Natural Body Restoration Before and After For Chemotherapy

October 13, 2014

Why you need to prepare for chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that makes use of drugs to kill the cancer cells in the body. Usually, the drugs are made of highly active chemical compounds that directly act on the cancer cells. The nature of the drugs and the way they function in the body presents a number of changes to a patient. Also, the fact that the treatment usually runs for a considerable length of time makes it necessary for one to be fully prepared for it. Therefore, it is important that a patient is fully prepared before chemotherapy is administered.

Ways of preparing for chemotherapy

There are several ways in which a patient can prepare for chemotherapy. The preparation usually follows some basic approaches.

Getting sufficient rest

It is important for one to get sufficient rest in the weeks that precede the treatment. The basic reasoning behind this is simple. Usually, one gets anxious and restless in the days prior to the treatment. Such an emotional state triggers biological responses in the body. When this happens, a person remains in an agitated state throughout the treatment. When the treatment is administered to a person who is already under emotional stress, the side effects of the drugs tend to be increased. It is therefore very important for one to get enough sleep in the weeks prior to undergoing the therapy.

Chemotherapy

There are several ways in which one can get enough sleep and rest. For example, there are special natural supplements which, when used, can help one sleep well and be fully relaxed before undergoing the treatment. Also, one can get some of the many herbals that are used to induce sleep in individuals. In general, using natural methods to enhance one’s sleep can play a vital role in helping a patient be fully relaxed before undergoing chemotherapy.

Being psychologically prepared

There is always the tendency of patients feeling extremely worried about the effect that the treatment will have on them even before undergoing it. Furthermore, the fact that chemotherapy is a complicated process that takes its toll on the health of a patient makes many people very worried about it. These two factors: fear and worry, can make a patient lose self composure long before the treatment is administered. Therefore, it is important for one to be psychologically prepared for treatment.

Good preparation begins with being fully informed of what chemotherapy is all about, how it will be carried out and the possible side effects that one should expect. This will help one to be fully prepared psychologically before undergoing the treatment.

Being physically prepared

As much as psychological preparation is important, one has to be physically prepared for the treatment as well. Physical preparation takes many different forms. For example, you need to increase your amount of intake of proteins. The reason for this is simple. Proteins perform the all-important function of rebuilding the body. This becomes a critical need in the course of treatment because the drugs used in the treatment kill both cancer and body cells.

Also, physical preparation takes the form of increasing the level of intake of water. This makes the body to be in the right form before one undergoes the treatment.

Why you need restoration after chemotherapy

After successfully undergoing therapy, one’s body is usually weakened by effects of the drugs. Furthermore, there is a buildup of toxic products that are produced by the action of the drugs on cancerous cells in the body. This makes it necessary for one to undergo a comprehensive restoration process after the treatment.

Ways of restoration after chemotherapy

There are several ways in which one can restore the body to its perfect condition after undergoing chemotherapy. The overall objective is to remove all the toxic products that accumulate in the body and repairing cells that have been damaged by the effect of the drugs. This can be done in several ways.

Taking the right kind of foods

Diet plays an important role in restoring the body to an ideal state of health after one has undergone chemotherapy. There are several foods that can help in this course. For example, it is recommended that one increases the amount of fiber in the diet. Fiber is important because it helps one to heal quite fast. Furthermore, the role that fiber plays in the process of digestion can be useful to a patient who has undergone chemotherapy because this will speed up the process of eliminating toxic products from the body. Therefore, one should eat foods that contain a lot of fiber like whole grains and different types of fruits and vegetables.

Chemotherapy

Physical Restoration Of The Body

Here, one needs to develop a good plan for physical exercise and stick to it. The importance of this is that physical exercise helps the body overcome drug-induced fatigue thus speeding up the healing process. One can start with light exercises and progress as time goes by.

Body restoration through the use of fluid

Fluids like water are important components of a body restoration program after chemotherapy. Fluids serve several important functions in the body. For example, they speed up the rate at which waste products are eliminated from it. Since chemotherapy leads to a buildup of toxins in the body, increased intake of fluids is very useful in removing such toxins.

Whether you are preparing for or recovering from chemotherapy, Dr. Dalal Akoury of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center will be of great help. Spending time with her either before or after chemotherapy will help you be fully prepared for the process and get over its effects, safely, naturally and fast.

Natural Body Restoration Before and After For Chemotherapy

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Promoting Medical Tourism Through The Media

September 22, 2014

The Role Of Media In Promoting Medical Tourism

It used to be that healthcare was delivered in a standardised way in both private and public healthcare. The only difference was in the quality and venues. These days, new forms of media have revolutionised healthcare. The internet, television, direct contact through email, live chat and social media have made healthcare a most confusing field to be in at times! There are now multiple sources of information: some conflicting, some corroborating and it can result in decreasing healthcare standards and the trust we place on professionals. When it comes to medical tourism however, one thing is clear – new media is offering new platforms and giving clients an even bigger say on their healthcare treatment.

medical tourism

Medical tourism is a way of getting high quality medical care away from home. Going to a centre overseas, one might be able to get high quality healthcare for a fraction of the cost one can get in the United States .The advance of Obamacare and universal public healthcare has increased the waiting periods for many intensive treatments. This is particularly the case for diseases and conditions that are expensive to treat and manage like heart surgeries and transplants. Medial tourism might be the answer for people suffering from rare diseases and conditions who would like specialised care. Alternatively, one might go abroad for medical treatment to gain access to cutting edge technology, techniques and innovation. Individuals seeking a way from conventional treatment for long-term illnesses or simply want to make the best of a terminal illness might want to visit an exotic location to live out their last days. Whatever the reason for wanting to go abroad, successfully marketing to the target audience lies in letting them know the benefits of medical tourism. Different strokes for different folk.

Television

Medical tourism destinations market themselves through television too. A simple 30 second advert is enough to create curiosity about a medical centre and what they offer. It can be made especially effective when placed close to relevant entertainment and news shows. Showing the benefits of travelling to Myrtle Beach for a holistic treatment to cancer after showing an informative documentary on cancer and increase the odds of the message sticking due its relevance and the audience it is broadcast to. Television has the unique advantage of showing moving media without necessarily choosing a viewing format like the internet does. It just screens to its audience across the airwaves to people from all strata of life. The medium targets the masses and one cannot change the message to its audience which is fantastic if your marketing campaign centres on uniformity.

Internet

This medium has the widest scope and is the trickiest of them all. There are many ways to market on the internet. One can have promotions, create publicity on social media, and even have an own website, the opportunities are endless really. The internet is best used to amplify other marketing campaigns. If for example one is creating a martin campaign on the affordably of medical centres in Jakarta, one might need to have a patient who has been there give a tale of their experience. The medical centre could also get a high profile pro bono case and really use existing media attention to draw attention to your facility. The trouble with the internet is that the information that gets there stays there in continuity.

Phone calls

Telephone calls are a really personalised way of getting awareness from your target market. Partnering with some local clinics and hospices for example, one can get contact details of people who have been suffering from specific ailments. That way, even when cold calling clients, it is easy to target your message to their needs and know how your medical facility can be of assistance to them. Such information can also help one do a comparioisn on the costs of treatment in the home hospital vis-a-vis abroad. That marketing information can be of huge advantage especially when selling to clients who are keen on quality as all you have to do is extol the virtues of your hospital.

Medical tourism

Social media

This is the latest in the media platforms. It is more personalised yet reaches more of the targeted audience. Working with an online media specialist, foreign medical agencies may use it to really sell the personal experience. With consent from the patient, medical facilities can profile the positive experience including swift treatment and short recovery times to the general public. This will make the whole idea more believable and realistic. More points are earned if you distribute as many stories from as different parts of the world as possible. It makes it seem that almost anyone can go for treatment at the centre unless of course the aim is to target luxury clients who prefer exclusivity.

All in all, there is a variety of platforms to be used in the marketing of medical tourism. Tailoring it to the personalised and very private nature of medical treatment is the catch. All the media can be used for different purposes and reasons all geared towards capturing a share in the lucrative $40 billion market.

The Role Of Media In Promoting Medical Tourism

Internet as source of cancer Information

August 10, 2014

The Internet Is a Difficult Place for A Cancer Patient

The internet has become the first stop for anybody seeking any information on any subject and medical information is no exception. People will always want to know more about the disease that is troubling them. They want to know all the causes of the disease so that they can avoid its reoccurrence incase it is treated, they want to know the best place to get treatment for the disease and the best treatment of the disease. Cancer being a disease that has caused threat to human population is one of the diseases that are majorly researched on by patients on the internet. This is because cancer is a disease that has kept doctors and researchers doing research everyday and so most of the alternative cancer treatments are still being discovered as a result of these endless researches by these concerned bodies to come up with better treatment that will not only help the cancer patients evade the side effects that some conventional cancer treatment methods are known for but also avail a more cost effective treatment that every cancer patient can afford yet still effective in terms of fighting the disease.

The internet however helpful is not 100 percent beneficial to the cancer patients seeking information as it is used by all sorts of people ranging from medical doctors, medical researchers, interest groups and other health groups that will try to avail every helpful information to help the cancer patient to find the best cancer treatment. It is also used by people who are out to con people by providing misleading information that is geared towards extorting money from the cancer patients. Just to remind if you forgot, cancer is one of the most expensive diseases to treat and as cancer patients are saddened by this fact other people and groups are out to exploit the cancer patients who are ready to spend all their savings in pursuit of the best cancer treatment. The internet provides these individuals with a better ground to sell their products that are not approved by any institution such as FDA. It is rather difficult to set up a shop and sell drugs that are not approved but it is very easy to create a website and sponsor all sorts of writers who will avail contents that praise the potency of the drugs on sale to entice the cancer patient to purchase the products. Some of these sites have even sponsored testimonials of people who claim to have been treated by the same product you are needed to buy but in real sense they have never used the product but are just in the business of luring the desperate cancer patients to buy all these ineffective drugs or supplements.

Internet offers anonymity to scammers therefore making it difficult for them to be associated with the information that is on their websites. This anonymity is in itself a great form of protection as they will con you and you will not be able to trace who they are. It is therefore crucial for any cancer patient to verify the credibility of the site he is seeking information on before owning the information that is availed on that site and thereafter using it in his fight against cancer. This might cause very complex problems as the information is misleading and remember they are about drugs.

Commercial sites

Most of the sites that the patient will visit are commercial sites that try to promote the products of a given medical practitioner or hospital. This information may be biased as promotional information is always on the positive side of the products and the expertise of the people behind the site. This may lead to a cancer patient buying a cancer drug that is over rated but does nothing to heal the disease.

It is therefore good for a patient to know the people behind the site. Any site that promotes anonymity of the people who use it should be avoided for matters of security. Here are some of the tips you can use to know whether the site is owned by a credible person or is just one of the platforms on which the online scammers make their contact with the desperate cancer patients to con them.

Know the people behind the site

By knowing the person or institution behind the site you will be able to judge whether the site is credible or just a scam. A site that is created with clearly good intentions will always have the names of the people plus their qualifications and experience on that site. You can do a search on the names availed so that you can see if they are known beyond their site. Medical practitioners who run these websites are those with extensive experience in medicine and are known at least in their countries.

Is the site up to-date?

Internet There are cancer doctors and cancer care centers that are committed to availing information to cancer patients to help them live longer or better yet get treated. These sites are always up to date. It is good to know if the information is up to date since researchers may have disputed all the core information available on the site. It is also good to check for availability of any available sources of information. Cancer research is done by qualified oncologists and their names and the publications of the findings should be mentioned in the contents so that you can check them for reference. Any information that is not verifiable may be misleading.

Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) is an experienced integrative cancer doctor that has helped many cancer patients in their fight against the disease. She has worked hard not only in treating the disease but also in availing informational support to cancer patients at Awaremed which has become a place called home for many cancer patients. Call on her now and get help on cancer.

The Internet Is a Difficult Place for A Cancer Patient

Sedatives and Chronic Pain Treatment

July 28, 2014

Sedatives and Chronic Pain Treatment

What are sedatives?

Sedatives refers to the drugs which when administered to a patient, they reduce tension and anxiety and cause sedation. They are drugs which cause calmness when taken by the patient. In chronic pain treatment, these drugs are administered with a purpose to kill the pain that the patient is experiencing. This is not a common medication though and it will only be made available to the public if the clinical trials have shown that the benefits of using the drug seemingly outweigh its adverse risks.

How are sedatives administered?

Sedatives are administered to patients in many ways. The mode in which the sedation is given will though be determined by the area on which the pain is being experienced. The modes through which sedation can be administered include:-

ü Through inhalation- through nose

ü Through mouth (oral)

ü Under the tongue

ü Or sometimes administered intravenously i.e. through the veins.

Is sedation helpful in pain relief?

Yes. Sedation is a medication that has been specifically developed to help people who are experiencing pain. This medication works by calming the nervous system and hence making the patient not to feel any pain. Sometime when you are experiencing chronic pain, it may be difficult for you to concentrate on anything or even have sleep. Sedation in this case can prove helpful to you.

Does sedation cure chronic pain?

There has been confusion in many people who use sedation and think they are treating pain. Sedation is not a curative medication for pain, but it is only meant to help the patient by providing temporary relief from pain.

Under what circumstances will sedation be important?

As earlier mentioned, these medicines should only be used when prescribed by a doctor, because they are known to be habit forming. This will make them less effective the next time you will need to use them.

This medication is normally in most cases prescribed to the patients who are experiencing difficulties in sleep. This is because it is very difficult for a person experiencing severe pain to get any sleep. In this case, the doctor will prescribe sedative medication which will help the patient in killing the pain and consequently the patient gets sleep.

Are there thing I should avoid when under sedation treatment?

Yes. Sedation if not well taken care of can be hazardous. Depending with the level of sedation, (e.g. Deep sedation) taking of other drugs like alcohol as this may cause extreme drowsiness and this can reduce breathing and if intense, death may occur.

When you will also want to stop taking sedation medication E.g. for sleep aid, do not stop abruptly. Instead discuss it with your doctor to be advised on how to gradually withdraw. The abrupt stoppage may subject you to withdrawal symptoms.

Which are the types of sedation?

The type of sedation medication to be administered to the patient will be determined by the doctor when the patient visits the doctor. This choice will though be based of the intended effect of the sedative in terms of intensity. The following are the common types of sedative medication:-

Minimal sedation – when this sedation is administered, the patients respond normally to verbal communications since this is a light sedative medication. Sometimes this method may though impair cognitive function and coordination, breathing in unaffected.
Moderate sedation – this is also referred to as cognitive sedation and the patient remains conscious and an respond purposefully to verbal commands either alone or by light simulation.
Deep sedation – if this type of sedation is administered to a patient, the patient cannot be easily aroused but responds to painful simulation. The patient may require assistance to breath.
General Anesthesia – this is normally a very serious sedation treatment and its intensity is high. The patient cannot be aroused even by inducing pain on him/her. Breathing ability may completely be impaired.

Does sedation have any side effects?

Sedatives Almost all drugs, prescribed or over the counter will have some side effects. In this case, sedation is no exception. Some of the powerful sedation medicines have very high chances of causing addiction to the patient, especially if they are abused. Apart from the risk of addition, these drugs may also sometimes produce unpleasant reaction to the patient. It is important to note that the reaction that results from different patients when they take a given drug is quite different and hence it is vital after you see a negative reaction to the drug you see your doctor as soon as possible.

Is sedation same as opioids treatment?

Not really. As mentioned earlier, sedation refers to the medication which is normally given to the pain experiencing patient in order to bring about calmness. On the other hand, opioids are curative mediations which are given to pain experiencing patient with aim of not just giving them a temporal relief from the pain but to get them a permanent solution to the pain. Therefore, in simple terms the difference between the two is that opioids are medications that cure pain while sedatives are medications meant to calm or cool down the pain. Both medications should be administered by a qualified physician though, to avoid risks of addiction.

Sedatives and Chronic Pain Treatment

Reality of Drug Abuse

July 26, 2014

Reality of Drug Abuse – When Drug Abuse is ruining your life

The reality of drug abuse. Are you not aware of the dangers of drug abuse? Drug abuse has no respect to anyone.

Drugs are poisonous to the body and are not good for human life in any way. All that drugs can do to one’s life is to ruin it and destroy. If drugs are this destructive what are you doing about it? Don’t you think the time to face the reality has come? Take a moment and reason within yourself how it’s practically impossible for you to own up to what you’re doing to yourself, particularly when it gets to drug abuse. It’s seemingly too easy to engage in justification, finger-pointing, playing the blame game or just ignoring the truth.

The moment drug abuse is ruining your life you will not be able to be in the comfort of repudiating the facts: You’ve slid downhill just about as far as you can go. How do you face reality? What are the signs that drug abuse has nearly done you in? Is there anything positive you really can do, now that you feel like you’re a lost cause? The answer is an undisputable yes. The very first thing to do is acceptance that there is a problem which needs fixing. This then gives you the willpower to take further recovery action which may include the following:

Reality of Drug Abuse – Take Stock of Your Life

This will open your dark days in drugs and believe me it is not anyone cup of tea, it will be emotionally and socially painful when the reality descend on you. For instance you may notice that you succeeded in destroy yourself. Despite the painful reality there is hope of turning the tables and begin transforming your life. By now I believe that this moment of reflection has given you enough reasons why this is the best decision you are taking and so let us list just a few in case you need reinforcement for making this drastic change in your life.

Reality of Drug Abuse – Getting your health back

Is there anybody who doesn’t want to be healthy and live a good life? You were then but now your refreshment time has come and you are going to put all the past addictive experiences behind you greeting each day with smiles of abundance of health without the pain brought on you by chronic drug use. You must resolve to do what you can to regain your health. If you’re now in a debilitative state or end-phase disease, you can still take steps to make your quality of life better for your remaining days.

Reality of Drug Abuse – Mend relationships with your family

Your actions during the period you were using drugs may have caused you the joy of being with your family and friends and by now their hearts are broken and some may have even written you off their lives you must make a mend with them because no one wants to live a life empty of the love and support of those closest to us, even if we have our differences. Family should be able to raise above all that. You will appreciate that in this category your drug abuse and addiction has cost you dearly and you may be afraid or even unwilling to go through the difficult challenge of mending relationships. Yet, you still want to, somewhere deep in your psyche. Be encouraged this is only difficult but not impossible it may take longer than you think but peace will prevail once more. The key is to have this as a goal, and then work toward achieving it once you’ve become clean and sober again.

Reality of Drug Abuse – Reclaiming your job

Anyone who’s a drug addict knows full well that working and career don’t mix with the never-ending pursuit of the next fix, the next high. All you think about and all your actions revolve around your drug use – scheming to find, borrow or steal money to obtain your drugs, angling for where to secure them, using, getting high, coming down from the high, and beginning the cycle all over again.

Likely your job was one of the first things to go once your drug use began affecting your performance and attendance, as well as your appearance, interaction with co-workers and boss, and your overall manners. Getting back into gainful employment should be one of your goals after you are clean and free of drugs, since you cannot support yourself or others or make any meaningful headway in recovery if you are poverty-stricken.

Reality of Drug Abuse – Make something of yourself

Somewhere along the line you gave up on your dreams and instead you relegated yourself to something less than, to living in the shadows, to only getting by. Do you have idea why that took place?

Did you grow up in a dysfunctional family, constantly browbeaten and ridiculed, humiliated so that you felt like you were worthless and no-good?
Were you physically beaten, sexually abused, and neglected to the point of having to fend for yourself?
All this can and does put children at serious risk of falling prey to the lures of drug abuse.

Nonetheless because you are picking up the pieces you can come back from all this. You can make something of yourself once again. It will take a great deal of effort and the help of professionals to build your self-esteem don’t lose focus it can be done. You have to choose to try. It is not just a worthwhile goal but it is essential to achieving all your other goals in sobriety.

Reality of Drug Abuse – Financial security

The effects of drug addiction on your finances are one which is very much noticeable due to the sudden change of your lifestyle. It is common with most if not all drug addicts to be reckless with their spending on the supply of their substances until they are completely penniless. When they become penniless they begin to use their properties in exchange for the drugs, then lying and stealing from friends, family members or even strangers. Any available money would be used to finance the drug needs. This is the reality of your life as an addict but now that you are choosing to be sober and have your life back, financial security will be very important. Achieving this may not be possible easily without hard work and immense discipline. You will have to draw a plan of action even as you seek help from someone who can give you the best action plan. With good plan you will get back on your financial feet and live on the positive side of life.

Finally as you consider these options it will be fair for you to be in constant touch with an addiction professional who will be of help to you professionally on this journey of addiction recovery. Doctor Dalal Akoury has been a medical doctor with vast experience of over two decades in the line of addiction and her services will be very helpful to you for real tine addiction treatment in the most natural way.

Reality of Drug Abuse – When Drug Abuse is ruining your life

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