Healthy Mind, Body & Spirit

The Author of this post is Velma Baird

I work as a doctor, and though I prefer not to say what kind online, I see a lot of patients who are having trouble dealing with the aging process. Sometimes it’s hard for them to admit that their bodies are quite as young as they used to be, but I do everything in my power to make sure they have the resources to feel their best. For example, I often recommend and nutritionists or personal trainer for adults I see who aren’t as active as they used to be. That often solves a myriad of other problems as well. I have a really good eye doctor on call that I refer patients to when they can’t see that well anymore, and everyone I’ve recommended for LASIK says it was the best decision they ever made. When my patients are having trouble hearing I send them to http://hearingaids.miracle-ear.com/hearing-locations/north-carolina/c/charlotte/ so they can set up an appointment for a free hearing test… That seems to work well for my oldest patients. I’m no spring chicken myself, so I’m glad I have all these resources at my disposal!

“Although legally in Malaysia a husband with multiple wives would be considered as an intact family, in dynamics and reality it is a broken family. The children of the “senior” or abandoned wives are in all respects living in a fatherless home. Those children rarely see their father; they lack the all-important father figure not only to tell them right from wrong but more importantly, to give them the much-needed words of encouragement and a pat on the back when the inevitable mistakes are made. Or when they simply need some warm tender hugs! And when they grow up and get married, they will continue the same pattern set by their absentee fathers. They will also in turn abandon their own children. And the pattern would continue, inflicting damage on subsequent generations.

Although I have not seen any empirical studies, I predict that the sons of men with multiple wives will also more likely to have multiple wives of their own. I also hypothesize that juvenile delinquents in Malaysia are more likely to be the products of broken homes and or families with multiple wives.” By M. Bakri Musa, Chapter 8: Culture, Institutions, and Leadership.

The arguments for polygamy should be the exception and not the standard for marriages.

I guess many have tried to get back in shape. I was an athlete and I wished that I still have the body shape when I was in my early twenties. The V shape and the six abs abdomen has somehow disappeared or magically transformed into one big middle kingdom. After years of the reign of the middle kingdom, I decided that it is time to return back the reign to six smaller kingdom (or realistically to four smaller kingdoms). Its all about determination to have that V shape body again.

Since it has been a while since I went for an intense body training regime, I decided that the best way to start is by cycling. Any bicycle would do for a start but once you are ready to go for long distance, a good and reliable bicycle is necessary. If you plan to cycle at the beach, maybe getting the micargi beach cruiser would be a good choice. I cycle for 10km each time I have the opportunities to do so. Cycling does not put a lot of pressure on your body compared to jogging and you can go far if you want to.

When the weather does not permit me to go cycling, I would use my rebounder. It is like a trampoline but smaller in size. Don’t confuse it with lacrosse rebounder as you can’t jump on lacrosse rebounder. A good 15 minutes of jumping on the rebounder is good enough to burn away some extra calories. Of course if you play the lacrosse game, that would be an added bonus to your health. Of if you play baseball, that too would definitely help you to get back in shape. Just make sure you have the proper baseball cleats that would help you in the game.

Oh ya, don’t forget the dumbbells. It will help you a lot to tone your muscles. What is the proper weight for you? Someone suggested that the proper dumbbell weight is when you get tired after lifting it 10 times. Not too light or too heavy. And do the lifting as often as you can throughout the day. Find a suitable exercise where you can exercise your stomach muscles. That would definitely hasten the decentralization of the middle kingdom into smaller kingdoms. And for goodness sake, watch your diet.

My nose is super sensitive to dust, dead gecko (house lizard) and climate change.

Let’s talk about sensitivity to dust first. My nose is ok when the dust is stationary. I won’t sneeze upon entering a dusty room but don’t lift up any books, plastic bag, cloth or sweep the floor; I will sneeze until I got runny nose! And sometimes, it takes a day or two to heal. So when it comes to cleaning my room, I will use vacuum and wet cloth to get rid of the dust. I used to have a carpet in my room but after a few month, I gave it away. Too much dust for my nose and no money to get go green carpet cleaning austin to clean my carpet.

My nose can tell whether there is dead gecko in the room. When I enter a room and I started sneezing with no dust flying around, you can sure to find the skeleton of a dead gecko trapped at the side of the door, drawers or furniture. Only the furniture odor removal austin can stop me from sneezing away. This only applies to dead gecko and not other animals or insect. I find it weird!

The weather is super hot and all of the sudden the sky turns dark. It is going to rain soon. That will be the moment, I start sneezing! My nose is sensitive to climate change too. But thank God this does not happen often. Only during extreme weather; like extremely hot to heavy downpour. I wonder whether I will sneeze each time the season change if I live in a 4 season country. I need the fresh air duct cleaning austin to keep my nose healthy!

When I went to Cambodia a few years ago, I came across a few children with cleft lips. At that time I did not inquire as to the cause of it. I assumed that it is because of the side effects of certain chemicals that their parents are exposed to. There is also an organization that appeal for donation to help hundreds of children with cleft lips. With surgery to correct the lips, these children would have a better future.

Recently, I came across certain articles on Topamax lawsuit. Topamax is an anti-convulsant and is normally being prescribed by the doctors to those who experience epileptic seizures. However, the side effect of Topamax can result in cleft lip or cleft palate on the children. Should you been prescribed Topamax and your children suffers cleft lips, you should consider taking legal actions against the doctor. Ask your attorney or the attorneys at O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949 to act on your behalf. Our children should not suffer because of our ignorance and definitely not because of the doctor’s negligence.

Guest post written by Loretta Wilkinson

I’ve been taking my lunch to work since the beginning of the New Year as a resolution, but I’m getting really tired of lunchmeat. It’s all starting to taste the same by now so I’m going to make some adjustments and come up with some new homemade sandwich fillings that are easy to make.

I went online with my clear-internet to find some recipes for sandwich fillings and I came up with all kinds of stuff. But I want something that I can make in bulk and use for at least a few days without it going bad. I came up with chicken salad to fill that order.

I did find a recipe that sounded relatively easy. I’ve never made chicken salad before, I’ve just always bough! t the store bought stuff before. But it turned out pretty well and it was nice to take to work instead of ham and cheese or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I think that variety is the key to making sure that I stick with this New Year’s resolution I made.

Can someone create an advance technology than will not cost poor people to hunt for gold bars when they are in need to use it? It is like almost impossible to poor people to get the best medical treatment when they fall sick. Most of them will just march to the grave when they are really ill. Is this nature’s way of getting rid of the poor?

I hope I would be one of them; the poor. I may not have gold bars but I do have some gold investment in case I fall really, really sick. Why gold? Oh well, I did not buy any medical insurance policy coz I need the cash for more important things in life and I hate seeing my money burnt each year when I did not have any medical claim. So I use the money to invest in gold and get better returns each year.

I do not fancy letting my children drink those pink, red, yellow, green, blue etc syrup when they fall sick. I prefer to let their body heal without any intervention of modern medicine. Besides the colouring and the sugar content, in long term, I feel that it weakens one immune system. Didn’t you realised that you always need stronger/higher dosage medicine each time you fall sick again?

So, what do I do when my children fall sick? I am not 100% against modern medicine. I will normally let them rest and drink lots and lots of liquid. If they are still sick after 3 days, then only I will let them take some modern medicine but only for 3 days then back to lots of liquid, rest and healthy food. Their healing maybe slower than those who take modern medicine religiously but when they healed, they won’t fall sick with the same sickness again so easily. Their body has build an immune system to fight that disease. Isn’t that wonderful?

A friend of mine just told me that she was on medical leave today due to UTI. Huh??? UTI only needs to rest at home eh? According to her, she woke up in the morning with her world spinning like a top. She only managed to get out of bed by noon and head to the clinic for check up as she worried that she might have high blood pressure or diabetes.

Blood test came out negative for high blood pressure and diabetes. However the urine test showed acidic which means she has infection. The doctor told her that infection can cause giddiness. And stress can cause UTI.

It’s been a week now that I’m down with flu. The cold rainy weather does not help at all. Right now, in order for me to recover, I’m taking regular doses of supplements, bio-omega 3 and oranges. I have to get well before my family and I go up for our family holiday in Genting. Its not fun to go for a holiday when you are sick. In the first place, you should not go for a holiday if you are sick.

That’s why I’m trying my best to get well so that I can go for the holiday. If not, I’m sure my wife and children would be very disappointed. My wife deserves this holiday since it has been awhile since the last time we had our holiday break. I think even if I give her gold coins as replacement for not going, she would not accept it. Hahaha…not that I have one but that’s just to tell that she really need a holiday break. Taking care of 4 children is not easy. She need time to relax and rest too.