Sentences with phrase «physical causes of disease»

Identifying the cause of these messages requires seeking the root of the problem and looking at social, spiritual and lifestyle aspects in addition to physical causes of disease.

Since imbalanced Agni and accumulating, overflowing Ama is considered the root physical cause of ALL disease in Ayurveda, we really need a simple way of keeping a lid on this constant accumulation of toxins.

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As with physical illness, for example heart disease, if the cause of an illness is correctly identified, the correct treatment can be offered.

The naïve moralism in this area can be maintained only by ignoring the facts that inebriety is as much a symptom as a cause of the disturbed interpersonal life of the alcoholic, that alcoholism is a complex disease involving physical, cultural, and socio - psychological as well as moral factors, and that homelessness is in itself a complex phenomenon, not the simple product of excessive drinking.

With knowledge he can know causes of entropy in himself — e.g., sickness and disease, either physical or mental — and take means to prevent or cure them.

Here are some of the causes of constipation: a poor diet comprised of too much animal protein and a lack of fiber intake, not enough fluids, lack of exercise or other physical activity, an illness, certain drugs and medication prescribed for other diseases or weight loss programs, colon cancer, depression, stress, anxiety etc

«The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, from where the quoted study has obtained their data, suggests that in Australia the biggest causes of mortality or poor health include factors such as obesity, smoking, poor diet and low physical activity.

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But experienced over the longer term, these adaptations also cause an array of physiological problems: They tend to lead to a compromised immune system, metabolic shifts that contribute to weight gain, and, later in life, a variety of physical ailments, from asthma to heart disease.

Poor diet is now the biggest underlying cause of disease and death globally — bigger than tobacco, alcohol and physical inactivity — and early child feeding plays a key role in building and reinforcing healthy and unhealthy food preferences so its crucial that sugar levels are lowered.

Poor diet is now the biggest underlying cause of disease and death globally [iii]-- bigger than tobacco, alcohol and physical inactivity, and early child feeding plays a big role in building and reinforcing both healthy unhealthy food preferences.

p > In a study of 61 people treated for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, Johns Hopkins researchers conclude that fatigue, pain, insomnia and depression do indeed persist over long periods of time for some people, despite largely normal physical exams and clinical laboratory testing.

Apps that increase physical activity levels are potentially valuable because insufficient physical activity is the second - leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., with links to heightened risk for major non-communicable diseases.

Hayashi and Niwa expect the non-invasive force measurement method to be a strong, new tool in understanding the physical mechanism of neuronal diseases caused by deficits in axonal transport.

The authors note that with a median length of a physician visit of less than 15 minutes, there is little time to address the root causes of many chronic diseases, such as poor nutrition and physical inactivity.

For instance, Liu uncovered physical features of rhinovirus C that help explain why it is resistant to standard antiviral treatments, how it interacts with cells to cause infection, and why it behaves as a different disease from other members of the enterovirus family.

The cause of Huntington's disease has been known since 1993, but the physical structure of the healthy huntingtin protein proved difficult to discover until now.

«The physical symptoms that affect people with Parkinson's — including tremors and rigidity of movement — are caused by an imbalance between two types of medium spiny neurons in the brain,» said Dr. Kreitzer, whose lab studies how Parkinson's disease affects brain functions.

The new finding offers direct, physical evidence supporting protein - based inheritance, thus strengthening the «prion hypothesis» of the cause of neurodegenerative diseases in mammals, such as sheep scrapie, mad cow disease (or bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and the kuru disease of the Papua New Guinea tribes.

In humans, the parasites grow and multiply first in liver cells and then in red blood cells where they cause the physical symptoms of the disease.

Science is showing that chronic psychological stress can lead to depression and dementia but is also one of the leading causes for the development and progression of physical diseases.

Physical obstructions in the gut, like scarring from surgeries or Crohn's disease, can also cause an abnormal buildup of bacteria in the small intestine.

Science shows that physical activity can reduce your risk of dying early from the leading causes of death, like heart disease and some cancers.

The implication of these findings is that yoga and other mind - body practices may reduced risk of inflammation - related diseases and conditions causing physical and psychological harm.

Eating larger of smaller quantities of food than recommended on the food plan can cause the physical craving to reappear and can lead us back into the disease of food addiction.

Conventional medicine tends to deal with physical complaints only, generally in isolation, and often has difficulty in establishing or treating the actual cause of the disease.

The 6 healing sounds also boost the immune system; move congested qi (energy); cleanse the body of physical toxins or disease causing qi (toxic energy); transform stuck emotional energy; increase your vibrational energy; and promote well being.

Through their research, NES Health found that the root causes of many physical problems and diseases are distortions and blockages in the Human Body field.

The Role of Hidden Food Allergy / Intolerance in Chronic Disease Alternative Medicine Review 1998 (Apr); 3 (2): 90 — 100 ~ FULL TEXT A large body of medical literature has indicated that hidden food allergy is a frequent cause of a wide range of physical and mental conditions.

The 6 healing sounds also boost the immune system; move congested qi (energy); cleanse the body of physical toxins or disease causing qi (toxic energy); transform stuck emotional energy; increase vibrational energy; and promote well being.

In 2012, the Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization devoted to summarizing scientific evidence on health, released a report on the effect of general health checks — an annual physical, if you will — on a variety of health outcomes, including the incidence of illness, hospitalization, disability and mortality, both overall and due to specific causes, such as cancer or cardiovascular disease.

Because orthopedic problems may have a multitude of causes, a thorough and detailed physical examination is critical to correct diagnosis and disease management.

Because there are so many diseases that can cause a pet to have signs and symptoms of a respiratory problem, the questions and physical exam are the essential first steps in helping your pet.

Next, a complete physical examination is done to identify diseases that may contribute to the problem, and laboratory tests are performed to confirm or rule out medical causes of the behavior.

A careful physical examination is necessary to evaluate the nature and pattern of skin abnormalities (including loss of hair, redness, and presence of parasites), that may suggest a cause for the skin disease.

Depending on the history and physical examination, diagnostic tests may be recommended to rule out specific causes of skin disease.

This nerve stress can cause physical and emotional malfunction and is associated with loss of energy, pain, weakness, neurologic issues and disease of all types.

In addition to a physical examination, the vet will likely conduct a fecal parasite check to make sure your bird has no intestinal parasites; an examination of urine and feces to be sure there are no indications of gastrointestinal or renal health problems; gram stains to detect any gram - negative bacteria and yeast, a common cause of bird illness that is treatable; a complete blood count to ensure healthy blood levels and verify the absence of blood parasites; Chlamydia testing to assess if your bird is a carrier of three common infectious diseases (psittacosis, ornithosis and parrot fever) which can spread to other birds and to people and is also treatable; and psittacine beak and feather disease, a virus that can affect birds at any stage of their lives, affects many organ systems, and usually reduces the bird's life span.

These infectious diseases can be caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites transmitted through physical injuries, direct contact, environmental contamination, ingestion of contaminated food or water, or arthropod vectors.

Since 1995, Assistance Dog of the West's assistance dogs have helped clients to overcome physical mobility challenges caused by disease, stroke or traumatic accident.

It is often overlooked that there are physical causes of these changes, and when recognized early, the deteriorative effects of disease can be significantly delayed.

Illness doesn't always have a physical cause, and the sad truth is that more dogs are put to sleep because of behavioral problems than because of disease or injury.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

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Of course, there may be underlying physical causes for these diseases, but acute flare - ups are very often due to emotional stress.

It is irresponsible for them to be giving any advice of this nature due to the numerous causes of skin conditions, let alone the complexity of this disease, and also the fact they have not examined your pet and do not have any important physical information about your pet.

The trip cancellation or trip interruption of the insured person must be caused by or result from death, accidental injury, disease or physical illness of the insured person or an immediate family member of the insured person, or default of the common carrier resulting from financial insolvency.

WGI produces the Physical Science Basis Report, which proves CO2 Quackwatch and Pete Moran (sigh) have more information here: Marketing materials for detox treatments typically describe an array of symptoms and diseases linked to toxin buildup: A few that are general enough to apply to anyone (e. is the cause.

«The direct health effects caused by higher ozone concentration include irritation of mucous membranes, respiratory reactions such as reduced lung functions, cardiovascular diseases, as well as an impaired physical performance,» according to Umweltbundesamt.

Unhealthy Environments Can Cause Cellular Alteration One of the most interesting findings was that these environmental factors are causing an alteration in biochemical pathways at cellular and subcellular levels — and that these physical alterations can lead to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, as well as diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.