Benefits of Hydrotherapy for Diabetes

More than 16 million people have either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is where the body does not produce enough insulin, so you have to inject yourself with insulin. Type 2 diabetes is when you may be able to control your blood glucose levels by following a special diet and exercise program. Some people with Type 2 diabetes also need to inject themselves with insulin.

Hydrotherapy has proven useful for helping patients with Type 1 and  2 Diabetes. In a study published in 1999 by the New England Journal of Medicine, people with Type 2 diabetes soaked in hot tubs for 30 minutes a day, 6 days a week. Doctors noticed that these patients had an easier time controlling their weight and plasma glucose levels.

Some patients even required smaller doses of insulin as a result. Patients who were unable to exercise reported even more benefits, as hydrotherapy helped increase blood flow to their skeletal muscles.

Unfortunately, because many people with Type 2 diabetes are unable to follow the rigorous type of exercise program most doctors recommend, soaking in a hot tub is now seen as an alternate therapy. The study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed how a 30-minute soak a day for three consecutive weeks reduced overall blood sugar levels in people participating in the study by 13 percent.

Another benefit to soaking in a hot tub or enjoying time in a walk-in spa is that many people with diabetes, who often report high levels of stress, feel better and less stressed after participating in a form of hydrotherapy treatment. People with diabetes also reported relaxed muscles, increased circulation, and reduced blood pressure.

The water you soak in appears to also be an effective pain reliever because it gives your body buoyancy that does not or would not otherwise occur. Soaking in water can help support all areas of your body, contribute to reduced muscle and join pain, invigorate your muscles, and stimulate the release of chemicals and hormones in your body, which can help you feel better.

People with Type 1 diabetes may also benefit from hydrotherapy, as these people also report joint stiffness and a limited range of motion. Both of these side effects of the diabetes may be alleviated by hydrotherapy, but the diabetes itself may not be affected.

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Hydrotheraphy for the Lower Back

Lower back pain is the number 2 reason in the U.S that people visit the doctor after cofds and the flu. Millions of people suffer needlessly from lower back pain.

A study published in the British Journal of Rheumatology provided evidence that hot tub therapy has short and long term benefits for people with lower back pain in 1995.

In a study of 40 persons at the University of Minnesota, 85% of the participants chose a whirlpool bath over a still bath. Both were effective in reducing anxiety, but only the whirlpool bath was effective at reducing the participant's reactivity to stress.

Researchers in France published a study later in the Journal of Rheumatology to confirm these results. Examinations showed improvement in health status (measured in back flexibility and pain duration and intensity) of the spa treatment group than in the medication-only group after three weeks of consistent spa therapy. The
use of anti inflammatory drugs and analgesics also decreased in the spa treatment group. This research information was published in the March-April 1996 issue of Arthritis Today. Hydro therapy use in the back is useful for diseases of the lungs, bronchia! asthma, multiple sclerosis, spinal disease, back pain and weakened back muscles, it should not be used on debil itated pat ients or those wi th neurasthenia.

What is the meaning of SPA?

Hydrotherapy dates back to the beginning of ancient Egypt for several thousand years and in the period of Roman Empire known as Roman Bath. Massage and Turkish Bath has still been in worldwide fashion up to this day. Hydrotherapy maybe defined as the use of water to restore health and cure the diseases in any forms of hot water, steam, cold water or ice by the methods of certain applications such as douche, spa or hot tub, whirlpool, sauna, shower, full body immersion, compress and pack, wrap, poultice, fomentation, hand bath, hot sitz bath, footbath and colonic irrigation. Hydrotherapy can easily be used in the home as part of a self -care programme.

Sebastian Kneipp, a German priest was able to get complete recovery from his tuberculosis suffering by taking a cold bath several times in Danube river leading to an announcement of new theory of hot-cold contrast bath in which become more popular in England, other European countries and even far away in U.S.A.

Spa is the name of small village in Belgium where the patients of different disorders could get better after soaking and bathing themselves in the hot spring pool. Thus Spa become a well known symbolization represented any typical baths in the medical clinics and health resorts. In routine daily life, the spa makes skin cleaner with good elasticity and enhances more muscle strength in compare with common forcefulness bath so body shape will look smart and beautiful Warm or hot water can stimulate circulation, relax physically and mentally while increasing perspiration to eliminate internal heat, wastes and toxins easily. Cold water can relief pain, reduce swelling and stop bleeding in contusion wound. Jacuzzi and whirlpool baths are derived from the combination of tub bath and shower like a natural hot spring and waterfall. The jet water air bubbles can energize ones as body exercise and slim fitness.

Home Spa is one of the hydrotherapy doing at home, its superlatives are privacy, economical, comfortable without going out door and no time waste at the same time of ordinary bath.

It achieves all family members joining closely together. Nowadays, Spa and Home Spa proceed in much development and might be increasing water quality by passing the water through high strength magnetic field, raising concentration of dissolved oxygen or ozone, application of ultrasonic or high frequency of sound wave, salt and minerals addition, aromatics, herbs and other applications. Ultimately Home Spa can perform excellent

happiness of life and such a good health as well.

Low body Temperature medical research2

Prof Toru Abo: http://fuji-yama.jp/m/
is a professor of immunology at Nigata University Graduate School

• We get sick because our immune system is weak
  


• Are you sick? Measure your body temperature
  


• To overcome cancer, raise your body temperature
  


• If you wish longevity, raise your body temperature
  


• Cancer and depression patients have body temperature, usually less than 36°C
  


• Once body temperature is raised, the number of lymphocytes increase and they are activated. Thus they can destroy cancer cells better (Number of NK (Natural Killer Cells) is higher
  


• People with low body temperature are prone to illnesses. Start with cold hands and feet, the shoulder and neck pain, then backache, constipation and finally spread to the organs.

Low body Temperature medical research1

Prof Ishihara Yumi
Is an expert in naturopathy and best selling author of wellness books.

He is the Medical Director of Yumi Hospital in Japan

1. Say goodbye to illnesses by raising your body temperature
2. If you are sick, your body temperature is probably too low
3. Low body temperature is the root cause of many illnesses
4. Increase your body temperature by 1°C, immune system increases by 5-6 times
5. Use heat to make your children smarter
6. Use high temperature to kill cancer cells
7. Bathing in tubs is the best way to raise body temperature 35°C : Cancer cells multiply most rapidly
8. Research has shown that at a body temperature of 39.6°C, cancer cells die rapidly

Surprising Causes of Weight Gain

Are you putting on weight despite your best efforts at eating well and staying fit. Every extra kilogram of fat demands miles of blood vessels to supply and support it, causing your heart to work harder, and ultimately shortening your life expectancy.

Here are a few weight gain factors that you and your caregiver should pay attention to. Other health risks that increase with excess fat include strokes due to high blood pressure, diabetes, and even cancer rates.

Couch Potato

Exercise is the key to permanent weight loss and for overall health and wellness, but the goal is to get moving every day but it’s more than likely requiring that you spend hours in front of a computer screen, not moving much. This inactivity can cause you to burn few calories than usual and put on a few pounds over time.

It’s important to realize that different kinds of workouts can create dramatically different results. Backed by scientific research, high intensity exercise for shorter periods of time burns a greater amount of fat compared to lower intensity, longer periods of exercise. It also speeds up your metabolism for a longer time post-workout, giving you more bang for your buck!

Lack of sleep

Insomnia

As odd as it may seem, not getting enough sleep could be a major reason that you’re putting on weight. When you’re tired your body can’t function as it normally would and begins storing more fat. Not getting enough sleep can lead to the slowing of your metabolism and sometimes cravings for less than healthy foods.

Stress

Whether you’re stressed about a job, home life or something else, you could be setting yourself up to put on more weight. Our bodies react to stress by slowing down and storing more energy, anticipating hard times ahead.