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Circulatory System

The term arteriosclerosis means thickening and hardening of artery walls. Deposits of fatty substances collect along the artery walls. Arteriosclerosis leads to scaring and calcium deposits, which result in hardened and narrowed blood vessels. Eventually it can cause the total obstruction of an artery, and destruction of nearby tissue.

Alternately, arteriosclerosis can cause blood vessels to widen or rupture into an aneurysm. The vital organs that are most affected by this condition are the heart, brain and the legs. Strong risk factors are high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. Improper diet is a major cause of this condition; saturated fats, deep fried foods, too much meat and too little fibre, fresh vegetables and fruit.

Other contributors are coffee, caffeine-loaded colas, alcohol, and a diet rich in sweets, fast food and refined foods.

Atherosclerosis is a common form of arteriosclerosis in which fatty substances form a deposit of plaque on the inner lining of arterial walls. Moderate and advanced atherosclerosis can be halted and reversed without drug treatment with dietary changes and working to keep levels of serum cholesterol low.

Circulatory System

A condition in which there is a reduction of the number of red blood cells or of the total amount of haemoglobin in the blood stream, or both.

The spleen, as a recycler of iron, is important in the manufacture of haemoglobin. Iron is an essential ingredient of the haemoglobin protein.

Iron-deficiency anemia – if you do not have enough iron in your body, your body cannot make enough haemoglobin. Normally, extra iron is stored in your body and then used to produce haemoglobin in newly developed red blood cells. Most of this iron is recovered as old red blood cells are destroyed. The small amount of iron lost from the body is replaced by iron absorbed from your diet.

B12 deficiency anemia and folic acid anemia - red blood cell production takes place in the bone marrow, and depends substantially on two vitamins: B12 and folic acid. If you do not have enough of either vitamin, red blood cell production fails. Also, those red blood cells that are formed are defective, resulting in one of these forms of anemia.

Circulatory System

A condition marked by recurrent pain in the chest and left arm caused by a sudden decrease of the blood supply to the heart muscle. It comes on suddenly and usually lasts only a few minutes.

Angina is not a disease in its own right. Normally the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart can cope with an increased demand, but its ability is hampered if you have coronary artery disease or high blood pressure. This condition can flare up when exercise, extremes of temperature or strong emotion increase oxygen demand.

Angina tends to be a progressive disorder, and is often, but not always, a predictor of a heart attack. In some people, the condition can go on for many years with little change. Others, however, may experience the increasingly frequent or severe attacks of unstable angina.

Respiratory System

People with asthma have overly sensitive, hyperactive lungs. Normally air flows easily through the bronchial tubes (airways). The airways naturally tighten to keep out very cold air or other harmful substances. In asthma, the lungs also react to harmless substances such as pollen or cat dander.

Asthma is an allergic condition which begins with a dry cough and tightness in the chest which rapidly worsens until labored breathing and wheezing result.

During an attack, the sphincter muscles in the smallest bronchial tubes tighten and go into a spasm. The airways swell and become inflamed. The problem is intensified when mucous-producing cells that line the airways respond by secreting more mucous and clogging airways – this is what creates the wheezing sound. Stale air becomes trapped in the lungs and causes a build-up of carbon dioxide. This results in coughing and gasping for air.

Adrenaline is administered by a doctor for asthma episodes.

Integumentary System

An abscess is a localized inflamed swelling containing pus. They occur when the skin becomes infected with the Staphylococcus pyogenes bacteria, often because the body is under stress. Abscesses can develop externally on the skin, and they can also occur internally in the mouth or on other mucous membranes - these should be referred for qualified medical treatment. Treatments locally on the skin will generally involve hot compresses or poultices to draw out the toxic waste matter; recurrent abscesses often indicate a weakened immune system.

A boil is an acute inflamed and infected area on the skin, often in a blocked hair follicle. If a number of boils occur together, they may produce a large inflamed lump with several pus-filled "heads"; this is known as a carbuncle. A stye is a boil occurring in the base of an eyelash.