'Health coaching': One application for the Health Care Domains Model?

The following message from Helen Erickson (Univ. of Texas) was received through the Modeling and Role Modeling mail list MRM-L at LISTS.UFL.EDU. It is the patient education aspect of the post that is of interest to me as it highlights why I continue to champion Hodges' model near and far.

'Coaching' (in its various forms) is a potential application for h2cm which can be used explicitly by explaining the model to the (potential!) patient / carer, or implicitly used by the health care professional as an aide memoire - a conceptual framework.

More to follow as I referred to the matter of health care delivery vs. health education in my presentation and the delegates raised the question of applications of Hodges' came up in Paipa last week.

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Good afternoon,

Some of you know that the healthcare bill signed last year (HR3590) includes a section aimed at revamping the healthcare system from a disease model to a health promotion, disease prevention. Section 4001 particularly addresses care for those on Medicaid and Medicare. A national advisory committee is being named to study this, make recommendations, etc (see Section 4001). Among the representatives of specific groups (orientation to health care) being named to the advisory group is the "health coach".

STTI and ICN put out a manual on coaching a year or so ago, coupled with a short CE test. When I read the manual and took the test (it took about 10 minutes total), I discounted the movement, thinking that it was just another way to define what we call MRM. The only difference is that it requires some specific strategies and skills, most of which I've discussed with you through the years, e.g. contracting, The other difference will be determined by what happens at the national scene. It is possible that "coaching" will be reimbursed. Many think that it will, thus the national group out of Harvard, the University of MN, and others are meeting, talking, defining the construct, etc.

As Chair of American Holistic Nurses' Certification Corporation, I have been drawn back to the topic repeatedly. Most recently, AHNCC has decided to actively explore certifying nurses who practice holistic health coaching, i.e.certifying a holistic health nurse coach. I have added a poll to the ahncc website, eager to learn if nurses are interested in the movement, etc. if you are interested in the website or want to express your position on health coaching, please visit ahncc.org.

Hope to hear from you,

Best to all,
Helen

Pomegranate Fruit Juice Prevent Prostate Cancer

Pomegranates or pomegranate are now beginning to lots sold and packaged in bottles as a beverage. Besides rich in vitamin c, fruit of this one also has the ability to fight prostate cancer cells that attack the man.

Pomegranate juice has been proven by scientists from the University of California to improve the health of people with prostate cancer and natural medicine to prevent prostate cancer.

Manuela martins and colleagues say that pomegranate juice may cause testosterone prostate cells metastasize. When cells were injected pomegranate, an increase in adhesion (attraction between cells) cancer cells.

That's a sign that fewer cells break away and make them less likely to spread and migrating cells in the body.

In addition, pomegranate juice also inhibits the formation of new tumors by inhibiting the function of cell proteins. Thus, this juice has the potential to prevent metastasis of prostate cancer cells to the bone.

According to the researchers, there are four active ingredients in pomegranate juice that has the molecules to fight cancer cells such as phenylpropanoids, hydrobenzoic acid, flavone and conjugated fatty acids.

"Because the genes and proteins involved in the movement of prostate cancer cells are essentially similar to those involved in the movement of other types of cancer cells, the components can be modified so that it has a broader impact in the treatment of cancer," hope martin.

Indeed, until now there is no medicine that can cure prostate cancer. Typically, the patient is only treated with surgery or radiation testosterone.

Gendis steamer Bantu Normalised Blood Sugar

These hedgerows are not so popular compared to other types of herbs. However, several studies actually reveal opportunities gendis cormorant as a potential herb normalizes blood sugar levels.

Calling his name, people will remember one song of Java, namely Dandang Gulo (gendis). Kertajaya, the last king of the kingdom of Kediri in East Java, also known as Dandang Gendis. However, who reviewed here is a medicinal plant that grows in tropical regions. Ki Sundanese people used to call it sharp.

According to the developers of medicinal plants, Hartini Koentjoro, cormorant gendis if you would have to be processed into herbal extracts first. In general, cormorant gendis can not stand alone, but must be mixed with other herbs.

"Usually after extracted by means dried, cormorant gendis can be mixed or combined with meniran. Benefits as a herb to increase endurance, "said the owner of a medicinal plant garden Sekar this Peni.

Gendis common cormorant mixed with meniran because both have the same benefits, ie, to increase endurance. How, further Hartini, both herbs are boiled together, then added a little honey for sweet.

As a concoction of blood sugar control, can be utilized cormorant gendis single, without a mix. Usually made of dry extract to be used as tea. However, as reminded Yayuk of Herba Tersono Mandiri, we must be careful in memanfaatan gendis dadang leaves as herbs, especially if boiled.

"If the fresh form, so that when boiled benefits are not wasted, should layukan first before boiling. Pick the leaves in the morning, afternoon just processed, "he said again.

Not Developed About the efficacy of cormorant gendis to relieve diabetes is quite interesting. At least some research has shown that this herb has the potential to be developed further.

One study conducted by the Department of Pharmacy, Bandung Institute of Technology. In the study carried out screening of antidiabetic various fractions of water extract of leaves of cormorant gendis using alloxan diabetes and glucose tolerance in male Swiss Webster mice.

Crude drug gendis steamer leaves extracted with water and further fractionated with polar solvents (ethanol), semipolar (ethyl acetate), and nonpolar (n-hexane). Water extract tested their effects on decreasing blood glucose levels of alloxan diabetic mice by glibenclamide dose of 0.65 mg / kg bw as a comparison.

Then the water extracts and fractions tested antidiabetesnya potential method for determining the glucose tolerance of the most active fraction. After that conducted the study dose relationship 50, 100, and 150 mg per kg bw extract the most active fraction with antidiabetic effects are produced.

Fraction was further separated by preparative chromatography isolates. Results preparative chromatography isolates tested to determine the most potential as antidiabetic.

This fact is certainly interesting, unfortunately until now there has been no pharmaceutical company is interested to develop it.

As a preventive Among traditional healers and herbs, the benefits gendis cormorant has long been recognized. Not just to normalize blood sugar rate, but also to enhance the immune system and healthy drinks (if made of dry extract).

According Yayuk, leaves cormorant gendis resemblance to meniran. In addition, the cormorant gendis also has diuretic properties, so good for urinary laxative. Still, he cautioned, people with kidney disorders still must be careful if you want to consume potions gendis cormorant.

"In general, the benefits of cormorant gendis more appropriate as a prevention, not treatment. So, those who have kidney problems it is better not to consume potions often cormorant gendis. If still want to consume, not to exceed a glass of potion a day, "said Yayuk.

As meniran, cormorant gendis also relatively easy to maintain as an ornamental yard or fence crop. Easy growth. Gendis cormorant is also an independent plant, aka do not need special treatment.

"Left alone, provided sufficient water, at least once a week watering, these plants can live alone," he said.

Physically cormorant gendis beluntas similar plants, although higher and lush. Feature of this plant is shaped shrubs, erect stem with a height of approximately 2.5 meters. These plants have segmented stems and green.

Concocting Ki Sharply

Gendis cormorant is also popularly called ki sharply, especially in West Java. Here are some examples of their formula.

- Normalize blood sugar

Take two handfuls or 10 grams of leaves that have been dilayukan gendis cormorant. Then enter into the water already boiling and soak in it for about a minute. Filter to take water. Once cool, it can be drunk directly

- The durability of the body

Take two handfuls or 10 grams of leaves that have been dilayukan gendis cormorant and 10 grams of leaves meniran. Both materials incorporated into the already boiling water and soak in it for about a minute. Filter to take water. After a cold can be drunk directly. You can also add these ingredients with honey to taste.

- Healthy Drinks

Take the extract to taste (dried leaves) gendis steamer, then mixed with hot water, such as making tea. Add a little rock sugar or honey as a sweetener.

Acupuncture to Reduce Labor Pain

The shadows of pain during labor will often haunt the women who give birth. Labor pain is felt because of the uterine contractions caused by dilation of the cervix and lower uterine segment.

With medical progress, found a variety of methods of pain control, either pharmacologically (with drugs) and nonfarmakologis.

Nonfarmakologis method can be done through a psychological approach, such as hypnotherapy and sensory approach, such as acupuncture, and no manual intervention, such as hydrotherapy.

Excess nonfarmakologis method, according to physician obstetrics gynecology from District General Hospital Dr Moewardi, Solo, Abdurahman Laqif, no need to use the drug. As for overcoming pain pharmacologically using drugs can cause side effects such as long-term effects on infant, maternal bladder inflammation, and the time of delivery phase of the first stage (from the pain until the full opening) which is longer.

Acupuncture (treatment by needling technique) can be used to reduce pain during labor and shorten the duration of labor.

Block the pain expert anesthesiology, Reanimation, and acupuncture Eleven University School of Medicine March (UNS) in Solo, Sudirman Sharif, said that acupuncture stimulates the release of chemicals, like endorphins, enkefalin, dynorphin, serotonin, and noradrenaline, which block the pain and give a sense of calm.

"Acupuncture gives effect to the point that the needle pierced a blood vessel dilation that can absorb chemical substances cause pain," said Sharif who also served in the Orthopaedic Hospital Prof. Dr. Socialization Soeharso over Free Use of Acupuncture in Childbirth Pain in the Faculty of Medicine, UNS Solo, Thursday ( 17 / 2).

Acupuncture began to do when the mother entered the first stage of labor phase, ie when the cervix opens as far as 4 inches. It was performed acupuncture on his back. Needle puncture was performed at admission stage II (from full opening to the fetus out) which is characterized by the existence of power to his (contraction) and straining to push the fetus is born. Acupuncture performed on bones sacrum (the very bottom of the spine).

Acupuncture can inhibit pain arising in a body structure by sending a sensor to a specific section in the spinal cord. Pricking needle at or near the structure that the pain will give effect to block the pain.

"Acupuncture does not eliminate the required contractions during labor. Acupuncture reduces pain to a tolerable limit birth mother. Labor pain, which is a natural pain is still needed as a sign in the birth process, "said Sharif.

According to Sharif, the method of acupuncture to reduce labor pain has not been practiced in Indonesia. To that end, he collaborated with obstetricians introduce this method to the midwives and acupuncturists in the city of Solo. "In Europe, this method is commonly used," he said.

The method of acupuncture to reduce labor pain, Sharif continued, successful team needs support, namely her husband, family, midwives, acupuncturists, and obstetricians in accordance with their respective roles. The action of acupuncture applied with expected normal delivery terms, the mother's blood pressure is normal, and the position of the baby's head first in the birth canal.

"Reduced pain will remove psychological barriers to the mother giving birth so that the process suitable maternity ideal phase," said Abdurahman Laqif.

Obesity Causes of Death in the Fifth World

Obesity or overweight cause mortality 10.3 per cent of the world. According to WHO, the figures were ranked as the fifth leading cause of death in the world. Globally, 1.6 billion adults are overweight and 400 million are obese.

While physical inactivity ranks the world's fourth-leading cause of death. In fact, 31 percent of the world community of all ages and 60 percent to 85 percent of adults in the world are not physically active.

In Indonesia, now 19.1 percent of people aged over 15 years of suffering from obesity. While 19.8 percent have a distended stomach or central obesity, and 48.2 percent people aged over 10 years of lack of activity.

During this time, many people are aware of the dangers of overweight and obesity. However, few are aware of how dangerous physical inactivity. From the WHO data, physical inactivity is closely related to 3.2 million deaths per year, 70,000 premature deaths for people under the age of 60 years worldwide, and 90 percent of disability before age 60 years in developing countries.

Behavioral inactivity among others sit back and lie outside of time sleeping, watching television, playing video games, and working at the computer. All of these activities can cause the disease because that is sitting for too long sat disease.

According to the American Cancer Society, 94 percent female and 48 percent of men who are inactive and sit for more than six hours a day have a greater risk of degenerative diseases that cause death than those who are inactive or sit less than three hours per day.

From various research, proved to be active or sitting for long periods will shut down muscular activity, circulation slows down, and turn off various enzyme breaker triglycerides.

For that, the Fitness First gym Lose it launched a program that invites people to live healthy and combat obesity.

Do not directly target should go down a dozen or tens of kilograms and practice up to two hours. Anyone would be bored and give up. Better to practice and move routine and continued to increase the intensity of exercise time. For example, initially only 10-20 minutes and is expanding into two hours. It is more effective and ultimately body weight will decrease, said Dave Nuku, Regional Manager of Fitness First and Fitness coach bi ru in the program The Biggest Loser Asia in Jakarta, Thursday (23 / 2).

According to coach New Zealand, it is better to invite your body and mind to gradually love and need exercise and other physical activity so that the body used to always choose a healthy way and roads. If used once, they would choose healthy foods and processed in a healthy manner in order to maintain fitness and health, Nuku said.

Presentation(s) at 1st Int. Congress of Nursing Models and Theories in Colombia

I will revise this post over the coming week and add more, including one of the Spanish slides.

Many thanks to Danny Eduardo Rodriguez for meeting me at the airport (and to everyone who waited  with Eduardo). Hearing my name and seeing the university transport proved instantly reassuring. Thanks also Eduardo for the in-session translation - a great help and for your efforts to ensure I felt at home and a part of things: I certainly did. ... 

Well I am due to leave Paipa soon for Bogota El Dorado airport and the trip home via Paris. It is a beautiful day in Paipa. Very warm, bright sun, from my room I can see people water skiing on the lake.


Yesterday's presentation, workshop and Q and A session were very well received through a lecture and workshop. These would not have been as successful with the brilliant work* of Interpreter Andrea Ramirez on both occasions.
I had started to add some Spanish translations to my slides and these were checked and extended by Luz Stella Saray and Prof. Wilson Canon Montanez, (UDeS) to whom I extend sincere thanks (a good photographer too!).


In the morning session Andrea related each slide in Spanish after my account. For the workshop I had emailed the case study in English with a Spanish version c/o Google translate. This had been checked and improved and the format we followed was for students to read the case study and then individually draw out the aspects of Alice's case (fictitious yet based on 20+ years of experience) which they feel significant across the care domains. During this exercise for 20-25 minutes Andrea assisted again with some questions from individual students. Then in groups of 4-5 they collectively reflected on their 'results'. Finally each group in turn offered one item for each of the four domains. Astute questions from the floor and discussions followed. Not having done this before, with the addition of translation I was surprised at how well it worked: instant teamwork!

At 5.30 Luz had arranged to meet to discuss nursing in England. A little jet-lagged, I thought she meant with 2-3 colleagues, but in the end the room was filled as we were joined by 60-70 students in a circle. I can't believe that 90 minutes passed. The students and faculty are so very enthusiastic, charming, friendly and knowledgeable. Two days is not long to learn and make judgements, but from the student's questions they seem acutely aware of the specific health challenges and issues they face in Colombia. Their professor's approach in pursuing this meeting reflected an awareness of 'nursing as it is learned and practiced elsewhere'. I advised I was not able to speak generally, outlining my specific role and location. I let them know I was drawing from matters I do know (as highlighted on W2tQ) and personal experience. The notion of 'basic nursing care' is clearly and unsurprisingly universal given this encounter.

You do need to consider such travel very carefully: your health, security, travelling alone... The organisers took care of this assuring a personal meeting at the airport, transport and accommodation. The journey was hard for me from the UK. A short hop Manchester to Paris 1.15-30 was followed by an 11 hr and 10 hr flight back home passing through Bogota. Travel is difficult due to the condition of the roads, driving laws and the traffic situation that the populous of Bogota faces; but where there are 'gaps' (pot holes!) there is a way through.

I never would have believed I would set foot in South America. To stand under Orion and see Canopus was another dream come true. As Space Shuttle Discovery set off on her last flight I was making discoveries of my own in helping others do the same.

I am very grateful to GICS - the three Universities UPTC, UdeS and Unillanos who invited me and supported my attendance; plus my employer Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and colleagues covering duty for new referrals at the Beechurst Unit, Chorley, Lancashire. This has been a marvellous experience, with many contacts made that I hope will grow in the future.

*Presenting in Spanish at the conference (Teoría “Marco de la Organización Sistémica” con enfoque en Familia), Dr Marie Luise Friedemann - RN, PHD and her husband informed me of Andrea's effectiveness and memory feat. Dr Friedemann, Profesora de la Universidad Internacional de la Florida, in Miami and I also hope to compare our respective interests.

Presentation London May 2011: The Future Role of Support Workers & Assistant Practitioners in Mental Health and Social Care

2011 looks like it will be busy:

In May I have been invited to present the Health Care Domains Model at a conference organised by M&K Update.

The Future Role of

Support Workers & Assistant Practitioners in

Mental Health and Social Care

My presentation will include:

Why does ‘having’ a framework matter?

• Explaining the health care domains model, its structure, knowledge domains and applications.
• How the model can support HCSWs to address personalised, integrated and holistic care. 
• The model in theory, practice and management – an illustration.

 There will be 10 minutes for Q&A too.

This is a great prospect as with Colombia this coming week.

Silver bullets & Magic wands: NHS shamed over callous treatment of elderly

There are none:

Silver bullets or magic wands - that is.

This ongoing news is very distressing for everyone.

I attended a sign-off mentors meeting yesterday afternoon and everyone takes this still relatively new role (outside midwifery) very seriously. It's a very parochial and a biased perspective, but I do believe that in teaching h2cm to the students that I come across they are better prepared to nurse, be a nurse and indeed question what nursing is to them and the public at large. This applies to all qualified nurses who try their collective utmost to instill positive values, safe practice and professional attitudes of the highest order.

Through h2cm I try to provide students with a reflective gravity assist.

As a student I recognised the gravity of what I was doing, or at least trying to do.

30+ years later I still need to do that.

If a student does not recognise the presence of gravity in the care environment, they cannot be effectively guided, navigate their way through it, warn of pending problems. They may not be able to work as an effective member of a team.

Collisions will happen. At the end (and start) of the day even if the student is sensitive to gravity waves and can snatch a Higgs boson out of the ether: mistakes do happen. Non-fatal though we pray, the public is very forgiving when the best efforts to deliver basic nursing care are made and that is the clear intent. This is why we are told if someone makes a complaint deal with it as quickly as possible.

The real deal isn't 'new'. It's the social and political contract called 'NHS'.

Without the necessary gravity assist students may not see, and may not hear what they should be sensitive to. Examples publicised in reports such as this (15 February 2011), by Health Service Ombudsman Ann Abraham shame us all.

Self awareness is a complex thing (rapport, reflection, empathy, emotional intelligence...). Self awareness is not a given. You have to check the switch is there, then be able to help them switch it on, and validate it - for the good of all. Failing that? Well - being prepared to fail a student too if you have to.

How to Grow Taller- Tips to increase height

1. Healthy Living

* Exercise regularly particularly exercises that lengthen the muscle such as swimming and cycling.
* Have a balanced and healthy diet which includes protein, magnesium, calcium and vitamins.
* Say no to drinking alcohol.
* Get enough hours of sleep, at least 8.
* Avoid smoking and staying away from people who smoke.

2. Exercises to Increase Height
You can find many types of exercises particularly stretching exercises to grow taller. These are particularly developed to lengthen the body.

3. Human Growth Hormones
As the term suggest, these are hormones to stimulate growth. There are HGH products that can be taken orally like pills, spray or powders. However, you might not want to spend money on these products since once HGH made its way to the stomach they will already be broken down so they won't enter the bloodstream. There are HGH injections but they should be prescribed by doctors since it is risky as it might lead to complications.

4. Pilates
You can find Pilates moves that can increase height. Pilates improves one's posture and thus anyone who does Pilates will stand taller. With Pilates your body extends, stretch, lengthen and strengthen. It can help you grow to your maximum body height.

5. Height Increase Surgery
It is a set of procedure that places rod on the limbs to allow growth. This way of increasing height is painful and very expensive although results can give you as much as 12 inches increase in height. Recuperation will be extensive and long. You may also be in a risk.

But with the guaranteed results many who desperately want to grow taller would undergo the surgery.

6. Yoga
Yoga is another way to increase height. Yoga originated from India and is popularly known to enhance physical and spiritual well-being. It has established its reputation to help people stay fit.

Yoga is said not to have any effect while someone is in his or her growth phase. What yoga does is it stretches and elongates your spine resulting to the creation of space and developing your spinal muscles. Yoga makes you hold yourself up more properly thus making you looks taller.

7. Supplements
There are many height increasing supplements available in the market but most are not efficient. If you want guaranteed results, you should choose genuine. real,natural, approved and registered supplements which proved to stimulate increase in the production of Human Growth Hormone levels.

8. Let Shoes do the Trick
If you want immediate fix, then do the shoe-trick. You may wear designed to increase height also known as elevating shoes. Elevating shoes these days are innovative so people will hardly notice you are wearing a pair of these kinds of shoes. You will instantly add 4 inches by putting them on.

Reflections on publicising The 1st Int. Congress of Nursing Models and Theories in Colombia

Inevitably I have posted news of this conference and presentation to several mail lists. I received a reply pointing out that this news was short notice and getting to Colombia in the time remaining would be quite a feat. I replied saying that I had only just sorted medications and my yellow fever jab was only just 'active'.

I realise you can read all sorts into such short notice, but apart from being truly flattered and cock-a-hoop about this invitation my post was intended to raise a question...

In October 2009 I posted a fictional quote apparently cited from a conference in 2015 by:

Ms. Florence Seacole Mashaba*. 3rd Year Student Nurse
Keynote address 2nd February 1000hrs
Global Conceptual Frameworks for Health & Education:
1st International Conference on Visualization in Care Models, Assessment and Evaluation.
St Francis Bay, South Africa. Monday 2nd - Thursday 5th, February, 2015.

Future Conceptual Frameworks for Global Health: a quote

Nursing models and theories are still a feature on nurse curricula. As a mentor I check when student nurses are on placement with us - the community mental health team. What models have they come across? What are their thoughts about them? Many models of nursing still have an active following and conferences. The oomph factor is definitely lacking though. As a feature models and theories are but a frame or two in a busy learning schedule. Where does informatics figure? Does geography begin and end in school or maybe the hospital site map? ...

Then here, suddenly in Colombia is the 1st International Congress. I do hope this is the first of several and an awakening. An awakening not of a fashion item (perish the thought), but an emergent attentiveness to theory that is mature and ongoing. A thread that is worthy of the communities and populations we serve, the students we must inspire to one day be leaders themselves, the disciplines with whom we form 'the team', the people - patients and carers - we must also educate and empower.

We need models (yes plural) of care that extend beyond nursing across the four care domains and several divides. That is where the pearls of enlightenment lie.

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I opted for St Francis Bay as the 2015 venue recalling the film The Endless Summer. This will be the closest I have ever been to the equator.

* Personal communication from a future fictitious individual. ;-)

OERU / OERF / UNESCO Press release: Towards an OER university - Free learning for all students worldwide

Please circulate: Joint OER Foundation / UNESCO press release.

The Open Education Resource (OER) Foundation is to host a strategic international meeting in Dunedin on 23 February, to commence planning for the provision of free learning to all students worldwide. Support from the United Nations Science and Education Organisation (UNESCO) to stream the meeting on the internet will allow the participation of education leaders and interested persons from around the globe.
Join the meeting as a virtual participant and help make OER futures happen.

Read more.


(If you blog about this important meeting -- please use the #OERU tag).

2011 will be a quantum shift year for the mainstream adoption of OER.

Cheers
Wayne
Wayne Mackintosh , Ph.D.
Director OER Foundation
Director, International Centre for Open Education,
Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand.
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Sickness with Goji Berry-desist

Goji berry or Chinese wolfberry (Lucium Fruit) is known as food to prevent premature aging. Research Tufts University in Boston proved that contain goji ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity). Research in 1988 by the Beijing Nutrition Research Institute also concluded that a single fruit is full of vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids.

Goji fruit also contains betaine that are useful to stimulate the liver to produce kolina to calm nerves, sharpen memory, prevent fat accumulation in the liver. Other content of this fruit is physalin, Solavetivone, Beta-sitoserol, and Cyperone.

Another benefit of this fruit is as anti-fungal and anti bacterial, anti-inflammatory, preventing prostate enlargement, as well as lowering cholesterol. Goji fruit can also help overcome heart problems and high blood.

If you have dry goji, though by how soaked in hot water, then pressed with a spoon. Then, drink the water like tea. It's best to drink goji juice organic. Try drinking organic goji for 14 days as many as 300 ml, every morning or evening on an empty stomach.

Securities that will be obtained is increased energy, better sleep, feeling calmer and more focused. By choosing organic products, we will get the nutrients more perfect. Goji juice can be found at leading supermarkets. However, avoid goji berries when they are taking blood thinners.

Overcome with Teak Dutch Cholesterol

The leaves are part of the plant that is often utilized. One of them is Dutch Jati. Efficacy of this herb has been tested, such as the ability to reduce the risk of diarrhea, weight problems, to control the rate of cholesterol.

From ancient times the people of Indonesia, especially those living on the island of Java, had been familiar with and use the cooking water leaves Dutch identity as a raw material for herbal slimming the body, commonly known as extractive singset (Javanese). Experience as well as empirical evidence of this is "arrested" herbal medicine company, so that now almost all herbal slimming always take a leaf properties of Dutch identity.

Setyoko of Medicinal Plants Garden Sekar, explained that to make the herb can be done with dry leaves. Next milled to make powder.

"After becoming a powder, take 20 grams, and brewed with hot water. Strain and drink two times a day. However, those with kidney problems should avoid this herb, "he said.

Many studies have shown that leaf identity is useful for weight loss. Later leaves Dutch identity is believed to have more benefits than that, the potential for development as controller of cholesterol herbs.

Declining real Yosie Andrews H.S. Laboratory of Biochemistry at the Bogor Agricultural Institute has done research to determine the influence of Dutch identity leaves (in the form of water extract, ethanol extract, and active fraction of steroid) on blood lipid levels (TPC, triglycerides, LDL, and HDL / high density lipoprotein).

Research using rabbits as experimental animals in the four treatment groups. Each group consisted of five male.

It turned out that the extract of leaves of Dutch identity (in the three forms of water extract, ethanol extract, and active fraction of steroid) effect on blood lipid levels (TPC, triglycerides, LDL, and HDL). Levels of TPC, LDL, and triglycerides in the control treatment (without giving teak leaves) looks very high (significantly different) compared with the levels of TPC, LDL, and triglycerides were treated with teak leaves.

This fact indicates a decrease in levels of TPC, LDL, and triglycerides from the leaves of Dutch identity. Percentage decrease in the highest levels of TPC in granting leaves of Dutch identity in the treatment of ethanol extract (62 percent), followed by water extract treatment (55 percent), and the active fraction of steroids (36 percent).

Raise HDL Giving Dutch teak leaf extract also resulted in increasing HDL. HDL can lower cholesterol levels in the cell by taking excess cholesterol from tissues to then be processed in the liver and then disposed of with bile.

Gan (1987) mentions, HDL has a protective effect against heart blood vessels. Furthermore, from this study can be concluded that the leaves of Dutch identity proven to reduce blood lipid levels. This means that the leaves can be used as Dutch identity antihiperlipidemia alternative medicine.

This fact in recent years taken by entrepreneurs to develop medicinal products made from raw leaves of Dutch identity. Not surprisingly, many available products processed fitofarmaka this herb-based, such as in powder form in capsules or steeping, like tea.

Explained Setyoko, in principle, this herb is very safe, of course, if treated with pure and clean, without any mixture of chemicals. "To be sure, there's no harm in trying to sort through and mixes it himself, in order to ensure free from a mixture of chemicals," he added.

In addition to leaves, other parts of the tree have medicinal Dutch identity which is leather, fruit, and seeds. The inside skin is usually used as a medicine to cure worm disease, swollen legs or feet of an elephant.

The fruit is used as remedies for whooping cough. Decoction of the seeds that have been burned like a coffee can be drunk as a cure constipation. However, it remains necessary prudence in the use of leaves and seeds of Dutch identity as a drug. The reason is, if too much can cause intestinal damage. Therefore, besides the leaves, the utilization of other parts of Dutch identity is relatively rare and I have found no toxic test.

If you are interested menaman Dutch identity, is actually relatively easy. These plants do not need much water and do not require special care.

Simply Poured Boiling Water Into Concocting leaves Dutch identity is relatively easy. Dried leaves brewed with hot water enough, like making tea. Often these leaves are also made extracts or powders.

Here are some examples of ingredients:

1. Peluruh cholesterol

Take some dried leaves of Dutch identity. Brewed with hot water to taste, such as making tea. Strain before drinking. In order not bland, add one tablespoon of honey or sugar cubes.

2. Pereda Diarrhea

Dutch identity leaves dry milled to become powder. Take 20 grams of this powder and brewed with hot water. Then strain and drink twice daily. If you prefer, can be mixed kencur and honey to taste.

Note: People with kidney problems should avoid this herb.

3. Slimming

Take seven pieces of fresh leaves of Dutch identity and wash clean. Add a piece of rhizome bangle, ginger, turmeric or white. Boil with one half cup water until the remaining one cup. Once cool, strain and drink. When mixes it should be the same with ginger or turmeric and white in order to reduce the effects of gastric irritation. During taking this herb, keep drinking lots of water.

Seeds Melinjo Increase Endurance

Melinjo mention, most people probably know him as a raw material chips with its distinctive bitter taste. There are those who abstain melinjo for fear of uric acid. However, do you know melinjo seeds are also rich in antioxidants and can increase endurance.

Researchers from the University of Jember, Tri Agus Siswoyo, judging that the antioxidant activity of seeds melinjo equivalent to vitamin C. This antioxidant activity obtained from a high protein concentration, 9-10 percent in each seed melinjo. The main protein is very effective to eliminate free radicals cause various diseases, such as hypertension, high cholesterol, narrowing of blood vessels, premature aging, etc..

Great potential that is contained in a seed or Gnetum gnemon melinjo it makes Tri believe melinjo is a suitable source of functional protein used as a food supplement nutrasetikal (nutritious food for health), including to prevent and treat disease. Moreover melinjo seeds are easy to obtain.

Cheap Supplements

Recognized until now I have found no formal studies on the use of seed proteins melinjo as a source of antioxidants. In fact, if the use of antioxidant peptides from hydrolysis gnemon Gnetum seed is successful, will be available nutrasetikal supplements are cheap and can be a safe alternative.

Unlike in the country, Japan has looked at the potential of antioxidant from the seeds of this Gnetaceae family. Tri research results on the isolation and characterization of antioxidant peptide from the seeds of this melinjo, making it one recipient of research funds from the Indonesia Toray Science Foundation, a foundation established textile company and Japan's largest synthetic fiber.

Similar Ginkgo

Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) said, melinjo including ancient plants that are evolutionarily close to the plant Ginkgo biloba in Japan. The reason for this is what makes Japanese people are interested to develop it.

Ginkgo is the oldest tree species that have grown over 150-200 million years and believed to be a brain tonic for strengthening the memory. Ginkgo leaf also has strong antioxidant properties and plays an important role in the oxidation of free radicals cause premature aging and senile.

However, it is not just an ancient plant that makes Tri interested in researching a plant that grows in Southeast Asia, but melinjo resistance to disease, either bacterial, fungal, or pests. Over the past two years reviewing melinjo, Tri has examines the interaction between starch and lipids in the seed melinjo, melinjo protein stability to heat and phenolic content, as well as a source of flavonoid antioxidants.

Natural antimicrobials

Until recently doctorate in biochemistry from Osaka Prefecture University, Japan had been isolated two types of proteins that show high antioxidant activity. From all parts of the plant melinjo diekstraknya ever, ranging from leaves, bark, roots, until seeds, Tri find the most potential of seed proteins. Research indicates the antioxidant activity is equivalent to the synthetic antioxidant BHT (Butylated Hydroxytolune).

Of the two protein fractions that, found another function melinjo as a natural antimicrobial. That means melinjo protein can also be used as a natural food preservative as well as new drugs for diseases caused by bacteria. Gg-AMP peptides isolated from seeds melinjo have indicated an active potential for inhibiting several types of gram positive and negative.

Healthy snacks

To get the benefits, melinjo can be eaten directly by boiling and used as a snack, or as a mixture of vegetables. It was also recognized activist Rahayu Pudji medicinal plants from Bekasi. He often utilizes melinjo seeds as potions to increase stamina.

"The way is to boil it, such as boiling peanut or vegetable mixture made with sour leaves. People are not many know that melinjo have antioxidant functions, which are generally known to a new high purinnya content and can cause uric acid, "he explained.

Simply Boiling or Disayur

- No complicated actually utilize melinjo seed. Simply boil it, such as boiling peanuts, as well as making it a mixture of vegetables or vegetable acids ve. Because that is used is the seeds, how to eat them is also quite easy. Can be eaten directly (be a light meal or snack) after the skin peeled.

- Select melinjo is not actually a specific benchmark. All types can basically be used. If you do not want to get a seed that is still very soft, with young melinjo can choose a green skin. Conversely, an elderly melinjo reddish yellow, the seeds is a bit harsh.

- If you have high purine levels or risk of uric acid (gout), should not consume too much melinjo. The recommended dose of normal consumption, just a handful of seeds melinjo boiled in a day. Remember, before boiling, melinjo seeds should be washed until completely clean.

Benefits similar to jackfruit for malaria

Based on information from the territory of Papua etnobotanik, Achmad Fuad Hafid and its team of Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, Surabaya, developing antimalarial drug from the bark extract similar to jackfruit. Research that began about 10 years ago it produced a synergistic fitofarmaka tablets in combination with other antimalarial drugs.

Antimalarial from bark similar to jackfruit (Artocarpus champeden Spreng) is an indigenous population of Papua. However, Achmad not refer to indigenous anti-malarial bark similar to jackfruit was at a certain tribe in Papua. Therefore, knowledge of benefits similar to jackfruit tree bark as antimalarial spread in Papua.

Achmad develop pharmacological research with stem bark extract similar to jackfruit and mix with 80 percent ethanol. Extracts then tested on mice infected animal malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei.

As a result, the extract could inhibit malaria parasite development by 80 percent. Research continues to determine the compound marker (markers) on the bark similar to jackfruit. Marker compounds is very important to establish standardization of materials similar to jackfruit tree bark. From the bark similar to jackfruit, teams get the active compound Morachalkon A.

"Similar to jackfruit exist everywhere in Indonesia. Time quotes and location also determines the content of the active compound in the bark, "he added in his office on Wednesday (26 / 1). He is currently the Head of Administration of the University of Airlangga (Airlangga University).

Together with a team of researchers from the Faculty of Pharmacy Airlangga University, namely Aty Widyawaruyanti and Wiwied Ekasari, Achmad researching bark similar to jackfruit from Papua, East Kalimantan and West Java.

Research carried out until the team get optimal point with healing benefits malaria tablets fitofarmaka bark ethanol extract similar to jackfruit, namely when antimalarial herbs can be combined with other antimalarial drugs, such as artemisinin or artesunat.

"The use of drug combinations recommended by the World Health Organization (World Health Organization / WHO) since a few years ago," he said.

WHO recommended antimalarial drug combinations with consideration, this time more easily and quickly place the alias immune resistance of malaria parasites to the drug-drug antidotes.

WHO determined resistance pattern, if a region has more than 25 percent were resistant to certain drugs. The drug was then advised not to be used within a certain period.

"The search range of active compounds as antimalarial is now increasingly required. Bark extract similar to jackfruit be an option, although this time can not be mass produced, "he said.

He is targeting, this antimalarial drug can be mass produced in 2014. During the remaining time, he will take care of patents (intellectual property) of this antimalarial herbal drug.

Drug program

Achmad said that herbal medicine is different antimalarial drugs, other herbal medicine. Most of the herbal medicine easily circulated after the stated completion clinic trials with experimental animals as a standardized herbal medicine (OHT).

Especially after herbal medicine through clinical trials on human patients become fitofarmaka, herbal medicine is more easily absorbed by the public.

"Antimalarial drugs should be a drug program that can not simply be produced and circulated to the community," he said.

According to him, the production of herbal medicine will be based on WHO recommendations and the government, in this case the Ministry of Health. Terms of antimalarial drugs as a drug program refers to the pattern of malaria parasite resistance to antimalarial drugs are now in circulation.

Resistance of malaria parasites initially known in 1961 against drug chloroquine in Thailand. In the following year is known in the United States, and since then spread throughout the world.

In Indonesia, the resistance to chloroquine is known in 1974 in the case of malaria in East Kalimantan. Resistance to various types of antimalarial drugs continues to grow.

The speed of resistance to antimalarial drugs depends on operational factors, such as determination of dose, patient adherence, pharmacologic factors, and factors of malaria transmission.

Chloroquine is the most widely used antimalarial. The price is relatively the most expensive with minimal side effects. However, benefits are reduced drastically due to chloroquine resistance.

Global Warming

Achmad said, the phenomenon of global warming contributed to the increase in the intensity of malaria. Global warming causes increased air humidity, increasing the proliferation of various types of insects, including mosquitoes. One is the female Anopheles mosquito as a vector (carrier) of malaria parasite that causes periodic chills fever sufferers.

"Antimalarial drugs similar to jackfruit tree bark showed the benefits of biodiversity richness that exists in Indonesia," he said.

Worldwide, malaria is estimated to now be able to infect 300 million people every year. Of this amount, 2 million-4 million people each year die from malaria.

Health Literacy: A Public Health concern? 1-day Conference, Manchester, UK

Venue: Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre (Manchester)

Friday 10th June 2011

Join us for our first national Health Literacy Research Conference.

Health literacy is -

‘the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health’.

We welcome applications for oral presentation or posters on Health Literacy research and development. The abstract submission guidelines are available from the website http://www.healthliteracy.org.uk/

or Lucy McDonald: mcdonall AT lsbu.ac.uk

The conference will include 2 plenary sessions with international health literacy

keynote speakers and a panel discussion.

Cost: £60 per day

My source: Lucy McDonald

h2cm: philosophy of science - analytical AND dialectical Refinetti, R. (1989).

"For centuries, philosophers have discussed whether knowledge progresses analytically or dialectically. In the Cartesian tradition of starting with simple concepts and then building up more complex concepts [4], the idea of science as a gradual accumulation of small pieces of knowledge was put forward by Auguste Comte [5]. This constitutes an analytical view of the progress of knowledge. On the other hand, Hegel proposed that knowledge grows as a whole, so that contradictions between opposing ideas are solved (and disperse pieces of knowledge are integrated) at each stage of the dialectical progress of knowledge [6]. This constitutes a dialectical view of the progress of knowledge.

The partial correctness of both the analytical view of Comte and the dialectical view of Hegel have been acknowledged for many years. Wisdom from both views can be found in the writings of many contemporary philosophers of science." Refinetti, R. (1989) p.583.

.... and can also be found within the structure and potential content of the Health Care Domains Model. Goethe in his own way(s) of seeing recognised the same...


Refinetti, R. (1989). Information processing as a central issue in philosophy of science, Information Processing & Management, 25, 5, 583-584.

The Evidence Network

Evidence based - medicine, health care, nursing - and other variations abound.

Having requested a subscription regularly into my inbox pops the The Evidence Network's newsletter c/o Alan Gomersall, at the Centre for Policy & Practice, King’s College London.

This issue - includes a number of recent reports from the Social Policy & Practice database which appear to be relevant to EBPP (evidence-based policy and practice), as well as the usual coverage of new services, forthcoming conferences and courses etc.

Associates Network

The Associates Network fosters contact between members of a diverse and growing EBPP community. Membership is free, but you must be an active researcher or practitioner with a particular interest in evidence-based policy and practice issues. Benefits include:

• access to the Associates database of the activities, interests and contact details of over 1,350 members of the Network worldwide
• a regular email newsletter, to which you can contribute
• an opt-in email discussion group
• a discounted subscription to the peer reviewed journal Evidence & Policy.

I've tried to capture some key resources on the SCIENCES links page - must make sure this network is there.

Call for Papers: Special issue on Community Informatics for Health - Journal of Community Informatics

Abstract submissions due 14 March 2011

A special issue of the international Journal of Community Informatics (http://ci-journal.net) is going to be devoted to Health. Community Informatics (CI) is the study and the practice of enabling communities with Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). This special issue will focus on how the social application of ICTs can empower and enable communities towards improving health. The issue is expected to be published in late 2011. The Journal of Community Informatics is a focal point for the communication of research of interest to a global network of academics, community informatics practitioners and national and multi-lateral policy makers.

The field of community informatics seeks to explore the potential of information and communication technologies and their applications for social and economic development efforts at the community level. It particularly seeks to ensure that marginalized individuals and communities can benefit from the opportunities that ICTs can provide. In the area of health, this is all the more important since those with poorer health status and poorer health outcomes are usually those with less (or no) access to ICTs, or are those who have fewer skills to make use of and benefit from ICTs.

For this special issue of the Journal on Health, we are inviting submission of original, unpublished articles. We welcome research articles, along with case studies and notes from the field. All research articles will be double blind peer-reviewed. Insights and analytical perspectives from practitioners and policy makers in the form of notes from the field or case studies are also encouraged - these will not be peer-reviewed.

Please read the full Call for Papers and more specific information on the intended 'flavour' of the issue at: http://www.flinders.edu.au/medicine/sites/southgate/research/projects/digital-tech-health/

Guest editors:

*  Lareen Newman PhD, Southgate Institute for Health Society & Equity, Flinders University - Australia
*  Ali Al Sanousi MD, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

Contact for queries and abstract submissions:  lareen.newman AT flinders.edu.au

IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for abstracts: 14 March 2011
Notification of successful abstracts:  9 May 2011
Deadline for submission of full papers/articles: 31 August 2011
Estimated publication date: November 2011

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Dr Lareen Newman, DipEurLangs (Hons), BA (Hons), PhD
Senior Research Fellow
Southgate Institute for Health Society & Equity
Flinders University - Adelaide, South Australia
Personal page: http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/lareen.newman
Program page: http://flinders.edu.au/medicine/sites/southgate/
CRICOS Provider Number: 00114A

Additional link: h2cm in community informatics ....
Jones, P. (2004) The Four Care Domains: Situations Worthy of Research. Conference: Building & Bridging Community Networks: Knowledge, Innovation & Diversity through Communication, Brighton, UK.

KT-EQUAL future events - Ageing Research and Design 4 Health Conf.

Dear colleague,

KT-EQUAL is planning lots of interesting events in the next few months focused on aspects of ageing research.

Below are a few upcoming events that may be of interest to you, more information can always be found on our website.

Upcoming workshops include topics such as -

• digital inclusion
• ethical dilemmas
• and creative societies.

A flyer is available with more information about these exciting free events.

The I'dgo consortium has also confirmed the full programme for their seminar on An international perspective on the Built Environment for an Ageing Population: Issues in maintaining access to outdoor places on the 16th February 2011.

Another upcoming conference which is still accepting papers* is the Design for Health Conference in Sheffield Hallam University on the 13th-15th July 2011
http://www.design4health.org.uk/

We look forward to seeing you at some of our events in the future.

Best Wishes

Helen Haigh
KT-EQUAL Co-ordinator
University of Sheffield

PJ adds: *Kirsty Christer at SHU contacted me re. D4H to advise that submissions are open until 7th Feb.

Old website - home page - musings!

I could strikethrough much of the text here:

Earlier this evening I thought "This could not happen at a better time!" Suddenly - or maybe not if I'd checked before - the New Year emphasised the age of the h2cm homepage. It did look poorly.

On the old PC in 2005 I updated the home page using Fireworks, that was the last front-end revision. When I checked in a couple of browsers the formatting of the graphics for the menus was falling apart. The links still worked, but the main image was out-of-kilter.

I actually thought this was good news.

For a short while I put a note up apologising for the mangled look. Anyway, it works out I messed up the Doctype declaration. It looks OK now and I've taken the opportunity to highlight the Colombia conference.

The trip to South America later this month means that I've pushed a short break back to March. I've not many holidays left, but plan to pack laptop, spend a couple of days walking and with Drupal plus HTML5 and CSS3. I'm really enjoying .NET magazine and should subscribe. In December they featured a CD with CSS3 video training with Think Vitamin. It does give you an appetite to tear stuff down and start again...

Just to mention, the communication - dementia care teaching session went very well. Six people - one general nurse and five health care support workers. They helped me too adding to my notes. I'd left out the impact of dementia on eating and drinking, they needed reminding about swallowing. Lots of discussion and questions.

They appreciated the basic SENDER - channel - RECEIVER communication model (and I didn't mention bits and bytes). I managed to create a feedback form too. This and the slides I'll feed into the training group as collectively we try to identify, source and brand learning materials. Not sure as yet about the personalised care session, I'll ring up tomorrow morning.

Green Tea Benefits - Homemade Skin Care

Green Tea comes from the leaves of the Camelia sinensis evergreen type of shrub. This shrub is grown in many countries around the world, like Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Australia, and Indonesia, but the majority of it is grown in China.

Freshly picked leaves are, quickly, steamed, rolled on mats and heated, to prevent oxidization. Oxidization is the process in which tea leaves interact with oxygen, turning them dark in color. The categories of teas are based on their oxidization level. Green tea is unoxidized.

What are the green tea health benefits? It has powerful antioxidants benefits, with antiseptic, anti inflammatory, anti viral and antifungal properties, too. It can be used topically or orally.

Health Benefits of Green Tea:-

Lowers LDL cholesterol level
Strengthens immune system
Fights Viral, bacterial and fungal infections
Lowers risk of types of cancer
Quenches free radicals
Inhibits abnormal function of blood clots

Benefits of Green Tea and Skin Care:-

Reduces inflammation
Lowers risk of having rheumatoid arthritis
Used to treat minor cuts, rashes, spots and blemishes
Helps reduce acne
Helps provide a youthful appearance
Used to treat sunburns - found in many sunscreens
Slows developmental signs of aging

With the exposure to pollution, smoking and excessive sunlight there is an increase of free radicals in the blood. Green tea is rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly, epigallocatechin gallate, (EGCG). EGCG is a powerful antioxidant that inhibits the growth and kills cancer cells, without harming healthy tissue.

Green tea helps with a variety of skin care concerns including: psoriasis, wrinkles, rosacea, sunburns and acne. It provides skin with elasticity, inhibits formation of freckles and dark spots and gives skin a more youthful appearance. When it used in topical formulations, such as sunscreens, it reduces sun damage by quenching free radicals and reducing inflammation, rather than just blocking ultraviolet rays. It contains vitamins A and B (2) to help combat acne. It lowers the risk of having Rheumatoid arthritis. It rejuvenates, soothes, tones and protects the skin.

Green tea is used in countries such as; India, Thailand and Japan have used as a medicine from helping digestion to healing wounds. Its use has risen in the United States, as well. You will find it used within, many, commercial and homemade skin care products including deodorants, homemade shampoo, soaps, lotions, and more.