The Bethlen Home Messenger, 1996 (1-3. szám)
1996-03-01 / 1. szám
Jfrnm Ű]t JBtettctan by Edith Kovács RD PREVENTION IS OUR GAME ANGER can do bad things to your body, not to mention to those around you. Dr. Redford Williams, Director of the Behavioral Medicare Research Center tells us, anger raises the vulnerability of the body to whatever pathogens might be exposed to: a germ, a cold virus or a familiar predisposition to cancer or heart disease. Antidotes: Brisk exercise: keen sense of humor: patience and tolerance. HOW TO CALM DOWN? Since Stress is often brought on by feelings of being "out of control", one of the best ways to reduce stress is to remind ourself that we are always in control with our attitude. If fear, uncertainty and doubt can be disconnected from our life and turn on the new, interesting, challenging experiences faucet, we succeeded. When taking a deep breath we remember that none of what today's bother will mean a bit in 100 years we can say the prayer: Oh God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Prevent Serious Flare up of Ear Problems by Small Children Fever, crying, vomiting, glossy eyes, rubbing side of face, pulling on ears are mostly the primary symptoms. Usually ear problems happen in the middle of the night. Some parents' response is to rush the child to the Emergency Room, which is costly, exposing the child to cold air of outdoors. There are better, much more effective ways to help the crying child. Consult your doctor to prevent such situation with Tylenol, propping up the child with a heating pad on the ear which in short will provide a soothing action. In the early times every household in Europe had a salt bag which got heated and placed on the aching ear. If you want to see one, come to my office. The dry heat was very soothing and prevented further development of ear infection. Most infections are viral, not bacterial, which means antibiotics cannot help them America's over use and misuse of antibiotics is responsible for the growing number of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria as Steve Moore M.D. tells us in the New England Journal of Medicare, Vol. 332, No 23. The majority: two thirds of ear inflammations go away without antibiotics, as they did before we had these drugs. In most cases, we simply need to control the pain and discomfort and wait for nature to clear the inflammation. NEWS The House of Delegates met in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26 to 29, 1995. Among other positions passed, was the concept saying: It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that the quality of life and nutritional status of residents in long term care facilities are enhanced by minimizing nutritional restrictions. The ADA advocates that medical nutritional therapy, resident's rights, and the quality of life be given equal consideration in each resident's plan of care. Submitted by Barbara Deskins PHD., RD delegate. E. COLI BACTERIA PREVENTION Every household should follow these simple tasks to avoid the potentially deadly bacterial infection. 1. When preparing raw meat or poultry, all utensils which touched them should be washed with hot soapy water before being used again for something else. 2. Have always two cutting boards, one for cooked items and one for raw foods, that soapy water should be used between each use to wash the cutting boards. 3. Cook meat and poultry thoroughly, until the juices run clear with no trace of pink. Plenty of people are calling for increased inspection and microbial testing of meat and poultry before it goes to market, says Dr. Ruth Kava oftheU.S. Department of Agriculture. Such action would only add to the cost without promoting health. No matter how we try, we cannot eliminate naturally occurring pathogens through inspection. This hardy E. Coli Bacteria survives both refrigeration and freezing.
