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Data Based world Health Organization (WHO) recorded that there were as many as 30 new diseases that emerged during the year 1976-2008 due to climate change and global warming.

The emergence of this disease due to geothermal temperatures continue to rise. The most obvious is a disease of dengue fever, cholera, diarrhea, followed by a very deadly ebola virus. According to WHO, health problems caused by global warming is more felt by developing countries is still poor mainly because of lack of funds that could no longer carry out various programs and emergency response preparation.

To overcome the adverse effects of climate change on human health, it can not be done alone by their respective countries. These efforts will only succeed if it is done through global cooperation, such as increased surveillance and control of infectious diseases, ensuring the growing use of ground water receded, and coordinate emergency health measures.

It is all important because climate change is clearly a result of human activities that do not care about the balance of nature, which then serious implications on public health. In addition to causing health problems, climate change also resulted in a variety of natural disasters is very large.

Do not hesitate, let’s save the Earth now! Start with simple things that you and your family can do, such as saving electricity and water, reduce use of plastic bags, sifting through garbage in accordance type

Restart breastfeeding is also possible when milk production has been interrupted. Moreover, induced lactation is possible even adoptive mothers. It is difficult and requires effort, but if the breast is stimulated properly, the success rate is high.

The ability to produce milk is determined by the proper stimulation of the breast. The more frequent stimulation, produce more milk the mother will get. In general, the best approach is to stimulate the breast every three hours, naturally or artificially.

The cast is what will cause an increase in milk production. In the suction (the child or artificial), breast of any woman will cause a rise of prolactin (the hormone that stimulates milk production) and oxytocin (the hormone that stimulates milk ejection).

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Healthy diet generally means the body’s supply appropriate quantities of nutrients – including vitamins, minerals and fiber. Unhealthy food does have those containing much fat and sugars.
Healthy foods are rich in vitamins and minerals and contribute to the growth of the organism – that’s why kids should eat more healthy foods.

Food can be divided into three groups
Food division is based on how healthy they are. The aim is to use this classification in order to more easily determine which of the foods they consume in large quantities, and which less.

Group 1: Consume a lot of this food group

Fruit and vegetables
Bread
Cereals and grains (like rice and pasta – spaghetti, etc..)
Pea and legumes.

These foods contain vitamins, minerals and fiber (fiber). Should be considered a diver and food from this group, but not of one kind only, such as fruit, but from all the species in order to ensure the body’s enormous diversity and richness of vitamins and minerals sadarzhayuo in Group 1 .
Plant foods contain many useful and healthy nutrients (small particles) that prevent the occurrence of many diseases. It is very important to eat a variety of plant foods.

Group 2: Consume these foods sometimes, but not too often
These foods are also good for the body and health, but should be eaten in smaller quantities than in Group 1 Food:

Dairy products like milk, yoghurt, cheese,
Chicken (without skin)
Fish
Nuts.

Group 3: Consume these foods rarely
These include foods rich in fat and sugars but not vitamins, minerals and fiber – so you need to restrict their consumption. Most people can afford to eating two a day of “banned” food without having problems, but in any case should not be abusing them and to eat only one meal! These foods include:

Biscuits (2 small)
Chocolate desserts (1 bar)
Chips (30 grams)
Ice cream (2 balls)
Lollipops, toffees (30 grams)
Cakes and pastries (1 per chunk).

Food Pyramid
The three food groups are known as “food pyramid”.

- At the bottom of the pyramid is larger and contains “useful” and healthy foods to be lunch most.
- The middle part of the pyramid contains foods that can be eaten occasionally, but not too often.
- At the top of the pyramid is the smallest and contains foods that are least likely to be eaten.

Where to get help?

- Your parents
- Your teachers.

Do not forget:

1. Healthy foods contain vitamins, minerals and fiber.
2. Many foods contain unhealthy fats and sugars.
3. Try to consume a variety of healthy food.
4. You can snack chocolate sweets, cake and chips but less and not only that.

Food is the basic human needs required at any time and requires good management and proper in order to benefit the body. According to WHO, which referred to food is: “Food include all substances, whether in a natural state or in a manufactured or preparedform, sandwiches are part of human diet.” Limitation of food shall not include water, medicines and the substances necessary for medicinal purposes.

Food consumed should meet the criteria that the food is decent to eat and does not cause disease, including:

1. Being in the desired degree of maturity

2. Free from contamination at every stage of production and subsequent handling.

3. Independent of changes in physical, chemical, unwanted, as a result of the influence of enzymes, microbial activities, rodents, insects, parasites and damage due to pressure, cooking and drying.

4. Free from microorganisms and parasites that cause disease is delivered by the food (food borne illness).

Hygiene and Sanitation

Understanding of hygiene and health efforts by MOH is a way to maintain and protect the cleanliness of the individual subjects. For example washing your hands to protect the cleanliness of hands, washing dishes to protect the cleanliness of the plate, discard the damaged parts of the food to protect the overall integrity of the food.

Food sanitation is one that emphasizes prevention efforts and activities necessary measures to free food and drinks from all the dangers that can disturb or health cooking, ranging from before the food is produced, during processing, storage, transportation, until at a time when food and drinks are ready for dikonsumsikan to the public or consumers. Food sanitation aims to ensure the safety and purity of food, preventing consumers from disease, prevent the sale of food which would adversely affect the buyer. reduce the damage / wastage of food. In there are six food management principles to be in the note are:

Food situation

All food jeis need attention physically and freshness is guaranteed, especially of food materials which easily rot or damage such as meat, fish, milk, eggs, canned food, fruit, etc.. Molar good food is sometimes not easy to find, because the food travel network begirtu jarngan panjangdan through such a vast trade. One effort to get food that is baika dalah avoid using ingredients that come from sources not clear (wild) because it is less reliable in quality.

Food storage mode

Not all food that is available directly consumed by the public. Food that is not immediately processed, especially for the catering and food provision storage to a good hospital, given the nature of the ingredients that vary and can rot, so the quality can be maintained. How to qualify hgiene storage of food sanitation is as follows:

- Storage should be a special place (warehouse) is clean and meets the requirements

- Goods that are carefully structured so easily taken, not given the chance of insects or rats to nesting, protected from flies / rats, and for products that easily rot or damage to stored at a cool temperature. (More details, click here)

Processing

In the process / method of food processing there are three things that need attention are:

1. Place the food processing

Place food processing is a place where food is processed, the processing is often called a kitchen. The kitchen has an important role in food processing, because it was cleaning the kitchen and its surroundings must always be maintained and cared for. A good kitchen must meet sanitation requirements.

2. Power food processing / food handlers

Food handlers according to the Ministry of Health (2006) is a person who is directly associated with food and equipment from a preliminary stage, cleaning, transportation to the presentation processing. In food processing, the role of food handlers is very big role. These food handlers have the opportunity to transmit disease. Many infections are spread by food handlers, such as Staphylococcus aureus is transmitted through nose and throat, the bacteria Clostridium perfringens, Streptococcus, Salmonella can be transmitted through the skin. Therefore, food handlers must always be in a healthy and skilled keadan.

3. Food processing

A good way of processing is not incurred damages as a result of food processing methods that are wrong and attended a rules or principles of good hygiene and sanitation or called GMP (good manufacturing practice).

Transportation mode that has been cooked food

Transporting food from place to place of processing or storage presentation to its attention in order to prevent contamination from insects, dust and bacteria. Vehicle used must be intact, strong and does not rust or leak. Transportation for a long time must be set shunya in hot conditions remains dingi 60 C or 4 C. (More details, click here)

How to cook food storage

Storage of cooked food can be classified into two, namely food storage at normal temperature and storage at cold temperatures. Foods that are easy to rot should be stored at cold temperature is <40C. For foods served more than six hours, stored in a temperature of -5 s / d-10c. (More details, click here)

How to cook the food presentation

When preparing foods that need to be considered is that food is protected from contamination, equipment used in good condition and clean, staff are polite and always present the need to maintain health and cleanliness of clothes

Is at least 8 hours you are always with computers, often staying up and fill your stomach with a “food waste”?

Do you have symptoms of eye fatigue, aching rheumatic pain or other symptoms? If the answer is yes, then you must make adjustments to the food menu. One of the most important thing is to immediately meet nutrition, manage your diet. Among the foods that can strengthen the brain, eye and maintain strong bones. The third aspect is the most basic.

Strengthens brain

Fat is a substance essential to strengthen the brain. Complexity in developing and honing the brain has a very important function. A typical meal is fruit crusty, sesame, naturally bred animals, etc..

Proteins are the basic material in intelligence activities, are important materials in the process of restraint and control stimulation of brain cells. A typical food is lean meat, eggs, chicken, fish etc..

And carbohydrates are energy sources of brain activity. After the break down into glucosa in the body soon became the main source of the brain. A typical food is corn, rice feathers, brown sugar, cakes, etc..

Enough vitamin C can make a big brain function becomes agile, sensitive as well as improving intelligence. A typical food is the kind of fresh fruits, vegetables, yellow and green vegetables.

Vitamin B complex helps intelligence activities. Here including vitamins B1, B2, etc. leaves sour. When vitamin B complex is not sufficient, can cause mental disorders, easily agitated and restless, not concentration, and difficult to maintain the peace of mind. A typical meal is a fungus, vegetable forest (wild plants that can dmakan) etc..

Hard-skinned fruit is rich in protein content, not filling and fatty acid, lecithin, inorganic salts and vitamins, as often as possible to consume very good in repairing and supply of nutrients to the brain.

Mushrooms have a more significant treatment effects on blood pressure and hardening of the arteries, has the functions of eliminating fatigue, increases energy, stabilizes mental, blood and prevent deficiency symptoms of cancer and so on.

Chicken eggs rich in protein, lecithin, vitamins and calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc., are substances absolute brain metabolism. Besides that, eggs also contain more that absolutely necessary asetilkolina brain to remember.

Fish can supply large amounts of protein for the brain, fatty acids and calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, B2 etc, they are important substances the formation of brain cells and increase vitality.

Kimcam (hemerocallis flava) is rich in protein, fat, calcium, iron, vitamin B1, are all substances that are necessary for brain metabolism, thus there is the term “vegetable brain booster.”

Onions contain a substance that can thin the blood, improve cerebral blood supply, very good in eliminating fatigue and stressful thoughts, with half the onions consumed every day can give good results for the strengthening of the brain.

Millet is rich in protein, fat, calcium, iron, vitamin B1 and other nutrient content, has a brain booster term staple food. Millet also has the effect of prevention and treatment of weak nerves.

Longan or litchi beneficial for the heart and spleen, increasing the blood to calm the nerves. All forgetfulness, insomnia, rapid heart rate, decreased intelligence, etc. that caused the weakness of the spleen and heart, can set it back to consume the fruit longan.

Large orange or grapefruit is rich in vitamins A, B1 and C, classified as a typical alkaline foods, can eliminate a large number of acidic foods against the risks caused by the nervous system. With consummate often can increase morale, improve memory and refreshes the brain. In addition, the orange stuff has the same effect.

Protect Eye

Vitamin A and B-carotene is useful to strengthen the liver to clear vision, and reduce eye fatigue. Vitamin A is mainly found in the liver of different animals, in fish liver oils and egg yolks. Plant foods can supply the only source of vitamin A. Vitamin B-carotene contained in carrots, tomatoes, bocai, Garlic chives, apricots, sweet potato and vegetable or fruit on the green and yellow.

Vitamin C is also very good for the eyes. The content of vitamin C in our eyes more than doubled in the liquid blood. Along with increasing age, vitamin C content decreased drastically, nutrients in the lens of the eye deteriorate over time can arise denaturation (change in an object) in the lens of the eye. Because it had a lot to consume vegetables and fruits that contain lots of vitamin C.

Carrot is rich in content of sucrose, glucose, starch, etc., in it’s most lots contain Vitamin A, and the same benefits as fish liver oil. In addition, carrots are also rich in carotene content, can protect or preserve the health of the eyes and skin.

Bocai containing proteins, fats, carbohydrates, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, karotena, laktoflavin etc, he was not only a high nutritional value of vegetables, as well as a product of quality eye care.

Tomato is rich in vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, organic acids and a little protein content. Because it contains acidity, it has the protect function of vitamin C, not easily damaged in the process of cooking.

Garlic chives complex rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, also contain protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins and oils that evaporate quickly.

In addition, Garlic chives also contains antibiotic substances, has a function as a flavoring food and kill bacteria.

Lycium is rich with karotena Chinense, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, calcium, iron, etc., is an absolute nutrition for eye health. Drink tea as often as possible and lycium Chinense chrysanthemums can give effect to purify the heart and eye care.

Green chili is rich in vitamins, carbohydrates, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, is the highest vitamin C content among all vegetables.

Apricot contains vitamin C which fit and rich in vitamin A, in addition it also contains glucosa, proteins, fats, inorganic salts, vitamins B1, B2 etc, is the fruit of high nutritional value.

Dates very rich in nutrients, containing 14 different amino acids that are beneficial to the human body, the vitamin content is higher than the rally, and tens of times more than bananas, have a wonderful term as “an active vitamin pills.”

Strengthens Bones
Calcium is a substance regulating the activity of living human body, namely the source of life the human body. Normal physiological function of every nervous system in maintaining circulatory, respiratory, nervous, secretory, digestive, muscle, bone, urinary tract, and in the immune system acts as an important regulator. There is not any system in the human body whose function is not associated with calcium, calcium balance vital role in maintaining health and human life.

The content of calcium in milk is not just high levels, besides lactic acid can accelerate the absorption of calcium, is the best natural source of calcium. In addition, the levels of calcium in frozen dairy products and milk are also very high acid, should consume them as often as possible.

Dried shrimp or dried shrimp are rich in nutrients, calcium, phosphorus and micronutrients, are also very high protein content. Shrimp and other seafood products is a good source of calcium. The nutrient content of several vegetables or mustard and the effects of the therapy can be said is the best among all the vegetables. Calcium and iron content is very high, with often consume can clean the blood and lowering blood pressure, sharpen vision and separator poison. Black sesame is the source of calcium yag amplifier is very good, and better treatment effects than double the white sesame. For those who do not like drinking milk, can be replaced with three tablespoons of black sesame day. In addition, the levels of calcium in sesame butter are also very high.

High-protein soybean meal, calcium levels are also very high, and besides, rich in amino acids and iron are easily absorbed. Other soy food products is also the best food for adequate calcium, such as knowing the content of 150 grams to 500 milligrams of calcium. Celery is rich in nutrition, containing protein, multi vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber that is absolutely needed by the body. Because calcium and phosphorus content in celery is higher, so he has a special sedative function and protect blood vessels. Red algae rich in iodine, calcium, protein, vitamins A, B and other mineral substances. With consummate often can eliminate the cholesterol that piled up on the walls of blood vessels, has the effect of treatment to prevent arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).