Have a Better Life

Certain diseases and even age can make people spend most of their time or all the time in bed. Good living conditions must be given to these people.

My father, who has Alzheimer disease and is already in bed, fed by my mother, with diaper and no ability to move by himself, is in an adjustable bed and has a special foam mattress.

The adjustable bed allow my mother to put him in the best position to feed him, to wash him, to sit him a little in bed. The mattress is a special one, indicated for people that spend a lot of time in bed with no ability to move. It reduces problems like muscle pain from being too long in the same position, possible wounds from constant skin contact with bed, etc..This mattress is also filled with air through an electric device. The quantity of the air inflated inside the mattress depends on the patient weight and provides high comfort.

When normal life is not possible, the best quality conditions must be provided.

Rich in fat and proteins, the avocado is excellent for weak and malnutrition people because it helps the digestion process, eliminates pains and ends with constipation.

Although rich in vegetable fat, it doesn’t attack the liver and eliminates the sensation of heavy stomach. The avocado contains a lot of phosphorus, that helps in the formation of bones and teeth and avoids mental fatigue.

As a remedy, the avocado is very useful. The endocarp (seed), crushed and burned, and mixed with milk resolves renal problems and diseases of the feminine reproductive system.

Its leaves, used for tea, are highly digestive, stimulated and regulate menstruation. The tea fights throat infections, eliminates hoarseness and coughs. It’s also good to masticate fresh avocado leaves to heal mouth and stomach problems and also fortifies the gums and teeth.

In the kitchen, the avocado can have a variety of uses. It is excellent to give a salad a good look when cut in cubes and mixed with boiled eggs round pieces, onions, salt, vinegar and pepper. Can also be used as ice cream, it’s only necessary to mix it in the mixer with lemon juice, sugar and milk and than put it in the freezer.

When we get to a certain age, losing out love one, the person that was by our side for some or even many years is a shock, but it’s a possibility. Here are some advises to relearn how to live alone:

• Search and speak to people that got used to live alone. They are going to tell you that living alone is not the same of living in “solitude”.
• Let people help you and be with you in moments of sadness.
• Learn from other people in the same situation how to regain the will to dream
• Although it can be very hard, try to do your usual tasks. It’s going to help you regain the life you had.
• Think about what you would like to do in this new stage of your life (change to a new home for instance).
• Establish family relations and friendships.

Nothing will replace our lose but you can learn how to live alone and have a better life.

An exclusive women problem is PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome). The intensity of the symptoms and the symptoms themselves vary from woman to woman and they can be physical and emotional.

Here is a list of possible symptoms:
PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL
Dizziness Anxiety
Breast tenderness Depression
Clumsiness Fatigue
Constipation Irritability
Headaches Loss of concentration
Increased appetite Loss of motivation
Muscle/Joint pain Memory loss
Weight gain Nervous tension

The balance between estrogen and progesterone must be managed and now there is a product that can help women preventing PMS. Progesterone Cream is a natural remedy with all the necessary ingredients to give women a more relax and pain free life. Being natural is an advantage when comparing to other unnatural products. Aloe Vera is one of the ingredients.

Another Shower: Steam Shower

This shower is usually taken after the patient has gone through a thermal water circuit, once the steam increases the power of these therapeutic waters over the skin.

The jet of steam is directed to the body parts indicated by the specialist, and an immediate vasodilation happens, making the active elements of the thermal water enter through the skin.

There are also Steam Showers that can be installed and used at home like this one in the photo.
Other Showers: Scottish Shower, Vichy Shower, Subaquatic Shower, Kneipp Shower and Horizontal Shower