Archive for January, 2009
January 28th, 2009 -- Posted in Doctors |
A doctor’s prescription is a written order involving the medication that you have to take for your certain medical condition. Most prescriptions are written in Latin abbreviations that medical practitioners use as their shorthand method of writing. Often times most people take for granted their prescriptions. Every year almost 100 people die because of misunderstood prescriptions. Understanding your prescription would help you know what you really need.
Your prescription is not only about your doctor’s custom rubber stamp signature. The things that you must take note in your prescription is the name of the medication, the dose, how often to take the medication, when and how to take it. You may understand the way your doctor writes. The best that you may do is to ask your doctor directly what your prescription say and means. Take note of the name of the medication, what it does to help you and its effects. With this you may check when the pharmacist at the drugstore gives you the medicine.
January 28th, 2009 -- Posted in Acne |
When we talk about acne, pimples are not the only problem. Some are not really having problems with pimples instead they have a hard time treating blackheads. Blackheads are black spots on the face that contain a white or yellowish gel. This comes from the sebum that your skin secrets. They form because of open pores on the skin are block by sebum and dirt.
There are actually a lot of available acne treatments that could remove blackheads. Creams with benzoyl peroxide or resorcinol would do the trick. Though you must take proper precaution in using these products for too much use may cause the skin to dry and become flaky. But if you have a dry skin using these products may just worsen your problem. Astringents may also be used as long as you choose the one that is specially made for treating blackheads. Eating foods rich in vitamin A on the other hand may help you regulate your sebum and lessen your blackheads. Facial scrubs may help remove dead skin cells and dirt to lessen blackheads as well.
January 28th, 2009 -- Posted in Weight Loss |
Aiming to loose weight is not a very hard challenge. Focusing yourself into your goal is one of the keys to achieve it. Determination and careful planning to achieve your goal must also be considered. Planning your road to weight loss, is not that complicated you only have to keep this few things in mind.
First is to decide on the things that you would to loss weight. Would you have a weight loss pill? Follow a weight loss program or both? If you are planning to have a weight loss pill, choose the best weight loss pills that would fit your requirements. It is best if you consult a specialist for this? On the other hand if you are to choose a weight loss program, you must see to it that you must be able to follow it. If having both would be your choice then find a weight loss pill that would be compatible with the plan or vice versa.
Next is to think of ways that would further help you in loosing weight. To do this, you have to monitor everything from diet to your lifestyle. For example you smoke or drink, you may need to lessen or best remove these things to help you loose weight faster. Finally is to take note of all the changes that are occurring whether it is positive or negative. This way you would be able to know what things you have retain and remove.
January 28th, 2009 -- Posted in Memory |
Disintegrating memory is not a problem experienced only by the elderly. It is actually proven through studies that when a person reaches 30 or 35 his or her memory starts to disintegrate. Memory loss is not only caused by aging. Head injuries, smoking and drinking may as well cause rapid memory loss.
But like laptop memory, our own memory can as well be enhanced and memory loss can always be prevented. One of which is eating foods rich in vitamins B and E. These vitamins help you keep your brain cells healthy and properly working. Drinking enough amounts of water keep you body hydrated lessening that stress that may occur in your brain. Writing down things on the other helps improve your memory. Your hands have a better retention than your mouth, thus writings would make you remember faster than saying it the things repeatedly. Reading and studying may as well enhance your memory for it helps you exercise the capacity of your memory.
January 3rd, 2009 -- Posted in Eyes |
Our sense of sight is one of the most important senses that we must value thus we must always take care of our eyes. Our eyes are very sensitive to light. When reading, proper lighting must be used to avoid eye strain. You must as well remember that when reading it is best that you keep a distance of 32 centimeters from the thing that you are reading, this done to avoid eye strain as well.
Too much exposure to television and computers weakens the eye muscles, making them more sensitive to light and mobile objects. Eye sensitivity is one of the problems often experienced by people often exposed to radiation form computers and televisions. Eyeglasses that filters the radiation form this devices are advised if you cannot avoid the use of this devices.