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Let's Peek Hygiene Water Swimming Pool

2011-12-20T23:18:00.001-08:00

Enjoying the water attractions are fun. However, it should be noted also threats that lurk every visitor hygiene. It is important to remember every day the water attractions are hundreds if not thousands of people packed the recreation.

Recently reported one of eight public swimming pools in the United States shut down by the government because it is based on a surprise inspection found serious violations such as lack of water cleanliness levels or absence of equipment safety standards.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S. also have test samples of water quality than 120,000 swimming pools in 13 states. It was the biggest test ever conducted at CDC on the cleanliness of the pool water. Common violations found is that excessive use of disinfectant in the swimming pool or where children play and bathe.

CDC estimates that, each year 15-20 epidemics occur, including gastrointestinal infection and diarrhea, caused by a dirty pool. A quarter of the outbreak was caused by bacteria, parasites and viruses that could be prevented if water pools chlorinated and monitored.

Nevertheless, do not trust your nose. "Many people feel if the pool water chlorine smell is definitely clean. In fact, the smell is actually chloramines, chemical compound derived from the mixing of chlorine, bacteria, urine and sweat," said Mary Ostrowski, director of the chlorine issue of the American Chemistry Council.

In other words, the stinging smell of chemicals from a swimming pool actually show that the water was very dirty and need to be adjusted to levels of chlorine and pH levels. Swimming pool is clean it should not smell. Therefore if the levels of chloramines have to smell, the pool water can irritate eyes, skin and nose, people who swim in it.

Harmful bacteria such as Giardia, E.coli and cryptosporidium parasites can be spread in swimming pools that do not have adequate levels of chlorine and pH levels are too low. Symptoms of diseases caused by bacteria can be diarrhea, nausea, dehydration, stomach cramps, to lose weight.

To prevent diseases caused bacteria in the pool, the American Chemistry Council issued the following tips:

- Avoid swallowing swimming pool water - Wet your body with water in the shower before entering the pool. - Do not allow children lingering soak in the water pool. At the break, the child's body flush with water. - Wash hands after using the toilet. - Swimming pool tile cleaner has a soft, not slippery or mossy. - Make sure the bottom of the pool looks.

Beware, Chlorine can incur Cancer

2011-12-20T18:54:00.000-08:00

Indoor swimming pool enclosed (indoor) be an option because many people avoid the sun. But you should be aware that according to a study, swim in the indoor pool fed chlorine can cause cancer.

Chlorine is often used as a disinfectant agent in the pool. In a study conducted by scientists from the Centre of Research in Environmental Epidemiology and Research Institute Hospital del Mar, Spain, note that fed indoor pool chlorine can cause permanent DNA mutations (mutagenicity).

The study was conducted on 49 men swimmers. "The evidence of genotoxic effects (mutation to carcinogens) were seen in the swimmers after they swam for 40 minutes in the indoor pool and contain chlorine," the scientists said in a statement.

The scientists are linking cancer risk to the effects of chlorine on the respiratory system of swimmers. Some time ago, also published research on the effects of chlorine to asthma in children.

According to experts, if bersenyawa chlorine with organic substances, such as urine or sweat, it will produce a type of nitrogen compounds that can cause irritation triklorin great. Organic compounds, he added, can react to a gas in a closed pool and bring the impact of body cells that protect the lungs.

Although the side effects of chlorine is quite dangerous, but you do not have to avoid sports swim quite a lot considering the health benefits of swimming activities.

"We do not advise people to stop swimming, but we urge managers to reduce the use of swimming pool chlorine," said Manolis Kogevinas, researchers say.

Preparing Guarantee health

2011-11-27T23:12:00.000-08:00

Draft National Social Security Administering Body has passed the House on October 28, 2011. Institutions in charge of organizing health insurance should have been operating in 2014. There are over two years to prepare.

The institution is BPJS I, who bear no light task. BPJS I need the support of many parties involved to meet people's expectations.

For that, we need government regulation (PP) or a presidential decree (perpres), which must be completed and understood by the various parties related to the operation of the health insurance program, by the year 2014.

What is also very important fact is the availability of health providers (health care providers) are able to provide services in accordance with that stipulated in Law Number 40 Year 2004 on National Social Security System (Social Security System).

Building a system

One of the things that may not be easy is how we work to prepare health providers. Starting from the outpatient procedure of first instance to the general practitioners and clinics to service referral to a specialist or needs inpatient in the hospital.

Management includes the aspects of adequacy to the understanding of service procedures that must be done. They should be working together with BPJS I, associated with the financing, service procedures, the administration, including record keeping and reporting. To be sure all is in contrast with what has gone so far.

In the implementation of the health insurance program, health services provided in accordance with medical requirements by implementing a managed-care concept.

The system integrates the concept of service (delivery of care) and financing (financing of care), among others, by applying the concept of family doctor services, referrals, and payment pradana (prospective payment system).

Included in this pradana payments include capitation, the payment of health services provided in accordance with the number of souls / capita served. There is also DRG's (diagnostic related groups), namely the payment of health services provided in accordance with the diagnosis of disease.

The concept of managed care and the ceiling is also implementing a list of drug prices (DPHO) so that the freedom of the profession that has been enjoyed by physicians can (feel) is limited.

If these principles can be realized as a way to foster efficiency in achieving quality of care and controlling health care costs in proportion to, restrictions on the profession will not be a problem. In fact, it could be perceived as an obligation to maintain the continuity of health insurance program.

No excess, that we are building is a health care system, how we are able to organize health services according to medical needs, the quality and cost of health care can be controlled.

Government's job

That preparation should be done immediately. Associated with various PP and perpres and adequacy of health facilities, the onus is on governments, both central and local levels.

The number of hospital beds need to be taken into account to be able to meet the needs hospitalization.

The number of clinic-though relatively quite a lot-still requires attention to the presence of his doctor. Reportedly, there are many centers that do not have doctors.

Health Center can be equipped with inpatient facilities is simple, before referring patients to the hospital. In addition, the ability mediknya-both from the aspect of medical technology and skill level of our health-care facilities also need to be improved.

Thus, all medical needs are met. The number of general practitioners and specialists and paramedical personnel also need to be available in adequate amounts.

All parties shall carry out duties in accordance with the service and financing system established for BPJS I. It required the concept of socialization within a reasonable time.

Therefore, we must not again let the time run without effort to build health care systems and financing of an efficient and effective (managed health care concept) as set forth in Law No. 40/2004. What will happen is a real reform of our health care system.

The positive impact

If all can be well prepared, will be a big positive impact that we can enjoy. Investment in health facilities will grow more quickly so. both the number and level of expertise and medical technology, will be in accordance with community needs. Quality of service and rates that control will realize efficiencies.

Investing in the health sector, among other aspects of labor. The number of doctors and paramedics are still much needed employment opportunities to open wide the rising generation.

However, we need to realize that everything must be run in stages, not all at once. Socialization to the community, particularly health insurance program participants, is also very important. This is so that they are willing to develop the system, not just want their needs met.

Dreaming Clear Memory traumatic

2011-11-25T23:32:00.000-08:00

Dream was not just a flower bed. According to recent studies dreaming is the body's natural mechanism to erase memories of unpleasant events or even traumatic.

Several studies have linked that 20 percent of our sleeping dream containing also called REM sleep. Dreams are something that is important in the functioning of human memory.

In a brain scan on the 35 participants revealed that people who sleep with a good quality to have brain activity of the amygdala is lower. Amygdala is associated with emotion, while the forebrain associated with rational thought.

Before the sleep study participants were shown 150 images designed to provoke an emotional response. Then half the participants were allowed to sleep soundly tonight. Apparently they are not sleeping too well remember the horror pictures ever.

Scientists think that chemical changes in the brain when a person is in REM sleep (dreaming) effect on memory.

"During REM sleep there is a decrease norepinephrine, brain chemicals associated with stress," said Dr.Matthew Walker, who conducted this research.

He added, when the brain reprocess the emotional experience, but in conditions of low norephinephrine substance, then the next day we'll wake up in the emotion that is lighter on the incidence of previous unpleasant.

"So we will feel more comfortable and able to face the unpleasant experience it," he said.

8 Nest Germs in Public Places

2011-08-26T20:13:00.000-07:00

Many of us believe has set a high standard of cleanliness at home. We may be diligent to clean the house, but at the same time we often unwittingly inviting germs into the house.

Toilets have long been regarded as the dirtiest place when in reality the germs more often rest on the receiver general, elevator buttons, user menu, and on the doorknob. And we touch all these things without realizing been in contact with germs.

Here are some places where germs are:

1. Book restaurant menu When you are in restaurant food menu you must ask the waiter. And the books are brought before the diet given to you was held by many people. There is a possibility that the germ was resting on the menu and switch to your hand. Research has shown that flu viruses can live up to 18 hours on a hard surface.

2. Lemon slices

A study published in the Journal of Environmental Health in 2007 showed that the microbes that live in the lemon wedges into the glass ornaments on the outskirts of the restaurant. Microorganisms that may be found in the lemon wedges, including E. coli. You can avoid this by ordering a drink without the lemon wedges.

3. Condiment container

Seasonings such as salt, soy sauce, chilli sauce and pepper are usually available over the counter at a restaurant table. Unfortunately most people forget to wash your hands before touching so that bacteria can move.

To prevent germs you should always wash their hands or at least use disinfectant before eating.

4. The handle of a toilet door handle of the door contain more germs than the toilet itself because many people touching it. You can use a paper towel to touch it, especially when you are finished washing your hands before eating.

5. Soap containers in public toilets

Oops sebun public toilets which are usually not cleaned so that the microbes begin to grow. Germs gather there because it is often touched by people whose hands are still dirty.

6. Supermarket trolleys

Germs can be transferred from one person to another via a handle in the supermarket trolley. Therefore always wash hands with soap after you shop, especially when the season arrives disease.

7. Toilet on the plane

Toilet on the plane is the repository of bacteria and other microbes, especially in parts of faucets and door handles. Beware of possible disease transmission, especially if you are in a foreign airline.

8. Doctor's waiting room

This place is a meeting place for various germs carried by the patient. Avoid transmission of the disease by cleaning hands with soap. If you're sick, use a mask so that germs do not spread.

Most disadvantaged Salt Health

2011-07-12T20:44:00.000-07:00

Salt in cooking is a big role to create a delicious and savory flavors, but in high quantities of salt into the trigger several health problems, ranging from hypertension to renal failure.

Salt or salt in the everyday sense is a type of salt which consists of mineral elements sodium (Na) aka sodium and chloride (Cl) which join into a molecule called sodium chloride (NaCl). The amount of sodium in salt for about 40 percent and the remaining chloride ions.

Sodium or sodium the body needs for metabolic processes, keeping the volume and blood pressure regulation, as well as muscle contraction and nerve cell transmission.

Nevertheless, the consumption of salt in each person should have no more than 6 grams (equivalent to 1 teaspoon) every day. Based on Balanced Nutrition Guidelines for the number of 6 grams is equal to 2300 mg of sodium. "The real health problem is sodium, not salt as a whole," said Susanto of Nutrifood Fendy Program Development Research Centre and Scientific Support.

High salt intake is closely related to the occurrence of high blood pressure. "Research shows rise in 1 / 2 teaspoon salt will raise the systolic pressure and diastolic pressure 5 points 3 points. In contrast to reduce the salt to less than one teaspoon will lower systolic and diastolic 7 points 4 points," said Fendy.

In addition to hypertension triggers a high salt intake also can interfere with kidney function. Actually, the body has a mechanism to remove excess salt, but because of the high salt diasup kidneys so difficult to remove. As a result the amount of sodium in the body very much. In fact, sodium has the binding properties of the liquid (fluid retention).

"When a high amount of sodium in the body, then the number increased so that the volume of the liquid part of blood increases and the pressure increases. When coupled with the consumption of excess fat that cause blood vessels to shrink, the result could be fatal because the blood vessels can rupture," said Fendy at the media event education on Salt and Hypertension in Jakarta (23 / 2).

Some studies also showed that high salt intake will accelerate deterioration of renal function especially in patients with kidney disease.

That is why we are advised to start keeping a distance with salt and eating more vegetables and fruits.

Keep Conditions Impotence Avoid

2011-07-06T00:08:00.000-07:00

In line with age, a man takes longer and more stimulation to get an erection. Of course, anyone can become anxious and depressed because of loss of the ability of his genitals. However, in fact much can be done to see to it that you do not have to experience impotence.

Here are some ways to keep the vital tools you can continue to function properly.

- Watch your intake of bad foods to eat to your heart, too bad a result for erectile ability. Research shows a diet that interfere with blood circulation to the coronary arteries, less fiber, and high-fat, will also disturb the smoothness of blood to the sex organs. Blood flow was necessary to make the penis is not sluggish.

- Keeping the weight Obesity can bring a variety of health problems, including diabetes can damage nerves throughout the body. When the nerves are exposed around the reproductive organs, the result is impotence. Therefore, maintain your ideal weight. Research has also shown excess weight can lead to reduced penile length.

- Avoid high blood pressure and cholesterol levels of high cholesterol or hypertension can damage blood vessels, including the part that carries blood to the penis area. Often this causes impotence. Regularly check your cholesterol and your blood pressure. When it is high, do an effort to decrease soon.

- Reduce alcohol Indeed there has been no research that says the consumption of alcohol in moderate and minor scale can disrupt the ability of an erection. However, the hobby of drinking alcohol in the long term can damage the liver, nerves, and hormones needed to produce an erection. Alcohol is a depressant that works to slow reflexes, including the sexual though.

- Regular exercise Many studies on the correlation between passive lifestyle or lack of physical activity with erectile dysfunction. Sports like running, swimming and other aerobic exercise proved to help men maintain the "manhood". The more fit your body, the more often you are able to have sex.

- Avoid Steroid Drugs are classified as anabolic steroids are often used by athletes or people who want to raise the muscle. These drugs can affect the testes to produce testosterone.

- Stop smoking Smoking can damage blood vessels and disrupt blood flow to the penis. Nicotine in cigarettes will also cause contraction of blood vessels that lead to impaired blood circulation to the penis.

- Stay away from stress Psychological stress increases the levels of the hormone adrenaline, which can make blood vessels contract. Therefore, manage your stress and do activities to merileksasi thoughts and emotions.

Doctor, Professional Men Most Often affair

2011-07-04T00:19:00.000-07:00

From research conducted marriage counselor, M Gary Neuman, and noted in his book, The Truth About Cheating, he said that he had an affair because of the lack of affection and appreciation from their partner. So, infidelity is not merely the result of sexual dissatisfaction experienced by husbands.

He also said that as many as 40 percent of men met WIL affair at work. Is there any chance this is related to that are open to having an affair at work or a specific profession? Are you curious, what profession ranks first as the perpetrator of infidelity? Hm ... get ready, yes.

AshleyMadison.com, dating sites for married people (again, this site is for people who are already married!), Surveyed all the new members last year. Of the approximately 1.9 million people who signed up for a date in 2009, here's a list of professions that occupy the top five:

Women:
1. Teacher
2. Housewife
3. Nurse
4. Administrative staff
5. Agents property

Men:
1. Doctor
2. Police
3. Lawyer
4. Agents property
5. Technician

That the majority of professions are revealed based on data from 1.9 million enrollees earlier. On this, the president and founder of AshleyMadison.com, Noel Biderman, said that all these professions are classified as high risk for stress and requires long working hours. Chances are they need to release stress, and because the time to meet each partner the less, they look for it in the workplace. Seen, there are few professions suitable, such as doctors and nurses (or patients), and property agents.

The study more or less supportive of AshleyMadison.com survey conducted by Charles Orlando, who compiled the results of research in the book The Problem with Women ... is Men. Orlando previously interviewed some 1,200 women and 400 men. He found that men who consider themselves "power" or "influential" (such as doctors, policemen, and lawyers) said that cheating was justifiable.

However, the reason is revealed from the study contradict the results of research Orlando Gary Neuman above. Most women, according to Orlando, had an affair for emotional reasons. The men admitted having an affair for physical or sexual gratification alone, without involving emotions.

To you who have a partner with the profession as mentioned above, do not panic. The survey is only valid in the United States.

Stay away from Aluminum, Teflon, and Air Pollution

2011-06-23T21:40:00.000-07:00

FOR people with Alzheimer's, a regular life patterns are set in stone. Including the matter of diet. Regular diet will help the patient maintain the brain's ability to remember routines.

Not only that. If you have family members who suffer from Alzheimer's, do not ever cook with aluminum or a dish that had a layer of Teflon, "The use of such materials may pose a risk of cognitive decline in the brain," explained Gerard Simon, a doctor and psychiatrist at the Mental Hospital Grogol.

Various containers for cooking it can trigger Alzheimer's disease. Hence, the hospital opened the Alzheimer's therapy, commonly used cooking utensils and food processing are made of pottery or wood.

In addition, people with Alzheimer's should also avoid exposure to toxic mercury and lead. In other words, patients should be far from the contamination a1zheimer fumes of motor vehicles and factories. These substances are believed to reduce the ability to deliver nerve messages to the brain. Well, how about you?

Why Autistic Children Do not Want a hug?

2011-06-12T22:51:00.000-07:00

Scientists claim to have discovered the cause of why children who have autism do not want to be touched or hugged, even by his own parents.

This response is obtained after scientists examined people with Fragile X syndrome This is a genetic disease that is often associated with autism. Syndrome is also known as a major cause of mental retardation and learning difficulties that are hereditary.

The results showed, Fragile X causes delays in the development of sensors in the brain called the cortex, which serves to respond to touch. Domino effect triggered by the delay in this development led to the relationship between brain cells become impaired.

Fragile X is caused by mutations of genes on female X chromosome which affects the formation of synapses, linking the important network of nerve cells in the brain. Because boys have only one X chromosome, they become more vulnerable than women affected by this syndrome. As for the women who have two X chromosomes, the effect will not be too great if one of the chromosomes affected. Boys in general are more likely to develop autism than females.

As reported in the journal Neuron, the scientists the United States doing research on mice which suffered from Fragile X. From the research found that a mutation that occurs in these mice prevents the production of a protein that is directly related to the protein-forming synapses. This means that the development of synapses in the sensory cortex is delayed.

"There is a critical period of development these days because the brain is very plastic and turned into very quickly. All elements of this rapid development should be coordinated so that the brain is connected correctly and functioning properly," said lead researcher, Dr. Anis Contractor, from Northwestern University .

According to Dr. Contractor, those who suffer from this syndrome have trouble touching (tactile defensiveness), became anxious, and often withdraw from social relationships. They do not want to look at the eyes of others, do not want to be hugged by her parents, and very sensitive to touch and sound.

"All this causes anxiety for families and friends as those with Fragile X patients themselves. Now we understand, for the first time, what is wrong with their brains," he explained.

Want Special Diet Catering

2011-06-06T15:22:00.000-07:00

Busyness makes one a difficult taking the time to cook nutritious meals. Even the meals were sometimes overlooked unnoticed. For those who do not have much time to cook, let alone calculate the nutritional content of food intake, pay for catering services with a healthy menu can be a solution.

The need for catering to the healthy menu is sparking increasing healthy catering services in Indonesia. MyMeal example, one provider of healthy catering was founded in 2005 in Serpong. In a relatively short time, these caterers have opened branches in Sudirman, Jakarta (2009), Hyderabad (March 2011), and the newest in the region Cibubur (April 2011).

"The opening of branches Cibubur expected to meet the demand from people who had been wanted MyMeal present in their territory. Hopefully, with branches spread MyMeal, helping more people to manage a healthy diet. Starting from infants, children, adults, and elderly who are having a particular illness, or who want to keep a healthy body with a diet that is offered by MyMeal, "said Ignatius Zaldy, President Director MyMeal, when opening a new branch in Cibubur MyMeal, Saturday (4/30/2011) ago.

MyMeal use organic food (no preservatives, dyes, and pesticides) are cooked with olive oil and canola oil (healthy oils that contain monounsaturated fats), and no MSG.

In addition to helping provide healthy food every day, healthy catering service also provides free health checks. For certain packages, MyMeal provides free checking with bioscan, check blood sugar, cholesterol, uric acid, and consultation with a dietitian. You will be given a number of nutrition personal physician so that you can consult about nutrition at any time, and implement a healthy diet according to your diet.

To maintain the quality of freshness, catering MyMeal cooked and delivered three times a day, using a special box packaging thermo. At each delivery of food, always included Nutrition Fact that lists the nutritional content of menu, which has been tailored to the needs of each customer.

Want to start a healthy diet of MyMeal subscribe, please visit the City Tourism, Cibubur, the Canadian office for Broadway CBD 22. Currently serving customers in the region MyMeal Cibubur, Bekasi, Cikarang, Depok, Sentul, and Bogor.

Male Babies More from Radiation?

2011-06-04T18:48:00.000-07:00

Radiation from nuclear bomb testing and nuclear power plant accident caused the birth of a baby boy becomes more than the number of female births. Thus the results of a new study that analyzes population data from 1975 to 2007 in 39 countries in Europe and the United States.

Researchers found an increased number of male births in all countries that are tracked in 1964 to 1975 and in several Eastern European countries, the increase was also several years after 1986. The increase was attributed to a variety of atomic bomb tests in the atmosphere. Radioactive atoms in the atmosphere that then spread to the entire planet. Nuclear testing in the open most occur in the late 1940s until 1963.

The next evidence is the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. However, local effects of this disaster due to the release of radioactivity occurred on land. "The closer a country with Chernobyl, the effect is stronger," said Hagen Scherb, researchers involved in the study.

For example, the number of male births than female infants in Belarus, Ukraine's neighbors, more than in France that thousands of miles away.

Abnormal effects associated with this birth can take place many years before returning to normal. "Radiation of radioactive atoms can last for several years," said the researcher.

Research Scherb and his team did not examine the biological mechanisms that cause the birth of a baby boy due to radioactive atomic radiation. "But an experiment before it, suggests that radiation damage in animals on the X chromosome sperm," Scherb said.

Sperm containing the X or Y chromosomes, while eggs do not have a Y chromosome If the embryo has the XY combination, he will grow into a man. If the combination XX, he will be born as women.

Researchers also do not know the reason for the X chromosome are more susceptible to radiation.

In normal conditions, the ratio of male births than female infants is 105 versus 100. "It also can not be explained. Comparative it happened naturally," said Schreb.

10 Habits that Ruin Dental

2011-05-20T08:30:00.000-07:00

you feel your teeth are healthy enough, because you never feel toothache, or pain when eating foods that are cold or sweet. But it true that your teeth healthy? Not necessarily. If your teeth begin to turn yellow due to coffee habit, or gums look thinner, it was a sign you are also going through a serious dental problem. For that, consider the following practices to determine whether the health of your teeth is enough security.

1. Brushing your teeth too hard
Using a toothbrush with hard bristles, coupled with the pressure that is too strong when brushing your teeth, can remove the protective enamel of permanent teeth. This is what triggers sensitive teeth and cavities, with him, causing the gums back (thinned). Better, use a toothbrush with soft fur, then brush with a circular motion for 2 minutes, at least twice a day. Toothbrush with a slim head can move easily in the mouth small, while the long handle of the brush is more able to reach the rear molars than short.

2. The wrong toothpaste
Do not immediately believe the toothpaste that claimed to contain a variety of useful materials. Some of the toothpaste, particularly those designed as "tartar control" can cause abrasion. Toothpaste containing rough granules can erode tooth enamel and cause gum thinning. Toothpaste with fluoride is enough for you.

3. Not using dental floss
Bacteria on the teeth can develop into plaque, the primary cause cavities and gum disease, in 24 hours. Use dental floss once a day to get rid of plaque.

4. Often drinking soft drinks
Carbonated beverages, soft drinks alias (no matter which version of "diet" ones) contain fosforik acid, which over time can erode teeth. If you used to enjoy this drink, use a straw to minimize direct contact with gear fluid. Do not forget to brush your teeth afterwards.

5. Foods that leave stains
Tooth enamel is like a sponge. Foods or drinks that leave stains on plates or cups, such as coffee, tea, drinks berkola, marinara sauce, or soy sauce, will also make the teeth gradually become yellow. Ask your dentist to perform laser whitening treatments, bleaching, or Prophy Power, a new procedure in which sodium bicarbonate (soft bleach) mixed with a strong blast of water to remove the stain without losing enamel. Toothpaste with a little bleach can indeed whiten teeth, but tend to be too sharp for the enamel.

6. Fond of snacking
Every time you eat something, especially a sweet or starchy, bacteria that normally live in the mouth will create an acid to break down food. However, these acids can also attack the teeth, causing tooth decay. Instead, choose fruits and vegetables are crisp (like apples or carrots), either as a side dish or as a snack. Dental health experts even consider this type of food such as a natural toothbrush because of its effect on plaque-like detergents. Chewing sugarless gum like Xylitol also helps prevent cavities, by increasing the flow of saliva. Saliva flowing will repel the bacteria that cause cavities.

7. Using the teeth as tools
Open a bag of chips made of aluminum foil and loosen the knot using a tooth can cause tooth was cracked and broken, and damage to dental work is being done. Other Habits that damage the teeth is chewing ice cubes, chocolate that has been frozen, or candy.

8. Ignoring a dental problem
Bleeding gums, and who had chronic halitosis, is an indication of gum disease. To cope with bad breath, drink enough water to keep the mouth moist, and remove excess bacteria with pengerok tongue (many are sold in pharmacies). To prevent bleeding gums, brush your teeth regularly and using dental floss. Immediately to the doctor if these symptoms are not also subsided.

9. Avoiding the dentist
It is advisable to check the health of your teeth two times a year, but this suggestion seems likely to be ignored. In fact, if the gums have a problem, at least we have the control to the doctor every three months.

10. Ignoring lip
No matter how good the condition of your teeth, your smile will not look bright if allowed to dry lips and chapped. The skin on the lips, the thinner skin than others, tend to lose moisture and change with age. Using a moisturizing lip balm with every day would be very helpful.

Banana, Fruit of Streamline

2011-05-19T15:48:00.000-07:00

Diet is not a reason to avoid foods that contain carbohydrates. Bak gasoline, carbohydrates serve as the body's energy source. Within a day, the body requires carbohydrate intake to 50 percent.

Types of carbohydrates that is suitable for those who are dieting are complex carbohydrates that will be absorbed by the body more slowly so the body does not easily hungry. Examples are brown rice and processed products that are not refined wheat flour (whole wheat).

Bananas are included in the carbohydrate group recommended because it contains starch (resistant starch), which makes the body full longer and speed up the process of metabolism. Therefore, the fruit is very suitable to be a substitute for a snack.

A piece of medium-sized banana contains 12.5 grams of starch, far more than other foods. In addition, the banana also has a low fat content.

Another advantage is the yellow fruit contains vitamins A, C, and B. Bananas also contain potassium, a mineral that can help lower blood pressure. Other minerals found in bananas is magnesium.

Special dish of Eggs

2011-05-17T08:39:00.000-07:00

Eggs are an excellent source of protein because it contains all the essential amino acids. Eggs also contain vitamin B2, B12, D, E, folate, and iron. How full of vital nutrients in it.

Iron present in egg yolk easily absorbed by the body such as iron contained in meat. Eggs contain vitamins and minerals in small quantities, including B1, B6, phosphorus, and zinc. It is also a source of choline which is essential for the manufacture of phospholipids, the largest component to the structure of cell membranes. While the calories in eggs is low enough.

Most of the vitamins and minerals from the eggs contained in the yolk. Whiteness is also a good source of protein and contains very little fat and contain no cholesterol. Nutrition experts in Europe originally suggested to limit egg consumption as it is considered high cholesterol. However, that recommendation has been changed. Cholesterol contained in food is not present in large amounts, except in the viscera.

Cholesterol in eggs does not contribute to blood cholesterol levels. However, if you have high cholesterol levels, need to limit egg consumption is only 3 times a week. If you want to reduce blood cholesterol levels, the important thing is to reduce intake of saturated fat and replace it with a type of unsaturated fat. This is because saturated fat has more influence on blood cholesterol levels than foods that contain cholesterol.

Mengasup foods high in fiber can help reduce the amount of cholesterol absorbed by the body. Actually there is no limit provisions of eating eggs on people who do not have problems with cholesterol, but still must be keen in cooking eggs, ie with no added butter and cheese that will add saturated fat. It is advisable to better utilize the egg white.

Eggs can contain salmonella bacteria that cause serious illness. The signs of salmonella poisoning include abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. To reduce the risk and infections caused by Salmonella should store eggs in the refrigerator and always wash hands after handling eggs.

Cook like scrambled eggs, omelets, fried eggs, boiled eggs, until thickened white hard. Beware of foods made from raw eggs such as mayonnaise, ice cream, and other foods made from a mixture of custard filling and the whipped egg whites stiff. Fortunately, now these products have been made with the method of pasteurization, which can kill bacterial pathogens that exist.

Infants, pregnant women, and elderly is not advisable to consume raw eggs as it relates to the risk of diseases caused by Salmonella.

Healthy Breakfast, Children Over Morale

2011-05-14T16:57:00.000-07:00

Less than 15 minutes, Namira Ramadina Adjani (11) spent his breakfast which consisted of a bowl of whole grain cereal plus milk. According to the mother, Alya Rohali (34), although the time of preparation for school in the morning quite brief, but he had no trouble making breakfast practical but it is healthy for her baby.
If breakfast is not the child will decrease the concentration of power"Adjani has started many activities in school, so I always require that he is a nutritious breakfast," he told a press conference Mother and Child Breakfast Cereals Most last July in Jakarta.Alya Rohali including the mother who realized the importance of breakfast to meet the energy needs of children. Ideally, breakfast menu is able to meet 30 percent of the total energy and nutrition needs of school-age children."After 8-10 hours without food intake during sleep, the child must be energized. A good breakfast will replenish the lost blood sugar so that children are more comfortable living and learning activities and play," said dr. Arman Pulungan, Sp.A (K). When children miss breakfast, child power of concentration will also decrease because his blood sugar dropped.Numerous studies, a good breakfast to replenish the lost blood sugar needed to provide energy to the brain that helps children perform better in school.Unfortunately, many children, especially in Jakarta and surrounding areas who enter school early hours, often do not have time for breakfast, or just prop your belly patch. "Let alone for breakfast, wake the children in the mornings only difficult because children already have to leave at 5:30 from the house so right up to the school at 6:30," said Yulia, one participant Breakfast Cereals Most Mothers and Children, held by Nestle Koko Krunch.Rather than make a healthy breakfast, not a few parents who equip their children with pocket money despite already know hygiene and nutrition of food sold in schools is often questionable quality.According Nifta Novikasari, nutrition practitioners from PT.Nestle Indonesia, the caloric needs of children for the move and learning can be met from dietary sources that contain complex carbohydrates. "Complex carbohydrates release energy will gradually so that older children fed," he explained. In addition to making children more concentrated, it also makes the child does not like sweets because his stomach fullApart from grains, healthy breakfast by Nifta also should consist of milk and other dairy products, and fruits and vegetables. He suggested, if the mother wanted to serve fried rice or rice uduk, should be served with meat, tofu or tempeh. "Santan on uduk rice may be replaced with low-fat milk," he said.Meanwhile, for the like serving as a breakfast bread, it is advisable to serve it with meat, chicken, cheese, eggs, and green vegetables, so the bread can be a healthy breakfast alternative. "To be more healthy, less fat, sugar and salt. And add fiber and protein," he said.Doctor Armando suggested that breakfast is chosen should be served quickly, but remain healthy. The mothers are also advised to present the variety of foods so that children do not get bored and to increase a child's appetite. "The more varied the diet of children, the more complete nutritional intake," he said.

Children And Cholesterol Tests Mandatory?

2011-05-08T15:22:00.000-07:00

Tens of thousands of children will probably benefit from treatment to lower cholesterol. But not a single child will find himself at risk because the current inspection guidance does not require children to undergo cholesterol testing.

In recent research published in the journal Pediatrics, pediatricians in the United States calls for cholesterol tests for all children. They proposed adding a category in the current guidelines, in which only target adults or the elderly who suffer from heart disease or high cholesterol. In fact, there are also guidelines that did not mention the examination for the children.

Research leader Dr William Neal of West Virginia University said that examinations for all children will identify children at significant risk of suffering from premature heart disease.

Neal added, caring for children with cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, can reduce the risk of experiencing heart problems at the age of the middle. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Western countries.

Based on data from West Virginia, Neal and colleagues found more than one percent of all fifth graders have cholesterol levels that require treatment with medication. However, one third of children did not have families who suffer from heart disease or high cholesterol.

"I gradually became convinced that a thorough examination of the children, not just an option, but necessary," said Neal.

He added, though a thorough examination is expensive but can save a lot of money later on when heart disease can be prevented.

But not all experts agree that the inspection is a good idea. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a panel of federal experts, now we do not recommend routine cholesterol tests in children.

"Unfortunately, there is no evidence that the initiation of drugs for lowering cholesterol would prevent heart disease 40 years later," said Dr. Michael L. LeFevre, a task force member.

He said that treatment with statins in children is still controversial, and no long-term safety data.

Studies conducted by Neal and his team examined data for more than 20,000 children have been examined at various public schools in West Virginia in the next five years.

Combination of Physical Training and Academic Cerdaskan Children

2011-05-03T09:17:00.000-07:00

child development experts to find new ways to enhance the ability of the child and make the body more fit. They created a program of physical exercise combined with lessons.

Research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Denver, United States, states, children who join an exercise program for 40 minutes a day, five times a week, have higher test scores.

An exercise program designed specifically to skip the steps that such children as he mentions the color or form of words at each step. Meanwhile, the older children were asked to climb a wall on the walls there are the problems of Mathematics. The program is carried out for 40 minutes each week.

At the end of the study was the children who followed a combination of physical and academic programs have higher test scores.

"From this data we can see the physical education program designed specifically to improve academic value," said Dr. Kathryn King, a researcher.

Make Effective Chili Slim

2011-04-28T07:04:00.000-07:00

Eating foods with a mixture of chili in it, besides giving spicy flavor, it also can help overcome a weight problem. Recent research shows, hot pepper potent to suppress one's appetite.

Researchers from Purdue University, Indiana USA, found that the compound capsaicin, which gives a spicy flavor of chili, can reduce hunger and increase energy expenditure.

"We found that eating red peppers may help regulate appetite and burn more calories after a meal, especially for people who do not eat the spices," said Professor Richard Mattes, a researcher was quoted as saying Dailymail, Wednesday (27/4/2011 .)

To receive benefits from chili, says Mattes, one does not need to try hard to change your diet. All it takes is sprinkled pepper on food in a sustainable and long term. But to support it, exercise and healthy food intake must also be done continuously.

Research published in the journal Physiology & Behavior is done by measuring the effects of spices on a half teaspoon of cayenne pepper-the most common dose created a person. Previous studies also examine the effects of capsaicin eat packaged in capsules, but it seems less effective.

Recent studies have shown that the taste of red peppers can directly impact a more optimal. Besides useful to reduce appetite, eating chili turned out to maximize the digestive process.

"Effects spicy chili will burn your mouth contribute to the increase in body temperature, energy expenditure, and control appetite," he explained.

In this research, experts use a common type of red pepper or cayenne. This is the most common type of chili consumed in the world. Unfortunately, not all chili peppers contain capsaicin which is not necessarily effective weight loss.

The study involved 25 people with healthy weight, where among other things, 13 people love spicy foods and 12 others are not. The respondents were followed for six weeks. The results showed, someone who ate chili tends to increase body temperature and effective in burning calories.

From this study also revealed, those who do not regularly eat chili also decreased hunger, especially for fatty foods, salty and sweet foods.

"The response of appetite differ between those who like to eat chili and those who do not. The response indicates that a person who does not usually eat chili will have a greater effect. When consumption of chili to be regular, then efficacy will be lost, "said the researcher.

When Reason Not Going ...

2011-04-23T05:01:00.000-07:00

Brainwashing has been blamed as the mechanism that makes the perpetrators of terror are able to do things that are irrational and inhuman. This method is also considered responsible for a large number of young people participating in a separatist movement by ignoring the people he loves.

Wash your brain is actually a simplification of the effort to influence the terms of one's mind until he is willing and able to take action in spite of himself. Brainwashing is not a clinical term health.

The process can significantly affect the positive thoughts, such as in the learning process, can also significantly negative, as experienced terrorists.

"The technique affects the mind can be done with hypnosis, the creation of conditions to be easily influenced person, suggestion, or through the learning process," said psychologist motivation from the Faculty of Psychology, University of Gadjah Mada, Good Riyono.

To be affected, a person must be unconscious and unable to control herself. This condition can be achieved by making one's mind becomes very tired.

Brain fatigue can occur through the provision of an exhausting physical activity and giving loads of weight or pressure minds constantly. "We thought someone was tired or indoctrinated impressionable," he said.

The process of indoctrination can be done through lectures, speeches, and talks of things that give meaning and interpret the situation and believed his role. Indoctrination makes people who previously did not have a strong bond with his faith became a remarkable persistence. As a result, he would do whatever it takes to run those beliefs, including family leave and hurt others.

Indoctrination can also be performed on someone who already has a conviction initially inclined to extremes. For this group, the process of indoctrination becomes much easier.

From glasses outsider, someone who is under the influence of other people would look like people are aware, but sleepy, confused, or dazed. In these conditions, the brain will emit alpha waves.

The process of influencing people's minds can be done to anyone. However, it will not succeed if done in people who are fully conscious, knowing what dimaui and dislikes, and have full control of himself. When conscious, full of beta brain waves disperse.

Easy to whether someone is affected, according to Good, is not caused by a tired brain. When granting the influence, one can reject or rethink what the other person.

The ability to rethink the opinions of others are very dependent on the previous one's educational process. This will affect the structure of a person's beliefs, the way a person melogika his conviction, nor how he defines his actions.

"Someone who has understood monolistik with a single conviction, not open to conviction, and other ways of thinking is very potential to be exploited," said Good.

The structure of belief is what makes the act of terror or suicide bombings can be done by anyone. Motive was not only matters related to religious beliefs, but can also political motives, economic nationalism to defend the country.

According to Good, in some cases suicide bomb motives of religious belief, belief structure perpetrators generally think of themselves as an "extension" of God and must implement the "task" from God. This happens due to lack of deep understanding and appreciation of a thing, thinking skipping (no trace), and less patience in resolving the problem.

"This type of belief does not determine one's attitude extremity, but the structure of beliefs, how he defines his role in defending the faith," he said.

Brain Organ

Professor of Neurology Faculty of Medicine, University of Gadjah Mada University and Hospital Sardjito Samekto Wibowo said, whether or not a person easily influenced by others does not depend on the condition of a person's brain organ because all forms of the same brain anatomy. Easy to whether someone is affected depends on the condition of his soul.

Nevertheless, the brainwashing process will result in changes in chemical composition and disrupt brain function. This composition can be an indicator of one's mental status.

After washing the brain, one's short-term memory will be lost. The long-term memory loss is very dependent on whether or not major new element is inserted.

Director of Mental Health Ministry of Health Irmansyah added, brainwashing process does not damage a person's brain organs.

Easy to whether someone is affected very strongly dependent on whether or not owned personality. People who are not independent, highly dependent on others, and has a grudge or hatred for something will also be more easily influenced.

According Samekto, brainwashing is a psychological issue. Therefore, the healing process can not be done with medication, but through psychological counseling.

Education

According to Good, to build a strong personal need a good education process. Education enlightening and without pressure, exemplary, to communication systems to those who can not tolerate difference to rearrange the structure of beliefs.

Education in the family will affect how a person view, they are accustomed to getting hard upbringing, whether physical or emotional, tends to be harsh and personal monolistik minded.

Education is dogmatif without introducing the process of giving reasons (reasoning) for any who do tend to make people become closed to other opinions. The inability to give any reason it makes sense someone is not running and emotionally strong. "When strong emotions, logic frozen and weakened," said Good.

Communication should be done with the balanced without pressure. Pressure exerted to those who have a strong belief structure will only reinforce their belief structure. It could even bring sympathy and support from those who previously would reject the harsh belief structure.

Dragon Fruit, Penghadang Sprue

2011-04-14T19:24:00.000-07:00

Dragon fruit (Dragon Fruit) is now more familiar to our ears. Yet until 2001, these fruit can only be found in Israel, Australia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Now, the fruit is easily found in supermarkets in Indonesia.

Anton Mulyadi (40 years), teachers at a junior high school in Jakarta, a year ago is often impaired in the heat. If the interference is coming, the palate and tongue arising sprue or sprue.
Although disturbing, Anton was not used to taking medication as a bidder. He believes, for another week thrush will disappear by itself. "Sure, I still feel uncomfortable when I have to teach the students," he said.

Luckily Anton had relatives who practiced at a local sinse Cikini, Jakarta. Anton suggested chewing a white flesh dragon fruit is ripe. He did the same thing the next day. Miraculously, the small wounds on the tongue and the roof of her mouth instantly healed.

Actually, the dragon fruit has long been known by the ancient Chinese society as a fruit that was a blessing, so it is often placed near the dragon statue on the altar pagoda. Fruit named China Feuy Long Kwa in Vietnam known as Thang Loy, Keaw Mang Kheon (Thailand), Mie Kuo Shien (Taiwan), Pitahaya (Mexico), Melano (Hawaii), Rhino Fruit (Australia), in the UK called Dragon Fruit. In Indonesia, the fruit is known by the name Bum Dragon.

This plant is native of Mexico, northern South America, and spread to neighboring countries, including Guyama. At first, the dragon fruit was brought to the area of French Indochina by a person in about 1870, from Guyama, as a garnish. The reason is simple, unique figure and pretty white flowers. Bloom time on the night of 1 and 15 calendar Komariah, he issued a fragrant smell.

Aztec tribe, the indigenous people of Central America and South America, has long been picking wild dragon fruit from the forest as a source of food. Now the dragon fruit has become a commodity export nation of Vietnam. In fact, airlines are Vietnam Airlines to serve as a dessert fruit in every flight to Europe.

Four Types
Types There are four kinds of dragon fruit. First, white flesh dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus). Red skin fruit is very contrast with white flesh inside. In the flesh was scattered black seeds. This species is easily found in local and foreign markets. The average weight 400-500 grams per fruit, there is also up to 650 grams.

This type of fruit flavor sweet sour mix fresh, has a greenish scales or tufts on the outside, and the sweetness level is low compared with other types of dragon fruit. 10-13 BRIK sweetness levels. This plant is very suitable to be planted on dry land, and in a single planting can last until age 20 years.

Second, the dragon fruit red meat (Hylocereus polyrhizus). The figure is more sturdy plant species. In the trunk and branches, the distance antarduri seemed more tightly. The average fruit weight 400-500 grams. Purplish red flesh. 13-15 BRIK sweetness levels.

Third, super-red flesh dragon fruit (Hylocereus costaricensis). The trunk is larger and camouflage-colored when old. Red fruit leather and frayed. The average fruit size of 400-500 grams. Level 13-15 BRIK sweetness.

Fourth, dragon fruit yellow skin and white flesh (Selenicerius megalanthus). Typical appearance with yellow skin and no scales or tufts. Tends to smooth skin texture, such as apples, so dubbed cactus apples. 15-18 BRIK sweetness levels. Fruit size 80-100 grams.

According to Djoko Raino Sigit, the developer of the white flesh dragon fruit plants in Malang, East Java, and Delanggu, Central Java, to plant dragon fruit, we first prepare the pillar because these plants do not have a solid primary stem. Can be used from wood or concrete poles with size 10 x 10 cm with a height of 2 meters, which is plugged into the ground as deep as 50 cm. The upper end of pillar-shaped iron given circle to support the branch plants.

A month before planting, first made a hole with size 40 x 40 x 40 cm with a spacing between 2 to 2.5 m. In 1 there are about 2,000 hectares of buffer planting hole. At each pole or tree buffer was made 3 to 4 hole with soil about 30 cm distance from the support poles. Planting hole is then given by 5-10 kg of manure mixed with soil.
These plants can be reproduced by cuttings and seeds. However, in general, grown by means of cuttings. Required materials plant rods with a length of 25-30 cm are planted in polybags with a planting medium mixture of soil, sand, and manure with a ratio of 1:1:1.

After the seedlings was about 3 months, seedlings are ready to be moved or planted in the land. In the first 2 years, each pillar is able to produce 80-10 pieces of fruit. The biggest harvest the fruit this season occurred in September to March.

Each of at least one year old tree can produce fruit as much as three pounds. If the price sold at Rp 27,000 per kg, and when it came to the fruit shop or supermarket between USD $ 35000-400000 per kg. This plant is able to bear fruit 3 times a year.

Terms grow is planted in the lowlands, at an altitude of 20-500 m above sea level. Loose soil conditions, many containing organic matter and nutrients, soil pH 5-7. Preparations water should be sufficient because these plants are sensitive to drought, though it would rot if the excess water. These plants also require full sun light irradiation to accelerate the flowering process.

Assorted Usefulness
Plants whose fruits are round-shaped oval pineapple-like fruit is rich in vitamins and minerals with quite a lot of fiber making it suitable for the diet. Explained David Sinse of Clinical Cikini, Jakarta, dragon fruit not only has high economic value, is also efficacious. European Society believe the dragon fruit is able to lower cholesterol, balance blood sugar, preventing colon cancer, strengthen kidney function, bone, and the workings of the brain, increases the sharpness of the eyes, treat vaginal discharge, and as the protector of oral health, including oral thrush.

How simple, dragon fruit eaten fresh, after cooking and tender. Fruit split in two, then sprinkled with white flesh that small black seeds were taken using a spoon. Seed of this fruit can be eaten, such as sweet basil seeds. Fresh dragon fruit is consumed as relieving thirst because the water content is very high, about 90.2 percent of the weight of fruit.

Utilization is not only fresh fruit. Test Results Research Institute of Fruits and vegetables (RIFAV) in Gia Lam, Ha Noi, Vietnam, dragon fruit canned feasible. In California, the flower used as a salad.

From some of the literature mentioned, the Spanish soldiers who invaded Latin America to believe that eating this fruit can prevent skin busik. Pulp can be fermented to produce alcoholic beverages.

This unique fruit is also worth becomes souvenirs. Holtikulturis Dr. Elaine Solowey of Natural Medicine Research Unit (NMRU), at Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, presented the Dalai Lama this fruit after studying traditional medicine in Tibet.

Arthritis Pain Not Necessarily Uric Acid

2011-04-05T02:23:00.000-07:00

Arthritis is a joint disorder disease number one in the world and the number of sufferers continues to increase every year. On the other hand, understanding and public attention to this disease is still inadequate. Most people with arthritis assume joint and muscle pain experienced due to uric acid. In fact, only 5-10 percent of rheumatic disease induced by uric acid.

"When suffering from joint pain, usually direct people to check acid levels uratnya. In fact, uric acid is just one of 100 kinds of rheumatic diseases. This understanding needs to be clarified," said dr.Bambang Setyohadi, Rheumatology Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia in educating the media event of rheumatic disease conducted by Pfizer in Jakarta, (4 / 11).

Gout or uric acid is a type of arthritis that is caused by deposits of monosodium uric crystals or uric acid collects in the joints due to high levels of uric acid in the blood. To ensure that the pain experienced as a gout attack, it is necessary laboratory tests.

The characteristics of people affected by arthritis is a joint disorder that is settled, pain while doing daily activities like walking, sitting, standing, and many more. Inflammation of the joints is also marked by swelling, redness, stiffness, deformity and even body.

Meanwhile, due to rheumatic gout attack emerged as joint inflammation that arises repeatedly. Typical symptoms of an attack of gout arthritis are swelling, redness, severe pain, heat and movement disorders of the affected joints that occur suddenly (acute), which reached a peak of less than 24 hours.

"The disease gout is the disease of men. In women, estrogen will stimulate spending through urine uric acid so that acid levels are rarely high uratnya. But once entering the age of menopause, it could be acid uratnya ride," said dr.Bambang.

Beware of Antibiotics in Meat!

2011-03-28T17:30:00.000-07:00

The entry of residues antiobiotika into the body through the consumption of poultry meat should be wary because it can increase the likelihood that bacteria resistant to drugs.

The warning was revealed by some experts in China following antiobiotika usage trends in growing cattle. The report mentions, almost half of the antibiotics produced in the Bamboo Curtain country was given to livestock rather than be used to control the disease in humans.

Around 210,000 tons of antibiotics produced in China each year, approximately 97,000 tons of which ended in the animal body, said Xiao Yonghong, a professor from the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology of Peking University, as reported by the newspaper People's Daily.

Research was initiated by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences found that more than 50 percent of farms in Shandong Province and Liaoning are always adding antibiotics to feed animals raised.

"The use of antibiotics has become commonplace now, which leads to increased animal mortality rate due to the level of immunity they become depressed. In addition, antibiotics are often detrimental to one's health after a drunk," said Qi Guanghai, head of research at China Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

"Attention must be given to the problem of antibiotic intake through daily food consumption, because it can increase the likelihood of developing resistant bacteria in the human body," said Huang Liuyu, director of the Institute for Disease Prevention and Control of the People's Liberation Army.

One example is as heavy as 650-gram baby, born prematurely in Guangzhou. As reported in the newspaper People's Daily, the baby is suffering from seven types of antibiotic resistance, which is allegedly the result of his mother every day eating habits of meat and eggs that contain residues or residues of antibiotics.

Last month, on the plains of China also reported the first case of bacterial NDM-1, which is resistant to almost all types of antibiotics.

Given the fact the increasing cases of drug resistance were detected in China and the other hemisphere, Huang urged the authorities should give more attention to this problem, and perform well on the regulation of this sector.

"In Europe, antibiotics are prohibited to be added to foods ternah since many years and the same restrictions will be implemented in South Korea," said Tu Yan, a researcher from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

China to introduce antibiotics into the livestock industry in efforts to prevent disease in the era of the 1990s. Regulation of additional drugs was published by China in 2002, and more focus on the use of appropriate doses of different types of antibiotics in livestock feed. But these regulations do not regulate the supervision of sales and excessive use of antibiotics.

Radiation on Food Threat

2011-03-23T17:29:00.000-07:00

Fukushima nuclear reactor explosion not only make the Japanese people's fears. Various people were worried many times over.

Because the effects of radiation that caused a negative impact on health, especially radiation believed to have spread also to the food.

From a number of news is known that radiation levels around the blast site Fukushima nuclear power plant has been above normal. Consequences that may arise is a negative impact on the human body.

The question is whether the nuclear radiation necessarily contaminate foods, especially packaged and circulated to various countries? Is the product packaged foods that radiation exposure is safe to eat?

Security Guarantee

A number of fresh food products, like milk, spinach, and water faucets that can be directly consumed, produced not far from nuclear reactors, is reportedly contaminated with radiation above the threshold. Nevertheless, the Government of Japan has provided security guarantees. Dose level above normal does not mean that contaminated food products that directly trigger death if consumed except if consumed excessively and continuously for a long time.

The government should learn from Japan how to calm citizens by acting quickly to avoid the things that endanger health. AFP news agency on Friday (03/18/2011) reports, the Japanese government directly test dairy products and spinach as well as examine how these food products are distributed.

However, security guarantees does not necessarily reduce panic citizens of the world. Although the Japanese government has officially banned the sale of food products produced from the area around the reactor Fukushima, the findings of radiation on food products have even more add to concerns about the impact of a nuclear emergency.

Indonesian society had come to panic, especially a lot of misinformation circulating on the Internet. However, the government guarantees, if food production facility is located within a radius of radiation hazards, imported products will not receive Food and Drug Supervisory Agency.

In fact, panic is to deny human nature can live together with radiation, which means it is a broad process of energy delivery. Radiation can come from the sun to support life and human life. Every time the Earth's surface exposed to cosmic radiation consists of electromagnetic waves as well as hundreds of types of particles and radioactive minerals dissolved in water and air.

So, without the presence of any nuclear reactor we are not free from exposure to radioactive radiation. While increasingly sophisticated technology, there are artificial radiation that arise from a variety of modern equipment, such as X-rays in medical equipment, televisions, computer monitors.

Unlike the sun can we feel that exposure to radiation is not felt. Indirect effects of radiation, can be weeks and then new symptoms appear, depending on which radioactive material is removed and the duration of exposure. High exposure levels cause acute radiation syndrome, even death. The symptoms, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, hair loss, and diarrhea.

The effect on food

Although the production of milk from farms in Fukushima, about 30 km from the location of nuclear power plants, reportedly contaminated with radiation, until now there has been no reports of radiation contaminated food packaging.

Excessive anxiety of radiation contamination in food packaging could be an adverse impact on food preservation by irradiation technology (food irradiation).

Josephson (1983) in his "An Historical Review of the Food irradiation" in the Journal of Food Safety said the use of gamma radiation to preserve food with doses above 10 kGy (kilogrey) has been going on food product packaging.

Although the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 2003 has been declared on food irradiation above 10 kGy dose is permissible, the Government of Indonesia still requires food safety tests when the product will be commercialized and consumed by the public.

In some developed countries, patients with newly-completed surgery because the body's immune power is still low and isolated from normal conditions, recommended eating highly nutritious foods that are sterilized by various techniques, including radiation.

Fast food high nutrition in the packaging laminate is sterilized with radiation technique height of 45 kGy dose and combined with low temperatures can be applied to meet the nutritional intake.

So far, research in a number of universities in Indonesia have developed a technique of irradiation on grain and dairy products, fruits, meat, Pepes goldfish, and others. Research results can be used to improve the quality of hygiene and durable power of food.

Posman Sibuea Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology Unika Santo Thomas Medan; Director of the Center for National Food Security Research (Tenfoser)

Fight Stress with Tea, Here's How!

2011-03-11T19:42:00.000-08:00

Savor tea (Camellia sinensi) has long been known, both as an antioxidant, suppressing the risk of heart disease and stroke, and cancer prevention. However, the actual tea also has benefits as a beverage antistres.

A study showed, those who drank tea regularly has the ability to respond to the stress that comes in a more calm. Negative thoughts on the tea drinkers were also more rapidly reversible than those who rarely drank tea.

It happened because the content of tea has the effect of lowering blood pressure so as to make the body more relaxed and relieve anxiety.

However, according to Rina Poerwadi, holistic aromatherapy expert, to get antistres these properties, the proper way to drink tea also need to be studied.

"Provide a special time for tea. If you want to relieve stress, tea should be drunk in mindfullnes condition, not in a hurry. Feel and enjoy the warmth, aroma. Gradually, the body will be relaxed," he said.

Drinking tea with the companions also have a greater positive benefit. That is why, in Britain there drinking tea together.