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Previously, I attempted to convey a simple message concerning the imminent need to put into motion events which will ultimately lead to balance in your life. Balance is the first step in achieving success for yourself in any endeavor. The knowledge of the Health Trinity provides you with a means of identifying your problems, and putting your ‘other’ self into action. And your other self is who you want yourself to be!

The first concept of Health Trinity – Physical Health

Physical health, as we know, is the cumulation of habits, diet, and exercise. While I have made it a point to emphasize the need to shed yourself of bad habits (e.g. smoking, drinking, sleeping too much, etc), today I would like to cover some additional things which we can all do to improve our health physically.

First, we can place more emphasis on our diets. Diet is a tricky word, as most people hear it and run for the hills. But eating healthy does not mean that we lose all convenience in our lives, nor does it mean that we cannot enjoy the foods we eat. Actually, I have found that the foods which I now consume, are far superior to any which you’ll find under the roofs of fast food restaurants and so on. The only extra time which we must take, is the time to research which foods are best suited to us. Also, you must choose your eating out locations wisely, and be sure that you incorporate the needs of your diet wherever you choose to go. I guarantee you that this simple adjustment in lifestyle will have you feeling healthier almost instantly. And this is the easiest step, of all of them, to accomplish! Much more to come on the topic of diets and foods!

In addition to diet, we also have exercise. This is where most have trouble sticking to their guns and become a little weak of will. If you cannot sustain a gym based exercise regiment, at least to start, I recommend finding something which you enjoy or are interested in learning. As I began my trek toward health and achievement, my first step was taking up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I had always been fascinated by the art and decided that this was a good way to channel my energy and afford me something which I would WANT to keep coming back to. It worked!

Today I enjoy a full range of exercising including Jiu Jitsu, Yoga, running, gym exercises, and more. You are not limited in this aspect. And you must shed yourself of shame or the expectation of immediately excelling at whatever it is which you choose. Opting for a better life is nothing to be ashamed of, and with effort and practice, you WILL improve. You may also find that in addition to improving your health, you are adopting valuable lessons and principles along the way. In this, you may just find your definite purpose!

Make an attempt to take this first step toward your health, and toward your success. As I said, balance is only the beginning. But with this, we can access our mind’s potential and are capable of achieving anything we wish!…

We depend on our muscles to allow us to do all the functional activities we want to perform, from walking to climbing stairs to typing and doing precise work. Our muscles can deliver huge amounts of power and endurance as well as highly coordinated and skilled manipulations. Loss of feeling may be more important in a limb but loss of sufficient muscle power compromises our independence particularly as we get older and find difficulty performing routine actions for ourselves. Muscle power can be reduced by a large number of causes including not using them when ill and forced to rest, pain from injury or operations, stroke or other neurological condition, disease and illness. The assessment and treatment of muscle weakness is a routine skill in physiotherapy.

The Oxford Scale is the rating system used by physiotherapists for the assessment and recording of muscle power when required. Knowledge of muscle anatomy is vital so that the joint can be positioned correctly and the tendon and muscle palpated so whether there is any muscle action can be judged. The muscle is rated on the Oxford Scale from one to five and written down as 2/5 or 4/5, at times with a plus or minus sign to show the muscle has more or less strength but not enough to go down or up the scale. The physiotherapist ensures the joint is in the optimal position to enable the muscle to function easily and for easy visualisation of the tendon and muscle.

Grade 0 is no action discernible in the muscle at all, with the physiotherapist palpating the muscle belly or tendon as the patient attempts to perform the activity several times. Grade 1 is a twitch as the muscle undergoes a small contraction but is not strong enough to perform any of its specified joint movement. Grade 2 indicates a muscle strong enough to perform its designated joint movement when the force of gravity is eliminated, making it much easier to perform. The joint must be accurately positioned for this to be tested correctly. Grade 3 is a muscle strong enough to perform the joint action to the full range against gravity but with no resistance applied. An example here would be lifting the arm above the head.

If the muscle can move the joint through the full movement both against gravity and against some resistance such as body weight then the Oxford Scale grading is 4/5. It is a professional judgment as to the resistance to be applied for the test, and the physiotherapist will have in mind the health, age, activity and weight of the patient. If a muscle is to be graded 5/5 it must be of normal power, but as this will vary greatly between individuals the physiotherapist must make an estimation of the expected full muscle power for that particular patient. Grade 5 for a frail sick person will be very different from grade 5 for a young, fit sports person.

If the patient can raise their arm up above the head to some extent but not very strongly nor to full range, the physiotherapist might grade that as 3/5 for the deltoid muscle but because it is not full it might be rated 3-/5. If the muscle will take good manual resistance but does not appear to be normal for that patient then the grading could be 4+/5. This grading scale allows the physiotherapist to test all the appropriate muscles and record them in the patient’s notes, enabling progress to be charted against time as the strength improves. This can be very useful in tracking the progress of patients recoveries or recording their neurological status such as in spinal cord injury.

Muscle strengthening begins with encouraging muscle activity with gravity counterbalanced if the muscle is weak. Once a functional level of muscle activity is reached the patient can be encouraged to perform normal daily activities to power up their muscles. At a higher level resistance must be added as it is the intensity of work which develops muscle strength. This causes a breakdown of muscle fibres which regenerate with increased strength, a cycle which can be repeated with increased levels of applied intensity of resistance. Once simple …

Overeating means that consumption of energy intake is inappropriately large for a given energy expenditure. The consequence is obesity.

Overeating is used as a relative term as normal energy intake may vary from person to person depending on type of activity performed. An energy intake of 3000 kcal / day may be a small one for an athlete in training but presents severe overeating for sedentary people.

Overeating of certain specific dietary components may also lead to health risks. An over consumption of fatty and sugary foods, high glycemic ones, results in diabetes, heart diseases and related conditions.

Very often overeating becomes addictive. As an inappropriate responses to life stresses, people sometimes use food and eating to fill a void they feel inside. Oveating 'help' to cope with daily stresses and problems in their lives as a way to hide from their emotions.

Overeating people tend to be overweight. Despite the fact that they are usually aware that their eating habits are abnormal, they find a little comfort in their condition. But the truth is they must face a lot of frustrations caused by obesity condition:

1. (Physical) they have health problems as obesity increases the risks of hypertension, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, endocrine problems, gall bladder disease, arthritis, lung and breathing problems, bone deterioration, sleep disorders (sleep apnea) ).
2. (Social) they have a limited participation in activities such as recreational sports, parties and other social opportunities.
3. (Professional) as an excessive weight prejudice, they may have a reduced ability in learning process or some work situations.

The simplistic solution to obesity is to eat less and exercise more. Physical activity, obesity, and energy intake are very close related factors of lifestyle. …

Finding a knowledgeable local agent is the first step in getting the best deals on your health insurance. He or she, can show you how your present coverage compares to what is now available to you based on your medical history and your budget. Did you know that insurance companies actually penalize you for staying with them for more then a couple of years? That's correct, the rate you are paying now is probably higher then what someone new would be paying for the same coverage with your present insurer. That's why it's important to shop for better coverage every couple of yeats and to stay as healthy as you can.

The first thing you need to do is to work together to find what you are looking for. Then you need to get a list of realistic quotes based on your medical history and budget. Whether it's a health insurance plan for a Central Florida resident, life insurance or even disability, the final premium decision is left to the Underwriter. This is where the experience of an Independent Agent is extremely helpful. You need to be aware from the beginning of what to expect in terms of your final premium so you can make an informed decision of which plan to choose.

No one company has the "best" health insurance plan available

Health insurance in Florida is a highly competitive market. Each insurer survives by capturing market share where others have failed. Let's take a quick look at an example of how this works. Take the XYZ health insurance company. They have an "A" rating from AM Best and they are a national, Fortune 500 company with great earnings and a long track record. As are several other health insurers in Florida to be sure. But a savvy agent realizes that each insurer has a price advantage in certain situations. In this case, the XYZ Company has great rates if you have a family with three or more children. The reason they do is because they have a flat rate for families. This gives them an advantage because other companies charge you per child.

What about preexisting conditions? Did you know some carriers only have a six (6) month "look-back" provision while others employ a 12 month look-back for preexisting conditions. Height and weight issues? Or how about child only coverage? These are all areas where the services of an experienced local health insurance agent that is a Central Florida resident as well.

This is the type of information that is valuable to someone shopping for health insurance that the regular person shopping on his own does not pick up on.

Maybe it's time to take the guess work out choosing your next Florida health insurance plan.

If you are looking into health insurance plans for Central Florida residents, then it's a good idea to get started checking rates online from a Central Florida website. Remember though, checking rates from the top insurers is only the starting point. Good Florida health insurance agents are not easy to come by, especially one right here in your back yard. …

Healthy eaters in the U.S. continually turn to popcorn as a healthy replacement for the salty snacks that usually break a diet. Instead of snacks like potato chips, nuts or pretzels that may be high in calories, salt or fat content, popcorn provides the bite-sized mouth-popping ease of other snacks while also providing vitamins, minerals and fiber but not much fat! Here are some facts about the snack and the best way to eat it to get the most nutritive value.

Nutrition Facts for Popcorn

* Popcorn contains more than 40 different nutrients.

* It has more iron than eggs, peanuts or spinach.

* You can find B complex vitamins, vitamin E, Riboflavin and Thiamine in popcorn kernels.

* Popcorn has the most protein of any cereal grain.

* In the hull of the kernel, you’ll find iron, phosphorous and protein.

* Popcorn has more fiber than potato chips or pretzels.

Additionally, popcorn is the recommended snack of many health and research organizations in the US. The American Dental Association recommends it as a good sugar free and fat free snack for kids. The National Cancer Institute, noting that fiber in your diet helps protect you from cancer, recommends popcorn as a great way to add fiber to your diet. The American Diabetes Association allows popcorn as a starchy snack on weight-control diets. The Feingold Diet for hyperactive children allows popcorn as a snack as well since it can be prepared with no additives or sugars.

The Best Way to Eat Popcorn

The best preparation for popcorn if you want it to be a healthy, low-cal snack is to air-pop it. Adding butter, salt or other toppings can lessen the nutritional impact of eating popcorn as a snack. 1 cup of air-popped popcorn has about 30 calories, 1 gram of dietary fiber and 1 gram of protein per serving. It has no no saturated fat, trans fats or cholesterol. You’ll also find manganese, folate, niacin, vitamin A, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper and selenium in popcorn.

Whether you are dieting, trying to get your kids to eat healthy snacks or simply attempting to eat more healthily yourself, replacing fatty junk foods with freshly popped popcorn is an easy exchange. Eating popcorn to quell your snack cravings is a health-conscious choice that will help you control your weight and provide nutrition instead of just satisfying your snacking urges!…

In India a meal consists of iron, calcium, vitamins and minerals in a single plate. Wheat bread (chapatis) rich in calcium, Rice and pulses cooked with saturated fats rich in carbohydrate and iron, green leafy vegetable and salad rich in fiber, accompanied by several kinds of spices in a generous amount help in growing and fight diseases. It’s a wholesome food that every Indian intakes daily.

Be like a greedy caterpillar to grow into a flying butterfly, feed your child as much as you can at the right age and let him/her grow into a flying butterfly, colorful butterfly. An infant requires an adequate amount of energy and nutrition to grow into a healthy child.

Babies, toddlers and preschooler, high, grade school, preteens & teens need a large amount of nutrition in a day. To fulfill the right amount of calories, iron, calcium, proteins etc every day are the problems that every mother is coming across every day all the way through motherhood. This is a big challenge in every mother’s life and especially when it comes to a child’s diet. Big or small, every age group needs an equal amount of nutrition to have a healthy mind and body.

When a baby is on breastfeeding, there is nothing to fret of his/her diet because it receives all the nutrition from mother’s milk. Breastfeeding is highly recommended all over the world at least for two years. Unfortunately, breastfeeding is declining day by day. To educate young mothers and encouraged to feed their broods through breastfeeding and to have more and more nutritious food which builds good health of a child and mother too.

The right amount of Calories, Iron, Calcium, Proteins, Vitamins and Minerals, Fibers, and fats recommended to every age group; it can only be possible by the help of the family to put a child into a healthy diet.

To start-up a good and healthy life a toddler is given the right amount of diet every day, a food court or a diet chart to be followed. A child under the age group of 5 must be provided with vitamins and minerals, vitamins like A and D, iron and calcium, protein like cow’s milk is a rich source of protein and other nutrient also as it provides vitamin A and energy of a child.

In India a growing child is given a mix sprouted cereal and pulse in powdered form mixed with milk and sugar it a good source of iron and calcium. A growing child need calcium rich diet like Wheat, egg, green leafy veggies, milk and milk products, jaggery and peanuts are also a rich source of iron if eaten combine.

Intake of calcium is also very necessary for the growth of a Child bone and teeth. Jaggery is the best alternative to sugar, Fiber food like natural bread, green leafy vegetable, fruits and baked beans helps in digestion, as constipation is common in young children.

The normal method of cooking is still being practiced in India, which has a better effect on Child nutrition.…