Arsip: Habits
Be Careful With Our Household Garbage!
The garbage situation has become a big concern in cities all around the country and not only is this a political issue, but it is also a problem that has caught the attention of the general population. In Indonesia, millions of households are producing billions of pounds of solid waste. Products used every day in [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • August 1st, 2008
AIDS and Drugs Abuse
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a serious condition that affects the body’s ability to fight off infection. A diagnosis of AIDS is made when a person develops some form of life-threatening illness not usually found in a person with a normal ability to fight infection. To date,more that fifty percent of all the persons [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 29th, 2008
Where Diets Go Wrong
When we discover that we are heavier than we want to be, we have a natural tendency to eat less food. We may skip lunch or eat only a tiny amount of our dinner in the hope that if we eat less our body will burn off some of its fat. Is that true? You [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 25th, 2008
Live a Longer and Healthier Life
Some of the leading experts in the field of aging now believe that regular exercise along with the proper amount of rest may actually add years to the life span. Results from a number of tests indicate that speed and muscular strength of many of the elderly can be extended. The conclusion now is that the [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 25th, 2008
Exercise Melts Body Fat
If you want to reduce your body fat, focus on increasing the amount of exercise you get rather than decreasing your food intake. A recent national study was done using two groups of sedentary men, one group in their 20’s and the other over age 65. A lot was learned from this accumulated data and [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • June 29th, 2008
To Have a Healthy Skin
With new research, new products and new skin protection advice popping up all the time, it is hard to figure out the best things to do to improve and protect your skin. A skin care program is the combination of skin care products and a routine that will be most beneficial to the skin. You will [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • June 29th, 2008
New Therapy For Heart Attacks
New drugs can stop or limit the damage of a heart attack, but only if the patient gets help immediately, experts say. Once the flow of blood to a portion of the heart is blocked for several hours, the damage is irreversible. Knowing the symptoms of a heart attack, which can be wide-ranging and confusing, is [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • June 26th, 2008
Alcohol and Society Today
There has been a lot of discussion in the last few years about the continuing problem of alcohol and the effect it has on society. Should we treat alcohol as if it were an illicit drug? It’s a fact that excessive drinking can seriously damage one’s health. Those who claim that “alcohol is a drug” want [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • June 12th, 2008
Facts About Alzheimer Disease
“Alzheimer’s Disease” is the term used to describe a dementing disorder marked by certain brain changes, regardless of the age of onset. Alzheimer’s disease is the exception, rather than the rule, in old age. Only 5 to 6 percent of older people are afflicted by alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia–but this means approximately 3 [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • June 12th, 2008
Handy First Aid Tips
When someone is injured or suddenly becomes ill, there is usually a critical period before you can get medical treatment and it is this period that is of the utmost importance to the victim. What you do, or what you don’t do, in that interval can mean the difference between life and death. Every household should [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • June 8th, 2008
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