A Bacterium a Day Keeps the Doctor Away! – 2

Hurray for Lactobacilli

Pathogenic bacteria need not win all the time the balance if the digestive system is tipped. Mechnikoff stumbled on something interesting when he noticed that Bulgarian peasants who regularly drank sour milk lived longer. This sour milk contained lactic acid bacteria, which included lactobacillus. Lactobacillus seemed to combat well the pathogenic bacteria in the digestive system.

After much study. Metchnikoff concluded that the careful management of probiotic and pathogenic bacteria can make a person healthier. He wrote a book called “The Protogation of Life. Optimistic Studies”, and he wrote therein. “By transforming the wild population of the intenstine into a cultured population of the intestine into a cultured population…the pathological symptoms may be removed from old age, and… in all probability, the duration of the life of man may be considerably increased.”

Probiotics in Food

Since then, many scientists have focused on intestinal flora. Researchers found out that only specific strains of bacteria can survive the gastric acid and bile salts in the intestinal tract. These bacteria can also colonise the system and produce healthy results.

Scientists also got excited with the idea of using probiotic bacteria in manufactured foods. Two bacteria strains seemed right for this. Bifidobacteria and lactobacilli.

At the Nestle Research Center in Lausanne. Switzerland, scientists looked at 3,500 varieties of lactic acid bacteria. They discovered which specific strain can survive in the intestine and thrive there. This bacteria strain can also boost the body’s immune system.

A Bacterium a Day Keeps the Doctor Away! – 1

Good morning to all, specially to mothers! This topic of mine is i know very important specially to your kids. As you not following your kids most of the time, they should be aware of everything specially when they are eating outside the house.

Bacteria. The mere mention of it connotes bad little germs responsible for those blows dealt to our body—that stomachache, that ugly rash, and other diseases and infections. Yes, like its cousin the virus, bacteria can be harmful. But do you know that not all bacteria are bad? “Probiotic” or good bacteria can do wonders for our bodies.

Right in Our Bodies

If we can just look right inside our digestive system—the stomach, the intestines and colon—we will find a host of bacteria ambling about. They number in billions, ten times more than the number of cells in the body. They first appeared within hours of our birth. Also called intestinal flora, these bacteria belong to more than 400 species. The good ones help us digest food, take in nutrients and process waste. The bad ones, also called “pathogenic” bacteria, wreak havoc in our system if not checked, pathogenic bacteria. They function in a number of ways. Some probiotic bacteria combat harmful microbes by secreting acids that are deadly to them. Others counter the production of certain mutagenic compounds that lead to cancer. Some also produce essential B vitamins such as niacin, folic acid, biotin and pyridoxine, or digestive enzymes like lactase, which breaks down milk and sugars. Probiotic bacteria also strengthens the immune system of our body.

Like in any society, the good and bad bacteria live together, competing with each other and checking the number and types of microbes present. The key is balance, and when this balance is achieved, the digestive system can work effectively.

Once in a while, this balance is tipped when stress comes in or fatigue sets in. A diet lacking in nutrients as well as a meal with unfamiliar foods can also upset this system. Antibiotics, disease and eating unclean food (those with Salmonella, etc.) can also have a disastrous effect. In all these cases, the pathogenic bacteria multiply in number and overpower the probiotics, causing diarrhea, abdominal pain and even ulcer, chronic gastritis and cancer.

Health Tips on What to do in Emergencies? - 3

Good morning! This next article of mine is important. Better get ready to read this. Everybody should have to know the first thing to do if this kind of situation will happen.

Poisoning

Call a doctor. Use the antidote listed on the label of the container. Give one or two glasses of milk or water if poison or antidote is unknown. Dilute the poison before vomiting is induced by tickling the back of the child’s throat after giving him a glass of lukewarm water.

Do not induce vomiting if victim is unconscious or if he had swallowed lye, petroleum products (kerosene, gas, metal and furniture polish, turpentine, over cleaners) and other corrosive or caustic substances (like bleach or acids). These strong substances may damage the child’s windpipe and lungs if they are allowed to be pushed up again.

When taking the child to the hospital, keep him warm and comfortable, and make sure his airways are open so that he does not choke on his vomit. Take along the poison’s container or what remains of it to help the doctor determine its antidote.
* Sign of poisoning: overstimulation, drowsiness, shallow breathing, unconsciousness,
nausea, convulsions, stomach cramps, heavy perspiration, burns on hands and mouth,
dizziness, change of skin color. Also, watch out for unusual stains on a child’s clothing, a
change in his behavior, open containers of chemicals, or medicines out of place.
* Food poisoning; usually caused by bacterial contamination of food, or by toadstools,
poisonous mushrooms or berries, shellfish or spoiled foods. Symptoms include tenderness
or pain in the abdominal area; nausea; vomiting; painful spasms; diarrhea; weakness; and in
some cases (like the ingestion of poisonous mushrooms, dimness of vision and symptoms
resembling those of alcohol intoxication. Wash out the victim’s stomach with large quantities
of water and take him to the hospital immediately (especially in cases of mushroom and
shellfish poisoning). Bring a specimen of the suspected food to the hospital. Children with
special problems like diabetes, epilepsy, cardiovascular diseases or allergy are also urged
to wear some sort of bracelet or emblem identifying their media=cal problem, to about being
given medications that are injurious or fatal to them. For example, many epileptics can be
mistaken for drunks.

Health Tips on What to do in Emergencies? -2

Here is the second part of my article. I know you will learn a lot with this.

BLEEDING
If possible, lower the head and raise the bleeding part. To stop the bleeding, press hard on wound with sterile compress or gauze pads after first removing any foreign objects in it. Send for a doctor if it is severe.

If the wound is large and gaping, gently press edges together and maintain pressure. Cover the wound with a sterile dressing and tape in place. If the child has lost a lot of blood, threat for shock.

BROKEN BONES
Get emergency help immediately for an open fracture or a broken neck or spine these are possible in any car accident or a fall from a height. Do not move the child yourself unless there is immediate danger – if the child is lying on the road, for example.

Perform a minimum of first-aid yourself. You can make a sling for a broken arm, but leave broken legs, ribs, hips and skulls alone till help comes. You can take a child with a broken arm, jaw, collarbone, wrist, ankle, finger or toe to the hospital yourself. Treat for shock if necessary. Do not give patient liquids or food in case anaesthesia is necessary later on.

Health Tips on What to do in Emergencies? -1

The question most mothers dread but which is bound to crop up someday is; What should I do until the doctor gets here?

Knowing just what to do for an injured child before a doctor or a trained person gets to the scene of the accident can save his life, especially in case of severe bleeding, broken bones and poisoning.

Most Accidents happen at home, so it is important that the phone numbers of nearby doctors, hospitals or an ambulance service are dept handy at all times. Teach your child how to use the phone properly and how to reach a responsible adult nearby.

When leaving for work or even for short errands, tell your children where and how you can be reached. If that is not possible, ask a neighbor or a relative to keep an eye on your brood or check on them through periodic phone calls.

With a medicine cabinet well-stocked with first-aid supplies, you can keep in mind the following measures to help you cope with these most common home accidents.

But, let me tell you that for my next issue of my article. I hope to see you there.

Doctor’s Health Tips – 2

Good day to all of you! I will not give much introduction now because I want to continue my sharing with you the doctor’s tips I knew. Let me share it now….

People who don’t eat breakfast have a metabolic rate that is 4-5% below normal? This lag means that a breakfast skipper could again about 1 pound every 7 weeks even if her caloric intake remained the same.

Following the same fitness video day after day won’t work in the long run? When monotony and boredom set in after sometime, the exercise becomes less of a challenge and one stops paying attention to proper body positioning. Try to have two or more sets of exercise programs. No single workout uses every muscle, so following one routine misses some other. For exercise to be effective, you must work out at least three to four times each week? Working out fewer times is insufficient and will not show a significant improvement in your body.

Eating less or avoiding to eat at all after 6 PM can actually help you lose weight? Your metabolic rate slows down after 6 PM when you become less active. The body requires six essential nutrients; protein, vitamins fats, carbohydrates, minerals and water? To keep healthy, eat more high-fiber foods and less sugar, use less salt and eat less fat.

Although it is said that smoking decreases the sensation of hunger, it causes such health problems as heart attacks and respiratory system-related diseases.

Doctor's Health Tips - 1

Although more and more people are becoming health and fitness-conscious, many are still misled by some diet and fitness myths surrounding the matter. Here are some information to enlighten you about fitness and health.

Being slim does not really mean being fit? Body weight is not a predictor of fitness level. Regardless of age, and body shape, you have to get up, get out and get going.

Eating slowly can actually help you peel off pounds? Try to develop a permanent habit of eating slowly if you want long term result.

Potassium can help lower blood pressure? To boost your potassium intake, reach for potatoes, orange juice, cantaloupe, skim milk, tomatoes and – the old stand-by-bananas.

Men with male-pattern baldness (hair that recedes and thins from crown outward) are most likely to have higher cholesterol and blood pressure levels than their thicker-haired peers. Some studies indicate that a hormonal imbalance may be behind the risk factors in both baldness and heart disease.

During the four days surrounding ovulation, women consumed about 300 fewer calories a day that usual, a drop that coincides with a surge in estrogen level?