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Details: Category: Region 9; Published: 10 September 2022

Pancreatitis is the redness and swelling (inflammation) of the pancreas. This happens when digestive juices or enzymes attack the pancreas. The pancreas is a long, flat gland that sits tucked behind the stomach in the upper abdomen. It produces digestive enzymes and hormones that help regulate the way your body processes sugar (glucose). Pancreatitis may be sudden (acute) or ongoing (chronic). Acute pancreatitis appears suddenly and lasts for days. While chronic pancreatitis occurs over many years and causes permanent damage to the pancreas. Mild cases of pancreatitis improve with treatment, but severe cases can cause life-threatening complications.

Details: Category: Region 9; Published: 10 September 2022

Healthy Mouth Foods Your teeth and gums, like every other organ in your body, need the right kind of nutrients to work at their peak. This entails consuming sufficient amounts of the proper minerals, which serve as the structural foundation for your teeth and their protective enamel. Additionally, some foods include inherent chemical components that help prevent the growth of dangerous oral germs. Some foods can increase saliva production, which can help wash out bacteria and sugar.

Details: Category: Region 9; Published: 09 September 2022

heart and brain healthy Here's a startling fact: About 3 in 4 American adults don't get the recommended amount of physical activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even more alarming, many adults don't get any activity at all, other than what they need to survive the day. And as we get older, more and more people become immobile. About 23% of adults between the ages of 18 and 44 are inactive. For those 65 and older, it is around 32 percent likely that they will experience a disability in the next year. When you don't exercise, your bones and muscles weaken over time, but you may not know that it can also damage your heart and brain. Regular exercise can help protect your health by reducing your odds of developing conditions like dementia and heart disease, as well as early death. There is evidence that getting regular exercise can help keep the heart, lungs, and other organs healthy and may delay or prevent their decline. And if you regularly work up a sweat over the years? This is excellent news. You should be constantly moving to keep your body active and healthy. Doing things that increase your overall activity level will help you stay healthy.

Details: Category: Region 9; Published: 09 September 2022

outside your fridge One of the kitchen buddies that we can rely on is our Refrigerator, it helps us make our food stays fresh, slows down spoilage and lasts longer. The refrigerator makes it possible for modern households to preserve food for longer than in the past. People can buy perishable food in quantity and consume it at their leisure thanks to freezers. Some facts on refrigerator: First home use refrigerator was invented in 1913. Frigidaire is a brand name; it first introduced the self-contained unit. Fridge is a slang term/colloquially known. Refrigerator be kept at or below 4 °C (40 °F) and that the freezer be regulated at −18 °C (0 °F).

Details: Category: Region 9; Published: 08 September 2022

Kulitis Kulitis as we locals call it or the Amaranth, is an edible plant that is easy to grow, grows everywhere and can be found especially in a tropical country like the Philippines. It is an upright annual plant that belongs to the amaranth family and can go as tall as 2.5 meters. According to the Wikipedia, Amaranths as what it is collectively known is a cosmopolitan genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants also known as Amaranthus. Some of its species are grown as ornamental plants, pseudocereals, and leaf vegetables.