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Sleeping at the wrong time

Sometimes we have to be awake when they would normally be asleep. If this does happen occasionally we adapt quite easily. However, adaptation is more difficult when the change in our usual pattern of sleep is continuous, as in shift workers, such as doctors or nurses who do night shifts.

People in these situations often sleep at times when they should be awake. This is similar to what happens in the “jet lag” typical of transoceanic flights, when traveling quickly across time zones means you are awake when everyone is asleep.

A good way to readjust the dream is to make sure you wake up, for example with the help of an alarm clock, at the same time every morning, no matter how long it has stayed that night. No need to go back to bed again before 22.00 hours the next night and soon begin to sleep naturally at the right time. Read the rest of this entry »

Sleep problems in Adults

Sleeping too little (Insomnia)

We often complain that not enough sleep or that the quality of our sleep is not satisfactory. However, I really slept much more than we imagine and that small periods when we are awake during the night seem much longer than they really are.

The reasons we sleep too little can usually be identified without having to go to the doctor. The presence of too much noise, a little comfortable bed, too hot, or irregular routines do little exercise may be responsible for insomnia.

Eating too much can make it difficult to sleep, while eating too little can lead to waking up too early. Cigarettes, alcohol, caffeinated beverages such as coffee or tea, also disrupt sleep. Sleep quality is also affected by the presence of any pain or if it gets too hot. Read the rest of this entry »

Introduction

Usually we assume that sleep is normal. However, the lack of sleep or insomnia is a troublesome symptom that often leads us to consult the doctor. Insomnia may be secondary to the problems we face every day or be the result of more serious underlying problem.

This booklet describes the different disorders that can occur in sleep. It will have some simple tips for improving sleep quality as well as warnings about when to seek professional help to deal with these problems. Read the rest of this entry »

The Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (Cofepris) has said are dangerous to health supplements for weight loss containing chromium picolinate and herbs Thevetia Fucus spp and gallbladder, which can even cause death.

The owner of the Cofepris, Miguel Angel Toscano, noted that such products that reach more than 22 thousand, are sold without regulation, so they urged lawmakers to pass a law on the subject.

He said it had recorded 700 complaints of people using such products to affect their health and the lack of regulation has led to increased growth and exceeds the number of registered drugs to reach 9 thousand 500.

At a press conference, Toscano stressed the need for new legislation from Congress make adjustments to the law to require that all food supplements have the health records for sale, because anyone can now expend your product only to report their existence to the Cofepris.

He explained that in the case of Thevetia spp is a plant that directly affects the heart and can lead to death, as well as they contain cardiac glycosides that cause neurological damage, gastrointestinal, Dermalogica, reproduction and vision.

While the Focus vesiculosus contains high concentrations of iodine, which causes symptoms of overstimulation of the thyroid, nervous problems, insomnia and tachycardia, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, allergies, risk of thyroid cancer, gout and acne

There in the general population myths about caffeine, of which some are true, but many others, fortunately, are not:

“A coffee after a meal aids digestion”

Caffeine stimulates the secretion of saliva and gastric juices and helps digestion, but there is something more interesting: the consumption of coffee reduces the appearance of gallstones, according to a study released in June 1999 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

According to researchers at Harvard University, adults who drink two to three cups of caffeinated coffee are 40 percent less likely to suffer from that ailment. It appears that caffeine can prevent crystallization of cholesterol, the main component of gallstones. However, specialists have refused to recommend increasing coffee consumption because of the negative consequences that may have on other aspects of health.

“Caffeine interferes with the activity of drugs”

Some compounds, such as contraceptives and drugs for the heart or ulcers, reduce the body’s ability to eliminate caffeine by the kidneys, this can cause insomnia, irritability and palpitations. Caffeine reduces the sedative effect of certain tranquilizers and, if taken with certain antidepressants, can cause a serious crisis of hypertension and heart rhythm disturbances.

“Parents should stop their children drink coffee”

According to the statement by Dr. Judith Rapoport, chief of child psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health in the U.S., almost any child reacts adversely with lots of caffeine consumed so typical. She advises parents “to apply common sense to give their children normal servings of caffeinated foods and beverages, including soft drinks and tea,” and adds: “I remain skeptical of any statement to the effect that caffeine causes hyperactivity in children, based on our own research and the weight of scientific evidence. ”

“Expectant mothers can not consume caffeine

Research indicates that moderate consumption does not cause adverse health effects for pregnant women, and does not affect fertility. Dr. James Mills, chief of pediatric epidemiology section at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development U.S., says: “We have a large database on caffeine in pregnancy from different studies.

Overall, the data reinforce the safety of moderate consumption of caffeine during pregnancy. ” In the case of pregnant women who wish to consume foods and drinks containing it, Mills recommends 300 milligrams daily as a safe level of caffeine, the amount in three to five cups of coffee or more cans of soda.

“Caffeine causes disease in the breast”

Both the Council on Scientific Affairs American Medical Association and the NCI (National Cancer Institute) concluded that there is no relationship between caffeine intake and fibrocystic breast disease -benign disease presenting as lumps, so says Dr. Laurie Green, Gynecological Pacific Medical Center in California.

“Caffeine is dangerous as drugs become addicted”

While cocaine and heroin are highly addictive drugs and cause serious health effects in the social and psychological level there is evidence to suggest that caffeine leads to similar results, says Dr. Charles O’Brien, chief of psychiatry at the Center Veterans Administration Medical and professor of psychiatry at the Medical Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania.

In the strict medical sense, the “addiction” to caffeine would consume in an abusive way. Once people reach their normal daily level of caffeine, usually do not want to eat more, and almost nobody has problems when it reduces its consumption in the course of several days rather than all at once, says O ` Brien.

“Caffeine raises blood pressure and damages the heart”

It has been shown that moderate intake is an increase in tension, but for a short period, and that does not increase the risk of stroke and heart disease. But according to a study published in the American Journal of Hypertension, caffeine, along with stress raise blood pressure and those with hypertension experience greater risk. Like any stimulating substance, which must not be abused, resulting in a state of hyperactivity body at all levels, including cardiovascular, by the secretion of catecholamines.

Adverse effects of caffeine

Excessive consumption of caffeine can lead to dependence, although withdrawal symptoms much milder than in other cases, headache, irritability and pathological sleepiness. At high doses produce arousal, anxiety and insomnia, tremor, increased overall sensitivity and diminished reflexes. It can also cause gastritis by stimulation of gastric secretion.

In the sport is considered a restricted substance, ie that they are allowed provided they do not reach a concentration in the urine of 12 micrograms per milliliter. As this data may say little, you should know that two coffees at a time or taken a row virtually produce this level of caffeine in urine up to two or three hours after ingestion. Exceeding these values is considered doping, because it improves physical performance.

Caffeine is found in many influenza prepared in association with other drugs. It can be used in the treatment of migraine because it produces vasoconstriction in pericranial vessels dilated.

Given the varied and extremely powerful effects of caffeine, and its extensive use in all social strata, may someday be considered the more general restriction of its use as a home to preventive health care. Indeed, increase public education to aid recognition of substances frequently consumed and socially accepted as tea, coffee, alcohol and recreational drugs snuff contain important to help the public distinguish between the types and patterns of consumption.