ways to take care of your eyes

Posted on September 1, 2017September 1, 2017 by Oasis

Your eyes are your windows to the world, so it’s important to take good care of them. Things like seeing an eye doctor regularly, getting enough sleep, and giving your eyes regular breaks while you are using a computer can help keep your eyes in good health. If you are having problems with your vision, you should schedule an appointment with an optometrist as soon as possible. Keep reading to learn about some of the things you can do to help keep your eyes in good shape.

1. Eat Well

Good eye health starts with the food on your plate. Nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, lutein, zinc, and vitamins C and E might help ward off age-related vision problems like macular degeneration and cataracts. To get them, fill your plate with:

Green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale, and collards
Salmon, tuna, and other oily fish
Eggs, nuts, beans, and other nonmeat protein sources
Oranges and other citrus fruits or juices
Oysters and pork

A well-balanced diet also helps you stay at a healthy weight. That lowers your odds of obesity and related diseases like type 2 diabetes, which is the leading cause of blindness in adults.

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Yoga – A way of life

Posted on August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 by Oasis

Yoga can never be underestimated. Yoga is any of several Hindu disciples aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. According to Natalie Nevins (DO, a board-certified osteopathic family physician and certified Kundalini Yoga instructor in Hollywood, California), “The purpose of yoga is to create strength, awareness and harmony in both the mind and body.”

While there are more than 100 different types, or schools, of yoga, most sessions are typically include breathing exercises, meditation, and assuming postures (sometimes called asana or poses) that stretch and flex various muscle groups.

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Artificial womb – A hope for premature babies

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Oasis

An artificial womb has been successfully used to incubate healthy baby lambs for a period of one week, and researchers hope the technology will one day be able to do the same for extremely premature babies.

Eve - Artificial womb — This is EVE, the artificial womb. Credit: Women and Infants Research Foundation

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Ways You Can Take Care of Your Liver

Posted on August 5, 2017March 17, 2020 by Oasis

Ways You Can Take Care of Your Liver

Healthy Lifestyle
Eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly help the liver to work well. Eating an unhealthy diet can lead to liver disease. For example, a person who eats a lot of fatty foods is at higher risk of being overweight and having non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Eat foods from all the food groups: grains, protein, dairy, fruits, vegetables, and fats
Eat foods that have a lot of fiber such as fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads, rice and cereals

Limit the Amount of Alcohol You Drink
Alcohol can damage or destroy liver cells. Liver damage can lead to the build up of fat in your liver (fatty liver), inflammation or swelling of your liver (alcoholic hepatitis), and/or scarring of your liver (cirrhosis). For people with liver disease, even a small amount of alcohol can make the disease worse. Talk to your doctor about what amount of alcohol is right for you.

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Cyber Crime

Posted on July 27, 2017March 17, 2020 by Judebill

Cyber crime; the new world threat

According Wikipedia, Cyber crime are crimes that use computer networks or devices to advance other ends include: Fraud and identity theft (although this increasingly uses malware, hacking and/or phishing, making it an example of both “computer as target” and “computer as tool” crime)

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9 secrets to kidney health

Posted on July 10, 2017September 7, 2017 by Oasis

Our kidneys play a vital role in excreting drugs and toxins in the body but sometimes sheer numbers can be overwhelming and they need some help from us. Kidney diseases are silent killers, which will largely affect your quality of life. There are however secrets to kidney health which reduce the risk of developing kidney disease. High blood pressure, diabetes or a family history of kidney failure put one at an increased risk of developing kidney disease. But even if you don’t fit in any of those risk categories, it’s important to take care of these critically important organs. You may need to undergo some detoxing therapy and you certainly need to be constantly on guard against the many drugs and other toxins that can actually harm your kidneys.

human kidney — Photocredit: http://www.esicm.org

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10 ways to burn calories without going to the gym

Posted on July 9, 2017August 29, 2017 by Oasis

Many people of this present generation is so conscious of not putting on fat. Here we try to 10 ways to burn calories without going to the gym and hope it really helps you.

Good belly swimming laugh – Laughter is not only the best medicine, it is the one of the most effortless ways to burn calories. Chuckling through a 15-minute stand-up comedy routine can burn between 10 and 40 calories. And this feel-good activity releases a feel-good hormone called serotonin that could reduce appetite.

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10 tips to make your kid sleep better

Posted on July 9, 2017August 29, 2017 by Oasis

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A lack of sleep can contribute to behavior issues and even health problems such as obesity
Many parents worry that media and technology interfere with bedtime routines and sleep

Parents know firsthand the impact a poor night’s sleep has on kids. Lack of sleep can contribute to crankiness, problems with attention and learning, behavior issues, and even health problems such as obesity. Though the reasons for poor sleep vary, many parents worry that media and technology interfere with bedtime routines and sleep.