Being Overweight

Posted by admin on 21st May 2010

Overweight refers to over-heavies. It is applied to a person whose weight is to 10 to 20% above the desire able body weight. Obesity is a condition in which body weight is more than 20% above the desirable body weight, marked by excess body fats often resulting in a significant impairment of health. In this problem there are probable causes like, faulty eating habits such as bedtime snacking, over eating, inactivity (decreased energy expenditure), endocrines disorder and drug action effect.

Probable Symptoms :

- Overweight. Overweight is 10 % above the desire body weight. Body fats percentage is more than 15% for men and more than 25% for women.
- Obesity. Weight is 20% above desirable body weight. Body fat percentage is above 20% for men and above 30 % for women.

Helpful Dietary Management :
- Manage overweight and obesity using the physical activity, exercise and behavior modification.
- Modify diet if the cause of obesity is a faulty diet. Only a small percentage of all obesity cases are non- dietary in nature.
- Have a diet low in calories, low fat and high in complex carbohydrates if reducing weight.
- Take daily food allowances in a 3 regular meals with breakfast as the heaviest and supper the lightest.
- Omit supper but not breakfast if ever skipping a meal is desired allow a 5-hour interval between meals, and not less than 3 hours from the last meal bedtime.
- Never snacks just before bedtime. It is major offense.
- Drink from 6 to 8 glasses of pure water everyday. Drink in between meals.
- Lose weight gradually but consistently until you reach a desirable weight. A person should only lose weight but not get sick. Remember you did not grow that big overnight. Up to 2 pounds per week weight loss is desirable.

5May

Hands (Self- Massage)

Posted by admin on 18th May 2010

Self-massage can do wonders to ease away tension and restore energy. Massaging your body with lotions and oils is very relaxing and its helps the skin in glowing condition. You can use yourself to target the particular areas have pain. The beauty of self-massage is you can do it to suit your needs and moods at any time. Here are some tips of self-massage with your hands.

1. Squeeze your hand firmly, spreading the palm laterally. Cover the whole of the hand, fingers and wrist.
2. Using circular pressure, squeeze each fingers joint between your finger and thumb. Then hold the base of each finger and pull the finger gently to stretch it, sliding your grip up to the finger in a continuous movement.
3. With circular thumb pressure, work up each of the furrows between the bones in the hand, from the knuckle to the wrist. When you have covered each furrow, smooth the hand by stroking.
4. Turn the hand over to work on the palm. Cover the area with the circular thumb pressure, paying particular attention to the heel of the hand and the waist. Follow this with some deeper, static pressure all over the palm.
5. Finish by stroking the palm of one hand with the other. This can be quite a firm stroke, working from the tips of the finger to the wrist, leading wit the pressure from the heel of the hand. Stroke back to the fingers and repeat twice, each time using slightly less pressure. Finally, stroke the inside of the wrist.

5May

Vomiting

Posted by admin on 13th May 2010

What is vomiting it is the ejection of the stomach content through the mouth. Which the probable causes are, toxins form drugs, uremia and specific fevers. People have brain tumors and meningitis may also experience vomiting and also those people suffered from stomached disease, intestinal obstruction, motion sickness and nervous involvement.

Probable Symptoms:

- Nausea
- Cold sweating
- General weakness

Helpful Dietary Management

- Give clear liquid diet mouth if acceptable to patients.
- If vomiting continues, administer intravenous fluids under the supervision of a physician to replace vomit’s loss.
- Give clear liquids as often as possible to prevent dehydration and help increase calorie intakes. Allow a feeding interval of 2 to 3 hours.

- Drink a variety of clear liquids like clear or strained juices, Jell-O and fat-free broth.

- Add salt or sugar to the clear liquids to increase electrolytes or calories.

5May

To keep in top condition

Posted by admin on 12th April 2010

If you want to keep in top condition, here some ideas that you will be interested. It’s an old-fashioned health principle that might be perfect for us as well our grandmother or grand father. The first thing we should look ACT at OUT AGE, I mean the amount of food, exercise and sleep. When we are at age of teen our body begins to burn food more slowly. When we are at age of 40 we need about 1,000 calories fewer daily.

Therefore if we shove down extra portions in later “Life to stay healthy” we will be straining our digestive system with food that we don’t need. Do some moderate exercise daily is vital at all ages. People who are active on their job and those who regularly exercise are far from any heart ailments. The more we should indulge in vigorous physical activity or having more walks than rides in the city or more strolls it help us to cultivate our body in to the top condition. We must also keep our weight fairly normal because being overweight or obese person is so many burdens with extra bagged in form of body fat. An over weight person heart and other organs are strained, and thus his energy is sapped. His chance of survival if illness strikes is lowered and also his life expectancy is lessened. The common conceptions about overweight is rarely comes from hormonal imbalance but most cases it comes from over eating, one of the main reason. We like to be in top condition we should start by moderate taking of the lean cut meats or excess fats from meat before cooking or before serving. Eat shellfish and organs meat in moderate because they are much higher in dietary cholesterol than red meats. Consume more on poultry products and fish. Try to use coking methods that do not consistently add unnecessary fat of the daily diet. Broil or boil instead of fry foods. Weight yourself once a week and expend more calories in physical activity, especially aerobics, exercise such as walking, jogging, cycling and swimming. Cut down on calories but don’t cut them out, just minimize your intake of those foods have generous calories like sweet, baked goods and fatty meats. And have a positive outlook in your life.

4Apr

Hair conditioning

Posted by admin on 3rd April 2010

Hair can define your image and style but it is also a mirror of your health. Emotional or physical can soon result in lack of bounce or shine hair. Keeping your hair in peak condition is a combination of caring for it on the surface and nurturing it from inside with a well-balance diet. Dry hair is rough to tough, thick in texture and dries out at the first sign of heated roller or tongs. Avoid chemical colorants and perms and opt for shampoo and conditioners with jojoba and almonds oil. Hot oil treatments allow essential oil to soak in easily and condition the hair. After massage warm oil into the scalp, wrap your head in a warm towel and leave on for an hour. The other hair problem is dandruff, there are two types dry and the more common oily. It’s not catching! It can be caused by many factors such as chemical body changes, stress, and poor eating habits or wrong application of hair products. Both flakes and dry scalp can be treated with essentials oils. Use special dandruff shampoos and conditioner. Treat the scalp by gently massaging with oils to suit. Use a base oil formula with patchouli and tea tree. For dry itchy scalp try cedar wood and lavender.

4Apr

Cement can make all the difference…

Posted by admin on 1st April 2010

Have you ever wonder at the materials your home is made of? Well, even if it’s made of wood, most probably has structure of element that holds and made of cement. A lot of us take for granted about cement; it’s a big help to build our house or any structural. There’s a lot more to know about this humble building materials, because understanding cement and concrete can help your construction cost down and create a sturdy, well-made structure. If we ask our self what is cement really? Cement is more than just sand a bag-its actually made by clinker (type of ash or cinder), gypsum and other materials that are ground together. Cement is the most active component of concrete and becomes a powdery binder when mixed with minerals aggregate (gravel and sand) and water. Mixing cement should be done thoroughly and uniformly to produce a strong and durable concrete. In preparation of concrete, one part cement, two parts sand, and three parts aggregate is placed into a mechanical mixer. If you don’t have a mixer you can mix it using with shovel. The less water there is in relation to cement, the strong the final concrete will be. This will also prevent shrinkage and cracking. As rule of thumb, five or six gallon of water is used per 941lbs bag of cement. Since concrete has a rather low tensile strength and weakens on long spans, it is strengthened using steel rods called reinforcing bars. Air bubbles also weaken concrete so commercial concrete vibrators onto construction site to eliminate any air that has been trapped during the pouring of liquid concrete.

4Apr

Property Management

Posted by admin on 1st February 2010

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2Feb