http://health.yahoo.com/asthma-videos/managing-asthma/healthination--HNB10041_asthma_4.html
This link have some videos that sheds some light on causes of asthma and treatment
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
WHO TO BLAME FOR YOUR BAD LUCK
This is in continuation of my first post. You could say that it is second part of that series. Lets start with a question:
What Causes a Bad Luck? This is a very simple question but answer is esoteric.
Today, in pursuit of answer of this question I am putting down some facts that perhaps help me and you identify the culprits of bad luck.
In scientific terms, events in life happen in random order; you cannot guess what is going to be next? Even the luckiest person will have occasional bad luck. It is very likely for a person who is normally lucky will become truly unlucky. The bad times will be limited and rare. Why?
It is because those who are lucky are habitually thinking in a particular way and doing things in a particular way. Others have their own way of thinking and doing. And those habits are part of what causes a bad luck. For example "Blaming and making excuse" when they encounter bad times.
Blaming and making excuse are ways to avoid taking responsibilty for one's own life. It is a common trait among unlucky people.
It really might be someones fault, right? Other people really can contribute to a person's bad luck or bad situation. Why then, can blamimg be a bad habit and bring more bad luck? Its because your focus on foriegn factors that cause your problems takes your power away.
Many unlucky people can point out every person and circumstance that is to blame for their bad luck, but they cannot see what their own contribution to their situation is. Blaming and excuse making is a terrible approach to life. It eventually makes looking for causes outside oneself automatic. It is difficult for such a person to ever recognize the personal changes they need to make.
A story:
A man wants to stat a lawn-care business, and his friend agrees to be his partner. To start a business they needed a loan. They went to bank but could not approved for loan. They decided to get going without bank loan. Therefore, they started work manually without the automatic equipments required for lawn maintenance. He soon find his friend does not want to work as hard as he does at getting this business going. The whole thing starts to fall apart, and he tells everyone that it is fault of his friend who doe not work hard anymore, and bank did not provide money.
But are these causes of his failure? If he quits at this point and will think he is very unlucky. On the other hand if he learns lesson and takes responsibility for making business work, he will almost certainly succeed in time and see these problems as mere bumps on the road to success. Then he will be seen as a "lucky man" but he stopped and focusing on blaming. He could find a partner who is more commited or do it himself. Instead of blaming, he could have started observing the bottlenecks decaying his business.
The habit of concentarting on who and what is to blame does not motivate a person to do what is necessary. So four most important things are;
1) Observations
2) Learn your lessons
3) Take Responsibility
4) Take Action
Constant blaming and anything else that gets in the way of these four steps is a part of what causes bad luck.
summay of this article says that everything comes down to ourselves. We are responsible for our bad luck.
I will later add more to it.. bye for now
What Causes a Bad Luck? This is a very simple question but answer is esoteric.
Today, in pursuit of answer of this question I am putting down some facts that perhaps help me and you identify the culprits of bad luck.
In scientific terms, events in life happen in random order; you cannot guess what is going to be next? Even the luckiest person will have occasional bad luck. It is very likely for a person who is normally lucky will become truly unlucky. The bad times will be limited and rare. Why?
It is because those who are lucky are habitually thinking in a particular way and doing things in a particular way. Others have their own way of thinking and doing. And those habits are part of what causes a bad luck. For example "Blaming and making excuse" when they encounter bad times.
Blaming and making excuse are ways to avoid taking responsibilty for one's own life. It is a common trait among unlucky people.
It really might be someones fault, right? Other people really can contribute to a person's bad luck or bad situation. Why then, can blamimg be a bad habit and bring more bad luck? Its because your focus on foriegn factors that cause your problems takes your power away.
Many unlucky people can point out every person and circumstance that is to blame for their bad luck, but they cannot see what their own contribution to their situation is. Blaming and excuse making is a terrible approach to life. It eventually makes looking for causes outside oneself automatic. It is difficult for such a person to ever recognize the personal changes they need to make.
A story:
A man wants to stat a lawn-care business, and his friend agrees to be his partner. To start a business they needed a loan. They went to bank but could not approved for loan. They decided to get going without bank loan. Therefore, they started work manually without the automatic equipments required for lawn maintenance. He soon find his friend does not want to work as hard as he does at getting this business going. The whole thing starts to fall apart, and he tells everyone that it is fault of his friend who doe not work hard anymore, and bank did not provide money.
But are these causes of his failure? If he quits at this point and will think he is very unlucky. On the other hand if he learns lesson and takes responsibility for making business work, he will almost certainly succeed in time and see these problems as mere bumps on the road to success. Then he will be seen as a "lucky man" but he stopped and focusing on blaming. He could find a partner who is more commited or do it himself. Instead of blaming, he could have started observing the bottlenecks decaying his business.
The habit of concentarting on who and what is to blame does not motivate a person to do what is necessary. So four most important things are;
1) Observations
2) Learn your lessons
3) Take Responsibility
4) Take Action
Constant blaming and anything else that gets in the way of these four steps is a part of what causes bad luck.
summay of this article says that everything comes down to ourselves. We are responsible for our bad luck.
I will later add more to it.. bye for now
World’s Healthiest Countries
Japan
Fit factor: Long-lived citizens. With a life expectancy of 86 years, Japanese women live longer on average than any other people in the world. Japanese men don’t live as long, but they can still expect to live to the ripe old age of 79 years on average.
Health secrets: Low-cholesterol diets and exercise. Diets rich in fish, rice, and seaweed have long kept heart disease and cancer in Japan in check. Various fitness crazes and government-sponsored pre-work workouts have helped generations of Japanese maintain trim physiques, and today’s tech junkies have a little help of their own: Japan’s largest mobile telephone carrier just unveiled a “Fitness Phone” that measures daily activity.
Problem area: Rising rates of diabetes thanks to a growing appetite for high-fat Western foods. About 7 million Japanese currently suffer from the disease, which is spreading faster in Asia than any other region in the world.
France
Fit factor: Surprisingly low rates of heart disease, the world’s No. 1 killer
Health secrets: Slow dining and a daily glass of wine. The French diet is famously high in fat, but scientists speculate that the French penchant for smaller portions, longer meals, and moderate amounts of wine help keep heart disease at bay.
Problem area: Obesity rates are on the rise, and health experts worry that heart disease in France is simply showing a time lag, suggesting that deaths from the disease could increase as expanding waistlines become the norm.
Iceland
Fit factor: Lowest infant mortality in the world
Health secrets: World-class natal care. Only Singapore can match Iceland for the honor of world’s healthiest infants, with just 2 deaths before the age of 5 (compared with the United States’ 7) for every 1,000 live births. Iceland offers extensive pre- and post-birth medical care funded by the government, perhaps explaining why the country has one of the highest birth rates in Europe. And three months of guaranteed professional leave for each parent at 80 percent of their salaries probably makes for a happy home life.
Problem area: Icelandic kids tend to have a sweet tooth. The country is one of the world’s top sugar consumers per capita, mostly thanks to a love of carbonated sodas, putting obesity rates on the rise.
Sweden
Fit factor: High cancer survival rates and nearly 100 percent child immunization
Health secrets: Government money and a comprehensive approach. Nearly 14 percent of Sweden’s government spending goes to healthcare (covering 85 percent of all medical bills in the country), and the country’s 9 million citizens are treated to cutting-edge medical technologies and the finest hospitals that money can buy. But money isn’t everything. Swedes believe that holistic social care—everything from happier professional lives to better street lights that encourage evening walks—results in healthier citizens and ultimately lower medical bills.
Problem area: Long waits for appointments and surgeries. Some small-scale attempts at privatization have been implemented to decrease wait times, but they’ve been inconsistent at best.
Cuba
Fit factor: Lower infant mortality rate than the United States and similar life expectancies
Health secrets: More doctors per capita—6 for every 1,000 Cubans—than any other country. And although having more doctors doesn’t necessarily translate into a healthy populace, it does provide the government the workforce to focus on disease prevention, not to mention a shot in the arm to Fidel Castro’s medical diplomacy. Thousands of doctors are sent abroad each year to spread the gospel about Cuba’s socialized medicine, which, to be fair, has kept key health indicators at a level that rivals most developed countries. But Cubans no doubt appreciate the importance placed on early detection and prevention: When they do become ill, medicines and medical equipment are often in short supply.
Problem area: Lack of cash and the impending end of Castro’s era. Nutrition and treatable diseases have been on the rise thanks to shortages, and the more open a post-Castro Cuba becomes to the outside world, the more likely it will become susceptible to the deadliest U.S. import of all: the American diet.
Fit factor: Long-lived citizens. With a life expectancy of 86 years, Japanese women live longer on average than any other people in the world. Japanese men don’t live as long, but they can still expect to live to the ripe old age of 79 years on average.
Health secrets: Low-cholesterol diets and exercise. Diets rich in fish, rice, and seaweed have long kept heart disease and cancer in Japan in check. Various fitness crazes and government-sponsored pre-work workouts have helped generations of Japanese maintain trim physiques, and today’s tech junkies have a little help of their own: Japan’s largest mobile telephone carrier just unveiled a “Fitness Phone” that measures daily activity.
Problem area: Rising rates of diabetes thanks to a growing appetite for high-fat Western foods. About 7 million Japanese currently suffer from the disease, which is spreading faster in Asia than any other region in the world.
France
Fit factor: Surprisingly low rates of heart disease, the world’s No. 1 killer
Health secrets: Slow dining and a daily glass of wine. The French diet is famously high in fat, but scientists speculate that the French penchant for smaller portions, longer meals, and moderate amounts of wine help keep heart disease at bay.
Problem area: Obesity rates are on the rise, and health experts worry that heart disease in France is simply showing a time lag, suggesting that deaths from the disease could increase as expanding waistlines become the norm.
Iceland
Fit factor: Lowest infant mortality in the world
Health secrets: World-class natal care. Only Singapore can match Iceland for the honor of world’s healthiest infants, with just 2 deaths before the age of 5 (compared with the United States’ 7) for every 1,000 live births. Iceland offers extensive pre- and post-birth medical care funded by the government, perhaps explaining why the country has one of the highest birth rates in Europe. And three months of guaranteed professional leave for each parent at 80 percent of their salaries probably makes for a happy home life.
Problem area: Icelandic kids tend to have a sweet tooth. The country is one of the world’s top sugar consumers per capita, mostly thanks to a love of carbonated sodas, putting obesity rates on the rise.
Sweden
Fit factor: High cancer survival rates and nearly 100 percent child immunization
Health secrets: Government money and a comprehensive approach. Nearly 14 percent of Sweden’s government spending goes to healthcare (covering 85 percent of all medical bills in the country), and the country’s 9 million citizens are treated to cutting-edge medical technologies and the finest hospitals that money can buy. But money isn’t everything. Swedes believe that holistic social care—everything from happier professional lives to better street lights that encourage evening walks—results in healthier citizens and ultimately lower medical bills.
Problem area: Long waits for appointments and surgeries. Some small-scale attempts at privatization have been implemented to decrease wait times, but they’ve been inconsistent at best.
Cuba
Fit factor: Lower infant mortality rate than the United States and similar life expectancies
Health secrets: More doctors per capita—6 for every 1,000 Cubans—than any other country. And although having more doctors doesn’t necessarily translate into a healthy populace, it does provide the government the workforce to focus on disease prevention, not to mention a shot in the arm to Fidel Castro’s medical diplomacy. Thousands of doctors are sent abroad each year to spread the gospel about Cuba’s socialized medicine, which, to be fair, has kept key health indicators at a level that rivals most developed countries. But Cubans no doubt appreciate the importance placed on early detection and prevention: When they do become ill, medicines and medical equipment are often in short supply.
Problem area: Lack of cash and the impending end of Castro’s era. Nutrition and treatable diseases have been on the rise thanks to shortages, and the more open a post-Castro Cuba becomes to the outside world, the more likely it will become susceptible to the deadliest U.S. import of all: the American diet.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Specific Mindset + Purposeful Action = Success
Success is an elusive animal for many of us. For others it is a daily acahievement. Whichever side of fence you live on, we all must admit that true success requires specific mindset and purposeful action. But the question is how do you implement it and integrate these two attributes to enable you to live your so called dream of life.
First of all one should embrace his/her dreams and keep it in your wallet forever. Without a goal or dream you have no purpose. It is like taking a trip without looking at map and planing your route.
Most of the poeple in this world do not know what they are doing where they are going they just do and follow others, they never open their mind caps that is why you only see just a few successful person on this earth because they followed the path they designed for themselves.
For instance; when you decide to go for a fun trip and decide your destinantion. It is most likely that you would not only want to know the best route to take but also what to see and do once you got there. Toward this end you would just pick up a map and go for it.
May be you want to talk to someone who has/had kn0wledge of your destinantion. Perhaps you would even go to book store/library that help you find your way. Yes, same goes with your dreams. Once you have clear idea of what you want in life.
Find someone who has already achieved it and follow thier advice, if they are willing to mentor you, so much better. Having gone this road before you they will be better abl to assist you in getting past the hazards that you will encounter along the way.
What next ....there is no equation or mathematics its just simple basic thing which people lack
... adjust the attitude. Believe that any human being on this earth can achieve their dream. But, Learn to live each day with positive mindset. Begin to instill your mind with positive thoughts and realize the capability of your brain that God has given you as a gift.
....hmmmm now I am going to have food ... and will continue.. so watch it..
First of all one should embrace his/her dreams and keep it in your wallet forever. Without a goal or dream you have no purpose. It is like taking a trip without looking at map and planing your route.
Most of the poeple in this world do not know what they are doing where they are going they just do and follow others, they never open their mind caps that is why you only see just a few successful person on this earth because they followed the path they designed for themselves.
For instance; when you decide to go for a fun trip and decide your destinantion. It is most likely that you would not only want to know the best route to take but also what to see and do once you got there. Toward this end you would just pick up a map and go for it.
May be you want to talk to someone who has/had kn0wledge of your destinantion. Perhaps you would even go to book store/library that help you find your way. Yes, same goes with your dreams. Once you have clear idea of what you want in life.
Find someone who has already achieved it and follow thier advice, if they are willing to mentor you, so much better. Having gone this road before you they will be better abl to assist you in getting past the hazards that you will encounter along the way.
What next ....there is no equation or mathematics its just simple basic thing which people lack
... adjust the attitude. Believe that any human being on this earth can achieve their dream. But, Learn to live each day with positive mindset. Begin to instill your mind with positive thoughts and realize the capability of your brain that God has given you as a gift.
....hmmmm now I am going to have food ... and will continue.. so watch it..
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