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2011/06/25

Why People Buy Capsiplex Slimming Pills

When it comes to weight loss more and more people are searching the web to find slimming pills with natural ingredients. The fact is many of us have realized that nature can provide the best trustworthy solution for weight loss. One such product that has gained immense popularity very recently is the capsiplex capsules, which is unlike any other crash diets to lose weight fast products.

Yes, people buy Capsiplex capsules as it contains completely natural ingredients, such as the extracts of capsicum, black pepper, vitamin B3, and Caffeine. Many of these products are well known to us for their weight loss properties.

Capsicum or Cayenne, which is commonly called as red chilly or red pepper has been known to be used as a spice for its pungent taste since 3000 BC. Capsicum belongs to the nightshade family, which also includes tomato and potatoes.

Capsicum contains a group of capsaicinoids such as capsaicin, dihydro-capsaicin and nor-dihydro-capsaicin; these compounds give the red chilly its pungent taste. Recent studies on animal and human prove that these capsaicinoids can also raise the metabolism of the body and burn more fats and carbohydrates, thereby increasing the resting metabolism of the body. It is surprising to note that the same capsaicinoids also have the ability to suppress the appetite.

Research has proved that it would require about 10 grams of red chilly to produce a significant weight loss effect in a person. The fact that 10 grams of red chilly would be very harsh to swallow is well known to us not to mention its effects on the stomach. The producers of Capsiplex have solved this issue by developing a special patented coating on the ingredients of Capsiplex capsules. This special coating of Capsiplex dissolves only in the intestines where it is required to be digested and absorbed by the body. This process makes capsiplex slimming capsules unique of its kind and results in zero side effects.

People buy Capsiplex pills for the following benefits.

Capsiplex produces diet-induced thermogenesis.
Capsiplex is designed to boost your metabolism.
Capsiplex reduces appetite to a significant level.
Capsiplex helps in the oxidation of carbohydrates and fats.
Capsiplex helps to reduce the body mass in areas such as waist, belly and so on.
Capsiplex is a 100% natural fat burner with no artificially added ingredients.
Capsiplex has been a 'slimming as you sit pill' as it burns an extra 278 calories of energy per day.

Capsiplex slimming pills contains the maximum strength capsicum extract. Capsicum apart from the weight loss benefits also provides other benefits that are listed below.

Eyes
Capsicum contains Vitamin A, which is good for the eyes.

Skin
Capsicum can help in preventing skin rashes & can assist in keeping the skin clear & prevent pimples.

Cancer prevention
Capsaicinoids contained in Capsicum also act as antioxidants thus providing protection from cancer.

Pain relief
Capsaicins can help in blocking transmission of pain from skin to spinal cord thus minimizing the pain sensation.

Hair
Capsicum is known to have hair growth boosting capability. It can not only prevent hair fall but also help in maintaining thicker hair.

This pill has attracted a lot of media attention for the fact that it is being used by the top celebrities. Unless the claims are true it would not have been accepted by the celebrities as every one of us are aware that the celebrities have more need to be slim and pave the way in weight loss.

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2011/06/17

Obese People at Higher Risk of Infection After Colon Surgery (HealthDay)

TUESDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Obese patients are at a significantly increased risk for surgical site infections after undergoing partial or full removal of the colon, a new study finds.

It included 7,020 patients, aged 18 to 64, who had either partial or total colectomy for colon cancer, diverticulitis or inflammatory bowel disease between 2002 and 2008. Of those patients, 1,243 were obese.

The overall rate of surgical site infections was 10.3 percent, but the rate was higher in obese patients (14.5 percent) than in non-obese patients (9.5 percent). After adjusting for a number of factors, the researchers calculated that obese patients were 60 percent more likely to develop surgical site infections than non-obese patients.

The average cost of colectomy for all the patients was $16,399, but the average cost for obese patients was about $295 more than for non-obese patients.

The researchers also found that surgical site infections greatly increased the cost of the procedure. The average total cost for patients who developed surgical site infections was $31,933, compared to $14,608 for patients without infection.

Patients with surgical site infections also had longer average hospital stays (9.5 days vs. 8.1 days) and a much higher rate of hospital readmission (27.8 percent vs. 6.8 percent).

"We conclude that patients undergoing colorectal surgery who develop SSIs [surgical site infections], many of whom are obese, tax the health-care system," wrote Dr. Elizabeth C. Wick, of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues.

Incentive programs that reward surgeons for keeping costs down and improving patient outcomes should take into account that obese people are at higher risk of infection, according to the authors.

The study appears in the May issue of the Archives of Surgery.

More information

The University of Chicago Medical Center has more about colectomy.


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2011/06/14

Sleep Apnea and CPAPs: Not Just for Overweight People (ContributorNetwork)

Studies done on lab mice revealed a link between sleep apnea and the spread of cancer. There's a persistent and dangerous myth circulating that only fat people have Obstructive Sleep Apnea. OSA is a congenital, structural problem in which breathing stops during sleep.

This rumor is a convenient, but illogical fallacy. Wouldn't it be nice to think that sleep apnea would disappear if only sufferers lost a little weight and exercised more? Alas, like all convenient delusions, it's what people tell themselves when they don't want to face facts. It's also dangerous to pooh-pooh OSA. Sleep apnea kills people.

Sleep apnea (from the Greek meaning "without breath") is caused when nasal passages collapse like drinking straws when the air is sucked out of them. When that happens, the body must manually restart breathing. It happens with a loud snort or gasp associated with sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea is primarily a hereditary problem. I have sleep apnea. My mother I have always snored heavily. My mother snores heavily as did both of my grandparents. They very likely would test positive for sleep apnea if they had a sleep study done. No one in our family was obese or overweight.

Even as a baby, my family says that I snored and was restless. I have also walked and talked in my sleep and had vivid dreams. I have done this all my life. Up until age 12, I would gently bang my head against my pillow to fall asleep. One of my sons did this as a child too. It was unnerving for anyone who has no experience with it. For Jake and I, it was how we got to sleep. I can't speak definitively, but I believe that we did this in response to sleep apnea.

For people with extreme sleep apnea, the reverse can be true. Having sleep apnea can cause weight gain. How? Sleep apnea is debilitating. During one night, I have several hundred apneas. All those wake-sleep jags are exhausting. A normal person spends 40 percent of their sleep in deep, delta sleep. This is the most restful sleep. My sleep showed that only 1 percent to 2 percent of my sleep was delta sleep.

I suffered from persistent stress-induced depression. I began taking Paxil for to combat anxiety. I fell asleep all the time: talking to people, driving, everywhere. I couldn't go more than about two hours without falling asleep, no matter how long I spent in bed at night. I had no energy. I was in constant muscle and back pain. I got sick very easily.

All my life, I weighed between 110-135 pounds all of my life. A lifetime of not resting and constant pain coupled with the SSRI medication made me put on weight. Dieting was no problem, but exercise left me exhausted. After a walk downtown I would fall asleep as soon as I got home.

Having the sleep study and starting the CPAP (Continuous Positive Air Pressure) breathing machine has revolutionized my life. I've quit the Paxil. I can sleep five or six hours and feel refreshed. I don't need daily naps. I don't fall asleep driving. My energy level is up. I'm losing weight. I'm not depressed anymore. The back pain is more manageable.

I've heard people say that sleep studies will always show that a person has sleep apnea so that they can start people on CPAPs. A CPAP isn't great fun to wear. It's cumbersome. The straps make my eczema flare up. Sometimes it's uncomfortable. Despite having a plastic mask covering my face, air blowing at me and a hose wrapped around my neck, I sleep like a log. If I can sleep that well with all those inconveniences, the CPAP must be doing something right. It's drug-free, low maintenance, and relatively painless. I'm not seeing the problem.

Marilisa Kinney Sachteleben writes from 22 years parenting four children and 25 years teaching K-8, special needs, adult education and home-school. Marilisa has written extensively about parenting and health for the Yahoo! Contributor Network.


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