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OBESITY TEST

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Obesity is the generalized accumulation of excess fat in your body. The carbohydrates and protein stores in the body are limited. Increased fat intake, on the other hand, doesn't stimulate fat oxidation; thus, long standing positive fat balance results in Obesity.

Fat is overeaten because it is highly palatable and because it provides a high level of energy in a given volume of food.

You become overweight by eating more than you need, and the easiest foods in which to overindulge are fatty and sugary ones. Once you are overweight you only need to eat a very little extra - if any - to serve your excess weight

Are you Overweight? If yes then do read On

Nobody wants to be fat or obese. A fat person not only looks older, he/she is also prone to diabetese, heart attacks, high blood pressure, back ache, breathlessness, sexual problems, immobility, gall bladder diseases, osteoarthritis etc. A fat person is always the cynosure of all eyes. People look at him with suspicion and comment on his appearance, thus causing undue stress. A fat person is difficult to operate upon and takes longer to recuperate. Obesity leads to untold problems and shortens the life span. Consequently a fat person often finds himself depressed and worried.

It is important to remember that nothing is impossible if the will to succeed dominates. Success comes automatically and once success is tasted, it changes the entire lifestyle and makes you the role model for others.

Water

Water is a universal solvent. Our body contains 50 to 70 % of water. The average male body has proportionately more muscle than the average female body. Water content depends on how old you are and how much muscle and fat you have. Muscle tissue has more H₂O than fat tissue.

Uses of water

• It dissolves with other substance and carries the nutrients and other materials around the body, making it possible for every organs to do its job.
• It helps in easy digestion of food.
• carry waste products out of our body.
• provides a medium in which biochemical reactions occur.
• sends electrical messages between the cells.
• regulates body temperature.
• lubricates your moving parts.

The role of electrolytes

The term electrolytes are used to describe sodium, chloride and potassium. The most common electrolyte found in the dinner table is sodium chloride (table salt).
The outside contain more sodium and chloride and fluid inside contain more potassium. The process by which sodium flow out and potassium flow in is called sodium pump.
Lack of water leads to dryness in mouth, reduce urination, dehydration etc.

Get water from

• fruits and vegetables
• cheese
• milk products
• cereals

The estimated minimum requirements for sodium, chloride, potassium are:
Sodium: 500mg for adult weighing 70kg(154 pounds)
Potassium: 2000mg for adult weighing 70kg(154 pounds)
Chloride: 750mg for adult weighing 70kg(154 pounds)

Healthy Diet

Get Ready for A New and Healthier Lifestyle

Healthy and moderate eating gives you an active, slender, and naturally healthy body. And only a healthy body can have a healthy soul. Eating food is such a huge habit in our life that we often tend to overlook what kind of food we take, what it contains, and hence end up avoiding or liking certain foods. If you care yourself and your general well being, knowing which healthy foods to eat is very important.
The major misconceptions of people with healthy diets, healthy foods and controlled eating are two fold.

• Firstly, many people think that the selection of healthy foods to eat is limited in choice and quite tasteless.
• Secondly, they also think that to eat healthily means walking around half starved most of the time. This perception deters people from forming new and nourishing eating habits.

However both the above ideas are wrong. A healthy diet can not only be made tastier, it can actually fill your stomach so much that you don’t want to fill it again. But this depends on how well you plan your diet, and how your body reacts to certain kinds of foods.
A Healthy eating plan ensures you get necessary Proteins, Carbohydrates, Fat, Minerals and Vitamins apart from the required fiber, antioxidants and fluids.
Tophealthydiets.com brings you information not on these diet plans, but on diets that help you stronger in various situations.
While the Special Diets section deals with various kinds of diets for normal people, Health diets for patients section gives you diets that should be taken when facing certain health problems. Diet for Obese is dedicated to help obese people understand that Obesity is not a disease, but a situation that leads to various diseases. Simple suggestions are given for losing weight as well.
Diet for Women is dedicated to women, with a special section on pregnant women. Food items is section that tells you what daily foods contain what, and how well they help in our daily life.

Tophealthydiets.com gives you all the information about healthy foods to eat and the also about the foods to be avoided to stay healthy.

Eye Care Tiips

Here you will find some important facts about your eyes. With these facts you will also be able to know about eye care myths, eye strain, eye care tips, first aid, disorder and conditions etc. In fact, this is the place where you will learn all about your eyes.

Eye: Eyes are one of the most important sensory organs of our body and often also the most neglected by the people. This is that part without which nobody can see the beauty of this world.

The eyes are the windows to the soul. To that we may add that the eyes are also indicators of our health in general, the condition of our nervous system and the capacity of our mental concentration. We have six sets of eye muscles: to look up, down, sideways and for rotatory movements. Out of these, we tend to use only a few muscles resulting in the overuse of some and the atrophy (wasting) of others.

Our body can only feel, how it looks like is the work of eyes. We can say blindness is the most dreaded disability of mankind because without eye people can feel only but unable to see what is the size and shape of that thing.

Eye Care Tips:-
    * For beautiful and attractive eyes
 Vitamin A is essential for eyes. Make your diet rich with this vitamin to keep your eyes bright and clear. Take papaya, eggs, fish, milk etc in maximum quantity.
    * Don’t forget to wash your face and eyes before sleeping. There should not be any type of make up on your face. It will be better if you don’t apply any cream before sleeping as it will be there for whole night. Be natural.
    * Wash your eyes at least 10 times a day with cold water to maintain your eyesight.
    * Take a good night sleep helps your eyes.
    * Wear a good quality sunglasses which protect your eyes from UV rays while going out in the sun.
    * Apply pure castor oil for the eyebrows before going to bed for good growth.
    * If you are facing with puffiness in your eyes then grate a potato without peeling it and apply this on your eyelids for 20 minutes and let your eye muscles relax.
    * Wear plain glasses while doing work that generates dust.
    * Dark circles is the common disease from which most of the people suffer, takeout some time from your busy schedule to put sliced cucumber or potato to reduce these dark circles. Cucumber will refresh your eyes as well.
    * Take dry amla and soak it in a cup if water overnight and next morning, strain this water and add another cup of fresh water into it. Wash your eyes with this to get sparkling eyes.
    * Amla is great for eyesight. It can be taken in various forms- can be taken as raw, amla pickle, amla murabba, amla juice to name a few. The best one is soak amla overnight and in the morning use this water to wash your eyes. It will help you a lot.
    * If your eyes have become red or you are feeling itchy then, massage your scalp with oil or curd.
    * Another option is to soak some cotton warm water or milk and keep this cotton on closed eyes for 15 to 20 minutes. It will be better to do this exercise in the morning.
    * Make a routine for eye relaxation exercise for 5-10 minutes a day. Focus on an object that is 1.5 foot far from your eyes.
    * Read in good light and keep a good distance while watching television.
    * Rub your palms together and cover your eyes with palms to relax then .
    * In the evening when your eyes are totally tired, dip cotton in chilled water or milk and place this on closed eyes for relaxation.
    * If dirt comes in your eyes avoid to rub this will cause the dirt to stick inside. Blink you eyes regularly start your tears flowing and this will flush out the dirt.
      For Puffy Eyes
    * Dip a cotton pad in chilled milk before boiling and place this on eye lids for 10-15 minutes.
    * Add few drops of Vitamin E oil in bowl of cold water and dip cotton pad in it for five minutes and place this cotton on eyes for 20 minutes.
    * For puffy eyes take 2 used tea bags in the refrigerator in morning and then in evening  place the tea bags on your eyes for a few minutes as you relax.
      Computer Professionals
    * For better focusing while doing on computer look at a distant away object and blink several times after every 20-30 minutes.
    * Try to blink 12 to 15 times in a minute to get rid of dry eyes.
    * Wash your face in breaks which keep you fresh and helps in cooling your eyes.
    * Take a few minutes of walk increases blood supply to your eyes.
    * Rub your palms against each other till you feel them warm and warmth of your palms helps soothe and relax tired eyes. Then, lightly cup your eyes with your palms and relax for 60 seconds.


Exercise for the eyes:-

    * Sit down and relax. Breathe normally, and look at a spot between your eyes, above the bridge of your nose. Keep looking at this spot for a count of five, and then relax the eyes. Next look at the tip of your nose, also to the count of five and relax. This exercise will ease the stress and tension and will relax your eyes.
    * Sit down and relax and look straight in front of you. Inhale and look right as far as possible, without turning your head. Slowly come to the original position and exhale. Repeat the same method for the left side. Do this exercise three times.
    * Sit up straight and look down. Slowly inhale and start rolling your eyes to the right and then to the top, in a circular movement. When your eyes have reached the top, looking towards your eyebrows, start exhaling while moving your eyes left and downwards in a circular movement. Repeat three times
    * Without turning your head, focus your eyes on left shoulder. Remain like this for as long as you can. Then close your eyes and relax. Repeat this sequence with the right shoulder.

Swine Flu(H1N1 A)

Swineflu also known as H1N1A is a new type of the influenza virus that attacks the respiratory system. Difference between common seasonal influenza and Swine flu is that human body do not have the immunity to fight from virus that is present in pigs and dogs.It is one of the type A influenzas, which cause wise pandemic and have severe symptoms. It is believed to have originated in pigs mainly in asia in world but now it is converted as dangerous human disease all over the world.Swineflu viruses have been reported to spread from person to person,but in the past this transmission was limited and not sustained beyond three people. Children upto the age of 14 and those with a weak immune system such as babies under the age of one and those aged 65 and above, pregnant women, AIDS patients and the obese are at risk. Those who suffer from respiratory conditions such as Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are also at risk.

SYMPTOMS OF SWINE FLU:-

    * The symptoms of swineflu in people are similar to the synmptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat,body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
    * Diarrhea and Vomiting are also associated with swine flu.
    * Severe illness (pneumonia and respiratory failure) and deaths have been reported with swine flu infection in people.
    * Swine flu may causea worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.

SPREAD OF SWINEFLU:-
    * Spread of this swine influenza a (H1N1) virus happens in the same way as seasonal influenza.
    * Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza.
    * Sometime people may become infected by touching something with live flu viruses on it and then touching there mouth or nose.

DIAGNOSIS OF SWINE FLU:-

    * To diagnose swine influenza A infection ,a respiratory speciman would generally need to be collected within the first 4 to 5 days of illness(when an infected person is most likely to be shedding virus).
    * Identification as a swine flu influenza a virus requires sending the specimen to a hospital laboratory for testing.
    * However, some persons, especially children, may shed virus for 10 days or longer.

VACCINATION FOR SWINE FLU:-

    * Because the virus is new, there will be no vaccine ready to protect against pandemic flu.
    * Vaccine against swine flu virus H1N1 needs at least 6 to 12 months to be produced.
    * Seasonal flu vaccine or past flu immunization will not provide protection.

AVAILABILITY OF MEDICINE :-

    * For the treatment and or prevention of infection with these swine influenza viruses,oseltamivir (Tamiflu) or Zanamivir (Relenza) can be used.
    * Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills , liquid or an inhaler) that fight against the flu by keeping flu viruses from reproducing in your body.
    * If you get sick,antiviral drug can make your ilness milder and make you feel better faster.They may also prevent serious flu complications.
    * For treatment antiviral drugs work best if started soon after getting sick(within 2 days of symptoms).

SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION OF SWINE FLU VIRUSES

    * The virus can be spred when a person touches something that is contaminated with the virus and then touches his or then touches his or her eyes,nose or mouth
    * Droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person move through the air. The virus can then be spred when a person touches respiratory droplets from another person on a surface like a desk, doorknob, childs toy or phone handset and then touches their own eyes, mouth or nose before washing there hands.

HOW LONG CAN VIRUSES LIVE OUTSIDE THE BODY

    * Some viruses and bacteria can live 2 hours or longer on surface like cafeteria tables, doorknobs and desks.
    * Frequent hand washing will help you reduce the chance of getting contamination from these common surfaces.

PREVENTIONS TO BE TAKEN

    * Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when your cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
    * Wash your hands often with soap and water,Especially after your cough or sneeze.Alcohol based hand cleaners arWash ye also effective.
    * Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. The virus can spread this way.
    * Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
    * If you get sick with influenza,stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

DON?T SPREAD SWINE FLU IF YOU ARE SICK

    * If you are sick, limit your contact with other people as much as possible.Do not go to work or school if ill.
    * Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing . It may prevent those around you from getting sick.Put your used tissue in th waste basket.
    * Cover your cough or sneeze if you do not have a tissue. Then clean your hands, and do so every time you cough or sneeze.

HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS

    * Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.Wash with soap and water or clean with alcohol based hand cleaner.
    * When you wash your hands with soap and warm water that you wash for 15 to 20 seconds.When soap and water are not available ,alcohol-based disposable hand wipes or gel sanitizers may be used.You can find them in most supermarkets and drugstores.
    * If using gel,rub your hands until the gel doesn't need water to work the alcohol in it kills the germs on your hands.

WHAT TO DO IF GOT SICK:-

    * If you live in areas where swine influenza cases have been identified and become ill with inflenza like symptoms, including fever, body aches,runny nose, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea, you may want to contact their health care provider,particularly if you are worried about your symtoms.Your health care provide will determine wheater influenza testing or treatment is needed.
    * If you are sick,you should stay home adn avoid contact with other people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to others.
    * If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.
    * Throw away tissues and other disposable items used by the sick person in the trash. Wash your hands after touching used tissues and similar waste.
    * Keep surfaces (esp bedside tables, surfaces in the bathroom, children?s toys, phone handles,doorknobs) clean by wiping them down with a household disinfectant according to directions on the product label.
    * Linens, eating utensils, and dishes belonging to those who are sick do not need to be cleaned separately, but importantly these items should not be shared without washing thoroughly first.
    * Wash linens (such as bed sheets and towels) by using household laundry soap and tumble dry on a hot setting.Avoid ?hugging? laundry prior to washing it to prevent contaminating yourself. Clean your hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub right after handling dirty laundry.
    * Eating utensils should be washed either in a dishwasher or by hand with water and soap.

SIGNS THAT NEED URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION CHILDREN:-

    * Fast breathing or trouble breathing
    * Bluish skin color
    * Not drinking enough fluids
    * Not waking up or not interacting
    * Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
    * Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
    * Fever with a rash

ADULTS:

    * Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
    * Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
    * Sudden dizziness
    * Confusion
    * Severe or persistent vomiting

 HOME REMEDIES TO PREVENT SWINE FLU
1. To keep your throat and lungs clear and to strengthen your immune system, take 5 lives of Tulsi in morning as a daily routine.
2. Use Nilgiri Oil drops on handkerchiefs and masks and inhale regularly as one of the preventive measures against swine flu.
3. Those not allergic to milk, must take a glass of hot or lukewarm milk every night with a small measure of haldi (turmeric).
4. Vitamin A, found in fresh oranges and green helps strengthens the respiratory membranes. Superior levels of respiratory membranes diminish the likelihood of a flu attack.
5. White onion, garlic, hot chiles, horseradish, ginger and vinegar are natural tonic to recipe for colds and flu.
6. Apple juice is an antiviral.

Health care tips

Tips to be healthy :Here at this webpage, we have provided some free tips to remain healthy as problems like Hyper tension,arthritis and other such serious ailments are on an increase. To get rid of these health problems one should consult the doctor but its always better to be preventive than to be curative. It is also cautioned that too long fasting or sudden fasting may create health complications. Same way overstretching in physical exercises suddenly may cause damage to muscles and ligaments.Slow and study is the key. So, follow these simple tips and Remain healthy…


Some health Care Tips:

    * First thing to be done in morning is to drink 3 glass of water. Always drink water sitting and not standing. Same way food should be taken sitting and not standing.

    * Brush your teeth twice a day, once in morning and second at night Brush softly for at-least 2-5 minutes alternatively by both hands. After each meals rinse mouth 15 times.

    * Make yoga your schedule for 18-20 minutes a day. Do pranayama staring from Bhastrika, Anulom-vilom and going on to Kapalabhatti etc.In morning, work out exercise and back stretching exercises for 14-15 minutes can be done and Aerobics like brisk walking, swimming and dancing can be done in evening for15 minutes .

    * Always eat lesser than what you require to fulfill your hunger. Keep your stomach a bit empty. Diabetic patients should avoid starchy food.

    * There should be gap of 4-6 hours between each meal.

    * Don’t eat fruits with food. It should be taken when your stomach is empty. Most beneficial time is 1 hour before lunch or can be taken in evening as refreshment.

    * Fried foods and sugar should be strictly avoided. Tea and coffee are slow poison for your health.

    * One should take meats and oils at the minimum level. Total oil should not be more than 10 ml per day. Take salt not for taste but for necessity to avoid Iodine deficiency.

    * Never take Incompatible combinations like bread and milk together. Also noodles with chicken. These type of diets can cause headache and acidity.

    * In our daily routine, we take 70% acidic and 30% alkaline food. Rather we should take its opposite, Alkaline food such as lime, green vegetables, curd keeps harmful bacteria out of body thus eat 70% is the correct ratio for this. Acidic food such as cereals, sugar, milk, raw potatoes, meats and spices etc. should be taken in 30% quantity.One citrus fruit daily is good for health and sweet fruit like banana should not be taken so frequently.

    * Breath gently and slowly for 20 minutes daily keeping your eyes closed. It’s good meditational exercise.

    * To start your healthy schedule, fasting is the better option. First day eat once in day, second day take milk, third day take juices and continue juices for two more days. Then one day only water. Again build same way back to normal meals.Fast once in month thereafter with no intake accept juices. Eating food once in a day for fasting is meaningless.

    * In Indian food minerals and vitamins are in very bless quantiy, so try to take their supplements which should contain Vit D,calcium,mg, mn and Zn.

    * Milk is assential diet but take tonned milk instead of ful cream milk and don’t take more than 200 ml a day in all forms.

    * Avoid spicy and fried food rather take raw and boiled foods.

    * For complete digestion of your food, eat slowly and chew well, specially chapatis.

    * Body mass index (BMI) can be calculated as : Your weight in kgs divided twice by height in meters. One should have maximum 21-23 BMI.

    * Be natural. Avoid using cosmetics, makeups, bases etc. Instead use natural products like milk, lime, coconut and olive oil etc.

    * Smile and laughter are the best medicines. Have slight humour and smile. Rude behaviour, corruption and hostility of others will never allow you to be healthy.

    * Get medical check up every 6 months like tooth, BP, sugar and urine.

      Above points can be easily adopted in your daily routine and don’t wait for anything. START TODAY ITSELF. These points covers control on all components such as healthy mind, body and soul. Don’t delay because after a sizeable damage to your organs, it is difficult to regain health naturally.

Health Care Tips

Health care tends to vary from country to country in terms of both quality, type of treatment and cost. You may surprised by the above line that health care vary from country to country because some believes that Ayurvedic health care is best and some consider the allopathic best. When we talk about Ayurvedic health then it can be seen that lots of resources are available for treatment in India. Any way health care in short is?care of your heath as directed by your physician because your physician or doctor knows what is good for you.

Total Health Care Information (THCI) is an one stop health care web site that includes information on all body parts, in short total health care information, as the name suggest provides information on eye care, hair care, nutrition, baby care, skin problems,Healthy diet, Vitamins, Winter Health care, ACNE, Kitchen and Cooking tips, Pregnancy, WeightLoss, Healthy Fruits, Blackhead exercise and fitness etc. More detailed study of these aspects is also given here. Just select the heading from the left pane and get the detailed information of that aspect.This totally restructured website lets you know all about health. THCI focus on each event that is related to that aspect and gives deep information. In whole, total health care information provides you the detailed information based on five level i.e what, why, how, precautions and remedies.

If you dressed well and not take care of your hands and foot you are not good looking. To get healthy and smart Hand we must have to do some efforts and these efforts has to be done only daily basis too.Hands play  an important role in smartness and we can imagine a hygiene of a person by simply taking a look at his Hands. From hand people can observe yourself your age and your lifestyle.One more thing when your communicate with other to express something your hands play an important role so at that time main point  of attraction is hands. It is a part of the body that you use the most, you cook with them, get dressed with them, write with them, empathize with them. It is sure that every people want beautiful and healthy hands so there are some simple and good tips to be healthy.

Foot Care Tips:

    * Sun rays damage skin so use sunscreen lotion while going out.

    * Apply face cream on your hand once in a week.

    * The best way to take care of your hands is to protect them on a daily basis.

    * Use rubber gloves while working at home and in the garden.

    * Massage your hands with olive oil at night daily.

    * Try to avoids your hands to keep them dry so apply moisturize to get winkles.

    * Protect your hands from dust,chemical,polution and use gloves while doing gardening and washing dishes and fruits.

      Above points can be easily adopted in your daily routine and don’t wait for anything. START TODAY ITSELF. These points covers control on all components such as Feet care tips . Don’t delay because after a sizeable damage to your organs, it is difficult to regain health naturally.