Assessing Your Weight

A high amount of body fat can lead to weight-related diseases and other health issues and being underweight can also put one at risk for health issues. BMI and waist circumference are two measures that can be used as screening tools to estimate weight status in relation to potential disease risk. However, BMI and waist circumference are not diagnostic tools for disease risks. A trained healthcare provider should perform other health assessments in order to evaluate disease risk and diagnose disease status.

Ringing in the ear?

Do you ever experience a buzzing or ringing in your ear, or perhaps hear a noise that you know isn't really there?


That sensation is a real medical condition called tinnitus, in which people hear noise -- commonly characterized by ringing, hissing, clicking or buzzing in the ears -- but no external sound is present. It is often accompanied by hearing loss, but not always.

Cancer,Nutrition and your Health 2

Surmised by Agusi Patrick


THE FAILURE OF TRADITIONAL (ALLOPATHIC) THERAPY

The three approved methods of cancer treatment in the U.S are currently surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. And, in a typical hospital environment, these are all that exist as far as you are concerned. (Like I said in the last lesson, a medical practitioner could lose his license should he recommend any "unapproved" alternative therapy to the patient).

However, there are better, safer and more effective protocols to apply, if you truly want to rid, or prevent yourself from getting cancer. I am not telling you to forego traditional therapy, but, taking a quote directly from Robert, "... These are what I will do if I had cancer."

Cancer,Nutrition and your Health 1

Surmised by Agusi Patrick



INTRODUCTION:

"The gold standards for traditional cancer treatment in the US are currently surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. In other words, slash, poison and burn.

Blood donation boosts health status- experts

Coordinator of National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), Abuja Centre, Dr Omo Izedonmwen, has advised Nigerians to imbibe the culture of regular blood donation as a way of boosting their health status.
Izedonmwen gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja.
“Some have come to donate blood and discovered that they were not even healthy enough to donate; some donors may even have high blood pressure or other transmissible diseases.
“No harm can come from donating blood; you gain more when you donate blood, as it is an avenue for replenishing your body.
“Donating blood can save the lives of thousands of Nigerians desperately in need of safe blood,” he said.
Izedonmwen, however, urged Nigerians to take important decision of becoming voluntary non-remunerated blood donors.
He advised Nigerians to take blood donation seriously, as its benefit outweighs its disadvantages.
He said the decision to become a blood donor means that one was committed to participating in a vital community services.
He also said the organisation has various measures to protect the health and well-being of both blood donors and recipients, adding that the blood is the safest in the country.
“Common reasons given by people who don’t donate blood are that, `they have never thought about it, they don’t like needles.’ It is time to start thinking about it today, or muster up the courage to overcome your fear of needles, as giving blood doesn’t only help others but it helps you too,’’ Izedonmwen said.
He said the majority of transfusions were given to women with haemorrhage, children with severe anaemia, accident victims, surgical and cancer patients.


Culled from sunnewsonline.com

Benefits of Tinned Tomatoes

They are the cook's comfort blanket, the progenitor of any number of soups, sauces, stews and braises. But brands do vary in quality .You can easily chop up whole tinned tomatoes without making any inconvenientmess by snipping away at them with kitchen scissors while they are still inside in the opened can. choose brands where at least half the tin's contents are tomato flesh, and the juice is nice and thick.

THE STROKE THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN: The story of Ada's mom

The story of Ada's mom


Ada’s mother, a widow, had extremely high blood pressure. Her physician prescribed one of the newer medications, which did reduce Ada’s mom’s hypertension, but it was expensive.


The prescription was written for 30 tablets, with the directions to take one a day. Ada's mother lived on a very limited income. The cost of the medication meant that she often had to choose between buying food and filling her prescription.


She did not tellher physician, or her pharmacist that she could not afford this medication. To save money, Ada’s mom began taking her medicine every other day. Later it became every third day.When she wasn’t taking a pill every day, no one said anything. As a matter of fact, no one appeared to notice at all.


A few months after she began reducing the dosage of her medication for high blood pressure, Ada's mom had a stroke. It was relatively minor, but she was hospitalized for several days.