One of the biggest good to hear news stories this week is that of a person named Mohammed Bzeek who is a 60-year-old American who was born in Libya. For the past 20 years, he has been caring for children(foster). They all had one thing in common, and that was they had status of being terminally ill. He has an official license that permits him to care medically for the foster kids. Strangers have been pouring in donations all across the globe. His news also hit viral news network and has been upvoted over 1000 times in Reddit. The story broke when journalist Hailey Branson who found that Mister Bzeek was the only individual in the County of LA who took in foster children of the extremely sick and had no chance of living. No children should ever die alone and with no family!! It is very sad this happens a lot in the world but this man has made difference in their short life. As of right now he is fostering a young girl who has a very rare defect of the brain causing her to have seizures on a daily basis. She is also blind in one eye, her body being paralyzed and also she is deaf. When the story was first published, an American reader decided to have a gofundme account for him. Within a day, the campaign surpassed the goal of hundred thousand dollars which makes it one of the fastest funded accounts. Every state in America funded and in a way, brought Americans together considering the division that the country has the past decade. He also received many donations directly from people. Mr. Bzeek has a son who suffers from brittle bones and has already buried 10 children in the past 20 years.
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Since the discovery of antibiotics, it has save millions and millions of lives globally. The danger is the possible of overuse and the creation of superbugs or in other words bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics. The scary time is when the antibiotics will not be effective for common infections. What is known is that superbugs are already here and the question is how long do we have before it gets out of hand. Recently a lady from state of Nevada passed away from a infection that was not curable because it was resistant to 25 different antibiotics that was given to her. The story was published from the CDC and prevention, so this is a very and concerning issue. The infection that the Nevada lady had had a scientific name but was given a another name of “nightmare super-bug”. This is a very scary name especially coming from the health industry. This lady is not also the first to be killed by a superbug as it is estimated that over 23,000 have succumbed to a variety of these bugs every year. Looking at the global level, close to 700,000 have passed away because of these bacterial that were resistant to the antibiotics. In those global situations, you have to take into account the unavailability of medical care and many of those infected were discovered much later where the infection was already spread.
Looking back at the Nevada case, the lady came into the medical care at an early stage of the infection and was provided with all types of antibiotics. She was a also in her 70s and visited India previously where she had broken a bone in her leg. At that time she visited many hospitals in India because of minor infections. When she came back to the states, she still had health issues and was admitted to a Reno hospital where it was discovered that she had a superbug or a CRE infection. An infection of CRE is rare at the moment and it has been reported that there was close to 200 known cases. This type infection is more commonly found in poor countries and can spread easier because of and non sanitary facilities. Because of this Nevada incident, health officials are looking on ways to prevent superbugs from travelling country to country especially. Preventative efforts are becoming the utmost importance and travel history may be just as important as your hereditary history. Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/01/17/510227493/a-superbug-that-resisted-26-antibiotics Previous Article: Benefits of Carrots for dogs and humans? This skin disorder is confused with eczema but they are both different and the effectiveness of recommended of creams for both is dependent on the severity. Psoriasis is a condition that have symptoms of dry skin like eczema but the difference is that it is caused by the auto immune system. The patient have what looks to be red scabs on the surface of the skin. This is produced by the auto immune system where it produces abnormal amounts of skin cells. It is commonly seen in older adults but younger children can also experience this condition. Is a condition that will last a lifetime and can fluctuate depending on the individual’s severity as well as the type of treatment used to help reduce the cell production, along with minimizing the amount of skin flareups. Treatment include products such as oral and topical application. Other alternatives It has been suggested that a good diet plays a role in reducing the effects of psoriasis. There is little data on the confirmation on the effects on the types of diet but in the studies that had positive results, it helped dramatically those individuals in reducing flareups. Other cases to look into is focusing on weight loss and this is related to having a healthy diet. It is also important to consume antioxidants into the bodily system in order to help with the diet program. The issue is that there is not enough study and research on its total effectiveness but it is something to consider trying especially eating healthy(eg. beans, veggies like carrots and greens, fish) overall could positively help with individuals with skin conditions. Here are a couple reasons why to eat healthy if you psoriasis
One specific study linked psoriasis with a metabolic disorder in this indirectly is a component of obesity. An interesting number is set a good number of individuals who have psoriasis also will have celiac disease. This is where individual cannot tolerate glutton protein. Reducing glutton in the diet may help reduce the psoriasis symptoms. The psychology of simply eating better will also improve the mental state of the patient who has psoriasis. This in turn will help reduce their stress level as stress, is a main culprit in increasing the symptoms. It is more towards a better emotional state is the key to help improve one’s health overall. Females are always looking for the best creams on the market in order to stay young. This has been like this for the past thousands of years. The fountain of youth is the ultimate goal for many. Apparently the best anti-aging cream are the ones that have oils as this is a way to keep things natural because many go under the knife to achieve their preferred look. These oils are called essential oil which is occurring naturally in the wild. A positive's thing about essential oil is that there is no dangerous side effects that can happen to your skin. You can even mix-and-match many of these types of oils but usually no more than two or three. It is also important to understand what causes dry skin and wrinkle as we get older. There are many types of dry skin where it is commonly given a different name depending on the part of the body. On the face there are common areas that are prone such as the mouth the ears and under the eyes and Temple. One nasty area that is common in most of us is the hands. This is cause usually by the environment and whether but sometimes it is genetic. There are many ways to prevent dry skin and it is to wear protection like gloves if it is winter. It is recommended to get high quality hand creams if you have very severe issues. This will help in the long term because high-quality grains will usually have organic properties. What you need to watch out for is that high quality products and organic creams and lotions will have a short shelf life. So make sure to read the expiry date. The most important thing is if that your skin is giving issues in terms of dryness or itchiness, is to make sure to visit a doctor or in this case a dermatologist to help evaluate and identify what kind of treatment is needed. Usually they will recommend a type of cream or moisturizing product to help out initially, but if that fails, they may prescribe a much stronger emollient. This is case if you have been diagnosed with a skin condition like Eczema where they may prescribe a specific cream.
In my opinion it is best to avoid some of these emollients as best as possible because they may have steroids in them so make sure that your monitored very carefully. A big issue is that you may be addicted to the steroid which is actually has happened to many people with severe dry skin. You have to understand that steroids will make your skin thinner over a long period of time just make sure you are under a good monitoring system. If your skin condition is very severe than I would recommend it based on your doctors recommendation. I just want to give this warning as Ive seen too many of my friends get addicted to it. So make sure to always look at the ingredients of the cream and make note of any you’re unsure of. Because sometimes you may be allergic to a unknown ingredient and you will get worse if you do not isolate the problem. This is a short news article about my dog and what he likes to eat. Lets look at the benefits of carrots for both us humans and our best friend the dog!
Carrots are very low in calories and are known to be a good resource of getting your minerals and vitamins into your system. It is also high in fibers. 1 cup of raw carrots has 52 cal and only 30 g of fat. If you boil the carrots of same amount these boiled carrots will have to 49 cal and round 28 g of fat. Both steam and raw carrots have a good amount of vitamin A. Also when you boil carrots make sure to not add any salt to the water as this will increase the sodium levels. Carrots are also known to be healthy for canines. It is good for the immune system as well as their skin. Our human bodies are in need of I'm in a as well as see every day to maintain a good healthy heart. What do we need to know about atopic dermatitis? The more general term would be eczema, a worldwide skin condition that affects 20% of kids. Many of them this suffer from very minor case of eczema and usually will grow out of it when the reach adulthood. Eczema is basically starts with an itch that is continuous to the point where the individual will break the skin. This is a continuous cycle and can lead to severe cases where they may need to be hospitalized. Some common facts of eczema or the following.
To combat the issue of eczema is to use medication(learn more about applying on hand area). The level medication can be very strong like steroids but this is only if it is very very severe. A lot of sufferers will use some sort of cream to help relieve the itchiness and sometimes to help moisturise the skin. If it is mild, then lotions will do a pretty good job but you will need to test as there are many companies that have lotions that are catered to eczema. The most important part of testing is looking at the ingredients and if there is any negative reaction. A good tip is to try a small sample on the forearm and wait and see after 24 hours. If the skin is red and inflamed then you may be allergic to an ingredient. I would suggest you to write down ingredients in the cream and visit your dermatologist (info) or specialist which of the ingredients could be the culprit. This is important as you can systematically eliminate ingredients so the next time you can avoid this ingredient when you test the next cream. Overall I find that organic creams are the way to go but they issue is that they are very expensive especially if the to use a lot of it. Lotions are cheaper but they are only successful in milder cases of eczema I find. So be sure to go out and find your best lotions by testing. You know to be awesome is to find a exercise partner anytime you like. You just have to be with anyone you know just someone you can motivate you and train with you. It may seem strange but there are many people out there who are looking for someone to exercise and learn from. You think there would be an app for this, something similar to Tinder. The app is super super hot down where it gets millions of users interacting across the United States. It is meant to be a hook up app where people can search for individual within their prime proximity. It searches based on what you like and what the users is looking for. The apple just basically match you up with that person. So this exercise app of finding a partner should be similar to this hook up app, that way we can find that weightlifting or exercise partner. What is interesting is that there is a study that shows if you work out what somebody who is perceived to be a skilled or have a better understanding of exercise, this will actually increase your workout rate by 200%.
This makes sense because for some people we do need to have that extra push or motivation especially if we are trying to lose weight. It's that social connection that a human needs in order to gravitate to their goals. For me it is important to have a partner because I like to do weightlifting. When I weightlifting I need someone to spot me in and to provide whatever positive screaming words to get me jacked up. For many other people they prefer to work out alone which is understandable. This all depends on what kind of workout regimen you are doing where weightlifting you do need a partner preferably. |
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