Gouty Arthritis in Bhasa Malaysia

Apa itu Gout?
Gout adalah bentuk arthritis biasa & kompleks yang boleh menjejaskan sesiapa sahaja. Ia dicirikan oleh serangan yang tiba-tiba, teruk sakit, keradangan, kemerahan, bengkak dan kelembutan pada sendi. Lokasi yang paling menonjol sering kali bersambung di pangkal jari kaki.

Serangan gout boleh berlaku dengan tiba-tiba dengan sensasi bahawa kaki besar anda terbakar. Sendi yang terjejas adalah panas, bengkak dan sangat lembut sehingga sentuhan sepatu atau sandal di atasnya mungkin kelihatan tidak dapat ditolerir.

 

Cara mencegah gout?
  1. Minum banyak cecair - Kekalkan terhidrasi, dan minum banyak air. Kurangkan bilangan minuman manis yang mengandung fruktosa tinggi dari gaya hidup harian anda
  2. Hadkan atau elakkan alkohol - Adalah dicadangkan untuk mengelakkan alkohol, terutamanya bir (seperti yang ditunjukkan oleh beberapa kajian baru-baru ini) semasa mengalami gout. Jika tidak, simpan pemeriksaan penggunaan alkohol untuk mencegah gout.
  3. Ambil produk tenusu rendah lemak untuk protein - Produk tenusu rendah lemak boleh mempunyai kesan perlindungan terhadap gout. Kurangkan pengambilan daging, ikan dan ayam.
  4. Mengekalkan berat badan yang sihat - Pastikan diet anda dikawal dan pastikan anda bersenam setiap hari supaya berat badan anda tetap terkawal.

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Benefits of good night sleep   

Can we live without sleeping for a day or more? If yes, than how will it effect our health?

You really need to sleep to keep your body processing. It is just as important as eating and exercising. Sleep is important for our physical and emotional wellbeing.  It is one of the important keys to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It seems like a small vacation which makes you feel better and boosts your mind.

Ever wondered, why do you choose to have a good night sleep when you want to look pretty next day for any special occasion?

Doctors use to ignore sleep in past but now we have learnt that people who sleep less than 6 to 7 hours each day are at greater risk of developing diseases.

Here are some good reasons which will add “efficient sleeping” in your everyday routine collated by our psychiatrists at JustDoc.

  • It Improves your memory.

If you sleep adequately at night you seem to learn things easily. It is a kind of involuntary practice of the skill you are learning everyday. That means if you are trying to learn a new language or a new sport sleep helps you to learn it with ease.

Studies show that when we sleep our brains process our memories from the day  and stores them in our brain.

It also improves our concentration, performance and productivity.

  • It keeps your heart healthy

Heart attacks and strokes mostly occur during early morning, which is due to interaction between sleep and blood vessels.

sleep helps in maintaining blood pressure and cholesterol level in blood. As our cardiovascular system is under pressure continuously sleep helps to reduce the inflammation and stress level in our body.

Getting around 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night will keep your heart healthy.

  • It helps you to increase your life span

Sleeping too much or too less effects our lifespan. In 2010 a study was carried out on women between age 50 to 79. In this study women who slept less than 5 hours or more than 71/2 hours were found to have higher death rate than women who had recommended sleep each night. This study is in no way conclusive because other factors like underlying illness were not taken into consideration.

  • It helps to reduce stress

Sleep and stress both are mostly similar to each other as both can affect our cardiovascular health. Sleep reduces stress level which control our blood pressure.

When you sleep less your body releases elevated level of stress hormone. Physical effects of stress include degeneration of cells which leads to early aging. Sufficient amount of sleep can help to slow these effects.

  • It lowers the risk of diabetes

Lack of sleep affects body’s glucose processing ability, which acts as a fuel for our cells. A study was conducted in Harvard medical school, it showed that healthy people who reduced their sleep from eight to four hours per night processed glucose slowly and showed the symptoms of pre-diabetes.

Sleeping less than 6 hours per night increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. If you are already diabetic check out this exclusive diet regime for diabetes patients

  • Poor sleep leads to depression

Depression is strongly linked to poor sleep. It has been found that about 90% of people who suffer from depression or other mental disorder do not sleep sufficiently. A good night sleep can you to decrease your anxiety and makes you more stable emotionally.

 Sleep induces the release of many chemicals in your body which help in body’s processing. Serotonin is one such chemical and its deficiency leads to depression. You can prevent depression by sleeping for about 7 to 9 hours each night. Consider Tryptomer 10mg on advice of a doctor or other medicines to get better.

  • It improves your immunity.

A study was conducted on 150 people. Researchers monitored their sleeping habits for two weeks and exposed them to cold virus.

They found out that people who slept for 7 hours or less each night were almost three times likely to get sick when compared to the people who slept for 8 hours each night. However other factors might have influenced this study.

  • It may help you to lose weight

when you sleep less you body may face hormone imbalance. Lack of sleep may affect hormones like leptin and ghrelin which regulate appetite. People who sleep less than 7 hours each night are more likely to be obese. You can also talk to a nutritionist for additional help.

Sleep and metabolism are controlled by the same sectors of the brain. People who sleep less feel more hungry. So if you are planning to go on a diet or if you want to maintain your health than plan for early bedtime.

 

It addition to all those benefits it helps us get smarter,  stay more attentive, maintains good mood, and protects us from many diseases.

This is why after a good night sleep you feel better. Inadequate sleep your ability to learn and retain information is weakened.

Sleep is a biological necessity so never try to sacrifice sleep.

 

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