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SCIENTIFIC FACTS, Why Should We Bathing Every Day

Written By WN2D on Jun 20, 2011 | 4:17 AM

Apparently not just make a fresh bath body, but there are other benefits behind it. Recently there are studies about the bathroom where the body was in addition to cleaning the bathrooms also have a role performance boost the immune system, preventing skin diseases, even to heal a serious medical problem.


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Several studies showed that the bath was efficacious among others:
  1. Diabetes, for diabetics, with a half-hour soak in a tub of warm water can lower blood sugar levels around 13%.
  2. Heart Health, with a 10-minute soak in warm water can improve heart health of both men and women.
  3. Eczema, eczema is a chronic inflammation of the skin dry and itchy. For patients with skin diseases like eczema, rashes, hives can add baking soda into the tub because it's based on the research of baking soda acts as an antiseptic.The trick first water fill with warm water, add about a tablespoon of baking soda and stir until blended. It is advisable to soak for 10-20 minutes.
  4. Infection, for infections such as thrush can add the warm water that is three or four of cider vinegar and Soak for 15-20 minutes. It's also good for removing toxins from the body because the vinegar can rebalance the acid.
  5. Flu and Headache, to cure the flu and headaches can be done by soaking the feet in warm water. Put warm water in the tub to cover the foot and ankle, add a few drops of oils such as lavender, peppermint or lemon. When finished rinse with cold water. Do it for 10-20 minutes.
  6. Insomnia for patients who have insomnia or sleep problems can soak the feet in cold water. Put feet to feel cold feet. This treatment is also useful for tired legs, nose bleeds, and constipation.
  7. Circulation, if you have circulation problems then try to begin to soak the feet for one or two minutes in warm water, then 30 minutes in cold water. Try to do for 15 minutes then settled with cold water.

Benefits and a healthy bathing instructions
Warm water bath of about 32-35 degrees Celsius may open pores that can help remove toxins. Where functioning helps lower blood sugar levels, heal sore muscles and helps keep the colon working properly. The recommended time for 10-20 minutes.Apparently a cold shower can relieve stress due to ease tension, and encouraged by temperatures around 12-18 degrees centigrade. Well this is the opposite of warm water because it will narrow the blood and improve blood sugar levels. Therefore not recommended for diabetics to take a cold shower.

Source : Apa Kabar Dunia 
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Timothy Ray Brown, the First Successful People Recover From AIDS

Doctors said the man 45 years the name Timothy Ray Brown in California may be the first to recover from AIDS. It is known of his HIV-resistant gene.

Timothy Ray Brown is known positive for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) in 1995. Now, he entered the scientific journal as the first person who managed to 'remove' the HIV virus from his body completely.

Timothy Ray Brown

Doctors call this condition 'functional cure'.

Timothy Ray Brown In 2008, Brown lived in Berlin and HIV and leukemia. There, scientists perform bone marrow transplants to treat leukemia. Scientists said that Brown received marrow from donors are included in the 1% of Caucasians are immune to HIV.

"I stopped going for treatment of HIV in the day I got the transplant it," said the man nicknamed the 'Berlin patient' is.

AIDS researchers, Dr.. Jay Levy of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), said Brown's case opens the door 'healing research'.

However, doctors emphasize, Brown radical procedures may not fit with other HIV sufferers because of the difficulty marrow transplant and found a suitable donor. "Surely you do not want to do this transplant because of the risk of death," said Paul Volberding of UCSF.

Many questions unanswered about the treatment of Brown, he added. "One element of treatment appears to allow the virus out of his body," she added. This will be an interesting study, he concluded.

Source : ApaKabarDunia.com
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