Category Archives: health

Healthy Lifestyle

Last year, my mom has been hospitalized twice and the first one was due to her Diabetes. We were all worried when the doctor told us that her blood sugar went up high which could lead to stroke. Thank goodness she was spared from it. The second one was due to a high blood pressure, it was a diabetes related thingy. The doctor advised her to live a healthy lifestyle to spare her going back and forth the hospital. I know how hard it is for a food lover like her, but we have no choice but help her go through a diet.

First thing we did was to make diet plans for her. Avoiding sweets, less salts, high fiber meals and moderate amounts of meat on her meals. She was also warned about her cholesterol level which is high too or she’ll get another prescription of Cholesterol Medicine from the doctor. We were looking into some natural ways of reducing her cholesterol and did saw that endur.com is the leading provider of cholesterol medicines the natural way. Good enough as it is natural so it won’t have any side effects on my moms health and will be sure enough to help her lower the cholesterol level. Cliche as it may sound, but health is wealth so we must do anything to take care of ourselves. After all, is for our own good and benefit.

Medical Supplies

Seven days to go and it will gonna be the big day for almost everyone in the world. The most celebrated day of the year, Christmas! I have been continuously reminding DH to watch out his diet. Being a diabetic, he needs to guard himself from sweets, which of course is very in demand food during the holidays. I told him to keep himself off those goodies or he’ll in up in hospital bed on holidays and I don’t want to be seeking some medical supplies on wee hours if ever. Health is wealth as they always say and very true indeed, it is one great gift that we ever received from the good Lord. Priceless!

Relieved!

Is what we felt after we went to an EENT Specialist this afternoon, Gabby has been long complaining about her left ear. I would sometimes caught her trying to shake her head or insert her finger to her left ear. There was also a foul smell and dark yellow stain on cotton buds whenever I clean her ears after taking a bath. We were so worried that she might be having an ear infection or her ear drums might be broken. But thank Gd that it was not the case when the doctor checked on her ear, Gabby was very cooperative and behave all through the session. She had an impacted cerumen which is a condition in which earwax has become tightly packed in the external ear canal to the point that the canal is blocked.. In short “Nanigas na tutuli” The doctor performed an irrigation, I am happy that she was really very nice and friendly to Gabby. Irrigation process lasted for about 20 minutes or less I think. Oh boy! was really surprised when this little black and thick thingy was removed from her left ear, I just couldn’t imagine how it get stucks on her ears. The doctor then careful explained to us how to properly clean her ears

  • clean the ears only twice a week
  • never try to insert the cotton buds deeply into the ears for it is one cause and aggravates an impacted cerumen, which I think is what I am doing while I clean her ears. For the cotton buds will push the earwax to go inside the ear canal.
  • clean/ remove the earwax on the external part of the ear just right outside the ear canal. For the ears naturally has its way on cleaning the internal part.

After the treatment we headed to Robinsons Pioneer to do the grocery, bought Gabby and Nicco their sketch pad and a slippers for Gabby. We left Nicco at home since it will be hard if we’ll tag him along to the clinic.

DOCS @ WORK. This clinic is just a stone throw away from home this is located at the Maysilo Circle.

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Playing while waiting to be called.
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Getting bored already.
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We didn’t bother to take photo anymore while the irrigation process is performed. But this is how it’s usually done.

Irrigation is the most common method of removing impacted cerumen. It involves washing out the ear canal with water from a commercial irrigator or a syringe with a catheter attached. Although some doctors use Water Piks to remove cerumen, most do not recommend them because the stream of water is too forceful and may damage the eardrum. The doctor may add a small amount of alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, or other antiseptic. The water must be close to body temperature; if it is too cold or too warm, the patient may feel dizzy or nauseated. After the ear has been irrigated, the doctor will apply antibiotic ear drops to protect the ear from infection.

Irrigation should not be used to remove cerumen if the patient’s eardrum is ruptured or missing; if the patient has a history of chronic otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear) or a myringotomy (cutting the eardrum to allow fluid to escape from the middle ear); or if the patient has hearing in only one ear.

If irrigation cannot be used or fails to remove the cerumen, the patient is referred to an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist. The specialist can remove the wax with a vacuum device or a curette, which is a small scoop-shaped surgical instrument.

Some doctors prescribe special ear drops, such as Cerumenex, to soften the wax. The most common side effect of Cerumenex is an allergic skin reaction. Over-the-counter wax removal products include Debrox or Murine Ear Drops. A 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide may also be used. These products are less likely to irritate the skin of the ear.

photo and process taken here

Uplifting That Bump

Women in general are more conscious on their physical appearance. Especially when they age, wherein drastic change in the appearance is very noticeable. Many resort to the wonders of beauty enhancements. There are just too many beauty schools and clinics popping from every now and then, so you must be extra careful on choosing where to entrust your beauty enhancement needs so you won’t end up blaming yourself in the end. The most popular thing that women first take into consideration of enhancing is their breast as there are quite a number of reasons why, like they want it to look bigger, boosting their self confidence, mothers who wants their breast to get that lift again after years of breast feeding their kids, women who went removal of breasts due to cancer history and wanted to gain again through breast reconstruction. Breast Augmentation Pittsburgh offers services of such and on the other hand breast augmentation is a personal decision and the personal factors that are behind it must be your own, it is not just the typical procedure as it require careful and enough study to ensure successful operation.

When you decide and go under the Breast Implants Pittsburgh, you must be able to make a careful study and understanding of how the procedure goes, it effects and implications. You must take note that it does need the necessary care and maintenance once you go for it, as there is turning back once it has been done. You got to do a research on the doctor who will do the procedure to you, check if he’s capable and has the necessary knowledge and expertise on the said area, check out of the place where the procedure will be done. It is always better to be safe than sorry when you go for Breast Implants Pittsburgh as we’ve been reading and hearing a lot of horror stories about some women who just did out of impulse.

Proper Nutrition for Kids

My friend’s daughter is having a problem with her weight, it’s already been a year of finding the right formula milk for her but it doesn’t fit her still. there is also an infant hiccups  whenever finishing a milk so we are thinking if  there’s a problem on her digestive system. The mom cannot breast feed the baby since she was on a medical treatment and have been drinking medications that might affect the baby when she breastfeeds. I accompanied her to a pediatrician and she was prescribed to take pediasure which is a nutritional drink with a balance supplement for kids 1 to 10 years of age. I have been reading and hearing good reviews and results of this nutrition drink.

Taking care of a baby is an essential especially during the early years as this is the important phase wherein everything is in initial formation of their body and definitely have to be a healthy one for them to grew up strong.

I was surprise to find out that it is available online on different sites. I would definitely recommend this to my friend to order this one online as it is on a discounted price plus you can get this free of shipping if you purchase $25 or more. She could save a lot instead of buying it here over the counter.

On Vasectomy Reversal

One brave move for a man to give his full support in family planning is undergoing vasectomy which is a method of birth control. Technically speaking the vas deferens from each testicle is clamped, cut, or otherwise sealed. Though here in our country this type of birth control method is not widely used by many of us. I guess, there is a need for a push to make a thorough information campaign about this advantages for enlightenment purpose as this has some negative connotation among male partners. But for men who went through this procedure must be given an ample praise for the move since it means that they are care enough of their partner.

But there are situations wherein you cannot prevent or unavoidable so to speak, just in case the male partner changed his mind or wanted to have children again, he has the option to undergo a Vasectomy Reversal wherein a surgical procedure will be done to reconnect or restore the flow of the sperm to vas deferens. There are certain steps to take in undergoing through vasectomy reversal, and any men who underwent vasectomy is a candidate for this one. Successful pregnancies have reported many times even vasectomy takes placed years ago.

You can check out the Minnesota’s Men’s Health Center for some valuable information regarding this procedure, and it is said that after surgery you just have to maintain some precautionary measures that are said to be the same with other surgeries like no strenuous activities for quite sometime. You can even see testimonials of couples about how thankful they are on how successful it is on their cases. At MMHC’s National Vasectomy Reversal Center, safety is a high priority VASECTOMY REVERSAL is indeed a blessing for every man who had undergone vasectomy but wanted to take second chances of being able to deliver a bundle of joy into this world.

Online Medical Supplies

It is very stressful whenever your loved ones get sick. Most especially if it entails them to get hospitalized, we all know that being in the hospital is kinda traumatic experience for many right?! During this A(H1N1) scare that we are encountering and many people getting infected already has really made us paranoid. I myself was a victim of such paranoia. My boss even asked me to wear facial mask as I kept on coughing like a barking dog at the office. I saw him browsing the site of allegromedical.com and overheard him talking to my other boss that he will be ordering some medical supplies like facial masks, gloves, syringes, disposable diapers and even catheter, I wonder why he’ll be needing those! Oh! it is definitely not for our office medical supplies. I am pretty sure. lol!

I Need Rest

Yes. I too have been sick with colds and coughs for days now, the boss did gave me a facial mask awhile ago while at work, he might be bothered with my coughing like a dog. I can’t blame them as h1n1 is now really getting everywhere. Oh well, I just hope I really get well fast… I will be absent tomorrow to take my very much needed rest…

Bio-Identical Progesterone Cream

As a woman, there are many changes going on in our body as we age. From the time we have our first period up to the stage of experiencing the menopausal stage. In between these stages, there are many factors that affect our body and we go through pms, hormonal imbalance and menopause symptoms in which we try to find ways and means on how to deal with it.

There are many products out in the market that many of us has tried already, but are not effective and healthy for our body. Oasis Serene progesterone cream is a scientifically formulated transdermal bio-identical progesterone cream used to help with the symptoms of peri-menopause, PMS, menopause and hormonal imbalance. This is toxin free and natural, so we can be sure of its effectiveness and safety to our health unlike other products that are too harsh and gives a long term effect. natural progesterone cream consist of natural ingredients such as wellness water, Vegetable stearic acid, sweet Almond oil, Vegetable glycerine, Aloe Vera and USP progesterone, Rosemary essential oil,. It has also Vitamins A, B-Complex, C, D & E which which are very essential for our body to perform well. With these pure organic ingredients, we would feel confident that it will give a very positive outcome to relieve the hormonal imbalance we are experiencing. with no other side effects such as allergies and others that we often get with drugs containing harsh ingredients, this eco-friendly cream is definitely a wonder for us women.

On Medical Needs

It’s quite stressful whenever a love ones got sick or hospitalized, for there are many factors that you need to go through the process. There are times when you just don’t know what to do anymore. It’s not easy dealing with the situation, for you need to have a strong faith and must be able to have the courage to do things for the sake of love and respect. Financial aspect is another thing you need to deal with, for being sick entails you with so many expenses such as medical supplies such as syringes, medicines, strips, adult diapers, bp monitors and even gloves, cottons plus many others, aside from the high rated bills that you need to pay for your stay in the hospital. All of this are part of what you need to go through and everybody else will does in the not so distant future. So we must be prepared emotionally, physically, spiritually and the hardest part is the financial aspect.