Clinical Blogs
How Good is Your Sodium (Salt) Sense?
Sodium is found in salt. We need sodium to stay healthy but too much sodium can lead to high blood pressure. The recommended daily sodium intake for an adult is 1500mg. How can we watch the amount of sodium we eat? Check the nutrition facts label on food containers and packages. Less than or equal to 5% daily value is little. 15% of sodium is a lot. Sodium (salt) can be a hidden surprise in many foods: Breads and rolls Cold cuts and cured meat Pizza Poultry Soup Processed cheese Breakfast cereals Spaghetti sauce, condiments, salad dressing (jarred) Cut down...
Why you shouldn't be angry!
Living with busy, hectic city lifestyle, everyone is under lots of stress. Sometimes it’s hard to control our emotion and easy to become upset or angry. Do you know getting angry can worsen your overall well being? Anger causes health problems: Damages our heart (increases heart rate and blood pressure) Suppresses our immune system Increases the risk of lung problems Delays wound healing Affects mental well being Take a deep breath and keep Calm! Don’t stress out yourself. Your body will thank you a lot.
Do You Have Sugar Sense?
Do you have Sugar Sense? Do you know even if we don’t drink pop, sugary drinks or eat sweets, we can still consume lots of sugar daily? Check out the foods that you eat. There are hidden sugars that we might have consumed without even noticing! Dried fruits Flavored yogurt Oat cereal Ready-to-eat soup Salad dressing Sauces and marinades for meat Bran muffin Reading nutrition labels can also help you make healthy drinks and food choices: Choose drinks that contain no added sugar Watch out for these words: high fructose corn syrup, fructose, fruit juice concentrates, honey, molasses, maltodextrin, agave...
Why Do You Need to Protect Your Skin with Sunblock?
We can't stress enough the importance of wearing sunblock. It is the first defense of preventing skin aging. Why do we need sun protection? Just remember what UVA and UVB stand for. UVA (Aging) and UVB (Burning). There are 5 reasons that you should wear sunblock: Protects us from harmful UV rays Proven to reduce the development of skin cancer Helps to prevent facial brown spots, pigmentation and skin discolorations Helps to reduce the appearance of facial red veins and blotchiness Slows down the development of premature aging skin Get yourself prepared for the summer by choosing a physical sunblock...
Do You Have Computer Vision Syndrome?
My eyes hurt! After staring at the computer screen, smart phone or tablet for long hours, this is a common eye problem nowadays. We call this computer vision syndrome. You will likely experience the following symptoms: Dry or red eyes Eye soreness or irritation Headaches Neck and back pain Double vision To protect our eyes, we should take a few short breaks throughout our working day and do some stretching. Also, look far away to relax our eyes. Don’t work your eyes too hard.