A Fight Against Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity problem is rising. More and more children are suffering from it. Obesity could not just result to bullying at school because of not usual size of the child but also of health problems.

Some people throw this issue to food chains and junk food companies. Can we solely blame them? Parents should be responsible enough of the quality and quantity of food they are giving to their kids, right? They are the direct handlers of their kids and have the authority to tame their taste buds while kids are still young.

Excess weight could result to acquired diabetes (Type II Diabetes), high cholesterol level, hypertension and cancer. Obesity could also lead to low self-esteem and depression. Parents, is it fine with you that your children suffer all these things on their young age? If not, better give what is healthy and best for them. It does not mean that it is good you can give more of it because your child wants it. You also need to teach them about discipline. Always be aware of the quality and quantity of the food you give.

Physical activities should be promoted, your child need to move a lot to be physically healthy. Providing a computer with internet and lots of games to choose from, and a cabled television set for your children to stay at home is fine but they should need to have time for their studies and physical activities as well. Let them be involved in sports at school that suites to their age if they want. Providing a space in your yard for them to play like basketball, table tennis, badminton, and other sports that do not require a lot of space but could make them move a lot is great. Taking them to park for a walk or jog with you as form of exercise, or let them play with kids of their age are also great ideas for them to stay fit.

Healthy lifestyle is not just for adults but for everybody. Let us not allow unhealthy condition like obesity to threaten our family health. Let us all live a healthy lifestyle.

Be Determined to Get Rid of Belly Fat

Getting rid of belly fat is not easy but we need to be persistent. I myself am striving to flatten my stomach. I take time to exercise almost every day for health reason but not to shape up. I noticed that as we are getting older, we are prone to accumulate fat in our stomach. Of course, lifestyle, especially diet and physical activities matters a lot too.

Though I take time to move and stretch my body for health reason, I never take time to exercise my abdominal area since I undergo appendicitis operation way back my early twenties. My work now just requires me to sit on the chair most of the time. I could say that those factors counted a lot plus the fact that I am not getting any younger.

People at work just laugh at me as I told them that I want to get rid of my belly fat because as for them I am still in good shape compared to them, and it is not noticeable yet. Why? When is the right time to get rid of it, if my visceral fats could choke my internal organs and I am suffering from an illness because of it?

Nowadays, that there are lots of yummy foods coming out in the market to satisfy our cravings plus the automation that do not require us to be physically involved at work, we all have the tendency to harbor unwanted belly fat. Most people do not change their lifestyle or even have a temperance of what they eat until their doctor declares it to them.

As for other people who are not health conscious, for them having belly fat is a sign of prosperity not knowing that it is a signal that you need to be more cautious with your health. High blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes are just some of the outcomes of harboring belly fat because of high cholesterol level, particularly bad cholesterol. Cancer is the worst disease we could acquire in harboring belly fat that why we need to be determined to get rid of it.

Why We Need to Trim Down Excess Body Fat

I shared about a great combination to lose unwanted body fat in one of my posts today. One of my friends shared to me about apidexin, a fat loss pill that could be added up to that combination. To Mina, thanks a lot for sharing your thought.

Why we need to trim down our body fat deposits? What are its harmful effects to our body? Excess fat deposits in our body are tied up to serious physical threats like cancer, heart diseases and diabetes.

Lifestyle is a great factor why lots of people harbor excess fats on their body. Physical inactivity, choice of food, and vices like smoking and drinking alcoholic drinks are the major causes of it.

If lifestyle has been the great culprit, changing it could help a lot for you to reduce your excess body fats. Reducing your body fats will not reduce risk for you to acquire different diseases but more confidence on yourself as well.

Following healthy lifestyle like regular exercise, having the right diet (low fat), staying away from smoking and drinking alcohol habits, learning to handle daily stress in life, having time for relaxation and meditation, enough sleep, and optimism definitely you’ll attain your desired weight and normal body fat level.

Some Info About Foot Health Care

Let us talk about foot health care today. Who do you think is more risky to acquire sore feet, men or women? Can you suggest some foot care treatments for people who are prone to suffer from sore feet after reading this? Yes, women are more prone to foot pain especially those who loves to wear high heeled shoes. Some women suffered sore feet during pregnancy due to weight gain and hormonal changes.

Notice some pregnant women who suffered from swelling of feet, ankles and calves due to fluid retention. Aside from that, pregnancy hormones progesterone and relaxin not just relaxes the ligaments for childbirth but also the ligaments in feet and hips, causing the the foot size to expand  that could last up to six months after giving birth before it goes back to its normal size. To prevent sore feet during this stage, it is much better to always check out your foot health and wear comfortable shoes.

Weight gain does not just affects women but men as well regardless of age. Extra weight could add stress to the feet that may cause foot pain or injuries to the ankles. People who stand most of the time during their working hours like those who are working in the department stores has great chance to suffer from sore feet too. Long hours spend for dancing and some sports could cause not just foot pain, particularly heel pain but pain on other parts of the body as well. But, people who are suffering from certain health ailments like diabetes, arthritis and circulatory diseases are the most prone to sore feet.

Some foot care treatments? For those who are suffering from overweight better take time to loosen some weight not just for foot health care reason but for your health in general. Have time for exercise aside from changing your diet into healthy one. Why not start with a walk in the neighborhood or at the park?  It could burn as many calories per mile jogging. Aside from that, walking is one of the best way too to strengthen and keep your feet in shape. It strengthens muscles and tendons in feet, so they may hurt less often.

Wear shoes that fits well, those shoes that let your feet breath and conform to the shape of each foot. And, have time to check your feet and care for it as you usually do with your face to assure good health.

Potential Healing Powers of Cinnamon

Cinnamon is not just an ordinary spice in your kitchen, it has great potential healing powers too. It could relieve indigestion, controls blood sugar of those who are suffering from type II diabetes, fights against tooth decay and gum problems, it could protect against urinary tract infections (UTI), ward off vaginal yeast infections, and reduce pain with connection to arthritis. Chinese herbalists even advice  it to be taken by those who suffer from fever, diarrhea and menstrual problems.

To those who are suffering from diabetes, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers and Malmo University Hospital researchers in Sweden led by Joanna Hlebowicz showed that cinnamon may help control blood sugar level. Dr. James Duke, PhD., the author of he CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs said that 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon per meal could help a lot diabetic patients in lowering their sugar level. So, why not open this up to your doctor for you to try it?

Scientist proves that cinnamon could kill bacteria that causes tooth decay and gum problems. And, that cinnamon herb supresses Escherichia coli (E. coli) that usually causes urinary tract infection and Candida albicans (C. albicans) that is responsible for vaginal yeast infection.

I really love cinnamon rolls and cinnamon bread even before I knew the health benefits of cinnamon. And, I love it even more since the day I knew it’s value to my health.

Know More About Chelation Therapy

Have you heard about chelation therapy? It uses EDTA to cleanse the arteries and veins for better blood circulation. As a Medical Technologist, I’ve known EDTA as one of the anticoagulating agents for the blood samples that we collect for laboratory examinations that needs an anticoagulated blood like whole blood and plasma.

The great benefits of EDTA chelation is not just for the cardiovascular system but on different organs of the body as well. It gives great hope to lots of people because it treats various illnesses. Since it promotes good circulation, it promotes good blood flow resulting to great amount supply of oxygen and nutrient to all parts of the body as our body demands it.

Aside from cardiovascular diseases like arteriosclerosis, hypertension, stroke and its common precursor the high blood cholesterol level, oral chelation is also best for those who are suffering from various diseases. Some of it are diabetes, gangrene, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Macular Degeneration and glaucoma (eyes), Peyronie’s Disease and erectile dysfunction (male sexual organ). It could even help with simple problems like age spots and hair loss.

Chelation therapy, particularly oral chelation, is a great alternative of cleansing your body from toxic substances that causes illnesses. It is not absorbed by the body, it just acts as sweeper of toxic substances that blocks your veins and arteries. So, why go for a medication that is just good for one particular health problem if you have a great alternative of irradicating the precursor of almost all your illnesses? Better talk to your doctor about this healthy alternative.

Great Juice For Diabetics

How come I came to know the great juice for those who are suffering from diabetes or high blood sugar level? Here in our house we usually only take fresh fruit or vegetable juice as our dinner. And, for us to have variety of juices, we searched for great combination of vegetables in which we found out that it could also cure diseases. But, just like medicines, you have to have faith that it could help you in your condition and take it in moderation as well.

All you need to have is a quality made extractor and a measuring instrument for the extracted juice.You should take this in an empty stomach too(it means at least 2 hours after meal and  at least 1 hour before meal) for great absorption of juice in your digestive system. Here are the great vegetable combinations for those who are suffering from HIGH BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL or DIABETES:

Note: These vegetable combinations and measurements are based on the book
title: FRESH VEGETABLE AND FRUIT JUICES
subtitle: what’s missing in your body?
formerly titled: Raw vegetable Juices
author: N. W. Walker

#1: carrot 10 oz
spinach 6 oz

#2: carrot 16 oz
celery 4 oz
parsley 2 oz
spinach 4 oz

#3: carrot 6 oz
lettuce 4 oz
string beans 3 oz

#4: carrot 7 oz
celery 5 oz
endive (escarole) 3 oz
parsley 3 oz

#5: carrot: 9 oz
celery: 5 oz
parsley: 2 oz

#6: carrot: 8 oz
radish 4 oz
lettuce 4 oz

#7: carrot: 6 oz
Brus. sprouts: 5 oz
string beans: 5 oz

Now that you have 7 combinations of vegetable juices that are good for those who have high blood sugar level or diabetes, you may label them what combination to drink on sunday, monday, and so on and so forth.

I am just your concerned health advocate friend, a nobody compared to your doctor but firmly believes that what we eat and drink has great impact on our health. We are not diabetics in our house but we include this combinations in our daily juice intake for our dinner. And for those that have high sugar level “BETTER TRY IT THAN NOT AT ALL.” My friends who have this problem could testify that it is effective, better try it for you to judge if it is effective or not.

Weight Loss Pill for My Sister

My sister-in-law almost everyday says that she need to take weight loss pill. She has gained so much weight after giving birth. She is a little bit chubby. Actually, she is starting to change her diet now and find time to exercise. But, she said she really need the help of weight loss pill for her to trim down.

All of us in the family wants her to lose weight because weight gain could trigger lots of diseases including diabetes, high cholesterol level, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. We hope she’ll lose some weight soon and maintain her weight on an ideal range.