The use of antibiotics in the treatment of specific disease can cause harm than good especially if it is not used properly. Dispensing correctly can save lives.

Not all infection can be cured by antibiotics especially those that are viral in origin like cold, flu and sore throat. Although antibiotic can kill bacteria, some became resistant especially if  the medicine is used often even if  it is no longer necessary. Do not expect antibiotics to cure everything, there are limitation.

If the doctor prescribed an antibiotic in a certain number of days, it should be taken without fail. The purpose is to give no chance for the bacteria to re-group and multiply again. If this happened, the bacteria become resistant to any medication. In selecting what kind of antibiotic to use, the doctor considered the seriousness of the infection.

How to control or minimize the infection? Observe good hygiene by washing hands before and after taking meals. Cleanliness is the assurance that you cannot easily affected with any infection.  When taking antibiotics follow the direction properly.

In treating a patient, a doctor make the best guess to what kind of bacteria is responsible for the infection. The doctor can now prescribed a kind of antibiotic that is more potent to that specific disease. The effectiveness of the treatment will depend on how well the drug is absorbed in the bloodstream, how much the drug reaches the site of infection in the body and how quickly the body eliminate the drugs.

Taking antibiotics only when necessary. Discontinuing treatment too soon may relapse the infection and the succeeding treatment is now very difficult to attain. Resistant bacteria is more a challenge to kill.

Taking improper use of antibiotic may cause allergic reaction (itchy rash). Serious allergic reaction can be dangerous that include the swelling of the throat or the inability to breath. There may be some side effect that include nausea, diarrhea and stomach pain, etc. Any signs of allergy should be communicated to your doctor for immediate attention. The doctor know what to do.

The cure of infection or infectious disease will depend primarily on the proper choice of the most effective drug. The doctor will prescribed a medicine he knew most effective to your disease. Taking antibiotics you do not need will not feel you better. Cure your illness and keep others from catching your infection. That is the sensible thing you can do to avoid worsening your condition.

Taking vitamins is important in our body’s maintenance of good health. Is it advisable to take vitamins in mega doses?

Many people are taking vitamins in mega dose believing for a quick cure from their minor ailment without thinking it lead to toxicity. Even if the vitamins are organic molecules it should not be taken in excess of what is required. It is more safe if taken under the direction of the prescription.

Taking vitamins has added benefits but in excess lead to vitamin poisoning. Some vitamins used to reduce the risk of certain heart disease or any type of cancer. Even folic acid can reduce the risk of birth defects.

The recorded symptoms in taking mega doses are the following:

Vitamin C can produce headache, tiredness, diarrhea or double vision. It also interfere with the absorption of other fat-soluble vitamins. It can even cause kidney and gallbladder stones.

Although folic acid can prevent anemia but it can also damage the nerve of the body and kidney.

Vitamin K may result to anemia.

Vitamin A produces tiredness, vomiting, constipation, severe headache, dry skin or brittle nails.

Vitamin D may cause vomiting, pain in the joints, loss of appetite. There are others who experience constipation or diarrhea and abdominal cramp.

Vitamin B-12 is needed in the treatment of anemia but taking in excess will lead to tiredness or feeling weak.

Vitamin B6 can cause difficulty in walking and tingling sensation of the legs. A difficulty in handling something in the hand due to numbness.

Niacin or nicotinic acid can cause flushing of the skin, nausea, diarrhea and even liver damage. But it is helpful to lower blood cholesterol if taken in moderate dose.

The only prevention from side effect caused by taking vitamins in mega doses is by means of self-control. Follow doctor’s prescription. Don’t attempt to self-medicate, only doctors can do.

Being obese increases your chances to have many diseases. It can cause hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease and many others.

Why do men have obesity? It is due to its different lifestyle. The shift in diet for food that are high in saturated fat and sugar but low in vitamins and minerals cause this deficiency. Obesity is an excessive amount of body weight to muscles, bones, fats and water. An abnormal accumulation of fats in the body.

A good nutrition can reduce  weight. As we are beginning to age, our body metabolism will change. It increases the fats while muscle balance decreases. We are less physically active causing weight gain. Slow metabolism will result to obesity.

Any weight gain in controllable. Weight can be reduced if we choose lifestyle good for us. Apply good eating habit. Have own physical activities to burn-out fat metabolism.

If you want to reduce your weight then choose a better healthy eating plan. Choose food that supply your needed nutrients and appropriate calories in order to maintain your weight.

Always remember that an active lifestyle will help you maintain a healthy body. It is the gateway to avoid the risk of many illnesses. Monitor your progress on regular basis. Check your weight allowable to you. The doctor can determine that.

Our body need a balance diet to make it healthy. It can cope to the many stresses in life. Include the important elements for the body to function effectively. We must provide our diet with enough carbohydrates, protein, unsaturated fats, vitamins and minerals and fibers. Balance diet are those diet that can response to our nutritional need by consuming variety of food from each group. Education is important to determine what the body requires.

Carbohydrates is considered an energy source. Without this we can easily get tired and weak. Taking in excess to its proportion can cause weight gain. It is important to balance it. Enough supply of elements can support body’s normal growth and development. With the incorporation of a moderate exercise the body will response effectively.

Any unbalanced diet can cause problem in our brain and nervous system. It hamper the continuous progress of its growth. Learn how to eat smart. Whole grains are rich in phyto-chemicals and anti-oxidants. Fruits and vegetables take part in supplying us with vitamins and minerals. It has a low calories enough to control any weight gain. Be a part on your meals each day and see the result.

Commit yourself for a change to feel healhier, stronger and better. This is the secret of maintaining longer and healthy life.

To exercise can contribute in maintaining a healthy weight, bone density, muscle strength, better joint movement and strengthening the immune system. It can prevent or treat a life-threatening condition.

Too much exercise is harmful. It is recommended that 2 to 3 times a week is most beneficial. Not all persons can do the exercise. There are limitations especially to those with illness. Doctor knew that individual has limit. It can only be determine by your physician. It is of the best interest to refer to the doctor. But exercise is really needed by the body.

Inappropriate exercise has danger. It can do more harm than good. Don’t force your body over its limit. Be extra careful in the intensity of your exercise. Take rest. Give your body time to recover.

With exercise, it can improve the function of the heart and lungs. It increases the supply of blood to the muscles. It increases your good blood cholesterol. It can improve a better weight control by reducing the body fat.

Exercise feels you contented, more relax and feel happier. It can boost your self-esteem and confidence. You can sleep well. It help energize the body and can handle stress.

Whether we like it or not our body need calcium. There are many beneficial effects in taking calcium as mineral. It build and maintain good bones and teeth, in blood clotting. It is also needed in the transmission of nerve impulses. It is helpful in the regulation of the heart rhythm. Calcium is a living tissue that is constantly broken down and in build up process. If you are healthy and have enough calcium and exercise, your bone production will increase.

One disease that we should aware of is osteoporosis. When a bone weakens, it causes an imbalance. A person loss bones as he age. Taking an adequate intake of calcium will provide an important source of avoiding bone loss in later life.

How can we slow it down? Get enough exercise. Take vitamin D an important source you can get from the sun aside from calcium supplement. A green-leafy vegetables is also rich in vitamin K. In order to lower the risk of osteoporosis, avoid taking caffeine as it increases the risk of fracture. Instead of going in, calcium is excreted in urine out of the body. Avoid too much protein as it cause calcium to go out from the bones especially animal protein.

A lifelong dietary calcium intake is necessary. It helps slow bone loss. At moderate level, taking calcium has benefits in lowering the risk of hypertension. Sources of calcium can be found in dairy products, spinach, baked beans, oranges, green peas, and many others. Calcium is an element that we should know about their benefits. It helps our bones to function effectively.

When our memory started to fade everything changes. It put us in an embarrassing situation when we cannot even remember the name of our loved ones. Research showed that our neurotransmitter are in short supply. Our brain is an area that causes most of our problem especially when we age due to some disease. Our brain can no longer function effectively.

We know that our brain is the most complex  organ of the body. It controls all our body function which is vital to us. The brain can easily affected by any nutritional deficiencies and imbalances.

The deterioration of our  memory are visible to us when we get something from the kitchen and then suddenly we don’t remember what we need. Even how we tried to recall something but still it continue maybe a few seconds or more or cannot remember anymore. This memory lapses is bothersome when it tends to interfere with our daily living.

But what are some of this causes known to many? Constant use of alcohol, stress-related condition, use of some medication that interfered the function of the brain, infection in the lining of the brain due to major illness, due to nutritional deficiency, head injury from a fall or a blow, even lack of sleep. But the main cause is due to normal aging. When we are in our younger age, we started losing small portion of our brain cells as the body will start making less chemicals. The more we age, the mechanism of our body especially our memory is affected. It slowed down his capacity and ability to normally recall the facts and events of our lives.

Is there a way to prevent it? Yes, partially by keeping our brain active with activities. One way is by reading a book, writing or play games in order to stimulate the brain cells and its connection. Don’t worry and despair.. all of us age. When the time come when our memory fade completely due to old age then we are prepared to welcome it with openness because it is part of our lives. No one lives forever.

We all get tired and depressed at times. It affects most people in their lives. An early signs of an illness is to be considered especially if the tiredness comes suddenly often come and go or never stop. All this indication need attention.

There are times when we felt too tired even in performing our normal activities. We apparently tired without any reason. Our mind was occupied in thinking the reason of not feeling well. Our body aches and our concentration was disrupted.

Tiredness are both physical, emotional and mental in nature. We feel a burning sensation in our muscles and weakness in the inner part of the body. It decreases our wakefulness in the day and attention to the thing we wanted to accomplish. Tiredness are common out from working, stress, depression, disease and even lack of sleep.

Minor illness like common cold can feel us tired and restless in short duration of time. But if tiredness prolong for several weeks there’s something wrong in the body. To determine if we have a serious illness, medical attention is needed.

If we get tired, we don’t want to undergo physical activity. Even being overweight or too thin can cause tiredness. If we feel anxious, we have sleepless episode. Changes in the work assignment at night can change the regular sleep pattern. Even drinking alcohol or caffeine can result the same.

The disadvantages of being tired is that we have lack of energy, poor concentration toward certain activities, tiredness in carrying out the daily activities, hardship in decision making, poor motivation to do something.

We can correct this problem by eating early in the evening so that we can rest early. Relax before bedtime by hearing favorate music. Sleep in a dark, quite room without interruption to have a sound sleep during the night.

Is it harmful, beneficial? Does it dull the senses? Injure the mind? or a mild stimulants?

What happen to the physical body under the influence of marijuana? On smoking the drug, there is usually an increase in pulse rate, a slight increase in blood pressure and vascular congestion, blood sugar elevated; there is urinary frequency without diuresis, dryness of the mouth and throat as well as nausea, vomiting and occasional diarrhea. There is a sluggish pupilliary response to light, slight tremors and a partial deterioration of the body coordination.

What happen to the mind? The most common reaction is the development of a dreamy state of altered consciousness in which idea seem disconnected,  uncontrollable and free flowing. Ideas come in disrupted sequences, things long forgotten are remembered and some very important cannot be recalled. Perception is disturbed. minutes seem to be an hour. If taken in higher dose, cause hallucination. There is a marked alteration of mood, feeling of extreme well-being, exaltation, excitement and inner joyousness or high. Uncontrollable laughter and hilarity at minimal stimuli is common. With larger dose, panic states and fear of death have been observed, the body image may seem distorted.

If causes an individual to lose control of his mind. The adverse effect of marijuana depend to a large degree of the individual users. It can cause psychotic reaction in person with unstable or poorly organized personalities. Why they take drugs? Because it appeal to them. They lack something of their lives and they hope drugs will supply it. But it is wrong.

Reason why they turn to pot? Because of the pressure of the society, peer pressure, hypocrisy of the older generation, examples of pill-popping parents, curiosity, enjoyment, thrills and easy availability of the drug.

Is it worth to vent frustration and dislike for the establishment by blowing your mind on pot? Dulling your mind – your most priceless possession isn’t going to solve anything. You may get high and escape reality for a short time but after you came down, the same old problem are staring you in the face no matter who speaks out against the dangers of marijuana, no matter what facts are brought to light, you probably will continue to argue in favor of smoking pot simply to justify your actions. That’s the way the human mind works – unless you are willing to approach the problem objectively.

You can kick the drug if you’re willing. You can be truly happy – radiate vitality and purpose to have a healthy mind and body. Eradicate the cause that produces problems and undesirable effects. Do you really want a full, happy life, abundant well-being? Success will depend on you if you understand.

It will demand a big chance in your outlook, your values and your life. It will mean replacing old habit with new right one. This will take work and effort on your part…hardwork. But it can be done, and the reward are worth it. Change your peer group and make new good friends. Don’t let peer pressure or social pressure become an invitation and an excuse for taking drugs. You can’t cope with the problem and issues of life if you are a slave to pot.

If a person accidentally cut his arm, several blood vessels are cut apart and affected.  In order to control the flow of blood from this vessels,  the doctor has to control the bleeding by repairing the damaged nerve tissue by suturing it. Further, the doctor will apply disinfectant to avoid infection. Any infection to the damaged skin can affect the ability to heal naturally. Redness and swelling are dangerous it can lead to a more serious one, gangrene. That is the reason why any cut in the skin even how small it is should  be taken care of immediately.

It is a threat to a person having a diabetes. Most of them end up with lost arms and legs. Taking antibiotics is one way of protecting infection. Constant dressing is needed every day with the application of disinfectant to ensure that the skin is clean and started healing.

The question is how does it heal? It is a miracle in nature. The nerve fibers above the cut will begin to grow in its own time. Under some mysterious circumstances, each of the severed fibers started connecting again.

The body cells will continue and busy repairing the damaged skin and the tiny fibers will carefully thread their way to reach the spot of injury.

Our body has the ability to response to emergency. The cells will react to any disturbances to the skin and do whatever necessary to repair itself.

Heart is important  in order to function all our organs in the body effectively. The heart continue beating all his life day and night. When at rest, it beats slowly and quietly. In response to emergency, the heart will beats fast transporting blood to whatever portion of the body that needed most.

It is very efficient muscular pump dependent on the condition of the fibers in its muscular walls. Once the fibers is damaged, it produced a striking changes in its circulation throughout the whole body.

A healthy person need 5 liters of blood, keeping its circulation by the motion of the heart. He is not strain by overwork. It can only be damage due to disease. Too much activity is not recommended to a damaged heart. It can be strain more beyond its limit.

Everyone should avoid being overweight and no sufficient exercise in order to protect the heart. It weakens the body and hamper the normal circulation of the blood. The arteries hardened and the elastic tissue in the walls no longer flexible. This may raise the blood pressure and increase the work of the heart.

As long as you are alive, the heart never stop working. It has reserve power to meet any crisis that may arise. If damaged by disease, it  has the ability to repair itself.

After a vigorous contraction, the heart relaxes and momentarily rest. The elastic walls of the arteries expand and the volume of blood passes through it on its way to the smallest vessel.

To keep the blood in circulation, it pump under certain amount of pressure to reach the brain.

That’s the wonder of being a HEART.