BiTherapca Health

It is becoming more and more clear that obesity is responsible for high morbidity and mortality in our societies. From cancer, through cardiovascular diseases like stroke and heart attacks, to diabetes and pneumonia, obesity has been implicated. The constant given in all this is that we gain weight when we eat more than we expend, in energy terms. It is also evident that exposure to toxins such as alcohol, smoking, food additives and environmental pollutants may be contributing to slowing our metabolism, making it difficult for us to shed the extra weight. Sedentary lifestyle, from the nature of our jobs and our modes of transport, is a major contributory factor in the upsurge of obesity that we are currently experiencing in our modern world. This is further compounded by the fact that we are equally eating more. The answer to this puzzle lies in both exercising regularly and eating wisely. A diet rich in proteins, especially plant proteins like beans, and low in refined carboh...

It happens, every now and then, that after being involved in or watched an exciting event or even received good news, someone collapses and dies in the euphoria of it or sometime later. The same goes for frightful events and sad news. In superstitious societies, in the case of good news or excitement, it is easy to point an accusing finger on X or Y for being responsible for the unfortunate outcome. But studies are constantly showing that stressful events, delightful or frightful, are responsible for most sudden deaths. It is common to hear of a coach dying after his team wins a major game or a candidate dying after winning an enviable scholarship. Stress raises stress hormones levels that in turn raise arterial blood pressure which may disembark plaques in blood vessels that move and lodge in the coronary artery in the heart, leading to heart attack, settle in the brain arteries, leading to stroke or in the renal artery, leading to kidney failure. Stress hormones also lead to ...