General health
SELECTING HEALTHY FOOD: SOME DEFINITIONS TO READ LABELS
In order to interpret labels consumers need to have a clear understanding of several descriptions of foods. Restored applies to the addition of nutrients to a processed food so that it has the same value as the original food. For example, suppose the original food contained 5.0 mg iron per pound, and lost 1.0 mg [...]
MEDICAL SCIENCE RE-DISCOVERS FASTING
Fasting is the oldest therapeutic method known to man. Even before the advent of the healing arts, man instinctively stopped eating when feeling ill and abstained from food until his health was restored. Perhaps he learned this from animals, which always fast when not feeling well. Throughout medical history, fasting has been regarded as one [...]
CHILD’S HEALTH/SKIN DISORDERS: IMPETIGO (SCHOOL SORES) TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
Treatment The mainstay of treatment is a course of antibiotics. Your doctor may also prescribe an antibiotic ointment to be used 2-3 times a day. In between applications of the ointment, wash the skin gently with soap or an antibacterial solution, and pat dry. • if the sore is surrounded by an area of red [...]
BABY FEEDING: COMPOSITION OF BREASTMILK
During pregnancy the milk ducts in the breast develop under the influence of hormones and breastmilk is produced and stored. This first breastmilk is called colostrum, a yellow, sticky fluid with high nutritional value. It provides special immunity which protects your baby against infection. During the first 24-48 hours after birth, colostrum is the only [...]
YOUR MARITAL HEALTH/GETTING FIXED UP SEXUALLY: PLAY FOR YOUR MARRIAGE
“I want you to learn to juggle together, to jump rope together, to play jacks, do puzzles, play board games, and generally get back to being playmates,” I said to one of the couples who seldom smiled. “Do you mean go to Toys ß Us and get games? We don’t have to. Our kids have [...]
THE SEX PHASES OF COURTSHIP / ACCEPTIVE PHASE: THE SETTLEMENT
He really used to come to see my parents more than me. In fact, I think they came to like him more than I did. He would just sort of show up. No more official dates or invitations. The quality of our outings went down severely. We started to save money. He didn’t pay for [...]
SHINGLES – GENERAL INFORMATION
Should the ophthalmic branch of the fifth cranial or trigeminal nerve be involved, this can effect the eye. Blisters may form on the cornea, the clear window over the eye, and lead to ulcers and scarring. The inflammation may lead to loss of sensation on the cornea, predisposing it to injury. To protect the cornea [...]
DIABETES – CONCLUSION
Several types of insulin are available which act for different lengths of time. Short acting forms last about six hours; intermediate forms about 12 and long acting about 24 hours. These may be combined in injections which are given once or twice daily. The amount of carbohydrate eaten should be regulated. Those who are overweight [...]
IMMUNISATION – INTRODUCTION
The common infectious diseases of childhood are not now as frightening as they were to former generations. This is because of immunisation and antibiotics. Better nutrition has also contributed and those who are initially healthier have an advantage in fighting off infection. But, because these illnesses are no longer common, we have become complacent and, [...]
VITAMIN D EXCESS
Softening of children’s bones with permanent bowing of the legs, (“bandy legs”), medically known as rickets, was fairly common before World War II. With the discovery that rickets is caused by vitamin D deficiency, bandy legs have become rare. Now, with rickets a thing of the past, physicians are beginning to see an illness due [...]