My Personal Health Blog

Having a breakfast is important for our health. It is because when we are having breakfast, we are having enough energy to do all of our daily work or activity. Therefore, having sufficient breakfast is important. Many people are often not having an enough breakfast or even worse not having at all. This is surely will not generate sufficient energy for our daily activity.

It is important to have an enough breakfast every morning. For children breakfast can be the most important meals for the whole day. It is because children need more energy during their activity in their school. Health experts are also recommended that we are having a regular breakfast every day. For people who wants to reduce their weight, having breakfast is important. It is because most of us are working during the day. Therefore, most of energy is used during this time of the day and we are not storing much fat in our body.

Therefore, do not underestimate the role of breakfast in our daily activity. Of course healthy and regular breakfast is needed in order to keep our body healthy. We are surely do not want something bad happens to us because of we are rarely having a breakfast every morning. Having a simple thing such as breakfast is easily forgotten but many people says that simple things often the most important.

The question Why do people smoke has been asked for many years. An obvious simple answer would be that people smoke for nicotine. But for many, the situation seems more complex.

It is very well known that smoking is an important cause of many diseases and the purchase price of cigarettes can be very high, so it is reasonable to ask why so many people smoke.

The World Health Organization (WHO) selects “Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women” as the theme for the next World No Tobacco Day, which will take place on 31 May 2010.

Many in the public health community suggest that people only smoke because they are ‘addicted’ to nicotine. Many smokers can find it hard to quit smoking.

The pharmacological effect of nicotine – a mild stimulant effect not unlike that of caffeine, and a mild relaxing effect – is an important part of the smoking experience.

However, there seems to be much more to smoking than just nicotine. Smoking embodies a considerable amount of ritual involving many of the senses. A smoker will often describe pleasure from the feel of a cigarette in the hand, and from the taste, sight and smell of the smoke. Also, especially in social settings, smoking involves a ’sharing’ experience with other smokers.

What people should consider:
*Smoking is a cause of various serious and fatal diseases.
*The health risks in groups vary by the amount smoked, being highest in those that smoke for more years and smoke more cigarettes per day.
*The risks reduce in groups of people who quit smoking, and the reductions increase from quitting earlier.
*Experts advise no smoking during pregnancy.
*The only way to be certain of avoiding the risks of smoking is not to smoke.

Another personal health careinformation for everyone. Blood is pumped around the body in the circulatory system. It supplies food, oxygen, hormones and other chemicals to all the body’s cells. It also helps to remove waste products and is important in fighting infection.

Blood is made of clear liquid called plasma and three types of cells: red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells.

All blood cells come from the same type of cell, known as stem cells. Early on, they develop into either myeloid or lymphoid cells.

*Myeloid cells include all red blood cells, platelets and the white blood cells that are known as granulocytes and monocytes.

*Lymphoid cells include all other white blood cells, known as lymphocytes.

Red blood cells collect oxygen from your lungs and carry it to all parts of your body. If you don’t have enough red blood cells you have anaemia. Anaemia can make you look pale, may cause headaches and make you feel tired, dizzy and irritable.

Platelets are needed to help your blood to clot following an injury. A reduced number of platelets may cause prolonged bleeding or easy bruising.

White blood cells play a major role in the body’s defence against infection. A decrease in white blood cells puts you more at risk of getting infections.

Blood cells are made in bone marrow, the spongy part in the centre of your bones.

When the body is healthy, the numbers of red cells, white cells and platelets in the blood are kept in balance. Diseases of the blood cells, like leukaemia, can cause this balance to be thrown out.

Sunglasses is a protective eyewear that is widely used by most people to prevent strong light from entering the eyes. They can also be a form of visual aid which incorporates coloured or polarized lenses. Despite its protective function, sunglasses is known as s a fashionable item and they do add a sense of styleto the wearer.

In the daytime especially between late morning until late afternoon, the sunlight can be very bright and glaring and this causes discomfort. When outdoors, a person who is performing activities such as swimming, fishing or gardening will receive more light than as person who is indoors. As a preventive measure against the harsh sunlight, usage of eye protection is highly recommended to protect the eyes from ultraviolet radiation, within the sun’s rays, which in the long term can cause serious eye problems.

Besides ultraviolet radiation, the rays from the sun that are damaging include : bright white (visible)light and the blue End of the rays.

How does sunlight damage the eye?

blue light from the visible spectrum. The ultraviolet radiation can be divided into 3 categories which are UVA, UVB and UVC. Ultraviolet radiation carry more energy then the visible light rays therefore the eye is at risk for serious damage due to the absorption of the UV rays compared to other lights. Most of the damage that is caused by prolonged exposure from UV radiation are irreversible and can severely damage the eye. Therefore is important to protect our eyes from long term exposure to UV radiation as a preventive measure. Apart from damage to the eye, UV rays can also cause damage to the skin and body.

UV radiation can be absorbed by the various structures of the eye. The outer layers of the eye which is the cornea and the conjunctiva absorb UVB rays. The lens absorbs mainly UVA rays. The retina (the light-sensitive lining at the back of the inner eyeball) absorbs visible light. The UVC rays are already absorbed by the ozone layer and do not reach the earth.

UV radiation is part of the natural radiation found in the invisible light spectrum. Beside the sun as a natural source, UV rays can come from a variety of artificial sources which include welding equipment, lasers, tanning equipment and certain lamps.

The damage that occurs in the eyes from these rays are:

*Cataract (clouding of the natural lens of the eye)
*Age Related Macular Degeneration (degeneration of the sensitive part of retina)
*Pterygium (a superficial membrane covering the conjunctiva)
*Retinal damage upon directly looking at the sun

The damage that occur in the body are :

*Sunburn of the skin
*Premature skin aging
*Skin cancer
*Weakening of the immune system