Dental Visit Results in Amazing Weight Loss

Four years ago Denise Petty sat in the dentist's chair, but instead of a dental checkup she had a life changing experience. Denise weighed a hefty 36 stone and the dentist's chair was unable to lift her. The embarrassment of the experience, couple with the realization that, if she did not take action and diminish her weight, she would be lucky to survive to the end of the year, provided Denise with the necessary encouragement to lose and incredible 21 stone in 4 years.

Denise had been aware of the severity of her problem long before her Dental chair disgrace and had even picked up the courage to discuss the matter with her GP, who warned her she was morbidly obese. But even the worrying words of her GP failed to move Denise enough to make her try and remove some of her excess baggage.

At 42-years-old she was unable to walk father than 20 yards. A fact made all the more alarming by the fact she was employed as a health care assistant. Talking the talk was one thing, and being unable to walk the walk was setting a very poor example, but she still lacked the necessary fat-busting motivation until the straining dental chair finally forced her to face facts and stop stuffing her face.

In 2009 Denise was garbed in tent-like size 34 dresses; now she is a much healthier size 14 and happily states, “It’s about smaller portion sizes and about moderating what you eat

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New Research Reveals the Reason Why Women Can Expect to Live Longer Than Men

According to figures provided by the World Health Organization, the life expectancy for UK men is 79 years. On average women can expect to live 3 years longer and new research reveals that the reason for this is all in the blood.

The research was conducted at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Scientists took blood samples from 356 men and women, aged between 20 and 90, and counted the amount of white blood cells and cytokines (immune system signaling molecules).  It was found that the level reduced with age, for both sexes, but in men the rate of decline of T-cell and B-cell lymphocytes was much higher—these lymphocytes have a significant role to play in the human immune system.

The samples also revealed that in men the two cytokines, IL-6 and IL-10 also showed a more rapid rate of decline.

The human immune system relies on CD4 T-cells to destroy bacteria that invade the body. The amount of these increases with age, but in women the increase was shown to be much faster than in men.

After completion of all the tests the scientists concluded that, ‘Age-related changes in various immunological parameters differ between men and women. Our findings indicate that the slower rate of decline in these immunological parameters in women than in men is consistent with the fact that women live longer than do men.’

More on this story at the Mail Online:   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2324783/Women-live-longer-men-immune-systems-age-slowly.html

Outrageous New Guidelines Pressure Pregnant Women into Smoking Tests

Mothers and the Midwives who take care of them have got together in angry response to newly proposed smoking tests.

The new proposals, due to come into effect later this year, will make it standard practice for midwives to test the carbon monoxide levels of mothers to be by giving them a breath test at their first antenatal appointment.

It is believed that many women are too embarrassed to admit to their doctor or midwife that they continue to smoke. The proposed breath tests are the idea of the health watchdog NICE, who believe that up to 20% of women lie about their smoking habits.

Mothers are furious about the proposed changes and members of the website 'Mumsnet' are stating that the plans are 'utter meddlesome nonsense' and 'intrusive nannying'.

In the words of one Mumsnet member the plans are a ‘Really terrible idea. Women are not just baby incubators once they’re pregnant.’ And midwives are in agreement because they feel that such tests could undermine the trust between them and the mothers in their care, with Louise Siverton, director of midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives, calling the plans 'draconian'.

Even the director of the smokers' lobby group, Simon Clark, has spoken up against the plans, stating that "This seems incredibly invasive."

More on this story at The Daily Mail:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2323252/Fury-smoking-breath-test-mothers-revealed-light-pregnancy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Experts Claim That Diabetes Can Be Work-Related

Researchers at Tel Aviv University, Israel, have discovered that working in a stressful environment, with unfriendly work colleagues can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Dr Sharon Toker studied 5,843 people, who visited a Tel Aviv health center for a check-up. All of them were found to be in good health and showed no sign of diabetes.  Dr Toker continued to monitor the group for a period of 41 months, during which 182 of them developed type 2 diabetes.

When a comparison was made to the working conditions of the various members of the group it became clear that having a good working relationship, with supportive colleagues can lower the chances of developing the disease by as much as 22%. And clocking up extra overtime hours can increase the chances by 18%.

Faulty Breast Implants Give Further Cause for Concern

Despite their continuing popularity, the worry of faulty breast implants is an issue that affects many women who have gone under the knife in an effort to look bigger and better than ever before. Now some implantees are faced with fresh concerns because experts are warning that faulty PIP implants may be harmful to unborn babies.
The problem area this time is a chemical used inside the implants. In the event of rupture the chemical is released into the body and experts at the Royal Society of Medicine are now stating that British authorities should let inform women of the dangers that this entails.
Although use of the French produced PIP implants has been banned since 2010, many women are still walking around with the potentially dangerous implants inside them.
Previous reports by The British Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulation Authority state that the implants contain no hazardous material, but The consumer protection group Antidote Europe disagree with this and have identified dangerous levels of chemicals in the implants, one of which (D4) is of particular concern.

More on the Story at The Mail Online   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2321705/Chemical-faulty-breast-implants-used-47-000-women-UK-causes-damage-unborn-babies.html

No More Pill-Popping—New Treatment for Hay Fever Symptoms Works Twice as Fast!

The traditional way of treating hay fever used to be popping a few corticosteroid tablets and some antihistamine, but the new Dymista spray combines both drugs for super-fast results without the need for pills.

Summer seems to be on its way at last, but for many hay fever sufferers waving goodbye to winter sniffles has always meant saying a quick hello to the summer sniffles, and itchy sore eyes, caused by rising pollen levels.

Clinical trial on 4,000 hay fever sufferers have shown some very promising results, with the Dymista spray relieving symptoms within just five days—that's three days faster than the old pill-popping method.

Sadly it is not all good news. One in four people suffer from hay fever, but it will cost the NHS £19 to provide patients with a month of treatment; so Dymista will only be available to people who suffer from moderate to severe hay fever symptoms.

Know Your Aunty with the Anti-Incest App

New smartphone technology could prevent Icelanders accidently becoming too familiar with family members.

The population of Iceland is just 320,000 and, with the majority of true Icelanders all being descended from one family, accidental incest is not unheard of in the small Viking country. All that could change thanks to three Icelandic software designers and their new smartphone app. Now when boy meets girl they can simply bump their phones together and an alert will warn them of the dangers of the potentially sticky situation to come.

The three designers, who all work at the Sad Engineer Studios, developed the app to work in conjunction with the new online Iselandingabok database—a useful resource for Icelanders who wish to trace their family history.

The Sad Engineers also came up with a motto for their creation: "Bump the app before you bump in the bed". They even added a  birthday calendar—so even if the bump loses someone a jump, at least they won’t forget to buy an extra present that year.

Sadly the new app that ensures a little smart phone banging will prevent any inadvertent granny banging comes a little too late for some people. One reviewer in Google's Play store  gave the app a score of 4.5 out of 5, but added an embarrassing admission: 'If I would have had this app last year I probably wouldn't have gone home with my cousin.'

More on this story at the Mail Online