Smokers can get throat cancer, voice changes should be checked

 Smokers can get throat cancer, voice changes should be checked

Cigarettes contain various cancer-causing chemicals such as 'hydrocarbon', 'benzene' and others. Its effect is from the lungs to all parts of the body. Among them, cigarette smoke in the throat is more likely to cause cancer.

The neck does not mean only the neck. It includes food pipe to larynx. Cigarette smoke can cause cancer in these parts.

Many people may have a question, how many cigarettes can you get cancer? Or how many years of smoking can cause cancer?

There is no exact answer. Human body, conditions are different. It can damage some people quickly and others after a long time. There is no guarantee that most smokers will get cancer. However, the risk of cancer is high for smokers.

And be careful

You have been smoking for a long time. In this situation, your voice changed. As the voice can be hoarse, it can be slurred. Let's not pretend that we have a cold or a cold at this time. Because if there is a change in the voice for three consecutive weeks, then a cancer test should be done.

If there is cancer in the throat of those who smoke cigarettes, the voice starts to change. Then it becomes difficult to swallow food. Breathing becomes difficult. As if having increased breath. When neck pain starts, you should go to the doctor. A biopsy should be done. Because changes in voice and wheezing are the primary symptoms of cancer.

Dr. Arun Casey

Cancer of nose and ear also

Smokers are not only at risk of developing throat, but also nose and ear cancer. If there are problems like sore throat, nasal allergy, it can be a symptom of cancer.

Besides, smoking also causes other ear related problems.

Treatment is easy in the initial moment

As soon as there is a change in the voice of the smoker, he must go to the hospital. The sooner you can go to the hospital, the faster the treatment can be.

The longer one smokes, the higher the risk of cancer. As soon as the symptoms of cancer appear, if you go to the hospital and consult a doctor, treatment is possible according to the stage of the cancer.

Endoscopy should be done to find out which part of the neck is swollen or has symptoms of cancer. If cancer is suspected during endoscopy, a biopsy should be done. A biopsy is used to determine if it is cancer or not.

The treatment method depends on how far the cancer has spread and what stage it is. If you reach the hospital in the first stage, its treatment is easy. If there is second and third stage, the treatment is complicated. For example, if a first-stage cancer is detected in a person's respiratory tract, it can be removed with a laser.

If the second and third stage cancer is detected in the same person, if it has spread too much, the larynx itself may have to be removed by major surgery. You may have to live with a hole in your neck for the rest of your life.

Let's quit smoking

Therefore, smoking should be avoided to avoid various health problems along with cancer. The risk of asthma, cancer and other health problems can be avoided from the day after quitting smoking.

Winter joint pain problems and remedies

 Winter joint pain problems and remedies

There is a special relationship between winter and joint pain. In winter, when the temperature drops, the muscles start to stretch. As a result, the veins around the joints begin to swell. It increases stiffness and pain in the joints. Especially those who have problems with joints or joints, the pain increases more than before in winter.

Most people relax more in winter. This reduces physical activity. As the days are shorter and the nights are longer, the lifestyle changes. Therefore, our eating habits also change. We also reduce exercise. Therefore, the problem of joint pain increases.

Reasons why joint pain increases in winter

Due to the low atmospheric pressure in the winter season, swelling of the joints and muscles is a problem. Therefore, joint pain also increases.

In winter, when the air pressure is low, the fluid in the joints starts to thicken, due to which the problem of joint pain increases. Due to the problem of joint pain, it is difficult to get up, sit and even do daily work. In the winter season, the temperature starts to decrease. As a result, the blood vessels of the body begin to shrink and the flow of blood slows down. In this case, the problem of joint pain is more.

People who already have rheumatic problems also suffer from joint pain in winter season. In the cold season, the amount of vitamin D in the body is reduced due to the shortness of the sunlight, which increases the pain in the bones and joints.

Not paying attention to diet and lack of calcium in food can also cause joint pain in winter.

Avoidance

Special attention should be paid to certain things to avoid cold and joint pain. The first thing is to keep the body warm. Warm clothes should be worn and the heater should warm the room.

To avoid joint pain in winter season, you should keep yourself active and make time for daily exercise. If you can't go out, you can do yoga and light exercise at home. Doing this will reduce the problem of joint pain.

The problem of joint pain in winter may also be due to lack of vitamin D. In such a situation, you should sit in the sun for some time every day to make up for its deficiency. Also, you should include foods rich in vitamin D in your diet, such as mushrooms, eggs, fish, etc.

Foods rich in calcium help to keep the body healthy. Bone pain occurs due to lack of calcium in the body. Therefore, calcium-rich foods such as milk, cheese made from milk, broccoli, salmon, spinach, rajma, almonds, tofu, etc. should be consumed in abundance.

In winter, hot water bags can also reduce the pain. It relaxes the joints. Hot oil massage also relieves pain.

Due to the low temperature in winter, people feel less thirsty, so many people do not drink enough water. In such a situation, if you drink less water, the fluid cannot flow properly in the joints and the problem is joint pain. In this case, drinking plenty of water in winter can prevent joint pain.

If there is a problem of joint pain in the elderly, the process of going up and down the stairs should be reduced. Do not go for morning walk in very cold weather. Normal exercises should be done at home.

If the joint pain does not subside even after paying attention to the above, it may be due to other bone and nerve diseases. Therefore, you should consult the relevant doctor.

Who is more at risk of diabetes?

 Who is more at risk of diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic health problem. Diabetes is a health problem that occurs when the body's pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body's insulin cannot be used effectively.

Insulin is a type of hormone that controls blood glucose. Disturbances in insulin also cause disturbances in the amount of glucose or sugar in the blood. A pregnant woman's glucose level is 95. Other people should have 100 under normal conditions or 140 two hours after eating. The condition that is more than that is called diabetes. If not controlled in time, it can cause serious damage to many body systems, especially nerves and blood vessels.

Diabetes (Type 2 type) has been increasing worldwide for the past three decades. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 422 million people worldwide are currently suffering from diabetes. Most of them are citizens of low and middle income countries. Similarly, 1.5 million people die every year due to diabetes. A global target has been set to halt the rise in diabetes and obesity by 2025.

Types of diabetes

Like other diseases, there are many types of diabetes. Mainly it can be divided into four types namely type one, type two, gestational and secondary.

Type 1 diabetes: This is an auto immune disease. This disease, which usually occurs in children, is caused by the body's own immune system. The cells in the body that make insulin are called beta cells, which are located in the pancreas. Sometimes the body's immune system damages the beta cells and prevents them from making insulin. Due to the lack of insulin production in the body, the glucose in the blood becomes unbalanced. In the case of type 1 diabetes, children have problems like diarrhea and vomiting.

Type 2 diabetes: About 95 percent of people have type 2 diabetes. This is due to lifestyle, obesity and genetics. Nowadays, it has been found that type 2 diabetes is also caused by stress.

Gestational diabetes: Diabetes that occurs during pregnancy is called gestational diabetes. Diabetes occurs after 24 weeks of pregnancy due to imbalance in hormones. It can affect pregnancy and unborn baby.

Secondary diabetes: Secondary diabetes is a disorder that occurs when beta cells cannot produce insulin due to external factors. When drinking more alcohol, hypothyroid hormone is high and insulin cannot work. It is diabetes caused by other health problems. Secondary diabetes is also cured when the disease is cured.

How to know if you have diabetes?

There are two types of symptoms of diabetes, classic and non-classic. Diabetic patients experience increased hunger, thirst and urination. In this case, urine is more at night. If you don't have to get up the night before, you have to get up one or two or three times during the night when you have sugar. The only thing that will decrease is the weight. This is called a classic symptom.

Non-classical symptoms may include non-healing wounds, fatigue, and ringworm. But one thing to understand is that 50% of people with diabetes have no symptoms. You may have diabetes without knowing it.

Under what conditions will the test be conducted?

Even healthy people should check their sugar at least once a year. When testing like that, not only random sugar, fasting sugar, but 'glycosylated hemoglobin' should be tested, which can tell the blood sugar level of a person for three months. Testing can also be done on the basis of risk (risk factor). For example, if a family member has diabetes, is obese, has a stressful life, does not eat well, does not have a habit of physical exercise, or is planning to have children, it should be tested.

Sometimes the physical condition that we do not notice can also be a symptom of diabetes. For example, the neck looks dirty, the armpits look black. This condition is often seen in children, but it is more easily seen in women. We think this is due to the black sun. But because of diabetes and those who are about to develop diabetes, these symptoms should be tested.

What kind of people are at risk of diabetes?

In the past, people over the age of 50 were considered to be at risk for diabetes. Then it was said that people above 45 years of age can be allowed. But nowadays people above 30 years of age are also prone to diabetes. If there is diabetes in the family, if there is more weakness, then at least once a year a diabetes test must be done.

The changes in people's lifestyles after the Covid epidemic are also increasing the risk of diabetes. After covid, physical exercises from children to adults have decreased and children are also spending more time on laptops and mobile phones. Like in the past, cycling and participating in outdoor sports have disappeared. During the covid era, studying, playing, and entertaining were all on laptops and mobiles. Such physical inactivity also increases the risk of diabetes.

What is the risk of other diseases when having diabetes?

Half of people with diabetes have no symptoms. Diabetes causes health complications. Such complications may come after 5, 10, 15 years. Diabetes can cause problems in the heart, eyes, blood circulation in the legs and kidneys.

Diabetic patients are twice as likely to have heart attack and heart disease. It has been found that almost 90 percent of diabetic patients die due to heart disease. Moreover, the vision is worldwide Diabetes has also been found to be the cause of absence. It damages the retina of the eye, which leads to blindness.

Similarly, the risk of stroke in diabetic patients is 10 to 15 times higher and it also causes paralysis. Even now, diabetes is seen as the reason for having to amputate a leg after an accident. Similarly, diabetes is the main cause of kidney failure.

Something to note

Diabetes is normal, I can control it, I am told nothing happened. Most patients take medicine as soon as they get a little gastric. But instead of taking sugar medicine, there is a tradition that we should eat it and not talk about it. But this should not be done. Even if there are no bad symptoms, it weakens the person and sooner or later, complications can occur at any time. It causes dismemberment.

Most people think that obese people are more likely to develop diabetes. But people with more belly fat are more at risk of type 2 diabetes than fat-lean people. Therefore, more attention should be paid to losing weight than losing weight.

So don't despair if you get diabetes. Adjust your lifestyle, because this is a disease of lifestyle. Take medicine regularly. Consult a doctor on time. Get tested. Don't be careless because there are no symptoms. Raise children in a healthy manner.

How healthy is Yarsagumba?

 How healthy is Yarsagumba?

We have heard and seen that people risk their lives to pick Yarsagumba in the Himalayas of Nepal. Yarsagumba is sold in foreign countries from Nepal at the price of lakhs.

It can be understood that Yarsagumba is precious. It is full of health-enhancing, strength-enhancing and disease-fighting abilities. Many diseases that can affect the body can be cured with the correct use of Yarsagumba. It is used not only in Ayurveda but also in allopathic medicine.

Is Yarsagumba a plant or an insect?

Yarsagumba is made from a combination of Jhusilkeera and Dhusi. In summer it is like a weed, in winter it remains as an insect. There is an influx of mushroom species in Jhusilkeera. After this mound grows, it is called Yarsagumba. Therefore, it is also called a combination of flora and fauna.

Yarsagumba is the name given by the Himalayan language. Yarsa means plant and Gumbu means insect. Some people call it the second form of Sanjeevani Booti. Some have even named it the sexually stimulating Himalayan Viagra. The scientific name of Yarsagumba is 'cardiac sinuses'.

What elements are found?

Yarsagumba contains cordycepin and other chemical substances such as nucleoside, cordycepic acid, amino acid, fatty acid, polysaccharide, vitamin B12, B, B1, carbohydrate, glucose, protein, sterol, melanin.

Recent scientific research has confirmed that some of the chemical elements found in it are also useful in cancer and tumor treatment.

How is it prepared as an herb?

When living underground as an insect, the infection is caused by the spores of Ophicordiceps sinensis. After the spore enters the body of the larva, the spore turns into a filamentous cell (like a thread) and starts spreading throughout the body of the larva.

The mycelium absorbs food from the larva's body and makes it hollow and spreads its body inside the larva's body. Finally, the larva dies after attacking the head. From the head of the dead larva grows a stalk-like part, which averages two to four inches long, and is brown in color. When the snow starts to melt in the spring, people collect such stems.

During collection, the parts with insects are removed from the ground by digging with a stick or finger. And after cleaning it can be prepared as a medicine by drying it in cold for some time.

In which area is it found?

It is found at an altitude of 3,600 meters to 5,000 meters above sea level. There are 100 species of Yarsagumba all over the world, while only 21 species of Yarsagumba are found in China, 7 in India and 2 in Nepal.

Yarsagumba is found in Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha, Gorkha, Darchula, Bajhang, Bajura, Jumla, Humla, Mugu, Dolpa, Manang, Sindhupalchok, Rasuwa, Dolakha and other districts of Nepal.

Which is exported from Nepal to Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, UK and USA.

How did you find it?

The existence of Yarsagumba has been found in Nepal since mythological times. It was used by the Sherpas of the Himalayas. Yarchagumba, which is being used as a different herb, has not been discovered for the first time.

The credit for collecting Yarsagumba for the first time goes to Polunin Cycle and William who came to collect plants on behalf of the British Museum London in 1952. They found a very valuable yarsagumba from Chakhur Lake at an altitude of 4,200 meters and took it away.

In Tibet, it has been pounded and used as a medicine for hundreds of years. It has been used in asthma, liver, heart and kidney diseases under Chinese medicine.

At that time, its discussion was limited. There is an interesting anecdote in the spread of the discussion of Yarsagumba.

In 1993, three Chinese women athletes won the title at the World Track and Field Championships in Germany. They maintained five world records in the 1,500, 3,000 and 10,000 meter races. After the coach revealed that the secret of such a player's excellent performance is to consume Yarsagumba during daily practice, its discussion spread around the world. Along with its discussion, its price has also increased.

Legend

There is a legend that when Lakshmana was injured by an arrow in the battle between Rama and Ravana, Hanuman woke up Lakshmana by feeding him Sanjeevani booti from the northern Himalayas of Nepal. The Sanjeevani Buti is compared to the current Yarsagumba.

Uses of Yarsagumba

Earlier in Nepal, it was used locally in the Himalayan regions for the treatment of diarrhea, headache, hand and knee pain. Eating it mixed with bee honey and milk is believed to increase stamina. Also, it is believed that if its powder is eaten with boiled milk, it will fulfill the deficiency of vitamins.

However, it is now used as an anti-cancer drug, kidney, semen quality, cholesterol, metabolism regulation, back pain, blood circulation, swelling reduction and heart medicine. It is also used as a medicine for anemia, chronic asthma, tumor patients, bone marrow problems.

Yarsagumba is also used in some people who are taking radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It is also used in male and female infertility. As mentioned in WebMD, it is used for respiratory problems, lung infections, frequent urination at night, high cholesterol and ringing in the ears.

Hepatitis B virus, drug-induced kidney damage It is also used in cases. It is also used in mental problems. But how much is used in mental problems? No substantial evidence has been received.

It is also used as an aphrodisiac. Regular intake of yarsagumba by men increases the amount of ketosteroid in the urine. This element increases the production of sex hormones, including androgen and testosterone, which increase sexual arousal in men.

According to experts, if Yarsagumba is mixed with 13 other herbs and consumed continuously for three years, one becomes strong, agile and beautiful.

How much can be eaten?

Yarsagumba is available in the market in both tablet and powder forms. Yarsagumba 500 mg tablets can be mixed with milk twice a day and consumed. Similarly, dust can be taken from three to six grams.

It is only in Nepal that Yarsagumba is not registered in the Drug Administration Department. However, Yarsagumba is also found mixed in the production materials like Chewanprash as a supplement.

Side-effects

Yarsagumba is considered a safe herb and medicine. However, taking yarsagumba may cause side-effects during breastfeeding, pregnancy, blood related problems and surgery. Diarrhea, constipation and stomach related problems can sometimes occur while consuming Yarsagumba.