Factors Affecting Normal Nutrition

Posted by Jinks Thursday, October 14, 2010 1 comments

2.Life style
= Eating patterns are highly individualized and greatly determined by personal preference. Food preferences and eating habits are often set during childhood and may be handed down from one generation to the next.

=People who always in a hurry probably buy convenience grocery items or eat restaurant meals.

3. Culture and beliefs
=Ethnicity often determines food preferences. Staple products may vary among different cultural groups: for example, Asians may eat rice with most meals, different cultural groups: for example , Asians may eat rice with most meals, Italians may prefer pasta, and Indians prefer curry. Traditional foods are eaten long after other customs are abandoned. Spices and methods of cooking also vary from culture to culture.

=Religious beliefs and practices also affects diet. For example, The Jewish dietary law restricts ( among other things ) eating dairy and meat products in the same time

= beliefs about the effects of food on health and well-being can affect food choices. For example, a person who feels stomach pain after eating spicy foods may avoid these foods or eat them less often and in smaller amounts


4. Economic
= What, how much, and how often a person eats are frequently affected by economic status. However, regardless of economic status, people may not purchase foods containing essential nutrients.
=Low income areas often mus sacrifice their food budget to leave enough money for other bills. The result may be less expensive meals that are low in protein and high in starch

5. Gender
= Nutritional requirements vary slightly between men and women., Men usually need more calories and protein to maintain a larger muscle mass. Women have proportionately more adipose tissue and need fewer calories to maintain body weight, To prevent anemia, women need more dietary of iron to offset losses from menstruation.

6. Pregnancy and Lactation
= The pregnant woman's diet should include substantial increase in calories, protein, calcium, folic acid and iron. Often a prenatal multivitamin and mineral supplement is prescribe.

=Lactating women need to increase their intake of calcium, protein, fluid and calories. These increases are important because the quality and quantity of breast milk produced directly affects the adequacy of breast-feeding infant's diet

Sleep to promote rest

Posted by Jinks Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1 comments

       Sleep at least 8 hours a day makes one healthy. It can restore the energy used during the day, when you are working. Sleep conserves energy and it also decreases the metabolism in our body. Sleep make your brain rest, your exhausted body. It also restores the full potential of energy of the body that has been used. It also increase your immune system defense that can help individuals.

      With complete rest and sleep, you can perform well in the environment,. you can be productive everyday through out the day.

Good proper hygiene to promote a healthy life

Posted by Jinks Monday, October 11, 2010 0 comments

Proper hygiene is making the body clean to prevent bacterias , viruses , and infections which includes:
    
         a. Bathing- Bathing daily makes one fresh through out the day and eliminates the germs produced after the day.

         b. Tooth brushing - Daily tooth brushing makes the teeth and gums healthy and stay away from infections.

         c. Hand Washing - Hand washing is the most important and the best prevention of contamination of bacteria and germs. It is usually done before eating meals.

         d. Clean thoroughly the utensils that are used before meals.

 All of these things written above can promote health and prevent illness and infections. Cleaning the body reduced the entrance of bacteria, germs , viruses in our body

Water in Health

Posted by Jinks Sunday, October 10, 2010 0 comments

       Water is an element ( H20 ) which is essential in our body. Water has oxygen with it. Our human body is composed of almost 75% water or 2/3 of water in our body. We can live for a week without eating but we would die if we don't intake water for just 2 days. Low water in our body can lead us into dehydration. We should drink atleast 2 litters everyday in order for us to become healthy. Water is like a gasoline in a car. Without a water we cannot work. Water is need because it regulates our body temperature, alleviate  constipation, help in metabolism. Water is also a prevention for disease.


       Based on experience water can help us in our simple colds, or cough. It's therapeutic effect is very good. Even if in busy days or times in a day, we should try to drink atleast 2 litters so that we can be healthy.

1. Throwing trash in proper place, don't throw your trash anywhere because it can be a start for bacteria to form

2. Changing the water of vases to prevent the contamination of mosquito's eggs.

3. General cleaning of houses once a week can be a great help for keeping a good environment.

4. No smoking, in order for the air to be fresh and can promote healthy environment

5. Never spit, or urinate in side walks or anywhere else.

Health is wealth

Posted by Jinks Saturday, October 9, 2010 0 comments

         We need to be healthy in order for us to be productive everyday. When one is healthy he/she could do things well. For example, in office works and other profession if one is healthy he could do the job, work, well and mostly accurate. He can be fast in terms of production, and the success rate of work will be a high percentage.

          In terms of physiological health, if a person is healthy he can think well of the strategies to be used in a business, this is when will wealth come in way. He/she could also think the positively way and also after a bad luck or event in life if one is healthy in mind, he could accept what will the outcome will be.

Healthy Lifestyle

Posted by Jinks Thursday, October 7, 2010 0 comments

 Healthy lifestyle can protect you from disease and occurrence of  infection.
1. Eating fruits- vitamin C protect you from common colds.

2. Early Morning Sunlight- help you boost Vit D.

3. Exercise daily - Jogging in the morning or moving your extremities makes one healthy because of good blood flow in our body

4. Avoid Alcohol - alcohol can lower down our immune system, as well as our level of functioning.

5. Avoid Smoking - smoking is one of the greatest risk in producing LUNG cancer. Avoid smoking so that there will be no complications

6. Eating Vegetables - eating green leafy vegetables increase your immune system thus fighting pathogens.

Posted by Jinks Friday, October 1, 2010 0 comments

        Health is important in life,we only have one life in this world, so we must know how to take care of our health in order for us  live happy. We are very productive if we are healthy. It is said that prevention is better than cure. 
Ways to avoid infection

1. First, proper hand washing could be the most effective way in avoiding pathogens.
* Using soap or using alcohol could be done, it will reduce the bacteria.

2. Eat more fruits and vegetables in order to boost your immune system stronger and could fight pathogens.

3. Clean your surroundings daily, it could lessen the bacteria and virus contamination.

4. Proper body hygiene.
* Like taking a bath daily, changing the linens,

5. In infants who are newly born, they should have to complete all their vaccine.

Ways to avoid Cancer

1. Lifestyle - a good and healthy lifestyle is a big factor in developing Cancer.
  Example: A person who  always smoking and taking alcoholic beverages. the more he/she is susceptible to have a Cancer.

2.Dietary changes to reduce cancer risk
*Reducing Intake of the Fallowing, can avoid cancer.

a) Salt-cured, smoked and nitrite foods

b) Fats and oils, especially from animal sources

c) Excess calories leading to obesity

*Increase Intake of the fallowing, can avoid cancer.

a) High-fiber foods such as raw fruits and vegetables and whole grain cereals

b) Dark green and deep yellow fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins A and C

c) Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and kohirabi

3. Stress - stay away from stress as possible

4. Radiation - avoiding contact to radiations.

5. Chemical - avoiding chemical hazards.

All of these things listed if fallowed correctly can make one person healthy and away from diseases.