Flu | PharmaPassport Health Tips Blog

December 21, 2009

5 Health Benefits of Crying

Filed under: Uncategorized, bacteria, colds, crying, detox, flu, hormones, immune system, mood, stress, tears — Amanda @ 1:56 pm

You may be aware that crying helps you release negative emotions and is a natural way for your body to cope with unwanted feelings of distress or fear. What you may not know is that there are several other benefits of crying that can help your mental and physical health.

Stress

– Crying can lower your stress levels. Crying helps to remove some of the chemicals and hormones that are built up in the body from stress. If you compare shedding tears to shedding sweat during exercise, the same process occurs. Exercising relieves stress and removes built up chemicals in the body. However, if you hold back your tears, you can increase your stress levels which can lead to other health issues such as high blood pressure and heart problems.

Mood – Crying is associated with an emotional response. When tears are shed, the endocrine system releases endorphins (“feel-good” hormones) that stabilize the mood. When we cry, we give our bodies the ability to stabilize and become content again.

Prevents Colds and Flus – Tears are natural antibacterial and antiviral solutions that work to fight the germs that we get in our eyes. The fluid lysozyme in tears is capable of killing up to 95% of all bacteria in a matter of minutes. Just like your nose has hair and nasal tunnels to collect bacteria and germs, your eyes have tears to help prevent you from getting sick!

Detox – Tears that are formed out of emotional distress or grief had more toxic byproducts in them than tears of irritation (from itching or onion peeling). This means that emotional tears, tears made of stress, are capable of removing wastes and toxins from our body.

Lubrication – One of the most important things that tears do for us is that they enable us to see. Tears moisten our eyes and prevent dehydration of the membranes surrounding the eyeball. Without tears to lubricate our eyes, we would not be able to see.

Pharmapassport.com, a Canadian Internet-based pharmacy intermediary (license #BC X23), provides customers with low prices and long-term prescriptions drugs. All Canadian prescriptions are filled by a professionally registered pharmacist. For more information on how to order Canada drugs safely and securely call 1-866-293-3904 or visit http://www.pharmapassport.com/ – a trusted and reliable Canadian online pharmacy that has filled over 1 million prescriptions.

Comments (4)

November 2, 2009

Top Health Threats For Women

Filed under: Uncategorized, alzheimer\'s disease, breast cancer, flu, health risks, heart disease, hypertension, lung disease, stroke — John @ 5:15 pm

There’s a whole world of possibilities out there. You can pretty much do anything you really set your mind to. Yes, the world is just waiting for you to experience it. However, with endless possibilities there are also endless setbacks.

Many women have experienced struggle with just about everything. Gaining the right to vote, equal status to men. Even today many women are having problems moving up the corporate ladders and running big businesses (although women are now also conquering workplace struggles).

For women there are many different threats to their health. I’m not saying that men don’t have health threats, but today it’s all about the women’s health threats. Some of these threats are hereditary, but others are completely avoidable.

12 Health Risks For Women

1.Heart Disease
2.Cancer
3.Stroke
4.Lung Disease
5.Alzheimer’s Disease
6.Injuries
7.Type 2 Diabetes
8.Flu
9.Kidney Disease
10.Blood Poisoning
11.Hypertension
12.Perinatal Conditions

Comments (0)

May 4, 2009

What Does the Possibility of a Pandemic Mean for the U.S and the Rest of the World?

Filed under: H1N1, Uncategorized, flu, pandemic, spanish influenza, swine flu — John @ 5:34 pm

In 1918-1919, just at the end of the First World War, a new threat appeared, one that no one could have seen coming. The worst influenza pandemic of the 20th Century would emerge, killing and estimated 40-50 million people globally.

That was 90 years ago and yes I know what you’re thinking, “Medicine has improved since then,” and you are very right. However, that does not mean we can stop anything. There is no vaccine for H1N1 (Swine Flu) that will destroy the virus, which means if you catch it, its all up to your body to fight off the virus. However, there are some medicines that can help with H1N1. Flu medicines such as Tamiflu, help lower the severity of some of the symptoms and are shown to help fight off the flu.

Research suggests that were a pandemic to appear, a death toll of between 2-7.4 million people globally is highly probable. This number is based of models and the high amount of global traffic.

If the virus were to go undetected for a significant period of time it could spread to all corners of the Earth and pose a tremendous threat to the entire global community. This is why it is extremely important to do anything and everything to prevent transmission of the H1N1 virus that may develop into a full-scale pandemic. Tamiflu has been recommended to help battle H1N1, but there are other ways that you can help protect yourself and others.

- The most important thing everyone should be doing, everyday, is washing their hands. Wash them as many times as you think necessary, but make sure you are doing it properly. Wash them with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds, and when drying your hands try to use paper towel to turn off the tap. This prevents germs and bacteria from getting back onto your hands.

- Get some exercise, enjoy the fresh air.

- Get lots and lots of sleep.

- Drink plenty of fluids and eat a healthy balanced diet.

Additionally, I would like to remind you to not panic. Yes, there are 279 cases in America and yes, it is important to prevent transmission, however, the cases in the United States do not appear to be as deadly as those found in Mexico. Therefore, it is crucial to remain calm and just try to stay healthy.

Comments (0)