PharmaPassport Health Tips Blog

April 16, 2010

Benefits of Giving Centrum Junior to Children

Filed under: centrum junior,children,healthy living,Uncategorized,vitamins and minerals — Tanveen @ 1:32 pm

Centrum Junior is a great vitamin and mineral supplement for your child. Often it is difficult to incorporate a balanced and nutritional diet for your child. They may make a fuss about eating their vegetables or refuse to eat altogether. Providing your child with Centrum Junior will ensure that he/ she gets all the vitamins and minerals that their body needs. Some of the benefits that your child can receive include:good eyesight, a strong immune system, healthy teeth, body growth, greater concentration at school, and more energy.

Along with Centrum Junior, feeding your child a diet including all four food groups would be highly beneficial. If healthy living is implemented in your children from a young age then when they grow older they will be used to making more healthy living choices.

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Top 3 Reasons for Your Headache

Filed under: headaches,neck stiffness,strained eyes,stress,Uncategorized — Tanveen @ 9:15 am

Is that throbbing headache back? No surprise. There are many things in our day to day lives that can activate headaches. Headaches can be very painful and thus cause you to become distracted,irritable and fast tempered. Try to avoid these top three causes for headaches.

1) Not Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
A good night’s sleep is vital to having a good day. If you get frequent headaches you should designate a time to go to bed and wake up. Making a schedule like this will eliminate headaches from too little or too much sleep. And yes, you can get heachaches from an excess amount of sleep because your body is not used to it. Taking a pain reliever will help calm your headache.

2) Strained Eyes
Computers, computers, computers. Well, I guess we can’t put all the blame on them. Computers are a part of our day to day lives. Many of us spend a great amount of time on the computer every day, or go on at least once. Sitting in front of the computer for long periods of time can cause muscle strain. Tight muscles, especially in the neck can cause headaches. Being on the computer for so long also strains your eyes. You should take breaks in order to avoid this from happening. As well, some people don’t know that they have a problem with their vision. If your eyes are straining to make things out, then it will cause a headache. Try getting your eyes checked. That might have been the problem the whole time.

3) Stress
Stress, whether it be big or small is a part of everyone’s life and it’s always going to be. Whether it be that looming list of things to do, or dealing with an unexpected problem. The key is to learn how to deal with stress. The best way to do this is to have fun and do things that you enjoy.

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April 12, 2010

Benefits of Eating Oatmeal for Breakfast

Filed under: balanced diet,blood sugar,breakfast,fast meals,low cholesterol,oatmeal,Uncategorized,weight loss — Tanveen @ 3:52 pm

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It provides us with necessary energy. However, approximately 40% of American’s choose not to eat breakfast. Some skip breakfast because they believe it will help them lose weight, others “don’t have time,” and some are just lazy. For all these reasons and more, oatmeal would be a perfect, healthy breakfast choice.

Lose Weight

A much better alternative to skipping out on Breakfast would be to eat oatmeal. Oatmeal has the ability to make you feel full for a long period of time by slowing down digestion. This occurs because of a soluble fibre contained in oats that is able to absorb a large quantity of water. As well, oatmeal has a relatively low fat content.

Lower Your Cholesterol

Eating oatmeal can lower you cholesterol significantly. The soluble fibre in oats gets rid of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) which is essentially “bad cholesterol.” Having high levels of LDL can trigger more severe medical problems such as heart disease.

Control High Blood Sugar
People with diabetes can greatly benefit from eating oatmeal. The soluble fibre in oatmeal basically controls blood sugar.

One-Minute Meal
Oatmeal is very easy to make and requires almost no energy or skill. Instant oatmeal is easily accessible as it is available in all supermarkets. Even regular oatmeal takes less than 10 minutes to cook. Thus, not having enough time to eat is no longer a valid excuse. You can’t even brush your teeth in the time it takes to cook oatmeal- a minute!

A Balanced Diet
Eating oatmeal contributes to achieving a more balanced diet because it contains many essential vitamins and minerals. It is also a good source of iron.

Some people do not like the taste of oatmeal and find it to be very bland and boring. There are many ways to liven this dish. Almost anything you can think of can be paired with oatmeal to give it that extra boost of flavour. For example, you could top off oatmeal with some fruit or berries, and some nuts such as walnuts or almonds.

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April 8, 2010

Benefits of Ginkgo Biloba

Filed under: anti-aging,asthma,blood circulation,cholesterol,ginkgo,high blood pressure,infertility,memory loss,metabolism,skin care,Uncategorized — Amanda @ 2:35 pm

Ginkgo biloba is known as being one of the worlds more effective natural substances that are used to treat memory loss and memory problems, however there are also a number of other health benefits of Ginkgo that are not as commonly recognized.

Improves blood circulation – Ginkgo helps to enhance the blood circulation in the body and carry nutrients and oxygen to various organs, especially to the brain. Bad cholesterol can turn into plaque and collect in the arteries. This challenges blood circulation and can eventually lead to stroke; one of the main causes of memory loss.

Improves the Memory – The substances in ginkgo help the blood vessels relax and expand which keeps the arteries healthy and enhances the circulation of blood which will allow more oxygen and nutrients to be sent to the brain. This will help the brain to function at it best. Ginkgo helps to enhance memory, improve mental alertness, and reduce mental fatigue.

Controls allergies and asthma - Ginkgo have two components – flavonoids and terpene lactones (ginkgolides). The ginkgolides help control allergic inflammation in the body. In addition the also reduce and control asthma symptoms.

Anti-aging – Take Ginkgo biloba for healthy skin. It helps rid your body of free radicals which can damage your organs and your appearance. It also blocks the platelet activating factor which causes skin disorders such as psoriasis.

Other Benefits

Increases metabolism efficiency
Improved short and long term memory
Increased reaction time
Helps treatment of eye and ear disorders
Helps treat infertility in males

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April 1, 2010

Walk off Stubborn Belly Fat

Filed under: asthma,being healthy,belly fat,energy,exercise,mood,Uncategorized,walking,weight loss,weight training — Amanda @ 3:30 pm

Exercise is a key ingredient to a healthy lifestyle. It is also an important tool in getting rid of the belly fat that bulges out of your jeans. It seems that matter how hard we try, some of us just aren’t made for intense exercises like jogging and biking.

The simple and effective alternative to intense workouts is fitness walking. Fitness walking combines your basic knowledge of walking with a faster pace. Fast-paced walking is actually more effective at burning stomach fat than running. Another difference is that you won’t be gasping for air after your fitness walk. Many people think that if you aren’t running you aren’t working out, but if you walk briskly for 30 minutes, 4 times a week you can effectively lose weight and build strength.

Fitness walking is easy to do and very effective. It requires a quick pace and 90 degree angled arms that swing as you walk. When combined with healthy dieting, fitness walking can improve your overall health and figure, and will boost your mood and energy levels Be patient – You won’t start to notice results for several weeks. Combine fitness walking with weight training to help sculpt your body.

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