Oh beg silang!

Baru aje tengok rancangan Dr. Oz kat tv pasal nak mengelakkan sakit leher dan sakit belakang, langkah untuk jangka masa panjang iaitu dengan membawa BEG TANGAN/ HAND BAG  yang betul dan tidak terlampau berat.

Berat maksimum yang boleh di bawa oleh badan manusia adalah 10% daripada berat badan nya...so, kira2 la berapa berat beg tangan yang sepatutnya di bawa oleh anda semua untuk kesihatan badan sendiri.

Kata Dr. Oz lagi, beg yang paling baik untuk mengimbangi berat pada badan adalah BEG SILANG/ MESSENGER BAG...  huh lepas ni, kena cari beg silang lah.... :)

Ayat kat bawah ni di ambil dari page Dr. Oz:

"Do a daily bag edit: When you get home for the day, search through for the extra things you picked up and won't need the next day. Keep your bag's weight to a few pounds and switch your carrying shoulder often. If you must bring a heavy bag on some days, balance it with another bag on your other shoulder. Consider purchasing a back-friendly backpack or messenger bag."

Infant CPR- Chocking (ICC)

For me, this is the MUST-LEARN CPR for all parents. I was educated with ICC 4 days after giving birth to Aliya, and it's compulsory for all parents in State to know this ICC.

Below are 'Choking rescue procedures' by WebMD:

Baby (Younger Than 1 Year)

If the baby can cough or make sounds, let him or her cough to try to get the object out. If you are worried about the baby's breathing,call 911.

If a baby can't breathe, cough, or make sounds, then:

• Put the baby facedown on your forearm so the baby's head is lower than his or her chest.
• Support the baby's head in your palm, against your thigh. Don't cover the baby's mouth or twist his or her neck.
• Use the heel of one hand to give up to 5 back slaps between the baby's shoulder blades. See picture C.
• If the object does not pop out, support the baby's head and turn him or her faceup on your thigh. Keep the baby's head lower than his or her body.
• Place 2 or 3 fingers just below the nipple line on the baby's breastbone and give 5 quick chest thrusts (same position as chest compressions in CPR for a baby). See picture D.
• Keep giving 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts until the object comes out or the baby faints.

If the baby faints, call 911 (if you haven't called already). Then:

• Do not do any more back slaps or chest thrusts.
• Start CPR. Each time you open the airway, look for an object in the baby's mouth. If you see the object, take it out. But if you can't see the object, don't stick your finger down the baby's throat to feel for it.
• Keep doing CPR until the baby is breathing on his or her own or until help arrives.

Picture C

Illustration copyright 2002 Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.nucleusinc.com

Picture D

WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise

• Youtube video about infant CPR chocking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5FFBSh366E

The doctor said....

"stop urinate in the middle of the urinating process!"

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hish, WHY?

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this is for bladder control exercise!

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It's possible?

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YES, just try it. You maybe failed in the first time, but keep trying and you will keep your muscle strong.

When the muscles that control the bladder get weak, bladder exercises can help make them strong again. Doing bladder control exercises for just 5 minutes, three times a day, can make a big difference in your bladder control. Life's events can weaken pelvic muscles. [2]

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Things such as pregnancy, childbirth, and being overweight can do it. Luckily, when these muscles get weak, you can help make them strong again. More reading HERE! [2]

Source:

[1] Dr. Gudvagen, Brookings Medical Center

[2] http://incontinence.emedtv.com/bladder-problems/bladder-control-exercises.html

[3] http://www.bog-standard.org/pupils_health.aspx

Aliya, where's your teeth!?

Aliya will be 9 months old this September, but she's not teething yet! We are waiting for Aliya's teeth to come out, and since there is no sign yet, so, we tend to forget about it...haha

"This morning, we met Dr. Turner for Aliya's monthly medical check-up. Aliya's weight is loosing 25% from her development-graph target and doc. suggested us to give her more salad, chicken and meat to gain her calories back."

Continue with the teeth story.... 8 months baby should have 4 teeth already, and Aliya have none. There is nothing to worry about it, said Dr. Turner. Baby teeth can show up as late as 14 months.

• "Many parents worry about the timing of the appearance of their children's teeth. While the average time for the appearance of the first teeth is between five and seven months of age, there is a wide normal variation of timing. The teeth might come in as early as one month of age, or they might wait until a child is almost one-and-a-half-years-old. Anywhere in this range can be normal. Read more: http://www.drgreene.com/qa/baby-teeth#ixzz0xWMxFkV0"

Teething age of deciduous teeth (wiki):

• Central incisors : 6–12 months
• Lateral incisors : 9–16 months
• Canine teeth : 16–23 months
• First molars : 13–19 months
• Second molars : 22–33 months

Primary Teeth Eruption Chart

source: http://www.ada.org/3084.aspx

More links about baby teething development:

[1] http://www.babycenter.com/0_developmental-milestones-teething_6574.bc

[2] http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/kidshealthy/healthy-choice/834.html

[3] http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/baby-teething.htm

[4] http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/baby/teeth/order_appearance_teeth.asp

[5] http://www.justmommies.com/articles/baby-teeth.shtml

Foods fun facts

[1] Onion

• If you eat onions you can get rid of onion breath by eating parsley.

[2] Olive Oil

• A tablespoon of olive oil contains about 120 calories and 14 g total fat.
• 'Light' olive oil refers to the light color and milder flavor- it's not lower in fat.

[3] Carrot

• Carrot really can help you see in the dark! Carrots contains with vitamin A known to prevent "night blindness".

[4] Drinking water

• There are about 100,000 bacteria in one liter of drinking water. *Masak air sebelum minum!

[5] Fruits & vegetables

• Sometimes frozen fruits and frozen vegetables are more nutritious than fresh. Fruits and vegetables grown for freezing are usually frozen right after they're picked. Therefor they have less time to lose their nutrients.

[6] Tomato

• Have a tomato with your burger! When a source of vitamin C (orange, lemon, grapefruits, strawberry, potato, tomato, etc) is eaten with meat or cooked dry beans, the body makes a better use of the iron in the protein food.

[7] Calories vs Fat

• It takes 3500 calories to make a pound a fat. So, as long as you are active and burning of calories, calories should not have too much of chance to turn into fat.

[8] Lemon

• Lemon contain more sugar than strawberry!

reference: http://www.foodreference.com/, http://www.nms.on.ca/Elementary/fun_food_facts.htm

Fun fact about Mushroom

I love to eat mushroom so much. It is simple to cook and it does taste good.

Did you know...

Mushroom have their own taste, not sweet, sour, bitter or salty but it taste called as UMAMI. This fifth taste was discovered in 1906 at Tokyo, Japan.

UMAMI characteristics:

• Softens sour, masks bitter, extends finish, improves palatability, triggers salivations, and contribute to mouth feel, creates sense of well being.

Mushroom contain a rich mixture of natural compounds such as glutamate, free nucleic (amino), acid and ribonucleotides that contributes to that savory umami taste sensation.

In general, the more mature a food, the higher its level of free amino acids and it will higher the umami rating.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

• Mushrooms have been successfully used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years to treat many different types of health conditions. Western science and medicine are finally beginning to recognize and utilize some of the medicinally active compounds in mushrooms and elucidate their modes of action.

• Just like humans, Mushrooms can produce Vitamin D upon exposure to sunlight and UV radiation. UV light is utilized in the production of these mushrooms. For example, a four-ounce (112 grams) serving of Maitake mushrooms produced by the Hokto-patented methodology contains 85% of the Daily RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) for Vitamin D. Many people today are deficient in Vitamin D and there is evidence that Vitamin D deficiencies may be linked to cancer and other disease states.

Reference: http://www.foodreference.com/html/a-mushrooms-ff0408.html

Aliya + skin problem

Pity Aliya. Aliya's skin rashes or eczema doesn't get better. The rashes seem to be very itchy and she always scratch her face. The skin rash cream is not working anymore. We plan to see Dr. Turner on Monday since Dr. Turner is not available in these few days.

Eczema news update: A study published in the May 2009 issue of Pediatricstested treatments on kids with eczema ages 6 months to 17 years. They found that soaking for five to ten minutes twice a week in a diluted bleach bath (1/2 cup bleach per full standard-size tub) was five times more effective at treating eczema than plain water (used by the placebo group). The improvement was so dramatic that researchers stopped the study early to allow children in the placebo group to get relief with the method. Try it! (But ask your child's doctor first.)

Taking good care of your baby's skin is crucial. Here are some tips:

• Try to keep your baby's skin from becoming too dry. Talk with her doctor about how often to bathe her. Many experts now believe that daily bathing can be helpful for babies with eczema. Just don't make the water too warm, because very warm water dries out the skin faster than lukewarm water.

• Use a mild soap, and wash and shampoo your baby at the end of her bath so she isn't sitting in soapy water. As soon as you get your baby out of the tub, pat her skin dry (don't rub), then promptly apply a liberal amount of moisturizer or emollient — an ointment, cream, or lotion that "seals in" the body's own moisture.

• "I recommend emollients for children of all ages," says Michael Smith, associate professor of medicine and pediatrics in the division of dermatology at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Smith suggests trying an emollient for a short period of time to see whether it makes a difference and continuing it if it does.

• Allow your baby's skin to breathe (and not become overheated) by dressing her in smooth natural fabrics, like cotton. Avoid wool and other scratchy materials, which can irritate her very sensitive skin.

• Switch to mild, fragrance-free soaps and shampoos, or those made for sensitive skin. Use mild, fragrance-free detergent for washing your baby's clothes and bedding. Avoid fabric softeners.

• Rapid changes in temperature can make eczema worse, so try not to let your baby get too hot and then cool quickly, or vice versa.

• Help your baby avoid scratching. She may try to get relief by scratching with her hands or by rubbing her face against the sheet when she sleeps. But scratching and rubbing can further irritate or inflame her skin and make matters much worse.

• Use the softest sheets possible in her crib, and keep her nails short. Put her to bed with cotton mittens or socks on her hands, if she'll tolerate them.

• During a flare-up, you can try applying cool compresses to the area several times a day, followed by a moisturizer.

reference: http://www.babycenter.com/0_eczema_10872.bc

Baby Walker!

Aliya is 5 months and 2 weeks olds now. Last few days, I used baby walker to feed Aliya. When I posted Aliya's photos in her baby walker in the previous entry, there are some comments and issues regarding the usage of baby walker.

My mom and my sisters advice me not to use the walker for Aliya yet because the baby who can't sit up by her own will have some negative impact for the baby growth especially on the back bone. So, I have decided not to use the baby walker until my baby is ready.

Below are some informations about baby walker:

"What's the most dangerous form of transportation on earth? Believe it or not, it's the baby walker and your child could be its next victim.

This was revealed by the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics which are both calling for a ban on the manufacture and sale of mobile baby walkers that are responsible for over 25,000 child injuries in the United States each year." ~ read more here

"Nearly 25% of all injuries sustained by a baby walker are to the head and that includes fractures. The two most common ways baby injuries happen are from falling down stairs and having scalding liquids spilt on them. In those two cases the injuries are usually severe." ~read more here

Be careful! The right thing is consider the goods and bads to make a choice that is best for you and your baby.

Notes: Thanks to ma, kak wani and kak ni... :)

Nutrition: Frozen assets

The Oprah Magazine

The best tools for eating more nutritiously and saving money!

Bread:

Freeze the whole bread rather than sliced

• reducing the exposed surface area will prevent the bread from drying out. Best used within a month.

Vegetables:

Blanch vegetables like broccoli and spinach in boiling water, then freeze in plastic bags

• Blanching stops enzyme reactions and preserves flavor, color and texture.

Meat/ fish:

To avoid freezer burn, vacuum-seal your food-filled freezer bag by placing it in a large pot of water. Submerge all but the top of the bag, squeeze out the air, and close the bag.

• The water acts as a natural vacuum, forcing air out the top.

Rice:

Storing pantry basics like rice in your icebox could save MONEY.

• That's because freezers work more efficiently when they are full- solids stay longer than gases.

(Source: The Oprah Magazine, February 2010)

Quit smoking now for a better health!

Facts About Tobacco & Smoking

Why is there a big issue with tobacco and smoking?

• It is the only legal consumer item that is highly addictive and kills half of its regular users.
• Linked to various health problems - eg : respiratory, cancer, heart.

What are the types of tobacco smoking?

Smoking may be in the forms of :

• Cigarettes.


• Cigars (Cheroot / Cigarillos).

• Tobacco in pipe.

• Seesha (flavoured water-smoking ; Kamar).

Is there any data on the impact of smoking in Malaysia?

• About 50% of Malaysian men (18 years and above) smoke.
• About 20% teenagers smoke.
• 85% of teenagers end up as cigarette addicts.
• An estimated 3,500 out of 10,000 deaths are related to smoking in Malaysia each year.

What makes a smoker addicted to cigarette?

• Cigarettes contain nicotine which is very addictive, much like heroine and cocaine.
• Repetitive smoking leads to addiction or dependence.

Why is smoking dangerous?

Smoking is :

• Related to tobacco related diseases e.g. cancers and heart disease, respiratory / breathing problems.
• Gateway to illicit drug (dadah) abuse.

How is smoking dangerous?

• When smoked, the cigarette releases about 4000 poisonous chemicals.
• Approximately 63 of these chemicals may cause cancer.

Can people surrounding the smoker get the ill-effect?

Yes you can unwittingly become a passive smoker i.e. smoking second hand smoke that comes from a smoker and get the same undesired outcomes like asthma, heart disease etc.

Smoking facts Reference:: http://www.myhealth.gov.my/myhealth/eng/remaja_content.jsp?lang=remaja&sub=0&bhs=eng&storyid=1133510274197

Baby skin rash (Eczema)

Aliya with skin rash on her face

Causes:

Many different things can be the irritating agent or trigger. Here is a list of common triggers to watch for:

• Rubbing the skin
• Moisture, such as saliva or milk
• Overheating
• Common housedust
• Wool or other scratchy fabric
• Dog or cat dander
• Cigarette smoke
• Clothes washed in irritating detergent
• Body soap
• Water

Occasionally, the eczema is caused by an allergic reaction to food or foods in the baby's diet.

How to prevent?

The first step in treating eczema is to identify the precipitating event or trigger and avoid it if possible!

You may not see an immediate improvement, but if you are going to successfully treat eczema, it is important to break the cycle! Here are some tips:

• Avoid situations that will make your baby sweat -- don't pile on blankets or put her in a blanket sleeper.
• Cut cows' milk, eggs, citrus fruits, and peanut products from her diet.
• Wash her clothes in a laundry detergent made for sensitive skin, such as Dreft Laundry Detergent.
• Avoid dressing your daughter (or yourself for that matter) in wool or any other harsh material (cotton is excellent).
• To keep skin healthy, it is better to avoid long baths. We once thought that cutting down on all baths was important. Now we know that long baths and soaps are the problem for most children. When the skin prunes, this disrupts the moisture-retaining layer of sensitive skin.

You can help minimize inflamed patches of eczema, but her skin will remain sensitive until she outgrows the condition. A rash on your baby's face invites you to look beyond the shallow covering of the outer layer of skin to see her true beauty that lies beneath.

Read more: http://www.drgreene.com/qa/eczema-causes-and-treatments

Vegetables Fun Facts & Counting Calories

Vegetables Fun Facts

• Tomatoes are very high in the carotenoid Lycopene; eating foods with carotenoids can lower your risk of cancer.

• Other vegetables high in carotenoids are carrots, spinach, sweet potatoes, and collard greens.

• Most of the nutrients in a potato reside just below the skin layer.

• A horn worm can eat an entire tomato plant by itself in one day!

• In the United States, more tomatoes are consumed than any other single fruit or vegetable!

• California produces almost all of the broccoli sold in the United States.

• Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing!

• A baked potato (with skin) is a good source of dietary fiber (4 grams).

• It is recommended that you eat five servings of fruit or vegetables a day. A serving equals one-half cup.

Eat vegetables for a healthy life!

Counting Calories

• A calorie is a type of measurement that indicates how much energy food gives us.
• Food labels tell you how many calories a food contains.
• In general, kids ages 7 to 12 should take in about 2,200 calories each day.
• Teenage girls should also need about 2,200 calories, while teenage boys require about 2,800.
• The general recommendation as far as the calorie intake is concerned is that men need about 2700 calories per day and women require about 2000 calories per day.
• But these recommendations are suggested for average body structure adults, who perform their usual day-to-day activities and do not follow a vigorous workout.

Calorie Consumption

Here's a look at about how many calories you burn per hour for certain activities.

Activity	Calories burned
Bicycling (12 miles per hour)	384
Dancing	210
Downhill skiing	288
Hiking	288
Jogging (6 mph)	790
Playing basketball	380
Playing soccer	360
Roller skating (9 mph)	336
Sleeping	90

Calories for Fat Loss

Science tells us that 1 pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories, so a daily calorie deficit of 500 should result in 1 pound per week fat loss. In reality things don't quite work that efficiently!

Warning!

Always try to aim for the "Fat Loss" daily calorie level. The "Extreme Fat Loss" level is effectively a rock bottom calorie level. Do not attempt to immediately drop your calories to this level hoping for the quick fix - this may ultimately backfire. The Extreme Fat Loss level is listed to show the lowest calorie amount that could be considered. It should be seen as the exception rather than the rule.

It truly is better to burn the fat than to starve it.

This morning, we were planting vegetables.

The vegetables are chilies, spinach, and parsley.

Aliya is waiting for mama & papa!

Us!

References:

• http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0781697.html
• http://www.iloveindia.com/nutrition/food-facts/calorie-requirement-of-body.html
• http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm