HEALTH
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HEALTH
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Care for Coffee for Your Skin?
That has to be further tested by medical scientists, though. Until proven effective, no medical expert in medical uniforms would suggest you apply coffee to your skin like a topical solution or lotion. But res assured, drinking coffee will bring you a number of health benefits, including low risk of type 2 diabetes, dementia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, heart diseases, stroke, and certain cancers.
I’ve always loved coffee, and knowing its health benefits boosted my confidence that drinking reasonable amount could bring me no harm. However, learning that coffee can actually help prevent cancer is just amazing. I’m already waiting for another health benefit that researchers are going to uncover for us.
Believed beauty benefits: beautyzona.com
1. Able to remove dead skin cells that can repair damaged skin.
2. Can neutralize the irritated skin while providing nutrients to the skin.
3. To eliminate body odor.
4. Able to revitalize the new skin cells and keep skin moist.
5. Able to remove acne scars and stubborn black stains.
6. Get rid of cellulite if done regularly.
7. Can improve blood circulation and break down fat in the body that can cause cellulite.
8. Functioning as an astringent because the content is equal to the pH of our skin (4, 5) so as to reduce and eliminate acne or blemishes on the skin.
9. Provides protection against UVA or UVB rays.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Haiti Cholera Resurgence About to Worsen, WHO Appeals for International Aid
That is the horrible face of Haiti today, after cholera outbreak resurgence due to the start of the rainy season and flood that hit the capital Port-au-Prince. Parts of the southern peninsula are also affected, seeing increase of cases in Grand Anse, Nippes, Sud, Sud-Est, Artibonite, and Nord. In April and May, Mirabalais treatment center saw fivefold increase of cases. Between May 2 and June 12 alone, there were 18,182 newly reported cases. Cholera first broke on October 2010, and since then, there’s been 344,623 reported cases and 5,397 related deaths. Sadly, the outbreak is still expected to get worse as the rainy season advances.
Haiti’s condition, after the January 2010 earthquake, made the situation harder to handle. The poor access to clean water and proper sanitation remain to be the biggest challenge during a cholera outbreak. Even aid workers are worried that the treatment supplies would no longer be enough when the situation gets worse. Water-trucking is now down to 20% of what it was after the quake. And that number is about to get lower as other NGOs prepare to close their water-trucking and sewage removal activities in the next few months due to lack of fund.
To make things worse, treatment facilities that are mostly financed by NGOs, will have to face scaling down operations in rural areas as well. They will have to transfer the responsibility to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), which unluckily have insufficient fund as well. And in those rural areas, transportation of patients with severe conditions is also a problem, with only 11 vehicles getting the job done.
WHO/PAHO that helps in the Haiti cholera epidemic is asking for international aid. It also appeals to its partners to consider keeping professional personal in medical uniforms as well as facilities in place.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Study: Hearty Potato Makes You Fat
Were the researchers referring to the fried potatoes, which you’ve always known to really get you into trouble? Hardly the case. According to the study, whether you fried your potato, mashed it with butter and garlic, or simply banged it in the oven or had it boiled, it still comes out far worse than what a sugary drink, double bacon cheeseburgers, or gulping on high caloric alcoholic drink.
The study found that a daily extra serving of potato chips adds up an average of 1.7 pounds in four years, and about 1.3 pounds throughout the same period for eating non-chip form of potatoes. Munching of French fries tops a 3.4 pounds added to total weight gain in four years. But the problem does not simply stop with the additional weight, but with the fact that the body easily transforms the starchy food into glucose. Hence, posing a much greater problem called increased blood sugar levels, commonly known as diabetes. The list of complications goes long.
Having the burden of keeping blood sugar levels to a normal level, the pancreas will be overworked. When the pancreas becomes successful with its burdensome job, the blood sugar levels will plummet, causing the individual to suddenly feel hungry and lead to another bingeing or simply snacking. As this condition continues over a long period, the result is drastic weight gain and overly fatigued pancreas, possibly contributing to type 2 diabetes.
And oh, wait, that’s not all. Potatoes are also packed with significantly high amount of calories in such a relatively small package. The baked potato, which is believed to be real healthy, contains 278 calories. Its unhealthy French fries cousin is packed with 500 to 600 calories per serving. When compared with the other so called unhealthy foods, such soda, the latter looks entirely shrunk. A 12 oz. Coca-Cola contains only 140 calories, while 150 calories in Pepsi. Imagine piling such a huge amount of calories into your system everyday; you’ll surely swell and end up being treated by those in medical uniforms while lying in a hospital bed.
That’s a real bad news for potato lovers like me. And I’m not buying it just yet. Potatoes are among the healthiest vegetables that I can’t undo from my table just like that. It’s got 48% of vitamin c, 47% potassium, 18% iron, 26% dietary fiber, and 4% calcium. If eaten without salt and fixings, you get to have the benefits from those nutrients. And if you eat potato raw, the amount of vitamin c spiked to 121% and the dietary fiber up at 32%! With better regimen of physical activities, more healthful diet, skipping the smoke, and regulated alcohol intake, weight gain is going to stay off the equation.