Hypoglycemia

Also, a balanced diet is another key in maintain brain fitness. Plus, eating right to maintain your blood sugar levels, which affects brain health. Blow flow to the brain deceases over time. The blood sugar glucose provides the brain with fuel. Hypoglycemia, abnormal low level of glucose, can impair the delivery of nutrients to the brain which injures the brain cell. Many studies have shown that the brain remains capable of regrowth and of learning and retaining new information and skills…

Bipolar disorder, formerly called maniac depressive insanity, is a mental health disorder that affects more than three percent of the United States population and has the highest rate of suicide in comparison to all other psychiatric disorders (Coyle 2007). This disorder is characterized by lack of stability, which makes having a standard and normal routine in one’s daily life lessen the effects of bipolar disorder (Michalak et al 2006). Statistics show that unfortunately, more than six percent…

Herbalism Human beings have been using plants for healing long before scientists started manufacturing products from plants. One of the first known texts on medicinal plant use was used by Ancient Egyptians and is called the “Ebers Papyrus; it dates back to 1500 BC and contains over seven-hundred medicinal solutions (Krohn)”. Great philosophers like Aristotle even wrote about and studied medicinal plants. Aristotle also created his own list of medicinal plants. “Hippocrates, 460-380 BC, known…

Diabetes What is diabetes? why it is important for people to know about it and how to prevent it? Diabetes has been a big issue in the United States for many years. Diabetes mellitus has a long historical record dating back to second century AD. The word "diabetes" was first used by the Greek physician Aretaeus. The word diabetes means "siphon". It was first used to describe patients with excessive thirst and urination. In the 17th century, the word Mellitus, meaning "like honey", was added…

Questions for Medical Nutrition Therapy: A Case Study Approach 5th ed. Case 8 – Gastroparesis 1. Identify the major physiological controls for gastric emptying. • Contraction and motility are major controls for gastric emptying involving autocrine, paracrine, and neuronal systems. • The interstitial cells of Cajal control the smooth muscle activity and the autonomic nervous system relays the message from input for the smooth muscle. o Neuropeptides, hormones and neurotransmitters affect…

usually eaten in fresh form as a vegetable in salads, soups and other recipes. Watercress is known to have several pharmacological effects such as potent anti-oxidant activity, anti-hyperlipidemia (Bahramikia (2010) (Yazdanparast et al. (2008), hypoglycemia (Menczel, 1963; Ribes et al., 1986; Sharma, 1986; Sharma et al., 1990), anti-ulcerogenic (Alkofahi A., Atta A.H.: J. Ethnopharmacol. 67, 341 (1999), anticarcinogenic, antiestrogenic activity (Tamayo C., Richardson M.A., Diamond S.,Skoda I.:…

Today I have the pleasure of working with a client named Mrs. Reyes, a 75-year-old female of Hispanic descent. She is a non-insulin diabetic, who lives alone, but has regular visits from her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Reyes has been admitted as a result of an acute change in mental status, and secondary with a diagnoses of a urinary tract infection and dehydration. Mrs. Reyes has a history of many falls at home previous to being admitted therefore she is a fall risk. I am nervous about how…

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a disorder where the insulin in the pancreas doesn’t function properly and cannot produce any. Every day, thousands of people around the planet are devastatingly diagnosed with T1D. Patients with this illness should realize the causes, symptoms, risk factors, complications, treatment, and preventions because it could save your life. The causes include family history and genetics. In addition, symptoms include dizziness, extreme weight loss, and excessive urination. A…

There are many different types of training methods. Skeletal muscle is needed to complete each type of approach. However, depending on the specific training being done, the skeletal muscle will adapt differently to each type. The two most basic types of exercise are endurance and resistance training (Knuiman, 2015). The goal of endurance training is to improve aerobic power by conducting submaximal muscular contractions. Adversely, resistance training involves approximately maximal contractions…

Larry 's ketoacidosis was resolved over the next few days and a further week on a medical floor, saw Larry stabilized on his previous insulin regime. Answer the following questions pertaining to the case: 1. Based on the pathophysiology a. Give reasons for Larry 's reported admission symptoms of muscle weakness, decreased skin turgor, tachycardia and hypotension. b. Describe how this situation can be corrected. A. Mr. Secord may be experiencing the following symptoms due to dehydration and…