Todays Health Article

Oct 25th 2010

Todays Article was brought to our attention by a past incident where by a person chose to go beyond the normal actions. Thinking or Not thinking that more is better, and deluged oneself, by drinking water excessively. Now knowing, this person put themselves in a very dangerous situation, and was hospitalized, and did recover. Not knowing the technical term of this condition, until now, which has now been several years ago, thought it was worthy of knowing.

Hyponatremia                                              

This is the medical term for this  condition, in which your blood level of sodium is abnormally low. Sodium, is an electrolyte, which helps to regulate the water levels within the fluid thats in and around your cells.

 In Hyponatremia,  More Facts…

These facts… ranging from an ongoing medical condition, to excessive water intake during endurance sports, can cause sodium levels to drop. When this occurs, your body’s water levels tend to rise,  your cells begin to swell, causing many health problems. These  health problems may range from mild to severe.

Hyponatremia Treatment

First matter is resolving the underlying condition. This most likely will require more than reading this article and you seek immediate  medical help. Again by obtaining professional medical attention, the understanding of the cause of hyponatremia, you may simply need to cut back on fluids. However, there are other cases of hyponatremia, requiring the need for intravenous fluids and medications.

Understanding signs and symptoms and when you Need to See a Doctor 

Nausea and vomiting, Headache and Confusion, Lethargy, Fatigue and Appetite loss

Restlessness and irritability, Muscle weakness, spasms or cramps, Seizures

Decreased consciousness or coma

Medical Note of Importance!

If you take part in high-intensity activities, such as marathons, have a known medical condition that would increases your risk of hyponatremia, or have other risk factors for hyponatremia and you exhibit these signs, consult with your Doctor before taking part in these activities.

Types of hyponatremia and Causes
Normal blood plasma contains between 136 and 145 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L) of sodium.

 Hyponatremia occurs when the sodium in your blood falls below 135 mEq/L.

The imbalance between sodium and water in your blood may occur in three primary ways:

• In hypervolemic hyponatremia, excess water dilutes the sodium concentration,  and is commonly the result of kidney failure, heart failure or liver failure.
• In euvolemic hyponatremia, normal water levels are combined with low sodium levels and is commonly due to chronic health conditions, cancer or certain medications.
• In hypovolemic hyponatremia,your water and sodium levels are both low, occuring for example, when exercising in the heat without replenishing your fluid electrolytes or with marked blood loss.

Causes of Hyponatremia

 Simply  drinking too much water during exercise, to hormonal changes due to adrenal gland insufficiency, or an underactive thyroid. The use of Diuretics (Water Pills) or drinking of beer… Also certian medications  can cause you to urinate often or perspire. If you have kidney problems, liver disease or heart problems, these can effect the fluids within your body as well.

Todays Health Comments

Although we may have never heard of this medical term, Hyponatremia,  can be influenced by several factors, and  a serious threat to our health.The following factors may impact the risk of hyponatremia. Our age is certainly a factor,having an increase in health diseases, and our diet. Those who, on low sodium diets, drink diuretic beverages,and drinking too much water, are at risk. Those people who experience exposure to hot weather and intense exercise…may also be in danger. Also to consult with your Doctor regarding symptoms and activities, and ask if any current medications, you may be taking, could increase your risk. This knowledge may save your life or others.

Further reading

http://www.medicinenet.com/hyponatremia/index.htm

Today’s Health Article…

Mindset, what is it?

Mindset Definition | Definition of Mindset at Dictionary.com

Mindset may become a important aspect to the success or failure of a individuals diet, and ongoing health conditions. By reference to the definition, fixed mental attitude, attitude may have been  developed by  past conditions, elements, and many other successes or failures before ”THE DIET”  is to be considered as part of your life. Otherwords, this individual may have the attitude, this task (dieting) that I am about to set before me,  may be inturpted as just another task that I can be successful at or fail miserably, because of  this fixed attitude.

This site  might add additional light  to this discussion.MindSet: A Book writen by Carol Dweck. Teaching a growth mindset …Mindsetis a simple idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement mindsetonline.com/

 Another example may be viewed on the TV show  “The Biggest Looser”. I have followed this show since its beginning.  Bob and Jillian, the trainers, their objectives, basically is to teach, train physically in the gym, motivate and be a support mechanism, and through all of this excitement, a lot of psychology comes between the trainers and the contestants..

Their mindset, their fixed mental attitude. is that they have a past life that just is not going to allow them to loose weight. While  at the ranch, the revealing of each others past, the contestants, through layers of emotions and communications, see success through their eyes. Many have come to influence millions of veiewers that they to can move forward and loose weight. It is their mindset, set forth by each individual, that has predeterminrd each of their outcomes.

Check this guide made availailabe    The advance guide to weight loss  This allowed 2 contestant to become the biggest loosers.

Today’s health finds that having  a strong mindset can lead to success or failure of the diet chosen, as well as the outcome of your health.