Causes of Blindness

Cataract
Cataracts are common cause blindness and that these conditions can easily be treated and the blindness reversed.

A cataract is formed when the usually clear lens of our eyes becomes cloudy. This hinders light from entering the eye and causes vision to become blurred over time. We may also see halos around lights or feel that colors look dull.

This condition is often linked to ageing.

Prolong exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays present in sunlight, long term use of drug like steroids and some diseases like diabetes raise the risk of developing cataracts.

Some people are born with cataracts and some develop them because of eye injuries.
We can avoid developing cataracts by wearing sunglasses with UV protection and prevent diabetes by leading a healthy lifestyle.

The standard treatment is to remove the cloudy lens and replace it with a clear artificial one. The lens can be designed to correct refractive errors like short sightedness which is a bonus to us as we will not need spectacles after the surgery.

But, in rare cases when cataracts are too severe and have damaged the cornea, this condition cannot be treated and that we are left with permanent blindness.

Undercorrected refractive errors

Undercorrected short sightedness, long sightedness, astigmatism and other refractive errors like cataracts are problems which can easily be treated.

All that we need is a pair of spectacles with lenses that correct these refractive errors.

Those with severe short sightedness can develop complications that can blind them permanently, although this rarely happen.

The problem can be so severe that it is the common cause of blindness. Undercorrected refractive errors are responsible for causing blindness in people who lost their vision in both eyes.

Short sightedness or myopia causes people to have difficulty seeing object that are far away. Myopia occurs when the eyeball grows too long and is unable to focus light rays on the retina, the membrane in the back of the eye on which image formed.

We can prevent it from developing or worsening by taking regular vision breaks like 5 minutes breaks from reading or writing and spend more time outdoors.

Glaucoma

Glaucoma causes fluid in the eye to build up which hold up the pressure inside. The high pressure damages the optic nerve that sends signals from our eyes to the brain to enable us to see.

The damage caused is irreversible and will lead to blindness in severe cases.

The diseases comes in several forms, majority will develop a form called primary open angle glaucoma. This will progresses slowly and painlessly and destroys peripheral vision before central vision, we will not notice that our vision is deteriorating.

Another form is called acute angle closure glaucoma, it occurs suddenly.

Pressure in the eye rises rapidly, causing pain and redness in the eye, blurred vision, headache and nausea.

Glaucoma linked to ageing.

The risk increases if we have family history of glaucoma, extreme short sightedness or chronic diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure.

Eye inflammation, advanced cataracts, tumours, injuries and surgery can also leads to glaucoma.

Most of the risk factors cannot be prevented. Early screening to detect the diseases is important and treatments are able to stop its progression in most cases.

The diseases are commonly treated with eye drops to lower the pressure. Laser treatment or surgeries are normally used at a later stage.

Sadly, some still end up losing their sight permanently.

Macular degeneration

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) causes the macula (the centre of the retina) to deteriorate.

It can be dry type when the yellow waste material is deposited on the macula or wet type when abnormal blood vessels grow under the macula, leak or damage it.

Exposure to high energy visible light from the sun may cause the risk of AMD. By wearing sunglasses will help to reduce or prevent AMD also by taking vitamins A, C, E, zinc and copper will slow down age related macular degeneration progression.

Regular laser therapy can seal leaky blood vessels and drugs can be injected regularly into the eye to stop it growth.


Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy causes abnormal blood vessels to grow over the retina and optic nerve of a diabetic person which later leak and damage the retina and nerve. It causes blurring of vision and floating black spots effect so called they seem to be seen floating. It can cause the retina to detach, damage the retina’s centre and develop into glaucoma.

The longer you have diabetes the greater your risk of having diabetic retinopathy. You should maintain your blood sugar levels to prevent it.

Laser therapy is used to burn off the abnormal blood vessels and dead parts of the retina and to prevent further damage to the eye. 

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SEX is good for your Health

Sex between God creatures male and female is a natural habit. One of the reasons for sex is to procreate and the benefits of sex you may never have imagined, it extended well beyond the bedroom.

Sex enhances your life and your health, both physical and psychological. It does a body good in a number of ways.

Sex Relieves Stress
The biggest health benefit of sex is, it lower blood pressure and overall stress reduction.

Sexual intercourse able you to response better to stress than those who abstained from it.

And also sexual intercourse was associated with lowering of diastolic blood pressure in cohabiting men else well as women.

Sex Boosts Immunity
Good sexual health also means better physical health. Having sex once or twice a week has been linked with higher levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin A or IgA, which is known to boost the immune system.

It protects us from getting colds and other infections.

Sex Burns Calories
Sex is a form of exercise. Thirty minutes of sex burns 85 calories or more. Muscular contractions during intercourse work the pelvis, thighs, buttocks, arms, neck and thorax. It may not sound like much, but it adds up to 42 half-hour sessions and will burn 3,570 calories, more than enough to lose a pound.

The bed the single greatest piece of exercise equipment ever invented.

Sex Improves Cardiovascular Health
Older people worries of heart attack or stroke while having sexual intercourse but frequency of sex is not associated with stroke.

In fact, having sex twice or more a week can reduce your risk of fatal heart attack or stroke by half.

Sex Boosts Self-Esteem
Having sex makes you feel good about yourselves, it boosts your self-esteem.
To those who already have self-esteem, sex can make you feel even better and what you want, it raises it

Sex Improves Intimacy
Sex helps you bond and build trust.
Having sex and orgasms increases the love hormone called oxytocin hormone. Oxytocin allows you to feel the urge to nurture and to bond. Higher oxytocin level leads to your feeling of generosity.

Sex Reduces Pain
When the hormone oxytocin increases and endorphins are released, it reduces pain from headache to arthritis pain and even migraine.

For women, production of estrogen reduces the pain of PMS.

Sex Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
Frequent ejaculations from younger age reduce the risk of prostate cancer later in life.

Sex Strengthens Pelvic Floor Muscles
Pelvic floor muscle exercises known as Kegels during sex offers you a couple of benefits. You will enjoy more pleasure, strengthen the area and also help to minimize the risk of incontinence in your later life.

To do a basic Kegel exercise, tighten the muscles of your pelvic floor, as if you are trying to stop the flow of urine. Count to three, then release.

Sex Helps us Sleep Better
The oxytocin released during orgasm promotes sleep.

Getting enough sleep helps to maintain a healthy weight and blood pressure.

Sex Improved our Sense of Smell
The production of the hormone prolactin increases after sex.

This in turn causes stem cells in the brain to develop new neurons in the brain's olfactory bulb, its smell center.

Sex for Better Teeth
Seminal plasma contains zinc, calcium and other minerals shown to retard tooth decay.

Sexual etiquette requires you to brush your teeth before and after sex. This by itself, helps promote better oral hygiene.

Food and your Cholesterol Level

Certain foods can raise our cholesterol levels.
Example: ice – cream, organ meats such as liver and intestines, egg yokes and shellfish.
The good news is that a few adjustments to your diet may be able to do the reverse.

According to cardiology expert, some cholesterol is required by our body. It is an
essential building block of cell membranes in the body. The liver is able to produce most of the cholesterol needed in our body.

In normal digestive process, when we eat food rich is saturated fat it will leads to the absorption of cholesterol in our blood stream.

High level of low – density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol known as bad cholesterol associated with early development of atherosclerosis, the narrowing of blood vessel in our body.

Atherosclerosis in turn leads to other conditions such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and poor circulation.

To keep your blood cholesterol levels healthy, it is important to keep your saturated fat and trans fat intake low. Both types of fat are able to increase LDL cholesterol levels. Trans  fat also reduces the level of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol known as good cholesterol and has more impact on blood cholesterol levels that cholesterol from food.

Saturated fat come from dishes prepared using coconut milk or cream as well as from  palm oil usually labeled as vegetable oil. Trans fat is commonly found in pastries and cakes made with vegetable shortening, commercially prepared deep fried food and processed products containing partially hydrogenated oil.

To be safe, you should limit your cholesterol intake to less than 300mg per day.

Avoid consuming organ meat and shellfish more than twice a week.

And have no more than four egg yolks per week.

You should not be relying on your diet alone, stay away from cigarette and do 30 minute of intensity physical activity at least four times a week.

What is considered a healthy level of cholesterol? 

The lower the total and LDL cholesterol levels, the lower your risk of getting medical problems associated with atherosclerosis. Healthy cholesterol level also depends on the presence of other medical conditions.

A healthy person with no significant medical problems, a total cholesterol level greater than 6.2 mmol/L (240mg/dL) is considered high and undesirable.

Similarly, people with no medical problems should aim to have a LDL cholesterol level   of no greater than 3.4 mmol/L (130mg/ dL).

People with medical problems such as a previous heart attack or stroke, the recommended levels should be even lower.

Heart Friendly Food

Not all food is equal. Studies have found that certain foods such as salmon, walnuts, oatmeal and some vegetables can help control your cholesterol. Four foods you should include in your diet.

1 - Fatty Fish
Oily fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines are rich sources of omega 3 fatty acids, which help to lower blood fats linked to heart disease. Omega 3 fatty acid prevents blood clots by making platelets less likely to clump together and stick to the artery walls. It also makes blood vessels less likely to constrict.
You should eat at lease two servings of such fish twice a week. Be sure to cook your fish by using healthy method such as steaming and baking to avoid unhealthy fats.

2 - Nuts
Walnuts and almonds are high in polyunsaturated fatty acids, which keep blood vessels healthy. In particular, walnuts are one of the best plant sources of protein as they are packed with vitamins, fibre and antioxidants. But be sure to stick to just 30g about a fistful a day and avoid nuts that are salted or coated with sugar.

Beside nuts include also one to two tablespoonfuls of ground flax seed into your food each day. It helps to lower bad cholesterol.

While some researched has shown that flax seed and peanuts can help lowered cholesterol levels, further studies needed to confirm their cholesterol lowering benefits.

3- Soy
Soy protein such as soy beans, tofu, and soy milk may be able to keep cholesterol levels in check. They are rich in omega 3 fatty acids, protein, vitamin and minerals. Soy protein is a good alternative to red meat as it lower in fat and higher in fibre.

People with high cholesterol may be able to lower their cholesterol levels by taking soy protein and include them as part of a healthy low fat diet.

4 – Oatmeal
Eating oats not only keeps your bowel movement regular it also helps to lower your cholesterol levels and reduce your risks of heart disease and diabetes.

Oatmeal also fills a person up for a longer period. This will prevent him from taking unhealthy snacks that may result in raising their cholesterol levels.

How to get that Perfect Shave

Every morning men go through the traditional of shaving. That perfect shaving is the ultimate goal; the skin on the face becomes smooth and neat.

Men do care about their skin just as much as women do. Modern men are paying more attention to their looks and appearances. "Wet shave" are the hottest trends in among men in the US and other part of the world.

Wet shave requires you to keep your face as wet as possible, this allows the blade of your shaver to floats over the surface of your skin instead of dragging your skin thus causing irritation, redness (razor burn) and shave bumps after shaving.

Use these following items for wet shaving;

- a gentle facial cleaner

- a good shaving brush

- quality shaving cream

- a good razor

- and a gentle non irritating aftershave lotion.

A good shaving brush releases and mixes the hot water with the shaving cream as you brush your face and neck. A good brush also exfoliates the dead skin and lifts the whiskers off your face. Genuine badger hair makes the best brush as the hair absorb hot water and it is the most comfortable on the face.

Quality shaving cream is next; most men prefer glycerin based creams. It deliver great skin protection making shaving a luxurious pleasure. Fabulously scented shaving creams can also make you look forward to shaving and not to mention you smell good to women around you.

Invest in high quality razor. Shaving connoisseurs normally use the classic double edge safety non disposable razor but disposable cartridges works well.

Basic steps to get you that perfect shave

1 - Men should shave after a hot shower – the steam opens pores, which causes the hair to stand, making it easier to shave.

2 - Wash your face with the gentle facial cleanser to clear away trapped dirt from your pores.

3 - Dip shaving brush into hot water, and then swirl the wet tips of the brush on to the surface of your shaving cream. Paint over your face and neck until you have a thick layer of rich lather covering the shaving area.

4 - Start shaving. Shave downward on your face and neck in the same direction that the hair grows. This will removed most of the hair without irritating your skin. For closer shave, wet your face and apply more shaving cream again. Shave lightly upward against the grain. This second shave against the grain will caused redness, razor burn and ingrown hairs so do this when necessary and with extremely extra light touch.

5 - Once finished, rinse your face with cold water to close the pores. Rinse your shaving brush and shake it. Leave it to dry.

6 - Gently pat your face with clean dry towel and finish up with a good aftershave lotion or moisturizer. Many men would splash alcohol based aftershave lotion on but the alcohol actually caused irritation, inflame the skin and hair follicle. You will experience burning and tingling sensation. Choose a gentle moisturizer to keep your skin hydrated instead.

7 – Finally, apply a broad spectrum sun block that offers both UVA and UVB protection.

You will begin to enjoy the tradition of shaving once you get used to these steps.

Eating And Cycling For Better Health

To stay healthy a proper eating habit with a balanced diet is important.

It is the aspect of aging that most of us do not pay enough attention to.

The changes in our body as we become older have an impact on our nutritional needs.

Not having enough of the right nutrients could result in health problems.

Ensure that sufficient amounts of the right nutrients are present in your diet, include food from every group and choose the healthier options.

Insufficient calcium and vitamin D lead to osteoporosis and an increased risk of fractures.

Lack of iron will lead to anaemia.

Poor levels of vitamin B12 can affect the normal of cells in the gut.

Insufficient amount of fibre aggravates constipation and bowel problems.

So, make sure that your body received a nutrients rich diet with complex carbohydrates as one of the main sources of calories for energy, adequate protein for cell repair, fat soluble and water soluble vitamins and minerals for your overall well being.

A diet with varied choices of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean meats, legumes and dairy will help you fulfill your fundamental nutrition needs.

Medication such as antibiotics and cancer treatment agents changes our taste and smell, this affect our desire to eat.

We can get around this problem by making eating a social event or by enhancing our food with aroma and flavours.

Spices and herbs such as garlic, onion, ginger and prickles can help to make our food tastier.

Different textures can also help make our food interesting.

Regular exercise helps us to tone our body, strengthen our muscles and fend off osteoporosis.

Aging is inevitable and a passive process.

In order for us to live well, we must actively do something. Physical activity is good way to start.

Exercise fills you with boundless energy all day long.

The release of endorphins will make you fill happy.

As a result you do not feel stressed at work.

Exercise makes you feel confident and confident will make you look fabulous

Cycling is a safe way to get our daily dose of exercise and it has social and health benefits.

Experts say that riding a bicycle strengthens our leg muscles and is great for the mobility of our hip and knee joints.

It also builds up our stamina, improves our cardiovascular fitness and improves our body coordination.

Cycling uses our larger muscle groups and improves our leg strength.

This is good for our stability and benefits our heart and lungs as well.

As we ages, our metabolic rate goes down.

Cycling helps us to prevent the development of obesity and reduces the risk of chronic disease that is increasing apparent as we grow old.

It is more fun to cycle in a group and there are also opportunities for social bonding.

Dementia can happen to anyone, but the risk of dementia increases as we age.

Research shows that a healthy lifestyle may reduce the risk or even delay the onset of dementia.

Expert encourages us to take active steps to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

These include staying physically and mentally active, eating healthy, being socially engaged and quitting unhealthy lifestyle.

Posted by: Mo Salle

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