Big plans this summer? While you are enjoying the summer, there are many things to watch out for.
According to WebMD.com, there are several dangers that peek out their heads during summer months more than other months.
* STING. The sting of a jellyfish is no skip in the park. If you do get bitten try to find a lifeguard who can put a special medication on the sting, if you can’t find the lifeguard, use vinegar, soda, urine or salt water to help.
* STING. If you are stung by a stingray it was probably caused by accidentally stepping on a stingray. Seek immediate medical care, immerse in hot water to remove the stingers, scrub with soap and water and apply any pressure to stop bleeding.
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Ready for summer time? Unfortunately, we don’t get summers off like we used to when we were young. But this season brings forth vacations, more outside activities and health hazards.
Health.com, has provided a summer guide to staying healthy all season and hopefully avoiding certain health dangers:
1. Gradually increase your exercise instead of pumping out 3 hours every weekend
2. Warm up before you run to avoid injury
3. Garden safely, use your legs when you squat not your back
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Ever had food poisoning? If you have then you know exactly how miserable it is. Almost 80 million cases of food poisoning and 5,000 deaths are reported every year. It’s time to get a shield up to protect yourself from this avoidable sickness.
Health.com, has provided some tips on becoming more food conscious to avoid food poisoning:
1. Shop smart: frozen/fridge sections should be last on the list, raw meat should be separately bagged, take groceries home as soon as possible
2. Wash all fresh produce and your hands
3. Prevent cross-contamination- prepare raw meat separately from other foods
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Taken any Tylenol or Benadryl lately? You might want to think twice about using it again. On Friday, April 30, 2010, the FDA recalled certain ingredients used for making the liquid cold and allergy medicine for children, saying they had bacteria in them.
According to Health.com, over 40 products were recalled including: Motrin, Zyrtec, Tylenol, Tylenol Plus and Benadryl. A total of 1,500 products have been recalled internationally. The plant in Ft. Washington, PA was closed immediately and will not reopen without FDA go-ahead.
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You are aware of the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico correct? Hopefully if you are at all concerned with international events (that could eventually effect you) you’ve been able to keep up with the news and this horrible tragedy that happened on April 20, 2010.
NYTimes.com has posted that more than 200,000 gallons of oil has gushed into our precious ocean killing everything in it’s path… animals, plants, our water… our entire southern ecosystem has been changed dramatically.
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Little did the processed food innovators in the 40s and 50s know that they were slowly digging graves, for Americans to come. Thankfully, some huge things are happening in this country to turn this situation around. Some people are still unaware of how poisonous processed foods truly are, for your body. If it isn’t something your grandmother would recognize on the label, then put it back. YES, that means frozen pizzas, frozen meals, mac n cheese, chicken nuggets, etc.
Yahoo.com has strongly recommended nine different, commonly used ingredients to steer clear of in processed foods (because we know you might eat processed occasionally):
1. Artificial coloring: made from coal/tar to enhance color- linked to allergic reactions, fatigue and skin rashes
2. Artificial flavor: cheap chemical mixture to mock natural flavors- linked to eczema, hyperactivity and asthma
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Today, heart disease is the biggest killer for both men and women. To lead a heart healthy life, changing your diet is key.
Health.com has provided ten ways to make your heart beat happily:
1. Oatmeal (full of omega-3 fatty acids, folate, potassium and fiber. This power food can lower bad cholesterol [aka LDL] and clear out those arteries…steel-cut oats are the best)
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Parents have always worried about one thing or another when it comes to their children… first it was lead, then baby bottles, then Christmas toys… now it is cadmium, an element found in cheap jewelry.
The Detroit Free Press reported that last week the nation’s product safety chief warned parent’s that their children’s safety was at risk because of this dangerous component…
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Winter time is a time of sharing, caring and the passing of old wives tales. A few MDs did some research to see if these myths were true or false.
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