07 October 2011

Contact Lenses May Trigger Blindness

Whether you are a contact lens users? Should be careful using it. Because if not hygienic to wear as well as take care of him, this item makes sense blind your vision is threatened. Really? Although your body is hit by severe fatigue, you should not act recklessly by allowing the dirty hands off contact lens. The reason is, it can endanger the health of your eyes.

Yes, this habit is indeed a lot going on in society, especially the majority of British citizens which reached number 3 million people who recognize these unhealthy behaviors, such as written Dailymail. Katie Richardson (24) found that poor lens hygiene will cause various chronic eye diseases, including microbial keratitis to corneal infection. If left untreated, it can cause permanent visual damage to extreme cases such as blindness.

The eye has a natural protection against foreign objects, through a close eye on the fluid which contains protective enzymes during blinking which prevents any sticking to the surface of the eye. However, air and microbes from water penetrating the protective cells in the cornea. Bacterium Pseudomonas microbial keratitis is the most common cause, while the most dangerous of acanthamoeba, which is a cell organisms found in tap water so that it can make a dirty contact lens.

Dr. Simon Kilvington, a microbiologist from the University of Leicester said that the corneal infection caused by Acanthamoeba is increased. In the UK alone each year reported the findings of new cases reached 50 species. This country is significantly more risky than those in mainland Europe due to the prevalence of existing water storage tank in their homes.


Dr. Kilvington said, Pseudomonas and Acanthamoeba occurs naturally in the environment, especially in the bathroom. "Existing water storage tank in the attic is often used to be a source of water in the toilet to the tap in the bathroom, which can cause microscopic development. Washing or storing lenses in tap water can cause big problems, "he described. "In fact, the bathroom is not the best place to store contact lenses. You should always use a special contact lens cleaning solution for sterile devices. Not only that, re-use contact lens over a month too dangerous. Because the small cracks that appear in the plastic from time to time is a breeding ground for bacteria that potential, "he added.

Parwez Hossain, a senior lecturer at the University of Southampton said, that a large number of cases could be avoided if one set aside a special time for cleaning and storing lenses properly. "Contact lenses are one of the major causes of corneal infection in which most of them from abuse in care how users. This includes also Questioning your poor hand hygiene. Should carefully before you apply. Keep your hands clean by washing them before putting your contact lenses or take. Then store it properly and do not wear it more than the specified time period, "he concluded.     

Tips for Sexy Breasts

Breast forms beautiful and attractive to every woman in the eyes of men is very diverse. But the form of a more ideal breast size is a breast that has an elastic form, where the breasts are still located at the point of its axis and look tight, regardless of the small size of the breast. Sporting activities such as swimming can keep the shape of your breast appearance. In conducting the establishment there are some fairly simple movement.

This method is successful enough to make the muscles stronger in the area around your chest. Here are some ways to make breasts look sexy and attractive.


* Pressure

Pressure is a very simple way in shaping your breasts. You can try to stand tall with the face on the wall, then you lean on your hands. After that you must hit the wall with a hard as possible, as if you'll shift the wall, do it to 10 seconds. You'd better do it quietly, if you feel heavy muscles relax your hands, by shaking your hands. You must perform a set of 10 reps.

* Bend your elbows

You can stand up straight, then bend your right hand and then place it on your hips. Then try to hold your right elbow with your left hand through the lower back. We recommend that you should not do it jerked, do it slowly. You can do muscle relaxation during the period of 10-15 seconds. You should also do this as much as 8 reps with each hand alternately you.   

* Pressure on palms

You can put down and put their palms together in front of the chest. Then you can press your right hand and left to loud with each other within 3-5 seconds. You should do 10 reps.  

* A touch of the breast

You can stand up straight, then you lean on the wall, then you squeeze your chest muscles by doing the movement, as if you're swimming with its continuous emphasis on areas of your breasts. Do this so as to keep the chest muscles taut breasts became visible.

* Posture
One of the best ways to complete this exercise, you can put a book over his head and then you can be the road in the area around or inside the house within a few minutes. Books should not drop and stay on top of the head position. This will further make the relaxation in your muscles and can easily gain muscle mass is required by you.

 

06 October 2011

Foods for Beautiful Hair

Hair is the crown someone who is often at the center of attention. Healthy hair beautifully into every man's dream. Moreover, combined with a matching hairstyle face shape, appearance becomes more "contained". Did you know? Hair care is not always done externally. Because, in fact, nutrition for health and beauty of hair can be influenced by the foods consumed. There are several types of food ingredient beneficial to the hair.

Eliza Zied, a registered dietitian and author of "Nutrition at Your Fingertips", which is able to expose food beautify your hair. Quoted from Yahoo StyleFactor, here's his review.

1. Soybean

Soybeans contain keratin protein and omega-3. Both of these substances can make your hair. Tofu, tempeh, and other processed soy you enjoy for this.

2. Oyster

Seafood contains omega-3 and vitamin B12. Omega-3 contribute to hair luster and vitamin B12 can reduce hair loss. 
 
3. Kale

Vitamin A in spinach can restore dry hair. In addition, also maintain healthy bones, teeth, and body tissues. Kale had also contain iron that can stimulate hair growth. You can eat it raw or cooked.

4. Low-fat products

Protein and vitamin B12 in low-fat product useful to strengthen the hair. Can be found in milk, yogurt, or low-fat cheese.

5. Salad   

Salad consisting of various vegetables are sources of many nutrients. You can add lettuce, red peppers, broccoli, or carrots are full of vitamin A. Your hair will be stimulated to grow soft and dense.
    

Healthy Hair Tips For Women

Most people, especially women, hair is the ultimate accessory for a beautiful and attractive appearance. So, to give the appearance of a remarkable on your hair should always be keeping it healthy. Not a few of you all who have spent a lot of money and time to get the best hair beauty. Here are some light maintenance, cheap to get your healthy hair. Some of these steps may be tedious for you. But if you really want to get a healthy beautiful hair, immediately take action. This method is easy to do and should be done regularly.


* Comb your hair before sleep

If you have long hair shoulder length or long hair, comb your hair before bedtime can improve good blood circulation and can remove particles of dirt and pollen from the hair. 


Trim hair

Spruce up a haircut or cut your hair a little (trim hair) on a regular basis every 4 to 6 weeks, it is very important for the hair look healthy. Mainly to help remove hair branching and directs the growth of healthy hair.

* Comb your hair before shampooing

 A little gentle caress with a comb on dry hair is very helpful to eliminate the buildup of dirt and pieces of product stuck to the scalp. This routine also improves blood circulation beneath the hair follicles and stimulate healthy growth.

* Pamper your hair 

Do not rub hard when you're shampooing your hair or when drying after washing your hair. Dry the hair with a soft towel. And when using a hair stylish products, just use a product that is lightweight and not too much or often because it will make your hair quickly broken.

* Know your hair type

Everyone has different hair types. There is a thick, dry, fluffy, oily, normal, and so on. But to get the best results for hair, hair care tips you must know the type of hair so that it can continue to care / treatment as appropriate. Use a shampoo, conditioner and other hair care products according to hair type.

* Eat healthy foods

Any food that enters the body, will affect the condition of the body parts. Ever think far there? Basically, a healthy diet will also affect health. Eating a healthy and balanced diet plays an important role to achieve healthy hair. Nutritionists find that carrots, salmon, vegetables, green leaves, nuts, poultry, eggs, grains, oysters, and low-fat milk, very powerful and ensure the health of your hair.     

Sexual Health Problems That Need Caution By Women

Many women who did not heed their sexual health. Sometimes they are also too embarrassed to talk about it. And should the women should be aware of any problems and sexual health problems they experience, so as not to become worse. For it could not hurt to know some common sexual health problems experienced by women, and overcome, as quoted from the following Sheknows.

* Beyond the scheduled menstrual bleeding

Bleeding or spotting out schedule menstruation is not harmful. According to Drs. Adeeti Gupta, an obstetrician from New York, just normal spotting occurred in times of ovulation. Furthermore, he also explained, if the blood spots continue to appear for 2 days more, you should consult your physician. Bleeding may mean that you are suffering from infections of the vagina, the presence of polyps in the cervix, or uterine tumors.

* Whitish

Whitish is sexual health problems most commonly experienced by women. According to Drs. Rachel Bregman of New York Presbyterian Hospital, as long as whiteness is colorless and odorless, so there is nothing dangerous. According to whiteness is a sign of hormonal changes that occur in a woman's body. But when it turns whitish color and began to cause a bad odor, then it means there is infection in your vaginal canal.

Infection of the vaginal tract can be caused by the use of inappropriate cleaning products. For example cleaning the vagina with plain soap. It may cause an imbalance in vaginal pH, thus raises the infection. But be careful, excessive vaginal use any cleaning products can also cause vaginal discharge.

* After childbirth vagina loose

Many women no longer feel the size of her vagina back to normal After giving birth. Dr. Inga Zilberstein, content specialists say that there is a possibility of an indirect form of the vagina back to normal. But he also asked the women to do not despair. Because the muscles of the vaginal wall can be re-toned with exercises such as Kegel exercises. Article about Kegel exercises can help you to restore vaginal form as before.

* Urine out during penetration

The above is also suffered by some women. It is not dangerous, but the shame that arises in front of the couple will make the activities of sex becomes chaotic. Discharge of urine during sex can be caused by the pressures that occur in the bladder during the penetration process. According to Drs. Prudence Hall, Kegel exercises can also help women to hold their urine out during lovemaking.


* Pain during sex

For those of you who've been married long, pain during sex could mean serious trouble. Dr. Diana Ramos, revealed that the content specialist, pain during sex can mean you suffer from endometriosis or infection of the vaginal wall.          

Coffee Make Difficult Pregnant women

Drinking coffee makes women more difficult to get pregnant, a study mentioned. This is expected because of Caffeine, which is contained in coffee damaging transport eggs from the ovaries to the uterus, say the scientists from the United States.

Study involving 9000 women found that drinking more than four cups of coffee a day cut chances of getting pregnant by a quarter times.

Recent investigations conducted in mice showed that caffeine inhibits contractions of the fallopian tubes are needed to bring the egg to the uterus.


Caffeine activates the cell-specific pacemaker cells in the tube wall. These cells coordinate the contraction wave tubes that carry eggs to the uterus moves.

Study leader Sean Ward, from the University of Nevada at Reno, USA, says the findings provide interesting explanations of why women with high caffeine consumption often takes much longer to conceive than women who did not consume caffeine.   

In the women's Health Problems During Pregnancy

Not all expectant mothers feel the same way during pregnancy. Anyone feel the complaint during pregnancy, some are not at all. Minor health problems are often experienced by pregnant women is like a muscle spasm, constipation, nausea, vomiting, swollen feet, heartburn pain, vaginal discharge, varicose veins, and so forth


Some Constraints / Common Health Problems Faced In Pregnancy pregnant women:

1. Lumbago

These complaints are often experienced by pregnant women when pregnancy begins to enlarge. Along with the baby's weight gain will compress your abdominal muscles and back muscles. In pregnant women, these complaints are often perceived by back and abdominal muscles are weak, often bent or in those who wear the high heels.

2. Taste-Vomiting Nausea and Vomiting

Not all pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting, usually when there are pregnant women who experience nausea or vomiting are not exceeding 3 months. But not infrequently there are also experiencing the issue until the age of the womb 9 months, even up there that need to be admitted to hospital because of severe vomiting. There is also a pregnant woman who wants to shut himself in a house or a room because she did not want exposed to sunlight.   


3. Asphyxiate

At the age of the content of 8 to 9 months, usually mild shortness of breath. This happens because the baby is pressing the lungs of the mother. Shortness of breath goes away by itself a few weeks before the birth where the baby's head started to go into the pelvic cavity. This fact can be overcome by the way when you're working on something, do it slowly and lying with a pillow a bit high. If shortness of breath that you feel you are getting annoying and makes it difficult to sleep, immediately consult your pet to a gynecologist.

4. Whitish

Breeding ground for fungi that normally exist in a woman's genitals would be much faster because of hormonal changes during pregnancy. This will cause infection in the vagina or vaginal intercourse so that it will produce a white discharge, itching and a feeling of heat around the hole intercourse or vagina.

 5. Varicose Veins

Varicose veins often occur in those pregnant women who are less active, but it also could be due to hereditary factors or those who are often difficult bowel movements. Pressure from the fetus to increased pressure on the veins of the lower body area.    

6. Muscle Cramps

Cramping is a situation where there is a sudden muscle spasm especially in the calf muscle and will disappear after a while. Cramps or muscle spasms such as these are often perceived in women who are pregnant. This is possible due to several factors: a lack of vitamins and minerals for pregnant women require more vitamins and minerals than usual. Intake of vitamins and minerals will help to prevent cramps in pregnant women. 

7. Bad taste in the Heart

Along with the increased size of baby in the womb, the baby will push the hull so often lead to backflow of stomach acid that cause unpleasant taste / feel like a burn on the lower chest and upper abdomen. This juice appears when you bend too fast and burping after eating.

8. Difficult Toilet

Besides, because the baby in the womb that suppress the bottom of the large intestine, pregnant women are less active, drink less or consume less fiber foods can cause a bowel obstruction (BAB). The existence of hemorrhoids can also cause this.   

9. Urinary infection

Maintain hygiene during pregnancy is extremely important, because it can result that are not good for you and your unborn baby. One of them is a bladder infection, see your doctor immediately if you develop a complaint of frequent urination, pain and heat at the time of urination or cloudy or bloody urine. If this is not treated properly it can cause infection of the kidney with symptoms of fever, chills, back pain (kidney area) pain accompanied by frequent urination.

10. Swelling in Foot and Ankle

Things like this were common in pregnant women, a little swelling in the feet and ankles due to water accumulation. Rest for 1-2 days with legs raised or elevated with a pillow propped way or the other then the swelling goes away by itself. If the swelling does not go shrinkage or even more severe, consult a doctor immediately because it feared any more serious disorders.   

Healthy Eating Tips For Busy Women

Busyness keeps us from the consumption of healthy foods. The following tips will make healthy eating for busy women like you.

  • The first thing you should do is breakfast. People who eat breakfast regularly tend to have a healthy diet. If you do not have time to sit and enjoy your breakfast, just take the bagel that is rich in wheat, a piece of fruit, and juice to meet the nutrients needed by your body.
  • If you have no other choice and have to eat fast food, then you must choose wisely. Choose low calorie foods such as mashed potatoes and green salad, with attention to salad dressing of your choice. Reduce the use of mayonnaise sauce and choose low-calorie sauce. Pizza will not be too high in calories if you reduce the portion of the cheese. For the stuffing burgers, you should choose an egg or bacon with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions. Reduce foods are also high in fat, like french fries and fried chicken.
  • Eat foods rich in calcium. 20s women need more calcium to prevent osteoporosis. If you do not like milk, you can make low-fat yogurt, low fat cheese, and green vegetables to supply the calcium your body needs.
  • If you want to lose weight, selective in your diet. Diets that offer instant results in quick time is usually not good for the health of our bodies. The only safe diet is to eat regularly with low calories.
  • Sugar is a source of calories for the body. Like carbohydrates, fats and proteins, sugars are also needed by the body within the limits of a certain amount. According to the American Heart Association, limit sugar intake for adult women is 25 grams or 6 teaspoons per day. Also, keep in mind that sugar can damage teeth. Instead, you use a low-calorie sweetener with natural sugar (not synthetic) or sugar free products.
  • Snacking was very enjoyable, but do not eat snacks at night, especially when you go to bed. Avoid snacks such as ice cream, chips, chocolate, or candy. Recommended snacks include low-calorie, such as fresh fruit, pretsel, popcorn without butter, rice cakes, biscuits and wheat. Provide raw vegetables dipped in low-fat yogurt or cottage cheese dip as a friend working late at night.
  • Expand water. The body requires a minimum of eight glasses of water every day. Bring bottled water with you wherever you go so you will not get dehydrated.
  • Think carefully before you consume alcohol. Alcohol has adverse effects on health and have a fairly large amount of calories and do not have the nutrients the body needs.
  • Not all salads good for health. Choose vegetables and fruit salad to keep your body's health. Be careful also in determining the dressing for our salad. Avoid creamy dressings with a high content of calories because they have the equivalent of a burger.
  • Remember that food is more than just something that goes into our stomachs. By eating slowly and enjoying it, then we will feel more full, so do not want to add more. So, enjoy every mouthful of food you consume.