Breast-feeding: Enhances the mother and baby health

Give your child the best with Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is wonderful experience for new parent. Breastfeeding the baby soon after delivery is an important task to be implemented. Colostrum, the yellowish milk produced in initial 3 days after delivery is very rich in nutrients. Feeding the baby in the first three days makes baby healthier and gives good resistance power.

Ten successful tips for Breast-feeding:

1. Breastfeed the baby after an hour after Delivery.

2. Fallow the basics in feeding like positioning, latching on, Timing and frequency of feeds

3. In the first 3-5 months baby mainly depends on breast-feeding, breast milk provides nutrition and helps in faster growth of the baby.

4. Baby should be free to feed .As soon as baby starts feeding baby sucks foremilk, which is watery and contains vitamins and carbohydrates and less in fat (think of it as your baby thirst quencher).Later baby receives hind milk rich in fat and calories.

 

5. It is very important to position the baby to nipple height, rather than leaning you over baby leads to shoulder and neck stress and there is a chance to cause back pain.

6. Try to get some useful techniques from lactation specialist in the hospital, which helps for better breast-feeding.

7. Don’t make the newborn sleep for long hours without feeding. Moreover, it is a time to wake him/her for breast-feeding.

8. Breast feeding mother should take special care with well balanced diet. Increase in the intake of food rich in vitamins and nutrients and by having health drinks helps a lot.

9. Avoid medicines during breastfeeding if unavoidable use under doctor supervision.

10. Allow or make your baby burp after feeding. It helps in get rid of the air swallowed during feeding and keep your baby comfortable.

Make Breastfeeding a comfortable and enjoyable experience for both you and your baby by taking special care and following the given tips.

Teaching right habits to children

Teaching the right eating habits to your preschooler

Do not put your hands on the table! sit straight! do not chew with mouth open! 

You might well be shouting at the top of your voice to your preschooler, but does he ever lend an ear to you? of course not. he might be doing just the opposite of what you are saying or not even caring of what you say to him.

So, how do you go about making your preschooler listen to you?

One simple step is making him learn through practice. Yes! I can hear you cry out immediately "how would he practice if he does not listen".

Well, you could arrange a tea party for your kid. Ask him to choose what he wants to have for tea. You could even go one step ahead and ask him to bring some friends home for tea.

 Before the party tell him what the rules are.

1. Sit straight with your back to the backrest of your chair.put your hands on the table.
2. Do not put your hands on the table.
3. Sip the drinks served, no gulping.
4. do not chew with your mouth open.
5. do not speak with food in your mouth and so on.

Do not compel him to do anything make it fun. You can give a prize to the child who abides by all rules. You can even let the child have a special real cooking party and so on.

Remember, small children always stick to what they have been taught.

winter skin care

Winter is a season when everyone pulls out the woolen wear which has been locked for longtime and at the same time little extra care is needed for skin compared to usual days. In winter, common problems are Dry and irritated Skin, Chapped lips, Cracked Heels.

 In my Childhood days my Grandmother advised me to use ‘Besan powder’ in winter for skin protection, there started my skin care in winter with simple home remeady.Now in market we can find lots of winter skin care products. Apart from the products, little care taken by you helps a lot.

 Tips to be followed in winter for better skin care:

Consumption of water

Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration. Avoid taking caffeinated drinks often. Good herbal remedy is taking hot water with few lemon drops in it.Which purifies the blood and removes impurities gives skin good glow.

Shower with Warm water daily

Shower with warm water daily. Avoid bath with hot water which depletes natural oils from skin. Use mild soaps instead of normal soaps.After fresh bath and toweling dry do not forget to apply moisturizer for a soft and smooth skin. Weekly once oil baths helps a lot.

Choosing moisturizer

Select good moisturizer which suits to your skin. It is the most important tip to be followed. Based on the skin type choose moisturizer. Special moisturizers are there for oily skin.

Use gel based moisturizers instead of lotion which absorbs quickly in to skin. For dry skin extra care is necessary during winter. One shouldn’t give up using sunscreen in winter to protect from Sun.

Exfoliate Skin

Another Important thing is to exfoliate skin regularly .Exfoliation, removes dead cells on the skin and rejuvenates the skin. It also helps in absorbing moisturizers better.

Diet

Diet plays a main role for healthy look of skin.Consuming Fresh Vegetables and fruits are important. Taking sea foods and dairy products that are rich in proteins and mineral gives good texture and quality to skin.

Foods rich  in anti-oxidants such as apples, watermelon, muskmelon, strawberries, avocado, oranges, bananas, kiwi, grapes, pomegranates, plums,coriander, tomatoes, carrots, radishes, beans, cabbage, broccoli, garlic, cauliflower, spinach, whole meal cereals, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, yeast, barley and oats. 

Lip Care

When we think about winter care our thoughts wander about face and body care. Good care is also needed for lips. Use branded lip balms to keep away from dry and chapped lips.

Good home remedy is to use butter or milk cream before going to bed daily.Don’t peel dry flakes on lips and good remedy for that is take sugar granuals mix it with olive oil apply on lips this will give exfoliating affect and remove dry skin .

Special care for Homemakers

Most of the household chores links with using water like dish washing, house cleaning, washing clothes affected area is hands and feet.special care is required for hands and feet.

By Using hand gloves and wearing chappals helps up to some extent.wearing gloves to hand helps to protect hands from chemicals of detergents and washing powder.

Apart from all the things regular exercise and good sleeps keeps skin glowing and healthy

There are varieties of winter skin care tips and treatments available in market. But be cautious while choosing the right one to your skin.

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A GOOD HEART MAY ALSO HELP YOUR BRAIN TO BECOME HEALTHY

Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer disease is related to brain of a human. Its main symptom is memory loss and problems in thinking and also behavior changes. Its starts slowly and with time it gets so severe that one cannot perform or remember daily tasks.

 In US alone 5 million populations suffer from Alzheimer disease. It is also called dementia. What is more alarming is according to a study conducted by health department this number may triple in next 40years.

 Another shocking statistics reveal that by the age of 85 nearly half of them has this disorder and between ages 65 and 74 about 5%.

Recent study and its facts

In December issue of Archives of Neurology it said that leading a good lifestyle which comprises of healthy diet and regular exercise can prevent this disease to a great extent.

 It’s a known fact that with good health your cholesterol level becomes good and hence can help prevent Alzheimer.

Cholesterol is a wax like substance and is either “good or bad” and triglycerides are also found in our blood. So this means that low HDL (high-density lipoprotein) leads to more chances of having the disease and vice versa. 

More than half the population has high “bad” cholesterol which is not good. To keep cholesterol in check one should lose weight in case you are overweight and also one can exercise especially aerobics and a good diet.

So this sums up that if cholesterol level is kept under check Alzheimer disease too can be prevented. Medicines like statins, fibrates and niacin can be used to increase the “good” cholesterol.

So one can enjoy a healthy way of life and also not fear the age associated Alzheimer disease.

QUIT SMOKING, AT LEAST FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR CHILDREN

Think before you light your cigarette next time. There are a number of problems that passive smoking children face, slowly throughout their life. A small mistake of your can cause serious problems to your child.

Smoking is injurious to health and further is secondhand smoking. Parents have certain responsibilities towards their children.

There is a lot of research going on around the world especially in US to urge parents to leave smoking or at least should take care not to smoke in front of children or at home.

Researchers have different findings like improper behavior, hyperactive, physical and mental problems in children.

A study was also been conducted of different age group of children and were exposed to secondhand smoke.

Mark Hamer from University College London conducted a survey on measuring level of byproducts of cigarette fumes on saliva of children and told parents to fill up few questions. Children surely showed disorder which was quite alarming.

However, Scientists are trying to answer the basic question as to how can secondhand smoking affect children mentally. They also do not rule out the possibility of other factors like asthma, family income, and housing situation.

Hamer says that different genes could be also responsible; dopamine a chemical found in brain gets affected by cigarette smoke. Another researcher stated that with secondhand smoke and also prenatal exposure to tobacco may cause physical or mental problems.


Sudden Infant Death Syndrome can be caused due to secondhand smoke apart from this ear infections and asthma are also common suffering among children. Parents who smoke should not compromise on health of their own children.

Quit smoking or at least do not smoke when children are around. It is elders who children learn and follow. Therefore duty lies upon us to induce good habits in children so that we have a bright and healthy future.