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Viagra is a prescription medication which has got a wide acknowledgment in the male community. Viagra due to being blue in color has got a tag of ‘Blue pill’ also. So what is it that this pill does? Is it a magic pill or a miracle drug for men facing erectile dysfunction?

Viagra is a strong drug whereas it has its own limitations! Blue pills can cause many side effects to you if its not use in accordance with proper consultation. Will this impotence pill work for you or not depends upon your body formations and reactions?

It might be possible that your friend bought the Viagra blue pill and it created wonder for him. You might be thinking that it will create the same miracle to you. But my dear HOLD ON! It might just not be same as you are thinking?

You might also be thinking that the Viagral has under gone many clinical trials and is proven to be effective in treatment of erectile dysfunction. But there are inputs from the same clinical trials about some side effects too. When you are ready to consume Viagra then be ready to also face some of the side effects.

Viagra blue pill common side effects are headache, upset stomach, facial flushing, and nausea. It might be thought that drinking desirable amount of water may solve the issue, YES you are right as water does help to keep these Viagra side effects away in many men.

Slight vision problem, indigestion and a swift flow from nose are also some of the side effect of blue pill. But all these side effects are minor and you can have Viagra for erectile dysfunction treatment.

For chest pain nitrate treatment are prescribed. If you are on nitrate medication then avoid using Viagra sildenafil citrate as it can cause a sharp drop in your blood pressure. Blue pill reduce the blood pressure in combination with nitrate medication to such an extent that it may prove fatal for you.

Viagra blue pill may also prove a big threat to you if you are facing or having:

• Severe Heart Problem
• Severe Liver Problem
• Low blood pressure
• Recent heart attack
• Recent stroke

So please take precautions before having the pill for erectile dysfunction treatment. Always consult a registered doctor before taking Viagra pill for erection problem. A doctor is the best person to judge whether you really need erectile dysfunction treatment medication Viagra blue pill.

For more information on health related issue, please visit Health Consultant A prescription medication Blue pill Viagra is for men only and doctor may let you 11 facts of Viagra. Available Information is just for knowledge and writer will not be responsible for any erroneous due to this article. I request you to please consult your doctor before following any steps mentioned in my article.

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HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM RADIATION EXPOSURE IN THE EVENT OF A NUCLEAR MELTDOWN IN JAPAN OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD SPREADING TO YOUR AREA. Naturally build your body’s defense to radiation & aid its elimination of radiation poisoning should you become exposed.

Have a backup plan should thyroid protecting supplements such as Potassium Iodine (KI) be unavailable to you. There are Potassium Iodide alternatives if needed in a pinch.

Many people are wondering what they could do to protect themselves and their loved ones in the event that dangerous levels of radiation were to migrate into their local areas.

There are two types of radiation, according to Lita Lee, author of Radiation Protection Manual. They are ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. The ionizing radiation is more damaging because it is of a higher energy than non-ionizing radiation and produces charged particles called ions, either negative ions (the good “guys”) or positive ions (the bad ones). Ionizing radiation is produced from nuclear bombs, nuclear reactors, medical and dental x-rays, and is the type of radiation used to irradiate food. The non-ionizing radiation includes electromagnetic radiation produced by electric current, radio waves, microwave ovens, radar stations, television (cathode ray tube), video display terminals (VDT’s) computers, high voltage lines, infrared and fluorescent lights, and sunlamps (e.g. tanning booths which emit ultraviolet light).

Potassium Iodide (KI)

Many are reading about potassium iodide being handed out in Japan because of radiation levels. Potassium iodide may protect just the thyroid gland against exposure to radioactive iodine that occurs when radiation levels increase. KI will probably not help with radiation damage in other parts of the body.

The FDA has approved two different forms of KI – tablets and liquid – that people can take by mouth after a nuclear radiation emergency. Tablets come in two strengths, 130 milligram (mg) and 65 mg. The tablets are scored so they may be cut into smaller pieces for lower doses. Each milliliter (mL) of the oral liquid solution contains 65 mg of KI.

According to the FDA, the following doses are appropriate to take after internal contamination with (or likely internal contamination with) radioactive iodine:

* Adults should take 130 mg (one 130 mg tablet OR two 65 mg tablets OR two mL of solution).
* Women who are breastfeeding should take the adult dose of 130 mg.
* Children between 3 and 18 years of age should take 65 mg (one 65 mg tablet OR 1 mL of solution). Children who are adult size (greater than or equal to 150 pounds) should take the full adult dose, regardless of their age.
* Infants and children between 1 month and 3 years of age should take 32 mg (½ of a 65 mg tablet OR ½ mL of solution). This dose is for both nursing and non-nursing infants and children.
* Newborns from birth to 1 month of age should be given 16 mg (¼ of a 65 mg tablet or ¼ mL of solution). This dose is for both nursing and non-nursing newborn infants.

The protective effects of a dose of KI is about 24 hours. KI is available without a prescription, and a pharmacist can sell you KI brands that have been approved by the FDA

Glutathione and a Potentially Protective Combination!

We know radiation exposure causes approximately 3% of all cancers. This fact has been studied extensively. When you are exposed to radiation a very reactive type of free radical is formed called a “hydroxyradical”. Studies have shown glutathione’s (GSH) detoxification abilities play a key role in neutralizing hydroxyradicals and cancer specialists are now raising glutathione (GSH) levels in patients who are undergoing radiation therapy as part of their cancer treatment. Detoxification benefits from boosted glutathione (GSH) levels and helps cancer patients better tolerate their treatment. Studies have also been done around the world, from Switzerland to Spain to India to Germany, on the effect of glutathione (GSH) on radiation damage. Low levels of glutathione (GSH) were connected with an increased risk of developing cancer from radiation exposure. Patients undergoing cancer treatment experienced stronger side effects and greater injury from radiation therapy when they had low glutathione (GSH) levels.

The immune system, has been shown to be better able to withstand radiation therapy when cancer specialists raised glutathione (GSH) prior to treatment. The implication here is… glutathione (GSH) does and will, to a greater degree, play a major role in the treatment of cancer by using detoxification to reduce the damaging effects of radiation.

At the time of the atomic bombing, Tatsuichiro Akizuki, M.D. was Director of the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Francis’s Hospital in Nagasaki and he fed his staff and patients a strict diet of brown rice, miso and tamari soy soup, wakame, kombu and other seaweed, Hokkaido pumpkin, and sea salt. He also prohibited the consumption of sugar and sweets since they suppress the immune system. By imposing this diet on his staff and patients, no one succumbed to radiation poisoning whereas the occupants of hospitals located much further away from the blast incident suffered severe radiation fatalities. Much of this positive result has to do with the fact that the sea vegetables contain substances that bind radioactive particles and escort them out of the body. This is why seaweed sales usually skyrocket after radiation disasters, and why various seaweeds and algae are typically used to treat radiation victims.

In Chernobyl, for instance, spirulina was used to help save many children from radiation poisoning. By taking 5 grams of spirulina a day for 45 days, the Institute of Radiation Medicine in Minsk even proved that children on this protocol experienced enhanced immune systems, T-cell counts and reduced radioactivity. Israeli scientists have since treated Chernobyl children with doses of natural beta carotene from Dunaliella algae and proved that it helped normalize their blood chemistry. Chlorella algae, a known immune system builder and heavy metal detoxifier, has also shown radioprotective effects. Because they bind heavy metals, algae should therefore be consumed after exposure to any type of radioactive contamination. (Note: Marine phytoplankton is also a powerful detoxifier and nourishing product.

In 1968 a group of Canadian researchers at McGill University of Montreal, headed by Dr. Stanley Skoryna, actually set out to devise a method to counteract the effects of nuclear fallout. The key finding from their studies was that sea vegetables contained a polysaccharide substance, called sodium alginate, which selectively bound radioactive strontium and eliminated it from the body.

Sodium alginate is found in many seaweeds, especially kelp, and since that time the Russians have been seriously researching the use of their own kelps from Vladivlostok, from which they have isolated the polysaccharide U-Fucoidan, which is another radioactive detoxifier. Because miso soup was so effective in helping prevent radiation sickness, the Japanese have also done research identifying the presence of an active ingredient called zybicolin, discovered in 1972, which acts as a binding agent to also detoxify and eliminate radioactive elements (such as strontium) and other pollutants from the body.

The kelps and algaes aren’t the only natural foods with radio-detoxifying effects. In terms of fluids to drink, black and green tea have shown “radioprotective effects” whether consumed either before or after exposure to radiation. This anti-radiation effect was observed in several Japanese studies, and studies from China also suggest that the ingredients in tea are radioactive antagonists.

In short, after any sort of radioactive exposure you want to be eating seaweeds and algaes along with almost any type of commercial heavy metal chelating formula to bind radioactive particles and help escort them out of the body. Whether you’re worried about depleted uranium, plutonium or other isotopes, this is the wise thing to do which can possibly help, and certainly won’t hurt. Many nutritional supplements have been developed for the purpose of detoxifying heavy metals, most of which contain the algaes and plant fibers and other binding substances.

Basically, an Anti-Radiation Diet should focus on the following foods:

* Miso soup
* Spirulina, chlorella and the algaes (kelp, etc.)
* Brassica vegetables and high beta carotene vegetables
* Beans and lentils
* Potassium, calcium and mineral rich foods
* High nucleotide content foods to assist in cellular repair including spirulina, chlorella, algae, yeast, sardines, liver, anchovies and mackerel
* · cod liver oil and olive oil
* Avoid sugars and sweets and wheat
* A good multiviitamin/multi-mineral supplement

Yet another benefit of the sea vegetables rarely discussed is their high mineral content, which is a bonus in the case of radioactive exposure. Consuming natural iodine, such as in the seaweeds, helps prevent the uptake of iodine-131 while iron inhibits the absorption of plutonium-238 and plutonium-239. Vitamin B-12 inhibits cobalt-60 uptake (used in nuclear medicine), zinc inhibits zinc-65 uptake and sulfur is preventative for sulfur-35 (a product of nuclear reactors) incorporation by the body.

Since nuclear workers are potentially exposed to radioactive sulfur, this means that workers in the atomic power industry need a higher content of sulfur in their diet. MSM supplements provide a source of dietary sulfur, but thiol supplements such as cysteine, lipoic acid and glutathione serve double-duty in this area because they help detoxify the body and attack all sorts of other health problems as well.

The above are options that may be protective without being dangerous. It’s important to understand that some of these options have not been studied in large, well organized trials but come about as a result of the reported experience of countries, scientists and physicians who had to deal with dangerous levels of radiation and their effects on the populations exposed to them.

With so many people concerned about the possibility of the radiation reaching their local area, there has been a rush to purchase Potassium Iodide, the supplement recommended to protect against our thyroids absorbing radioactive iodine. The demand has led to a shortage and most supplies of KI are depleted and it can be difficult or impossible to obtain presently.

More Alternatives

As an alternative, people may want to purchase Lugol’s Solution, which is a combination of pure iodine, Potassium iodide and water. It may be purchased on the internet.

One milliliter of Lugol’s solution contains 150 mg of iodine an iodide which is slightly more than the 130 mg of KI recommended for adults. Also pure iodine can be more toxic than iodide and if taken for too long can negatively affect thyroid function. But in a radiation emergency and no source of KI available, you may want to discuss with your physician taking Lugol’s solution, if radiation levels get too high here on the West Coast.

There is another interesting option that may serve an alternative if KI is not available and excessive radiation levels hit the west coast. Swabbing 8ml of 2% iodine solution on your abdomen and/or forearms. The following research is also an option that you may want to discuss with your physician if you are caught without KI during a period of high air-born radiation:

According to research by Health Physicist Ken Miller, Hershey Medical Center, using 24 healthy adult male subjects, an adult could get a blocking dose of stable iodine by painting 8 ml of a 2 percent tincture of Iodine on the abdomen or forearm approximately 2 hours prior to I-131 contamination. The abstract of his study titled “Effectiveness of Skin Absorption of Tincture of I in Blocking Radioiodine from the Human Thyroid Gland” from Health Physics, June 1989, Vol. 56, No. 6, pages 911-914, states:

“Although there were large variations within each subject group in regard to serum-I levels and thyroid uptakes, the increase in serum-I concentration after topical-I application was effective in reducing the thyroid uptake of I131. The authors conclude that in the absence of KI, most humans would benefit from topical application of tincture of-I, and that in some the effectiveness would equal that of oral KI.”

In an emergency, if no more KI tablets are available, you can topically (on the skin) apply an iodine solution, like tincture of iodine or Betadine, for a similar protective effect. (WARNING: Iodine is NEVER to be ingested or swallowed, it is poison to drink.) For adults, paint 8 ml of a 2 percent tincture of Iodine on the abdomen or forearm each day, ideally at least 2 hours prior to initial exposure. For children 3 to 18, but under 150 pounds, only half that amount painted on daily, or 4 ml. For children under 3 but older than a month, half again, or 2 ml. For newborns to 1 month old, half it again, or just 1 ml. (One measuring teaspoon is about 5 ml, if you don’t have a medicine dropper graduated in ml.) If your iodine solution is stronger than 2%, reduce the dosage accordingly. Absorption through the skin is not as exact a dosing method as using the tablets, but tests show that it will still be very effective for most.. Do not use if allergic to iodine. There are also a few other medical conditions and medications that are contraindicated that your physician can best advise you about.

Inquire of your doctor NOW if there is any reason why anybody in your household should not use KI, or iodine solutions topically applied on their skin, in a future nuclear emergency, just to be sure.

To the Best of Health,

Curt Hendrix, M.S. C.C.N. C.N.S

Curt Hendrix, M.S., CCN, CNS
Helping you to get well, stay well, and stay young and vibrant well into the later years of life!

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Before I tell you what is benzene and what it does, let me first share something else with you really quick.

See, if you’re anything like me, whenever you buy food, you look at the ingredients that it has. You read about the nutritional value and notice that there are a ton of strange sounding ingredients in what you eat.

We’re all used to that, right?

The problem is, though, that those ingredients are killing you softly, and I am not exaggerating. Benzene is not the only one, although we will focus on it in this article, so…

What Actually Is Benzene?

Benzene and its similar sounding siblings such as benzoic, benzyl, benzoyl and benzoate are all carcinogens that are used in a variety of food as additives. It’s also commonly used in personal care items, detergents, drugs and pesticides.

Whenever you have highly processed foods, you’ll be eating benzene or one of its siblings I’ve mentioned. Also, when you take a nice relaxing bath with bubbles in it, you’ll be absorbing it, so the next question is…

Is It Dangerous to You?

Not many people know that benzene and those similar sounding substances I listed above really are dangerous to your health. It destroys your DNA, causes harmful effects on the bone marrow and blocks the cells ability to take up oxygen from the blood, and I am sure you can imagine what this does to you, right?

Just imagine that your brain is not getting enough oxygen. You know what can happen from that? Well, I don’t want to scare you, but you’ll feel exhausted, depressed, stressed and irritated.

This can of course lead to other conditions such as chronic fatigue and paranoia, and if you’re pregnant, it can cause deformations to your baby.

You didn’t know that, did you? Well, now you know what is benzene and what it can do for you, but I am not done yet… just keep reading…

Where Can You Come across Benzene?

When you go to a nearby grocery store, you’ll find a big dose of it in irradiated beef, heat-treated canned beef and eggs, soy bean milk, cheddar cheese, soda drinks and other food. You’ll find the acid which is the main ingredient of benzene in canned fruits such as berries, plums and prunes or jarred baby food and juices.

So, What Are You to Do Now?

As we’ve mentioned, benzene and its derivatives are really bad for you and if you don’t pay attention to what you put in your mouth, and even on your skin, it’ll ruin your health and your life completely.

To avoid these harmful substances, focus your diet around raw foods, vegetables and fruits that are not only very tasty, but they’ll also help you clean your body out from the inside, provide you with the energy necessary to have a happy life and will also increase your self esteem.

Also, be sure to avoid personal care products that contain these dangerous substances, because when you put toxins like benzene on your skin, it goes directly into the blood stream.

So, now that you know not only what is benzene, but also, how to avoid the harmful influence it can have on you, all you have to do is take what we’ve talked about and put it into practice. Go ahead and protect yourself from benzene and you won’t regret it!

Osteoporosis is one of the most common disease states affecting the elderly in the US. This condition is a loss in bone density that results in fragile porous bones that may fracture easily.

It is most common in post-menopausal women as that is when the most rapid bone loss occurs. Bone density is the amount of bone present in the skeleton. The more bone present, the higher the density, and the stronger the bones. After the age of 35, bone density starts to decrease and typical decrease in bone density after that is 0.3 to 0.5 percent. In post-menopausal status, women may lose up to 4% per year with the estrogen deficiency that results.

Often, osteoporosis is not diagnosed early and becomes present silently. It is not painful in and of itself. Often, osteoporosis is diagnosed when fractures occur. Most commonly, this is hip, spine, or wrist fractures. Some patients with osteoporosis may develop a hunched appearance due to multiple vertebral fractures that cannot be fixed.

Once diagnosed, osteoporosis is not fully curable so treatment is designed to prevent further deterioration and obtain somewhat higher bone density. Treatments are stopping smoking, cutting down on alcohol, regular weight bearing exercise, healthy diet, Vitamin D and Calcium supplements, and medications such as bisphosphonates that can assist with decreasing bone loss and even increasing existing bone density.

Once a hip fracture from osteoporosis occurs, the fatality rate within one year is 50%. Patients are not able to ambulate like before so pneumonia is common, and a patient’s health may deteriorate rapidly. In the case of osteoporosis the best offense is a good defense, meaning preventive steps prior to it becoming a huge health problem.

David L. Greene, MD, Phoenix, AZ is CEO of Preferred Pain Center which serves the Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ metropolitan and surrounding areas. He can be reached at dgreene@preferredpaincenter.com and (602) 507-6550.