But I’ve noticed that when you go around searching for health and wellness topics in public forums, one of the most popular is the beauty, weight loss and exercise. There you can see queries such as how to lose weight effectively, what are the most recommended diet pills for women that work, what are cheap alternatives to certain health problems, etc.  this only goes to show how many women are having problems with their weight, and are desperate to do anything just to achieve a better body figure.

Although there are also a lot of health concerned dads and men like me, on the forums, there are actually more women in health public forums than men. From young teens, wives, to women in their early and late 50′s. Does this mean that women are more health conscious than men, in general?

Don’t compromise your health just because of lack of time due to your busy lifestyle. Our family’s health is our wealth, because when one member of the family gets sick — the harder things will get for everyone, and the money will go to medications instead of saving it for your family  needs, holidays and your kids’ future. If you don’t have a home gym, your whole family can still reap the health benefits of exercise through regular or schedules family home dancing and aerobics. Everyone can participate, young or old. If you are also trying to lose weight, dancing and aerobics are the best answers on your question of how to burn fat even if you don’t have time to go to the gym, and you don’t have the luxury of having exercise equipments at home. You can even use your gaming consoles for dancing and exercises now. If you have or know how a dance revo works,  we have that at home and my mom uses if for exercise. It involves simple step and stomp dancing but it actually works too.

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Fresh fruit and vegetables juices are great sources of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and proteins that can help improve family health and wellness. I can’t think of any better way to improve our health aside from living a healthy lifestyle by doing a regular exercise, getting enough rest, and to practice eating a healthy balanced diet.

Fruits and vegetable juices help in improving the metabolic process, they contain the essential nutrients that can aid in repairing worn out cells and restoring the balance in our entire system. Most ready-to-eat and commercially prepared foods contain chemicals and poor quality ingredients that may be harmful to our health. Drinking a glass or two of nutritious fruit and vegetable juices is a good way to start your healthy diet.

All you need is a juicer, and to buy your favorite fruits and vegetables. It would be best if they are freshly picked, and grown in an organic way. Vitamin C is one of the most essential vitamins that help strengthen our immune system. Most fruits, especially citrus one contain vitamin C, but  vegetables are also significant sources of vitamin A, C and E, and even proteins. Don’t think about how much you will be spending on a juicer. The price that you will pay for a juicer is nothing compared to the health benefits that you and your whole family can get.

Preparing fruits and vegetable juices at home is easy. Let your kids, and all  other members of the family drink the juice while fresh. You can also experiment by combining your favorite fruits for a more tasty treat. You can even add ice cubes to make it even more refreshing. Juicing is also a great idea for those whose kids dislike eating fruits and cooked or raw vegetables.

Educate your kids about the health benefits that they can get from drinking fresh fruits and vegetable juice. They may not like it at first, but eventually they will learn to appreciate the taste.

With a well balanced diet and exercise, we can keep our family fit and healthy.  The secret to one’s health is good blood circulation. But if you would be doing the same routine everyday, your muscles are likely to get strained. If you are not doing anything at all, you gain those unwanted flabs and weight. Laziness is a cause of poor blood circulation, and pure blood circulation leads to so many diseases. And as we all know, exercise does not only help you lose weight, but also help lessen stress.

Exercise is necessary in our daily lives, but due to the nature of our jobs, we hardly get to exercise at all, and we have no time to go to the gym, go swimming, or do outdoor activities. But this should not stop you from becoming physically fit.

Buying home exercise equipment would be a lifetime investment. When you enroll yourself at any gym, you only invest on your own health and fitness, but if you will set-up a home gym, you will also give your whole family the chance of keeping themselves healthy  and fit, with 24×7 free access to home exercise equipments that they could use for their regular exercise routines.

Home exercise equipments were created to fit one’s exercise needs. Some people are afraid to try on their own, with the fear of getting strained without the presence of their gym instructors. But with equipments like exercise bikes, treadmills, stair climbers, etc., you need not to spend more money on getting someone to assist you when exercising, because they have all the gadgets necessary to monitor and measure your speed, and even record the calories you burn. You are also given a range of choices for the  speed and tension, depending on your current physical condition.

Among the best choices for home exercise equipment you can buy for your home gym would be elliptical trainers, because they are scientifically built to  help improve one’s  cardiovascular health, without any part of our body getting strained, whatsoever. Prior to the equipments being released for  public use, they went through a long series of study, to make sure that the exercise equipment is built to be beneficial to the whole family’s health and fitness, and can be used even by those who have are suffering from certain health conditions.

Another great fitness machine that you can add to your home exercise equipment collection would be rowing machines. They simulate the rowing movement that helps strengthen not only your arm muscles, but as well as your chest, abs, uper and lower back, thighs, legs, etc. Just like the exercise bikes and elliptical trainers, the rowing machines are built to improve your whole family’s  stamina, blood circulation and overall cardiovascular fitness. To check out a great selection of home exercise equipments, you can check out dazadi.com

Young or old, it is a must for one to exercise. God has designed us to be mobile. If you have noticed, even babies keep on moving, stretching and doing their own exercises while they are still inside the womb and when they are born. But men have the tendency to overlook the importance of exercise, thus making them prone to becoming weak and sick.

So, if you want to keep your family healthy, and your kids not to develop obesity, develop their zest for exercising at home. As they always say, health is wealth.  When wealth is gone — something is gone, but when health is gone, all is gone, and with good health  — anything can be done!

The first thing you should do prior to going on a trip or taking a vacation is to inquire at the department of health whether Malaria is prevalent in the area that you plan to visit. The best precaution that you can do is to avoid being bitten by the anopheles mosquito which harbors the malaria parasite. It is the female mosquito that bites and is active only at night, therefore you should be particularly careful to protect yourself from being bitten between dusk and dawn.

But it is hard to tell what mosquito is present and whether it is the type that carries malaria, so the best thing to do is to get anti-malaria shots or take anti malaria drugs like chloroquine prescribed and administered by your physician, prior to your family’s scheduled  travel.

Insect repellent lotions can also be applied over exposed areas and even on clothing because mosquito bites can actually penetrate cloth. Fans and mosquito repellent sprays can also be helpful.

Despite the recommended prevention measures, you may still acquire malaria because of resistant cases. Therefore, any fever episodes within one year after leaving the place should be properly evaluated to check the possibility of malaria infection. Don’t take malaria for granted, it has caused the death of many, and continues to plague certain places. Protect your family’s health.

Others find it a bit boring compared to the actual brisk walking, jogging, and running where you can go outside and meet friends. But for the new generation, there isn’t much time to go out, or find time to go to a gym. With a treadmill at home, you and your family can do your regular exercise and walking routine.  Anyway, you can find ways to make it more interesting by watching TV or playing music while exercising.

Some athletes even use the equipment for training. They program the machine to simulate running up and down hills,  to work on their speed training.

Swine flu or swine influenza virus is real. Many people has been reported as victims of this viral disease that is acquired from pigs or swines, most of them are believed to be from Mexico, and there are already quite a number of deaths as confirmed by the swine flu news. World Health Organization has already disseminated some tips and helpful information on how people can avoid catching the swine flu virus, as well as how to avoid spreading the disease if one is already infected with the swine flu virus. This is really scary, and everyone is trying to get hold of swine flu cure because of fear of being infected by the virus. Even those who have common colds are freaking out.

Swine flu virus outbreak is said to have 64 swine flu cases all over the US right now, and the scary part is that majority of this swine flu cases were found in New York!

Swine Flu in New York City. Out of the 64 cases, 45 cases are from New York City, while 10 of them are reported from California, and the rest are from Ohio, Texas and Kansas. So, this basically means that their is a big possibility of this disease to be transmitted to people from both the East Coast to the West Coast. International swine flu reports claim that majority of the swine flu victims are from Mexico. The swine flu virus is dangerous and deadly. People in Texas are scared due to the reported Texas swine flu death.

Texas swine flu death. Yes, it has been confirmed that the first swine flu death in US, was the swine flu death in Texas of a 24 month old baby. Actually, just knowing that there is already a confirmed swine flu death in US, and the reports of the presence of swine flu in Tennesse too, is enough reason for the rest of the  American people, and world to worry. Some even speculate this swine flu incident may be a part of a terrorism plot, although it has been cleared it is merely a natural epidemic.

Swine influenza A (H1N1) virus Health Organizations have already taken action regarding this problem and has already prepared certain swine flu antiviral drugs, personal protective equipment, as well as respiratory protection devices are made available to help all the states respond and counter the swine flu outbreak, most especially the affected areas. Studies have shown that the swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is said to be susceptible to the prescription antiviral drugs oseltamivir and zanamivir. These swine flu antiviral drugs are now being made available to the public, but don’t rush and start hoarding, because supply might be affected and people who need them more, might not be able to get them instead.

Avoid Catching The Swine Influenza (Flu). If you are scared to catch the Swine Influenza (Flu) virus, you can choose to stay where you are and where you feel you would be safe right now. Tune in to TV, or the Internet for news regarding the swine flu virus to be aware whether it has already reached your area. If you have to go out, you can either choose to wear a mask in public places Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

Swine Influenza (Flu) is known to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people, as it is a viral disease and can spread through being exposed to those who are already infected with the Swine Influenza (Flu) Virus. If you start to feel sick, or you suspect that you are already infected, be responsible. Stay at home or an isolated area at work or school and limit contact with other people to keep them getting infected with the swine flu disease or any illnesses that you have.

Swine Flu in Asia. It is being speculated that Swine Flu has already penetrated Asia,  but as I’ve watched the news, it gave me this sense of peace of mind know that it hasn’t reached Philippines yet, as the government claims. That would really freak me out if there would be cases of Swine Flu in the Philippines or anywhere in Asia. Because as we all know, our economy isn’t stable enough to face another storm, and we do not have enough resources to combat the Swine Flu disease just in case it spreads uncontrollably.

Facts about Swine Flu:

Swine Flu

What is Swine Influenza?
Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a type of respiratory disease of pigs that is caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in swines or pigs. Swine flu viruses cause high levels of illness and low death rates in pigs. Swine influenza viruses outbreaks in both pigs and humans usually occur during the late fall and winter months.*The classical swine flu virus (an influenza type A H1N1 virus) was first isolated from a pig in 1930.

How many swine flu viruses are there?
At this time, there are four main influenza type A virus subtypes that have been isolated in pigs: H1N1, H1N2, H3N2, and H3N1. However, most of the recently isolated influenza viruses from pigs have been H1N1 viruses.

Swine Flu in Humans

Can humans catch swine flu?
Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans. However, sporadic human infections with swine flu have occurred. Most commonly, these cases occur in persons with direct exposure to pigs (e.g. children near pigs at a fair or workers in the swine industry). In addition, there have been documented cases of one person spreading swine flu to others. For example, an outbreak of apparent swine flu infection in pigs in Wisconsin in 1988 resulted in multiple human infections, and, although no community outbreak resulted, there was antibody evidence of virus transmission from the patient to health care workers who had close contact with the patient.

How common is swine flu infection in humans?
Reports of approximately one human swine influenza virus infection every one to two years in the U.S., but from December 2005 through February 2009, 12 cases of human infection with swine influenza have been reported.

What are the symptoms of swine flu in humans?
The symptoms of swine flu in people are expected to be similar to the symptoms of regular human seasonal influenza and include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite and coughing. Some people with swine flu also have reported runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Can people catch swine flu from eating pork?
No. Swine influenza viruses are not transmitted by food. You can not get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills the swine flu virus as it does other bacteria and viruses.

How does swine flu spread?
Influenza viruses can be directly transmitted from pigs to people and from people to pigs. Human infection with flu viruses from pigs are most likely to occur when people are in close proximity to infected pigs, such as in pig barns and livestock exhibits housing pigs at fairs. Human-to-human transmission of swine flu can also occur. This is thought to occur in the same way as seasonal flu occurs in people, which is mainly person-to-person transmission through coughing or sneezing of people infected with the influenza virus. People may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.

Source: Center for Diseases Control and Prevention

Swine influenza – 29 April 2009 UPDATE– As of 18:00 GMT, 29 April 2009, nine countries have officially reported 148 cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection. The United States Government has reported 91 laboratory confirmed human cases, with one death. Mexico has reported 26 confirmed human cases of infection including seven deaths.

The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths – Austria (1), Canada (13), Germany (3), Israel (2), New Zealand (3), Spain (4) and the United Kingdom (5).

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It all started last year, when I began to experience burn out. I needed someone who will understand and listen to me. I talked to my mom, my dad, my younger  sibling JR who has been my constant source of sensible advice, and most especially my wife Dee who never get tired of  catching me whenever I fall. They are the ones who kept me sane during those times that I just wanted to give up. They lifted me my spirits high through all the nonstop encouragement to stay strong and to fight depression. They taught me how to refuse becoming miserable and  inspired me not to let my frustrations dawn on me.

After making it through what seemed like an endless struggle with myself, I’ve decided to see a professional counselor to ask for advice. I wanted to  know what to do just in case the same thing happens again, or better yet, know how to prevent myself from experiencing burn out. She said, it would be good if I kept a journal, then at the end of the day, I can pour out everything that is running inside my head.  The doctor was right,  I got caught up in all my responsibilities, and stress, plus not having enough rest started to wear me out. She said, all I needed was an outlet, and  it would not be good for my family if I pour out all my frustration on them. She said it will personally affect my  friends and family in a bad way. I love my family and I would not want to cause them any pain. I appreciate how they helped me cope but causing them trouble once was enough.

When i got back to work that night, I told my boss about the session I had with the doctor. Apparently, he was told the same exact advise by a psychiatrist a few years back, and  he’s been blogging since then, which basically means he’s been ranting online for bout 3 years now. My cool boss and friend offered to give me a domain, and during that time I could not think of a name. He said he’ll take care of it, and that’s how Family Health and Home came about.

I was expecting something more personal and general sounding though, so I can talk about anything under the sun, but he had a good explanation on why he has chosen this domain name for me. He said that he based it on my personality. Family Health and Home being the source of my inner strength and inspiration which I should focus more on, rather than getting distracted by all other things that might trigger stress.

He was right, because writing about my family made me happy, and it also made me realize how lucky I am. Sharing my thoughts about how important health and healthy living is, gives me a sense of fulfillment knowing that I may be influencing people out there to strive to live a healthy life.  And Home, being the place where I find happiness, rest, and comfort. Home where my family is, and where my heart belongs to.

Family Health and Home has given me that chance to write about my thoughts, pour out my emotions, and write about the things I love, hate, want, dream of, etc. I claim my right to exist on this part of the web. I claim my right to express whether there is someone willing to listen or not.  In this world of mostly faceless crowd, I found my virtual home, the extension of the one I have in real life, where I can talk about my family,  home and healthy living. This is also the place where  I get to share my art, poetry, as well as my life as a young dad and parent to my son Iñigo.

We all know that everything starts at home and our family.  From our character, etiquette, our unhealthy or healthy eating habits, to all our crazy antiques. It all begins and continuously developed at home with the rest of our family, whom we share the same  experiences and battles with. Our parents and guardians are  the ones who impart their knowledge to us on which food is healthy or bad for us. Food not only to satiate the cravings of our stomach but also food for our souls. They feed us with knowledge, and good character.

And for me, my virtual life here on the web, starts with Family Health and Home. I admit I am not a good writer, I’m not even good in grammar at all, but I am here to express myself through blogging, just like the rest of you.
I would like to thank all of you who takes time to read my blog. You are a part of my family now. A family whom I may not be with physically, but a family who shares the same passion for blogging and expressing themselves without fear of being criticized.