Drug abuse in pregnant women is a BIG NO!

      Being pregnant is such a gift to many woman so giving careful attention to one's health is very important. Consumption of illegal drugs or even over-the-counter drugs is harmful to the unborn baby as well as to the mother. This may cause miscarriage, birth defects, low birth weight, premature labor, fetal death and maternal death.

     Below are some of the drugs that needs to be avoided by a pregnant woman:

• Marijuana-It has the capacity to cross the placenta of a pregnant woman and it alter the oxygen supply from mother to baby.

• Cocaine- It also cross the placenta but their elimination from the body of mother and from the baby are slower so the tendency here, it damages more because it stays longer in the body of the unborn baby.

• Heroin- It is a very addictive drug which causes the baby become dependent with this also.

• Methamphetamine- It causes the  mother and baby's heart to increase and it is a very dangerous state.

      See how harmful it is to take drugs during pregnancy? But if taking illegal drugs or over-the-counter drug is very important to you, then better yet that you consult to your midwife or doctor about this. They are the who know what is best for you. They may give you medical advice on what are the things to do.

Vegetable and fruits- do they have same benefits in our body?

      Including fruits and vegetables in our daily meal could help a lot maintain a healthy body. These food groups helps decrease our risk to have a chronic health condition. Taking other medication as supplement for vitamins and minerals doesn't guarantee you of a complete vitamins and minerals that you need unlike the benefits that a fruits and vegetables could give to us. 

      But did you know that we can get different benefits from fruits and vegetables? Let's find out why.

Benefits of fruits:

1. Fruits contain plenty of water that help our body maintain hydrated.

2. Fruit also contain fiber that helps us fight against corpulence and having high bloop pressure.

3. They don't have cholesterol content.

4. Some says that fruits help relieve depression.

5. Many fruits are good for detoxification.

Benefits of vegetables:

1. Vegetables contain vitamins and minerals that helps maintain the progress growth of our body.

2. Vegetables also contain the very important antioxidant that helps  fight the cellular damage within our body.

3. They also contain fiber that helps fight against cholesterol and a great help in our digestive system to function smoothly.

4. Some vegetables helps us to maintain a good eyesight, healthy skin, healthy teeth and gum and also to fight against infection.

5. A good choice for those dieters because vegetables doesn't contain a high cholesterol.

      Though the two groups partly have different benefits, they are still the best choice of food that we need to live longer. So if you want to be fit and to be free from chronic medical problem, make it a habit to include these  foods in your meal everyday.

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Importance of knowing about stroke

      Do you have any idea what is stroke and what is the contributing factor why they occur? Stroke is one abnormal problem in the brain cells in which they die because of lack of oxygen supply. It is usually caused by obstruction in the blood flow or maybe a rupture in an artery.

Risk factor:

a. Over age 55 years old

b. Male

c. Smoking Cigarretes

d. High cholesterol consumption

e. Diabetes

f. Obesity

g. Using birth control pill

There are two types of stroke:

1. Transient Ischemic Stroke- In TIA, the clot in blood that blocking the flow of the blood in the brain breaks up instantly on its own. They are also called mini stroke but symptoms are just the same with the major stroke. They don't caused much brain damage but is it a signal for us that a future major stroke might happen.So it is very important to seek medical advice immediately to avoid further brain damage to happen.

2. Hemorrhagic Stroke- It occurs when a blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrient in the brain cells rupture and blood accumulate in the brain. When this situation happen, some or the part of the brain will be deprived of the oxygen they needed.

Some of the symptoms of having stroke are listed below:

- Dizziness

- Trouble walking

- Loss of balance or coordination

- Paralysis on once side of the body

- Sudden severe headache

- Blurred, blackened, double vision

Want to get pregnant? Choose what's the best time.

      Excited to have a baby on your own? Are you in a right time to get pregnant? Being pregnant is not that easy because there are many things to consider when undergoing in that process. Wise planning is very important to consider when thinking with this situation.

Planning carefully in becoming pregnant help you to:

-          Minimizes stress

-          Conceive more easily

-          Having healthy baby

-          Recover quickly

-          Become more prepare to the things needed

Planning also includes:

  1. Body readiness- Staying healthy before becoming pregnant helps a lot in conceiving easily.

 2. Birth setting - Your comfortably place to give birth should also be consider.

      3. Finances and Insurance - Having enough budget in giving birth and also insurances should include in your planning method

4    4. Emotionally ready- Physically ready must also equal to emotionally ready.

5  5. Medications- Woman should know what are the medication being prohibited throughout the pregnancy stage.

6.  6. Drugs and Alcohol- If you are using these kind of things, better stop it because it will just harm your baby inside your body.

7.   7. Weight- Ask your doctor what is the appropriate weight for you.

8.  8. Relationship- Above all, having good relationship with your partner is the most important because it will help you become motivated to continue pregnancy carefully.

Pregnancy is a crucial stage a woman experience. So be careful when planning to have one.

Complications Made By Obesity!

        If your weight is not appropriate with your age and height then maybe you are one of those who belong to obesity category. Obesity and overweight become a global problem for the last decade and if your keep on not giving attention to your weight then you are candidate to have many problems later on in your life.

      Below are some of the reason why there are people who are obese:

1.    Having sedentary lifestyle- If your are almost idle for the rest of your day, you are executing a sedentary lifestyle. And did you know that if you only move a fewer activity then you only burn also fewer calories.

2.   Eating food high in fats and calories- Consuming foods in fats and calories contributed  a lot in storing our body excess fats.

3.   Medications- Many over the counter medications can increase our weight. So better watch out to the medications you take.

4.  Not sleeping enough- Sleeping can increase your weight. In a research done by Professor Francescon Cappuccio and team, they found out that sleep deprivation increased obesity risk both adults and children.

     Obesity could lead to many health problems including:

-          Diabetes Type II

-          Stroke

-          Hypertension

-          Respiratory problems

-          Cancers

-          Osteoarthritis

-          Liver and Gallbladder problems

Sleeping-what happen when doing it.

       

      Sleep is a very important activity and a recurring state that a person like to do. Did you know that sleep blocks the activity of our sensory system? What happen when we sleep? Sleep is very essential to maintain our healthy body on tone. It conserves our energy and prepared our body for the next day's activity.

       

     Sleep are divided in two category: Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) and Rapid Eye Movement. And each category has their own physiological and neurological features.

1. Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) has three stages:

        a. NREM stage 1- Sleep and wakefulness stage. A person's muscle are active, his eyes                                              roll slowly and moderately close and open.

        b. NREM stage 2- In this stage the person are difficult to awaken.

        c. NREM stage 3- The sleeper  become less responsive to the surrounding environment.

2. Rapid-Eye Movement (REM)- In this division, sleeper's muscles are paralyzed. This stage                                                          also called parodoxical sleep because the sleeper is harder                                                            to awaken compare to any other stage. A normal adult reaches                                                        REM for about every 90 minutes.

      Sleeping is very important because our body helps repair damage cells during this stage. When you have problem regarding your sleeping condition, it is a wise idea to consult your physician and ask for some medical advice.

Drug to solve obesity problem

Obesity means having too much fat in our body. If your weight is greater than what is appropriate for you, then that is also considered as obese. It is usually occurs when the food we eat have more calories than what we only need. Many things that are need to considered which greatly affect our weight these including eating high-fat foods, genetic make-up, over eating and also having sedentary lifestyle.

                Obesity can increase our risk of having major medical problems like diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases, cancers and many more. And if we’ll just take this for granted, for sure our life here on earth will be shorter. As of today’s generation, medications to manage obesity are now available in the market and their main priority is to maintain your body in tone and to have a healthy weight. Some of them are:

1.       Orlistat (Xenical)- It usually acts on blocking the fat digestion and absorption in your stomach and interstines.

2.       Lorcaserin (Berliq)- It stimulate the chemicals present in your brain to help lowered your appetite and makes you always feel full.

3.       Qsymia- It is widely use by the adults as approved by the FDA for weight loss medication.

4.       Adipex-P and Suprenza- Also approved by the FDA

Before taking any medication for weight loss, you must first ask advice from your doctor to know the advantage and disadvantage of it.