Effects of Pollution in our BODY

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Air Pollution
The causes of air pollution can result from natural forces or from modern living. There are four main gases: nitrogen, oxygen, argon and carbon dioxide. The urban air has an excess of carbon dioxide plus sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, ozone, and a group of compound called hydrocarbons. Present in these gases are lead, mercury and particulate. Particulates are small particles or liquid droplets that are suspended in air, including fumes, smoke, and dust. Burning of fossils fuels by cars and factories are the causes of air pollution. Air pollution produce air pollutants, which forms a thick, visible haze called smog. Under normal weather conditions, this haze rises toward the cooler air in the upper atmosphere where it diffuses. This condition may affect people such as eye burn and tears, irritates the throat, and can cause coughing or breathing difficulty. It will also promote the development of a wide range of respiratory and other health problems, such like asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis. To the people who have existing heart and lung ailments, pollution can be life threatening. Other ill effect of air pollution is the production of acid that may destroy the normal acid balance of the water and soil, and kills water plants and animals, as well as fishes and birds.
Water Pollution
Improper dumping of human wastes and phosphate detergents has created water pollution problem. Phosphates and high levels of chemicals in water produce toxic chemicals, which promotes rapid growth of bacteria and algae. This will deplete the normal oxygen causing eutrophication, or aging resulting to chocking of water plans, fishes, and other living organisms. Water pollution leads to contamination of food supply, such as the use of pesticides containing PCBs and Dioxin. These chemical elements cause cancer to humans.
Radiation
Low level of radiation is not harmful to human health, such as non-ionizing radiation in microwaves and x-ray. Other radioactive substance in the earth like uranium and radium causes radiation. Radiation from the sun can be harmful if the heat is too intense. However, all these can be damaging to human health if exposed to high levels of radiation, which will injure the cells and cause genetic damage. Pregnant women are not allowed to undergo any x-ray for it is harmful to the mother and the child’s health. It may cause deformities, fever, miscarriage and death.
Solid Waste
Solid wastes are the most hazardous and problematic environmental condition. Most dumping sites are open spaces used as breeding grounds for rats, flies, and other disease carries. Improper burning of solid waste can increase air pollution. Common diseases causes by improper solid waste management are diarrhea, malaria, pneumonia, skin disease, and other viral infections.

What causes Mental Health?

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The theory behind the positive value of being in contact with nature is that our nervous system and genetic structure are turned into a natural environment such as that relaxation occurs when you are in contact with nature.



What causes Mental Health?
Mental disorder is a psychological or behavior pattern that brings distress and disability. Some mental disorders are anxiety, phobia, panic and mood and others. These disorders causes you to be more sensitive to the type of anxiety a normal person have. Some of these disorders can be fatal. Several factors may cause mental disorder in a given situation. These factors are:
Hereditary Factor
                In some degree, mental disorder can be inherited from parents who have history of mental illness. Researchers have gathers evidence to support the theory that mental disorder can be inherited through the genes of one or both parents.
Environmental Factor
                The environment might be the cause of mental disorder. The family is the most influential factor for mental disorder- for example, the way your parents teach you how to cope with problems or how you can express your emotions. A conservative family tends to developmental disorder. The emotions and social life of their children are suppressed. A family with an open communication, on the other had will have a well balance mental health. Other factors in the environment that will affect mental health are noise, pollution, uncomfortable temperature, and inadequate sleep. These factors may affect your performance in school or at the place of work.
Brain Factor
The brain is the computer of the body that controls physical and mental functions. Anything that affects the brain can influence a person’s mental status. For example, brain tumors, injuries, strokes, or syphilis can affect brain function. The condition that affects brain is called physical illness. A lack of oxygen in the brain can destroy the brain cells which cannot be repaired. Cigarette smoking, alcohol, and drugs affect brain function. Prolong use of these substances may destroy mental health, causing mental disorder.

People who would like to sustain a healthy personality seek professional help for them to overcome their emotional problems. The recognition of an emotional problem shows a person is willing to do something to cope with the emotional problems affecting his mental health.
Positive behavior is desirable in order to eliminate negative thoughts and feeling. Negative feeling and actions are poisonous to human well-being. Attitude and feeling can consciously cause changes in behavior. Keeping hostilities, resentments, and an attitude of revenge will have a harmful effect on mental health.
People with mental health know how to learn to relax. It can contribute to a state of happiness and well-being. Engaging oneself in physical exercise can release tension and anxieties. It is also good for the heart, blood circulation, and oxygen consumption.
Establish contact with nature. The theory behind the positive value of being in contact with nature is that our nervous system and genetic structure are turned into a natural environment such as that relaxation occurs when you are in contact with nature.

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TIPS for a Healthy Lifestyle

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As young as we are, developing the skills for making decisions is the tool for facing the future. You have to make decisions about your lifestyle, education, career, and marriage. What are the major decisions that you have make now, that have an impact on your life? You might decide to smoke, drink alcohol drinks, use drugs, and other unhealthy habits. You may decide also make decision about your intimate relationships whether heterosexual or homosexual, who your friends will be, how to use your leisure time wisely, about dating, and many more.


Good decision-making skill can help you reach your full health potential. This does not only include physical but also the emotional, social, mental, cultural, who you are today and who you can become. This skill will help you develop awareness. The following are some steps that you take to make better decisions:

1.       Decision should be defined.
2.       Gather as much information as possible on the matter in question.
3.       Other possible choices should be identified.
4.       Examine the probable positive and negative effect on each choice.
5.       Your goals must be identified (what you want to achieve) and the values.
6.       Evaluate all choices and categorize them
7.       Develop a plan of action and implement it
8.       Assess the results of your action.

Making smart decisions in one’s life is important in achieving health. It will clarify your own value; think back what you do from hour to hour, day to day, week to week, month to month. Make note of the activities that you have accomplished, by listing two or three values to establish and develop a desirable habit that will benefit yourself and influence others.

Health tip:
Choose one habit or behavior you would like to improve.
1.       Identify different strategies that can help you achieve change.
2.       Identify possible barriers in establishing a positive habit.
Examples:
a.       Doing activities that you may enjoy which has fitness benefits (Positive strategy)
b.      Doing activities that don’t indulge too much expenditure for equipment (Possible barrier)

Achieving appositive lifestyle does not mean changing all at once he habits or behavior that you have chosen. Changing it drastically results in possible barriers that affect your health action plan.

If your health action is for wellness, you don’t have to live a rigid, restricted life. Some basic changes in the way you live can make an important difference. For instance, physical fitness tones and trims the body so that you can actively enjoy life. Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week can help you stay fit. Likewise, good nutrition gives you the energy you need for study and play. Today’s teens skip breakfast which is bad for health. Eat breakfast regularly. Eating vegetables and fruit with moderate consumption of sugary, fatty, and salty food, will improve your diet.

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Basic Principles to Achieve Improvement on Health

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Basic Principles to Achieve Improvement on Health

1. Universal access to basic health services must be ensured.
The poor, undeserved, and the marginalized are prioritized for health services by the government. Ensuring these sector groups that they will be served for their basic health needs for medical and other related health reasons.

2. The health and nutrition of vulnerable groups must be prioritized.
Access to care must be addressed for health status to significantly improve such as primary health care, day-care center and other related health services that would reduce the malnutrition incidence in their respective community.

3. The epidemiologic shift from infectious to degenerative disease must be managed.
Due to the changes of disease that afflicted the people from infectious to degenerative, the government has devised strategies and technologies that would promote effective and efficient monitoring disease prevention and control programs for all kinds of diseases. Immunization is one program of the government to ensure protection from contracting diseases among infants, children, and elderly, and those vulnerable individuals.

4. The performance of the health sector must be enhanced.
In view of the devolution of health services, health education was transferred to the Local Government units. Non-government organizations, the academe, the media, the private sector, and other agencies of government are helping the delivery of public health programs. Social health insurance must be expanded in scope and coverage to reduce family and out-of-pocket expenditures for personal health care.

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stress and illness: steps to a healthy life

Stress and Illness

Stress causes many changes in the body. It can weaken the immune and increase the risk of disease. A long period of stress can weaken the immune system of the body and increase the risk of disease. A long period of stress can weaken the immune system that takes charge of fighting disease-causing agents. Examples are physical disorders that result from stress called psychosomatic illness. A psychosomatic illness is a physical disorder caused by stress rather than by an agent that damages the body. It is a physical problem triggered or complicated by stress. It is a physical response to stress.

Basic Steps to a healthy Personality

1.       Be Positive

2.       Be Flexible

3.       Be yourself

4.       Learn to relax

5.       Be physically active

6.       Develop a sense of humor

7.       Eliminate negative thoughts

8.       Never give up when failures occur

9.       Establish some contact with nature

When a person has a positive mental health, it does not mean that he/she does not have problems. Problems are always a part of life. How you solve your problem or problems In a positive way is the key to a healthier life.

can a fruit a day keeps an asthma away?

Can a fruit a day keep asthma away?

A new study shows that a low dietary intake of certain nutrients increases the likelihood of respiratory symptoms such as asthma, especially in teens who smoke. A lack of these nutrients may also lead to lung function.The research, suggests that higher intakes of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory micronutrients are associated with lower reports of cough, respiratory infections and less severe asthma-related symptoms. Teenagers who have low dietary intakes of fruits, vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids are at greater risk of having this sickness. The researchers examined the association of low dietary nutrient intake with low pulmonary function and respiratory problems.
During late adolescence, physical stature has been attained and lung growth closely parallels this growth. Therefore they were observing a time when lung function was close to its optimal capacity. They also said that although their diet surveyed targeted only the eating habits for the past year, it did give them some idea of the teens general past diet. However, their current respiratory health may be a reflection of diet during childhood, as well as during past years.
Vitamin supplements can help teens meet their daily recommended levels and surprisingly, even relatively low levels of omega-3 fatty acids appeared to protect teens from higher reported respiratory symptoms.
Results showed that low dietary intakes of fruits, vitamin C and E, and omega-3 acids were associated with decreased lung function and a greater risk of chronic bronchitis symptoms, wheeze and asthma. These risks were further increased among students with the lowest intakes and who also smoked.
Researchers are hoping that a fruit a day will keep asthma away, but it is a complex disease with genetic component. However, it may be that certain foods can lessen or prevent this symptom. The most important thing to remember is that diet can have a significant impact on teens’ respiratory health. We would encourage them to make healthy eating as part of their daily routine, and stress to them that smoking is bad. It emphasized that fresh fruits make for convenient snacks. They also suggest in preparing simple, daily family meal, as a method to promote both communication and good nutrition.
Balanced diet is good not only for lung health, but for general health. Parents and physicians should work together to monitor and maintain healthy diets and lifestyles for children of all ages.