HEALTHINFO@EarthyMe

It is disheartening to hear someone admit of not favoring vegetables. I even have encountered some who do not even know the names of those greens that are mighty important in our daily diet.

Fiber can be called the “sweeper” of body trash. It carries off toxins that may be scattered along our passages; excess fats, unwanted left-over’s, whatever else that we need to get rid of. Gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases can be avoided if we give importance to this high fiber diet.

We will have lower risk to Gastric Ulcers if we have fiber in our diet since it alters gastric emptying time. It helps in clearing our intestines since it normalizes intestinal transit time thus will prevent us from suffering from constipation and hemorrhoids, having Diverticulitis or other lower gastrointestinal problems, and finally the colon cancer that is getting higher and higher in prevalence. It also decreases serum cholesterol and triglycerides, or in lay mans term, our blood streams carrying fat can be diverted into passing them out than getting clogged in our arteries thus also reducing risk to Heart Disease. Possible gall bladder stones are eliminated due to its capability of binding bile acids to which the gall bladder utilizes. And since it delays glucose absorption those excess sugar can be managed. Glucose control is improved due to increased sensitivity of peripheral tissue to insulin.

Fiber in the form of fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grain, cereals, oats, wheat; may it be water soluble or insoluble, is essential in every person’s diet. It is just a full diet with greater emphasis on fiber-rich food.

How inconvenient will it be to do what we love most, to eat, and be free of those diseases fore mentioned?

Health and care is our number one priority the moment our little one comes out to our world. We do everything we can to assure that they will be properly be taken care of. We buy every item that will guarantee their safety and every product available to provide for their needs and comfort.

Before we give birth we do preliminary shopping, and as days, weeks, months and years go by we continue to see and add to those bulk of baby things that fills our home. Aside from the little things like feeding bottles, tiny baby dresses, pacifiers, and so on...we have those big stuffs that is as important as the others like cribs, strollers, car seat baby, high chairs, and toys that grow bigger as our little one grows.

BUT we don't just buy at an impulse. We assure the quality and safety. Just as we take care of every food our baby will take, we also giving utmost important to whichever that will be holding our kids safe, or whatever he/she will grab. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GIVE OUR KIDS 100% SAFE LIVING.

Zero fat means NO FAT, GOOD OR BAD!

I know we should have GOOD FAT. Good fat that we call Polyunsaturated Fat and are found as fish fat. Taking a lot of this helps us achieve our goal of lowering bad cholesterol and increasing good cholesterol, therefore lowering our risk of heart disease and other diseases that are related to it such as diabetes and stroke.

So what could be the reason for TOTALLY ELIMINATING FAT in our diet? One thing, Gall bladder stones (with or without infections). Rationale for this is to prevent stimulation and contraction of the gall bladder, it being where the bile are stored to which emulsifies fat. Thus, if you are preventing pain due to your gall stones, avoid intake of fat; animal fat (meat, fish) dairy products (milk, butter) or any food/product that is not fat-free.

Better yet, have those stones removed!

It seems that more and more people are getting aware of the benefits of diet and exercise to promote good health. I hear of “health freaks” and “health buffs” talk nonstop of eating this and that, walking, running, burning calories; words that have been constantly with me since belonging to the medical health team.

I started having interest on it years ago. I practice and give advice and lectures on proper diet, but guiltily have not had the time to do any routine exercise of my own. Now I am planning to, especially when I saw this treadmill at Online Sports Store. It comforts my fears of running in the neighborhood and meet face-to-face with dogs that are made to roam around by insensitive neighbors, be at eye level with the evilness of the world (the news of muggers, kidnappers, rapists reminds us to be careful) or have unfortunate accidents in the road like being run down by reckless drivers.

Treadmill definitely let me do what I have always wanted to do, lose those excess calories I take in, ensure myself of lowering the risk to having a heart problem since it runs in the family, give me more endurance to long walks and not make me pant every time I do, and firm up my muscles in the lower part of my body (buttocks, hips, thighs, and legs). Whichever type there is, it serve the same purpose for me, but I guess it will fit my preference better to have one that will save space, the folding treadmill. How about you?

A truly sorrowful goodbye one can ever think of saying next to a loss of a love one. Imagine loosing all of them who gives you the nicest smile you can ever give and the chance to eat every edible item you possibly desire to eat.

And so, it is also a focus of concern to nutrient deficiency. Being totally toothless or have poor dentures is a reason to difficulty of eating, either due to old age, poor gums or dental carries.

We therefore need to help in management by advising Mechanical Soft diet since their chewing mechanism is the problem; anything that will not give them the difficulty to swallow food is allowed if no other restrictions for any other disease not in connection to the said problem. Some have their food blenderized, but some tolerates potatoes, rice gruel or soft rice; soft chicken/meat or fish; easy to squash vegetables and fruits.

Remember that High Caloric meals are advised to avoid malnutrition and vitamins supplement if not met through natural food intake.

Let the blessings in your life be a reminder of all the goodness in you. That there be a Holy Fear for it all to be taken away from you by the Higher Power who has given them to you in the first place.

It is not bad to acquire things of this life, but it’s they way of having them that matters and of the change in you when you have them. Will it be your world, the material world, or just be an incentive to living your life the right way? Let your earthly possessions not blind you from taking the right path, and instead be an inspiration to continue doing what is right for more of these blessings to share to others.

LIFE IS SO SHORT and so people love to say “enjoy it while it last”. Yes, there is no harm doing so if nothing or no one gets hurt with it. Thus, seeing people have the riches they deserve and still are the one closest to God makes me proud of them. They serve as motivation to others. And their flaunting it to others is even encouraging; to poke others into being like them.

I see them wearing immaculate clothes, driving beautiful cars with chrome trim and living in big houses…and still spends quality time serving and pleasing the Lord. They deserve it. Do we?

Do you have keen eyes like the eyes of the Green Police?

Look around you and see destructive forces of different kinds; some a by-product of man-made creations and some due to misuse or just pure insensitivity.

It always comes down to thinking don’t they know that by doing these they’re putting themselves and their children at risk for the consequence of such actions? Mother Nature like our mothers should be taken care of and not to be harmed. But recklessness leads to destruction of nature.

Thanks to the Green Police who are there to be guardian angels to Mother Earth. Reminders like proper disposal, no illegal loggings, or anything that affects global climate change is their forte. They who are on green jackets have the right to survey and question any that gives reason to arising environmental problem.

You’re wondering why your pre-school kid won’t sleep like any other ordinary kid? Well, you’re not alone in this. Many mother’s get a hard time putting their kids to bed may it be an afternoon nap or night time sleep.

“I don’t give him coffee”, one mother voiced out. Of course you don’t, but maybe there are other caffeine containing beverage or food that you give him. How about a chocolate drink? Or cola? Remember, they both contain caffeine. Or sweets probably before bedtime? That causes them to be in that hyperactive state.

And it’s not only in whatever they partake, but also of the things they do prior to tucking them in. It has been proven that television, computer or video games makes their minds alert with all the colors and the abrupt changes in pictures. Even in adults, such activities stays in our memory that when you finally lay down and tries to sleep you somehow sees them still as if recorded in our own monitor inside our head.

Therefore, it is advised that a few hours before bedtime, it is best to have a routine of having simple and relaxing activities. Story telling is the most popular to parents. I do that before, but then my little one have this vivid imagination that when I tell her stories, it’s like letting her watch a movie. Since finding out that she is inclined to music as well, I started our own routine of drinking warm milk (to relax the muscles), putting down the lights and either singing to her or putting on soft music. Well, of course she sometimes sings along at first but soon enough she will be lulled to sleep.

Have your own routine; just make sure that it will make them sleepy and not more awake.

More often than not, when I go to a drug store and while waiting in line I will hear of someone saying “Generic of this drug please”.

But not everyone is complacent with this GENERIC. My dad for one, still prefers branded ones saying “...to be sure”. He believes that branded ones are more effective than generics. I myself have personal experience to this CHOICE OF BRANDED OVER GENERIC. I have proven time and again that my headache never goes away with just any Mefenamic Acid. I need to take Ponstan (which is a branded name to a Mefenamic acid) to truly get rid of it. Still, there were some generics that work as well as any branded ones; anti-motility for one.

It is fortunate that I came across articles regarding Generic Drugs and as to some differences it has with branded ones. I was led to believe before that Generics are specifically made to be just generics; another brand of a certain medication that will be sold at a lower price. It has just been recently differentiated that Generics are branded ones that is past its patent date. That the company who has been originally the distributor has let go of its right to the said medication.

For me, advantages outweigh disadvantages. Generic are a lot cheaper and most works the same as any branded. In the same way, only one among the branded medicines have I proven to be more effective than generic and that they are really a lot more expensive just because they carry a certain name. And so, I’m glad that there is now a law on drug prescriptions given by medical practitioners; that whenever they prescribe medicine to patients, it should be written in Generic with an option to put a Branded name enclosed in parenthesis under serving as an advise and not a must.

The last days they say will be filled with evilness. Destructive forces will be around us. Things we never thought possible before will be possible. Boundaries will be crossed, acceptance to unacceptable will happen, evilness will prevail over goodness. Is it the “last days” already?

Before our very eyes we see the world living in sin. The love for oneself is greater than loving good. Murders by the numbers done in a snap, unfaithfulness surmounting to lust evident with the changing of partners, hunger for power and wealth waves off reason to be fair to life; STILL man claims to love God. Chants and prayers uttered, but they take the path which proves easier to follow. Wherever and whoever let’s them continue on with their preferred way of living, that’s who they say is the TRUTH. They purposely blind themselves to the right track to everlasting life. They are deaf to what is right, pushing themselves to believe that they will be misled if they listen.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT. We see the signs. We see how it was when the Ten Commandments were shown to the Israelites and they chose their doom. We see how people did not believe Noah’s plea to ride the right boat. Are we at it again? What do we do this time?

We all need vitamins, but we cannot take them all in with the food we eat daily. We may be meeting the daily requirement of some but not all. You probably eat Vitamin C rich fruit everyday to get the required amount and end up forgetting about the other vitamin and minerals that is also vital in ensuring good health. This insufficiency is eliminated with the intake of supplements. With this, you are definite to get what your body needs. And with the stressful life we are in, it is guaranteed that you need it.

The mere fact that we live in a fast pace of life is reason enough to believe that we are neglecting our bodies needs. We tend to settle on grab-a-bite snack times; and what more appropriate source than fast food. They are more laden with fat than nutrient. And where do we spend most of our time? Inside a building! We are there even before the sun rises and gets out after sun down. Or if not, we almost get out of the sun on a run. When then can we have Vitamin D for our Calcium absorption? Coffee and not milk serves as our beverage, again, our intake of Calcium is at a minimal level. So where can you then get those needed vitamins other than these supplements made for you.

Vitamins DO NOT make you fat! Vitamin B may increase your hunger pangs, but it is in your choice of food that makes you less than perfect. Again, vitamins do not make you fat, they make you healthy. We need to be healthy to be able to keep up with the fast pace we travel this path called life. We need to do it fast! And liquid vitamins can do that well than pop-up vitamins because they have 700% higher absorption rate.

People tend to go indoors the moment the sun shines down upon them. It is then not surprising to see bend backs more today than before. Why you say? Because sunlight is the button to activate the Vitamin D in our skin, which in turn helps in the absorption of Calcium. Calcium is responsible in making our bones strong, avoiding osteoporosis and bent backs. It also is the one responsible in making sure that we don’t lose a tooth when we give birth and breastfeeds. The nails and the hair need Calcium as well.

If sunlight makes the plants green, sunlight will definitely make us not green but as healthy.