Health - 16 April 2007

I am looking to lose a few pounds, maybe 15, and I was wondering if someone could give me a list of foods that would be considered both healthy and for weight loss. I like to keep things simples, just need a list of food that I can eat, and maybe a list of can nots.

Thanks!

2007-04-16 06:04:24 · 7 answers · asked by Somewhat Damaged 3 in Diet & Fitness

2007-04-16 05:57:11 · 7 answers · asked by lynnentz70 1 in Diabetes

2007-04-16 05:54:55 · 5 answers · asked by gmoney 1 in Pain & Pain Management

My boyfriend's parents gave me a voucher for my birthday - it entitles me to $10,000 of cosmetic surgery. They want me to have my face done and a boob job. Should I do it to please them?

2007-04-16 05:46:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

ok so i was supposed to get my period on the 14th becuase im a regular

id been on the ring for 1 yr and 1/2

lately i had been getting really light periods

I still havent got my period and im worried i have no pregnancy symptoms im eating the same sleeping the same my boobs dont hurt im not naucious

should i wait for my period?

should i just start using another ring like for this month?

dont know what to do i know 2 days is too soon to think anything of it but it is to me i usually get it on the 4th wk you know when you take your ring off and that week already passed should i be worried

have any Ring users ever skiped a period without later learning they are pregnant

Ive used it as it says on the directions and id been using it for 11/2 yrs thats why its odd that i havent got it just yet

2007-04-16 05:46:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

I am 26 and have had fibromyalgia (FM) for almost 7 years now. Everything I read about FM is on management and living with the condition. It would be great to hear if anyone has had sucess in overcoming this horrible (invisible) disease.

2007-04-16 05:43:25 · 3 answers · asked by Luella 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-04-16 05:29:11 · 14 answers · asked by britshearer 2 in Diet & Fitness

2007-04-16 05:26:56 · 30 answers · asked by tashchristian1 1 in Diet & Fitness

I'd like to go on a juice fast and was wondering if anyone on here had any tips, cautions, etc for me?

Thank you in advance for your time!

2007-04-16 05:22:12 · 3 answers · asked by sofia 5 in Diet & Fitness

i'm makingdite by fruties and i have been told that banana ia one if the fruties which is not good for dite

2007-04-16 05:21:56 · 7 answers · asked by good girl 1 in Diet & Fitness

2007-04-16 05:18:53 · 23 answers · asked by alex p 3 in Alternative Medicine

I'm in my early-mid 20's. I have bad headaches that pretty much stop everything I am doing. Some weeks I practically live off excederin migrane. This helps them go away. I'm not really light sensitive during these. I know they are starting by a pressure in my temples that continues on to pain.

I also get a different kind of pain. Once in a while, out of the blue, a streak of pain will begin at the crown of my head and flash foward toward my forhead. It only lasts a second by it hurts so bad that sometimes it makes me scream. These pains have been occuring on and off since I was 17.

The only head injury I had in the past was a sub-dural hematoma when I was about 11 or 12. It healed by itself, with no need for surgery.

Anyone got any clues on what's wrong with me?

2007-04-16 05:17:38 · 11 answers · asked by beautiful 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-04-16 05:17:00 · 7 answers · asked by ? 6 in Infectious Diseases

she is 16 years old, and weighs almost 200 lbs. She asks me to help her but then when I try (by fixing her plate of what she should be eating) she complains that she is hungry, then she eats more and then blames me for how good the food is. She doesn't eat a lot of sweets. and I can't get her to excersize.

Help me please.

2007-04-16 05:16:33 · 39 answers · asked by april marie 4 in Diet & Fitness

I need either someone who does it to give me instructions, a website with step by step instructions or a video showing how it's done. I'm going to the doctor on the 19th but she's too conventional. She'll want to prescribe meds.

2007-04-16 05:11:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Medicine

I was told to have a lot of carbs the week before I go for a hard tryout...However, I'm not sure what kind of Carbs would be best for giving me the energy I will need. Any suggestions?

2007-04-16 05:11:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

i am suffering from crohns disease are their any one in india who effected from this disease

2007-04-16 05:06:36 · 3 answers · asked by vinay c 1 in Other - Diseases

I had a D&C March 26th, and had sex one week later unprotected. I've been having unprotected sex almost everyday since April 2, which was one week after the D&C. I have been feeling nauseous for the past couple weeks. I haven't had my period yet. Do you think I could be pregnant? Should i take a pregnancy test or should i wait a little while? HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

2007-04-16 05:01:19 · 18 answers · asked by schwegsmar 1 in Women's Health

2007-04-16 05:00:59 · 4 answers · asked by kps 1 in Mental Health

i have had a constant need, or it feels like that, to drink, and i must have drank at least 3 litres of water this morning!! The last time i felt like this, it ended up i had tonsilitis, i hope i'm not getting it again, it's horrible!

2007-04-16 04:56:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

2007-04-16 04:54:43 · 4 answers · asked by s rao 1 in Heart Diseases

2007-04-16 04:51:38 · 5 answers · asked by margiesue_84 1 in STDs

I say No. And if you feel the same you should state your thoughts by going to: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/dockets/comments/COMMENTSMain.CFM?EC_DOCUMENT_ID=1451&SUBTYP=CONTINUE&CID=&AGENCY=FDA

And also contact your local Senate: www.congress.org

Please read below: A re-print from HSI:

Dear Reader,

This might be the most important e-Alert I'll ever send you.

Your healthcare freedom is constantly under attack. And as we've just discovered, that freedom has suddenly come under fire as never before.

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Always something
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Most HSI members won't be surprised to learn that the FDA has launched a plan to impose new regulations on alternative healthcare - regulations that are far more severe than existing regs.

Attempts like this aren't new, of course. Over the years we've diligently monitored such actions so that we can keep you informed through the e-Alert, the HSI Members Alert, and our web site.

Just last month I told you about a new senate bill called the Safe Drug Compounding Act that would limit the freedom of women to choose a safe alternative to synthetic hormone replacement therapy. So far, there's no further news about the progress of that completely unnecessary act, but now a much larger threat looms.

This past December, the FDA quietly put a document on its web site titled "Draft Guidance for Industry on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration." This document is open to public comments until April 30, 2007 - just a few days from now.

After that, FDA officials will evaluate the comments and decide if they dare proceed with a regulation that might actually make it a crime to take vitamin C for a cold without a prescription.

Sound extreme? Absolutely! This is the most extreme attempt to control the sale and use of dietary supplements I've ever seen.

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The cards are stacked
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The FDA document is 14 pages long, but here's what it boils down to: If you use an herbal or dietary supplement to stay healthy or to help prevent an ailment, that's fine. But if any supplement is used to treat a symptom, then it's a medicine and will be regulated by the FDA, just like any prescription drug.

And there's a qualifying statement to that second part: The supplement will be exempted if it is "generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of drugs, as safe and effective for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the labeling."

In other words, the freedom to use a supplement to treat a condition will be at the discretion of FDA experts. And given the track record of FDA experts, this is really bad news.

With this spacious latitude, there's no telling just how far the FDA might go to restrict access to supplements. For instance, they could take a widely used supplement off the market if the label states a benefit; such as using lutein to reduce the damage from age-related macular degeneration, or using chondroitin and glucosamine to reduce joint pain, or using probiotics to address digestive problems - the list goes on and on.

As HSI Panelist Jon Barron points out on his web site (jonbarron.org), under the proposed FDA guidelines even bottled water might be considered a drug if used to alleviate severe dehydration, which is an emergency medical condition.

2007-04-16 04:49:55 · 3 answers · asked by Paul J 1 in Alternative Medicine

2007-04-16 04:49:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

a friend of mine has this huge lump on his hand. It's feels hard. He eats a lot of fats in his diets....could this be the result of an unhealthy diet or could it be somthing else?

2007-04-16 04:44:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

its for a debate we have and we dont know too much. so plzzzzzzz help!! ><

2007-04-16 04:44:22 · 20 answers · asked by kyo_cat4ever 1 in Other - General Health Care

its for our debate and we got the sucky one- smoking should be allowed in public places. and what if someone says what about children there how do i rebutt that statement?

2007-04-16 04:43:56 · 2 answers · asked by Hennah 2 in Other - Health

I'm 5"5 and weigh about 159 pounds (my weight is distributed very well)...Im on a 1400 calories diet monday through friday, but on Saturday and Sundays I eat fattening stuff....I work out Monday through Thursday and burn an average of 700 calories each week day...Will this work to loose weight or just maintain my weight???

2007-04-16 04:42:42 · 7 answers · asked by Alejandra2008 3 in Diet & Fitness

I have had a sty on my eye for about a month now. It has gotten bigger and bigger. It's not painful but it is a nuisance. How long should you wait before going to the doctor about these things. I have been applying a warm cloth for over a week and there has been no sign of improvment. Thanks.

2007-04-16 04:42:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-04-16 04:41:43 · 12 answers · asked by Irina M 1 in Women's Health