Wednesday August 13 / 2008

Wednesday August 13 / 2008

12:10: The Health Roundup with Ted Michaels.

12:13-12:30: In her new book FEED MUSCLE SHRINK FAT Diet: 6 weeks to the Best Shape of Your Life, Kathy Smith presents an innovative fitness and weight-loss plan that capitalizes on the anti-aging benefits of muscle.
Guest: Kathy Smith, a leading force in the wellness industry since 1980, and a trusted motivator with a comprehensive library of bestselling workout videos and fitness books to her credit.

12:35: Doctors should stop routine prostate cancer screening of men over age 75 because there is more evidence of harm than benefit, a US federal task force has recently advised on a hotly debated topic.
Guest: Dr. George Pasut, VP Prevention and Screening here at Cancer Care Ontario.


12:45: Rexall Radio Health Matters segment.
Guest: Irene.
Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating);

Hyperhidrosis is a chronic disorder of excess sweating that can affect any part of the body, including the underarms, the palms, the soles of the feet and the face.
Sweating is a natural occurrence of the body; you sweat if you perform extraneous physical activities or if your body is subjected to heat or the hot weather. Perspiration is the body’s normal reaction to certain stimuli which can also include stress, nausea, obesity nervousness or menopause. When the body sweats it produces and evaporates fluids consisting of water and small amounts of sodium chloride, urea, lactate and some minerals. The body has sweat glands which are responsible for these functions. There is an estimated 5 million sweat glands in every person. The body sweats because it needs to cool down when it is overworked; sweating is also a way for the body to excrete waste in the body. However if you sweat excessively this is a condition known as Hyperhidrosis and 1-2% of the worlds population suffer from it. Sweating is controlled by the central nervous system, particularly the hypothalamus. These parts of the nervous system people do not have control. You can not tell your body whether it should sweat or not. The good news is that hyperhidrosis is a very treatable disease. While the causes and symptoms are still be researched, researchers believe hyperhidrosis is an inherited condition, there are some things you can do. Most over the counter antiperspirants are not strong enough to do the job. There is a product available by prescription (Drysol). If this treatment doesn’t work well enough there are alternatives, like Botox injections. A surgical procedure called “endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy” is also available.

Rexall Blog Reporter #0202 Nadine Janacek