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Pneumonia Prevention Tips for Health

Pneumococcal Vaccination To Prevent Pneumonia

Since July 2006 recommends that the Permanent Vaccination Commission at Robert Koch Institute, pneumococcal vaccination for all children as a basic vaccination. If you have not been vaccinated as a child, you should get vaccinated against pneumococcus, if you :
- Older than 65 years, and frequently suffer from infections of the upper airways
- Have a weakened immune system
- Suffer from a chronic illness, for example of chronic bronchitis, coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure or sugar illness (diabetes mellitus)
- The spleen was removed

Flu Vaccination as Pneumonia Prevention

Also, there is a vaccination against influenza. The influenza virus damages the mucosa of the respiratory tract and reduces their defense mechanism. Thus the body becomes more susceptible to pneumonia. The flu vaccine is recommended by the Permanent Vaccination Commission for :

• All persons over 60 years, as the performance of the immune system decreases with age.
• Children and adults with underlying diseases such as, cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension or angina pectoris, lung diseases like asthma, metabolic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, liver and kidney diseases, organ transplantation, HIV infection Read more…

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The Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Risk Factors

When excess weight is in relation to the metabolic syndrome (particularly the abdominal type obesity) dangerous, because it happens not only on the number of kilos, but also on the distribution of fat. Fat cells in the abdominal cavity and internal organs have a large influence. Too many fat cells in these areas can lead to a disturbed lipid metabolism and diabetes. When men are at risk with a waist circumference of over 94 cm and women with a waist circumference of more than 80 cm.

The individual factors of the metabolic syndrome (also known as metabolisches syndrom, syndrome métabolique, la sindrome metabolica, síndrome metabólico) do not cause pain and do not manifest themselves in acute symptoms, with the result that the critical challenge is often noticed too late. One can, if we take timely action to prevent a lot to do. Very important: a balanced, healthy diet for diabetes, which includes plenty of vegetables, fruits and carbohydrates and less fat, less salt and sugar. On alcohol and nicotine should be dispensed with.

Experts also stressed repeatedly the importance of exercise and sport in diabetes. Diabetes mellitus in UK and US, also known as la diabetes mellitus en España, diabete mellito in Italia, diabète sucré en France. A slight endurance sports such as glow, jogging or walking is recommended, but a daily walk of fifteen minutes is already useful. It is important for the regularity of the movement.

A diabetes type 2 disease does not develop overnight. For the development and emergence of diabetes are risk factors that influence the disease course. These risk factors which influence the development of diabetes:
• increased blood pressure (via 130:80 mm / hg)
• obesity (body mass index over 30)
• high blood fat levels (above 150 mg / dl)
• high blood sugar levels (above 140 mg / dl)

These four criteria are known together as the metabolic syndrome. The longer are these factors, the higher the likelihood of developing diabetes. The actual risk factors are, however, lack of exercise and poor diet, as this will only benefit the metabolic syndrome.

In type 1 diabetes, there is probably an autoimmune disease where the body’s own immune system is directed against its own cells in the pancreas and destroys them.

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