SOFT TISSUES INJURIES

SOFT TISSUES INJURIES

Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Injury: Manifested by a lump, this is a result of birth trauma or abnormal intrauterine position. After enlarging initially, the hematoma subsides gradually. Passive physiotherapy is recommended. Surgery is considered if torticollis develops.

Nutritional Sources

Nutritional Sources

Legumes, especially soybeans, pack an extra nutritional punch because they are rich sources two groups of phytochemicals called phytoestrogens and phytosterols that lower the risk of developing breast cancer and heart disease. (The phytoestrogens in soy products also might help curb hot flashes associated with menopause.) Preliminary evidence suggests that as little as 15 ounces of soy milk or 2 ounces tofu daily is enough to reap the health benefits of these phytochemicals.

Another important dietary strategy is to avoid foods that generate free radicals, such as fried foods, processed foods made with oils, and fatty foods in general.

Antioxidants

Antioxidants

Luckily, the body has an antioxidant system, comprised of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other compounds, that sweeps up and deactivates free radicals. The most potent of the dietary antioxidants are vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, selenium, and a group of health-enhancing compounds called phytochemicals found in fruits and vegetables, beans, garlic, and green tea. Stockpiling a strong antioxidant defense by consuming foods rich in the antioxidants helps slow or even half free-radical damage to the tissues.

Sodium Sources

Sodium Sources

Try to keep your sodium intake to less than about 2,400 milligrams a day with this in mind. Table salt, soy sauce, pickled foods, most canned soups, luncheon meats, snack chips, and processed cheese are the most prolific sodium sources.

Kidney Stones

kidney stones

Walk away from stones. Last but not least, exercise may help us flex our muscles against kidney stones. Exercise increases the uptake of calcium by the bones. That helps decrease the amount of calcium that ever makes it to the kidneys or the urine in the first place.

Lactose in Children

Lactose in Children

It is true that plenty of us lack the enzyme lactose, which handily breaks down lactose before it even reaches our small intestines. With rare exception, we're equipped with it as children.

But as we grow up, we begin to lose this enzyme. By age five or six, 70 percent of the world's population-including about 50 million Americans-don't have it.

Lactose intolerance

Lactose intolerance

Lactose intolerance means having gas or other symptoms specifically because of the inability to break down and digest lactose-the sugar found in milk and other dairy products. Researchers are finding, however, that some people who believe that they are lactose intolerant actually can digest lactose without experiencing any problems. Perhaps more surrprisingly, they're also finding that even people with diagnosed lactose intolerance have few or no symptoms after drinking a cup of milk or more.