Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
FIGHTING OBESITY PERSONALLY
Being overweight is one of the signs of lifestyle disease.
Being overweight doesn't only mean that your weight is above normal, but it means that you possess an excessive number of fat tissues and cells. It means that the amount of energy you gain from eating does not get used up well enough through your daily activity, which end-up as fat in your body. This results in taxing your various organs, which in turn may initiate lifestyle diseases like diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure.
How to prevent obesity?:
learn the important points of how to lose weight.
How to burn-off fat, through proper diet?
Don't try to lose weight thoughtlessly, let's try to think of balancing our three meals.
Let's try to chew 20 times before we swallow each bite, and refrain from eating fast.
Let's try not to eat until we're full but leave some space for more.
Keep your body active and move about from time to time.
Take a walk about 30 minutes a day.
Let's learn the joy of exercise.
Are you overweight?
What is your level? The BMI System of Obesity
BMI= Body weight (kg) / height (meters) / height(meters) BMI level Evaluation
18.5 of less Thin
18.5-25 or less Normal
25-30 or less Obese level 1
30-35 or less Obese level 2
35-40 or less Obese level 3
40 and above Obese level 4
eg. For a person 160cm and 66kg
BMI = 66/1.6/1.6 = 25.8
this is Obese level 1
To check your obesity level there is the BMI scale. When your BMI scale is above 25 you are considered obese.
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Why is self-medication necessary?
We can't leave our health up to others.
Japanese people's longevity has become number one in the world. In its background we can see, through the improvement in public hygiene and advancement in medical technology, namely tuberculosis and other highly contagious acute diseases have dramatically decreased.
On the other hand, the incidences of diseases like cancer, brain ischemia, and diabetes mellitus, which are considered chronic diseases, are on the rise. The so-called life-style diseases are on the increase. Many people are dying of cancer, and increasing number of people, are bedridden from brain ischemia or dementia. Because of this situation, the time in a person's life where they have no sickness or disease, in other words, to lengthen the time a person stays healthy has become a real issue.
To cure the life-style diseases, and leave your health solely up to a physician, namely, "Doctor centered health care", is not the real goal. The thing that each sick person should individually strive for is to bring them-self, back to a healthy condition. For each one of us to protect, keep, and improve our own health, self-medication becomes very necessary.
What is self-medication?
So, what do we mean when we say self-medication? Self-medication means to manage our health ourselves. For example, when our illness is light, to ease our symptom or prevent it from getting worse, we take our own responsibility in using OTC drugs to relieve or cure ourselves. Don't you have the experience of buying a drug at a pharmacy and curing your illness? That is called self-medication.
By being aware of staying healthy using our own means, we can enjoy our daily life. We can say that this is the real reason for self-medication. culled from http://www.jsmi.jp/english/handbook/b_01
Japanese people's longevity has become number one in the world. In its background we can see, through the improvement in public hygiene and advancement in medical technology, namely tuberculosis and other highly contagious acute diseases have dramatically decreased.
On the other hand, the incidences of diseases like cancer, brain ischemia, and diabetes mellitus, which are considered chronic diseases, are on the rise. The so-called life-style diseases are on the increase. Many people are dying of cancer, and increasing number of people, are bedridden from brain ischemia or dementia. Because of this situation, the time in a person's life where they have no sickness or disease, in other words, to lengthen the time a person stays healthy has become a real issue.
To cure the life-style diseases, and leave your health solely up to a physician, namely, "Doctor centered health care", is not the real goal. The thing that each sick person should individually strive for is to bring them-self, back to a healthy condition. For each one of us to protect, keep, and improve our own health, self-medication becomes very necessary.
What is self-medication?
So, what do we mean when we say self-medication? Self-medication means to manage our health ourselves. For example, when our illness is light, to ease our symptom or prevent it from getting worse, we take our own responsibility in using OTC drugs to relieve or cure ourselves. Don't you have the experience of buying a drug at a pharmacy and curing your illness? That is called self-medication.
By being aware of staying healthy using our own means, we can enjoy our daily life. We can say that this is the real reason for self-medication. culled from http://www.jsmi.jp/english/handbook/b_01
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Fights with body problems - Antioxidants
Antioxidants are natural elements which assist the body in fighting with various body problems. They boost the immune system and save the body from radical damages caused by pollution, smoking and stress.
Medical experts also recommends for using antioxidants as dietary supplements in order to get various health benefits. Medical science has proven that antioxidants help in preventing cancer and heart problems. It is true that there are several benefits of including antioxidants in dietary plan. But, it has been rightly said excess of everything is bad, in the same manner excess of antioxidants can also harm the body.
Some of the common antioxidants are as follows:
• Vitamin C
Vitamin C is one those vitamins which ensures and enhances beautiful skin. Fruits like lemons, oranges, strawberries etc are considered as rich source of vitamin C. And, aromatherapy makes use of vitamin C for enhancing the beauty of skin. It gives a soothing and refreshing effect when it is used in aromatherapy.
• Selenium( mineral)
Another form of antioxidants is selenium. But, the body needs it in small amount. Selenium is present in grains, sea food, breads, cereals and red meats.
• Vitamin E
Being antioxidants, it protects the body from various problems such as cancer, heat problem, eyes problems and various chronic diseases. These are fat soluble vitamins. It is also used in aromatherapy as it prevents demolition of body tissues. Vitamin E is considered as one of the main ingredients in creams and lotions used in aromatherapy and other beauty products.
• Beta carotene
Beta carotene is present in many foods which are orange, green in colors such as sweet potatoes, apricots, mangos etc.
Antioxidants carry a great importance when it is used in aromatherapy. It not only enhances the beauty but also fight with problems like cancer and various heart problems. In addition to that, it also increase the shelf life of essential oils used in aromatherapy (when blended with essential oils). Antioxidants reduce and slow down the process of oxidation; as oxidized essential oil is considered as bad for health. Antioxidants keep the oil application, fresher for long period.
It has observed that people consider antioxidants and preservative as the same thing. In fact they both are different from each other that is, with different nature and application.
Thus antioxidants, is an important ingredient used in various beauty and health maintaining products. But, it must be noted that antioxidants are not effective on yeast, bacteria, fungi and other water based products.
About the Author
Cindy Boswell is working with the New Directions UK. She has also been involved in the research work on plants and oils for a long time. To find Tea tree oil, Antioxidants, essential oils, wholesale, wholesalers, wholesale essential oils you need to visit...
http://www.newdirectionsuk.com
Article Source: http://www.simplysearch4it.com/author-articles/10589/1.html
Medical experts also recommends for using antioxidants as dietary supplements in order to get various health benefits. Medical science has proven that antioxidants help in preventing cancer and heart problems. It is true that there are several benefits of including antioxidants in dietary plan. But, it has been rightly said excess of everything is bad, in the same manner excess of antioxidants can also harm the body.
Some of the common antioxidants are as follows:
• Vitamin C
Vitamin C is one those vitamins which ensures and enhances beautiful skin. Fruits like lemons, oranges, strawberries etc are considered as rich source of vitamin C. And, aromatherapy makes use of vitamin C for enhancing the beauty of skin. It gives a soothing and refreshing effect when it is used in aromatherapy.
• Selenium( mineral)
Another form of antioxidants is selenium. But, the body needs it in small amount. Selenium is present in grains, sea food, breads, cereals and red meats.
• Vitamin E
Being antioxidants, it protects the body from various problems such as cancer, heat problem, eyes problems and various chronic diseases. These are fat soluble vitamins. It is also used in aromatherapy as it prevents demolition of body tissues. Vitamin E is considered as one of the main ingredients in creams and lotions used in aromatherapy and other beauty products.
• Beta carotene
Beta carotene is present in many foods which are orange, green in colors such as sweet potatoes, apricots, mangos etc.
Antioxidants carry a great importance when it is used in aromatherapy. It not only enhances the beauty but also fight with problems like cancer and various heart problems. In addition to that, it also increase the shelf life of essential oils used in aromatherapy (when blended with essential oils). Antioxidants reduce and slow down the process of oxidation; as oxidized essential oil is considered as bad for health. Antioxidants keep the oil application, fresher for long period.
It has observed that people consider antioxidants and preservative as the same thing. In fact they both are different from each other that is, with different nature and application.
Thus antioxidants, is an important ingredient used in various beauty and health maintaining products. But, it must be noted that antioxidants are not effective on yeast, bacteria, fungi and other water based products.
About the Author
Cindy Boswell is working with the New Directions UK. She has also been involved in the research work on plants and oils for a long time. To find Tea tree oil, Antioxidants, essential oils, wholesale, wholesalers, wholesale essential oils you need to visit...
http://www.newdirectionsuk.com
Article Source: http://www.simplysearch4it.com/author-articles/10589/1.html
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