Stories of Hope: Little Sister's Stem Cells Offer Hope

By Richa Verma

The medical world is buzzing with success stories of how cord blood stem cells have been used to heal a cluster of ailments, from leukaemia to Type 1 and 2 diabetes and many more. This is has made parents-to be consider cord blood banking when their baby is born. The objective is simple! In a world where ailments can strike at any given point of time, if the availability of blood from umbilical cord can help in a miracle cure, then it's always better to opt in for it.

However, since the internet is also packed with conflicting and dual views about whether or not to opt in for cord blood stem cell transplant, people need assuring stories to get their required dose of encouragement. Here are two miraculous accounts how cord blood transplant from siblings have been able to save lives.

First Success Story

Sun Lexuan, is a five old from China who was chronically unwell with aplastic anaemia. It was when her parents decided to have their second baby, Sun Yiwei, then the infant's stem cells were going to be used for Sun Lexuan. Aplastic anaemia is an uncommon disease, that makes the stem cells and bone marrow to stop producing blood cells in sufficient quantity. Sun's parents were in a fix as they weren't able to narrow down on a line of treatment that would work effectively. However, they were aware that a sibling's stem cell from umbilical cord might help.

The umbilical cord is replete with stem cells and is naturally better adaptable than the one's present in bone marrow. These stem cells are able to miraculously repair the disrupted cells and then produce more white blood cells, platelets and red blood cells. This is the reason why stem cell banking is a secured solution for most parents.

Since Sun's aplastic anaemia got detected when she was three, her condition got stable with Antilymphocyte Globulin, which is a blood serum that has antibodies. And when her sibling Yiwei was born, that was the moment of happiness for the family. The little one's cord blood got collected soon after her birth, with the aim for a cord blood transplant to Sun that resulted in the recovery.

Second Success Story

This is the story of a 10-year-old boy from Perth who is one amidst many children to have contributed to a clinical trial test to examine if cord blood stem cell infusions are able to heal cerebral palsy. So, Fletcher Garrett, the boy is all set to participate in Australia's very first clinical trial. Here cord blood stem cell from a sibling would be used, expecting that it would enhance the motor skills in children affected by cerebral palsy.

This clinical trial would be managed by Murdoch Children's Research Institute, via the Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital and is also said to be financed by the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation along with Cell Care, a private cord blood bank. Since in siblings there's a likelihood of 25% chance of complete match to the stem cells, few children have qualified to take part in it. The good news was Martha, four-year-old sister of Fletcher was a complete match. This cord blood stem cell transplant took place last year. Fletcher's mother went ahead with the idea of cord blood transplant as she was positive that it would help her son become fluent in his daily tasks like eating, moving his limbs and also speech and articulation that he had a challenge with. And the results are promising!

Stem cells have been said to be holding the key to success for regenerative medicine. The success stories around the world stand as a testimony to this fact. So, it's a smart decision to store the cord blood of your new born so that you can secure the health of your child, siblings and your entire family.

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The Modern Cause of Back Pain

By Robert Finn

Back pain is not as uncommon as you may think. Increasingly our lifestyles are placing a great strain on our backs.

Pressure and stress are all too common symptoms of the hectic lives we lead. Unfortunately they can contribute to back and neck pain as we physically and emotionally tense and round up our shoulders.

In addition, we continue to work (a lot of us) in environments where we sit for long periods of time, mainly at desks glued to our computer. For some people, sitting in a chair for 40 hours plus per week is the fastest way to develop back pain that seriously hurts! And what's worrying is that for some people, they have never even experienced back pain before; they have never had lower back pain, shoulder issues or neck pain, but suddenly notice these symptoms coming on. Even if the symptoms don't last for very long, they can start affecting people on a daily basis.

The worst part is that when you do get lower back pain, it can seem so hard to get rid of. You try adjusting your posture and it still hurts. You try rubbing it or massaging it or stretching it out quickly - and yet it still hurts.

You try getting up and walking around and then it hurts again ten minutes later. It can be incredibly frustrating.

So here are some exercises you can do right now for lower back pain relief.

Exercises For Your Lower Back

The underlying premise is simple: you're experiencing pain because of chronic inactivity and stress and this weakens certain muscles and tightens others. So here are two effective exercises that we know work. (Even famous celebrities and professional athletes do these to manage their back pain)

Exercise one - (Duration: 5-10 minutes)

How to do it:

Lie on your back with both legs bent at right angles either on a chair or block

Rest your hands on your stomach or lay with your arms out at the side below shoulder level, with your palms facing up

Breathe from your stomach. Let the lower back relax.

Hold the position for 5-10 minutes

Exercise two

How to do it:

Lie on your back with one leg resting on a chair, with your knee bent at 90 degrees, while the other leg is extended straight out and resting on the floor.

Make sure both legs are aligned with your hips and shoulders

The foot of your extended leg should be propped upright to prevent it from rolling to one side

Hold this position for a few minutes then do the same on the other side.

Exercise three

Make sure you move and walk even if you can only manage 10 minutes at a time. Try and do a 10 minute walk 3 times a day.

We do recommend that you always consult your health care professional before beginning any exercise programme.

Dr Robert Finn D.C. qualified as a chiropractor over 25 years ago from the Anglo European College of Chiropractors (the oldest and largest chiropractic college in Europe). He is passionate about chiropractic and helping his patients reach their health goals. He has clinics in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent. Read more about Dr Finn here: http://www.chiropractorinstoke.co.uk

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About a Pain Doctor

By Hampry Gomes

In all likeliness, you must have heard of the term 'pain doctor', otherwise also known as a pain specialist or even as a pain management specialist. Pain doctors help in managing pain and focus on pain medicine, which is all about preventing and treating different kinds of pain. Here are some of the things you need to know.

What Are the Qualifications of a Pain Doctor?

A pain doctor can be a medical doctor, also known as MD, or can be a doctor of osteopathy, specializing in pain medicine. Apart from treating pain-related disorders, they also treat symptoms that may have triggered pain. They also work with patients who have to deal with pain owing to a particular condition, such as post-operation related pain. In terms of services, many torment doctors have their clinics, where they offer comprehensive care for most pain-related conditions, or else, they may also work as consultants to healthcare providers and doctors. The role of pain doctors is an extensive one, where they offer counseling to patients, perform procedures as required, prescribe medicines and even offer emotional support. In a number of cases, where is caused due to a certain condition or diseases, the physician may refer the case to a pain management specialist, while keeping a check on the primary treatment. Apart from a medical degree, which is an obvious must, physicians are required to have a state license in the US.

What Are the Areas of Specialization?

torment management doctors can treat most conditions, not limited to back and neck torment, chronic torment, cancer torment, arthritis, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, pelvic torment, headaches, fibromyalgia, and orofacial torment. Many torment doctors are a part of different organizations, such as the American torment Society.

How Are Patients Treated?

Patients experience pain owing to a number of reasons, and therefore, the diagnosis and treatment also differs. Doctor usually suggest tests before starting off and may consider the family history of the patient, along with other relevant factors such as lifestyle and diet habits. Also, a detailed physical examination will be done to understand the pain conditions better. As for the treatments, the approach determines the next step. Some treatments are planned in a way that patients can live better, despite the pain, while others are more focused on reducing the extent of pain.

Common Treatments:

Pain doctors may use different kinds of treatments, such as injections in form of corticosteroids, and medications. Along with that, implantable devices such as stimulators are also used, besides physical therapy, surgery and trigger point injections. Lifestyle changes, meditation, hypnosis and relaxation are some of the other things that doctors may use to help a patient.

If you are suffering from chronic pain, consider seeing a pain doctor or ask your primary healthcare physician to offer help. The idea is to start treatment early, which may help in dealing with the symptoms better, and yes, do follow your doctor's instructions for movements, actions and other things, especially if certain lifestyle changes can reduce your pain considerably.

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Is Your Sugar Intake Making You Look Even More Like A Tired Parent?

By Lizzie O'Halloran

Tired Parent: Could Sugar causing you to look even more over tired?

Many health professionals state that sugar changes the appearance of your skin. In fact, experts now believe a lifetime of overeating sugar can make skin dull and wrinkled. Too much sugar can cause damage to the collagen and elastin in your skin. These are the protein fibers that keep skin firm and elastic. So, if you are looking more tired, drawn out and 'blotchy' than normal, it may be that you have too much sugar in your diet. When you're a tired parent, it's easy to assume this lack of elasticity or dullness in just due to the tiredness caused by bringing home a newborn baby.

Sugar is often hidden in foods you think are healthy

Regardless of how healthy you think your diet may be, if your skin is not as fresh and bright as it used to be, start paying attention to the processed foods in your diet to see what effect they might be having. Most nutritionists will tell you that sugar is one of the negative foods in your diet. It's an ingredient that is very difficult to avoid if you're not paying attention. Foods such as pasta sauce, yoghurt, spreads, crackers and chewing gum are laden with sugar to enhance taste.

Of course sugar is not the whole answer to your tiredness when you're a new mum - that waking baby has a pretty big impact! However, when you feel extremely tired it is very tempting to resort to sugar laden foods to wake you up. This has become a habit and before you know it you have developed an addiction to sugar. When you consume sugar, it also gives you an instant 'high', so for that moment and a few moments afterwards, you feel happy and energetic. Unfortunately, this positive feeling does not last. Your body gets a quick burst of sugar, but because it happens so quickly, it depletes your body and causes you to feel more tired that you were to begin with. The effects of sugar are not so easy to detect, because they happen so gradually. Being a tired parent can also mask the effects of sugar. You may assume your skin tone is solely the result of becoming a new parent, when in fact sugar may be playing an important part.

Do you have a sweet tooth?

The go-to food for many people when you're feeling tired, emotional or overwhelmed is chocolates and sweets. You don't have to give them up completely, however, you will find the moment you reduce your sugar intake, your cravings for sugar will reduce also. If you have a sweet tooth, there are loads of sugar free treats you can introduce into your lifestyle so you don't feel you are missing out. Try our free recipe for chocolate almond protein balls here. When you have your next sugar craving, sink your teeth into one of these instead. You will feel satisfied and you'll begin to swap processed sugar for healthier sweet alternatives.

The good news about sugar

The exciting thing is the effects of sugar on your health are irreversible. You'll start to see results very quickly. If you are looking for a way to get back into your healthy lifestyle, take a look at Refresh Your Life: motivational weight loss program. This program makes it easy to eat low sugary foods, in a balanced way.

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How Much Protein Do I Really Need?

By Robin Young

If you're not exercising regularly, the answer to how much protein you need is pretty simple: Government recommended levels are more than adequate - around 0.3-0.4 grams per pound of bodyweight. However, if you're lifting weights, running, cycling (or taking part in any kind of physical activity, for that matter) you should probably up your intake a little.

While exercising, you put more stress on the body. When you train, you damage muscle cells. Protein synthesis is the process whereby biological cells create new proteins which help repair and rebuild the tissue. Higher levels of protein help with this process as well as contributing to improved brain function and insulin response.

When endurance training, you should up your intake to around 0.45-0.65 grams per pound of body weight - depending on level of activity. If powerlifting, or looking to bulk up, this increases further to around 0.75-1 gram per pound. There are rarer situations where it is necessary to increase intake further. For example, if you are training 5 times per week, you are in a caloric deficit, you are already very lean, and you are looking to build or preserve muscle you should consume more than 1 gram per pound. Even so, the upper limit should be 1.4 grams per pound of body weight.

Complete Proteins

When planning your diet, it is important to take account of whether the protein is complete or not. Bread, for instance, contains protein but lacks certain amino acids. This means that it is "incomplete". However, by combining bread with other foods (such as beans, which contain the missing amino acids), you can form a complete protein. A complete protein is one which contains all nine essential amino acids.

When it comes to forming complete proteins, it can be hard work trying to find foods which complement each other. For this reason, there is a great site which allows you to examine the protein profile on thousands of foods. When viewing an item, there is even an option to view foods with complementary amino acids profiles.

Calculating Daily Requirements

If you are unsure about how much protein you need while exercising and/or dieting, there are a few online calculators which can help you find the answer. This is probably one of the better  protein calculators as it takes account of a wide range of criteria while including references to the research used to build it.

Robin Young is the founder of Fitness Savvy. In addition to producing in-depth fitness articles, and building the UK's first dedicated fitness price comparison site, he writes detailed buying guides to help customers make informed purchases.

Check out thousands of protein products, filter by attributes such as macro ratio and BCAA content, watch demos and taste tests, and compare products and prices.

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