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Saturday, May 12. 2007
What's an easy way to kill your teen spirit? Bad breath can really be a serious hassle for vain and conscious teens who embark on a journey of stress and transformation. You don't want to be caught dead with a stinking breath when you peck a sweetheart on her cheeks or whisper a silly joke to your friend. The teenage life is a crucial stage when you can't possibly elude the judgment, gossip, and the grapevine. If you want to finish highschool like a normal being, free from disgust and jeering remarks, take note of your shallow but personality-depraving dental health. Halitosis or bad breath can ruin your teenage reputation.
Friday, May 11. 2007
 Odor-producing bacteria triggers bad breath or halitosis. When you're not a fan of brushing and flossing regularly, you are more susceptible to this stinking mouth scare. Bacteria gather on the bits of food left in your mouth as well as in between your teeth. It then releases a sulfur compound, which makes your breath smell. If you're fond of garlic and onions, you may want to go easy on it. The oils from these food are carried over to your lungs and then to the mouth. Chain smoking and poor dental habit also contribute to bad breath.
Thursday, May 10. 2007
Contrary to common myth, mouthwash may only get rid of bad breath temporarily. It's better to look for antispetics and plaque-reducing solutions for your dental problem. Even if you brush your teeth, you may still have halitosis. Normally, we brush for 30 to 45 seconds, which is insufficient if you wish to clean all the surfaces. Make it a 2 to 3-minute scrubbing habit and don't forget to scrub your tongue, too. Funny how we always breathe on our hands to see if we're contaminated with halitosis. So don't feel smug, take some gums and mints or better, visit a dentist to get to the root of the problem at once.
Wednesday, May 9. 2007
When they say an apple a day keeps the doctor way, it's not just a cliche. There are scientific studies and analysis to back up this claim. And if I were you, I'll start on making it a daily habit. It controls weight, fights cancer and lowers the risk of a heart disease. It's one of the better way not to miss on nutrition while you enjoy its delicious treat. Although there are apple juice and pies, there's nothing like a bite from the glossy, red fruit. They may have the same iron and potassium content but it contains less on quertecin and fiber which is an active health ingredient.
Tuesday, May 8. 2007
Cancer is one of the most dreaded disease but with a miraculous apple, you may just cling on a chink of hope to fight off the cacer cells that maims our healthy body. The skin of apple contains 4 milligrams of quercertin. It is an anti-oxidant that prevents oxygen molecules from harassing individual cells, hence, it also stops the development of cancer and the growth of tumors. A Finnish study states that a high level of quercetin found in apple, lowers up to 20% the risk of heart disease among men. This innate compound makes apples a miraculous dietary appetite for nutrition.
Monday, May 7. 2007
Apples contain soluble and insoluble fibers but each has its own health benefits. The insoluble fiber is a good remedy for constipation while it helps the digestive tract to run smoothly. It prevents diverticulosis and controls weight gain as an appetite supressant. On the other hand, the soluble fiber in apples also known as pectin lessens the liver production of cholesterol which aids a slow digestion and promotes good blood sugar level making apples ideal for diabetes patients.
Sunday, May 6. 2007
 We always stack up things in our garage. Some things are of sentimental value while others are outdated junks that we think will someday be valuable. The same goes with our brain. There are different information stored from the moment we were born. There are three types of memory: short-term, recent, and remote memory. The name of the person you met awhile ago will be stored in short-term memory. Remote memory will include accounts of your childhood experiences while recent memories focus more on the latest details of your day such as your lunch meal.
Saturday, May 5. 2007
As soon as you hit your 20th year, your brain cells slowly begin to dwindle in number. Not only that, they also receive lesser chemical supply in order to function smoothly. Aging does mess up with your brains because the older you get, the more these changes will affect you. It will make storing information more difficult than usual, hence, you may suffer from memory loss. But don't worry because short-term and remote memories may not be affected at all although your recent memory may fail in remembering names or data you've accumulated lately. But if there's any consolation at all, this is a normal occurence of aging.
Friday, May 4. 2007
Even at a younger age, there were a number of circumstances when we became oblivious or forgetful of our daily tasks. There were momentary lapses in memory maybe because of stress or overlapping activities in our lives. So to help you remember, just follow these tips. Always keep a list of important reminders and a calendar of activities. Take note of your routine and keep things in storage places like boxes or drawers. When you are having trouble with people's names, try to recite it in your mind over and over again. You can also use a peg system and associate one information with the other through landmarks, acronyms or objects. Just keep your mind rolling and don't let it wallow in idle thoughts. The secret to an active brain is to use more often than you should.
Thursday, May 3. 2007
 When your child reaches the age of 13, what's more critical is the emotional health of your teen. Of course, there's a few physical changes and transformation, but they can be cool with it especially when they have Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan as supreme idols. Only worry if you're boy likes Lindsay Lohan so much that he might be gay. But as long as they're fit and healthy even with their superficial delusions, then it's okay. We all go through a phase of confusion and conversion into becoming the person we want to be. At this fragile stage, your child needs your support and understanding more than ever.
Wednesday, May 2. 2007
Just when we expect them to be more mature, teens turn to rebellion as their way to express themselves. Actually, I believe that it's more of a psychological phase when we make excuses for their developing bodies, identity, and freaky personality. We also had our depressive, rebellious times and it doesn't matter if it's back in the 70's. It's all the same, and we just have to keep an open mind. But as soon as things get out of hand, don't you wait until your boy ends up in jail or your daughter bloats up with a baby. Violence, aggression, and anger can be a manifestation of emotional disturbance. Deal with it, but don't overreact the way any normal parent would.
Tuesday, May 1. 2007
I'm not a perfect parent and some self- help-books doesn't actually help at all. Cases vary and there's no single formula. So how do you deal with an emotional rampage of your teenager? Think about the times when you're a teenager. How would you like to be comforted by your parents? You are the answer to your own dilemma. I hate drama, and I don't want to be confronted like I'm a juvenile delinquent. I would only open up if I see trust, love, and care minus the sugar coating. Sometimes, the problem with us parents is we forget that we were once kids. Deal with your children the way you wanted to treated. Talk to them, bond with them. Don't push them on the edge, for it will only stir up their emotional flame. Make yourself available anytime they need you.
Monday, April 30. 2007
Love is sweet but puppy love is so much sweeter. Innocent charms flare up the passion only to spark eventually into attraction towards the opposite sex. Early on in life, I have developed a strong penchant for girls my age. But unfortunately for me, it was only after the 10th grade that I finally had my first girlfriend. You want to know why? Because I've got a glaring teenage curse. Acne ruined my teenage life. How do you expect girls to like me when I've got zits all over my face? It's obnoxious and disgusting. And I can only thank God now that I've gone past that awful stage.
Sunday, April 29. 2007
Acne is triggered during the adolescent stage when hormones stimulate the sebaceous glands into producing and secreting oil that seeps through the openings in the skin. When openings are blocked, oil builds up underneath the skin causing bacteria to thrive happily on oil. It then multiplies which cause tissues to be inflamed. There are different sets of inflammation. When it is on the surface it's a pustule, but when it's deeper you call it papule (pimple), then a little deeper, it becomes a cyst. If the oil reaches and breaks out to the surface,it becomes a white head, which changes to a blackhead when it is oxidized.
Saturday, April 28. 2007
 There are three ways to fight acne. First, unclog the pores with mild cleansers. Make it a habit to wash once or twice with cleansing bar or solution. Exfoliating cleansers and masques can also help peel the outer layer of the skin. You can also use a Retinol solution which can revitalize skin. Step two is to kill the bacteria. Apply antibacterial cleansers on skin or use topical solutions in the form of gel, cream, or lotion. And lastly, reduce the oil. You cannot stop your gland from producing oils but you can use oil-reducing products to prevent the outbreak of acne.
Friday, April 27. 2007
Cancer causes long term suffering and this suffering includes the pain of therapy, serious effects of sleep insufficiency occurrences, and the heartbreaking removal of breasts. Yes! It is possible for men who may not have those flaunting breasts like women, but they also have breast tissues to develop breast cancer. These tissues usually develop simple lumps that can lead to this grave disease. But we only know little about this predicament because major reports confer women as the common victim.
Thursday, April 26. 2007
However, breast cancer more often occurs to men who are 60 or above than teenage men. Male breast cancer is much the same as female breast cancer. It is a fatal disease that must be cured before it could cause the person's death. The process of treating male breast cancer is also the same in women. The surgeon must remove the breast tissue or the lymph gland that has been affected by cancer to prevent it from affecting other areas in the body.
Wednesday, April 25. 2007
All the men out there should be careful about their health. Likewise, everyone must take proper care to maintain good health and a happy life. Some ways to keep your good health is a balanced diet to ensure adequate intakes of nutrition. We also should not be too lazy to exercise because, after all, we cannot afford to pay its fatal price. To all the men in the world, love your breast!
Tuesday, April 24. 2007
One night when the world was gentle and the earth was singing sweet lullabies, the humming birds was then turned to the sharp shrill of my wife. I was interrupted from my sound sleep. I put on my pj's only to find out that there was no burglar in the house. My wife threw a pillow at my face. She said she couldn't sleep because I was snoring too loud. So much for a sweet slumber! Just because I snore?
Monday, April 23. 2007
 So why do people snore anyway? I wasn't the only one in a pillow fight in the middle of the night because of irate wives. They say that the noise comes from a disrupted flow or current of air from your nose that passes through the throat and into the lungs. It may be a blocked nose or your tongue may be at an awkward position that it prompts breathing difficulty. But most of the time, the culprit has to be the soft tissue in the throat or the upper palate that starts vibrating, hence, the ugly sound of snoring.
Sunday, April 22. 2007
I first thought that snoring is just an ugly sleep sound you make, so I said what's the big deal? If I can put up with her nauseating cooking, why can't my wife tolerate the disturbing sounds I make? Lots of people snore, but the world revolves still. At least my wife was calm when she explained that although it ticks her off, snoring could also be related to Obstructive Sleep Apnea. It is a disorder that causes blood pressure to rise while flow of oxygen to the brain dwindles low. In fact, it may pull your life to death. She feared that I may not be able to breathe at all knowing that there's a disrupted effort somewhere. The next day, we went to the doctor to ask about my snoring habits and its risk. Next time, you should check on a remedy to save your wife from nagging and to save your health from slowly drifting apart especially when asleep.
Saturday, April 21. 2007
A nagging wife, an imperious boss, and a brat. I'm sure in no time your blood pressure will jump to break off the scale. Hypertension or high blood pressure is an insidious thief that steals your health at night. They call it the "silent killer" for it cripples your heart without a warning or early symptoms. Serious health risks are attributed to having a high blood pressure. Oftentimes, it may trigger the cause of heart attacks, impaired vision, kidney failure, and damaged blood vessels. So before you stiff to death, the only way to reduce the hazards of hypertension is to monitor your blood pressure. There are two variables of measurement. One is the systolic or the pressure exerted by the artery walls in pumping out blood, and second is the diastolic or the ebb of blood back to the heart. Knowing the details, you'll know if you're on a high or low of your health condition.
Friday, April 20. 2007
 You may not be aware of it but the food you eat may have a lot to do with the soar of your blood pressure. What are the guidelines to the right diet? Remember that high calorie intake goes down to your body weight, so the heavier you are the bigger tendency for you to be predisposed to heart and other system ailments. To treat hypertension, you need a lot of potassium in your diet. Avoid salty delights that are rich in sodium. It adds risk, the same with a low calcium diet. With these in mind, plan your everyday meal. Renew your lifestyle with daily exercise and restrict yourself from insatiable desires for food that may take toll in your health. Relax and don't be stressed out. You can always find an ally with a rejuvenated body, mind, and soul.
Monday, April 16. 2007
I've been through a phase when I tried smoking from cigarettes to pot. It's the so-called teenage angst that drives the youth into utter madness. You feel like everything's against you. You despise your parents and you find comfort from peers who dare you to do things just for the heck of being crazy. Yup, daddy's been there, done that. So more or less, I thought I'd know how to handle my teenage daughter.
If I was crazy in the 80's, my daughter's psychologically out of this world. I understand the dares and challenges that sometimes put you into jail, but my daughter's drama? She needs to be confined in an asylum. Please, I'm a loving and doting father! That's the reason I'm overreacting.
I visited a web forum once about teenage angst. It's all crappy until I heard of BDD, the Body Dysmorphic Disorder. At last something sheds light to my daughter's trashy psyche. For a time, she's been worried more of her weight than her homework. She'll shrug off a flunked test but she'll go wild when she sees her actual weight in pounds. Physically, my daughter's flawless but mentally, I think she's driven by a spooky spell.
BDD is also known as "imagined ugliness". That will figure why she's acting nuts all the time. It's okay for her to be vain so long as it doesn't affect her health. If it's part of a teenage drama or angst, I could take it. But I think it's getting worse, so I asked a psychiatrist to check on her. Teens are normally delusional, but not all things should be sensational. BDD may be a health risk.
Saturday, April 14. 2007
So what is the price of a fast-paced trendy world? Only more drama and trauma! It comes for the prize of fitting in with the mindless herd. They say that we're opening up to global diversity, but I only see that we're still moving in that paradigm tilt (more like shit!).
Teenage girls and even boys are predisposed to the idea of beauty that is to be thin and slim, hulk and buff. The culprit? The media and the fashion industry. They dictate what's in and what's not. Hence, stealing our sense of identity and personality. Although staying slim may have its healthy benefits, there are adverse effects too. It imposes so much pressure to waning self-esteems of its victims, pushing them to believe that by eating less, they'll be just as perky and pretty as those supermodels or hunks.
If you'll take a journey through their minds, you'll be surprised to find out that they live in delusions. Even when they're fit and thin, they see themselves as fat and hideous. That's not their bodies talking but their mind who's dictating. They also seem to develop weird eating habits for only they would know why.
When a family member is suffering from an eating disorder, give them more support and courage to fight away their whimsical beliefs. Do not pressure them, instead, praise them and see the better qualities in them. Expect the worst, as they'll go through the stage of denial and resistance or even see signs of anger. But don't give up, and deal with it as early as possible through a counselor or doctor, before poison creeps up to their well- being.
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Health Fitness Comments
Thu, 12.10.2006 09:15
We can't always be certain what to do exactly, but keeping an open mind is the quickest way to solve whatever bothers [...]
Thu, 12.10.2006 09:11
I think that's the best advice. You know your kids better and you were once like them. You'll know what to do.
Thu, 12.10.2006 08:49
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Sun, 08.10.2006 18:09
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Sun, 08.10.2006 09:08
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Sun, 08.10.2006 09:03
Just use an acid soap, it will dry up your face.
Sun, 08.10.2006 09:02
I've got acne before and I just washed my face regularly. Eventually it will go away.
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Wed, 04.10.2006 11:20
We always dismiss it as a nuisance but it can be dead serious.
Wed, 04.10.2006 11:19
Some snoring are mild cases while others may be serious. But each case is different so it's better to go to the doctor.
Sun, 01.10.2006 12:32
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