Gorgeous and Healthy

We know about the good foods, the fruit and vegetables, the grains and the greens that are supposed to fill our plates. And we try to eat them. But often it’s the same old apple, steamed broccoli and salad, meal after meal. That makes eating correctly a chore: it also means you’re denying yourself some remarkable treats. Here are some delectable foods that just happen to be potent medicine.

Asparagus

• A good low- kilojoule source of folate and potassium.
• Stalks are high in antioxidants.

Asparagus provides essential nutrients: six spears contain some 135 mcg (micrograms) of folate, almost half the adult RDI (recommended dietary intake), 545 mcg of beta carotene and 200 mg of potassium. Research suggest folate is key in taming homocysteine, a substance implicated in heart disease. Folate is also critical for pregnant mothers, since it protects against neural tube defects in babies.

Asparagus is low in kilojoules (around 80 in six spears) yet it gives you fibre and important antioxidants such as glutathione. Lightly boiled or steamed, asparagus makes a tasty and nutritious appetizer, salad ingredient or side dish.

Eat asparagus soon after picking. It spoils quickly, and if unrefrigerated it loses half its vitamin C and much of its flavour in just two or three days. If frozen quickly, asparagus retains most of its nutrients.

Grapefruit

• Pink and red varieties contain both beta carotene and lycopene, potent antioxidants.
• High in vitamin C
• Contains potassium
• Low in kilojoules.
• Contains bioflavonoids and other plant chemicals that protect agains cancer and heart disease.

A cup of freshly squeezed grape fruit juice has about 95mg of vitamin C, more than twice the RDI, and most of the other nutrients found in fresh fruit.

Grapefruit is especiallu high in pectin, a soluble fibre that helps reduce blood cholesterol. In addition, recent studies indicate that grapefruit contains other substances that prevent disease. Lycopene, the antioxidant found in pink and red grapefruit, appears to lower prostate-cancer risk. Researchers have not yet identified lycopene’s mechanism of action, but a six year Harvard study involving almost 48.000 doctors and other health professionals has linked ten servings of lycopene rich foods a week with a 45 per cent reduction in risk of prostate cancer.

Other protective plant chemicals found in grapefruit include phenolic acid, which inhibits the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines; limonoids, terpenes and monoterpenes, which induce the production of enzymes that help prevent cancer; and bioflavonoids which inhibit the action of hormones that promote tumour growth. Some people with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and other inflammatory disorders find that eating grapefruit daily seems to alleviate their symptoms. This may occur because plant chemicals block the prostaglandins that cause inflammation.

Ne careful though: just as these plant chemicals interact with natural but unwelcome processes in our bodies, they may also disrupt the action of popular medications. The Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee has warned that grapefruit amplifies the effects of common prescription medicines, including many drugs for blood pressure, high cholesterol, sedatives, immunosuppressants, anti-viral drugs and gut medications. Last year the authority upped previous warnings and advised that people taking particular medications should avoid grapefruit and its juice entirely. Please check with your doctor.

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Bone is the hardest constituent body that serves as a framework that supports and protects the body tissues. The process of formation of new bone tissue and bone destruction occur continuously in the bone. Until around the age of 35 years of new bone formation occurs continuously so that the amount of new bone formed is greater than old bone is destroyed. At about the age of the bones reach maximum strength and density. After the age of 35 years lost more bone material than that formed. The process of bone formation and destruction carried out by two types of bone cells, the osteoblast cells that help the formation of new bone tissue with added calcium, and osteoklast cells that destroy bone tissue and release calcium into the blood. In the process of osteoporosis, osteoclast cells to work more actively than the osteoblast cells. Hormones also affect the process of formation and destruction of bone.

Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by low bone mass due to calcium and bone elements of abnormally reduced so that the bones become brittle, porous and break easily. Osteoporosis is not only a reduction in bone density but also decreased bone strength. In osteoporosis, bone damage faster than the improvements made by the body. Osteoporosis is often referred to as bone loss. The bones that often fracture / broken ie: bone vertebrae, pelvis, leg and ankle forearm.

Osteoporosis is more experienced by the elderly, especially in the age of 70 years and over and in women who have menopausal and has decreased the amount of estrogen. Although osteoporosis can strike men, but in women around the age of 50 years and over the process of bone fragility occurs faster. This is because in addition to having a smaller skeletons than men, women also experience menopausal phase in which the levels of the hormone estrogen that affects bone density decreases.Osteoporosis in women 4 times higher than in males. Osteoporosis in men mostly because of advanced age or alcohol.

Osteoporosis is a disease that can not be known in a short time (silent disease). In the early phase, osteoporosis did not show any symptoms so people do not realize they experienced problems until it became severe and a lot of lost bone mass leading to fractures. Osteoporosis, which occurs in the vertebral column (vertebrae) resulting in patient becomes shorter because the shattered vertebrae, the body also become bent. At about age 70, bone mass back / spine is reduced to one-third resulting in bent and reduced height.

In addition to advanced age and menopause, osteoporosis is influenced by several factors, such as unhealthy lifestyles, such as less active or no exercise, low calcium and vitamin D consumption, smoking and alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, drinking caffeine / coffee Excessive and too many salty foods can increase the risk of osteoporosis. Other risk factors are heredity, skeleton bones are small, too skinny, low estrogen levels in women and low testosterone in men, suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, and women who experience ovarian removal.

Calcium plays an important role in preventing osteoporosis as it is a dominant factor of nutrient intake to bone. Calcium is a mineral that is needed to arrange the bone structure. Adequate calcium intake early on can help strengthen bone mass and reduce the level of loss of bone mass in later years as they age. In old age, calcium is lost from the body greater than that produced calcium. In people with osteoporosis lose about 500 mg of calcium. Based on international standards, the recommended calcium intake is 1000-1500 mg per day for adults. Unfortunately calcium consumption in Indonesia is very low, only about 254 milligrams per day. Research conducted Giji and Food Research Center, MOH, said that approximately 41.7% of Indonesian society have osteoporosis early, which means every 2 people of 5 of Indonesia’s population has a risk of osteoporosis.
The amount of calcium needed by age level, namely:

- Children ages 4-8 years need 800 milligrams of calcium per day
- Ages 9-18 years old need 1300 milligrams (mg) of calcium per day
- Adult women (aged 19-50 years) need 1,000 mg of calcium per day
- Women over 50 years need 1200 mg of calcium per day
- Pregnant or lactating women need 1000-1300 mg of calcium per day

Bone loss can not be cured completely and return the bones like its original state, which can be done is to reduce risk factors with prevention efforts as early as possible through familiarization lifestyle and healthy eating. Setting the food is very important to prevent osteoporosis, ie through consumption of food with balanced nutrition and nutritional needs with elements rich in calcium and low in fat. The following diet and lifestyle can do to prevent osteoporosis:

• Eating foods with balanced nutrition that meets the nutritional needs with elementsrich in fiber, low fat, and rich in calcium (1000 -1500 mg per day). Make sure your dietcontains 1,000 milligrams of calcium per day (if you pre-menopausal) or 1500 milligrams per day (if you are post-menopausal). Avoid supplements derived fromdolomite or bone meal, however, the consumption of calcium should not exceed1,500 milligrams of calcium per day
• Consumption of milk high in calcium and low in fat, yogurt, cheese, broccoli, spinach, canned sardines, oysters, shrimp, small / rebon, anchovies and fish eaten with bones, as well as soybean and processed products like tempeh and tofu as a source of calcium. Soy is especially good for women, because they contain natural estrogens (phytoestrogens) that are needed at the time of menopause. Also consumption beans as a source of phosphorus, foods high in vitamin D such as dark green leafy vegetables. The body should also get enough sunshine in the morning at least 15 minutes as a source of vitamin D, because this vitamin is needed for calcium absorption.
• Reduce sodium, salt, red meat, and salted foods
• Avoid excessive drinking coffee because it can remove excessive calcium. also reduce the soft drink / soft drink because it can inhibit calcium absorption.
• Limit consumption of red meat and salt or salted foods
• Avoid alcohol and cigarettes because it can absorb calcium in the body’s reserves.
• Exposure to the sun (in the morning and afternoon before sunset) helps the formation of vitamin D
• Do also exercise regularly to strengthen bones and muscles.

Sex education is an important thing to teach to our children in this present era. Sex education helps our children to understand the function of the body part that serves as an instrument of reproduction.  Sometimes we as parents often have difficulty talking about sex to our children. The following is a narrative of Saralee Rosenberg about how she talked about sex to her three children.

As a mother of three teenagers, a boy and two girls, I know it’s my job to give them the straight facts about sex.Parenting experts agree: having honest, open discussion about sex, they say, is the best way to help your teen make good decisions. And though we parents think our kids would rather watch the mall burn down than listen to “the talk,” a recent survey found that teens actually wish parents gave more direct advice about sex, despite the eye rolling and wisecracks that follow.

But the question is: how do I get them to understand the importance of forming positive, meaningful relationships? I had an idea recently while listening to my 15 years old daughter complain that I was too lame to understand why she still liked her boyfriend, a troubled kid who was verbally abusive and more interested in her growing chest than her growing mind.

I told her that all of us are writers, and our lives open books. Each and every relationship would be a chapter, and it’s up to her to make sure that the “characters” in her book were worthly of inclusion. The catch:  unlike a book on paper, once she became involved, there would be no way to edit out the bad choices.

I also said that some chapters would be sweet and memorable, while others (hopefully, not many) would be painful, but full of life lessons. The most important thing to remember was that the pen was firmly in her hand, and only she could decide how her story unfolded.

Of course she called my little lecture corny and swore that nothing I said had changed her mind. But a few days later, miraculously, she told the boy to please stop calling. She liked him as a friend, but didn’t think they were right for each other. Then weeks later when she was on the phone giving advice to a girlfriend, I overheard her say, “This is your book. That loser doesn’t deserve to be in it.” Score one for mum! now, like every parent, my one hope is that my child’s story leads to a happy ending.

Although not visible, the joints need to be treated. If the condition of joints is not in good condition, flexibility throughout the body movement can be disrupted, even cause damage to joint cartilage.
More and more activities, more weight is also the task of the joint.

Like the door hinges, joints become a liaison body between one bone and another bone, allowing bone can be driven with a flexible and supple.

Because an important function, the joints had never rested from his job. Not only that, the limb joints is constantly under pressure. More and more activities, more weight is also the task of the joint.

When we walk, the pressure on the joints reach two times the body weight when climbing stairs and rising up to three times. Pressure experienced by the joints even reach five times the body weight when we went downstairs.

According to dr. Aris Wirabudi, Sp.PD, KEMD, under normal conditions, the joint has a smooth surface. Pressures that received the joints will cause small tears or cracks.”Naturally this tear will be repaired by the body. The younger the age, the sooner this happens the repair process,” he said.

However, along with age, the body’s ability to correct the tear had been reduced, but every time the body kept moving. Consequently tear in the joints is getting bigger and faster means damaged joints.

“If the crack too big, over time will wear out the joint fluid, bone sticking together and hurt when moved. This condition is called also with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, a type of arthritis,” says dr Aris. Acceleration of joint damage, according to Aris, caused by various factors, namely age, weight, diet, and activities.

People with weight gain or obesity is ekstragemuk vulnerable groups experiencing osteoarthritis (OA). ”Because of obesity, the muscles are not strong buffer weight-bearing joints thus more susceptible to a small tear on the joints,” he said.

The disease arthritis is usually experienced by the elderly. However, if the joints are not treated, they are not too old can suffer. In the United States, OA affects 6-12 percent of the adult population and one third are over 65 years of age.
Right now the trend is more and more young people are exposed to OA, especially if obesity and joints pressed on.

Osteoarthritis has a major symptom of pain, swelling, joint difficult to move (rigid), and lost flexibility around the area of ??pain. OA can occur in all parts of the body that are joint. However, the part most often affected are the knees, hands, feet, spine, and pelvis.

Prevention

Osteoarthritis is not a trivial disease. This disease can cause chronic disability, increase visits to the hospital, and high cost. Unfortunately, according to dr. Aris, there is no medicine that can cure this disease.

“Treatment is provided physiotherapy to restore movement and function of anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce pain. Another therapy is surgery to replace the diseased area,” he said.

To maintain joint function, there are several ways you can do. The first is exercise for blood circulation and prevent stiffness. The more we move, the more lenturlah our joints. Do exercise that strengthens the muscles of the body buffer.

However, Aris reminded that sports do not overdo it. ”The use of a single part that excessive joint can cause injury. For example in tennis or golf player for wearing one part hands constantly,” he said.

Even if you do not have time to exercise, always do stretching on the sidelines of the activity to prevent stiffness.

Another factor that is not less important, according to Hadad, is nutrition. ”Like bones need calcium and vitamin D, glucosamine joints also need to prevent damage to cartilage tissue and overcome the symptoms of arthritis,” he said.

Glucosamine is a compound builder for joint cartilage that acts as a cushion at the ends of the bones and prevent bone from cracking as they moved.

This substance is found naturally in the body, but the body’s ability glucosamine synthesis is reduced with age. Thus, glucosamine could be added from outside the body.

To note, glucosamine is not a cure arthritis. ”If there were complaints of pain, should be treated with anti-inflammatory drug. The function of glucosamine is for prevention,” said Aris reminded.

If trying to figure out what the best treatment for acne scars, may be quite difficult to get answers. This is because it does not really have an effective treatment, given that everyone has a unique condition and has skin type and different treatment “.

The treatment will be different for one person to another because it has different types of acne scar in different locations. There are different types of acne scars, and each type has a different response to treatment. Acne scars vary in shape, size, and depth, and these factors all affect what type of treatment will work fine.

It’s easier to say what is the best treatment option for certain types of acne scars – acne, but even this is not entirely possible because in one type of acne scar, one person may have acne scars are deeper than others. For example, acne scars superficial or deep. Treatment on acne scars superficial will be different from people who have acne scars deeper.

dermatologist is the person who best understand to discuss the type of treatment and determine which is best based on the type of acne scar. It is advisable to schedule consultation with a dermatologist before trying to start any treatment for acne scars. It will always be the best way to determine the best treatment for under unique circumstances for his own.

If you have acne scars – mild acne, skin rejuvenation treatments can work for. These include laser treatments, microdermabrasion and chemical peels. Laser treatments can be expensive, so it must find out whether the medical insurance covers the cost. Another thing to note is that laser treatments often require multiple sessions. have to wait several weeks between sessions to ensure that the skin has healed.

If you have severe injuries, may need to undergo a surgical procedure to repair the scar. These procedures are relatively small and usually requires a local anesthetic. After the surgical procedure, it may be necessary to further improve the color or texture imperfections with laser skin resurfacing. A combination of treatments is often the best way to effectively clear the skin of acne scars.

RUNNING diet is not just restrict certain foods. Your overall health should also be considered. Some of the tests you need to go through to find out if you may go on a diet or not.

You probably already know many ways to diet. In fact, you probably tried it once too. Failed or the success? Doing any diet, for the sake of your goal (slimming, health, or belief, it does not hurt. The important thing, your health is not disturbed. Therefore, before doing a diet, you should consult a nutrition specialist first. There are some tests you can live for that purpose. The test is also needed by you that now are doing a particular dietary pattern. The result of this test will show your medical condition, if your excess or deficiency of certain nutrients. Thus, we can determine whether you can run, forward, replace , or even stop your diet.

Examination of lipid (fat)
Detection of heart disease risk
Why needed: High blood pressure, high cholesterol, inactivity, poor nutrition, obesity, and diabetes are risk factors for heart disease. Yoyo syndrome (weight up and down) can reduce levels of HDL (cholesterol ‘good’), thus increasing the risk of heart disease. This lipid examination will measure the levels of HDL, LDL (“bad” cholesterol) and triglycerides. According to the National Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood of the United States, in each deciliter of blood, LDL levels should be less than 130 mg, HDL levels over 55 mg, and triglycerides less than 250 mg.

Examination terglikosiasi hemoglobin (HbA1c)
Detection of type 2 diabetes
Why needed: According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive & Kidney Diseases United States, approximately 5.4 million people do not know they have diabetes. This examination is required if your blood pressure is 40/90 or better, your body weight exceeds 20% of your ideal weight, your body mass index 27 or more, or you are aged 45 years or more. According to experts in the field of nutrition, they are more rnenyarankan performing audits of this hemoglobin than fasting blood glucose checks, because it describes the blood sugar levels. Thus, it will reduce the possibility of inaccurate results.

Examination of timid function
Detection of thyroid dysfunction
Why needed: Especially needed for those who want to gain weight. Fatigue, weight gain, and muscle pains indicate the occurrence of hypothyroidism (decreased thyroid function). While weight-loss heart palpitations, and anxiety showed hyperthyroidism (increased thyroid function). Examination should be done every year (or every three months if you experience certain symptoms) will measure levels of thyroid stimulating hormone, thyroxine, and triiodotironin. Changes in levels of one of the three indicates the existence of a problem. Once hypothyroidism is resolved will lose weight easily. However, being overweight is not always the result of hormonal imbalance.

Examination of kidney function
Detection of blood urea and creatinine
Why needed: This test can measure a decrease in kidney function where there are elevated levels of urea and creatinine in blood. When this happens, you should limit your intake of protein, so as not to aggravate the kidneys work.

Detection of blood uric acid levels
Why needed: low-calorie diet usually will increase levels of uric acid in the blood. Levels are already high prior to getting higher, if you run this diet. High uric acid levels can lead to gout and kidney stones.

One of the key person’s success is the presence or absence of self-confidence. The development of self-esteem or positive self-image in the child is very important for their happiness and success.

Confidence is how we feel about ourselves, and our behavior will reflect on it without noticing. For example, self-confident child will have the properties include:
· Are more independent, less dependent on others
· Ability to assume responsibility for granted.
· Can appreciate themselves and their own business
· Not easy to experience frustration
· Ability to accept a challenge or a new task.
· Having more emotional life, but remained stable
· Easy to communicate and help others.

On the other hand, children who have low self confidence / less, will have properties and behaviors include:
· Not willing to try something new.
· Feeling unloved and unwanted
· Got habbit blame errors or mistake to other people
· Having a rigid and hidden emotions
· Easy experience a sense of frustration and distress
· Underestimating own talents and abilities
· Easy affected other people.

Parents, are the main stakeholders that determine the development of child’s confidence. Actually this is not difficult at all, even many parents do it without them knowing it themselves. Parents are sometimes less aware of how all the words and deeds can give a huge impact on child development. Here are some suggestions that it’s good to remember and try:

When we feel happy or proud of our children, say to him. Parents are sometimes much easier to scold or nag on your child’s behavior is not good. Conversely, if the child doing something good or nice, we often do not give him any response. A child does not know when their parents proud or happy in himself, and he needs to hear from his parents that he desired and cherished. Children have strong memories of his parents’ words, and recall it as if there will be continued in the child’s head. Similarly, against the express words of joy and pride of his parents his presence, he will still remember and reinforce confidence.

Give praise to the child. Use descriptive praise, so that children know what actions led to the compliment. Consider the behavior, acts of the child, and child activity. When he finished doing his job, we can say to him, “I’m so glad because you clean up your room with a neat …” Or for example, children shows the results of the image / results of his work is good, we can say, “Wow … nice drawings … It seems you’re pretty talented … ”

Feel free to praise the child, even if in front of other family members and relatives. Praise positive behavior, for example, “oh … you are child-friendly …” We can also give praise for the things he did not do, for example, “Mom happy, you do not play according to the rain …”

Teach children to make positive statements about himself. Talking to yourself is something quite important. Even the psychologists found that many cases of depression and anxiety comes from the habit of saying negative things to yourself. What we think, determines how we feel, and how our feelings determine our behavior. Therefore, it is important to teach children to be positive in a talk with yourself. An example of talking to yourself a positive example, “It’s okay we lost the ball in play this time, .. after all we’ve tried as much as possible …. And maybe not always win in the game … ”

Avoid criticism that is to embarrass the children. Sometimes parents do have to criticize the attitude or behavior of the child so that he has a better character. Criticism aimed at children as their personal self can make children feel humiliated or attacked. Therefore, it is better to use the word “my / mother / father” than the word “you” when giving criticism or reprimand the child. For example, it would be better to say, “I’ll be delighted if you want to clean your room every morning …” instead of saying, “You are really a very lazy boy … No Could you clean up your room?”

Teach children to make wise decisions. Without realizing it, every time the child makes a decision. There are several ways that parents can do to improve the ability of children in making good decisions:

Help your child to recognize a problem. Guided the child to understand a problem and how to view it.

• Discuss with the children, whatever may be the solution. Discuss the pros and cons, consequences, advantages and disadvantages of each solution.
• Let your child take his choice, if he had really understood the problems and possible solutions to the following consequences.
• After the decision taken and implemented, discuss the results with the child. Help him to evaluate the solution options, and guided him to fix it next time.

Additional tips to help the development of positive self-image in the child:

Teach children that it is not possible every person’s desire is always fulfilled. Encourage her to be able to cope with disappointment or anger in a rational and proportional, on a non-fulfillment of his desire.

Familiarize the child to express his will is clear, so that others can understand what is desired. But it still must be emphasized that there is no guarantee that his desire can always be fulfilled.

Teach children that she realized that they themselves who create and are responsible for any feelings they experienced. Emphasize to him to not blame others for their feelings he experienced.

Encourage children to develop hobbies and interests, which could give him pleasure and they can get their own, without depending on others.

Teach children to recognize themselves, both the advantages and drawbacks. Guided him to accept his situation, then to fix the shortage itself.

Teach children to treat others the way as he would have them.

Help your child to always think of alternatives and other possibilities than just depend on one option only. A child who has only one friend, if he loses his friend that he would be lonely and feel alone. But if he has many friends, he will still have another friend.

Laugh with the children, and encourage her to be able to laugh about yourself. People who looked at him with too serious, will be less able to enjoy life. Sense of humor and ability to create happiness, it is important that could make life more enjoyable.

Finally, enjoy life with our children. Spend as much time as possible with them. Do activities together as a family, but still provide a special time for each child. However the situation is, children learn about everything from the examples their parents gave. By spending time with the child, allows parents to communicate familiar with the child. Children can share feelings and thoughts freely, and vice versa parents can provide assistance and guidance for the children.

Everyone is entitled to be happy, and happiness can be obtained by loving yourself.this can make you more self respect and deserve to be loved by anyone. You can start by accepting and loving yourself what it is. The following are some strategies you can also apply as part of an effort to feel happy in your love yourself:

Introspection, admit a mistake and promised not to repeat the same mistakes. Every human being must have made a mistake in his life, and we will never know the right way if it had never made a mistake. Suppose that a mistake has been done as a way of God so that we can become a better person in the future.

Stop saying bad things about yourself. Saying bad things about yourself will increasingly make ourselves vulnerable, stress, even depression. You are the people who deserve the best in everything.

Always think positive. Believe that God has set a wonderful plans for your life. Thing to do is continue to believe, try and pray. And then a miracle will happen in your life.

Make yourself happy. You deserve happiness. Be well as helping a fellow friend in distress, or doing good things like cleaning the house, rearrange the atmosphere of your home, make dinner with your close friends, watching movies with friends, and do many other things that can make you happy.

Take care of yourself health and physical beauty. Take care with the best of what God has given you. But remember, do not be obsessed with appearance.

Continue to explore the potential within yourself. By learning a lot of things, thoughts and insights we will keep honed. we came to know about many things. And will certainly increase the confidence in ourselves. Realize that each of talents is a gift, not something you create yourself. Never condescending of others who are not able to do what you can do.

Always thankful for the grace that God has given to us.