Mirtazapine. Mirtazapine (brand names: Avanza, Axit, Mirtaz, Mirtazon, Remeron, Zispin)[6] is a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant (NaSSA) introduced by Organon International in the United States in 1996,[2] and is used primarily in the treatment of depression. It is also commonly used as an anxiolytic, hypnotic, antiemetic, and appetite stimulant. In structure, mirtazapine can also be classified as a tetracyclic antidepressant (TeCA) and is the 6-aza analogue of mianserin.[6] It is also racemic - occurs as a combination of both R and S-stereoisomers.[6] Its patent expired in 2004, so generic versions are available.[7] §Medical uses[edit] §Approved and off-label[edit] Mirtazapine's primary use is the treatment of major depressive disorder and other mood disorders.[8][9] However, it has also been found useful in alleviating the following conditions and may be prescribed off-label for their treatment: §Investigational[edit] §Feline[edit] §Efficacy and tolerability[edit] §[edit] Headache.
New Project- Open Source Fitness. Have you felt in a rut with your exercise program? Have you recently fallen off the habit of fitness? Want to try something new just to mix it up? I’m going to publish my personal fitness regimen for a 4 day a week program. I want this to be “open source.” The layout of the program will be over four days. Oh, and on these three days, I might want to split some of this into the morning and some into the evening. Three of the four days will have calisthenics, stretching, and strength training. The fourth day will be dedicated for a long run. No sign-up necessary. Monday morning, early, I’ll share the first installment of “Open Source Fitness.”
Let’s get this thing started. [email] ChrisBrogan.com runs on the Genesis Framework The Genesis Framework empowers you to quickly and easily build incredible websites with WordPress. With automatic theme updates and world-class support included, Genesis is the smart choice for your WordPress website or blog. Become a StudioPress Affiliate. Got Built? » Open Source Fitness – Get started here. The do it yourself diet – comfort food for life -You know you need to eat well for your health, and you know you need to eat less to lose weight. But when was the last time someone told you to eat comfortably ? Appetite, hunger and satiety vary tremendously from person to person – and will even vary for you over time as you navigate the voyage from fat to lean.
Awareness of the differences and similarities – and a basic framework to build upon – can do much to help you tailor your own diet to work with you. Read here to get started. Eat less and move more - A very basic read about diet and exercise. Carb cycling made easy - Carbs are yummy, but they make some of us hungry. Basically, training - A simple, balanced, and effective lifting and cardio plan to get you started – or keep you going when you’re too busy to think!
Keeping it going-the evolutionary process of fat loss - Stuck trying to drop those last 10 pounds? Baby Got Back - Where it all began. How to do cardio if you MUST! Peptide YY. Peptide YY can be produced as the result of enzymatic breakdown of crude fish proteins and ingested as a food product with hunger reducing attributes. [2] Structure[edit] Release[edit] Function[edit] Animal studies[edit] Several studies have shown acute peripheral administration of PYY3-36 inhibits feeding of rodents and primates. Relevance to obesity[edit] Leptin also reduces appetite in response to feeding, but obese people develop a resistance to leptin. While some studies have shown obese persons have lower circulating level of PYY postprandially, other studies have reported they have normal sensitivity to the anorectic effect of PYY3-36. The consumption of protein boosts PYY levels, so some benefit was observed in experimental subjects in reducing hunger and promoting weight loss.[11] This would help explain the weight-loss experienced with high-protein diets.
See also[edit] References[edit] Further reading[edit] Traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional medicine in China Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action.[1][2] Medicine in traditional China encompassed a range of sometimes competing health and healing practices, folk beliefs, literati theory and Confucian philosophy, herbal remedies, food, diet, exercise, medical specializations, and schools of thought.[3] In the early twentieth century, Chinese cultural and political modernizers worked to eliminate traditional practices as backward and unscientific.
Traditional practitioners then selected elements of philosophy and practice and organized them into what they called "Chinese medicine" (Zhongyi). The demand for traditional medicines in China has been a major generator of illegal wildlife smuggling, linked to the killing and smuggling of endangered animals.[10] History[edit] Chinese herbology. Dried herbs and plant portions for Chinese herbology at a Xi'an market Chinese herbology (simplified Chinese: 中药学; traditional Chinese: 中藥學; pinyin: zhōngyào xué) is the theory of traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The term herbology is misleading in the sense that, while plant elements are by far the most commonly used substances, animal, human, and mineral products are also utilized. Thus, the term "medicinal" (instead of herb) is usually preferred as a translation for 药 (pinyin: yào).[1] The effectiveness of traditional Chinese herbal therapy remains poorly documented.[2] There are concerns over a number of potentially toxic Chinese herbs.[3] History[edit] Chinese pharmacopoeia Chinese herbs have been used for centuries.
The first traditionally recognized herbalist is Shénnóng (神农, lit. Raw materials[edit] Some animal parts used as medicinals can be considered rather strange such as cows' gallstones.[12] Pausinystalia yohimbe. Pausinystalia yohimbe (Yohimbe), formerly known as Corynanthe yohimbe and sometimes spelled johimbe,[1][2] is a psychoactive plant that contains the MAOI alkaloid yohimbine. It is widely distributed over-the-counter as an herbal aphrodisiac. Originating from the bark of an Africa tree, it has been purported to be helpful for men with erectile dysfunction (ED). This herbal medication can cause tachycardia[citation needed] and hypertension[citation needed] if improperly dosed and should generally only be used under the supervision of a practitioner knowledgeable in herbal medicine. In addition to yohimbine, Yohimbe also contains 55 other alkaloids. Yohimbine accounts for 1-20% of its total alkaloid content. Among the others is corynanthine, an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor blocker.[3] Hence, the use of yohimbe extract in sufficient dosages may provide concomitant alpha-1 and alpha-2 adrenoceptors blockade and thus may better enhance erections than yohimbine alone.[4] See also[edit]
Rauwolfia serpentina. Rauvolfia serpentina, or ' Indian snakeroot' or 'sarpagandha' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent and East Asia (from India to Indonesia).[2][3] Medicinal uses[edit] Rauvolfia serpentina contains a number of bioactive chemicals, including yohimbine, reserpine, ajmaline, deserpidine, rescinnamine, serpentinine.
The extract of the plant has also been used for millennia in India – Alexander the Great administered this plant to cure his general Ptolemy I Soter of a poisoned arrow. According to the American Cancer Society: "Available scientific evidence does not support claims that Indian snakeroot is effective in treating cancer, liver disease, or mental illness. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name shégēn mù (Chinese: 蛇根木) or yìndù shémù (Chinese: 印度蛇木). Etymology[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]
Anorectic. An anorectic or anorexic (from the Greek an- = "without" and orexis = "appetite"), also known as anorexigenic, anorexiant, or appetite suppressant, is a dietary supplement and/or drug which reduces appetite and food consumption, and, as a result, causes weight loss to occur.[1] List of anorectics[edit] Numerous pharmaceutical compounds are marketed as appetite suppressants.
The following drugs listed as "centrally-acting antiobesity preparations" in the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System:[2] Phentermine (Adipex, Duromine, Fastin, Ionamin, Metermine, etc.)Diethylpropion (Tenuate)Rimonabant† (Acomplia; cannabinoid antagonist selective for CB1. The following are listed as appetite depressants by MeSH.[3] Other compounds with known appetite suppressant activity include: Where † indicates drugs that have been since withdrawn from the market due to adverse effects.
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