Definition
A fever is a body temperature higher than a normal temperature of 98.6° F.
Fever is a healthy way in which the body fights infection.
When a child has a fever, the main concern is how sick your child seems. This is much more important than the height of the fever. High fevers are not usually dangerous. The height of the fever alone does not indicate the seriousness of the infection.
Many doctors suggests not using medications to reduce fevers in anyone over the age of three that has a fever less than 102°F (about 39.9°C). Fever does benefit the body in fighting infection. If a child has a minor fever and seems unaffected, you don’t necessarily need to run for the medicine cabinet for acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
The behaviors listed below probably indicate that a baby or child is not seriously ill with fever.
A baby will coo, make eye contact, smile or reach for an object.
A toddler will pay attention to activities, smile, walk around to get things.
An older child will engage in quiet activities like coloring or reading.
Paracetamol is generally the form of acetaminophen sold in other countries. These products may be used to make a child more comfortable, but they do not treat the underlying illness. Again, how sick your child seems is more important than whether or not the fever comes down to normal. If your child is resting comfortably, there is no need to wake him or her to give acetaminophen.
Promote liquids and rest
We all need to sleep more whenever our bodies fight an infection. Liquids are important because we sweat more when we have fevers. Children are more prone to dehydration compared to adults.
Signs of dehydration in children include:
No urine output in 8 to 12 hours
Listlessness
Dry cracked lips and/or mouth
No tears when crying
CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT
36.6 97.8
37.0 NORMAL 98.6
37.6 99.6
38.0 100.4
38.6 101.4
39.0 102.2
39.6 103.2
40.0 104.0
40.6 105.1
41.0 105.8
Tips on giving medicines correctly
Give a dosage accourding to your child's weight, not age.
Always measure the medicine with a dropper, dosage cup or other accurate measuring device. Kitchen teaspoons used for cooking are not accurate.
One teaspoon = 5 ml. or cc (milliliters or cubic centimeters).
Less clothing
Children should not be over-bundled when they have a fever, as this tends to raise their temperature. Dress infants in a minimum of clothes and use a light blanket if they have chills.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Honey benefits - weight loss, weight gain
ഉറങ്ങുന്നതിനു മുമ്പ് ഒരു ഗ്ലാസ് തണുത്തവെള്ളത്തില്‍ രണ്ടു ടീസ്പൂണ്‍ തേന്‍ ചേര്‍ത്തു കഴിക്കുന്നത് സുഖനിദ്ര പ്രദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു. മാത്രമല്ല, രാത്രിയില്‍ അമിതമായി മൂത്രം ഉണ്ടാകുന്നതിനെ തടയുകയും പ്രത്യേകിച്ച്, കുട്ടികള്‍ രാത്രിയില്‍ കിടക്കയില്‍ മൂത്രമൊഴിക്കുന്നതിനെ പ്രതിരോധിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു. തേന്‍ സേവിക്കുന്നതുവഴി രക്തത്തിലെ ഹീമോഗ്ലോബിന്റെ അളവ് വര്‍ധിക്കുകയും രക്തം ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു. ചുമ, ജലദോഷം, തൊണ്ടയിലെ കഫക്കെട്ട് തുടങ്ങിയ അസ്വസ്ഥകളകറ്റുന്നതിനു തുളസിയിലനീരില്‍ തേന്‍ ചേര്‍ത്തു സേവിക്കുന്നത് ഗുണകരമാണ്. നല്ല ചൂടുള്ള വെള്ളത്തില്‍ തേന്‍ ചേര്‍ത്ത ശേഷം ആവി പിടിക്കുന്നത് ശ്വാസതടസ്സം മാറാന്‍ സഹായിക്കുന്നു. ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പ്രതിരോധശേഷി മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനാല്‍ തേന്‍ സേവിക്കുന്നത് ആസ്ത്മ പോലുള്ള രോഗമുള്ളവര്‍ക്കും ഏറെ പ്രയോജനകരമാണ്.
Home Remedy For losing Weight
drinking lemon juice (warm) with a little honey the first thing in the morning is an effective anti cellulite treatment as it helps to increase body metabolism. If you are determined to shed weight and speed up your sluggish metabolism, try this honey and lemon diet tip. If you like, another very popular recipe associated with honey and weight loss is a drink that uses honey and cinnamon(karuvapatta) as ingredients.
The steps are easy: mix a teaspoon of honey and half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder (or ground cinnamon) into a paste in a cup and pour a cup of boiling water. Stir and cover for half and hour. Filter away any big particles before consumption. Take it in the morning with an empty stomach about half an hour before breakfast.
Home Remedy For Gaining Weight
The most effective and simple remedy to gain weight is to consume banana milk shake. It is a fast way to gain weight.
Another effective way would be to have banana thrice a day. This should be followed with curd or milk.
Muskmelon is beneficial in treating underweight problem. Have muskmelon three times a day as it helps in gaining weight.
Another effective way to cure underweight problem would be to have fruit diet with milk. While fruits nourish the body with sugar, milk provides the proteins.
An effective way to gain weight would be consume a glass of hot milk with a tablespoon of honey.
Take a cup of milk and put some almonds, date palm and anjeer in it. Boil this milk and have it when warm. This is helpful in treating underweight problem.
Mangoes are useful in gaining weight. Have a mango followed by a glass of milk.
The other way would be to have a glass of mango milk shake every day for a month.
Lowering cholesterol
courtesy : http://lowercholesterolnaturallyinfo.com/
A bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. Eating a bowl of oatmeal at breakfast for 8 weeks can make bad blood cholesterol concentration decreased by 10% and increase good cholesterol levels. Oat is rich in soluble and insoluble dietary fiber in the gastrointestinal tract to prevent the absorption of cholesterol and fat, thereby lowering cholesterol and reduce fat.
Eggplant (vazhuthanaga) is a vegetable that can lower cholesterol that people eat regularly in summer season. Eggplant contains nutrients such as protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus and so on. Regular consumption of eggplant can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol, enhance the resilience of capillaries. The walls of blood vessels relaxed, improving blood flow. These positive effects were due to nasunin (a free radical scavenger) and terpene phytonutrients (plant derived nutrients) in eggplant.
Eat 3 garlic at dinner. Eat 3 cloves of garlic a day as long as 8 weeks can make the blood concentration of bad cholesterol dropped by 10%. Whether raw or cooked garlic, both the cholesterol-lowering effect are very good. The sulfur compounds in garlic can inhibit liver cholesterol synthesis to achieve the cholesterol-lowering effect.
Eat half of onion a day. Onion is an inexpensive health food, start eating half a raw onion a day as long as 8 weeks, can make a good blood cholesterol concentrations increased by 20%, and reduce blood cholesterol and fatty acid glyceride.
Chili, or apple. Apple is rich in pectin that is good for lower cholesterol
Eat half a bowl of beans at lunch. Eat half a bowl of beans every day as long as 8-week period, the bad cholesterol concentration decreased by 20%. Soy foods contain a variety of cholesterol-lowering active ingredients.
Eat steamed salmon or Sardines twice a week. Salmon contains omega-3 fatty acids, the amount of fatty acids is very high. The most healthy way to eat salmon is to eat it steamed. Eat steamed salmon 2 times a week, after 8 weeks to allow the body’s good cholesterol increased by 10%.
How much exercise should I do to lower cholesterol?
Aerobic exercise such as walking, running, swimming, cycling are most beneficial for lowering cholesterol. The intensity and duration of exercise that is best for you will depend on your overall health and previous activity level.
Remember, any exercise is better than no exercise!
If you are just starting out, walking one hour, three times a week can be enough.
You must use cold-pressed vegetable oils such as olive oil, canola, soy, sesame, sunflower, and corn. It has been found that using these vegetable oils in your cooking reduces LDL cholesterol levels in the blood.
Foods to Avoid
Trans Fats. These are evil. Trans fats raise your LDL “bad” cholesterol and lower your HDL “good” cholesterol. Foods that contain trans fats include most commercially prepared baked foods such as pies, tarts, cakes, pastries and energy bars.
Margarine, lard and butter: they are hydrogenated fats that clog arteries.
Dairy foods: cheeses are especially rich in saturated fats. Saturated fats are closely linked to obesity, overweight, cardiovascular disease etc. Choose low-fat or non-fat milks and cheeses in moderation.
Eggs: The egg still is an excellent and healthy food because the egg white contains protein of high biological value.
The egg yolk, on the other hand, is a mixed bag. Egg yolk is rich in cholesterol. A single egg contains about 200 mg of cholesterol (all in the yolk). But the yolk is not all bad. It provides healthy fats: phospholipids, and linoleic acid. It is also a source of choline, phosphorus, zinc and selenium, as well as vitamin A, vitamin D, B12, folic acid and biotin. Newer studies indicating that cholesterol from moderate yolk-eating does not change the values of blood cholesterol, so most people following an otherwise healthy diet can eat three or four eggs a week without causing harm. However, if your cholesterol is above normal levels then you should stick to 1-2 per week.
The best ways to cut down include using 2 egg whites in recipes instead of one whole egg, or using cholesterol free egg substitutes.
for more details visit : http://lowercholesterolnaturallyinfo.com/
A bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. Eating a bowl of oatmeal at breakfast for 8 weeks can make bad blood cholesterol concentration decreased by 10% and increase good cholesterol levels. Oat is rich in soluble and insoluble dietary fiber in the gastrointestinal tract to prevent the absorption of cholesterol and fat, thereby lowering cholesterol and reduce fat.
Eggplant (vazhuthanaga) is a vegetable that can lower cholesterol that people eat regularly in summer season. Eggplant contains nutrients such as protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus and so on. Regular consumption of eggplant can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol, enhance the resilience of capillaries. The walls of blood vessels relaxed, improving blood flow. These positive effects were due to nasunin (a free radical scavenger) and terpene phytonutrients (plant derived nutrients) in eggplant.
Eat 3 garlic at dinner. Eat 3 cloves of garlic a day as long as 8 weeks can make the blood concentration of bad cholesterol dropped by 10%. Whether raw or cooked garlic, both the cholesterol-lowering effect are very good. The sulfur compounds in garlic can inhibit liver cholesterol synthesis to achieve the cholesterol-lowering effect.
Eat half of onion a day. Onion is an inexpensive health food, start eating half a raw onion a day as long as 8 weeks, can make a good blood cholesterol concentrations increased by 20%, and reduce blood cholesterol and fatty acid glyceride.
Chili, or apple. Apple is rich in pectin that is good for lower cholesterol
Eat half a bowl of beans at lunch. Eat half a bowl of beans every day as long as 8-week period, the bad cholesterol concentration decreased by 20%. Soy foods contain a variety of cholesterol-lowering active ingredients.
Eat steamed salmon or Sardines twice a week. Salmon contains omega-3 fatty acids, the amount of fatty acids is very high. The most healthy way to eat salmon is to eat it steamed. Eat steamed salmon 2 times a week, after 8 weeks to allow the body’s good cholesterol increased by 10%.
How much exercise should I do to lower cholesterol?
Aerobic exercise such as walking, running, swimming, cycling are most beneficial for lowering cholesterol. The intensity and duration of exercise that is best for you will depend on your overall health and previous activity level.
Remember, any exercise is better than no exercise!
If you are just starting out, walking one hour, three times a week can be enough.
You must use cold-pressed vegetable oils such as olive oil, canola, soy, sesame, sunflower, and corn. It has been found that using these vegetable oils in your cooking reduces LDL cholesterol levels in the blood.
Foods to Avoid
Trans Fats. These are evil. Trans fats raise your LDL “bad” cholesterol and lower your HDL “good” cholesterol. Foods that contain trans fats include most commercially prepared baked foods such as pies, tarts, cakes, pastries and energy bars.
Margarine, lard and butter: they are hydrogenated fats that clog arteries.
Dairy foods: cheeses are especially rich in saturated fats. Saturated fats are closely linked to obesity, overweight, cardiovascular disease etc. Choose low-fat or non-fat milks and cheeses in moderation.
Eggs: The egg still is an excellent and healthy food because the egg white contains protein of high biological value.
The egg yolk, on the other hand, is a mixed bag. Egg yolk is rich in cholesterol. A single egg contains about 200 mg of cholesterol (all in the yolk). But the yolk is not all bad. It provides healthy fats: phospholipids, and linoleic acid. It is also a source of choline, phosphorus, zinc and selenium, as well as vitamin A, vitamin D, B12, folic acid and biotin. Newer studies indicating that cholesterol from moderate yolk-eating does not change the values of blood cholesterol, so most people following an otherwise healthy diet can eat three or four eggs a week without causing harm. However, if your cholesterol is above normal levels then you should stick to 1-2 per week.
The best ways to cut down include using 2 egg whites in recipes instead of one whole egg, or using cholesterol free egg substitutes.
for more details visit : http://lowercholesterolnaturallyinfo.com/
This Too Shall Pass
"This too shall pass" is a famous proverb and a success mantra for life. I dont remember correctly but i have heard a story behind this proverb. Its like this. Once there was a
king who asked his minister to bring him a gift which would help him to succeed in his life. the Minister was confused as what this object whould be. But finally he came up with a "Ring" on which it is written "This too shall pass". King was happy because when he looks at the ring on a good or bad situation, it gives him the right attitude to follow. When he looks at the ring on a sad/ failure situation, this message tells him that things may change later and his glory will come back. when he looks at the ring on a happy or victorious situation, this message tells him not to overact in happiness since there is a chance things may go upside down.
This is a story but the message "This too shall pass" is a mantra that can help us to react emotionally well in any situations. This helps us to take the right decisions and the right attitude. I use to keep this message on the wall paper of my mobile and computer.
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