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.
Month: November 2007
Climate Change – A Fight For 4 Billion People
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.”
Calcium For Children : How Much Do They Need?
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.
Best Thing About Breast Milk That Mothers Should Know
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.
Aiming For A Healthy Diet
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.
Parenting Advice
When I was a kid, I thought that child rearing was easy. But it has changed, now that I become a father of my two children, a boy and a girl. I realized both the joys and pains of being their Dad.
Obesity – A Global Concern
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).
Developing Good Habits In Keeping Your Brain Healthy
Proper diet 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.
Bad Breath – Its Diagnosis and Treatment
Research shows that 90% of bad breath comes from foul smelling gases produced by bacteria on the surface of the tongue.
Is Truth Less Powerful Than Gossip ?
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.