Personal Health Care

The latest World Health Organization (WHO) projections indicate that at least one in three of the world’s adult population is overweight and almost one in 10 is obese. Additionally there are over 20 million children under age five who are overweight.

Being overweight or obese can have a serious impact on health. Carrying extra fat leads to serious health consequences such as cardiovascular disease (mainly heart disease and stroke), type 2 diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders like osteoarthritis, and some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon). These conditions cause premature death and substantial disability.

What is not widely known is that the risk of health problems starts when someone is only very slightly overweight, and that the likelihood of problems increases as someone becomes more and more overweight. Many of these conditions cause long-term suffering for individuals and families. In addition, the costs for the health care system can be extremely high.

The good news is that overweight and obesity are largely preventable. The key to success is to achieve an energy balance between calories consumed on one hand, and calories used on the other hand.

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World Cancer Day 2010, led by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), its members and with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), will raise awareness of cancer prevention.

Each year, over 12 million people receive a cancer diagnosis and 7.6 million die of the cancer disease.

The good news is that approximately 40% of cancers are potentially preventable. UICC invite you to join in marking World Cancer Day on 4 February by promoting our exciting new campaign and spreading the message that cancer can be prevented too.

Every year, 11 million people are diagnosed with cancer, and every year 7 million people die from the disease - accounting for nearly 1 in 5 of all deaths in developed countries. Medical experts believe that, if trends continue, these figures will have doubled by 2030.

This coming February, UICC will launch the campaign “Cancer can be prevented too”, focussing on how the risk of developing cancer can significantly be reduced through simple measures:

*Stop tobacco use or quit smoking and avoid exposure to second-hand smoke
*Limit alcohol consumption
*Avoid excessive sun exposure
*Maintain a healthy weight, through eating healthiest foods and exercising regularly
*Protect against cancer-causing infections

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Normally before we buy any health dietary supplement products, we need to know some basic guidelines for choosing health dietary supplement products to prevent unnecessary caused. Personal health care tips is important for better living.

Here is some Guidelines for choosing health dietary supplement products:

*Speak with your doctor or dietitian about any supplement that you are consider ing taking.

* Find information on the product that is written by recognized experts.

* When you buying herbal nutrition supplements, make sure to find a product that uses only the effective part of the plant. Avoid botanicals that have been made using the entire plant, unless the entire plant is recommended.

* Remember that a product described as “natural” is not necessarily safer or more effective.

* Consider the name and reputation of the manufacturer or distributor. Large companies with a reputation to uphold are more likely to manufacture their products under strict, quality controlled conditions

* Does the label provide an address to contact the company?

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Most people who are diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes are often told about the long-term complications – heart attack and stroke, blindness, kidney disease, and limb amputations. Unfortunately, too few are told that all of these complications are largely preventable with lifestyle changes, which includes diet, nutritional supplements, regular exercise, etc.

Below are some simple yet important ways to prevent complications associated with high blood sugar levels.

Lifestyle changes

Diet
Having pre-diabetes or diabetes should not prevent you from enjoying a wide variety of foods. The aim is to learn to eat well-balanced meals in the correct amounts. Knowing what to eat can be confusing. Some basic principles have stood the test of time. Here are a few tips on making healthiest food choices for you and your entire family.

*Eat lots of vegetables and fruits. Try picking from the rainbow of colours available to maximise variety.

* Eat non-starchy vegetables such as spinach, carrots, broccoli, or green beans with meals.

* Choose whole grain foods over processed grain products. Choose brown rice over white rice and wholemeal bread instead of white.

* Remove the skin from all types of meat, e.g. chicken, beef, etc.

*Choose water and calorie-free “diet” drinks instead of regular soda, fruit punch, sweet tea, and other sugar-sweetened drinks.

*Cut back on high calorie snack foods and desserts like chips, cookies, cakes, and full-fat ice cream.

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Once you’ve quit smoking, the next step is not to start smoking again. The first three months or so after quit smoking are the hardest time. Most people who return to smoking do so then. During those first three months, they’ve broken the physical addiction but not yet shaken their psychological dependence on cigarettes.

It only takes one cigarette to put you back on the smoking treadmill. So have some ideas up your sleeve to fight temptation. For example, plan to take a bath, chew sugarless gum, sip some water, find something to do with your hands, or step outside for some fresh air when the urge to smoke hits you.

If you know you are going to be around smokers, be prepared. Practice an answer for when you’re offered a cigarette. Seek out non-smokers in the group. Don’t apologize for not smoking.

If you do smoke a cigarette, then you need to renew your decision to quit. Focus on learning from your slip, not on berating yourself for it. Figure out why you slipped up and how you might avoid doing so again.

If you know how to stop smoking, please do not smoking again. Personal health care play important part in our life for better living and also can prevent most of common diseases.

Recently, someone challenged me to name the 10 healthiest foods for personal health care. I found the query intriguing – there are literally thousands of foods from which to choose! After pondering this question, it occurred to me that most Americans get more than their fair share of meat and dairy products and therefore need no urging to include these foods in their diets. We all know that excessive amounts of fat, sugar and processed foods aren’t good for us. That narrows the field of candidates for inclusion in this list of the 10 healthiest foods we should be consuming. You’ve guessed it by now, right? While being ultra-rich in nutrients and cancer fighting antioxidants, produce is perhaps the most neglected item on our menus.

Take a look at our 10 healthiest foods list and see if you don’t agree that plenteous portions of these fruits and veggies shouldn’t play a starring role at your table. You may be surprised to learn that each of these foods have health alternative medicine properties as well.
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