FOOD ALLERGY

Food was one of the causes of the allergy that was received in the community. The allergic situation personally more often was found in children's period, but a small part could be found to the mature population.

Not all the reactions of food that was not wanted by us were food allergy, but sometimes the reaction of food may happen. The reaction of this food could take the form of the toxic reaction, for example food poisoning in meat that was contaminated, or the toxic reaction. The food allergy was the abnormal response to food because of the immune reaction. This food allergy could manifest to one or several target organs, such as:
- Skin, they could appear as very itchy skin, angioedema, and dermatitis atopic
- Respiratory tract, take the form of rhinitis (the reaction of the respiratory tract of the inflammation) and asthma
- Gastro intestine tract, the example the stomachache, vomited, diarrhea
- Cardiovascular system took the form of the anafilactic shock
- it also could cause the contraction of the uterus in the woman.

How the process of this food allergy happened?
This process generally caused by IgE (some immunoglobulin in the body). Protein antigen (from food) entered the circulation of blood and was spread all through the body. To prevent the immune response to all food that was digested, then was needed by the response that was pressed selectively that was acknowledged also as tolerance. If the process of tolerance (in IgE happened in the cavity in the mouth) this failed, ate antibodies IgE this will be produced excessively, and in a manner the shortness will cause the manifestation to the organ target like that was mentioned above earlier. Almost each food kind had the capacity to provoke the reaction of the allergy. The substance in food that could cause this allergy is called allergen. Allergen could in food take the form of protein that was contained in cattle milk, the egg and peanuts. The cause of the allergy to the adult was the legume, the fish and the shellfish. Whereas the most cause the children allergy was milk, the egg, the legume, the fish and wheat.

Most food allergies will disappear after the sufferer avoided this food and afterwards carried out the reduction (eliminated) food, except the allergy against the legume, the fish and the shellfish that tended to stabilize.

There were some foods that often cause the allergy reaction:
1. The egg. It was white that the egg more allergic than the egg yolk. Main allergen in white egg was ovalbumin.
2. Milk cattle of the Faction of milk protein especially were casein and whey (beta lactoglobulin, alpha lactalbumin), could provoke the reaction of the allergy.
3. Meat
The most are chicken, the turkey and the pig.
4. Peanuts possibly were most dangerous food allergen, his reaction could take the form of anafilactic. However peanut oil that was purified was safe for the person that the peanuts allergy.
5. Fish
Fish that could cause the allergy is Codfish that had allergen Gad c1, but several species of the other fish also had similar allergen. Antigens were susceptible to the manipulation and the storage, but not to in tin. Antigens also were easy to be spread to air, the example through the fish smell that was cooked, and could provoke the reaction of the respiratory tract allergy. The fish allergy could be also caused by direct contact with skin take the form of dermatitis contact.
6. Vegetable
It happened to the adult. Several vegetables that could cause the allergy are celery and carrots.
7. Fruits
Apple is the cause of the reaction of the allergy to the fruit that most often. The other that also could become the cause of the allergy was peach, melon, the watermelon, bananas, the kiwi and the avocado.

Therapy or the handling from the food allergy was by avoiding cause food. The drug could with giving of the antihistamine and if necessary corticosteroid. Whereas, they could be given epinephrine/adrenalin in anafilactic reaction.

STOP SMOKING

The news that comes from WHO told us that in the 2030, there will be 27 million cases of lung cancer. The countries that have this disease almost are China, India and Russian.

The first cause of this disease is tobacco. Now, there are 1.3 million smokers and, there were 100 millions people killed by smoked this century.

What are the other carcinogenic substances? They are high fat foods and the less of physical activity. We, that know this fact, let’s make a change.

IS CUCUMBER GOOD FOR SWOLLEN EYES?

Fresh slice cucumber may be could help your swollen eyes. But, there is no special ingredient which could decrease the swollen eyes.

Cucumber containing 90% water and the cooler effect may be take part on vasoconstriction under the eyes. That’s why our swollen eyes is getting better.

The other ways to manage the swollen eyes are cold tea water compressing. The tanat acid in the tea could decrease the swollen.

TOMATO

Tomato is the vegetable that known have many vital nutrient. There are many variety of tomato, some of them are cherry tomato, yellow tomato, etc.

Tomatoes are the vegetables that have low calories, low fat, and the source of vitamin A, C, and K. They also contain potassium that could control blood pressure and nerve function.

This vegetable contains lycopene, the pigment that give color for them. Lycopene is an strong antioxidant, it often connected with decrease of some cancer risk, ant the other disease. Cooked tomato contains more lycopene than fresh tomato. Lycopene is dissolved in fat, that is the reason why we should add olive oil in spaghetti sauce (it is for helping the absorption the carotene).

Tomato is good for your body, especially:
1. Prevent some cancer, like colon cancer, prostate cancer, pancreas cancer, etc.
2. Tomato is the source of vitamin K which can activate osteocalcin to mineralize our bone.
3. They decrease the risk factor of heart disease by their function to decrease total cholesterol and LDL (low density lipoprotein).

So, consume tomato! It is good for your health.

MSG - HEADACHE?

MSG (mono sodium glutamate) is salt from natrium and glutamate acid. Glutamate is natural amino acid that is found in many foods which have high protein. MSG is used to make our food tastier in many China restaurants.
MSG allergy could cause these following sign:
1. Burnt feeling in back of the neck, upper extremity and chest.
2. Chest pain
3. Headache
4. Dyspnoe
Except of that condition, researchers tell us that MSG safe for almost people.

IS TAKING FOOD AT NIGHT MAKE US FAT?

Dinner or eat at night not always identical with fat. Food that we ate at night, actually, heap on our body because they were not used with activity. That reason can caused our body fat. But we should notice about energy that we need at night.

To keep our body weight, we need to balance input calories and output energy. If we have some heavy work (need extra energy), it is fine to eat at night.

CORONARY HEART DISEASE

The coronary heart disease was the illness where the coronary artery blood circulation could not satisfy the requirement of the heart muscle. This illness occupied the first place as the cause of the death in some countries. This illness was begun from the existence of the risk factor. Some of this risk factor are hyperlipidemic, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and smoked. Several risk factors that caused the occurrence atherosclerosis, that someday will cause the occurrence plaque to blood vessels and enabled the occurrence rupture from plaque this also caused the formation thrombus. If thrombus was unstable, it will cause the occurrence clog to the coronary artery and then the requirement of the heart muscle was not fulfilled.

The development of atherosclerosis became the heart disease in fact was the long process but progressive.

The risk factor of the coronary heart disease:
- Smoking
- Hypertension
- diabetes mellitus
- Hyperlipidemic
- Genetic
- Stress
- Obesity
- Inflammation
- Hiperurikemic
- Hiperhomocysteinemic

Some of the risk factors could be modified, that is by stopping the smoked habit, dealt hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemic, hyperhomocysteinemic, inflammation and hyperurikemic. The risk factor that could not be modified is the genetic characteristics of our family history.

The manifestation of this coronary heart disease are various. There were those who did not show the sign (asimptomatic), became the angina pectoris stable, the angina pectoris unstable, acute miocard infarct, or even also could result in the sudden death. In the coronary heart disease that did not show the sign, the sufferer did not feel the existence of the complaint. His illness was found by chance in the inspection of EKG. This condition was found in 4% the population. The manifestation of the coronary heart disease that most important was the occurrence of acute miocard infarct. The death because of this situation happened in time that was not too long after the sign emergence. Acute miocard infarct happened because there is not enough supply blood resulting from the clot in the coronary artery. Its sign are chest pain that crept into the neck, the jaw, the left upper shoulder, the left arms interior until the finger, that the length more than 20 minutes. The sufferer sweated cold, and this pain was not lost by resting. The feeling of this pain was often depicted like the feeling burnt, or as being stabbed.

Of course if beginning to the sign happen like above, needed the adequate handling from the person who was competent in this field. Some medicine that used are antiplatelet, the nitrate, beta blocker, ACE inhibitor, statin and thrombolitic. The complication that could happen was aritmhyc of the heart beat, left ventricle dysfunction, hypotension and pericarditis.

Because of the danger that was caused by this illness, definitely we must prevent it early. These are the things we can do to prevent this disease:
1. Stop smoking. Indeed was the matter that was difficult for it user, but remembered, like that was known by us together, “smoking could cause cancer, the HEART ATTACK, impotence, and the disturbance of pregnancy and fetal”.
2. Arrange the healthy pattern of eating. Food that often contained fat could increase the risk factor of the coronary heart disease that is hyperlipidemic.
3. Prevent the risk factor that could cause the heart disease. The example, hypertension, was prevented by us with sport and limiting input of sodium/salt each day.
4. Avoid stress that was abundant or was protracted because, that could also become the risk factor of the disease.

THIRSTY = DEHYDRATION?

Some people say that thirsty is the sign of dehydration. But in the fact, thirsty is not the same as dehydration. Thirsty is the body sign to tell us that our body lack of fluid. If there is no action of this condition, it can cause dehydration of our body.

Fluid is not just water. Consuming tea, coffee, and the other drink can be source of fluid for our body. But water is better because there is no sugar on it.

MUSIC TEMPO AND HEART BEAT

Do you know that the music tempo and the heartbeat had relations? Yes, the music tempo and heartbeat have relationship. The fast the music tempo, then so does our heart beat. The slow the music tempo,so does our heart beat.

How could that happen?
The mechanism of the decline in the heartbeat to the song with the slow time was as follows. Music was delivered through the listening organ with the existence of the bunch of listening, towards the brain and with the existence of the incentive to the centre of the inhibition then the brain will be stimulated to produce the alpha wave. The alpha wave will stimulate releasing our endogen hormones, which is called endorphine and serotonin.

Endorphine, that was one of the peptides opioid endogen, worked by hindering the release of the neurotransmitter prasinaptik. Compounds opiat endogen, including beta endorphine, was made in pituitari and the cortex adrenal. Opioid endogen will cause the effect if it is interacting with its receptor. Opioid endogen had several receptors, including receptor mu, kappa, sigma, the delta and epsilon. The main receptor to SSP for beta endorphine are mu, kappa and the delta.

When beta endorphine connected with mu receptor and the delta,it will inhibit the release of dopamin and asetilkolin. Dopamin that was the precursor norepinefrin on the brain worked directly to the receptor dopaminergik and adrenergik that afterwards will release norepinefrin endogen. In the level of that was high, dopamin will increase miocardium activity through activation β1 receptor and release norepinefrin endogen so that it can stimulating our sympathetic nerve.

With the existence of the inhibition dopamin by beta endorphine then the decline in the symphatetic tonus. Whereas asetilkolin that was the transmitter in various sinaps and the nerves suffix simpatis when being hindered will cause the symphatetic tonus descended too. The decline in the symphatetic tonus will result in negative cronotopic and negative inotropic to the heart that caused the decline in the heartrate and stroke volume. Further, cardiac output will be descended and finally the decline in blood pressure happened. Whereas serotonin endogen was the biphasic hormone, it means that this hormone could cause vasoconstriction and when in the level of that was high will cause vasodilatation. In this case, the serotonin endogen release will increase so that it cause the symphatetic tonus descended and through the vasomotor centre will cause the vasomotor tonus to descend. So that vasodilatation happen and cause total peripheral resistance (TPR) descended and was followed by the decline in blood pressure.

The mechanism of the increase in the heart rate to the song with the fast time was as follows. Fast music tempo will stimulate the brain to produce beta wave. Beta wave will stimulate the issuing of adrenalin when thinking logical, felt stress or the pressure. When listening to music with the fast tempo, the gland adrenal produced adrenalin also as in the case of in the stress situation. This reason will caused the symphatetic stimulation then increased the heart rate and blood pressure.

Not only towards the heart rate, music tempo also influence the rhythm of breathing and our blood pressure with the similar mechanism. Therefore faster music tempo could be used to increase vigilance someone, for example to be used when we are working or fitness. Whereas slower music tempo could be used as therapy to reduce the heart rate and make our mind to be calm.

COMPUTER SCREEN AND YOUR EYES

Everyday, we sit facing the computer, working, browsing the internet, or just play game. After we take a long time to gaze the screen, we may be feel stiffness on our back/neck or decrease of eyesight. In simple, it happens because the distance between our eyes and the screen is near, and we look at the screen too long.

To decrease the eye stress, we can follow these tips:
1. Use the screen with low brightness.
2. The position of our screen is better lower than our eyes.
3. Take a rest, for example, walking from our chair to take some drink although we don’t feel thirst.
4. Arrange our sit, minimal 60 centimeters from the screen.

IS THERE ANY CORELATION BETWEEN CHOCOLATE AND ACNES?

“We may free of worry, because chocolate and sweet food have no correlation with acne”? That is wrong statement!

A research from Australia said that chocolate, sugar, ice cream are some food that can stimulate appearance of acnes. This solution is easy. We need to change that snacks with snack that rich with fiber, and carbohydrate like pasta or fruits.

Do you want your face free from acnes absolutely? Don’t forget to clean your face routine. If the hormones take part, we can’t avoid it 100%.

SOFT DRINK

Soft drink is the drink that containing water, sweetener, acid (citrate/ phosphor), etc. This drink is so popular and consumed by every part of people. But, do you know that soft drink have many effects for our health?

Some effects that can be appeared in our body are:
1. Dent caries. Soft drink can damage the surface of our teeth. It may be because of the ingredients of sugar or acidity (pH). It usually happen in children.
2. Obesity. The experimental tell us that soft drink can make us overweight and it have correlation with metabolic syndrome. More soft drink we take, higher the stage of obesity. Obesity is the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Drink a glass soft drink can increase the risk of diabetes about 85%.
3. Osteoporosis. Soft drinks have low calcium that can influence the onset of osteoporosis, especially on woman. If we take the soft drink often, it can decrease the possibility to drink milk everyday.
4. Kidney stone
5. Heart disease. The causes of heart disease are high fat diet, smoking, sedentary life style, high sugar diet.
6. The effect of addicting agent that added to this drink.

Caution for woman and children!

The suggestion are:
· Rinse the mouth after we take soft drink, to eliminate sugar that adhere on our teeth.
· Avoid consuming soft drink at the night before sleep.

FRUIT FOR YOUR HEALTH

APPLE
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ” Although apples had low vitamin C, apples contain antioxidant and flavonoid that could increase the activity of vitamin C so as it can be reduce the risk of the colon cancer, the heart attack and the stroke. Moreover apples also had the anti-cancer material and anti-inflammation so as to be useful for preventing arthritis.

KIWI
Tiny but mighty. Kiwi was the source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E and very good fibre. Kiwi also had the content of vitamin C twice more than the citrus fruit. The kiwi contained the chlorophyll pigment that gave the green colour. Its content was useful in overcoming cancer. Consumming one kiwi has been enough to satisfy the requirement for the adult's vitamin C.

STRAWBERRY
Protective Fruit. This fruit had antioxidant total highest than other. Strawberry also protected the body from the cause of cancer, the obstruction of blood vessels that cause by free radical. As traditional medicine, strawberries were believed as the anti-bacterial agenti and was used as the cleaner of the digestion system.

WATERMELON
Coolest Thirst Quencher. It contains 92% water. Often contained glutation that could increase the activity of the immune system. The watermelon also was the source of licopene that could prevent cancer. It also contains vitamin C and potassium.

PINEAPLE
Pineaple could untangle protein and contained the level of high sugar. Pineapples were often used as the material of the meat softener. Pineapples were the source of vitamin C and fibre. This also was reported could handle stomachache if processed exactly.

BANANA
Banana was the source of vitamins B6 that was needed to make serotonin in the brain. Serotonin was the hormone that was produced on the brain that had a function of giving the calm feeling, reduced the feeling of being sick, reduced the tension.

ORANGE
Sweetest medicine. Consumed 2 to 4 oranges per day could guard the body from the flu attack, unloaded cholesterol, prevented the occurrence of the kidney stone (because of the its citrate content, and prevented the risk of the occurrence of colon cancer. The orange fruit could be an anti-oxidant and reduced blood pressure.

MANGO
As same as the orange fruit, mangoes also contained antioxidant and had a function of protecting the body towards several cancer like intestines cancer. Mangoes also including rich fibre and vitamin C.

GUAVA and PAPAYA
Top awards for vitamin C. Guavas were rich in fibre so that it could prevent the constipation. Whereas papayas contain carotene that was good for your eyes.

IS DEODORANT DANGEROUS?

We have heard that deodorant we use could be the cause of breast cancer. People tell that it is happen because the antiperspirant in deodorant inhibits the outflow of our sweat, and someday it will become toxic.

In the fact, there is no experimental that proof this thing. Researcher from Australian National Breast Cancer tells us, that there is no evidence to support this pronouncement.

FAST FOOD = JUNK FOOD?

We are no need to avoid fast food every time. We can consume it if we know the manner.
If we eat fast food, we need to eat the vegetables include, because they are not only decorate our food.

For example, if we eat some burger, eat the tomato and lettuce with it. Lycopene in tomato is useful for our body as an antioxidant that can against the cancer, heart attack, and diabetes. For our healthy, we can drink juice better than coke. Also order salad without dressing to complete our nutrition with fiber and mineral.