Cause of bad breath.

Have you notice when you are talking to someone, he or she didn’t facing you or seems to be avoiding to face straight on you while you are talking, it’s a signed that there is something she or he didn’t take, one thing is bad smell coming from your mouth that called bad breath.

They say if a person has a bad breath he she didn’t smell it by her or himself.

What is bad breath - Halitosis, colloquially called bad breath, is a symptom in which a noticeably unpleasant odor is present on the exhaled breath.

Cause of bad breath.

Bad breath can also be made worse by the types of foods you eat and other unhealthy lifestyle habits.  All the food eaten begins to be broken down in your mouth. As foods are digested and absorbed into the bloodstream, they are eventually carried to your lungs and given off in your breath. If you eat foods with strong odors like garlic or onions. The odor will not go away completely until the foods have passed through your body. If you don't brush and floss teeth daily, food particles can remain in your mouth, promoting bacterial growth between teeth, around the gums, and on the tongue.

Smoking or chewing tobacco-based products also can cause bad breath, stain teeth, reduce your ability to taste foods, and irritate your gums.

Persistent bad breath or a bad taste in the mouth may also be a warning sign of gum (periodontal) disease. Gum disease is caused by the build-up of plaque on teeth. Bacteria cause the formation of toxins to form, which irritate the gums. If gum disease continues untreated, it can damage the gums and jawbone.

Other dental causes of bad breath include poorly fitting dental appliances, yeast infections of the mouth, and dental caries (cavities). The medical condition dry mouth (also called xerostomia) also can cause bad breath. Saliva is necessary to moisten the mouth, neutralize acids produced by plaque, and wash away dead cells that accumulate on the tongue, gums, and cheeks. If not removed, these cells decompose and can cause bad breath. Many other diseases and illnesses may cause bad breath. Like: respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia or bronchitis, chronic sinus infections, postnasal drip, diabetes, chronic acid reflux, and liver or kidney problems.

How to prevent bad breath?

Practice good oral hygiene. Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste to remove food debris and plaque. Brush teeth after you eat (keep a toothbrush at work or school to brush after lunch). Don't forget to brush the tongue, too. Replace your toothbrush every 2 to 3 months. Use floss or an inter-dentally cleaner to remove food particles and plaque between teeth once a day. Dentures should be removed at night and cleaned thoroughly before being placed in your mouth the next morning. See your dentist regularly, at least twice a year. He or she will conduct an oral exam and professional teeth cleaning and will be able to detect and treat periodontal disease, dry mouth, or other problems that may be the cause of bad mouth odor. Stop smoking and chewing tobacco-based products. Ask your dentist for tips on kicking the habit. Drink lots of water. This will keep your mouth moist. Chewing gums (preferably sugarless) or sucking on candy (preferably sugarless) also stimulates the production of saliva, which helps wash away food particles and bacteria. Keep a log of the foods you eat. If you think they may be causing bad breath, bring the log to your dentist to review. Similarly, make a list of the medications you take. Some drugs may play a role in creating mouth odors

There are some Products that Can Use to Eliminate Bad Breath.

There is a mouthwash to eliminate bad breath. But it just temporary way to mask unpleasant mouth odor. Better to Ask your dentist about which product is best for you.

References:

http://www.m.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/bad-breath

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halitosis

What is Magnesium, why is it important to our body?

MAGNESIUM

What is the key mineral found in small to medium amounts in many of the World's Healthiest Foods. Found in green leafy vegetable, nuts, seeds, and legumes, Magnesium is found naturally in salt water like sea water. It is like a best supporting actor of the mineral kingdom. It doesn’t get the notoriety of other nutrients like calcium or sodium, but it quietly plays every bit as important a role in human health. What I’m talking about is, the magnesium, it is necessary for more than 300 chemical reactions in the human body.

What is magnesium - Magnesium is an abundant metallic chemical element, its atomic number is 12, and the symbol is Mg on the periodic table of elements. It is classified as an alkaline earth element, along with calcium and barium, with the discovery generally credited to Sir Humphry Davy in 1808.

Where it use?

In industrial, a number of companies extract the element from seawater for a range of industrial uses. This makes it highly suitable for alloys, in the aerospace industry. Some high end automotives also use these alloys.

In human body, it is the key mineral in human metabolism; magnesium is among the top five most abundant elements. Approximately half in the body is concentrated in the bone, and the element contributes to a number of vital biochemical reactions.

How magnesium work in human body?

Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate diverse biochemical reactions in the body, including protein synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood glucose control, and blood pressure regulation

Magnesium is required for energy production, oxidative phosphorylation, and glycolysis. Create and Maintain Bone Integrity It contributes to the structural development of bone and is required for the synthesis of DNA, RNA, and the antioxidant glutathione.

Magnesium Enable Energy Production, Based on its role in energy production within our cells, low magnesium levels can be one of the potential contributory factors causing fatigue.

Magnesium also plays a role in the active transport of calcium and potassium ions across cell membranes, a process that is important to nerve impulse conduction, muscle contraction, and normal heart rhythm.

Magnesium is a Better Controller of Inflammation, some amount of inflammation is necessary to support normal immune function and tissue repair after injury, chronic and low-grade inflammation has increasingly been tied to increased risk of heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. Magnesium is a Better Controller of Blood Sugar. Magnesium is a co-factor for over 100 enzymes involved in the control of blood sugar and glucose metabolism. Although it work  good in our body it has also a bad effect, a Massive magnesium deficiencies in the general population have led to a tidal wave of sudden coronary deaths, diabetes, strokes and cancer. Even a mild deficiency of magnesium can cause increased sensitivity to noise, nervousness, irritability, mental depression, confusion, twitching, trembling, apprehension, and insomnia.

Other Circumstances that Might Contribute to Deficiency, high blood sugar, including diabetes. Obesity is related to magnesium deficiency, too, but this relationship is currently thought to be the result of blood sugar elevations.

The rate of magnesium deficiency goes up with age, with average intakes in the elderly dropping by 25% or more from middle-aged adults.

Signs of magnesium deficiency.

Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness. As magnesium deficiency worsens, numbness, tingling, muscle contractions and cramps, seizures, personality changes, abnormal heart rhythms, and coronary spasms can occur, severe magnesium deficiency can result in hypocalcemia or hypokalemia (low serum calcium or potassium levels, respectively) because mineral homeostasis is disrupted.

The DV for magnesium developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is 400 mg for adults and children aged 4 and older. However, the FDA does not require food labels to list magnesium content unless a food has been fortified with this nutrient. Foods providing 20% or more of the DV are considered to be high sources of a nutrient,

Toxicity.

The risk of dietary toxicity from magnesium for healthy adults is very low. Too much magnesium from supplements has been linked to loose stools, but this is unlikely to occur from foods alone.


Magnesium may play a role in the prevention and/or treatment of the following health conditions:

Coronary artery disease Arrhythmia Mitral valve prolapse Congestive heart failure Hypertension Diabetes Osteoporosis Muscle cramping Chronic fatigue Depression Anxiety Asthma COPD / Emphysema Fatty liver disease (NASH)

Some sources of magnesium there are few food sources that are strikingly high in magnesium content.

Excellent source of magnesium is spinach and Swiss chard. Collard greens, turnip greens, mustard greens, and green beans plus sea vegetables. Legumes, nuts, and seeds.  Pinto beans, lima beans, and kidney beans. Pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, cashews, and almonds.  Spelt, buckwheat, brown rice, quinoa, and millet soybean are higher in magnesium.Tap, mineral, and bottled waters can also be sources of magnesium.

Other sources of Magnesium.

Brussels Sprouts, Tomatoes, Summer Squash, Cantaloupe, Broccoli, Asparagus, Strawberries, Mushrooms, Shiitake Cauliflower Cumin, WatermelonFennel, Cucumber, Romaine Lettuce Basil Eggplant Celery, Cloves Bell Peppers. Several sources like nuts, seeds.  Pinto beans, lima beans, kidney beans. Pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, cashews, almonds. And millet soybean are not suitable for those who has arthritis so, we take it moderately or turn to other sources of magnesium.



References:
 Magnesium  wiseGeek  National Institute of health  Magnesium basic discription

The Over Sleeping.

To sleep beyond the time for waking, usually sleeping time is 8-9 hours at night in excess of it is over sleeping.

Sometimes over sleeping is not good to our body, it loose our energy, the result is indisposed, it make us to sleep more and stay at the bed, that’s fine if we have no work, but if we have, we forget it because of lack of energy. Oversleeping are also a signed of medical problems, such as, diabetes, heart disease, and increased risk of death. it also has a link to two factors like depression and low socioeconomic status, people who of lower socioeconomic status may have less access to health care and therefore more undiagnosed illnesses, that may cause oversleeping.

How much do we have to sleep?

Its varies significantly over the course of your lifetime. It depends on your age, level of activity, your general health and lifestyle habits. Like for example if you are stress or you have an illness, you may feel you need for sleep. But experts recommend that adults should sleep between seven and nine hours each night.

Other reason why People Sleep Too Much.

Not getting enough sleep sometimes by choice like Working at night and sleeping long sleeping during the day taking drug, alcohol, or cigarette use, lack of physical activity and the use of certain medications.

Hypersomnia, this is the people who suffer from extreme sleepiness throughout the day, even they nap it did not relieve their sleepiness, people also with hypersonic experience anxiety, low energy, and memory problems that resulted to almost constant need for sleep.
Obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder that causes people to stop breathing momentarily during sleep, it lead them increased their need for sleep. Because of disruption of their normal sleep cycle.

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disorder is an unpleasant sensation in the legs and a strong urge to move them it gets worse while you’re at rest or sleeping that can greatly interrupt your sleep and lead to sleepiness.

What the effect of over sleeping?

• Sleeping too long or not enough each night can increase the risk for diabetes.
• Sleeping too much or too little can make you over weigh or obsess, if you are sleeping nine or 10 hours every night you were 21% more likely to become obese over a six-year period than were people who slept between seven and eight hours.
• Sleeping longer than usual on a weekend or vacation can cause head pain or headache this is due to the effect oversleeping has on certain neurotransmitters in the brain, including serotonin.
• Lying on the bed all day will give you back pain.

 How to stop or treat over sleeping?

• If you have certain medical problems follow your doctor advices.
• Reset your time frame of sleeping. Change your sleeping pattern by simply going to bed at the same time every night and getting up at the same time every morning.
  Your body will naturally and habitually wake up at this time.
• Don't worry about any lack of sleep from the night before. Always focus on the night ahead
• Tell yourself to wake up on time. So that this decision enters your subconscious mind and becomes a choice to get up on time. 
• Find a reason to get up on time every day a morning routine like For example, you might like to read for half an hour or write in your journal. Or perhaps this is a great time for a jog, walk with the dog or an exercise routine.
• Reduce your level of hours spent sleeping gradually.
• Don't overwork yourself. Take short breaks when necessary, organize your workload, and go outside for fresh air if you start to feel tired.
• Take a nap if possible during the day, it helps you to refresh and energize your body for working in the afternoon.
• Exercise, it helps to regulate sleep cycles as well, and it boosts your mood and lifts your energy, more reasons to help you to seek less sleep.
• Don't exercise too close to bedtime. This can cause you to not fall asleep as you're over-energized, thereby risking sleeping in when you do finally fall asleep.
• Take a cold shower. This will help you to wake up more easily.

Try this method see if you stop your over sleeping if not you have more serious problem,  maybe medical problem like obesity you must go to your doctor for professional advice.

Reference:
http://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Oversleeping
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/physical-side-effects-oversleeping

Protect your skin from Sun Exposure.

Every time we are going to the field work with our Company President our secretary always remind us to wear sun protection to prevent skin cancer. 

Our skin is our protection, this the largest organ of the body,  It covers the internal organs and protects them from injury, serves as a barrier to germs such as bacteria, and helps prevent fluid loss. The skin helps control body temperature and gets rid of certain body wastes. Cells in the skin communicate with the brain and allow temperature, touch, and pain sensations, so, we really must protect our skin.

There are kind of skin cancer.

The first two are, Basal and squamous cell cancers its develop on sun-exposed areas of the skin, like the face, ear, neck, lips, and the backs of the hands. Depending on the type, they can be fast or slow growing, but they rarely spread to other parts of the body. It can be cured if found and treated early when they are small and have not spread.

Third, Melanoma is a cancer that begins in the melanocytes, the cells that produce the skin coloring or pigment known as melanin. Melanin helps protect the deeper layers of the skin from the harmful effects of the sun; it is almost always curable when it’s found in its very early stages. Although melanoma accounts for only a small percentage of skin cancer, it’s far more aggressive than other skin cancers and causes most skin cancer deaths. Though it most often affects the skin (including under the nails), melanoma can start in the eyes, mouth, genital, or anal areas, too.

What are the signs and symptoms of skin cancer?

Any change on your skin, especially in the size or color of a mole, growth, or spot, or a new growth (even if it has no color) Scaliness, oozing, bleeding, or a change in the way a bump or nodule looks A sore that doesn’t heal The spread of pigmentation (color) beyond its border, such as dark coloring that spreads past the edge of a mole or mark A change in sensation, such as itchiness, tenderness, or pain

Can skin cancer be prevented?

• The best ways to lower the risk of skin cancer are to
  avoid direct exposure to the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
• Teach children the shadow rule: if your shadow is shorter than you, the sun’s rays are at their strongest.
• Seek shade, especially in the middle of the day when the sun’s rays are strongest.
• Cover up with protective clothing to guard as much skin as possible when you’re out in the sun. Choose comfortable clothes made of tightly woven fabrics that you can’t see through when held up to a light.
• Use sunscreen and lip balm with broad spectrum protection and a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 or higher.
• Apply a generous amount of sunscreen (about a palmful) to unprotected skin at least 30 minutes before outdoor activities. Reapply every 2 hours and after swimming, towelling dry, or sweating.
• Cover your head with a wide-brimmed hat, shading your face, ears, and neck. If you choose a baseball cap, remember to protect your ears and neck with sunscreen.
• Wear sunglasses with 100% UVA and UVB absorption to protect your eyes and the surrounding skin.
• Avoid other sources of UV light. Tanning beds and sun lamps are dangerous. They damage your skin and can cause cancer.

Follow these practices to protect your skin even on cloudy or overcast days. UV rays travel through clouds. 

Source:

http://m.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/sunanduvexposure/skin-cancer-facts

Is Playing Lottery is a Sin?

Several people taking their hope to be rich by playing lottery, why I say this, because almost every day when I passed at some lottery station it always full, a file of bettor are long, sometime they almost occupied the street, mostly when the price to win is reached to 100 million above, I have a friend who play lottery, he play only when the price reached to 100m above but when the price is lower than that he didn’t play, but I saw other person, almost everyday, they play lotto, hoping to win the price. I have been a player of lotto too, there is a time I have no money to buy a ticket, I use my transportation allowance because I thought, what if my number win, so, what happen to me is, to walk going home, but when I know that playing lotto is a gamble despite of what other say it’s not, I stop it.

What is gamble?

Gamble is a significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain. What we are risking? Our finances. Like me I risk my transportation allowance.

Gambling is also the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods.

What is lottery?

A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize.
Lotteries allow purchasers to select the numbers on the lottery ticket, resulting in the possibility of multiple winners.

The ticket may enable some purchasers to experience a thrill and to indulge in a fantasy of becoming wealthy. There is an entertainment value, one reason why people keep on playing lotto.

Lotteries are outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery and a means for governments to raise revenue without raising taxes. In my religion it’s also prohibited for us to play any form of gambling, it causes us separation from the church. but to others religion its fine, if there member play lotto, to the person, it’s ok if once in a while, but other person play it like a regular job, everyday they play lotto, stealing an hour’s from their job just to go to lotto outlet, sound like an addiction in lotto, that’s what is call significant risk, risking our job. even they have no enough money, they will play lotto, they thought if they didn’t play now and their number win, they will regret it, so what they do is to play every day. they will take a chances hoping that their number might win, you cannot control yourself because of that reason, however, you know in your mind you didn’t win but the impulse is there, sound reasonable or maybe it could be a sign of a gambling addiction.

What it means by Gambling addiction?

Gambling addiction is characterized by a compulsive desire to gamble that is marked with an inability to control behaviors when gambling. Those who suffer from gambling addiction will continue to gamble (either daily or possibly just on a binge) despite negative financial, legal and social consequences.

Most people who play lotto are those that their financial capacity are just enough for their daily life, they will save a money for lottery.

This is the worst that can happen.

Many people who are addicted to gambling will do things that they never would have done if it weren’t for their addiction such as stealing money from friends or family members or taking part in illegal activities in an effort to get more money either to gamble or to pay debts. Despite a desire to quit, many compulsive gamblers are unable to control their actions without help. The impulsive behaviors often get them into trouble and can lead to serious consequences.

The following behaviors are all potential signs and effect of gambling addiction:

• Being preoccupied with gambling, playing lotto, going to the casino, gambling online, etc
• Avoiding obligations at work, school, home or socially in order to spend time gambling
• Avoiding friends or family members who have voiced concern of a potential gambling addiction
• Financial hardships such as loss of house, car, job, or other possessions to gambling
• Stealing money to gamble or to pay debts
• Selling possessions to acquire money to gamble or pay debts Inability to control behaviors despite a desire to have such control
• Neglecting expenses such as bills or other financial obligations in order to gamble
• Spending a ridiculous amount of money on the tickets and then they end up losing.

As a believer, I believed that any form of gambling is a sin. This is a taking of property of other, the bible says in Exodus 20:17 - "Thou shaft not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbor's". When Jesus crucified the Romans gamble to win the garment of Jesus in Matthew 27:35 - "And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, they parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots."

In gambling like lotto you are playing to win the money of others player, clearly a sin, casting lots to win the property of someone, as in the bible. The lottery advertisement say, play lotto and win million money, this money is not from lotto operator but from the people playing lotto including your money, clearly lottery is taking other people money as Exodus 20:17.

Maybe someone seeking how to stop his gambling addiction, like playing lotto or lottery. There are many ways to treat it; however the best way is to believe that any form of gambling is a sin. Like me, I believe it’s a sin, that’s why I stop playing lotto. My religion changed me; like a quote says "if your religion didn’t change you change your religion".


References:
http://www.addictions.com/gambling/
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery