Showing posts with label protect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label protect. Show all posts
Monday, March 3, 2014
Protect Your Feet
Sam, over on the chat board, recommended rubbing petroleum jelly on your feet to protect them, as well as wearing comfortable socks that are "Not too tight in the ankles! Dont ever impede your circulation." This is great advice.Foot problems are common complications of diabetes. Managing blood glucose is the best way to prevent them. But conscientious foot care ranks up there with BG control as necessary for staving off effects of nerve damage and poor circulation ... conditions at the root of foot problems for people with diabetes.
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) list these tips:
- Check your feet every day.
- Wash your feet every day.
- Keep the skin soft and smooth.
- Smooth corns and calluses gently.
- Trim your toenails each week or when needed.
- Wear shoes and socks at all times.
- Protect your feet from hot and cold.
For more tips along with more specific care instructions, visit the NDEPs Foot Care site.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Chocolate can protect against tooth decay
Health for human | Yesterday after I eat coklat.teman I say that chocolate is not good for oral health. finally I was curious and started looking for the truth about it ... until finally I found the information that turned out ... Chocolate can protect against tooth decay. Direct read more info okay.
Researchers have found that chocolate can prevent damage to the tooth. This was so successful in combating decay that scientists believe are several components that may one day be added to mouthwash or toothpaste.
The study, conducted by researchers at Osaka University in Japan found that parts of cocoa beans, the main ingredient of chocolate, thwart mouth bacteria and tooth decay.
They found that the skin of cocoa beans - the exterior of the bean which usually goes to waste in chocolate production - has anti-bacterial effect on the mouth and can fight effectively against plaque and other harmful agents.
Tooth decay occurs when bacteria in the mouth turns into acid, which damages the surface of the teeth and cause dental caries.
Japanese scientists have discovered that chocolate is less harmful than many other sweet foods, as antibacterial agents in cocoa beans offset high levels of sugar.
After three months, the study found that the rates with a high sugar diet had a 14 hole average compared with only six cavities for those who received skin cocoa beans in their diet.
The researchers now plan to test their findings in humans.
Speaking to the magazine New Scientist, Takashi Ooshima, from Osaka University, say their findings could lead to new treatments for tooth decay.
"It may be possible to use a mouthwash CBH extracts, or supplements for a toothpaste."
It could even be put back into the chocolate to make it better for the teeth, he said
"They certainly have an effect but good oral hygiene, rather than eating lots of chocolate, is the way to good healthy teeth."
A spokesman for the British Dental Association said: "If its true that chocolate does help reduce tooth decay and cavities that can only be a good thing, but you must remember that chocolate contains sugar.
"Our advice remains the same: if people want to eat candy and sweet drinks they should limit it, and visit the dentist regularly."
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Researchers have found that chocolate can prevent damage to the tooth. This was so successful in combating decay that scientists believe are several components that may one day be added to mouthwash or toothpaste.
The study, conducted by researchers at Osaka University in Japan found that parts of cocoa beans, the main ingredient of chocolate, thwart mouth bacteria and tooth decay.
They found that the skin of cocoa beans - the exterior of the bean which usually goes to waste in chocolate production - has anti-bacterial effect on the mouth and can fight effectively against plaque and other harmful agents.
Tooth decay occurs when bacteria in the mouth turns into acid, which damages the surface of the teeth and cause dental caries.
Japanese scientists have discovered that chocolate is less harmful than many other sweet foods, as antibacterial agents in cocoa beans offset high levels of sugar.
After three months, the study found that the rates with a high sugar diet had a 14 hole average compared with only six cavities for those who received skin cocoa beans in their diet.
The researchers now plan to test their findings in humans.
Speaking to the magazine New Scientist, Takashi Ooshima, from Osaka University, say their findings could lead to new treatments for tooth decay.
"It may be possible to use a mouthwash CBH extracts, or supplements for a toothpaste."
It could even be put back into the chocolate to make it better for the teeth, he said
"They certainly have an effect but good oral hygiene, rather than eating lots of chocolate, is the way to good healthy teeth."
A spokesman for the British Dental Association said: "If its true that chocolate does help reduce tooth decay and cavities that can only be a good thing, but you must remember that chocolate contains sugar.
"Our advice remains the same: if people want to eat candy and sweet drinks they should limit it, and visit the dentist regularly."
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