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Showing posts with label Health guide for you. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health guide for you. Show all posts

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

Fats ,Health guide for you,


Fats are concentrated form of energy stored as body fats. Fats exist as either visible ( processed) fats like butter, cooking oil, tamu, cow boy, kimbo and many others
Fats may also exist as invisible fats found in food we eat like eggs, ground nuts, soya ,beans and many others.
Fats are composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. When fats are broken down after digestion they produce fatty acids and glycerol as the end products which are absorbed and stored for energy. They are stored in different parts of the body like the peritoneum diet, for instance providing m around internal organs like the heart, kidney and under the skin.

Menopause, Health guide for you,



 Menopause is a time in a woman’s life when the cyclic functions of ovaries and menstrual periods cease.
Menopause occurs at the end of the woman’s last menstrual period. The fact is only established later when a woman has had no periods for at least one year. The average age of menopause is about 50 years but it may occur normally in women as young as 40 years.
Regular menstrual cycles may continue to menopause but usually last periods tend to vary in duration and amount of flow.

Breast feeding ,Health guide for you,


 Breast feeding is providing of breast milk to babies. This is beneficial to the baby because breast milk is the best food for the baby and therefore any other supplement or substitute food is not as good as breast milk.
For the first four months of life breast milk is all the food babies need. Majority of babies depend on breast milk for the first six months of life without any problems up to the age of 2 years which is very good for the babies and mothers.
Breast feeding is of majorly three forms that is;