My Husband Got the High Blood Pressure [Tekanan Darah Tinggi]

Yesterday, I've just got back home. I had to accompany my husband who had to stay in the hospital for 4 days due to High BP. He is just 42 years old but the illness has come soo early. He got bleeding from the nose which cannot be stoped for about 30 minutes because of the pressure. Luckily, the bleeding was not hidden inside the head.

Now, his blood is getting stabilized around 140/90 and 130/90. But we have to monitor it every morning and night to reduce the possibility of the silent attack. I wonder why it is happened too early to my husband to some of our generation. Probably our live style is getting alarming. Pressure, unhealthy food, stress are around us.

Finally, I was thinking that, somehow, we have to be equipped by a series of information and tricks on how to handle the similar incidents in the first place. We have to know much more information about Blood Pressure, how to do the first aid, how to handle it in the longer run, including physically as well as mentally through exercises, relaxation, meditation etc, to balance our activities and live.Print this page...
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Obesitas Pada Anak

Sumber: Koran Berani edisi Kamis, 29 Mei 2008

Sebanyak 22 juta anak di Eropa mengalami obesitas. Demikian hasil penelitian dari komite lingkungan, kesehatan masyarakat, dan makanan Eropa di Kota Brussel, Belgia.

Obesitas ini tidak baik bagi kesehatan tubuh. Sebab, bisa menimbulkan sejumlah penyakit yang berbahaya (misalnya penyakit diabetes). Agar tidak terjadi obesitas pada anak, gizi makanan mereka harus lebih diperhatikan. Khususnya gizi makanan yang ada di kantin taman kanak-kanak dan sekolah dasar. Demikian laporan dari situs Xinhua, Selasa (27/5).

Sementara itu di Amerika Serikat, untuk kamu ketahui, anak-anak yang menderita obesitas selalu bertambah tiap tahun. Oleh karena itu, Dr. David Ludwig (dari klinik anak di kota Boston) mengusulkan kepada para orangtua agar lebih memperhatikan kandungan gizi pada makanan anaknya. Katanya kepada situs AP.Selasa (27/5), anak-anak sebaiknya harus lebih banyak makan sayur dan buah. Print this page... Read Full Post ...,

Prevent Teen Smoking Series

From: Denise Witmer

Parents often feel powerless against the tough issues teens face because they cannot control their teen's choices. While it is true that teens need to make their own choices, parents do have more influence than they think. Read through these five truths on teen smoking to become empowered about a tough choice your teen is facing everyday.

Truth #1: Anyone's teen can start smoking. Every day in the United States, more than 3,000 young people become regular smokers-that's more than one million new smokers a year. The pull to smoke is not just affecting someone else's kid. Your teen sees the glamorous advertising, has peers who smoke and is as vulnerable to becoming a smoker as much as anybody else's teen. And yes, teens who play sports and are considered 'good kids' smoke too.

Truth #2: Nearly all first time smoking happens before high school graduation, according to the CDC. If your teen hasn't started smoking before he/she graduates, chances are he/she never will. That is good news. It means that you have the time to influence your teen and their choices.

Truth #3: Actively working on your teen's self-esteem, self-confidence and resilience can prevent your teen from smoking. Often, teens cite 'being accepted' as a reason for starting to smoke, along with modeling someone they admire, to loose weight or to overcome stress. Help your teen develop friendships, shape a healthy body image and deal with stress without having to turn to tobacco use.

Truth #4: Your teen needs to hear that smoking is bad for him/her from you. While your teen's friends may seem to be more important to your teen, you are his/her number one choice to learn about values. This is the time to make it count. Send a clear message to your teen that you consider smoking to be unhealthy. Be sure to do this with facts and try not to use scare tactics that will only backfire.

Truth #5: If your teen smokes, he/she can't quit just because you've ask. According to American Cancer Society 'the best school health classes won't have much effect on the students who already smoke, unless those teens are also offered professional help to quit.' Teens do not realize they are addicted until it is too late. Among adolescents aged 10 - 18, about three-fourths of daily cigarette smokers report that they continue to use tobacco because it is really hard for them to quit. Your teen needs to team up with you and a doctor in order to kick this nasty habit. It is worth your time and money to help your teen get through this problem. Print this page... Read Full Post ...,

Hypertiroid

Aku baru aja baca blog temenku Bundanya Chaska yang menceritakkan kalau dia baru didiagnosa hypertirod. Mungkin buat teman-teman yang punya pengalaman dengan penyakit tsb, atau punya informasi banyak mengenai penyakit tsb bisa infoin ke aku. Nanti aku bisa foward-in ke Bundanya Chaska.
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