Nutrition and health

Today many diseases are known to be linked to lifestyle behaviors such as smoking, lack of adequate physical activity and poor natural habits. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that nearly one-third of early death and disability stems from nutritional or dietary causes, including too little food in the poorest countries and too much food in the richest.

Nutrition is, in part, a preventive science. Given sufficient resources, how and what one eats is a lifestyle choice. Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not just the absence of disease or infirmity.

Good nutrition is essential for good health and important for physical growth and development, good body composition, and mental development. People’s nutritional state can protect them from predispose them toward chronic disease. Medical treatment for many diseases includes diet therapy. Nutrition is thus both a preventive and therapeutic science.

Nutritional needs vary individually, depending on a variety of factors including age, sex, level of physical activity, metabolic rate and state of health.

To maintain health and function efficiently, our bodies need 13 vitamins and 16 minerals as well as fats, carbohydrates and protein, although it is not a nutrient, our bodies also need plenty of water. By eating a variety of foods in sensible proportion from all the food groups we can obtain optimum levels of every nutrient needed to maintain good health.

Three main rules should govern what we eat:

• Food should nourish
• It should help to safeguard health-and when necessary should play a role in fighting ailments or disease.
• It should also look and taste good.
  

www.rajagiriworld.com

[IMG]http://www.rajagiriworld.com/happy.gif[/IMG]

How to keep heart healthy

A healthy heart results in a healthy and happy life. Millions of people experience a heart attack all over the world. It may cause because of overweight, excessive smoking and drinking, lack of exercise and high-fat food etc. Besides, a positive behavior in your life can help to keep your heart healthy. It is reliable one to exercise regularly to better flow to the heart and remains lead a happy life. Doctors advised people to reduce their stress and tensions because they may cause heart disease and leave in a state of helplessness. It is general believe that reducing the level of stress might help in prevention of heart attacks. To give up stress and depression, people can encourage yoga, meditation and stress reducing exercise in their life style.

Yet there is no evidence that keeping away of stress can control heart attacks. But it can keep heart in a good shape and condition. So it is best to curb the anger and stress for general well-being. When a person is getting angry or tense, the stress hormones can increase the heart beat, thus results in increase of blood sugar and hence the blood pressure increases and leading in to heart attack. There are many possible ways to control stress management and tension in daily life. The stress-reducing techniques like exercise and yoga are the reliable ways to reduce mental pressure. You can also indulge in things that make you happy.

Heart disease occurs of both men and women and thousands of people are dying like anything. Many of the people accept the heart attacks because they felt that it is fate. There are necessary steps to avoid cardiovascular disease and keeps your life healthier and happier. Smoking and tobacco use may be the leading cause of heart disease. It is because that the use can damage your heart rate and blood pressure. Women who smoke and take birth control pills are at higher risk of developing heart attack. Smoking and excessive alcohol use can increases the risk of heart disease.Regular physical activity can decrease your fatal heart attacks. The exercises can help to strengthen heart and reduce high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. It is best to take part in light exercise at least 30 minutes a day. One should eat healthy and avoid nuisance foods. The diet can include fruits, vegetables, whole grain cereals, low-fat foods can help prevent your heart attack. Fish like tuna, mackerel and salmon contain omega-3 fatty acids may decrease your risk of heart attack. But anyone should discuss their doctors of food choices before take an every bite to mouth.

www.rajagiriworld.com

[IMG]http://www.rajagiriworld.com/happy.gif[/IMG]

Women in smoking

Cigarette smoking was rare among the women in early periods. But today it becomes more fashion among them and it is a fashion statement. The bad news is that the most of the smokers are college-going girls. Smoking can encourage lung cancer, breast cancer and other health hazards that should be avoided for the welfare of the people.

A study shows that USA women are ranking high in smoking. It can also develop chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPP) and can lead in to death. A pregnant smoker will not protect the fetus in any way. The most effective way to protect the fetus is to quit smoking and nothing. Otherwise, nicotine can pass in to children. It also has a high chance to premature birth, low-birth weight infants, and infants death. So quitting can make you healthier and happier.

Most of the women are dying of smoking –related diseases including lung and other cancers, heart diseases, stroke and emphysema. Cigarette smoking is the major cause of lung cancer among women. Women who smoke can increase the risk for the cancer of the pancreas and kidney. Smoking women can develop the risk of liver cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer than non-smoker women. The risk of diseases increases with the number of cigarettes smoked and the duration of smoking and how deeply she inhaled.

Cancer is not only worry for women who smoke; it can alter menstrual function by increasing the risks for painful menstruation, abnormal menstrual cycle and menstrual irregularity. Smoking is there only to trouble them. Cigarette smoking can also contribute to stress, depression, infertility, blindness and osteoporosis. The health implications for girls and women are worse as a result of smoking. It can also harm women’s appearance and mental health. They may also experience face wrinkles, tooth decay, hip fracture, lower bone density, rheumatoid arthritis, gum disease and bad breath.

Women who smokes are not only suffer from cigarette smoking, but also their spouse and kids. They can also develop the risks of lung cancer and heart diseases even if they never smoked. They should think again before smoking as they are responsible one to save their lives. They should aware of each cigarette they smoke, can shorten their life for 11 minutes. Is it shocking? Yet another shock for you, you are killing more people by smoking cigarettes. So quitting your smoking habit can make your family happier and healthier.

www.rajagiriworld.com

[IMG]http://www.rajagiriworld.com/happy.gif[/IMG]