Thursday, May 1, 2008

Beauty Recipes Of The Week

This week beauty recipes is Orange and Pineapple Jelly.

Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup of water
- 1 packet orange jelly
- 3/4 cup pineapple juice
- 2/3 cup yogurt

Instruction:

Heat the water in a pan and add the jelly powder. Stir until dissolved, then add the pineapple juice.

Pour into a bowl and place in the refrigerator until just beginning to set.

Whisk in the yogurt until well blended, then pour into 4 glasses.

Leave until set, you can decorate with some slice of orange on the top.

Serves 4
Calories per portion: 150

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational Diabetes are normally found on pregnant woman. Normally, their blood sugar are too high causing gestational diabetes. When blood sugar is too high for a pregnant woman, it is also not good for the baby.


Causes of Gestational Diabetes:

Changing hormones and weight gain occur during pregnancy. both changes make it hard for your body to keep up with its need for a hormone called insulin.


Risk Factor for Gestational Diabetes:

  • Pregnant Woman.

  • have gestational diabetes before and gave birth to large babies.

  • family history of diabetes.

  • Stillbirth in previous pregnancy.

  • Birth defects in previous pregnancy.

  • Obesity

Gestational Diabetes does not really cause any symptoms. However, if the pregnant woman experience any increase in thirst, urination, hunger or blurred vision should be tested for diabetes. Anyway, most of the time, pregnant woman have to go for diabetes tests between 24th to 28th week.

Normally, gestational diabetes can be under control and the possible complication can be prevented. It does not cause any birth defects but the baby may be quite large when at birth and this may cause birth injury due to the baby's size and difficulty in giving birth.

After delivery, the baby may have Hypoglycemia(low blood sugar for the baby) because during pregnancy, the baby have consistent high insulin from the mother, once it is out of the mother's womb, the baby will no longer have the high blood sugar from the mother and hence resulting low blood sugar.

Too much insulin or glucose in the baby's system will also delay lung maturation and cause respiration difficulties in babies.

Hence, during pregnancy, the mother should take extra precaution in taking care of themselves. Avoid having too much sugary food.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Diabetes Type 2

In contrast to Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Type 2 still produce insulin but the body does not response to the insulin properly.

What are the risk factors of Diabetes Type 2?
-Age
- Family history with diabetes.
- Obese.
- Unhealthy eating habits (most of the people who are obese have very bad eating habits)
- High Cholesterol
- High triglyceride level
- Lack of exercises

- Race and enthnicity (more common in African-American, Native American, Latino, Pacific Islander and Asian-American populations )

Nearly more than 21 millions of americans got diabetes type 2. Just like Diabetes Type 1, it have to be taken with extra care to avoid complications. Diabetes Type 2 patient can be affected with problems such as kidney failure, nerves damage, vision problem, erectile dsyfunction and depression etc.



Friday, April 25, 2008

Beauty Recipes Of The Week


This week beauty recipes is juicing for weight loss and a healthier body.
Ingredients:
Cucumber (cleanse your kidney, lower blood pressure and improve your skin)
Carrots (weight loss)
Apples (prevent cholesterol build up)
Orange (contain large amount of vitamin C)

Instructions:
1) Remove the seeds.
2) Put the ingredients into the fruit juicer.
3) Ready for drinking, if you like your juice to be cold, put some ice.

Should you start drinking fruit juices everyday? Enjoy!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Diabetes Type 1

Diabetes Type 1 is more common in Caucasians than in those of Latino, African-American, or other non-Caucasian backgrounds.

Risk Factor for Diabetes Type 1:

-Inherity
If their parents have diabetes, their child will have higher risk of getting diabetes.

- Autoimmune Diseases
Thyroid problem and Celiac Diseases raise the risk of getting diabetes type 1.

- Viruses
Some viral infection may trigger the disease.

People with Type 1 Diabetes requires insulin to lowers blood sugar by allowing it to leave the blood stream and enter cells. Insulin injections everyday is a MUST for them as their body cannot produce insulin. Of course, beside injecting insulins everyday, their diet is also very important. They should be eating very healthy diets that can allow the food and insulin to work together to regulate blood glucose levels. If their diet is not balance, their glucose will not be kept at healthy level.

Beside these, Diabetes patient should also have regular exercises as this will control their sugar level and also burn fat that can lead to overweight.

Diabetes is best treated seriously in order to avoid any further complication. Further complication can be like heart disease, kidney problem, eye problem and many......

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