February 25, 2008
There is widespread myth prevalent about the ways HIV/AIDS spread among peoples. But today I would like to write the ways it spread and the ways it don’t.
HIV Spread by :
- Sexual Contact with infected person
- Blood transfusion of an infected person
- Mother to child transmission
- Needle stick injury or contact with blood of infected person on mucosa
HIV Don’t Spread by :
- Kissing or Hugging
- Sharing clothes or other stuffs
- Eating together
- Sleeping together
- Mosquito Bite
- Environment
Spread this among your friends and relatives and remove the HIV notion. 
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January 30, 2008
Alcohol
Drinking one or two drinks a day is considered healthy but drinking more than two a day increases the risk of certain cancers and strokes. And drinking more than four a day can affect major organs, brain cells and vision.
Caffeine
Consuming more than 400 mg per day produces higher levels of stress hormone, lower concentration and energy levels.
Nicotine
While you smoke you inhale poison such as arsenic and cyanide which when taken even in minute doses, are harmful. You also breathe in carbon monoxide which starves the body of oxygen. During smoking your body produces a chemical called nitro amines that can cause cancer.
Saturated fats
Red meat is considered toxic because it’s hard for the body to digest and therefore causes toxin build-up in the colon. Saturated fats are found in full fat dairy product, margarine and butter, cakes, cream etc.
Sugar
It dramatically increases the number of free radical and the levels of the so called bad bacteria in the bowel, which can boost fermentation and increase the risk or more dangerous toxins being reabsorbed.
Stress
Stress, a very common influencer now a day is not something that we ingest, but when we are stressed, we produce a variety of chemicals in the body that puts our systems on alert. Blood pressure might increase, thereby, forcing the circulation to increase. This aids the circulation of dangerous toxins freely throughout the internal body system. And more dangerously, when stressed, a person tends to indulge in other toxins such as alcohol, cigarettes, sugar and other fatty foods.
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December 28, 2007
Don’t jump out of your seats or you might just increase your blood pressure and get registered in the growing list of the whitecoat tensioners.
What exactly is a whitecoat hypertension ?
The whitecoat hypertension is referred to when your blood pressure reading are higher than normal at the doctor’s shop but the blood pressure is normal when measured back home. It also remains normal when the blood pressure is measured using a monitor worn during performing you routine activities. The pressure measured during the period when you are leading your normal life is known as ambulant pressure.
The whitecoat phenomenon is not entirely benign. However it holds true that the ambulatory pressure gives a better and fair idea of the outcome of controlling the blood pressure through medication.
The finding in one of the research based study has come out with some insights like that the white coat hypertension is a transitional condition which goes on to assume the proportions of a hypertension. It requires targeted and focused medication efforts like lowering the salt intake, regular exercises under expert supervision and to eat a lot of fiber rich fruits and vegetables.
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November 20, 2007
Many of us fill our bodies with toxins like caffeine (used to fuel our energy deficit), fumes (from smoking or breathing polluted air), we juggle between work, home and parties, junk food and alcohol (that comes with the season).The remedy to this is Detoxing, the process of cleansing one’s body system. What you eat is your first line of defence against toxic attack. By controlling the food intake and by choosing the right mix of food, one can gradually reduce the effects of toxic intake and improve the efficiency of your natural detox system. Things t0 remember:
- Drink plenty of water
- Have green tea
- Make sure you eat a wholesome breakfast
- Eat less fat
- Eat less sugar
- Eat more than five servings of fruits and vegetables a day
- Reduce caloric intake
- Be vegetarian as far as possible
- Eat chocolate - yes, you read it right - eat chocolate
Drink to your health:The perfect cleanser after a night’s hard partying..
- 5 carrots, chopped
- 1 apple, chopped
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- 1/2 beetroot, chopped
Blend the chopped fruits in a blender until smooth. Add water as required. Serve chilled.
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