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Too much Chocolate can make you fat

2009-11-29T17:16:00.000-08:00

I stumbled a funny cartoon video at flowgo.com about eating too much chocolate. Yeah everything too much is not cool. Just eat what you like but not too much. Enjoy the video.

Healthy Beans Healthy Benefits

2009-11-25T01:27:00.000-08:00

Beans beans beans, long long time ago, wealthy Europeans formerly referred beans as "poor man's meat" because back then wealthy Europeans think beans are inferior and hence unfit for food, at least for the wealthy upper class. But as times change beans began to have a reputation. In many areas of the world, rich or poor alike have made many varieties of beans an important staple in there everyday food and diet. Traditional Chinese cookery has widely used the soybean for centuries. Dhals (lentils), grams (another type of lentils), and soybean curd are indispensable for people of India. Both the wealthy and the peasants of Mexico and Central America eat at least one serving of red beans daily. This humble beans is moving up the health and social ladder because of new information's regarding its great nutritional value. Beans are cheap, compared to meat, and a big additional bonus is the fact that they contain no cholesterol. Also, legumes are rich in vitamins A and B. They contain important minerals, such as iron, potassium, and calcium. Sprouted legumes contain vitamin C, and can cure scurvy (a vitamin C deficiency). Beans are rich in fiber, which, as previously, pointed out, has been gaining new recognition in recent years. Fiber lowers blood cholesterol, therby protecting against heart attacks. It also prevents constipation and is important in the prevention of bowel cancer.

Some Asian people use beans in different way - as a dessert! We call it Tofu, tofu also widely used throughout the orient. It would be well if everyone became better acquainted with the legumes dishes of other countries and used these important foods more widely. They are excellent sources of protein, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Their frequent use will pay rich health dividends in the prevention and treatment of many disorders. Have you Bean Healthy?

Are you Lactose Intolerant?

2009-11-20T07:51:00.000-08:00

Lactose intolerance is an inability to digest lactose, a milk sugar. Symptoms of lactose intolerance usually begin 30 minutes to two hours after consuming dairy foods or beverages. The severity of the symptoms depends on how much lactose you consumed and how much you can tolerate.

here are the symptoms:

Abdominal discomfort or colicky pain (pain that come and goes in waves).
Abdominal distension, flatulence or wind (due to excessive gas in the bowels).
And Diarrhea in some cases.

People who lack in the enzyme lactose, which is normally produced in the small intestine, are unable to breakdown lactose into a form the body can absorb. Undigested lactose passes intact into the colon, where bacteria ferment it, producing gases. The undigested lactose also draws which can cause diarrhea. People who are deficient in lactase or lack sufficient amounts of the enzyme may suffer discomfort when they take in dairy products like milk and chesse. Gastrointestinal conditions like celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease can reduce the production of lactase.

Just avoid foods that are high in lactose, including milk, ice cream and cheese, also avoid ingredient like whey, dry milk solids, and nonfat dairy milk in food products. You can try lactose-reduced milk and dairy products, that's available in some supermarkets. Experiment is some food with dairy products that contain less sugar, including yogurt and cottage cheese, because some people with lactose intolerance are able to digest small amounts of yogurt at a time.

Call your doctor if the symptoms of lactose intolerance occur for the first time. Nausea, cramping and diarrhea resemble other conditions or medical problems that should be ruled out. There are several ways to diagnose lactose intolerance. An avoidance trial is the easiest. Patients are put on a dairy-free diet for two weeks to see if the symptoms vanish. Your doctor can also do some diagnostic tests, including checking stool sample or ordering a hydrogen breath test to measure the level of hydrogen in the breath after drinking a dairy product. High level of hydrogen signal means poor lactose digestion. Consult your doctor immediately if diarrhea is causing dehydration or other health risks.

The Students Learning Disability

2009-11-17T02:55:00.000-08:00

No one ever said school was a breeze. Almost all of us experience different challenges at school, but some have mental and physical limitations that make coping more difficult. These are called learning disabilities. Learning disabilities interfere and affect our ability as a students to read, write and speak, or compute mathematical problems. Sometimes these can even hamper students social skills. But having a learning disability should not prevent students from pursuing their dreams. Moreover, it does not mean that a student with a learning disability is stupid! The genius Albert Einstein was once diagnose with a learning disorder, but it does not affect him, look at the mark he made for himself in history. A learning disability simply means that your brain functions differently from the rest.

Learning Disability = Language Learning Disorder. When a student have a hard time associating words with pictures and actions.A student find it hard to grasp abstract concepts and complex ideas.

Here are symptoms of Language learning disorder,

Its difficult for a student to follow directions.
A student say certain words with ease, but if they use it in a sentence, the words get slurred.
A student easily retains memories of past experiences, but not lessons learned in class.
A student cannot rephrase a statements that need clarification. Explaining things seems hard for him.
A student find it hard to understand what the person is telling. It has to be repeated several times before the meaning dawns on him.