Health Benefits Of Coconut Juice

I just wanted everyone to know how much i love coconuts! and I just love everything about it, the juice and the coconut meat. Oh men, I just love it. The coconut juice taste so clean, did i just say clean? lol! well, what I meant was it's free from artificial stuffs. And I hate myself of always forgetting to blog about it.

Coconut juice is the highest natural source of electrolytes , And yes it is much better than just your plain water. Twice in my life I got UTI, Urinary Tract Infection. And so It was really hard for me to pee, It was so painful that I cried, well, I was a kid then, The second time I have had it was when I was pregnant, I think I know some pregnant women has been in this kind of situation. Anyways, My mother would always tell me, Drink coconut juice until you get well, It wasn't really the hardest thing for me. Because I love coconuts. Alright, I religiously drink it, I love it when it's cold Alright so in just a matter of a day or two. I'm OK. Honest!

So the coconut juice has this antibacterial thing that kills all those bacteria that causes, throat infections, Urinary Tract Infections, Pneumonia and other diseases. Coconut milk has a lot of vitamins and minerals so My mother would always let my children drink a whole glass of it. It;s good for the skin and hair you know. So this weekend have a coconut juice in the fridge and serve it with ice to your family.

Ear Infections ways to Prevent it

There are millions of children all over the world are having ear infections and visit their doctors every year. While pediatricians are doing their best to remind and advice parents on the best way to prevent ear infections. This is not only cured by taking antibiotics, It is through the simplest ways that anyone could do to prevent ear infections.

Based on studies, The ear infections are commonly accompanied with pain and it is really hard if it is children.That's why here are simple steps that can help you and your children away from ear infections that cause much pain:

1. Stay away from smokers - smokers or the smoke itself can irritate what we called the Eustachian tubes that connects the farthest part of the ear to throat to the opening of the mouth . or it is a tube that links the pharynx to the middle ear. So should avoid smoke.

2. Chew gum - Sweeteners that can be found in gum candy and mints that can reduce the production of bacteria that causes infections, Although children should chew gum with caution or they might swallow it. So children shouldn't chew gum below 3 years old.

3. Vaccines are important- Let your children have their shots or vaccines. It should be complete. Vaccines targets the bacterias that are responsible of the pain-causing infections. Vaccines can actually cut the the risk in half of having ear infections.

4. Stop the use of pacifier -yes you heard it right. babies and tots should stop using pacifiers. children who continuously use pacifiers has a possibility of an additional 33% of infections than those who don't use pacifiers. Pacifiers should be use only at night just for bed time.

The right way to Treat Psoriasis

Do you have skin problem that characterized by thick, red patches of skin covered by white or silvery scales? maybe its a skin disorder called Psoriasis. It is not that infectious, and may manifest in alternating periods when the psoriasis goes into remission and when it becomes worse. It usually appears between the ages of 20 and 30, and tends to run in families, means it can be inherited. Psoriasis, even in mild cases, may cause sever embarrassment, shame, and social isolation. It cannot kill, but it can ruin people lives. The causes of Psoriasis are not yet fully known but the disorder is associated with, Overproduction of new skin cells (10 times faster than normal), leading to the buildup of live cells (the caused of thickened patches) and profuse shedding of outer skin layer. Also with combination of factors, including heredity, stress period after physical illness or infection, certain medications.

Here are some of the complications that can be experienced by a person with Psoriasis

• Arthritis (inflammation of the joint) in severe cases
• Impaired use of hands or feet
• Depression due to low self esteem.

So here are the right way to treat Psoriasis

• Sunbathe 15 to 30 minutes daily, though not to the point of being sunburn. A sun ultraviolet lamp is an alternative.
• Apply some Petroleum jelly to affected areas.
• Learn to manage stress.
• Follow a healthy lifestyle, Keep a healthy body weight.
• Avoid drinking alcohol. It may decrease the effectiveness of treatments.
• If you are not sure on what your doing then its time to call the doctor and seek some medical help.

Understanding Laryngitis

Image via Wikipedia Laryngitis or hoariness is common to be link with cold and flu and other infection in throat, its also link to swelling of our voice box, tonsillitis, sinusitis, are common cause of laryngitis. It can be the effects of complication from bronchitis, pulmonary infection, flu, measles and other infections.

The worst case of laryngitis is called croup, this is when too much swelling of air passage together with hard cough and hard to breath. this kind of laryngitis is commonly seen in children. Laryngitis that are hard to cure are cause of too much drinking of alcohol, and too much smoking, people with laryngitis are commonly experience changes on their voice, ticklish feeling on their throat and the feeling that there is something in his throat that irritates him.

People with laryngitis must apply hot compress to lower part of the neck try to replace it every eight hours. Medicated steam inhalations can also help in this kind of disorder. Important thing is to drink loads of fluids(small amounts, more frequently) even though the throat might hurt to maintain hydration to prevent tiredness. Over the counter painkillers like paracetamol and ibuprofen can help with pain.Sleep up on a couple pillows, to keep the swelling down also. If you have a cool mist vaporizer, use it during the night while you sleep. If not, place some pots of water around your room, close to the heat vents, to help moisten the air in your room. You really should rest your voice a couple more days, and that means little talking.Resting the voice (not singing or shouting) might help to shorten symptoms There is no evidence that use of vitamins, aspirin gargles or sprays help in any way. The bottom line is - time is the healer!If Laryngitis is cause of tumor in the vocal chords in can be prevent by surgery.

I got Sore Throat

When a person catches flu or cold his or her back throat is beginning to swollen, this swollen affects the tonsil and adenoid, because of this a person experience sore throat. Another cause of sore throat is the germs called streptococcus, this germs cause’s irritation to our throat and gives the person uneasy feeling to our throat and for a while becomes sore throat. Other causes of sore throat are sinusitis, diphtheria, measles, and leukemia can be sometimes can cause sore throat.

Person’s with sore throat sometimes complain about warm and dried throat followed by chilling, fever, and laryngitis. Swollen lymph nodes are also cause of sore throat, swallowing can be painful for a person with sore throat. If the irritation of the throat reaches the air passage it can cause cold.

Many sore throats and infections are contracted from bacteria on toothbrushes which should be replaced monthly. Between uses store your toothbrush in hydrogen peroxide (rinse thoroughly before using) or grapefruit seed extract to kill germs (which can also be used to gargle with.)

The uses of steam inhalation are effective in delivering relief to our sore throat, hot compress at your neck can also help subside the swollen throat, do this every night until the swollen decreases.

Take hydrogen peroxide and dilute it with water and gargle frequently. It will kill the germs in your throat. I have used it to stop a strep throat infection immediately. You may also use it to dissolve the wax in your ears and kill the bacteria. I use it undiluted to dissolve ear wax and clean out my ears.

You may also gargle with salt water.

It your doctor prescribes antibiotics for a bacterial throat infection, eat yogurt, such as Nancy's yogurt or Kefir from the health food store. The commercial yogurt in your grocery store does not have enough of the friendly bacteria in it to replace the one's killed by the antibiotics. The antibiotic kills the good and bad bacteria. The the bad bacteria will cause an overgrowth and you will be open to other infections. You need the good bacteria to keep the bad bacteria under control.

Drink a great deal of water to flush out your kidneys along with plenty of liquids. Herbal teas and fresh juices are best.

A mixture of raw honey and lemon juice will coat the throat and help kill the germs.

Extra vitamin C, garlic and honey will help fight the infection.

There are many drugs out there with medicated lozenges, commonly it is in candy type drug, and it really can help to lessen the irritation to our throat.