A Tutorial On Healthy Eating

Good nutrition is important for a healthy lifestyle, to prevent diseases, to protect health, to promote speedier recovery from illnesses and to boost our immune system.

This tutorial will provide consumers with the basic knowledge required for healthy eating; It will enable them to make changes and modify their diet for a healthier eating pattern.
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Good eating habits need not be expensive, nor healthy meals difficult to prepare.

Quite often; however, nutritious meals are associated with a large grocery bill and lots of time to prepare. This makes eating healthy a challenge to those on a budget or without time.

Healthy eating is not about having plenty to eat either, but about eating the right amount of the right foods.

Healthy eating is not about having a lot of meat in your diet.

 The four food groups for the purpose of healthy eating, in order of importance are:

1. Vegetables & Fruits
2. Grain Products
3. Milk & Milk Alternatives
4. Meat & Meat Alternatives

* Meat is not as important as 'Vegetables & Fruit'  or 'Grain products.' We need  more vegetables and fruit in our diet than the other three food groups.

 We use Canada Food Guide to teach healthy eating.

 *Salt, sugar and saturated fats are to be limited, they are your enemies when consumed over the limit.

 Avoid trans fat in your diet, it is a risk for non-communicable diseases, it is the bad type of fat.

 *Include fish in your diet- Two servings per week is recommended. Red meat can be replaced by legumes, beans, lentils and nuts for the food group Meat & Meat Alternatives. They are healthier choices and cheaper.


Watch this Video:
-Making Healthy Food Choices

- Article on Eating For Health& Vitality

-Study:
 The Healthy Eating Guide.

-Join this program to develop healthy eating habits.

Heart Disease- Know These Numbers

Heart disease is still the  number 1 killer globally, it is a major non-communicable disease and has experts worried because of the number of deaths worldwide.

Heart disease is preventable, but with knowledge of certain facts and numbers.  Heart disease can be prevented by developing healthy habits, the choices we make about what we eat and drink and our level of activity.

Our blood pressure and cholesterol levels are good indicators of our risk for heart disease and heart attacks.

According to report on heart disease cholesterol and blood pressure are not the only indicators of our heart health, there are more.  Knowing 14 important numbers can protect your health, your  heart from disease and prevent premature deaths. The numbers include sugar, alcohol and salt intake, the ones for healthy eating, but there are others such as:

1. Waist circumference
2. Body mass index
3. Resting heart rate
4. Hours of sleep
5. Exercise
6. Sex

The article is in slide format, there are 15 slides. To read about the 14 numbers in more detail and view each slide individually.
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This FREE Online consumer health education program prepares people to develop healthy eating habits and to reduce risk factors that cause heart disease. Those who participate in this  Health Program can be their first health insurance.

Lifestyle Habits To Avoid

 I want to share this article with you, but don't be surprised by what you learn. Use  your new found knowledge to make changes to unhealthy habits.

Every day we come in contact with numerous substances; we use certain consumer products regularly making them a part of our lifestyle. According to a consumer report certain products, from water to antibacterial cleansers can cause of cancer:

The lifestyle products mentioned are:

•     Pesticides
•     Water
•     Dry cleaning
•     Non stick products
•     Antibacterial cleansers

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Caregiving-Someone With Special Needs

Caregiving is an important responsibility that can only be replaced with self-care.  When there is a member of a family with special needs, it takes another family member to provide his self-care through care-giving.

A caregiver will improve the quality of life and replace self-care by taking responsibility for the loved-one's health care.

A caregiver; however, will be faced with responsibility for his/her own self-care, plus that of the family member with special needs.

For the caregiver there may be many challenges along the way. It is vital that the caregiver keeps a balance in his/her life to maintain health throughout.

Here are some tips from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on how caregivers can help themselves and the loved one be safe and healthy throughout. The following topics are covered:

• Keeping informed
• Getting support
• Be an advocate
• Be empowering
• Keep balance in the family
• Take care of yourself

Click to read each in detail.

Insect Stings-Important Things To Know

More than 1/2 million people go to emergency departments each year due to insect stings. A small number die.

For those persons who are  allergic the following are key recommendations.
   - Consider an allergy shots.
    -Avoid all stinging insects including bumblebees.
    -Be aware of factors that increase the chances of a serious reaction.

The symptoms of a severe allergic reaction are:

•     Tightness in the chest
•     Swelling of the nose, lips, tongue and throat
•     Dizziness and fainting
•     Loss of consciousness
•     Hives
•     Itching and swelling in areas other than the site

For more details on the guidelines and treatment of insect sting allergies, Click Here.