Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Habits Extend Age



Age can not be prevented, but how are we going to be as old as 70 percent depending on the lifestyle that we live. Here are three things we can do every day to make sure we stay fit and active despite increasing age.

1. Cleaning teeth

About 8 out of 10 people do not use dental floss (floss) after brushing teeth. That means about 40 percent of the parts of teeth do not clean. Do not underestimate dental hygiene as brushing teeth and using dental floss can lead to periodontitis, an infection that can cause heart problems.

2. Eat more vegetable and fruit

A diet rich in fiber such as fruits, vegetables, and nuts, may reduce the genetic risk of heart disease. Begin to limit the consumption of red meat and multiply sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Do not forget the calcium as well in addition to the bones; calcium also increases process of burning fat.

Saturday, 15 December 2012

Combination Therapy for Patients "Sleep Apnea"



If you often snore while sleeping, often waking up not fresh, often wakes up at night because of feeling of choking, waking up with worn condition, often feel sleepy and tired during the day despite already enough sleep, be careful, you could be suffering from Obstructive Sleep apnea (OSA).

 
Obstructive Sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition that causes respiratory air flow ceases during sleep, so the availability of the inhibition or constriction in the respiratory tract.

Such a situation causes the supply of oxygen in the body decreases, so that patients with
Obstructive Sleep apnea (OSA) are unable to sleep soundly. This is what causes OSA patients often feel tired and sleepy during the day.
 
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) can occur due to a swelling on several organs in the mouth and throat, such as swelling of the tonsils and uvula. In addition, the size is too large tongue can also cause OSA.

Friday, 14 December 2012

10 Signs to Detect Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA )



Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition of the air flow in the respiratory standstill resulting in reduced supply of oxygen to the body. Besides making reduced sleep quality and lower work productivity, medical experts linking OSA with other medical complications, one of which vascular disease and heart (cardiovascular).

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) stop breathing or interference may occur when sleep befall anyone. But how to know you're having a sleep disorder is OSA?

 
Simple way to detect a person's likelihood of OSA in some statement that can be used as an indicator in measuring how much you have suffered possibility of OSA.

This test can be done on your own. Test results can be used as a basis if will do Sleep Study

Here are 10 statements that can help you detect the presence of OSA harassment yourself:

Monday, 3 December 2012

Do Not Follow This Diet System

There are many types of diets that you can do to help lose weight. But experts suggest you should avoid the following five types of diet as bad for health.


1. The ketogenic diet Enteral Nutrition (KEN Diet)
This type of diet is mostly done by top fashion models. People doing this diet do not eat at all, but he was given liquid formula through a tube inserted from the nose.

This diet requires a person to be near or attached to the portable pump and the bag containing the fluid for 10 days, he could only escape from this tube for 60 minutes in 24 hours.

Consultant dietitian, Sian Porter said the procedure is very surprising and usually people who KEN diet has some chronic diseases.

2. Party Girl IV Drip Diet
This type of diet offered by private clinics at a cost of approximately U.S. $ 3,916,887 in a single meeting. This diet involves high doses of cocktail containing vitamins and nutrients are given through intravenous drip like.

"There is very little evidence that it can work well in people. Even if that happens, food and drink healthy water is much better given intravenously into the body," said Porter.

5 Dangerous Sleeping Habits but Often Unnoticed




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Actually sleep is an essential element that enables a person to achieve success in life, like lose weight and prolong life. Many studies have found that sleep deprivation can lead to various health problems.
But without realizing many people who have bad habits in terms of sleep, such as the following:

1. Underestimating hours of sleep
Everyone has different time of sleep . However, some experts suggest as many as 9 hours of sleep per day. Unfortunately, many people who experience chronic sleep deprivation or suffering from sleep disorders.

A survey found that most people with insomnia do activities that disturb one hour before going to bed, that is watch TV, operate computer and perform household chores. That is, those activities likely to disturb sleeping time.

Friday, 2 November 2012

Simple but Great to Avoid Obesity in Children



Find out the best way that parents can do to prevent childhood obesity.

As parents must worry about obesity or overweight problem our kids, so if you do too theres way and timely prevent all kids from obesity:



1.Give children 2 servings per meal as opposed to one meal with a slice with bread.

 If the child haven't had their fill having without bread then permit him eat the other serving. This could be more beneficial and better for his or her health. This is a very significant moment to keep up your children’s health, specifically strong immune system.

2. Replace video games with athletics games or maybe other sorts of family entertainments.

Friday, 26 October 2012

Healthy Ways to Reduce Your Sugar Intake

Use only fresh fruit juice or 100 percent reduction in added sugar in it. Fruit can still be safe to eat, though, so sometimes it is better to dissolve it with water or ice to reduce calories.
  
Select the mineral water to remove sodium and other water Gas and additives added.
  
Make simple syrup and honey, though sweet, has some additional benefits, including a healthy dose of antioxidants.

It also gives you better control of the sugar content. Any recipe that requires simple syrup will use this recipe: ½ teaspoon of honey mixed with warm water ¾ teaspoon.
  
Use the whole fruit, not sugar or honey flavor. Fruit itself adds fiber, natural sugars and vitamins.
  
Choose a mild alcohol is alcohol illegal. Matters black-containing compounds known as conjecture, which can be worse hangover.
   

An Easy Way to Embellish Your Legs and Light Exercise


1. Wall Site: Who needs a chair when a wall? Slowly slipping back down the wall until your thighs parallel the floor. Make sure your knees directly over your ankles and keep your back straight. Skip to 60 seconds for each series (or the time it takes to turn your legs into jelly). Need more light? Add some biceps curls.

2. Precipitation: Stand with hands on hips and feet hip-width apart. Step right forward and slowly lower your body until your right knee is close to or in contact with the ground, and bowed at least 90 degrees. Return to start position and repeat with the left leg. Try to take a step back jump on different variations.

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Medication for treatment of obesity



Medication treatment of obesity should be used only in patients who have health risks related to obesity. Medications should not be used for cosmetic reasons.
Like diet and exercise, the goal of medication treatment has to be realistic. With successful medication treatment, one can expect an initial weight loss of at least 5 pounds during the first month of treatment, and a total weight loss of 10%-15% of the initial body weight. The first class (category) of medication used for weight control cause symptoms that mimic the sympathetic nervous system. As a result, the major side effect of this class of medication is high blood pressure.

Phentermine
The common side effects of phentermine include headache, insomnia, irritability, and nervousness. Fenfluramine (the fen of fen/phen) and dexfenfluramine (Redux) suppress appetite mainly by increasing release of serotonin by the cells. Phentermine alone is still available for treatment of obesity but only on a short-term basis (a few weeks).

Sibutramine (Meridia)
a drug which increases the levels of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain, to treat obesity (both in attaining and in maintaining weight loss).

Monday, 22 October 2012

Baby need Activities to Build Health


Children aged less than 6 years old are advised to do a physical activity with a total of at least 3 hours every day to prevent obesity. Recommendations were presented by experts from the three countries.

In 2010, the Australian Department of Health advised for toddlers and preschoolers to actively move at least 3 hours per day, divided into various activities throughout the day.

Institute of Medicine, USA, in 2011 also recommended the importance of physical activity is mild, moderate, and hard, for 15 minutes in a period of an hour or equal to 3 hours each day. Recommendations are aimed at children who are awake 12 hours a day. Not much different, health agencies in Britain also gave similar recommendations.

"All three of these guides have a similar recommendation that preschool children should be active for a total time of 3 hours per day," wrote Russell Pate and Jennifer O'Neil, both from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.

Rates of obesity in children aged 2-5 years increased dramatically since the 1970's. In the U.S. alone, 26.7 percent of children are classified as obese age.

Indeed, no study can prove exactly how much physical activity is needed to prevent child obesity. However, 3 hours per day is considered sufficient for fitness and health.

In 2008, the U.S. government officially recommends physical activity for a total time of 60 minutes a day for children aged 6-17 years and 30 minutes per day for adults.

The impact of obesity on children's health has long been known, ranging from an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood, hormone disruption, decreased ability to learn.

Thursday, 18 October 2012

What is Obesity and What Causes it?

Obesity means having excess body fat. Even a modest weight loss of 5%-10% of initial weight and the long-term maintenance of that weight loss can bring significant health benefits by lowering blood pressure and lowering the risks of diabetes and heart disease.


For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the "body mass index" (BMI).

For children and teens, BMI ranges above a normal weight have different labels (overweight and obese). Defining Overweight and Obesity.

Start Healthy Living From Children

The basic principles of healthy living, such as eating a healthy and varied diet and being physically active is important for children and adolescents. Important because children and adolescents are at an important period for the growth process.

Health Kids
After slowing down for a few moments, children experience more rapid growth in adolescence. In adolescence, a number of physiological changes that occur will affect the nutritional requirements. Increased nutritional needs, as a way to meet the rapid growth and bone accretion.

Nutritional needs of children and adolescents met the daily food intake. Food consumed should meet calorie, nutritious, and diverse, including fruit and vegetable intake. Unfortunately, there are many children whose diets are not healthy. The presence of fast food and processed foods that are aired on television, makes a lot of kids interested and ended up liking the food.

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Beware of headache accompanied with Seizures


Don’t be taken easy the seizures in children or adults. Especially if accompanied by a severe headache that will not go away or suddenly paralysis. It could be a symptom of vascular malformations of the brain artery-vein.

Ordinary people refer to as epileptic seizures. Epilepsy (epilepsy) could be due to electrical abnormalities in the brain cells, called primary epilepsy, or a disorder in the brain, called secondary epilepsy. Secondary  trigger epileptic brain abnormalities that may be abnormal formation of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins in the brain (arteriovenous malformation) or because of tumors.
Although abnormalities present at birth, many new symptoms appear when the child is a teenager or adult.

Actually, this disorder can occur in any body part as long as there arteries and veins. However, vascular malformations in the brain and spinal cord have a more fatal.

Under normal conditions, the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood and nutrients to the brain through arteries. Blood and entered capillaries. Here, the blood flow is slowed to allow the release of oxygen to the surrounding tissues. Furthermore, reduced oxygen content of blood delivered to the heart through veins.

Monday, 15 October 2012

Recipes for Cholesterol and Triglycerides

Avocado

Consumption of medicinal plants, leaves, seeds, roots, or fruit, does not mean eating the plants as much as possible. Composition and dose and the use of time, it should be studied properly.

Here are some recipes for cholesterol and triglycerides were obtained from various sources:

1. Avocado
This fruit contains folic acid, pantothenic acid, niacin, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, and glutathione, are also rich in fiber and monounsaturated fatty acids. Content that is able to reduce the levels of triglycerides and cholesterol.
Ingredients: 1 avocado
How to use: avocado fruit eaten fresh without cooking. Do it every day.

Signs of Serious Stress


Set of household finances, raising children, work seemed exhausted, family girlfriend all the things mentioned, can make us stress. Sometimes it can manifest in physical complaints. Here are signs that you have exceeded the limit of tolerance.

1. Vomit
Stress and anxiety can cause vomiting. Nausea and vomiting will be experienced over a period of time. It usually starts at the same time every day. How to cope with a lot of rest and drink water (vomiting can cause electrolyte loss), and then find a way to ease or eliminate the source of your stress, such as meditation or walking.

2. Hair Loss
There are many reasons that your hair may fall out. Stress is one of them. Among the conditions associated with stress-induced hair loss is alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes white blood cells attack the hair follicles, resulting in hair fall out. Another condition that is caused by extreme stress is called telogen effluvium, which is mainly characterized by a sudden loss (up to 70%) of the hair. This condition is difficult to link the stress of hair loss can occur months after a stressful event, for example, death.

Sunday, 14 October 2012

Bad News Triggering Stress


Stress results not only because we are not personal problems or a deadline at work. Reading or watching negative news in the media can also cause stress.

The study involved 60 people mentioned, the effect of negative news in the media more pronounced in women than in men.

In fact, the negative news has become "food" every day in our media. News on murder, theft, economic crises, conflicts and wars to win a greater share in the media of positive news.

"It was news in the media is not enough to increase the level of stress, but reading the news would make women more responsive and affect their psychological response to the next stressful situation," said Marie-France Marin of University of Montreal, who led the study.

Relief Stress with Aromatherapy

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Aromatherapy

Stress is often experienced by many people every day. Unfortunately, people often try to relieve stress by eating a lot, which eventually make your body gets bigger. When in fact there is an easy way to cope with stress, ie by inhaling the smell of the plant. The smell of these plants will help make you a more relaxed and calm.

1. Rosemary
The plant is popularly used as an ingredient in cooking. The smell of this plant may be useful to reduce the pressure caused by stress rosemary able to relax the rigid body. Even the effectiveness of rosemary for relaxation is recognized by the Greeks for many years. The Greeks often use a series of rosemary on their heads because they can have a relaxing effect on the brain.

Healthy With Tomatoes



Tomatoes, simple fruit and easy to found that can also be processed into a variety of refreshing beverages and foods that can shake up the tongue. The shape, color, flavor, and texture of tomatoes is very diverse.

Tomatoes
Once sorted, the tomatoes must be cleaned and washed to remove the dirt on the fruit. However, it would be much better if the tomatoes stored at lower temperatures, ie in the refrigerator. High temperatures can damage the quality of stored tomatoes.

Processing

Tomatoes can be used either in the form of fresh or processed form. In the form of processed tomatoes can be made into many kinds of canned products, such as whole tomatoes, tomato slices, sauce and puree. Also, it can make juice and concentrated to produce tomato paste.

So far that has been processed tomato known by the people is the fruit juice and tomato sauce. Fruit juice (fruit juice) is a liquid that does not undergo the fermentation process, but derived from the process of pressing the fruit is still fresh and ripe. Processing tomatoes into juice, but can produce a more durable product, as well as a practical beverage, delicious and refreshing taste, is also beneficial to health.

The body Signals of Stroke


There Are Many writers or speakers who explained the race, the treatment of the first signs.
However, if you are Seeing a sign of the body that causes a stroke?

1. Half or tingling Throughout the body, from the tip of your toes or hands. Grows, more and more severe.
2. Slowly, difficulty thinking and speaking, as well as experience extreme confusion. Sudden dizziness and dizziness (vertigo).
3. Enjoy double vision or blurred vision, until, finally dark vision Accompanied by dizziness.
4. Suddenly lost balance and could not walk straight so it looks like fall.
5. Sudden dizziness, without knowing why.

In fact, some of the warning signs above are not sharp, but still! I always have headaches without knowing why, since high school.
Many times I had visions purpose, if I double the doctor or optical eye, my eyes are not problematic.

Compared to my age, if I had to make up my mind, now I'm just minus sign (-) ½ and the plus sign (+) 1.5.
Two of the five warning signs above is an early symptom of my race. Moreover, since 2007, I was sentenced to suffer an acute high blood pressure years. Coupled with my roommate lifestyle is very risky.

Often I do not eat foods high in cholesterol and eat regularly. -My life has been touched by the work of the architect of the project within tight deadlines.
The signs of illness that could be detected early in our bodies. The problem is That Many of us know

Saturday, 13 October 2012

The Younger Stroke Patients



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Unhealthy lifestyles and increased stress levels are now thought to cause stroke is more common in young people. In fact, stroke is generally more common in people over the age of 50 years.

The number of stroke patients aged 20-54 years in the United States is known to increase 13 percent compared with the number of stroke patients in 1993 and 1994. In Indonesia, there are no exact figures, but there is also a trend of stroke at a young age.

"The results of this study point out though young people always feel themselves healthy, but can also be experienced stroke," said Dr. Brett Kissela, from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

According to the American Stroke Association, stroke is the leading cause of disability and the leading cause of death included.

Connection Physical Health and Emotional Health


emotional health, physical health
To be completely healthy, you must take care of not only your physical health, but your emotional health, too. If one is neglected, the other will suffer.  Depression causes you to be over-aware of physical discomfort.
There are many circumstances that support the link between physical health and emotional health, including:

White-coat syndrome. In white-coat syndrome, anxiety is directly related to physical function — blood pressure. What is the consequence of repeated stress?” asks Goodstein.

Mental Illness


Mental Illness, health, Mental Health
Mental illness is a term that is used to refer to a wide range of mental disorders that can be diagnosed by a health care professional.
Experts say we all have the potential for suffering from mental health problems, no matter how old we are, whether we are male or female, rich or poor, or ethnic group we belong to.
The most common forms of mental illnesses are

Anxiety disorders

Anxiety disorders commonly occur along with other mental or physical illnesses, including alcohol or substance abuse, which may mask anxiety symptoms or make them worse. In some cases, these other illnesses need to be treated before a person will respond to treatment for the anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders include:
-          panic disorder,

Health Insurance


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Health insurance is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health care expenses among a targeted group, an insurer can develop a routine finance structure, such as a monthly premium or payroll tax, to ensure that money is available to pay for the health care benefits specified in the insurance agreement

Having health insurance is important for several reasons. Uninsured people receive less medical care and less timely care, they have worse health outcomes, and lack of insurance is a fiscal burden for them and their families.

Friday, 12 October 2012

Mental Health and Emotional Health


Mental health refers to our cognitive, and/or emotional wellbeing - it is all about how we think, feel and behave. Mental health, if somebody has it, can also mean an absence of a mental disorder. 
Mental or emotional health refers to your overall psychological well-being. It includes the way you feel about yourself, the quality of your relationships, and your ability to manage your feelings and deal with difficulties

Mental health can affect our daily life, relationships and even our physical health. Mental health also includes a person's ability to enjoy life - to attain a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience.

Mental Health
Someone called have good Mental Health is Someone who experiences “good” mental health, therefore, has found a balance in his or her social, emotional and psychological areas of life.
When we have good mental health, we’re in a place of peace and balance with our social, emotional and psychological states. 

We have found a life that fits our needs for social connections with others. We deal with tragedy and happiness in our lives, and authentically experience all the emotions open to us.

Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.

Thursday, 11 October 2012

What is Health Care?




Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness of injury, disease, and other physical and mental disorders in humans. Health care can be started from the private individual to keep themselves and the environment. 

Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers.
This health care refers to the work done in providing primary care, secondary care and tertiary care, as well as in public health

Primary care 

Primary care is the term for the health care services which play a role in the local community. It refers to the work of health care professionals who act as a first point of consultation for all patients within the health care system. Primary care involves the widest scope of health care, including all ages of patients, patients of all socioeconomic and geographic origins, patients seeking to maintain optimal health, and patients with all manner of acute and chronic physical, mental and social health issues, including multiple chronic diseases. Primary care also includes many basic maternal and child health care services, such as family planning services and vaccinations.

What Is Health??

Health.. how important is health to human life actually Health is something of an enigma. The idea of health is capable of wide.We can be in good health and poor health .. how anyone say healthy?? People will do anything to be able to get health ..

What is Health??

Health is metabolic efficiency or the level of functional a living being. We called good health or healthy in humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain.
Systematic activities to prevent or cure health problems and promote good health in humans are undertaken by health care providers. The term "healthy" is also widely used in the context of many types of non-living organizations and their impacts for the benefit of humans, such as in the sense of healthy communities, healthy cities or healthy environments.

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