Stem cell transplant and the benefits attached

February 28, 2016

Stem cell transplant and the benefits attached to it: Psychological preparedness for stem cell transplant

Whether you are a direct or indirect victim, doctor Dalal Akoury will help you professionally through Stem cell transplant so that you can enjoy the full benefit

In the line of medication you will most likely come across this procedure known as stem cell transplant. Whether you are a direct victim or not, knowing what happens with this procedure and even other medications are very important. So many complications could be avoided if people took their time to seek for information about their health and also to take remedial action in good time should something go wrong. For the better part of this discussion we are going to seek professional opinions from experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center headed by doctor Dalal Akoury. Stem cell transplant is also known as a bone marrow transplant which is a clinical procedure that infuses healthy cells known as stem cells into the body primarily to replace any warn out or diseased bone marrow. A bone marrow transplant may also be used to treat certain types of cancer. The primary role of a bone marrow is to produce healthy stem cells. In the event that this function is not done properly, experts will recommend a bone marrow transplant so that healthy production of stem cells can be done effectively. Even as this is done, it is important to note that the bone marrow transplant may use cells from your own body also known as autologous transplant or from a donor which is also referred to us as allogeneic transplant. Now having known what stem cells are our next point of concern would be; why do we need healthy stem cells?

Stem cell transplant and the benefits attached to it: Why it’s done

From the introduction we have just learn that a bone marrow transplant helps in the facilitation of production of healthy stem cells. This is not the only role it plays, there are other functions that it plays thereby help you in many ways including:

Ensuring safety by allowing treatment of patients conditions with high doses of chemotherapy or radiation
Replacing diseased or damaged marrow with new stem cells
Providing new stem cells, which can help kill cancer cells directly

Besides the aforementioned benefits doctor Akoury registers that stem cell transplants can be beneficial to individuals with a variety of both malignant (cancerous) and nonmalignant (noncancerous) diseases, some of which may include the following:

Acute leukemia
Bone marrow failure syndromes
Chronic leukemia
Plasma cell disorders
POEMS syndrome
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Aplastic anemia
Hemoglobinopathies
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Myelodysplastic syndromes
Immune deficiencies
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Primary amyloidosis
Inborn errors of metabolism
Multiple myeloma

Stem cell transplant and the benefits attached to it: Risks involve

A lot of professionalism is very vital when opting for stem cell transplant because there are a lot of risks involved. It is therefore necessary that you seek professional counseling before you go through this process. Speaking to the experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, doctor Dalal Akoury is confirming that some of the risks posed by stem cell transplant may be very risky coming with lots of complications which could be very fatal and life threatening. These risks can be attached to various factors including:

The type of disease or condition
The type of transplant and
The age and health of the person

People respond to treatment differently and experts are saying that even though some people experience few problems with a transplant, it may not be so with other people who are likely to develop complications that may require treatment or hospitalization. Some of these complications could even be life-threatening. Therefore the following are some of the complications that can arise with a stem cell transplant include:

Graft-versus-host disease which comes with allogeneic transplant only
Stem cell (graft) failure
Organ damage
Infections
Cataracts
Infertility
New cancers
Death

Some of these conditions are not easy to understand and you will need to consult with your doctor for further explanations concerning all possible risk of complications from a stem cell transplant. During that session of consultation, you can professionally be guided into making the right decision depending on the risks and benefits attached.

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD): A potential risk when stem cells come from donors

If you receive a transplant that uses stem cells from a donor (allogeneic stem cell transplant), you may be at risk of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). This disease happens when the donor stem cells that make up your new immune system see your body’s tissues and organs as something foreign and attack them.

Even though GVHD can occur at any time after successful transplant, doctor Akoury says that it is more common after the marrows have started to make healthy cells. Many people who have an allogeneic stem cell transplant get GVHD at some point. It is important to note that the risk of GVHD is greater with unrelated donors, even though it can happen to anyone who gets a stem cell transplant from a donor.

There are two kinds of GVHD: acute and chronic. Acute GVHD usually happens earlier, during the first months after your transplant. It typically affects your skin, digestive tract or liver. Chronic GVHD typically develops later and can affect many organs. The following are some of the GVHD signs and symptoms to be concern about:

Yellow tint to your skin or the whites of your eyes (jaundice)
Dry mouth
Joint or muscle pain
Rash
Diarrhea
Nausea
Persistent cough
Mouth sores
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Shortness of breath
Skin changes, including scarring under the skin
Vision changes, such as dry eyes

Finally as experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of our MD and President doctor Dalal Akoury we shall have not done you justice if don’t let you know of this year’s integrative addiction conference coming up in June at Austin Texas. This years’ conference workshop adopts partnership and dialog among integrative Medical experts in a nurturing, empowering, motivating, cozy atmosphere. You can reach us at 6505 Interstate Highway-35 North Austin, TX 78752 we are also available on
Telephone number: 512-454-3737 Fax: 512-419-0102 for more information about this great conference.

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Understanding hormones and their functions

February 27, 2016

Understanding hormones and what they do in the body: Effective communications between cells

With a better understanding hormones when kept at youthful levels all the time, we will age slowly and gracefully

For a better understanding hormones are the body’s emissaries (messengers) responsible for the effective coordination of all vital repair, recovery and regeneration in the body and without them we cease to live a productive life, meaning that in their absence we simply degenerate. You may be wondering why get the knowledge of hormones, if that describe you, then you are at the right place because we want to help you appreciate the importance of being equipped with the knowledge of hormones. One of the functions of hormones is to keep us looking young and more youthful. That is one point many would want to identify with and we are not going to disappoint you. Keep reading and be one of the first to know with the experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center. This facility was founded by doctor Dalal Akoury MD, and it is home of great professional in various discipline ready to help you with all the medical concerns you may be having.

Now about keeping young doctor Akoury says that all you need to do to keep youthful is to ensure that your hormones are kept at youthful levels all the time, this way you will age slowly and gracefully. Remember that these substances (hormones) are made by special organs in our bodies and are disseminating communications between cells and organs giving instructions to do specific tasks. Their communication channels are consistent between each other through feedback loops. The balance and quantity of hormones directly and almost solely affects how our bodies function. Good balance and quantities translates into energy, weight control, sexual vigor, and youthful appearance, recovery from daily stress and physical activity and overall sense of well-being. Imbalance and lack leads to fatigue, sleep disturbance, sexual dysfunction, depression, impaired immune function, chronic illnesses, disease, “lack of thriving”, degenerative state of decline, debility and earl death.

Understanding hormones and their functions: The master glands

In our quest of understanding hormones, it is important to note that they are closely involved in every body function. And besides that they are even more than the later meaning that every cell has a receptor site for a hormone to communicate with the cell to turn it on, off, vary its rate, repair and coordinate the complex dance of this performance. For these hormones to functions well, they must be subjected to some control mechanism. What we are communicating is that the quantity of hormones secreted into the body systems is controlled by two glands in the brain; the hypothalamus and the pituitary. They were named the “master glands” however, doctor Akoury agrees that this may not be a good definition now that we know communication happens at many other levels than this small area in the frontal brain.

Hormones are also produced by the sex organs: ovaries and the testies, adrenal glands located above the kidneys, the pineal gland in the center of the brain, the thyroid, in front of the voice box and it is now known that even the bodies tissues can make certain hormones. Some of the sex hormones commonly known to us may include:

Estrogen
Progesterone
Testosterone

As we progress into the discussion, we will explain more about each of them but in the meantime it is important to note that both men and women have fat cells that can make estrogen and the more fat the more estrogen produced. The actions of these hormones are interrelated, symbiotic and essential to human existence. Their actions are both positive and negative. The balance and interaction between the sex hormones determines the presence or absence of symptoms, the recovery or lack and a degenerative state. Estrogen and progesterone are the dominant hormones in women. Estrogen is a broad name for a class of female hormones; Estradiol, Estrone and Estriol. Estradiol has the strongest physiologic force and the one to carefully monitor if one is supplementing. Estriol is the weakest of the female hormone estrogens.

A significant shortcoming in our understanding hormones is the belief that estrogen, progesterone and testosterone can act independently of one another at any time during our lives. This simply cannot happen and to look at it this way is mechanistic and lacks the full understanding of how the body is designed to seek equilibrium by a mechanism that we label homeostasis.

Unless we totally incorporate into our understanding the inseparability of the three sex hormones and the others we cannot solve the problems caused by their imbalances. As experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, we are very much concern when we see how people are mishandling certain basic things wrongly which lead into serious consequences. To this effect we resolved not to sit and watch but come out strongly and offer solutions. This is what we do best and it doesn’t matter whether you are struggling with addiction or hormone imbalance, you can get all these help under one roof with doctor Dalal Akoury. And as we come to the end of this discussion what to introduce you to some of the things we do in offering solutions. AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center normally organizes an Integrative Addiction Conference annually and this year we are having our second conference workshop that adopt on partnership and dialog among integrative Medical experts in a nurturing, empowering, motivating, and cozy atmosphere. The venue of the conference will in Austin Texas. There will be so many things taking place like for instance a full-day workshops will offer you information personalized for your interest and is designed to ease you towards transformational growth. For more information about this you can get in touch with us at 6505 Interstate Highway-35 North Austin, TX 78752 on telephone number: 512-454-3737 Fax: 512-419-0102. You are welcome and please find out more about the integrative addiction conference from the contacts given.

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Taming food addiction to improve your health

February 27, 2016

Taming food addiction before it complicates your health: Necessary steps to take

Taming food addiction before it complicates your health is a must do for all people in this generation

Has it ever occurred to you that one of the most basic needs in life could turn into a serious health problem? Many times when you look at what you want to eat all you do is to invite appetite and begin the celebration. I am not saying that is not right however I want to bring to your attention that food may be good for the body but when not used well, could be the real nightmare we don’t want to associate with. Keep reading and find out why taming food addiction before it complicates your health is a must do thing in this generation. And like we have mention before, addiction does not necessarily have to involve an addictive substance or drug. The term addiction on the other hand can be used to describe any excessive behavior including compulsive eating. Form the various studies done to date, there are different opinions and thought about addiction but the scientific literature in the area of food addiction is still in the beginning stages of investigations and many experts believe that addiction to food really isn’t about the food.

That is to say that food is a variable that do not have addictive properties that may make someone to depend on unlike chemical substances. According to the experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD, President and founder of the establishment, food addiction has more to do with the user, that is to say how a one behaves around food, what he think about food and how he relates or his habits with food. Doctor Akoury says that the habits are the real source of the addiction. We therefore must be careful with how we relate with food because for many food can become a way of coping with emotional matters and if this is done repeatedly, the consequences is that this coping mechanism can result into addiction. The danger comes in the sense that by using food as a means to deal with complications like anxiety, stress, grief, etc., the body is likely to become conditioned to crave that process to feel relief.

The other danger about food is that many at times people do associate pleasure with foods particularly those that contain fat, sugar and salt. Because of the vulnerabilities of these food elements, we get introduced to this at a young age when candy and soda are given as a “treat” or “reward” for good behavior, or when we have excelled in academic with good grades or during normal celebrations. Research studies have shown the reward centers of the brain to light up and release dopamine when pleasurable foods are consumed. The question that follows would be “could this be that we’ve conditioned our bodies to react this way?” Let’s respond to that subsequently as we progress into the discussion.

Taming food addiction before it complicates your health: The slippery slope of food addiction

Like we have said food is a basic need and we all need to eat to get the constant supply of energy to move. It therefore means that people do not just decide that they want to feel out of control with food. It’s often a slippery slope that leads a one into food addiction. Because of this we need to be on the alert to be safe from the temptation of being addicted to food. The following are some of the common warning signs and traits among people suffering from food addiction:

Rewarding/treating yourself with food
Thinking about food all the time
Restrictive dieting
Eating in secret or sneaking food
Feeling out of control with food
Feeling disgusted, guilty or upset after eating
Feeling stressed or tension that is only relieved by eating
Weight fluctuations and/or difficulty managing weight
Body dissatisfaction
Feeling unsatisfied even after meal times
Changes in mood
Labeling food as “good” and “bad”

Taming food addiction before it complicates your health: Overcoming food addiction

Taming food addiction is a process worth taking by everyone if we want to find lasting freedom from this condition. Doctor Akoury and her team of experts can help you redeem your-self professionally. For a full recovery you can call doctor Akoury today to help you take back the power from food so that you can achieve a full recovery. And as you consider that the following are some steps you may want to consider to help you or someone recovering from food addiction:

Healthy relationship with food – Unlike with 12-step addiction-based recovery models where individuals are encouraged to remain abstinent for healing, when it comes to food addiction, things are different because we still need to eat because food is a necessity to life. Therefore anyone struggling with food addiction must learn how to eat properly again by establishing a healthy relationship with food.

Management of consumption of unsafe foods – What we call unsafe foods is still foods and must be taken in moderation (proper management) so that we remain on a healthy by feeding on healthy food. However if for example one binges on ice cream because of a stressful situation, it’s advisable not to keep it in the house.

Structured meal plan – With a well-structured meal plan anybody suffering from an unhealthy relationship with food can bounce back on the right track of recovery. With this done the individual victim will be able to set safe boundaries with food. And alongside that the individual will feel satisfied thereby reducing the physiological need to eat. Remember that it’s more enticing to be out of control with food when there is physical deprivation.

Adopt healthy coping strategies – Address reasons for turning to food to cope by identifying much healthier coping mechanisms and strategies so that one can begin learning healthier means of dealing with emotions.

Finally taming food addiction before it complicates your health is one that will need real consultation with experts just to void making costly mistakes. Calling doctor Dalal Akoury for help will be very beneficial to you as she will professionally take you through the recovery process. And even as you consider doing that it is important to note that in order to defeat food addiction, one need to be very patient because it is a process and may not happen overnight as you may want. A registered dietitian or a licensed therapist who is specialized in the area of disordered eating will be very instrumental in offering solutions by helping you in the implement appropriate strategies and providing accountability and sound advice.

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Sugar addiction exposed partnership with obesity

February 23, 2016

Stopping sugar consumption

Sugar addiction is becoming one of the major causes of health complications and the sooner sugar addiction exposed for treatment the better.

I am yet to meet that person who says that sugar is bitter and tasteless. Are like me? I am persuaded that you are and probably you are into sugar in all the meals you take. Your favorite drink is probably soda, beer and energy drinks. And when you feel like eating something quick you probably go for the processed food readily available in all our stores. You are no different from everyone in fact you are practicing what you were brought up seeing you’re your seniors do and you don’t bear any blame and believe you me, I am not going to blame you either. However I want you to stay with us on this link to discover for your-self the new revelations about your sweet sweetener in all meals. I am addressing the topic before us sugar addiction exposed as deadly partner in obesity epidemic. Many have associated being obese with consumption of a lot of fats but wait a minute, that may have some truth in it but have you ever looked at the other side of the discussion? Experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD, President and also the founder of the same are sharing with us what may have escaped our minds.

Various studies have sugar exposed addiction thereby likens it to other controlled substances like cocaine and heroin which are seen as deadly, addictive and toxic. These are facts we cannot pretend don’t exist because they do. Therefore doctor Akoury advices that as a matter of agency, we need to start weaning ourselves off this practice. We must begin to use sugar not as a main stream diet but as a treat if we want to make any meaningful change in our health. A time has come when we must choose to go for health and drop the lucrative commercials the food industry is making us to believe. This industry is succeeding in making sugar as a staple diet and it is regrettable that we are dancing to their tune by buying their product at the expense of our health. This is what we want to correct across the globe by posting health contents to enlighten our communities into making the right decisions.

Without missing my words, the bitter truth about sugar is that it is addictive just like any other substance and has life threatening consequences that is why it is important that sugar addiction exposed programs should be encouraged so that every body is aware of the bitterness in sugar. In her over two decades of transforming people’s live across the globe, doctor Akoury is registering that the effects of sugar in the nervous system, metabolism and numerous diseases is largely contributed by the consumption of Coca-Cola and Pepsi mainly by the young generation and that explains why we have a society of heavy people today. How then do we remedy the situation, writing these health content is just one avenue experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center are administering and a long side that we have annual Integrative Addiction Conference Workshops that adopt partnership and dialog among integrative medical experts in nurturing, empowering, motivating, cozy atmosphere. This year we are having our second conference schedule in June and the conference venue is in Austin Texas 6505 Interstate Highway-35 North Austin, TX 78752. For further enquiries you can get us on telephone number
512-454-3737 Fax: 512-419-0102. Remember that the full-day workshops will offer information personalized for your interest and are designed to ease you towards transformational growth. Therefore get in touch and be part of the solution.

Sugar addiction exposed as deadly partner in obesity epidemic: Insulin blamed on obesity

The greatest concern we have with sugar addiction being exposed is primarily narrowed down to the consumption of foodstuffs that are known to increasing the levels of insulin says doctor Akoury. This is because too much insulin in the body is very catastrophic. As a matter of fact about 75% of all the weight related problems are traced to insulin. This is the hormone which allows energy to be stored in the fat cells and sugar energy is the most disturbing of all categories. However even as we blame insulin, there are three other categories including: Tran’s fats, alcohol and dietary amino acids. To understand this better, we must appreciate that cheap sugar is endangering lives. The most painful thing about it is that this cheap sugar has been introduced into your diet, our kids have access to it and we consume them in all sorts of foods processed foods we use daily in our lifetime. When high-fat foods were blamed for making us overweight, manufacturers tumbled over each other to produce low-fat products. But to make them palatable, they added sugar, causing much greater problems. In their effort to stay in business they keep trying to cover the truth with other ingredients while the physical truth is that their products are still rich in sugar.

Sugar addiction exposed as deadly partner in obesity epidemic: Cutting on calories

Somebody once said to the total surprise of many that the sweetness of sugar cannot be compared with the pain of diabetes. People did not understand him and we are trying to make you understand his point by discussing this topic “sugar addiction exposed as deadly partner in obesity epidemic” in very simple terms that you can understand. Available statistics indicates that the dietary effects on the body may be very difficult to collect. This is so because people are not honest when disclosing the kinds of food they feed on. And trying the randomized option of collecting data for analysis, this in essence is impossible because everyone normally reverts back to their normal eating habits just after a few months. Therefore if you want to be safe you may want to work on cutting on calories not just by choosing food of low calories but also engaging in other physical activities like exercise.

Finally having known that sugar consumption is not going to be eradicated any time soon, we all have a duty to perform in keeping healthy. Experts say that when sugar addiction exposed program campaign are being advocated for the whole idea is to keep healthy. nonetheless being healthy doesn’t necessarily mean that we totally eradicate sugar from the diet; it is all about moderate consumption and that is to say getting it down to levels that are not toxic. This we believe you can do however because this is a sweet product and addictive for that matter, if in any case you’re struggling with sugar and you need help, you can schedule for an appointment with doctor Dalal Akoury today for a more personal discussion on how best you can reduce your level of sugar consumption for a healthy life thereafter.

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Excess sugar consumption harms your health badly

February 22, 2016

Facts about the consequences of sugar usage

Excess sugar consumption can harm your health badly if not controlled properly. All the sugary food must be taken in moderation

There is no doubt that sugar is sweet and appealing for consumption. When you look at food products arising from sugar, they are so appetizing and luring. Because of this we have made sugar part of our daily meals in nearly all food that we use. Talking to the experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, it is becoming evident that not all that glitters is gold. Does that surprise you? Stay tune on the link and get some of the dangers that are associated with excess sugar consumption (sugar addiction). Doctor Dalal Akoury a veteran addiction expert in the MD, President and founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center and she is helping us understand the enemy (excess sugar consumption) within and how we are all affected by this way of life in the name of being addicted to sugar. No the following are some of the consequences coming out of excess sugar consumption.

Sugar causes blood glucose to spike and plummet

Excess usage of sugar is characterized with blood sugar often leads to several complications including mood swings, fatigue, headaches and cravings for more sugar. When one craves for sugar, such individual is likely to become addicted to the product thereby making them to always want to use it more and more. This usage will create a temporal feeling of some relief which will not last before they start craving for more of the substance. The reverse side is also true in the sense that, those who avoid sugar will always register having less or no cravings for sugary food stuff and feeling emotionally balanced and energized.

Excess sugar consumption can harm your health badly: Risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease

Besides the dangers registered above the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart diseases is one that is very disturbing. Experts have actually established that the more we feed on food stuff rich in sugar, the higher the risk of becoming obese and we are all aware of the health complications that comes with being obese. Diseases like diabetes, certain types of cancers and heart diseases will then come knocking further complicating our health conditions.

Immune function – Even though studies done on human about this subject is not very adequate, those done on animals have shown that sugar destroys immune responses. Therefore doctor Akoury is advising that a lot more research should be done to bring more clarity. Besides that, what is very evident is that bacteria and yeast feed on sugar and when these organisms get out of balance in the body, one is likely to suffer infections and various kinds of illness.

Sugar accelerates aging – It even contributes to that telltale sign of aging: sagging skin. Some of the sugar you consume, after hitting your bloodstream, ends up attaching itself to proteins, in a process called glycation. These new molecular structures contribute to the loss of elasticity found in aging body tissues, from your skin to your organs and arteries. The more sugar circulating in your blood, the faster this damage takes hold.

Gum disease leading to heart disease – Increasing evidence shows that chronic infections, such as those that result from periodontal problems, play a role in the development of coronary artery disease. The most popular theory is that the connection is related to widespread effects from the body’s inflammatory response to infection.

Excess sugar consumption can harm your health badly: Stress

When we’re under stress, our stress hormone levels rise; these chemicals are the body’s fight-or-flight emergency crew, sent out to prepare the body for an attack or an escape. These chemicals are also called into action when blood sugar is low. For example, after a blood-sugar spike (say, from eating a piece of birthday cake), there’s a compensatory dive, which causes the body to release stress hormones such as adrenaline, epinephrine and cortisol. One of the main things these hormones do is raise blood sugar, providing the body with a quick energy boost. The problem is, these helpful hormones can make us feel anxious, irritable and shaky.

Excess sugar consumption can harm your health badly: Sugar takes the place of important nutrients

The body needs nutrient to be healthy however any excess sugar consumption will cause sugar to predominantly take the place of those essential nutrients like vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B-12, calcium, phosphorous, magnesium and iron. Ironically, those who consume the most sugar are children and teenagers, the individuals who need these nutrients most12.
Slashing Sugar

Finally having understood the negative impacts refined sugar on your body and mind, it is only fear that you take the necessary precaution and be more careful about the foods you use. Doctor Akoury advices that for this to be done effectively the first step is educated adequately about where sugar lurks. I know this may be difficult to believe but the fact is, food need not to taste all that sweet for it to be loaded with sugar. Therefore before picking any food item from your shopping spree, take keen interest in the ingredients information on the label to guide you in making the right decision. And remember that not all that glitters is gold, that is to say, just because the advert is loud on low carbs or diet food, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s free of sugar. Be warned and if you are still struggling with this problem, you can schedule for an appointment with doctor Dalal Akoury for further professional direction.

Facts about the consequences of sugar usage

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