Aktifitas Fisik Turunkan Tekanan Darah Tinggi
- Aktifitas fisik yang dilakukan secara rutin ternyata bisa membantu pasien tekanan darah tinggi menurunkan tingkat tekanan darahnya. Hal ini dibuktikan dari sebuah studi terbaru yang memantau tekanan darah selama 24 jam, yang mengkonfirmasi bahwa gerak fisik bisa menurunkan tekanan darah pada penderita tekanan darah tinggi, sekalipun ketika mereka tengah menjalani pengobatan untuk mengatasi masalah itu.
Seperti yang dilaporkan dalam Clinical Journal of Sports Medinice, Dr. Domenico Di Raimondo dari Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Italia, dan rekannya menyimpulkan hal tersebut setelah melakukan penelitian pada 168 pasien tekanan darah tinggi melalui program jalan-cepat selama enam pekan.
Untuk membuat studi makin memenuhi syarat, masing-masing peserta harus memiliki tekanan darah systolic (nomor bagian atas pada alat pengukur standard tekanan darah) dan diastolic (ukuran lebih rendah) antara 140 dan 159, serta 90 dan 99mmHg.
Selain itu, semua pasien juga menjalani pengobatan tekanan darah tinggi, tidak kelebihan berat badan dan tak memiliki penyakit yang membatasi gerak mereka.
Kegiatan jalan-cepat yang rata-rata dilakukan tiga kali dalam satu pekan akan dilaksanakan di bawah panduan ahli pengobatan tubuh yang berpengalaman.
Setelah program olahraga berjalan, rata-rata tekanan darah systolic turun dari 143,1 menjadi 135,5 mmHg. Pada saat yang sama, tekanan distolic turun dari 91,1 jadi 84,8 mmHg.
Bertolak belakang dengan laporan sebelumnya yang menyatakan bahwa olahraga menurunkan tekanan darah lebih besar terjadi pada perempuan dibandingkan pada pria, tidak ditemukan perbedaan jenis kelamin dalam studi ini.
Hasil tersebut mendukung pendapat bahwa olahraga merupakan bagian penting sebagai salah satu pengobatan pasien tekanan darah tinggi selain melalui terapi dan obat-obatan, demikian kesimpulan para peneliti yang dimuat dalam Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, Mei 2006. (rtr/rit)
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Vitamin B6
Titre du document / Document title
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
JACOBSON M. D. (1) ; PLANCHER K. D. ; KLEINMAN W. B. ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Department of Orthopaedics, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
The role of vitamin B6 in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) has been supported by some authors. Other authors debate the usefulness of vitamin B6 in carpal tunnel syndrome therapy. This article reviews vitamin B6 actions, deficiency, and its role in carpal tunnel syndrome treatment. The value of vitamin B6 therapy in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome appears to be limited. Vitamin B6 may be useful in those patients with a generalized neuropathy and chronic pain condition.
Revue / Journal Title
Hand clinics ISSN 0749-0712 CODEN HACLEO
Source / Source
1996, vol. 12, no 2 (290 p.) (38 ref.), [Note(s) : x, 253-257 [6 p.]]
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, ETATS-UNIS (1985) (Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
Carpal tunnel syndrome ; Human ; Association ; Deficiency ; B-Vitamins ; Pyridoxine ; Treatment ; Chemotherapy ; Bibliographic survey ; Metaanalysis ; Pain ; Compression ; Median nerve ; Vitamin deficiency ; Upper limb ; Nervous system diseases ; Peripheral nerve disease ; Diseases of the osteoarticular system ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Canal carpien syndrome ; Homme ; Association ; Déficit ; Vitamine B ; Pyridoxine ; Traitement ; Chimiothérapie ; Synthèse bibliographique ; Métaanalyse ; Douleur ; Compression ; Nerf médian ; Carence vitaminique ; Membre supérieur ; Système nerveux pathologie ; Nerf périphérique pathologie ; Système ostéoarticulaire pathologie ;
Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Túnel carpiano síndrome ; Hombre ; Asociación ; Déficiencia ; Vitamina B ; Piridoxina ; Tratamiento ; Quimioterapia ; Síntesis bibliográfica ; Mataanálisis ; Dolor ; Compresión ; Nervio mediano ; Carencia vitamínica ; Miembro superior ; Sistema nervioso patología ; Nervio periférico patología ; Sistema osteoarticular patología ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 21328, 35400004360336.0060
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 3101649
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Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
JACOBSON M. D. (1) ; PLANCHER K. D. ; KLEINMAN W. B. ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Department of Orthopaedics, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
The role of vitamin B6 in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) has been supported by some authors. Other authors debate the usefulness of vitamin B6 in carpal tunnel syndrome therapy. This article reviews vitamin B6 actions, deficiency, and its role in carpal tunnel syndrome treatment. The value of vitamin B6 therapy in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome appears to be limited. Vitamin B6 may be useful in those patients with a generalized neuropathy and chronic pain condition.
Revue / Journal Title
Hand clinics ISSN 0749-0712 CODEN HACLEO
Source / Source
1996, vol. 12, no 2 (290 p.) (38 ref.), [Note(s) : x, 253-257 [6 p.]]
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, ETATS-UNIS (1985) (Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
Carpal tunnel syndrome ; Human ; Association ; Deficiency ; B-Vitamins ; Pyridoxine ; Treatment ; Chemotherapy ; Bibliographic survey ; Metaanalysis ; Pain ; Compression ; Median nerve ; Vitamin deficiency ; Upper limb ; Nervous system diseases ; Peripheral nerve disease ; Diseases of the osteoarticular system ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Canal carpien syndrome ; Homme ; Association ; Déficit ; Vitamine B ; Pyridoxine ; Traitement ; Chimiothérapie ; Synthèse bibliographique ; Métaanalyse ; Douleur ; Compression ; Nerf médian ; Carence vitaminique ; Membre supérieur ; Système nerveux pathologie ; Nerf périphérique pathologie ; Système ostéoarticulaire pathologie ;
Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Túnel carpiano síndrome ; Hombre ; Asociación ; Déficiencia ; Vitamina B ; Piridoxina ; Tratamiento ; Quimioterapia ; Síntesis bibliográfica ; Mataanálisis ; Dolor ; Compresión ; Nervio mediano ; Carencia vitamínica ; Miembro superior ; Sistema nervioso patología ; Nervio periférico patología ; Sistema osteoarticular patología ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 21328, 35400004360336.0060
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 3101649
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Vegetarian
Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers
by Reed Mangels, Ph.D., R.D.
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More and more teenagers are choosing not to eat meat, poultry or fish. They are becoming vegetarians. Teenage vegetarians are often faced with pressures -- pressures from parents concerned about their health, and pressures from within to continue on the path they have chosen.
Variety is the Key to a Healthy Vegetarian Diet
Probably the most frequent questions for teenage vegetarians are about the nutritional adequacy of their food choices. A vegetarian diet can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The key to a healthy vegetarian diet is variety. Just as your parents should be concerned if you only eat hamburgers, they should also worry if you only eat potato chips and salad. A healthy, varied vegetarian diet includes fruits, vegetables, plenty of leafy greens, whole grain products, nuts, seeds and legumes. Some vegetarians also choose to eat dairy products and/or eggs.
Teenage vegetarians have nutritional needs that are the same as any other teenager. The years between 13 and 19 are times of especially rapid growth and change. Nutritional needs are high during these years. The nutrients you will probably be asked about the most are protein, calcium, iron, and vitamin B12.
What About Protein?
North American vegetarian teens eating varied diets rarely have any difficulty getting enough protein as long as their diet contains enough energy (calories) to support growth. Cow's milk and lowfat cheese are protein sources; however, beans, breads, cereals, nuts, peanut butter, tofu, and soy milk are also some foods that are especially good sources of protein. Only fruits, fats, and alcohol do not provide much protein, and so a diet based only on these foods would have a good chance of being too low in protein.
It is not necessary to plan combinations of foods to obtain enough protein or amino acids (components of protein). A mixture of plant proteins eaten throughout the day will provide enough essential amino acids.
Other Important Nutrients for Vegetarian Teenagers
Especially during adolescence, calcium is used to build bones. Bone density is determined in adolescence and young adulthood; so it is important to include three or more good sources of calcium in your diet every day. Cow's milk and dairy products do contain calcium. However, there are other good sources of calcium such as tofu processed with calcium sulfate, green leafy vegetables including collard greens, mustard greens, and kale, and calcium-fortified soy milk and orange juice.
Iron requirements of teenagers are relatively high. By eating a varied diet, a vegetarian can meet his or her iron needs, while avoiding the excess fat and cholesterol found in red meats such as beef or pork. To increase the amount of iron absorbed from a meal, eat a food containing vitamin C as part of the meal. Citrus fruits and juices (for example, orange juice), tomatoes, and broccoli are all good sources of vitamin C. Foods which are high in iron include broccoli, raisins, watermelon, spinach, black-eyed peas, blackstrap molasses, chickpeas, and pinto beans.
Vitamin B12 is a vitamin which only vegans (vegetarians eating no dairy, eggs, meat, fish, and birds) need to add to their diet. Some cereals and fortified soy milks have vitamin B12 (check the label). Red Star T-6635 nutritional yeast flakes (Vegetarian Support Formula) also supply vitamin B12.
Healthy Steps to Your Ideal Weight
Many teenagers are concerned about losing or gaining weight. To lose weight, look at your diet. If it has lots of sweet or fatty foods, replace them with fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes. If your diet already seems healthy, try to get more exercise -- walking, running or swimming daily, for example.
If you are trying to gain weight, you will need to eat more food. Perhaps eating more often or eating foods somewhat higher in calories and lower in bulk will help. Try to eat three or more times a day whether you are trying to gain weight or lose weight. It is hard to get all of the nutritious foods you need if you only eat one meal a day.
If you feel that you cannot control your eating behavior or if you are losing a great deal of weight, you should discuss this with your health care provider.
Quick Foods for Busy People
With the demands of school and outside activities, it may often seem there is just not enough time to eat. Here are some foods that require little or no preparation. Some of these foods can be found in fast-food restaurants -- check the menu.
Apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, peaches, plums, dried fruits, bagels and peanut butter, carrot or celery sticks, popcorn, pretzels, soy cheese pizza, bean tacos or burritos, salad, soy yogurt, soy milk, rice cakes, sandwiches, frozen juice bars.
A Vegetarian Diet Benefits Your Health, the Environment, and Animals Too!
Vegetarianism represents a positive move toward a cleaner and more compassionate world, a reduction in global hunger, and improved personal health. If you are concerned about the environment, consider meat production's negative impact on tropical rain forests, soil stability, and air and water quality. If you are concerned about animal rights, think about the billions of chickens and other animals slaughtered for food each year in the United States and the conditions in which animals killed for food are raised. If you are concerned about your own health, consider that vegetarians are generally at lower risk than non-vegetarians for heart disease, high blood pressure, some forms of cancer and obesity.
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More and more teenagers are choosing not to eat meat, poultry or fish. They are becoming vegetarians. Teenage vegetarians are often faced with pressures -- pressures from parents concerned about their health, and pressures from within to continue on the path they have chosen.
Variety is the Key to a Healthy Vegetarian Diet
Probably the most frequent questions for teenage vegetarians are about the nutritional adequacy of their food choices. A vegetarian diet can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The key to a healthy vegetarian diet is variety. Just as your parents should be concerned if you only eat hamburgers, they should also worry if you only eat potato chips and salad. A healthy, varied vegetarian diet includes fruits, vegetables, plenty of leafy greens, whole grain products, nuts, seeds and legumes. Some vegetarians also choose to eat dairy products and/or eggs.
Teenage vegetarians have nutritional needs that are the same as any other teenager. The years between 13 and 19 are times of especially rapid growth and change. Nutritional needs are high during these years. The nutrients you will probably be asked about the most are protein, calcium, iron, and vitamin B12.
What About Protein?
North American vegetarian teens eating varied diets rarely have any difficulty getting enough protein as long as their diet contains enough energy (calories) to support growth. Cow's milk and lowfat cheese are protein sources; however, beans, breads, cereals, nuts, peanut butter, tofu, and soy milk are also some foods that are especially good sources of protein. Only fruits, fats, and alcohol do not provide much protein, and so a diet based only on these foods would have a good chance of being too low in protein.
It is not necessary to plan combinations of foods to obtain enough protein or amino acids (components of protein). A mixture of plant proteins eaten throughout the day will provide enough essential amino acids.
Other Important Nutrients for Vegetarian Teenagers
Especially during adolescence, calcium is used to build bones. Bone density is determined in adolescence and young adulthood; so it is important to include three or more good sources of calcium in your diet every day. Cow's milk and dairy products do contain calcium. However, there are other good sources of calcium such as tofu processed with calcium sulfate, green leafy vegetables including collard greens, mustard greens, and kale, and calcium-fortified soy milk and orange juice.
Iron requirements of teenagers are relatively high. By eating a varied diet, a vegetarian can meet his or her iron needs, while avoiding the excess fat and cholesterol found in red meats such as beef or pork. To increase the amount of iron absorbed from a meal, eat a food containing vitamin C as part of the meal. Citrus fruits and juices (for example, orange juice), tomatoes, and broccoli are all good sources of vitamin C. Foods which are high in iron include broccoli, raisins, watermelon, spinach, black-eyed peas, blackstrap molasses, chickpeas, and pinto beans.
Vitamin B12 is a vitamin which only vegans (vegetarians eating no dairy, eggs, meat, fish, and birds) need to add to their diet. Some cereals and fortified soy milks have vitamin B12 (check the label). Red Star T-6635 nutritional yeast flakes (Vegetarian Support Formula) also supply vitamin B12.
Healthy Steps to Your Ideal Weight
Many teenagers are concerned about losing or gaining weight. To lose weight, look at your diet. If it has lots of sweet or fatty foods, replace them with fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes. If your diet already seems healthy, try to get more exercise -- walking, running or swimming daily, for example.
If you are trying to gain weight, you will need to eat more food. Perhaps eating more often or eating foods somewhat higher in calories and lower in bulk will help. Try to eat three or more times a day whether you are trying to gain weight or lose weight. It is hard to get all of the nutritious foods you need if you only eat one meal a day.
If you feel that you cannot control your eating behavior or if you are losing a great deal of weight, you should discuss this with your health care provider.
Quick Foods for Busy People
With the demands of school and outside activities, it may often seem there is just not enough time to eat. Here are some foods that require little or no preparation. Some of these foods can be found in fast-food restaurants -- check the menu.
Apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, peaches, plums, dried fruits, bagels and peanut butter, carrot or celery sticks, popcorn, pretzels, soy cheese pizza, bean tacos or burritos, salad, soy yogurt, soy milk, rice cakes, sandwiches, frozen juice bars.
A Vegetarian Diet Benefits Your Health, the Environment, and Animals Too!
Vegetarianism represents a positive move toward a cleaner and more compassionate world, a reduction in global hunger, and improved personal health. If you are concerned about the environment, consider meat production's negative impact on tropical rain forests, soil stability, and air and water quality. If you are concerned about animal rights, think about the billions of chickens and other animals slaughtered for food each year in the United States and the conditions in which animals killed for food are raised. If you are concerned about your own health, consider that vegetarians are generally at lower risk than non-vegetarians for heart disease, high blood pressure, some forms of cancer and obesity.
This electronic edition of our brochure is freely distributed on the Internet and commercial online services by:
The Vegetarian Resource Group
P.O. Box 1463
Baltimore, MD 21203
(410) 366-8343
See our catalog for our full list of books, pamphlets, bumper stickers and post cards.
Some Famous Vegetarians...
Clara Barton, Lisa Bonet, Albert Einstein, Daryl Hannah, Janet Jackson, Howard Jones, Tony LaRussa, Prince, Linnea Quigley, Paul McCartney, Natalie Merchant, Monie Love, Phylicia Rashad, and Tom Scholz to name a few!
Annual VRG Essay Contest
The VRG holds an annual essay contest for vegetarian kids. Enter a 2 to 3 page essay on any aspect of vegetarianism. Entries must be postmarked by May 1 for each current year. A $50 savings bond is awarded.
Free Pamphlets Available on Request
Send the VRG a self addressed stamped envelope with one first class stamp (unless otherwise specified below) for each of the following brochures.
* Vegetarianism in a Nutshell
* Vegan Diets in a Nutshell
* Una Dieta Vegetariana (Spanish language vegetarian pamphlet)
* What is Animal Rights?
* Vegetarianism and the Environment article
* Hints for Starting a Vegetarian/Animal Rights/Environmental Group at Your School or College (please put 2 first class stamps on your SASE for this one)
What is the Vegetarian Resource Group?
Our health professionals, activists, and educators work with businesses and individuals to bring about healthy changes in your school, workplace, and community. Registered dietitians and physicians aid in the development of nutrition-related publications and answer member and media questions about vegetarian diets. The Vegetarian Resource Group is a non-profit organization. Financial support comes primarily from memberships, contributions, and book sales.
The contents of this article, as with all The Vegetarian Resource Group publications, is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional.
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