Showing posts with label affect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label affect. Show all posts
Maternal anxiety during pregnancy affect the babys immune system
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Maternal anxiety during pregnancy affect the babys immune system - Excessive anxiety can weaken the immune system. Apparently this does not apply to himself alone, but also on pregnant women and their fetuses. Research shows that the anxiety felt by the mother during pregnancy can affect a childs immune system.
Mothers who experience excessive anxiety weakening effect on the immune system when the baby is six months old, according to a study published in the journal Brain, behavior, and Immunity.
"We found that the anxiety experienced by the mother during pregnancy may decrease the effectiveness of immunization in children at the age of six months," said researcher Tom OConnor, a professor from the University of Rochester Medical Center, as reported by Fox News.
This conclusion is obtained after the researchers observed 210 pregnant women aged 20-34 years. They were asked to report the level of anxiety they experienced during the eight to 32 weeks of pregnancy. Researchers also examined saliva samples from the pregnant women to measure stress hormones.
After the researchers gave the hepatitis B vaccine in infants after they are born, at the age of three months and six months. At the age of six months babies begin to show the difference. Those who have mothers with high levels of anxiety showed an immune system response is lower.
Researchers have calculated other factors such as obesity of the mother during pregnancy, pregnancy complications, and mode of delivery. Even so, the effect on the babys anxiety began to disappear when the child is getting complete immunization dose.
Mothers who experience excessive anxiety weakening effect on the immune system when the baby is six months old, according to a study published in the journal Brain, behavior, and Immunity.
"We found that the anxiety experienced by the mother during pregnancy may decrease the effectiveness of immunization in children at the age of six months," said researcher Tom OConnor, a professor from the University of Rochester Medical Center, as reported by Fox News.
This conclusion is obtained after the researchers observed 210 pregnant women aged 20-34 years. They were asked to report the level of anxiety they experienced during the eight to 32 weeks of pregnancy. Researchers also examined saliva samples from the pregnant women to measure stress hormones.
After the researchers gave the hepatitis B vaccine in infants after they are born, at the age of three months and six months. At the age of six months babies begin to show the difference. Those who have mothers with high levels of anxiety showed an immune system response is lower.
Researchers have calculated other factors such as obesity of the mother during pregnancy, pregnancy complications, and mode of delivery. Even so, the effect on the babys anxiety began to disappear when the child is getting complete immunization dose.
8 hormones that affect weight
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
8 hormones that affect weight - In addition to diet and lifestyle, hormones also play a role in determining body weight. Check out some of the hormones that affect weight more as reported by the All Women Stalk following.
Cortisol
This is the hormone responsible for triggering the stress experienced by the body. As you know, stress can lead to weight gain. To reduce levels of the hormone cortisol, try to exercise regularly to lose weight can also be controlled.
Melatonin
Hormone that the body has a command that you need to rest and sleep, the melatonin. Increased production of these hormones in the room darker. That is the reason why when sleeping, the lights should be turned off. Melatonin hormone deficiency is often associated with obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
Oxytocin
Love hormone oxytocin occurs when the body or in contact with the person you love, making love, or eating chocolate. But if youre hurt, tends to decrease the amount of oxytocin and cortisol actually increases automatically. So that the body was at risk of obesity.
Thyroid
Thyroid hormone plays an important role in the metabolism to burn fat and distribute energy throughout the body. If you are stressed, malnourished and suffering from inflammation, may decrease the amount of thyroid hormone. In the end, risk of increased body weight.
Estrogen and progesterone
Both are owned by women and hormones produced by the ovaries. Estrogen and progesterone also affect our weight, whether it be lowered or increased. Thus the menopause and puberty are often associated with weight gain and changes in body shape.
Testosterone
Both men and women have the same hormones. Testosterone also influences the weight, because its function is to maintain muscle strength which triggers metabolism in burning fat. If the number is decreasing, the weight can be increased.
Leptin and ghrelin
Both of these hormones can be regarded as the appetite hormones. Because both play a role in giving a message to the brain that youre hungry. Lack of sleep can affect the performance of the hormone leptin, so your appetite will usually difficult to control and make weight swell.
Serotonin
This has the happy hormones on mood control and memory. Amount should be kept balanced so the weight can be controlled. Because lack of serotonin can lead to anxiety which leads to stress.
Thats some kind of hormones that affect our weight. Make sure you maintain the health and balance of these hormones for weight control.
Cortisol
This is the hormone responsible for triggering the stress experienced by the body. As you know, stress can lead to weight gain. To reduce levels of the hormone cortisol, try to exercise regularly to lose weight can also be controlled.
Melatonin
Hormone that the body has a command that you need to rest and sleep, the melatonin. Increased production of these hormones in the room darker. That is the reason why when sleeping, the lights should be turned off. Melatonin hormone deficiency is often associated with obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
Oxytocin
Love hormone oxytocin occurs when the body or in contact with the person you love, making love, or eating chocolate. But if youre hurt, tends to decrease the amount of oxytocin and cortisol actually increases automatically. So that the body was at risk of obesity.
Thyroid
Thyroid hormone plays an important role in the metabolism to burn fat and distribute energy throughout the body. If you are stressed, malnourished and suffering from inflammation, may decrease the amount of thyroid hormone. In the end, risk of increased body weight.
Estrogen and progesterone
Both are owned by women and hormones produced by the ovaries. Estrogen and progesterone also affect our weight, whether it be lowered or increased. Thus the menopause and puberty are often associated with weight gain and changes in body shape.
Testosterone
Both men and women have the same hormones. Testosterone also influences the weight, because its function is to maintain muscle strength which triggers metabolism in burning fat. If the number is decreasing, the weight can be increased.
Leptin and ghrelin
Both of these hormones can be regarded as the appetite hormones. Because both play a role in giving a message to the brain that youre hungry. Lack of sleep can affect the performance of the hormone leptin, so your appetite will usually difficult to control and make weight swell.
Serotonin
This has the happy hormones on mood control and memory. Amount should be kept balanced so the weight can be controlled. Because lack of serotonin can lead to anxiety which leads to stress.
Thats some kind of hormones that affect our weight. Make sure you maintain the health and balance of these hormones for weight control.
TV viewing exercise habits may significantly affect sperm count
Thursday, January 16, 2014
20 hours of TV weekly may nearly halve sperm count; 15 or more hours of moderate to vigorous exercise weekly may boost sperm count
Mens sperm quality may be significantly affected by their levels of physical activity, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). They found that healthy young men who were sedentary, as measured by hours of TV viewing, had lower sperm counts than those who were the most physically active.
"We know very little about how lifestyle may impact semen quality and male fertility in general so identifying two potentially modifiable factors that appear to have such a big impact on sperm counts is truly exciting," said lead author Audrey Gaskins, a doctoral student at HSPH.
The study will be published online February 4, 2013 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Gaskins and her colleagues analyzed the semen quality of 189 men between the ages of 18 to 22 participating in the Rochester Young Mens Study during 2009 at the University of Rochester. The men were asked about their physical activity and TV-watching habits, in addition to health issues that may affect their sperm quality, such as diet, stress levels, and smoking.
Results showed that men who watched more than 20 hours of TV weekly had a 44% lower sperm count than those who watched almost no TV. Men who exercised for 15 or more hours weekly at a moderate to vigorous rate had a 73% higher sperm count than those who exercised less than 5 hours per week. Mild exercise did not affect sperm quality.
"The majority of the previous studies on physical activity and semen quality had focused on professional marathon runners and cyclists, who reach physical activity levels that most people in the world cannot match. We were able to examine a range of physical activity that is more relevant to men in the general population," said Jorge Chavarro, senior author of the study and assistant professor of nutrition and epidemiology at HSPH.
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