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Healthy nutrition practices first line of defense against diseases

Healthy nutrition practices first line of defense against diseases - The importance of adopting healthy nutrition practices can be gauged from the fact that seminars and workshops were devoted to the subject by Jeddah’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center and the 1st GCC symposium on clinical nutrition held at Arrayan Hospital in Riyadh recently. Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, which organized the event in the capital, sought to promote nutrition as first line of defense against today’s diseases. “Exercise, good nutrition and food safety practices are best for preventing diseases. In other words, remaining healthy includes a balanced diet, staying clean, getting plenty of exercise as well as keeping your heart healthy and free of medical treatment,” says Dr. Khaled A. Madani of University of Dammam’s King Fahd Hospital whose College of Medicine is organizing its third symposium on clinical nutrition update in the Eastern Province from Oct. 19-20. All of these ev

Five tips on how to manage online anger

Five tips on how to manage online anger -- Anger is coursing through your veins like hot, cliched lava. It feels like your head's fixing to uncap itself, a cartoon mushroom cloud bursting from your cranium and firecrackers erupting from your ears. Well, unless you want to find yourself subsequently cradling that busted brain in your hands -- regret leaking from your eyes in the form of bitter, bitter tears -- you'd best step away from that monitor and power down your smartphone. By now, we all know that it's unwise to drink and Facebook (and text, and e-mail and do anything that involves other people, really), but it seems that we haven't quite learned our lesson when it comes to lashing out via social media. Just the other week, a PR flack for video game "Duke Nukem Forever" took to Twitter to vent his anger after reviewers ripped apart his client. Predictably, his job didn't survive the fallout. And he's not the only one to have been sacked for his S

Ten Things That Might Surprise You About Being Pregnant

Ten Things That Might Surprise You About Being Pregnant . Pregnancy is a subject that generates a lot of paper. Bookstores and libraries devote not just shelves but entire aisles to it. At your first prenatal visit, your doctor will likely load you down with armfuls of pamphlets that cover every test and trimester. But despite all this information, pregnancy can take any soon-to-be parent by surprise. What the Doctor May Leave Out If your doctor hasn't mentioned the following topics during your visits, he or she isn't purposefully omitting the information. More likely, your doctor hasn't brought them up because pregnancy affects women in different ways. For example, some pregnant women experience morning sickness in the morning, some feel it all day, and some never have it. Or your doctor might not mention something because it doesn't have a medical focus — a doctor may not have any more insight into your increasing shoe size than your neighbor does! Also, some women ma

Pregnancy Nutrition Information And What To Avoid

Eating healthy during a pregnancy is so important because you are now eating for two people. You are the sole provider for your baby, and have to provide the proper nutrition during pregnancy. There are certain foods and drinks that will provide maximum health benefits, and other foods that can be harmful to your baby. One of the joys of being pregnant is being able to eat whatever you want, whenever you want and not to feel guilty about it. If you want pickles with ice cream, by all means enjoy. However, there are some foods and drinks you will have to give up during the nine months your baby is developing. Here are some foods and drinks to avoid during your pregnancy to ensure the health of your newborn baby. If you are a sushi lover, be sure to eat up before you plan on getting pregnant because raw food is very harmful. Any type of raw meat is unsafe to eat during a pregnancy. This not only includes seafood in things such as sushi or oysters, but also steaks, eggs, and poultry. Stea