The Forgotten Stroke Symptoms: Leg Weakness and Eyes Blurred

When there is a stroke, symptoms of the most recognizable people are the face of Perot, the arm is moved or spoke difficult. Though there are other symptoms that are often forgotten, namely sudden leg weakness and blurred vision.

The existence of two symptoms of this forgotten to make the victims of a stroke are sometimes delayed getting help. The people around him did not recognize it as a stroke, then waited until her face Perot difficulty speaking.

Prof Ross Naylor, a researcher from Leicester Royal Infirmary revealed that almost all people are able to recognize three common symptoms that accompany a stroke. All three are the hard-driven arm (arm weakness), Perot face (facial weakness) and hard to talk.

But when dealing with 2 other symptoms of many forgotten, not everyone recognizes it as a symptom of stroke. Leg weakness (leg weakness) as the only known symptom of stroke by 57 per cent of respondents and blurry eyes are only known by 44 per cent of respondents.

This data was obtained in a recent survey in Britain involving no less than 1,300 respondents of all ages. The study, funded by East Midlands Strategic Health Authority was conducted over two years, in order to increase awareness of the dangers of stroke.

"It's important for everyone to know all five symptoms of stroke. They do not need to wait for all five of them came at once to seek help," said Professor Naylor is quoted from Buxtonadvertiser, Wednesday (07/12/2011).

As ever reported detikHealth, triggering a stroke is very diverse so it can not resolve themselves without medical help. Stroke induced by blockage of blood vessels in the brain should get blood-thinning medication within 3 hours since the attack.

Signs of People Should Wear Glasses

Eyes play an important role in human life because 83 percent of the information obtained from a person's eyes every day. But with age or bad behavior on the eyes sometimes make the ability to see so declined. To help eyesight, glasses so his choice.

Glasses are needed to help a person to be able to see clearer and brighter. But when a person knows that he needs glasses to see the surroundings?

The most common vision problems that indicate people have to wear glasses as quoted are:

1. Difficult to see objects better with one eye or both eyes
2. Should squint to see objects at a reasonable distance that should be seen by normal eyes
3. Often complain of blurred vision or ghosting when viewing the object at close range or far
4. Often complain of headache, redness of the eye or eye fatigue, especially after reading
5. Requires visibility close to the object to be seen more clearly
6. Roads are often stumble, fall and likes to hit-hit because they can not see the object of focus.


If you see any signs or symptoms should consult a physician to be given prescription glasses that fit with eye conditions. Because if the size of the minus, plus or silindris not correct, then one can not clearly see the object he saw.

After review to the doctor usually will be detected if his eyes away hair, or hair near the cylinder. Categories for this are:

1. Nearsightedness (Myopia)
This condition occurs when a person can not see objects within a certain distance or far away, so he must get closer to the object to make it look obvious. People with farsightedness will be assisted with minus glasses.

2. Farsightedness (Presbyopia)
Eye disorder that makes a person unable to see objects or read at close range, so he will keep the object to be seen clearly. This condition usually occurs in older people and begins when the 40s years of age. People with farsightedness will be helped with glasses a plus.

3. Cylinders (Astigmatism)
This condition occurs when the lens of the eye or cornea not symmetrical (oval shaped) so that light entering the eye does not meet in one point of the retina. This is usually aided by using a cylindrical lens glasses.

Many Sugar, Face Looks Older

Be careful if someone accustomed to consume drinks or food, even snacks rich in sugar content. Sebuat latest research states, high blood sugar that affects a person in the long term will result in a person look older than his age.

The findings revealed the existence of a joint study between the Leiden University Medical Centre and Unilever R & D found for the first time, the relationship between blood sugar levels in humans and facial age (the age of the face).

From these studies note that people aged between 50-70 years with high sugar levels seem older than their lower blood sugar levels. Shown that for every increase of 1 mmol / liter of blood sugar levels, a person's face will look older than 5 months.

Tests conducted on 600 men and women in the Netherlands on blood sugar levels (without fasting). The study was published in AGE, initiative Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing which aims to understand how health can be maintained when a person's age increases

Diana van Heemst, associate professor at Leiden University Medical Center said,''The results of this study further demonstrates the importance of controlling blood sugar levels to one's health in middle age. Perhaps looked younger could be a motivation for someone to change his lifestyle to become healthier at around the age of 50-70 years.''

David Gunn, a senior scientist at Unilever R & D laboratory at Colworth Science Park said,''The first study is once again proving that the blood sugar levels are constantly high is not good for health also makes a person does not look young.''

Eat Rice Can Increase Levels of Arsenic in the Body

Rice is considered by most people as a pretty healthy food. But it turns out the rice can be a real source of exposure to inorganic arsenic. Predicted daily intake of rice can increase the burden of cumulative exposure to inorganic arsenic.

Inorganic arsenic is a toxic form of arsenic in the urine.

Conclusions are based on the results of research Michael S. Bloom, PhD, assistant professor at the University at Albany, New York. The study measured levels of arsenic in urine from 229 pregnant women in New Hampshire. New Hampshire is a U.S. state in which 40 percent of people obtain water from wells.

Well water sometimes have higher levels of arsenic than water that has been processed by the water company, which must meet federal safety standards.

Researchers examined levels of arsenic in water consumed by women. Researchers also asked the women to write down what foods are eaten in 3 days before the urine test.

After counting kadararsenik in drinking water, it turns out the researchers also found that inorganic arsenic levels slightly higher in women who just ate rice as compared with women who did not eat rice.

"Women who eat just half a cup of rice each day will get arsenic same as if they drank one liter of tap water at the maximum allowable EPA limit for arsenic," said Michael S. Bloom, PhD, as reported by WebMD, Wednesday (07/12/2011).

The study showed that rice is likely to be a significant source of arsenic in the diet of pregnant women. "Exposure to arsenic during pregnancy is quite alarming. Arsenic can cross the placental barrier and can harm the developing baby," the researchers said.

USA Rice Federation said that all the arsenic in water is inorganic, the toxic form of arsenic. Some organic arsenic found in rice. Though organic rice is a type of rice that are believed harmless.

Each gram of rice eaten by women was associated with increased 1 percent in the levels of arsenic. One gram is about 48 grains of rice.

"This study really learn about exposure to arsenic, but did not study the effects on health," said Margaret R. Karagas, PhD, a professor of community and family medicine in epidemiology from the Dartmouth Medical School in Lebanon.

Research has linked high levels of arsenic in the pregnant woman to an increased risk of miscarriage. Exposure to arsenic in utero has also been associated with low birth weight in children and increased risk of infant death.

Most cases occur in developing countries, where women have arsenic levels 50-200 times higher than those seen in this study.

The study results have shown that that people with long-term arsenic exposure have a higher risk of skin cancer, lung, and bladder. Arsenic also has been associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

Review the results of such research is not meant to prohibit people who eat rice. However, should the people choose the types of rice that they eat.

The study results have found brown rice contains higher levels of arsenic compared with white rice, because the arsenic concentration in the outer layer of rice bran.

The results of these studies are very useful for the development of research on popular staple food widely consumed throughout the world. However, larger studies need to be done again to confirm and support the research.

Further research is also needed to know better about the health effects of arsenic exposure from eating rice.

The characteristics of Taxable Persons High Cholesterol

Cholesterol is needed by the body, but actually without any intake of cholesterol from the outside needs are met properly. Because 80 percent is produced from cholesterol in the body (liver) and 20 percent of the rest of the food.

But unfortunately many people suffered because of high cholesterol diet and lifestyle. Someone said to have normal cholesterol levels if the size is 160-200 mg, while incoming hazardous condition if it is above 240 mg because it can cause a stroke.

People who have high cholesterol sometimes does not show specific symptoms. But there are specific characteristics in people who get high cholesterol are:

1. Pain or stiffness in the back of the head neck.
2. This soreness is also up to the shoulders
3. Leg swelling
4. Easy to accomplish
5. Easy sleepy.

The most accurate way to find out whether people are suffering from high cholesterol or not, of course with the test laboraorium. If cholesterol levels exceed 240 mg, that means already warning that the limit should be lowered.

Someone said to have normal cholesterol levels if the size is 160-200 mg, while incoming hazardous condition if it is above 240 mg because it can cause a stroke.

As quoted LIVESTRONG, Tuesday (06/12/2011), although the high cholesterol itself does not directly cause fatigue, but the conditions that brought about can make people tired alias easier to accomplish.

High cholesterol also have an impact on the body. High cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease and blood vessels. The worst risk, fat clots can block blood flow that can lead to death from a heart attack or stroke.

High cholesterol problems experienced by hundreds of millions of people around the world. The main cause is mostly due to food. But there are other causes besides food that you should know.

Seven causes of high cholesterol experienced by most people as reported from Health.com is:

1. Daily food
Cholesterol is generally derived from animal fats such as meat goat, though not a few are derived from vegetable fats such as coconut milk and coconut oil. Some foods that are believed to be healthy as long as eggs, also contain lots of cholesterol.

Foods that are too much saturated fat can cause high cholesterol, so it is advised to wisely consume daily diet so as not to excess.

Begin to arrange the food such as beef, lamb, milk, eggs, butter and cheese because they contain saturated fat.

Foods that contain coconut oil, palm oil or butter also has a lot of saturated fat. Saturated fats are also often found in snack foods that contain margarine, cooking oil and the use of cookies.

2. Weight loss
Excess weight not only interfere with performance but more adverse health effects. Being overweight may increase triglycerides and lower HDL (good cholesterol).

3. Less moving
The human body is designed to always move so it is advisable to move much. Consider whether your activities more sitting or sleeping and seldom walk away. Less mobile can increase LDL (bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL (good cholesterol).

4. Age and sex
After reaching the age of 20 years, cholesterol levels tend to rise. In men, cholesterol levels generally continued to increase after age 50 years. In women, cholesterol levels stay will drop during menopause, after which cholesterol tends to be high as in men.

5. Certain diseases
You may have tried to stay away from fatty foods but it is still high cholesterol. Having certain diseases such as diabetes or hypothyroidism can cause high cholesterol.

6. Family history
If one family member had a high cholesterol problem so be careful because you risk having high cholesterol can also occur.

7. Smoke
Smoking can lower your good cholesterol circulating in your body so that only the bad cholesterol. This bad cholesterol if not controlled can be fatal.

Watch out, Stomach Fat Due to Eating Too Fast

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers found that women aged 40-50 years who eat too fast tend to be obese than women who ate more slowly.

While in Osaka, researchers from Osaka University to monitor the eating habits of three thousand people and found 84% of men who eat quickly are overweight.

Ian McDonald, professor of metabolic physiology at the University of Nottingham explained that eating too quickly will disrupt the body's mechanism that tells our brain when the stomach is full. "This message takes about 20 minutes after you stop eating to reach your brain," Professor McDonald said, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Researchers at the Medical University of Southern California found that eating in a hurry can also increase the flow of acid into the stomach. The study found that the acid flow increased by 50% so that the digestive tract is overloaded with larger lumps of food, leading to excess stomach acid. Over the past few months, this can lead to digestive diseases, including narrowing of the esophagus, bleeding, or pre-cancerous condition Barrett's esophagus.

According to Dr. Forecast, a consultant from St. digestion. Mark's Hospital London, eating too quickly causing an influx of air into the digestive tract, causing an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach. Normal time to complete the food is about 20 minutes. Occasionally you can stand up during a meal to test how your stomach is full.

"If you feel comfortable with a stomach that is not too full when you stand up, then you have enough to eat," she advises Dr. Forecast to let you know when the right time to quit chewing.