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May92017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

How Food Industry Advertisers Responsible For Obesity Among Children

Some fifty years ago the war on tobacco kicked off with several bans in public places smoking, but smoking decreased significantly from 1990s. It took so long time even though scientists knew the negative impact of it for years. Changing society requires changing culture and this is something really a slow process. This is the reason it took such a long time to see smoking decrease significantly. Advertising industry has bigger impact in cultural norms and it directly influences what and how one chooses to consume. Similar to the tobacco industry, the food segment too has managed in convincing people it is okay to eat lower quality foods more often. Lately the culture has accepted, even though unwittingly, a marketing scheme of bigger brands that promotes a lifestyle which is ...

May72017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Gym Shy – Top Tips How To Gain Confidence At Fitness Club

Health, Lifestyle

Have you joined a gym for the first time and it has become hard for you to gain confident and become comfortable? Here are few tips how you can walk through the door of the fitness club. How to begin Choosing a gym is like choosing a hotel or a restaurant as there are many in your town. Experts suggest to opt for such fitness club that is either owned by a friend or a family member. However, there are some other aspects to consider too while choosing a gym. Below are those: - Consider joining a gym which is near to your home or office. It will be convenient for you. - You should check whether the gym keeps open when you want to go and exercise. It should be accessible as per your schedule otherwise you will feel hard to stick to a routine. - Ask yourself whether y...

Apr302017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

OMG! Service Dogs Can Smell Infection, Know Diabetes In Owners

Health

Service dogs are working animals. They are trained for special purpose like to help people with various disabilities and the owner with daily tasks. Below are some of those in details: Blindness Specially trained dogs guide blind people and keep the person out of harm's way. It spots and even cleans possible obstacles. It helps the owner to cross busy streets safely and guide to use public transportation. The so called guide dogs help an individual to safely move around indoors and perform tasks. Hearing The signal dogs help deaf owners in the daily task like to inform when someone is calling on phone or when the door bell rings. It alerts the person when there is a siren sound and assists when other sounds are heard. It makes different types of contact to make the owner wh...

Apr302017 by Ruchi GuptaNo Comments

Why Should I Establish a Health Spending Account When I Have Health Insurance?

Health

Health spending accounts are sometimes used as stand-alone solutions for covering the costs of health care. At other times, they serve as a means of augmenting the benefits offered by a traditional health insurance plan. Some people with personal or group health insurance wonder if they need to invest in some type of HSA. The answer is yes. Here are some of the reasons why a health spending account is a smart move. Managing Co-Pays and Deductibles Traditional health insurance plans typically include co-pays that the insured party must provide at the time medical services are rendered. While some of the co-pays may be relatively small, they still must be paid out of pocket. Wouldn’t it be nice to already have the money set aside to cover the co-pay? Doing so means one less expense...

Apr282017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Milk Bank Mushrooming Online, FDA Warns Of Contamination

Health

Donating human milk is on the rise and there are tons of websites that deal in such milk bank trade. Mothers who produces more than enough breast milk and whose toddlers have graduated to solid food donate it to be fed for fragile infants. Some mothers even sell the excess milk and if taken note of Prolacta Bioscience CEO Scott Elsster $1 is paid for one ounce of the liquid gold, as many have termed it. The company is based in City of Industry, California, and uses the milk to make fortifiers. Its products are expensive and for a one-day supply the cost may be somewhere between $200 and $300. However, Prolacta Bioscience is praised by neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) physicians as its products replace fortifiers made of cow's milk, which increases the risk of necro...

Apr232017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

What Is Binge Eating Disorder, Its Symptoms And Treatment

Health

Do you know the real difference between overeating and uncontrollable overeating. If taken a look at the definition of Dr Victor Kwok, head and consultant at Sengkang Health's Department of Psychiatry, overeating is not related to suffering from binge eating disorder while uncontrollable overeating means when there is a loss of control. He added in binge one eats until feels uncomfortably full and it gives the feeling of disgust or guilt after eating. It should occur once or more in a week for continuous three months. If believed to experts, the binge eating disorder is even more common than HIV, Schizophrenia and breast cancer. Binge eating risk factors Binge eating risks health wise more to those who come from separated or broken families, who got a family history ...