Matter of Choice

Posted by admin on 15th November 2011

One of mankind’s best measures to keep him free from sickness is to maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle. Our general wellness may be greatly influenced by the food we eat and by the things we do. Choosing the right food and proper physical activity contributes much in providing us with the best defense against ill health. All in, fitness and healthy living are concerns that have become the basic vision of good health. Another aspect of our health is to have a great concern in the presence of infectious diseases.

We do not know once we do not take action against these diseases our body becomes weaker and our state of health deteriorates. We should understand the different infectious conditions that may afflict on the human body. To understand them we should learn how to detect them visually and what we should be done when we have them. We can safely say that being healthy is just MATTER OF CHOICE. Being fit relates to every aspects of our health, physical, emotional and mental. Physical strength, endurance and good nutrition are everybody needs. Balance the food we eat with physical activity-maintain or improve our weight. Choose a diet with plenty of grain products, vegetable, and fruits. Choose diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol. Choose diet moderate in salt and sodium. Choose a diet moderate in sugar. If you are alcohol drinker do so in moderation. In a healthy eating plan you can enjoy all your favorite foods. Just keep the principle of variety, balance and moderation in mind.

11Nov

Reflexology

Posted by admin on 7th February 2011

Most people enjoy massage to the feet- one of the most sensitive parts of the body. All foot massage is beneficial and relaxing, but reflexology provides a more specific method of working to diagnose problems and stimulates health in the whole body.

It is based on the principle that the body can be divide into ten vertical zone, each corresponding to an area of the foot, so that the feet are in effect a map of the body. A sensitive area of the foot indicates a problem in the corresponding organ of the body and by working on the appropriate trouble-spot, the larger problem can be help. Reflexology can be an effective way to relieving the pain and helping to restore the body naturals balance and well-being. The feet provide an image of the body with the head represented by the big toe, the inner arches as the spine, and the heel defining the pelvic area. The right foot correspond to the right hand side of the body and the left foot to the left, and the internal organs are then located in relations to skeleton.

2Feb

Lose Weight

Posted by admin on 3rd October 2010

Many people who are striving to lose weight. I am not against it, in fact, it is good to be in shape and physically fit. I’d like to share here some tips on how to lose weight, aside from taking diet pills.

1.  Eat more vegetables and fruits every day.

2.  Eat enough portion every meal

3.  No, no, don’t skip meal. Never do that. Especially, breakfast which is the most important meal of the day. It keeps you going throughout the day.

4.  Avoid too much sugar like soda

5. Avoid eating junk foods

6.  And lastly exercise regularly.

10Oct

Grill

Posted by admin on 20th June 2010

Living in a high-rise doesn’t necessarily mean giving up your favorite-drilled meals. How ever there are two types of indoor grill the open grill and folding grill. The open grill is use a built in heating element in the place of charcoals. This type of grill still involves the flipping frenzy one usually does for out door grills. The flavor is also closest to the real thing. The second type is called the folding grill. It can cook both sides at the same side. These require less attention on the part of the griller. Indoors grill, require extra focus on the part of the grille’r. You don’t want the dripping elements from your cold cuts to get into your kitchen and catch fire. Stainless grill aren’t necessary the best grill. Stainless grill sometimes change color after a week of use. Cleaning it the stainless grill with polish every now and then. If you still after the real thing, make sure its material is high quality. For instant bring a magnet with you if you out for shopping for grill. If it doesn’t stick you have a high grade stainless.

6Jun

Swimming

Posted by admin on 14th June 2010

My friend told me swimming might not be the best exercise for those who want to lose weight. But because it puts minimal stress on the body, for me it still a good form of exercise. As I learn swimming used to be one of the most prescribed exercise for weight loss. Because swimming is fairly aerobic and it doesn’t place a lot of stress on the body. However the problem with swimming is that it doesn’t allow our body to heat up, which is one of the benefits of other aerobic exercise. He shares also the other factor exercise of swimming, when it combined the cooling effect of the water, it can increases our appetite. On a scale of one to ten, this workout it scores a five in an aerobics training rating and a seven for convenience. But, if the exercise of swimming can increase on our appetite, it’s up to us to control our diet to stay healthy.

6Jun

Choices in Life

Posted by admin on 27th May 2010

If you want to make choices about your life, you do first have to able to make choices about your emotion. Forget about the surface or appearance of events, but find out what happened emotionally to you. Acknowledge what’s makes you angry, sad, or frustrated; at the same time explore what’s make you happy and confident and what is it that gives you the feeling of having life by the tail. Once you are able to acknowledge your emotions as valid and tangible try to establish the reason for your feelings try to establish the reason for your feelings. But sometime we commit wrong choices in our life without any consultation of our self and to God. We have to accept the fact that it is not other people and circumstances that kept us achieving the worked for success, but our own doing. There are some people who are afraid of change simply because they are not aware of their strength, they imprison themselves within the narrows of boundaries of their limitations. Change cannot achieve quickly, it has to come gradually and deliberately. Changing ourselves is the first success we will celebrates.

5May

Diabetic Diet

Posted by admin on 24th May 2010

If you are a diabetic person here are some simple tips what food’s you should intake. Basically diabetic patient should watch out there diet. It should measure to provide the number of exchanges or serving based on the individual’s caloric requirements. Serving sizes are not the only we look unto, also the amount and kinds of foods for the person who have diabetic. Concentrated sweets and simple carbohydrates are among avoided. For the diabetic person diet we give them high in fiber and low in fat.

Some tips:

- Consult licensed nutritionist-dietitian’s for specific nutrient needs.
- Ask for a calculated diet plan.
- Do not eat too much or too little.
- Avoid sugar and high-sugar containing foods items such as candies, sweet, soft drinks, rich dessert, chocolates, sweetened juices, creams and cakes.
- Eat regularly
- Increase your fiber intake by including a generous amount of leafy vegetables daily in your diet.
- Use legumes and whole grains more than processed meat alternatives. They will help increase dietary fiber and contain no cholesterol.
- Eat heavy breakfast, moderate lunch and light supper.
- Avoid coffee, tea, alcohol beverages including wine and liquors.
- Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day between meals.
- Drink a cup of low fat milk.
- Limits fruits to 3 exchanges per day. The fresh the better. Processing and refining make natural sugar in fruits more readily absorb-able, which may lead to rapid rise in blood sugar.
- Monitor and record your weight and blood sugar.
- Follow and be comfortable with your diet plan. Your diet may have to be guided by a plan for the rest of your life.
- Give good attention to your diet, attitude, medication, and physical activity (exercise) control of blood sugar is better when these things are well balanced.

5May