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Studies have shown that hypertension or high blood pressure, if it is not detected and treated immediately, it is highly life threatening and complications can be developed over a period of time such as hardening of arteries known as (atherosclerosis) or bulging of the artery (aneurysm) in the brain that can lead to stroke. Hypertension is the condition when systolic pressure(the upper number) exceeds 140 and diastolic pressure(lower number) exceeds 90, so if you have a reading of 140/90, it means that you are just within the borderline. The ideal normal adult blood pressure is about 120/80 mm Hg. Systolic measurement is the pressure of blood against the artery walls when the heart has just finished pumping while the diastolic measurement is the pressure of blood against the artery walls between heartbeats. Hypertension knows no age barrier, it can afflict to anyone whether you’re old or young.

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In a February 2007 report by the world’s foremost authority on climate change - the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In their first of six reports, the IPCC has this to say ” fossil fuel pollution would raise temperature this century, worsen floods, droughts, hurricanes, melt polar ice and damage the climate system for a thousand years.” The report also confirmed that man is ninety percent to blame. ” His burning of oil, coal and natural gas in factories and industrial plants since the industrial revolution (1880s) induces the earth to heat up. These fossil fuels release carbon into the air, creating an invisible greenhouse that pollutes the upper atmosphere, lock the heat inside, and thus radiate this heat back to earth. Carbon dioxide (CO2), which account for sixty percent of the greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere by industry, cars, agriculture and deforestation. In its natural state, CO2 is produced by volcanic eruptions, forest fire and decaying plants.

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Children have a very active life, from the moment they start to crawl until the time they reach adolescence. They engage in rigorous physical activities such as running, jumping, climbing, etc. They may seem to enjoy the verve of their daily routine, but have you ever thought if their body is getting proper and enough nutrition demanded by these activities? Your children’s bones are growing right along with them, and during their formative years, they need more calcium now more than ever.

About 50% of their bones are formed during these years. That’s the reason, that they need to pack their bones with calcium to help make them as dense and sturdy as possible. Bones make up the skeletal framework of the human body. If the bones are weak, this can cause to break it even just a big sneeze. Exercise and adequate calcium both influence bone mass. Weight bearing exercise like dancing, weightlifting and running determine bone mass, shape and strength.

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There’s a lot of amazing information about breast milk that mothers don’t know. Breast milk has been considered as a living biological fluid that contains nutrients proportionate to your baby’s needs. What is best about it, is that it changes with the baby’s dietary requirement as he grows. During the first few days of breastfeeding, the mother’s milk is composed mainly of colostrum which has antibodies that increase baby’s immunity and protect the intestines. With colostrum, the child is given a head start in terms of physical well being. Colostrum prevents common cases of middle ear infections, stomach, flu and pneumonia. It also protects babies from allergies, as well as asthma and eczema.

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If one is aiming for a healthy diet, aim for variety. Choose different colors of fruits and vegetables. Eat different fruits and vegetables daily and better yet choose fresh ones that is free from chemical pesticide residues. Be sure to wash them thoroughly with water before you cook or eat them. Minimize your consumption of processed foods such as sausages, hotdogs or any salted or any chemical preserved food. Dining on fast food outlets on a regular basis is unhealthy because it does more harm than good to your health. Include carbohydrates in your every meal moderately, this means 160 to 200 grams for 2,000 calorie a day diet for adult women and 240 to 300 grams for adult men.

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When I was a kid, I thought that rearing a child was easy. But now it has changed, when I become a father myself of two children, a boy and a girl. I realized both the joys and pains of being their Dad. Experiencing the task of changing diapers, waking up early in the morning to fix a bottle of milk, calming a crying child…are one of those undaunted task provided by a parent to his child. Everyone knows that disciplining a child is probably the toughest task of being a parent aside from the dilemma to see to it that their children eat the nutritious food they need. Educate them in simple terms the importance of a balanced diet and the beneficial contribution that it can do to their mental and physical well being and of their being healthy. Providing them the guidance, material things, right values and moral support whenever they need it is ones parents’ responsibility. Before expecting a child to do what he is told to do, parents should observed the following guidelines:

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About three hundred twenty million people are obese and the number is not decreasing considering the sedentary lifestyle of many individuals and the proliferation of unhealthy foods as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). The world body defines obesity and being overweight as ” an accumulation of excess body fat to an extent that may impair health”. When you exceed the ideal body weight by one hundred pounds for males and eighty pounds for the females, you are considered suffering from severe or morbid obesity. International health experts define overweight, when you have a body mass index (BMI) of twenty five and above and obesity with a BMI of thirty or more. Body mass index is calculated by a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of his or her height. They claimed that there are more obese females than males.

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Proper dieting and regular exercise are known to help the brain to function better. Eating healthy by eating a lot of fruits and vegetables is not only good for the body but for the mind as well. Herewith are some tips on how to keep your brain healthy.

a) One has to start a nutritious breakfast and continue with healthy meals and snacks throughout the day. It helps our brain function better if we have a balanced breakfast not too high in calories, not too high in sugar but balanced with some protein, some fiber and some fat.

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Research shows that 90% of bad breath comes from foul smelling gases produced by bacteria on the surface of the tongue. Bad breath or halitosis, is characterized by an offensive smell emanating from the mouth when you breathe or speak. Halitosis is usually a sign of some deep health problem. It is recommended to consult a doctor or a dentist before solving the problem of your own. Major causes of bad breath that are not associated with some form of diseases which experts agree on the following:

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By nature people tend to believe in gossip other than the truth, a study has shown. It has found further that gossip played a vital role in people lives for making a decision, noted an evolutionary biologist at the Max Planck Institute who led the study. It has also shown that gossip has still a strong influence to people despite their access to original information. Hence, it has been noted that gossip has strong manipulative potential to people. With a series of experiments conducted by researchers through playing games, people reacted by a mere gossip as soon as they receive the information despite no hard evidence to substantiate it when they responded to give less to those who are described as “nasty misers” and give more to those who are portrayed as “generous players”.

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