Home Remedies for PTOSIS

PTOSIS     Ptosis (pronounced toe' sis), or drooping of the upper eyelid , may occur for several reasons such as: disease, injury, birth defect, previous eye surgery and age. The droop may be barely noticeable, or the lid can descend over the entire pupil . The eyelids serve to protect and lubricate the outer eye. The upper eyelid is lifted by a muscle called the lwevator muscle. The muscle controlling lid opening is the levator palpebrae superioris and it is innervated by the third cranial nerve. Ptosis is a drooping or sagging of a body part. Blepharoptosis is a drooping of an upper eyelid. Abnormal lowering or drooping of an organ or a part, especially a drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle weakness or paralysis. This is a more complex procedure in which muscles of the brow or forehead may be used to assist in elevation of the upper eyelid.   Ptosis is defined as a drooping of the upper eyelid below its normal level resulting in narrowing of the palpebral opening. It can affect one eye or both eyes and is more common in the elderly, as muscles in the eyelids may begin to deteriorate. Children born with ptosis may require surgical correction of the lid if it covers the pupil. There are two types of ptosis, acquired and congenital. Acquired ptosis is more common. Ptosis occurs when the muscle that usually raises the eyelid is not strong enough to do so. Congenital ptosis can also occur when the innervation to the levator is interrupted through neurologic or neuromuscular junction dysfunction. Ptosis can occur in both children and adults, but happens most often due to aging. Causes of Ptosis Common causes and risk factor's of Ptosis include the following : Blepharophimosis syndrome. Horner syndrome. Birth trauma. Diabetes. Myasthenia gravis. Periorbital tumor. Duane syndrome. Stroke. Symptoms of Ptosis Some common Symptoms of Ptosis : Drooping lid . Double vision. Difficulty closing the eye completely. Crossed or misaligned eye. Children may tilt head backward in order to lift the lid. Irritation.  Eye fatigue from straining to keep eye(s) open. Treatment of Ptosis Treat underlying condition causing the ptosis Surgery can generally be done on an outpatient basis under local anesthetic. http://www.health-disease.org/eye-diseases/ptosis.htm

 

Persistent headache? Check your blood pressure

 

Sanjeev Solanki, an accounts executive with an advertising agency, woke up one morning with a throbbing headache. Late night partying and alcohol often left him with a nagging headache the morning after. So, as usual, he popped in a painkiller and thought no more of it.

 

But this time the headache persisted. He couldn't concentrate on his work and felt irritable. At his friends' insistence he decided to consult a doctor. To his shock he was told that he had high blood pressure. How could this happen? After all, he was only 28 years old!

 

Apart from the medication that he needed to take everyday, Sanjeev was also advised to take control of his lifestyle. This meant fewer late night parties, no smoking, giving up junk food, adequate rest, regular exercise and going easy on his work schedules -- easier said than done, considering he works in the fast-paced world of advertising.

 

However, faced with the possibility of suffering a stroke or a heart attack, Sanjeev's only option was to take the warning seriously.

 

Sanjeev's is no longer a stray case of a young person suffering from blood pressure. Hypertension is no longer limited to the old and the middle-aged. There is a growing number of people in their twenties and early thirties who are either already undergoing treatment or are living with hypertension without being aware of it.

 

Over 980 million people worldwide are estimated to suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure. The number is predicted to increase by about 60 per cent by the year 2025. But most of us are either too busy or unconcerned about watching out for early warning signs. Here's what you need to know about this silent disease.

 

What is high blood pressure or hypertension?

 

High blood pressure or hypertension is a constant increase in the force that the blood exerts upon the walls of the arteries. This force increases with stress or physical exertion and comes back to normal when the body is at rest. However, in the case of hypertension, the patient's blood pressure remains high even at rest.

 

Hypertension can be either primary (essential) or secondary. When there is no specific cause for a person's high blood pressure it is called primary or essential hypertension. Secondary hypertension is the result of another ailment such as a kidney disease or tumors. Approximately, only 5-10 per cent of all cases are secondary.

 

Uncontrolled hypertension can make you vulnerable to life-threatening strokes, heart attacks and arterial aneurysms (localised, blood-filled dilation or bulging of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall).

 

Speaking about the dangers of hypertension, Dr Pradnya Nagle, a general physician, says, "A sudden blood pressure fluctuation can put pressure on the heart and cause a heart failure. It can even cause a brain haemorrage. Our kidneys cannot sustain high blood pressure for long and can result in a renal failure. Retinal changes or haemorrage in the eye could occur resulting in sudden blindness. High blood pressure could also cause paralytic attacks due to a clot or haemorrage in the blood vessels of the brain."

 

According to Dr Nagle, blood pressure can fluctuate according to the age, sex and race of a person and also with pregnancy. For an adult below the age of 40, a systolic reading of 120 and diastolic reading of 80 is considered normal. A reading of 140/90 and above is considered high.  

 

What are the symptoms and causes?

 

Most people who have hypertension don't realise it because the disorder doesn't have any fixed, obvious symptoms, which could prove quite dangerous. So the best thing to do is get your blood pressure checked at regular intervals.

 

"Regular blood pressure check-ups are a must for those who have a family history of hypertension, " advises Dr Nagle. "One should also screen for lipid levels, blood sugar and opt for a renal profile at least once a year."

 

There are, however, some signs that indicate that you might be suffering from acute hypertension. If you exhibit one or more of the following symptoms, you should get your blood pressure checked immediately.

Persistent headaches

Fatigue, drowsiness or confusion

Palpitations or chest pain

Bleeding of the nose or blood in the urine

Numbness in the hands or feet

Vision problems

Ringing in the ears

Difficulty in breathing

Dizziness

Hypertension and urban youth

 

There is an alarming increase in the occurrence of hypertension among the urban youth. Apart from heredity, the other culprit is the unruly and sedentary lifestyle of the youth.   

 

Unlike in the past, most young people today climb the social ladder quite fast. They hold positions of responsibility, which puts great pressure on them to perform at their best at all times.

 

There is no time to maintain a healthy diet, take up constructive physical activity or relax. The fast food or the preserved food culture, irregular meals, late night partying, binge drinking, heavy smoking, lack of sleep and almost no proper physical exercise are instrumental in causing high blood pressure.

 

How do you treat hypertension?

 

Acute hypertension needs immediate and expert medical attention; there are no over-the-counter drugs to treat it. But for those who are facing the threat of developing hypertension, here are a few lifestyle changes you could make:

Invest in a home blood pressure kit. This will help you monitor your blood pressure at regular intervals.

For those who are obese, it's time to get your weight under control. A few extra kilos are enough to send your blood pressure shooting up.

If you live a sedentary lifestyle and have no time for the gym, take to walking. Thirty minutes of brisk walking or an extra 4,000 to 5,000 steps everyday can go a long way in keeping your weight, blood pressure and blood sugar under control.

Aerobics or yoga is another way to get some exercise.

Limit your salt intake. Develop a low-fat, low-salt food schedule and stick to it. If you are a non-vegetarian, limit your meat intake. And if your blood pressure is soaring, cut out seafood too.

Discard the junk and preserved food habits; eat healthy. Include a lot of veggies and flaxseed (known as alsi in Hindi, the Omega 3 acid contained in flaxseed is good for the heart) in your diet.

Get a good night's sleep. Uninterrupted sleep helps your body recover from the day's activity.

Learn to relax. Take up a hobby or a sport, read a book, listen to soothing music or watch a movie; in short, do something that helps you unwind.  

Meditate. It is a great stress relieving technique and the easiest way to calm down.

If you are a die-hard smoker, try to cut down and gradually give it up.

Control your alcohol intake.

If you have been prescribed a diuretic or an anti-hypertensive drug, take it consistently.

 

Skin Care Tips

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR SKIN

 

Protect yourself from the sun -- use sunscreen and avoid direct sunlight between the hours of 10 and 2.

Don't -- repeat – DON'T smoke. Your skin is a large organ and it needs a lot of circulation. Smoking impairs that dramatically. That's why smokers' skin looks dull and gray. Instead of having oxy-generated blood delivered to the surface of the skin, they're getting poisons and oxidants.

Get adequate rest and nutrition.

Protect yourself from stress -- both emotional and environmental stress.

Wash your face twice a day and put on the proper treatment product. I'm amazed when women tell me they don't wash their face in the morning. A lot of icky stuff collects overnight -- dead skin cells, dirt, and dust!

Don't neglect certain areas of the skin. Elbows, heels, neck, and décolletage need moisturizing, and your scalp and the tops of your feet need sun protection.

Touch your face less and wash your hands more! Don't get too surgical on yourself. It's very tempting to pick, poke, squeeze, and scratch in front of the mirror. But the more you traumatize the skin, the greater your risk of scarring. Apply treatment products and let them work.

Keep your makeup clean. Replace the sponges in your compact on a regular basis. Now and then, toss the whole works and start fresh -- the average shelf life for cosmetics is 6 to 12 months. Don't buy products so expensive that you'll be heartbroken if you have to throw them away.

Exercise moderation. More is not always better. Moisturizer, for example, is the most overused product in America. We've been bamboozled by cosmetic companies into thinking every square inch of our body has to be slathered. And it's simply not true. Exfoliators are another thing to be careful with. Used too often, they over acidify and irritate your skin.

Beware of counter girls. If it were up to them, you'd be in the bathroom for two and a half hours each morning -- putting 80 layers on your face. Keep your regimen simple. And when you do add a new product, do it gradually so your skin has time to adjust. Each skincare or makeup product has an average of 20 to 40 ingredients -- you're introducing 20 to 40 potential allergens to your face every time you try something new.

 

Persistent headache? Check your blood pressure [Health alert]

Sanjeev Solanki, an accounts executive with an advertising agency, woke up one morning with a throbbing headache. Late night partying and alcohol often left him with a nagging headache the morning after. So, as usual, he popped in a painkiller and thought no more of it.

 

But this time the headache persisted. He couldn't concentrate on his work and felt irritable. At his friends' insistence he decided to consult a doctor. To his shock he was told that he had high blood pressure. How could this happen? After all, he was only 28 years old!

 

Apart from the medication that he needed to take everyday, Sanjeev was also advised to take control of his lifestyle. This meant fewer late night parties, no smoking, giving up junk food, adequate rest, regular exercise and going easy on his work schedules -- easier said than done, considering he works in the fast-paced world of advertising.

 

However, faced with the possibility of suffering a stroke or a heart attack, Sanjeev's only option was to take the warning seriously.

 

Sanjeev's is no longer a stray case of a young person suffering from blood pressure. Hypertension is no longer limited to the old and the middle-aged. There is a growing number of people in their twenties and early thirties who are either already undergoing treatment or are living with hypertension without being aware of it.

 

Over 980 million people worldwide are estimated to suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure. The number is predicted to increase by about 60 per cent by the year 2025. But most of us are either too busy or unconcerned about watching out for early warning signs. Here's what you need to know about this silent disease.

 

What is high blood pressure or hypertension?

 

High blood pressure or hypertension is a constant increase in the force that the blood exerts upon the walls of the arteries. This force increases with stress or physical exertion and comes back to normal when the body is at rest. However, in the case of hypertension, the patient's blood pressure remains high even at rest.

 

Hypertension can be either primary (essential) or secondary. When there is no specific cause for a person's high blood pressure it is called primary or essential hypertension. Secondary hypertension is the result of another ailment such as a kidney disease or tumors. Approximately, only 5-10 per cent of all cases are secondary.

 

Uncontrolled hypertension can make you vulnerable to life-threatening strokes, heart attacks and arterial aneurysms (localised, blood-filled dilation or bulging of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall).

 

Speaking about the dangers of hypertension, Dr Pradnya Nagle, a general physician, says, "A sudden blood pressure fluctuation can put pressure on the heart and cause a heart failure. It can even cause a brain haemorrage. Our kidneys cannot sustain high blood pressure for long and can result in a renal failure. Retinal changes or haemorrage in the eye could occur resulting in sudden blindness. High blood pressure could also cause paralytic attacks due to a clot or haemorrage in the blood vessels of the brain."

 

According to Dr Nagle, blood pressure can fluctuate according to the age, sex and race of a person and also with pregnancy. For an adult below the age of 40, a systolic reading of 120 and diastolic reading of 80 is considered normal. A reading of 140/90 and above is considered high.  

 

What are the symptoms and causes?

 

Most people who have hypertension don't realise it because the disorder doesn't have any fixed, obvious symptoms, which could prove quite dangerous. So the best thing to do is get your blood pressure checked at regular intervals.

 

"Regular blood pressure check-ups are a must for those who have a family history of hypertension, " advises Dr Nagle. "One should also screen for lipid levels, blood sugar and opt for a renal profile at least once a year."

 

There are, however, some signs that indicate that you might be suffering from acute hypertension. If you exhibit one or more of the following symptoms, you should get your blood pressure checked immediately.

• Persistent headaches
• Fatigue, drowsiness or confusion
• Palpitations or chest pain
• Bleeding of the nose or blood in the urine
• Numbness in the hands or feet
• Vision problems
• Ringing in the ears
• Difficulty in breathing
• Dizziness

Hypertension and urban youth

 

There is an alarming increase in the occurrence of hypertension among the urban youth. Apart from heredity, the other culprit is the unruly and sedentary lifestyle of the youth.   

 

Unlike in the past, most young people today climb the social ladder quite fast. They hold positions of responsibility, which puts great pressure on them to perform at their best at all times.

 

There is no time to maintain a healthy diet, take up constructive physical activity or relax. The fast food or the preserved food culture, irregular meals, late night partying, binge drinking, heavy smoking, lack of sleep and almost no proper physical exercise are instrumental in causing high blood pressure.

 

How do you treat hypertension?

 

Acute hypertension needs immediate and expert medical attention; there are no over-the-counter drugs to treat it. But for those who are facing the threat of developing hypertension, here are a few lifestyle changes you could make:

 

• Invest in a home blood pressure kit. This will help you monitor your blood pressure at regular intervals.
• For those who are obese, it's time to get your weight under control. A few extra kilos are enough to send your blood pressure shooting up.
• If you live a sedentary lifestyle and have no time for the gym, take to walking. Thirty minutes of brisk walking or an extra 4,000 to 5,000 steps everyday can go a long way in keeping your weight, blood pressure and blood sugar under control.
• Aerobics or yoga is another way to get some exercise.
• Limit your salt intake. Develop a low-fat, low-salt food schedule and stick to it. If you are a non-vegetarian, limit your meat intake. And if your blood pressure is soaring, cut out seafood too.
• Discard the junk and preserved food habits; eat healthy. Include a lot of veggies and flaxseed (known as alsi in Hindi, the Omega 3 acid contained in flaxseed is good for the heart) in your diet.
• Get a good night's sleep. Uninterrupted sleep helps your body recover from the day's activity.
• Learn to relax. Take up a hobby or a sport, read a book, listen to soothing music or watch a movie; in short, do something that helps you unwind.  
• Meditate. It is a great stress relieving technique and the easiest way to calm down.
• If you are a die-hard smoker, try to cut down and gradually give it up.
• Control your alcohol intake.
• If you have been prescribed a diuretic or an anti-hypertensive drug, take it consistently.

 

Did You Know?Blood type and Rh ...........

Did You Know?

Blood type and Rh How many people have it?   O + 40 %   O   - 7 %   A + 34 %   A  - 6 %   B + 8 %   B  - 1 %   AB + 3 %   AB  - 1 %

 

 

Does Your Blood Type Reveal Your Personality?

 

 

 

According to a Japanese institute that does research on blood types, there are certain personality traits that seem to match up with certain blood types. How do you rate?

 

TYPE O	You want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achieve your goal. You are a trend-setter, loyal, passionate, and self-confident. Your weaknesses include vanity and jealously and a tendency to be too competitive.
TYPE A	You like harmony, peace and organization. You work well with others, and are sensitive, patient and affectionate. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.
TYPE B	You're a rugged individualist, who's straightforward and likes to do things your own way. Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. But your insistence on being independent can sometimes go too far and become a weakness.
TYPE AB	Cool and controlled, you're generally well liked and always put people at ease. You're a natural entertainer who's tactful and fair. But you're standoffish, blunt, and have difficulty making decisions.

 

 

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