Herbal Sanitary
Health Lifestyle November 5th, 2009
herbal usage trends for health gathering popularity in use. Not only in the form of the drug supplements, herbs are also produced in the form of pads. Use of herbal bandage growing trend among women in Indonesia.
One of the herbal pads heavily marketed through MLM branded Hibis pattern. The aim was pemasarnya niche mothers through social gathering or event on school children.
Call it the claim Mrs Uti interested in using herbal bandage after RT was offered as social gathering. “The price is affordable and he said the effect is quite good for health, it would not hurt me to try first,” said Mrs. Uti in discussion with detikHealth, Monday (1/11/2010).
As quoted from the site Hibis, this herb mentioned pad manufactured by China company named Han Tide Biomedical Corp.. Since the beginning the company was founded in 1979, the development of traditional medicines of China becomes the focus.
Although since 2003 have started making herbal pads, new in the year 2007 the company sold expansive herbal sanitary napkins with the name ‘Hibis’. Until now there are 14 countries including Indonesia Hibis market.
Gynecology herbal with bio-energy processing is claimed capable of making as menstrual blood circulation more smoothly. Problems menstrual pain can also be reduced with this bandage.
Hibis (an abbreviation of Herb in Beauty is Sparkle) contain aloevera (Aloe vera), herbs menthae, houttuynia cordata, lavender, yi mu cau, borneo champor.
With these natural ingredients, this herbal pads claimed efficacious reduce menstrual pain, cleanse the blood clot and the circulation of blood during menstruation, eliminating menstrual tang, preventing cysts, reducing germs and bacteria whitish, accelerating extravasation during childbirth to prevent cervical cancer.
If the user does not have a serious problem, while wearing a bandage is only warm. Conversely, if a serious illness such as vaginal discharge or cyst the wearer will feel itching or burning as the material effect on these pads work.
In Indonesia, this product has received permission from the health department. Selling price is an average of Rp 300 thousand per package, but for the retail price of Rp 15,000 to the contents of 10 napkins.
Responding to widespread use of this herb dressing, Rino BONTI Dr. Shanti SpOG Hadma Tri admitted yet to find scientific research about the benefits and safety of these pads so can not recommend or prohibit its use. If indeed there is no complaint as to wear and do not contain harmful chemicals, perhaps as medical herbs on the market that are okay to try.
“Patients I also have a use, there is also itching to say, I would suggest if not stopped first match because we can not prohibit,” said the doctor who practiced at Sam Marie Healthcare, RS and RS Hermina Jatinegara Mother Jakarta.
According to him, the emergence of herbal bandage could be a response because some sanitary napkins are currently using recycled materials which was causing irritation and trigger allergies.
Faculty of Medicine medical graduates reveals UI, ideally come from dressing in cotton because they do not trigger irritation. But admittedly, the purchasing power of low to poor cotton pads to reach. A pack of cotton pads average at Rp 50 thousand to the contents of 10 napkins.
Dr. Rino BONTI describes a sanitary safe to say if the wearer does not feel there is irritation or allergy complaints.
It is also important thought is if you’re menstruating woman should replace the pads for 3-4 hours is not too much blood that had accumulated bacteria
8 Healthy Snack For Slim
Diet Tips October 13th, 2009
While dieting to lose weight? Or afraid of getting fat? No excuse for not snacking. With careful selection of snacks, you can snack and still stay slim. In addition to the body needed a snack, too, need to also listen to the following scheme cermatnya!
A survey performed in America recently showed 1 of 10 women diligent snacking because of stress due to the economic crisis. Padalah nothing wrong with snacking, snacks and even necessary to supply energy to the body. Wendy explained Bazilizn, RD, nutritionist, author of The SuperFoodsRx Diet.
He thinks women should eat every day 2 or 3 times a snack @ 150 calories per day. The best thing is a snack with a mix of carbohydrates for energy and protein and fiber (2 grams minimum) in order to feel full.
Here are the 8 healthy snack low in calories and can be eaten any time:
Snack Mix:
Bualah mix 1 part dried fruit such as cherries, chemical, and 1 tablespoon cashew nuts, almonds or walnuts in the morning to snack on emotion noon and Dore. A good blend of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Walnuts are also rich in healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
Baby Carrots and hummus:
Might a tasty snack, tasty, crunchy? Eat sweet crunchy carrots with hummus is tasty. More rich in fiber, vitamins, provides energy and lower calories compared to chips.
Yogurt with Berry:
Blueberry snack mmerupakan most appropriate choice. Besides this the most practical fruit, washed and can stay eaten. No need to peel or cut. Also hold for weeks stored in the freezer. Even better if eaten with non-fat yogurt.
An Apple + 1 tablespoon of peanut butter:
Paired sweet and sour snacks fresh and tasty as well. Memebri healthy nutrients and fiber and peanut butter provides long lasting energy.
Edamame:
Boiled edamame (Japanese soybeans) in water with a little salt. Edamame can be bought frozen or fresh. An easy way to make a healthy snack. Mengigiti activities give kesyikan own edamame and stomach filled without sacrificing health.
Crackers with Cheese Pieces
Choose crakers with 4 types of seeds or more and enjoy with cheese or cheese slices are wrapped in small pieces. Because if you eat cheese it difficult to stop it with a small portion of the package will be a little snack.
Energy Bar:
In many supermarkets sold in the form of energy snack bar. How to choose the easy part. Find a clear mixed materials such as kacnag nuts and raisins or dried fruit is mentioned in detail the content of calories, fat, and fiber. This snack is not only filling, but it was also good.
Popcorn:
Origin is not popcorn baked with the addition of caramel or butter, popcorn is a fun snack. You can eat up to 4 cups of popcorn to get a supply of protein, fiber and carbohydrates.
Wrinkles Can Be Prevented But Aging Skin color hard to cover
Skin Care October 11th, 2009
One could prevent the signs of wrinkles by using face cream. But changes in aging skin color is difficult to hide. To tell the age a person can be seen from the color of her skin.
Whatever the color of his skin, every person will experience color change when entering the mature age above 25 years. Skin color was bright and fresh will gradually begin to dim, and this can not be prevented as well as wrinkles problem.
Anti-aging cream that is bustling circulated more widely used to prevent the arrival of wrinkles on the face regardless of how one’s skin color will be.
The conclusion shows that skin color plays a role in menentuan signs of aging a person known as the face of the researchers analyzed 170 women aged between 11-76 years.
When someone is getting older, the pigment melanin and hemoglobin is not distributed evenly in the skin of a person. As a result of a certain age the skin will not be bright again, but as there are brown spots and the appearance of blood vessels or veins in the face.
Added by Dr. Matts, like it or not, if someone was in the room full of people without realizing the eyes will be focused on those who still have an uneven skin color.
Health Benefits Play Video Games
Health Lifestyle October 8th, 2009
Video games are often blamed as the cause of all things negative smells, ranging from violence to obesity. However, recent studies show the benefits of healthy instead of playing video games that might be an alternative to fill holiday time. Playing video games can increase the sharpness and speed of thought.
Rolf Nelson, a professor of psychology from Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts says that video games can sharpen thinking skills and speed of thought and improve the cognitive (intelligence) of the brain, especially for games that are action and puzzles.
The study, published in the Journal Perception that involves students and 20 people is done by giving the game a video game for an hour or more. Before and after playing video games, the participants were asked to perform an intelligence test to determine the effects of playing video games on brain function. And the result was an increase in brain function in certain parts.
Similar to research by Nelson, a study conducted by Daphne Bavelier of the University of Rochester, New York also noted that video game players have good coordination skills, ranging from eye to hand. They are also known to have the ability to process something that is visually very quickly, mentally stronger and the ability to remember better.
But need further study before making a video game as part of the therapeutic activity of the brain, especially for children.
Although no benefit in developing some skills, but playing video games can replace physical activity and affect the mental development of children in particular. For that parents should play an active role in providing a schedule to play video games for children to be not excessive.
“So from now on do not need to forbid children to play video games. The best strategy is to balance between physical activity, exercise the brain and social interaction. Someone who can balance it all will develop into a great person,” Nelson said.
Lose Weight By Drinking Water Cold Not Effective
Health Tips October 6th, 2009
,There are many ways you can do to lose weight. Some people use cold water as a tool to lose weight. But this sehatkan way to apply? Excess calories is one sensitive issue for most people. But the most important thing to understand is the difference between calories in the food and calories contained in the water. Calories in food word used to indicate the amount of energy contained in some foods. While the calories in the water is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature, such as 1 gram of water is proportional to 1 degrees Celsius. If using such calculations, and how cold water can be used to burn the calories in the human body? When humans consume cold water, then the body must burn calories or fat to increase the temperature of the cold drinks. So that the cold water into the can body in accordance with the body’s own temperature, . For example a person consuming 0.5 liters of cold water or equivalent to 473.18 calories with zero temperature while the body temperature is 37 degrees Celsius, the body must raise the temperature of the water until the temperature reaches 37 degrees celsius. So, your body only burns 17.5 calories. If seen from the number of calories burned by the body, then losing weight by eating cold water will not give a significant effect for the body. So should not be too barharap can lose weight by eating only cold water only. In addition, this method is also not very healthy for the body. The most efekif way to lose weight is to set the correct diet, living a healthy lifestyle and diligent exercise that can burn excess calories in the body.
