On Healthy Living

Different types of body thermometers and how to use them

Joyce Priddy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:52:15 +0000

There are four different types of body thermometers that are popular. They are the standard mercury, the digital thermometers, strip thermometers and ear thermometers. All are very useful when taking your body temperature.

The standard mercury thermometer requires that you shake it prior to use. You then place the silver end under the tongue, under the arm pit or in the rear.

The strip thermometer is a thin strip with the numbers on it. There is a heat sensor on the back. You place this on the forehead to get a reading.

The digital thermometers are usually plastic or rubber. You place the thin end under the tongue, under the arm pit or in the rear. You wait for it to beep to get a reading. If you use the arm pit method, add a degree to the final temperature.

The ear thermometer you place in the ear and wait for it to beep. You should get an accurate temperature reading.

How physical and mental health affect each other in older adults

Joyce Priddy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:36:10 +0000

Happiness helps the body to heal. The power of positive attitude greatly affects the well being of the body. The spirit, body and mind are all connected with one another. It is through this connection that the body can heal faster and the mind can stay alert and active throughout the senior years.

Depression makes you get sick easier. You feel badly. You notice your aches and pains more. Then you are less active. You are less social. The end result is the body can get sick while it is depressed. Making sure that older adults aren’t depressed helps with the physical health.

Loneliness can make you get sick easier too. Keeping your social life and creativity up will help with the physical health. They are all intertwined with each other. It is important to keep up the social life and the creativity to make a better quality life for older adults as they reach the senior years and beyond.

Herbs that stop the flow of breast milk

Joyce Priddy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:32:29 +0000

Swollen breasts full of milk are very painful. All you want is relief. Hearing a baby cry on the television can make your milk drop. Seeing a baby commercial can make it drop. Shoot thinking about it can make it drop. There is some relief though that you can get from herbs to help stop the flow of breast milk.

One popular herb for helping your breast milk stop is jasmine. You can burn jasmine incense sticks and candles. You can apply wet jasmine leaves to your breasts. You can even drink some jasmine tea several times a day.

Another popular herb for helping your breast milk stop is sage. Just as with jasmine you can burn sage incense sticks and candles. You can apply wet sage leaves to the breasts. You can also use sage in food and in teas.

The third one that I recommend is peppermint. You want to breathe peppermint incense stick smoke. Also, you can take peppermint oil and add it to warm bath water or make warm water compresses with it. If you rub peppermint oil in the breast nipples it will help them with tenderness and help to stop the flow of breast milk.

Some popular herbs to use to stop breast milk flow are jasmine, sage and peppermint. Remember that everything should be done in moderation.

Rotini Salad with Vegetables.

angie Schilling — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:21:25 +0000

I love this easy salad. It is quick to make and the flavors come together to make for an awesome salad.
You will need the following:
6 ounces or rotini noodles that have been cooked, 1 cup broccoli, 2 cups cauliflower, 4 ounce can water chestnuts, sliced, 1/4 cup onion, 1/4 cup black olives, 1/4 cup green pepper, and 1/2 cup grated carrots. Combine all of these ingredients together, and then mix with the dressing recipe that is provided below.
1 cup Italian Dressing, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 teaspoon dillweed.
This salad is best served chilled. It will go fast at any get together and is very colorful. YOu can omit any of the veggies above and add your own combinations or double one of the ingredients, such as using 2 times the green peppers, and then omitting the onion. I personally like to leave the recipe how it is.

Orange Salad

angie Schilling — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:15:27 +0000

Here is a great salad that is perfect to take to any get together. It is very healthy for you.
You will need the following: a three ounce package of orange jello, a three ounce package of vanilla pudding, 2 cups of hot water, 8 ounces of Cool Whip, 1 can of crushed pineapple, and 1 large can of mandarin oranges.
Bring the jello, pudding, and water to a boil and then cook for 5 minutes. Let it cool, the add drained fruit and the cool whip. Chill until ready to serve.
You can use the lowfat cool whip to save fat and calories with this recipe. You may even want to try using sugar free pudding. If you do not care of pineapple, you may opt to use two large cans of the mandarin oranges instead. Adding a 1/2 cup of nuts may also be satisfying to some people.

Yummy Salad

angie Schilling — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:10:43 +0000

Here is a great salad that incorporates lots of fruit. It tastes wonderful as well.
YOu will need the following: 1- 8 ounce package of low fat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 large can of crushed pineapple that has been drained, a 10 ounce package of frozen strawberries in juice, 2 bananas that have been sliced, 1.2 cup chopped nuts, and a large tub of cool Whip.
Soften the cream cheese and blend well with the sugar. Mix together the pineapple, nuts, and strawberries with the juices still in them. Combine the two mixtures together and place in a loaf pan. Freeze. Slice to serve.
This is a light salad to serve as a dessert at a luncheon. It is perfect at the end of the meal and compliments almost any meal. Very good and very tasty. YOu can omit the nuts if you desire. You could also use regular cream cheese, but this will give it more fat and calories.

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Teriyaki Dinner, made healthy

Esperanza Dodge — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:07:45 +0000

You COULD go to a Japanese restaurant and order a Teriyaki chicken dinner full of sugar, sodium, carbs and fat. Or you can stay home and make a healthier version yourself. Here’s how:

In a skillet of extra virgin olive oil, cook cut up cubes of tofu and chicken. You probably should cook the chicken first, then add the tofu. Use extra firm. When both are thoroughly cooked and browned, add in some more olive oil and marinate it with low-sodium teriyaki sauce. While that is simmering, work on the rest of the meal.

In the microwave or stovetop, make some brown rice Minute rice. It takes about 10 minutes. Steam some carrots and broccolli while you are at it. When everything is cooked, put brown rice in a bowl, then top with the marinated tofu and chicken. Top with steamed veggies. You can drizzle some more of that sauce on top.

I always like to finish with slivered almonds or crunchy cashews, but it’s up to you.

Healthy Walnuts Good for Healthy Eating

Joyce Priddy — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:32:36 +0000

Walnuts are good for healthy eating. These nuts are high in antioxidants. It is important to have antioxidants in your diet because it helps to buildup your immune system. The better your immune system, the healthier your body will be over all.

You can use walnuts to help fight off colds. Why? Because of all the antioxidants that are naturally in walnuts. This is great for your body and a natural way to stay healthy and strong without having to do anything particularly special in your healthy eating habits.

You can add walnuts to a green salad to give it texture and flavor. In fact for healthy eating, you should eat walnuts on your salad instead of eating high carbohydrate croûtons. Croûtons can put a lot of weight on you.

Enjoy the rich flavor and health benefits of healthy eating by eating at least one fourth a cup of walnuts each week in your meal plan.

Cheeseburger Calzones

angie Schilling — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:33:36 +0000

Here is a very simple recipe for a Cheeseburger Calzone that tastes very very close to a McDonalds cheeseburger. But the great thing is that you can control the fat by using low fat ingredients.
You will need to start with a pound of extra lean hamburger. Brown it and then drain the fat off. YOu may also want to rinse it off to get all the fat off. Then add about 1/3 cup ketschup and a few tablespoons of mustard. Stir in half of a small onion that has been diced very very finely. And add in some pickles that are also diced finely. You can add as many pickles as you see fit.
Next, you want to lay out a French bread load that you buy in the refrigerator section of the store and place the meat mixture on half of the bread, then top with cheese slices. Fold over the rest of the dough and pinch to seal. Place a few holes in the top, then bake at 350 degrees until it is golden brown. This is a very good calzone.