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Smoking and stress

Bee — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:13:20 +0000

Smoking is popular among many of my office mates. Maybe it is their way of coping with stress. To each his own, as they say. Who am I to tell them to stop? Even the person who holds the highest position in our land right now is known to be a chain smoker. PNOY is being criticized for that. According to studies, Filipinos even placed one of the top ranks in smoking in the whole Asia. That is something that we are not proud of.

I grew up seeing cigarette ads but in the present, I have not seen a single commercial in TV about smoking. That is health progress.

There are other ways of coping up with stress. You could eat, sleep, drink, watch movie, exercise, read or whatever pleases you. Just think of those things that are healthy.

Determined to lose weight

Bee — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:16:58 +0000

she is determined to lose weight! Yesterday, she did not eat any rice. She weighed herself again a while ago and good thing she did not gain any pound. She did not lose anything neither. Now, she is about to exercise, the best fat burner! Let me see if she will be able to make it this time! Her goal is to lose 10-15 pounds. She wants it to be done this year. I wish her all the luck. My support is hers also!

Stress related

Bee — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:06:58 +0000

She is looking for a stress vitamin. Lately, many people in their office are experiencing stress related diseases. Yes, maybe psychosomatic but still, it could lead to something serious. For her, it is a different story. Stress showed in her skin already. right now, she is trying to find out if it is just an insect bite or a real dermatological condition. She told herself that she will not let stress affect her but then again, suppressing it seemed not healthy at all. I hope that those lesions will disappear soon.

Hyperventilation syndrome

Bee — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:54:06 +0000

I visited my friend last night. She is confined at one of the most prestigious hospital in the country. Why is she there? Would you believe that she was just admitted last June 15 for polyps removal.Yes, just a simple Dilation (or dilatation) and curettage (D&C) procedure. Today, she is experiencing hyperventilation syndrome. That is my diagnosis. Am I a doctor now? Thanks to internet. Kidding aside, we really do not know what happened. She was even brought to the isolated coronary care unit and she stayed there for two days! What could have happened?

According to what I read, hyperventilation syndrome might be caused by panic attack. Maybe she did panic after waking up and she could not move her legs. The effect of the general anesthesia was still present. Then suddenly she had fever. Then there is the present condition of hyperventilation.

What is hyperventilation syndrome? There is abnormal breathing pattern. We saw that even though she could talk, her chest was going up and down so fast! That could cause decreased carbon dioxide levels that is bad for the body’s organs like the heart.

Right now, all we could do is pray that she gets well soon.

Now it is migraine

Bee — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:29:46 +0000

She suddenly stopped working. She said that there was a throbbing pain inside her head. It seemed like someone was pulling her hair. she had to stop, she knew. So she just laughed it out and told her friend. Maybe it was just another migraine attack? She could not take the pressure in the office anymore.

Heart attack

Bee — Sun, 30 May 2010 18:46:07 +0000

I am really alarmed. There has been an increasing incident of deaths lately because of heart attack. Somehow, I felt guilty because I or some of my family members might be experiencing mild attacks already and we are not just aware of it. I searched for its signs and symptoms and true enough, one of my nephews could be having a heart ailment. My sister went to our house a few days ago and told us that her son was complaining of chest pain and difficulty in breathing. They went to the doctor yesterday. I have not spoken with them yet. Tomorrow, I will make sure to know how is my nephew doing.

Go away

Bee — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:49:05 +0000

Attention all dieters out there! Have gone to newdietpill.org? Wll, it is not like an organization of people taking diet pills, huh! Anyways, it is always good to read something about a product first before trying it, right? I myself is in need of a new diet pill. Well, I planned to be at least 140 lbs by this day but I was not successful. I was defeated by stress that made me eat more and more. I guess, I should have taken cigarettes instead? Well, both are not that good for the health. Yes, too much eating and smoking are real bad for your body. If only stress could just go away on its own…

Proportioning is the key

Bee — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:38:20 +0000

It is season for Fiestas here in our country. It is even bigger that the Holidays like Christmas or New Year in terms of eating good food. I am talking about eat all you can the whole day and that is really bad. After a day or two of merr making, you will then worry of burning belly fat. I am glad that I do not fall victim anymore of these Fiestas. I know now how to control myself or maybe it goes with age also. I am also more health conscious or my body gives warnings for me to stop eating what I already tasted. You know, it is okay to get to taste all the food at the table as long as you just taste and not actually try to finish all of them as if there is no tomorrow. Proportioning is the key.

I got swimmer’s ear?

Bee — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:59:56 +0000

I better go to the clinic later for my ear check up. Actually, I have been diagnosed to have impacted cerumen because of too much cleaning with cotton swabs. It is not the first time. I had my right ear drained eight years ago. The advise of the doctor is for me to throw all the cotton buds! I never visited the ear doctor again because of lack of time? But, today, I am worried because I feel heaviness inside my right ear. I went swimming last Saturday and I know that some water entered. Good thing, it is my rest day tomorrow. I must go and see the doctor already!

Healthy environment

Bee — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:52:32 +0000

Wow, 120 spam comments. I wonder how long these spam have been there. Maybe not that old or else I will get an e-mail from the administrator of this blog.

Just like taking for granted some small things in our daily lives, these can turn big and might be harmful enough to cause our life. There are things also that we are not aware of. Asbestos, for example. Who would have thought that exposure to this will cause mesothelioma? Yes, there is such thing as this and it is very dangerous. Though mesothelioma life expectancy is quite impressive compared to other diseases, it is only because of its late diagnosis.

April 22 is Earth day! Let us be aware of our environment. A healthy environment is a healthy place for healthy people!