be free of addiction, we can contact with professionals who are into helping people these people and can ask them to help so that these people can be freed from the clutches of addiction in a way they are willing to do that.

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Introduction:

Living our lives in a fast paced world, there are a lot of people who fall victim to health issues because of lack of sleep and poor nutrition. The individuals tend to lose balance in their daily requirement of sleep and nutrition because they do not find enough time to maintain a balance.

Reports From Latest Researches:

There have been latest researches that have been conducted to see as to what are the effects of lack of sleep on health. It was noted that the individuals who sleep less than six hours a day are at high risk to suffer from diabetes. It was also found by the researchers that the lack of sleep inhibits the production of a hormone that is responsible to suppress the appetite. Because of this the individuals who have less sleep tend to eat less and thus have a detrimental effect on their health.

Suggestion Of Professionals:

The professionals suggest that it is necessary that the individuals must take at least from six to eight hours of sleep so that the individuals can maintain a healthy lifestyle and have a healthier life. They also suggested that it is important that the individuals follow a specific pattern as the body will follow that pattern as well, but if there are abrupt changes in the routines of sleeping or eating habits, then the individuals will have see a negative impact of it on their lives and would have to suffer its aftermath.

What To Care For:

The researchers suggest that it is not wise to have large meals before one is going to rest. It was mentioned that eating before bedtime will cause a feeling of fullness in the morning when the individual wakes up as well as can cause them to suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease. It is really important that we should watch as to what we eat because it is directly going to affect our life and we can see its impact in a matter of days.

Summary:

As a last word, I would say that it is really important that we should know that sleep and nutrition is really very important aspects of our life and a proper balance in them is going to help us achieve a better and a healthier life, which people dream of. We generally do not understand the value of health until we become ill and see how important it is for us that we stay healthy and enjoy our life.

[tags]sleep, nutrition, health care, eating, healthy life[/tags]