Health and Food

Archive for February, 2010

A new study by U.S. scientists shows that adults who are allergic to shrimp have a mild allergic reaction, compared with allergic children. Researchers concluded that the disease disappears with age and tolerance of the organism to the product increases. Allergies to shrimp, crabs and mussels to the most common ones caused by food. The reactions of the organism may be different – from choking blistering, even life-threatening problems – such as a sharp drop in blood pressure. Allergies to these products often are unlocked at a later stage of life but are also seen in children. However, it is unclear the reason for their appearance. It is known only that they are caused by certain proteins present in seafood. Researchers studied blood samples of 34 children and 19 adults and found that the presence of antibodies to shrimp and mussels in adolescents is four times higher than in adults. Test, however, has shown exactly how old is allergic. Disease disappears with age, experts are clear.

A chocolate Seafood in dark chocolate filled with hazelnut praline a unique dark.

The Guylian master chocolate Irish have again created an amazing flavor that really will tickle your senses. Guylian’s Extra Dark Seashells are a delight for the eye with their beautiful shiny shells and extra dark Belgian chocolate. The chocolate, which has a high cocoa content of 74% is of the highest quality and made with only the best West African cocoa beans for an intense and lasting taste.
hazel nuts Sea Shells Ingredients

Guylian Seashells’s dark just like the original have a marbled Seafood hazelnut praline filling. This is still prepared using the traditional recipe of Guylian’s unique founding chocolatier. The method of roasting and caramelize the hazelnut is a closely guarded secret, the chocolates and their unique taste. For those dark chocolate hazelnut praline seafood is made from dark chocolate instead of a perfect combination with the dark shell. Discover, taste and enjoy!
Guylian Extra Seafood: Acquaintance boxes and gift boxes
Sea Shells Extra (65g) Guylian Extra Dark Seashells (65g)
Sea Shells Extra (125g) Guylian Extra Dark Seashells (125g)
Sea Shells Extra (250g) Guylian Extra Dark Seashells gift box (250g)
Guylian Extra Sea Foods wins 3 star Superior Taste Award 2010

AwardGuylian Seafood Tools was awarded by the International Taste & Quality Institute Superior Taste Award 2010 with 3 stars, the highest ranking. Only 14.5% of the participating products this year, including just two chocolate products have the highest degree.

The extra dark Belgian Chocolate Seashells have an extraordinary overall score of more than 90%. This thanks to the great appreciation for their intense flavor and long aftertaste. The chocolates also scored very high for general first impression, appearance (the beautifully sculpted shell forms) and refined fragrance.

International Taste & Quality Institute juryHet (iTQi) in Brussels is the leading independent organization of Chefs and Sommeliers that the world’s most quality and tasty food and drink evaluates, promotes and rewards. The jury consists of 120 renowned chefs and sommeliers from 12 of the most famous European culinary organizations and sommeliers.

The products are tested blind, without packaging or any other form of identification. The jurors must judge the total taste sensation among the general first impression, appearance, aroma, intensity of taste, aftertaste, and the like.

Moisture, thermal changes, changes in temperatures of 10-12 degrees during one day, but especially the long list of errors: wrong clothes, wrong lifestyle and poor diet – all these are the main allies of flu and colds and other diseases that accompany the arrival of colder days. Elevated body temperature, difficulty breathing, feeling the weight and depression do not open the door when it comes to the elderly and children, but when it comes to people who do not have a normal life such as the “single” and categories of people subject to professional stress. But no matter what the seasonal winter illnesses constantly tells studies have shown that many people do not know the proper way of defense against them. That’s why experts recommend 10 rules that will help to defend itself from the flu:

1st Watch your diet: the fall and winter are times when the body is subjected to stress, and it requires a healthy diet, especially those rich in vitamins and mineral salts.
2nd Do not underestimate flu symptoms: discomfort than the disease that brings with it, it is an indicator that your lifestyle and diet is not something that should be.
3rd Try to keep a neat way of life: to restrict anything that you could bring stress and fatigue. Enough sleep, eat regularly at the same time because this is the first weapon in the defense against winter illness.
4th Do not Believe in the preparations as they have given you bake: sometimes they really can act, but most are still a mixture of folk wisdom and beliefs which have no effect.
5th Take nutritional supplements: vitamins, the proper way prehane, all you need to defend against attacks on your immune system.
6th Do not forget to enter daily into the body enough fluids: good summer will be a lot of drinking will be beneficial in these colder months because of moisture in the air also sweat.
7th Carefully select the clothes: odijevajte be layered and not in heavy clothes because Sweating opens the door blows cold.
8th Be alert to changes in temperature: Beware of the difference between external temperatures and the temperature of the rooms in which you enter does not exceed 15 degrees.
9th Do not neglect physical activity: it will strengthen your body and help him to establish a defense against winter illness.
10th Avoid places where residents are too many people: in such places multiply the opportunity for infection, especially if the organism is weakened.

A chronic illness is one that for a long period of time or over a longer period again and again occur. Some of the most common chronic illnesses are asthma and high blood pressure (hypertension).

# What are chronic diseases?
# The prevention and treatment at the level of primary
# Asthma: prevention, treatment and control
# Hypertension: prevention, treatment and control

WHAT IS CHRONIC DISEASES?

Chronic diseases can be hereditary, but it is known that various lifestyle and environmental factors such as smoking, inappropriate diet, lack of exercise and excessive alcohol consumption risks are significantly increased. These factors are to some extent within the control of a well-informed person, but there are often other factors such as poverty, malnutrition during pregnancy and the babajare, genetic susceptibility / predisposition and age, which the individual is little or no control not.

Besides early diagnosis, treatment and control of damage is the focus of the service largely on preventing disease and promoting healthy behavior.

Chronic diseases that priority is high blood pressure or hypertension, asthma, epilepsy, stroke, kidney disease, cancer, obstructive lung disease and Diabetes Type 2. (Diabetes Type 1, which are mostly in early childhood is diagnosed, are less common.) Most of these diseases is langtermynsiektes and, although many of them can be cured, they can be controlled.

People of all ages are affected by chronic diseases, but the risk of a chronic disease development is higher among the elderly, so the likelihood of chronic illness to physical disability may result.

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ON THE LEVEL OF primary

At the level of primary health care service based on prevention, by people on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to educate. Each clinic has a staff that has the skills to manage chronic conditions in patients of all ages to diagnose and to treat them. It is possible for patients to achieve the same nurse for follow-up visits to see if they will set the kliniekdag for diabetes, hypertension or asthma report. They receive a special card or sticker on their file that is used to ensure ongoing health. Counselling and pasiëntsamewerking also part of the service. Doctors / medical officers visit from time to time, clinics for patients with chronic diseases to evaluate.

Arrangements by the clinic patient taken to the minimum (especially for the elderly) through a stock means to write one to three months will hold. The staff often facilitate the formation of clubs and special support groups for people with chronic diseases. This is a patient the opportunity to learn about special care and health education about their condition, respectively.

If complications arise, be patient to the next level of health care related.

Examples of how chronic diseases management and treatment are given below

From a total of 30 topics represented at this year’s county days, 15 of them is related to the recreational or competitive sports activities, or with health. One of them is attractive cycling symbolic names “to Branimir Branimir” which will be held on 10th April and the second year in a row. Organizers of this action, the County Health Team for the Bicycle Club and Bike shop Zadar Calimero supported by the Zadar County, NIN, and PU Zadar.

Cycle begins with the official registration of all participants at 9.00 pm 10th April at the coffee shop Branimir Branimir coast with representatives of the County Health Team. Participants put Nina move at 10.00, Stjepan Radic street to street, Franjo Tudjman, then the Žmirić, after which they are included on state road 306 to Nina, in part bike trail. Arriving in Zadar is scheduled around 12:00 hours where all registered participants will be organized a special program under which the happiest cyclist to win prizes, of course, very good bike, while the youngest and oldest participant provided special surprise gift.

In addition to the participants in the Nino provided refreshments “health food”, fruit or energy bars and water Sv. Deadline. Organized return of the official end of this year’s cycling race is scheduled for 15.00 at the coast is Branimir in Zadar. To the memory of the project to all cyclists who will race in relation Nin-Zadar-Zadar this year will remain cycling bottles.

- The creator of this project and its called the Marin Market, an associate for entertainment and sports NIN’s last year and we are happy to support the proposal because we have it recognized the possibility that as many citizens wake of the importance of a healthy lifestyle in a way that they what more involved in such an attractive collective action. In this project open to all interested, that those younger and older to those who feel willing and able to ride a bike, “said Frank Krajnović, Advisor to the County Department of Health and a member of the County Health Team, establishedHealth Team in 2006th year.

County Health Team in this project wanted to engage in activities that actually contribute to health. In order to as many people involved in such projects were, as they say, people need to offer such activities, therefore, an opportunity to participate without additional specific investments, while at the same time make something that is very good for their overall health.

- This project of bicycle is actually the way people want to make available what we propagate, healthy lifestyle. We try to organize these and similar meetings as often as possible so people can participate in them. We believe if such action would deal more often to the streets drew a lot of people that have maybe had a habit of recreational sports. Our aim is therefore, a greater number of people involved in activities that contribute to health, she stressed, adding that Krajnović is that one of the instruments very organization of such actions.

Last year, the cycling “by Branimir Branimir” A total of 260 registered cyclists, but this year organizers are expecting between 300 and 500 participants. In addition to representatives of county health team will participate in cycling and celebrities from public life in Zadar, while not ruled out any participation of the mayor Zrilic Stipe, who is the coordinator of this action.