Basic Info HIV-AIDS

HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV means virus that invade human immune body. This HIV infected human will become AIDS when the immune reach low level. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV become AIDS when people living with HIV's immune drop down. When a person is infected with the virus, s/he is HIV (+). It can take 2-10 years for that person to become a full-blown case of aids. Meanwhile that person may be absolutely healthy and show no symptoms even s/he may now know s/he is infected.
But when the immune system is down because of the HIV so the people will have opportunistic infections. This opportunistic infections cause HIV people death.

Save Your Heart by Keep Active & Drink

Keeping physically active and drinking in moderation is the formula for reduce heart disease attack. There’s a fact that people who didn't drink and weren't physically active had a 30% to 49% higher risk of developing heart disease than people who drank, exercised or did both.
Being physically active was associated with a significantly lower risk for fatal heart disease and dying from any other cause compared with being physically inactive among both men and women. In addition, drinking was associated with a lower risk of fatal heart disease than not drinking. Moderate drinking reduced the risk of death among men and women. However, among heavy drinkers the risk of dying was similar to non-drinkers, the researchers found. Among people who were physical active, those who didn't drink had a 30% to 31% higher risk of fatal heart disease compared with moderate drinkers. However, among people who didn't drink but had a moderate or high level of physical activity, their risk of fatal heart disease was reduced up to 33 % compared to those who didn’t exercise or drink.

People who had at least one drink a week and were physically active had a 44% to 50% lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who were physically inactive and didn't drink.
Moreover, people who were physically active and had a drink a week had up to a 33% lower risk of dying from any cause.

"Physical activity and a moderate alcohol intake can lower the risk of fatal heart disease and all-cause mortality. But neither physical activity alone nor alcohol intake can completely reverse the increased risk associated with physical inactivity and alcohol abstention. Thus, both physical activity and alcohol intake are important to lower the risk of fatal heart disease and all-cause mortality," the researchers concluded.

Moderate alcohol intake reduces the risk of heart disease. Moderate physical activity does so, too, and even more powerfully. Combine the two, and the benefits are additive.
Practices that promote health are most powerful when combined into an overall pattern of healthful living.

You can reduce your risk of heart disease and premature death from any cause, dramatically by combing regular physical activity with not just moderate alcohol intake, but a healthful dietary pattern, effective management of stress, avoidance of tobacco, and adequate sleep of course.

So what do you think? Drink or not? Does physical activity or not? It’s all up to you.

Bottled Water Trend

Bottled water is everywhere these days. Bottled water is convenient, and compared to high-sugar, high-calorie choices, it's a good choice. Most of us could walk across a parking lot or pushed a stroller down the street without a bottle of water in our hands in the past time. It doesn't seem that way anymore these day.
Some of bottled waters users cite quality as the reason for buying. Quite simply, they say it's better than what's coming out of their tap. But water safety experts say that, except in isolated situations, this simply isn't true.
With the exception of a few isolated pockets of truly bad drinking water, most municipal systems and most bottled water sources are fairly equal in terms of contaminants and other health and safety issues.
While contaminants found in some municipal sources won't bother the average person, some may be affected. Pregnant women, babies, the elderly, people who are immune-compromised, cancer patients, or those on long-term steroidal use may benefit from choosing certain bottled waters over their particular tap water.
Right now only one bottled Water Company reports being approved for immuno-suppressed patients.
Check the label, to make sure the water is put through some filtration before being bottled, or at least there’s a state certification that the water is meeting certain standards of purity. No matter how pure the source is, contamination can also occur at the bottling plant, so certifications are vital.
Sometimes, bottled water can also give you something municipal water can't. A case in point is fluoridation -- the process of adding the chemical fluoride to municipal water systems to help protect teeth. But not everyone agrees it's helpful or even safe -- and that's where bottled water can help everyone get what they want. If your tap water is fluoridated and you don't want it, you can get bottled water that is not fluoridated, if your water system isn't fluoridated but you want it, get fluoridated bottled water. It's all about giving consumers choices.
Magnesium deficiency has reached a level such that a measurable increase in sudden death has been reported in regions with the lowest water magnesium levels. A lack of magnesium is a heart disease risk factor we cannot ignore. But just drinking bottled water even mineral water is no guarantee you'll get your magnesium boost. You have to read the label. Your water "should contain at least 250 milligrams total dissolved solids (TDS), an indication of its mineral content. You can also eat magnesium-rich foods. Peanuts, broccoli, tofu, sweet potatoes – all are rich sources of magnesium. You don't have to get it from water.
Finally, there is one more, perhaps ultimate, reason some people choose bottled water over tap: It's a taste thing. Like those of us who can tell Coke from Sarsi, he says, some can tell tap from bottled water -- and even detect differences among the bottled brands. If you can satisfy your palette and do your body good by drinking water, then why not spend the money you would spend on soft drinks on fine bottled water?

But it’s all up to you to make the decision.

Is it safe to traveling when you’re pregnant?

Most of pregnant women can travel safely unless she having complications with her pregnancy. One thing that you should do when you’re planning to take a trip is check with your doctor to be sure it’s safe for you to travel.
These some tips that will keep you safe and comfortable during pregnancy when travel:
· Wear comfortable, loose clothing, and comfortable shoes
· Take a pillow from home and some snacks that satisfy you or some other things to make you more comfortable
· If you’re driving, stop to get up and stretch often and take plenty of bathroom breaks
· Always take your prenatal records with you in the road
· Travel during the second trimester is usually most comfortable because the morning sickness has passed and the fatigue of the third trimester is still ahead.

I hope some of these tips will make you safer when travel and you can share this knowledge to other people who is pregnant and going to have a journey.

Men responsibility in pregnancy

After trying to have baby for several years and a family still don’t have a baby, it’s not only because of woman’s health problem but maybe the man’s problem too. So, good health is important for both moms and dads to be. Here are a few pre-pregnancy suggestions for would be dads:
· Do a general check up by visit your doctor
· Talk to your doctor about any medications you are taking, to determine if any of them may affect fertility
· Get plenty of sleep, zinc, and vitamin E. also maintain a health diet
· No smoking
· stop drinking
· don’t use illegal drugs
· avoid bicycling
· practice good testicular health by avoid immersion in hot water (hot tubs or spas)