Archive for May, 2009

High heels and related problems

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Many women choose to endure the pain and discomfort as long as they are wearing high heeled shoes. They underestimate the health risk involved. Lower back pains result when the spine bends backwards and the pain in the ball of the foot follows when always wearing high heels. Sprain of the ankle is also common because of the foot position in high heels. Doctors say that our foot should conform to the shape of our shoes. As suggested, we should wear low-heeled shoes with a wider spread instead of those narrow in width.

18 kilogram-tumor removed from woman

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

An Arabian woman who went to Germany was successfully operated by German doctors and was able to remove the malignant bone tumor in her hips. The 35 year old woman has only few days to live and after five operations, there’s no trace of the bone tumor. This tumor almost added one third of her weight and she had been bed ridden for five years. As of now, she can walk using crutches.

Balut is a street food

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Balut is the most popular street food in the Philippines . It is an egg of the duck which has a two-week old embryo inside and then cooked as hard boiled egg. It is a daily delicacy and is a good source of protein. For some people, it takes a lot of courage eating balut but it will surely give you strength. But, don’t eat too much for it is high in cholesterol.

Multivitamins and Prostate

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Study shows that taking many multivitamins a day will increase the risk of having prostate. It is a fact that having many multivitamins a day has an adverse effect to the prostate. It is better to have diet low in saturated fats, to be sipping that green tea, and having all kinds of vegetables in your meal to have extra protection to your prostate.