Healthy and Fit with the Spice Kitchen

No need to visit a doctor when exposed to a mild fever or sore throat symptoms children experience. You could double as 'part-time doctors' for self and family for treatment of minor ailments.

Medication for minor complaints really on your kitchen shelf. Of the many herbs and spices to food, there are some natural remedy that has long been known to solve everyday health problems.

Roy Sunita Chaudhary, a senior nutritionist at the Rockland Hospital, New Delhi reveal some herbs that can be used as a medicine as quoted from the Health Me Up.

Salt
-Both increase blood pressure low
-Improving the absorption of glucose
-A little extra salt in soda water or tea and other drinks good for vomiting or diarrhea
-Helps maintain the electrolyte balance of body and nerve stimulation

Lemon
-Treating coughs
-Reduce heartburn and stomach upset
-Helps maintain the body's electrolyte balance
-Antioxidants that prevent heart disease and cancer

Honey
-Skin cleanser and tonic
-Increase immunity
-Antioxidants, which help prevent chronic diseases
Medicine for sore-throat
Drug-burns

Olive oil
-Laxatives to reduce constipation
-Reduce and prevent gallstones
-Prevent heart disease because of high content of omega-3
-Helps treat ulcers and good for digestion

Milk
-A good source of protein, calcium and phosphorus
-Helps prevent osteoporosis
-Cold milk helps reduce the acidity of gastric
-Helps improve your immune system

Apple Vinegar
-Treating sunburn and insect bites
Deodorant-effective

Baking Soda
-Treating acne and as a facial cleanser and skin
-Good for cleaning teeth
Smooth-heel
Hair Cleanser

Ginger
-Reducing nausea and vomiting
-Helps heal cough
-Treating indigestion and flatulence
-Helps to cure migraine.

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Alert Thalassemia Before Marriage

Not many people know the details of thalassemia disease. Not as popular as heart disease, but even more deadly thalassemia and no known cure to date. Moreover, the number of people with congenital disease is increasing.

According to the World Health Organization, WHO, there are currently 7 percent of world population for traits such as thalassemia. Then, nearly 10 percent of Indonesia's population are carriers of the nature of this disease, perhaps even greater.

Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease due to genetic abnormalities in the globin gene or the alpha and beta globin that is not fully formed globin chains. As a result, the production of hemoglobin is reduced. Thus, the age of red blood cells become shorter due to damage.

Genetically, thalassemia is divided into two. Namely alpha thalassemia, which occurs in thalassemia and beta-globin negligent, which occurs in the beta globin. In Indonesia alone, more often found in patients with beta thalassemia.

Based on the degree of disorder, thalassemia is divided into major and minor thalassemia. Patients with thalassemia major require a blood transfusion once every 2 months or once a month depending on levels of hemoglobin in their blood. In addition, it needed the use of iron chelation drugs to neutralize the excess iron in the body. Because excess iron can damage their organs.

"In one day, humans require one milligram of iron, if excessive, the rest will accumulate in the organs of the body. Stockpile of iron in the organs will interfere with the performance of the organ, the organ becomes weak," said Elva Aprilia Nasution, Product Specialist Thalassaemia Prodia , when found in Jakarta.

Stockpiles of iron is often found in the heart. This causes the majority of people with thalassemia major die of heart or weak of heart disease, other than because of HIV and hepatitis due to blood transfusion that is not true.

People with thalassemia major has a characteristic pale-faced and enlarged spleen due to the amount of red blood cells are discarded. Including changes in the form of advances such as herniated discs and bruises, dark patches on the skin due to deposits of iron, growth disorders, and suffer from malnutrition.

In contrast to thalassemia major, thalassemia minor only people with thalassemia trait and do not carry disease. However, people with so-called thalassemia minor or thalassemia trait carriers can produce a thalassemia major child if married to someone who is also a nature.

This disease is a hereditary disease that can not be cured. And, can be transmitted to succeeding generations, the prevention can only be done by avoiding marriage fellow bearer of properties.

Treatment for thalassemia diseases including expensive. According to data from medical laboratories, Prodia, one child may spend Rp200-300 million per year. This fee includes the cost of blood transfusion and iron chelation drugs. If left untreated, children with thalassemia major can only survive a few months or a maximum of 2 years.

How is it prevented?

Before marriage, couples are encouraged to perform health tests through a laboratory examination to determine if they carry the trait or not. If fellow thalassemia carriers marry, they will have the possibility of a child 25 percent normal, 50 percent of the carrier properties, and 25 percent of thalassemia major.

This possibility occurs beracak. If already pregnant, the mother must undergo prenatal testing at 2 months of gestation to determine the condition of newborn infants. If you find a baby suffering from thalassemia major, the couple was given the option to maintain the pregnancy or abortion.

Then, if one spouse is a patient thalassemia major and the other is the bearer of properties, then they will produce a 50 percent chance the child thalassemia major, and 50 percent of the carrier properties. Both of the above conditions is not advisable to have a biological child.

However, if one of the married couples are hereditary, while others are normal, then they have the possibility to have children of 50 percent and 50 percent of the nature of normal. For a person with thalassemia major who is married to normal people then they will have the possibility to have children 100 percent of the carrier properties.

Both conditions can still have a biological child. To avoid this and as a first step of prevention, health checks before marriage is essential.

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Unique tricks Reduce Pain

The pain can be triggered by many things and come up anytime. Ranging from abdominal pain due to menstruation, headaches, to sore muscles. To reduce the pain, many people taking the drug immediately.

In fact, there are other ways that can be done so that the pain is reduced and you do not consume too much medication. Just try the following four unique tricks, which studies show can reduce pain.

1. Swear
If you experience pain, try swearing. According to the research team from Keele University, UK, cursing or swearing can reduce pain by 35 percent. Vowing trigger a series of physical and hormonal reactions that can ease the pain.

2. View a photo someone dear
When will be injected or feel pain, look at the photo lover, child, or someone you love, From the study found, women who saw the photographs the couple during laboratory tests, the pain experienced by fewer than those who saw an inanimate object or a stranger. The face of love in effect, reduce the pain processing in the brain.

3. Fantasize
Allow the mind to fantasize on things that smell sexy to offset the pain. From research conducted by Johns Hopkins University, known to the respondent can withstand more pain and anxiety decrease when they think something sexual. This compares with respondents who thought of something else.

"Fantasy shifting the focus of thinking about the pain, reduces fatigue and makes it more relaxed," said Hamid Hekmat, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin, as quoted from Prevention.

4. Breathe in the aroma of apples
Feeling a headache? Immediately look for the apple-scented soap or deodorant. In a study conducted by the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, someone who feels dizzy and smell the apple head pain is reduced. According to researchers, this is due to distraction or possibly the smell of apples to reduce muscle tension in the head and neck, thereby reducing pain.

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Depression in Decision Making

Depression may not always bad. Recent studies have found that people with acute depression better decisions than people who do not have this disorder or mild depression.

Depression is a psychiatric condition marked bad mood, low self-esteem and loss of interest in normally enjoyable activities. About 20 percent of people worldwide suffer from depression at some point in their lives.

In the study, as quoted by LiveScience, scientists examined 15 patients with depression, 15 former patients and 27 people without the disorder. They were asked to choose a best candidate from the 40 images to fill the position of secretary.

The result, people with acute depression do the task two times better than those not impaired. From observation, the depressed individual to make better choices because they make decisions five minutes longer.

"People with depression spend more time because they set a higher quality, though they do not realize it," explained the scientist.

The study, published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology is consistent with the theory that depression may improve some mental abilities. Because the process of thinking is more analytical. Decision-making can also be done on daily activities such as managing household or decide on a date.

Because scientists do not find the same effect on the group of depression sufferers who begin to recover or mild depression, experts say his influence as a normal person.

"We found the effect occurs in people who experience depression than those who begin to recover. This shows that only in a state of acute depression causes changes in strategic behavior."

The study is in contrast with other studies that claim people with acute depression worse decisions due to disrupted their problems. The same study showed people with depression are able to work better when told not to think about their problems.

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Coffee Can Reduce Breast

You used to drink three cups of coffee per day? Be careful, because coffee can reduce the size of your breasts.

Researchers believe that too much caffeine in the body can affect the hormones and lead to increasingly smaller breast size. The more coffee a woman consumed, the smaller the size of her breasts.

Nearly 300 women participated in this study. They were asked to answer questions about how many copies are usually taken daily. Their breast size was then measured.

Based on the results of research that has been published in the British Journal of Cancer, drinking three cups of coffee or more per day may reduce breast size. As many as half of the respondents have gene mutations that arise due to coffee intake. This also affects the breast volume.

"Drinking coffee has great influence on breast size," said head of research, Helena Jernstrom from Lund University in Sweden, as quoted by The Telegraph.

However, for coffee lovers do not worry that your breasts will disappear. "Breasts will only shrink, and not likely to disappear," he said.

Women who drank more than three cups of coffee per day breasts will shrink by 17 percent. This is compared with those who drank less than three cups of coffee per day.

The researchers also found that this is more risky in women who have large breasts. But unfortunately, this study can not conclude whether drinking large amounts of coffee per day can affect breast density.

Info which is encouraging coffee consumption appeared to have a positive impact on breast health, reducing the risk of breast cancer.

Researchers believe that the effects of coffee have an impact on the hormone estrogen and can affect testosterone levels. Actually no problem drinking coffee every day, provided it is not excessive.

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To be Kept Healthy Feet

Not only the face, legs also need treatment. This body part gets a big pressure when walking, use of high-heeled shoes or during exercise.

No need to spend hours in beauty salons to get maintained a healthy foot. There are some simple tips for caring for the feet as quoted by the Times of India follows.

1. Gradually began to exercise
When exercising, start slowly and move with a slow rhythm and gradually becomes faster. Try starting a fitness activity with sports that provide a low pressure in the legs. Swimming or cycling would be better than running or playing tennis.

2. Footwear
Make sure you buy shoes that fit the activity. Do not buy shoes that are comfortable in the beginning in hopes of a pleasant stay on. Or hope that the narrowness of shoes will become more comfortable. Shoes that are tight in the beginning will never loose in the future.

3.Peregangan feet
Especially at the ankle and toes before and after exercise. This is a good way to avoid foot injury, especially ligaments, muscles and tendons of the ankle. Minor injury can cause more serious problems later on if not addressed immediately.

4.Kelembaban footwear
Note the cleanliness and humidity to prevent mold footwear breed. These infections can lead to problems in the feet.

5. Pamper feet
Pamper your feet with a spa visit. Soak feet in warm water three times a week is also able to refresh and soften feet.

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