ANTI-STRESS DIET

ANTI-STRESS DIET
Milk - It contains vitamin B2 and B12, milk also contains antioxidants that help destroy free radicals associated with stress.Fish -It contains iron, B vitamins and zinc. Fish contains protein of high biological value, essential minerals, vitamins and fats. Shellfish and salt-water fish are rich in iodine and fluorine, in addition to appreciable traces of cobalt, and for that reason make a valuable contribution the diet.
Fish is also a satisfactory source of magnesium, phosphorus, iron and copper. Shellfish generally have a higher calcium and iodine content that fish. Herring and oysters are exceptionally high in zinc.
Fortified breakfast cereal - breakfast cereals are fortified with a slew of essential vitamins and minerals, so they can be a great one-stop source of stress-fighting B vitamins, folic acid, vitamin C, and fiber.
Your diet plays a crucial role in your overall well-being and specifically your level of stress.
1) Poor nutrition is a major contributor to stress reactions and the premature aging of your face! Eat small meals low in sugar and fats so your body doesn't work overtime on digestion. Especially eat fresh foods, fish, brown rice, legumes and whole grains for stabilizing nutrients.
2) Sea greens are also loaded with minerals and essential fatty acids that improve skin texture and tone, and strengthen nails and hair.
3) Add more potassium-rich foods like potatoes, salmon, seafood and avocados to your diet. Potassium helps reduce stress-related high blood pressure, and regulates blood sugar. Intake should be about 3 to 5 grams daily. Cut down on high sodium foods which dehydrate the body. Drink plenty of water, too because dehydration can cause dry, sullen skin, and dark under-eye circles and sunken eyes.
4) Avoid stimulants like hard liquor, tobacco and excess caffeine which tax your adrenals.
5) Avoid trans-fats from fried foods, red meats and highly processed foods. These foods are high in chemicals that overburden the body's elimination systems.
6) Make an adrenal boosting mix: Adrenal nutrients: essential fatty acids, amino acids, pantothenic acid, vitamins E, A, C, fat soluble vitamins D and K, bioflavonoids, the minerals zinc, selenium, potassium, manganese, chromium and magnesium.
TENSION RELIEVERS for extra stressful situations.
-Deep breathe. When you’re stressed, your breathing becomes shallow. But, deep breathing activates relaxation centers in the brain, reducing overall body stress and increasing creative mental energy. Try this simple exercise for quick stress relief and rejuvenation.
Filling a Balloon:
Improve your sex life diet
Many foods can help boost your sex life by improving the look and feel of skin, aiding energy and increasing feelings of well-being.
Zinc in particular can help a flagging sex life. In addition to increasing fertility, heightening the senses of taste and smell, and regulating his sperm function, this 'sexy mineral' plays a part in the healing processes of the body.
This sample menu combines a variety of foods with different benefits that can all boost your libido and sexual well-being.
Bananas and strawberries can improve sexual stamina and berries can aid in fertility.
Serve with a small salad of avocado and tomato, good sources of vitamin E for healthy, soft skin.
Red wine
Red meat, brown rice and almonds are excellent sources of zinc, and asparagus provides vitamin E, an antioxidant that also contributes to healthy skin and cells.

CARING, HEALTH AND LONGEVITY

CARING, HEALTH AND LONGEVITY
BY
PROFESSOR BOLUWAJI AYOKUNLE REUBEN FAJEMILEHIN
B.N.Sc, M.Sc.N, Ph.D. FWACN.

Longevity
Longevity or growing old is a process and product of several factors such as genetic, active physical state, life styles, health behaviour and self management techniques that takes place in the human body even when the individual does not seem to be aware, which is concerned not only with the biological process of ageing but also with the socio-cultural and economic factors influencing it. Hence, old age cannot be linked with ill-health or disability, although it is a period of increased health problems to many due to changing economic ability, living arrangement and post modernization role changes (Ekong, 2006). Several studies (Fajemilehin, 2000; and Giddens, 2001) reported that females, with a few exceptions all over the world outlive their male counterparts- sometimes as much as 9-10 years longer on the average.

• Influences on longevity
  The longevity of Adam and some of his descendants who their ages range between 365and 950 years (Genesis chapter 5) was explained to be as a result of the following perspectives:




• Human race being genetically purer




• Provision of water which were above the firmament and shielded people from environmental factors that hasten ageing (Genesis 1:7)




• God-given so that man would replenish the earth (Genesis1:28) and later to 70-80 years because of man courting God’s wrath through his iniquities (Ps.90:7-9).




• World –wide, there tends to have been a marked improvement in longevity and life expectancy. This according to Fajemilehin (2000) and Fajemilehin and Odebiyi (2009) could be linked to: Socio-cultural factors (truthfulness, contentment and experience of self-fulfillment in or successful culmination);




• Education and the general awareness of the leading causes of diseases;




• Improved nutrition;




• General improvement in socio-economic factors that affect health including the environment;




• The global positive change of attitudes toward women who reproduce and care for the society;




• Technological breakthroughs in drug research and manufacture (Immunocal); v Breakthroughs in methods of diagnosis, disease prevention and cure of infectious and parasitic diseases;




• Expansion in recreation and leisure;




• Advances in communication, transportation and enhanced mobility;




• Institution of democratic governments and the rule of law as a universal ideology; andThe growing perception and acceptance of development as being more than growth in GDP but embracing human development and holistic grow.

Health promoting factors

• Truthfulness
• Contentment
• Patience
• The use of the tongue (watch what one says) and observation of traditions
• Familial care and support
• Exercises in form of unrestricted daily activitiesAdequate and proper feeding in line with other traditional habits- i.e. low intake of cassava products, sugary sweet and refrigerated food items. (jeun to dara nitori ohun ti eye ba je ni eye maa gbe fo)
• Satisfaction with life past experiences (period of culmination)
• Compliance with home training e.g. respect for elders (in my days , young ones were made to respect the elderly person but today a boy of ten will willfully knock down a man of 50 without any mind of pity) . It is believed that those disrespecting elders will incur the wrath /curse of the elders and such action will result in ill-health.
• Hardworking spirit (nitori ise sise kii pani aise re gaan ni abuku)
• Taking life easy with the fear of God(sise jeje pelu iberu Olorun)The broad analysis of the highlight above on health promoting factors and growing old were well corroborated issues in 1ST Timothy 6 verse 6 and 11 which expressed that ‘there is great gain in Godliness, truthfulness with contentment’, while the verse 11 says “aim at righteousness, godliness, fight the good fight of the faith, love and patience. The health point of view agreed with the various analytical positions , since both truthfulness and contentment not only prevent fear, anxiety, and stress of life but also promote peace of mind, thus preventing cardio-vascular, diabetes and other stress induced disease conditions. Of importance is “exercise” in form of unrestricted daily activities which provides for active state of musclo-skeletal function and alert state of the individual. Traditional habits (such as, use of chewing stick, restriction on starchy, sugary, and sweet as well as refridgerated food items) prevent, teeth, eye, and other systemic health problems. Virginity was a major traditional requirement for marital union in the olden days. Observation of this tradition not only prevents sexually transmitted infections, but enhances lasting love in marriage. The need to maintain all stages of marriage was also stressed as this will ensure successful marriages as unhappy marriages can negatively impact on the health of those concerned. Finally, Fajemilehin (2000) posited that longevity is a product of several bio-socio-cultural factors.
  
  The positive effects of ageing
  To an individual, living to old age
• May be an indication of possessing genetically strong disposition to have withstood the ravages of time;
• May offer Opportunity to retire and free oneself from the constraints of work;
• May bring honour, respect or high esteem in societies where experience and wisdom are ascribed to age;
• May bring personal satisfaction where the life had been a fulfilled one. In other words, the opportunity to eat the fruits of one’s labour and see the progress of the next generation is a function of how long one lives;
• May be the time to travel, learn new skills or pursue further education which one could not while in active service and/or carrying full parenting responsibilities.

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CLINIC GALLERIA

Dr. S.A Adegbite

Centre for Industrial Research & Development (CIRD),

Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

He is an expert in technology management, entrepreneurship and innovation. He has been a consultant to the UNDP and ILO in Nigeria in Enterprise Creation, Small Business start-up and management.

E mail: stevenade@yahoo.com

Dr. Ijadunola,

Head of Department,

Dept. of Community Health,

Obafemi Awolowo University,

Ile-Ife, Nigeria.


Prof. Agbakwuru

Surgeon,

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex,

Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Prof. B.R. Fajemilehin

Nursing Science Dept.

Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

E mail: fajemilehin@yahoo.com

Prof. Delana A. Adelekan, Human Nutritionist,

Consultant to W.H.O., & World Bank.

Director, Institute of Public Health,

Obafemi Awolowo University,

Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Email: dadelekan@oauife.edu.ng

FATHER OF THE INTERNET

A Nigerian father of the Internet

Philip Emeagwali was born in Akure, Nigeria on 23 August 1954. He is an Igbo Nigerian-born engineer and computer scientist/geologist who was one of two winners of the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize, a prize from the IEEE, for his use of a Connection Machine supercomputer to help analyze petroleum fields. He dropped out of school in 1967 because of the Nigerian-Biafran war. When he turned fourteen, he was conscripted into the Biafran army. After the war he completed a high-school equivalency through self-study and came to the United States to study under a scholarship after taking a correspondence course at the University of London. He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Oregon State University in 1977.

Emeagwali studied for a Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan from 1987 through 1991. His thesis was not accepted by a committee of internal and external examiners and thus he was not awarded the degree. Emeagwali filed a court challenge, stating that the decision was a violation of his civil rights and that the university had discriminated against him in several ways because of his race. The court challenge was dismissed, as was an appeal to the Michigan state Court of Appeals. He was also working as a civil engineer at the Bureau of Land Reclamation in Wyoming during this period. Philip Emeagwali was voted the 35th greatest African of all time in a survey for New African magazine, it was announced on August 26, 2004. Emeagwali also ranked as the greatest African scientist ever.

The technology category was topped by Imhotep, the multi-genius that designed Egypt's first pyramid. The science category was topped by Emeagwali famed for helping give birth to the supercomputer, the technology that gave rise to the Internet.

Emeagwali reformulated Newton’s Second Law of Motion as 18 equations and algorithms; then as 24 million algebraic equations; and finally he programmed and executed those equations on 65,000 processors at a speed of 3.1 billion calculations per second. Emeagwali's 65,000 processors, 24 million equations and 3.1 billion calculations were three world records that garnered international headlines.

Philip Emeagwali, a civil engineer and a computer scientist, is but one example. He uses his mathematical and computer expertise to develop methods for extracting more petroleum from oil fields. It was his formula that used 65,000 separate computer processors to perform 3.1 billion calculations per second in 1989. That feat led to computer scientists comprehending the capabilities of supercomputers and the practical applications of creating a system that allowed multiple computers to communicate. He is recognized as one of the fathers of the Internet. Future applications for Emeagwali's breakthroughs with the use of data generated by massively parallel computers include weather forecasting and the study of global warming. Contributions of African-Americans reach beyond sports, entertainment and the arts -- the fields most often cited in discussions of African-American achievements. But scientific innovations and inventions -- ranging from a safe way to store and transfuse blood to modern uses of electricity -- developed by African-Americans have saved and changed lives. Current projects could yield increases in oil field projections and make flying safer. Recognition of accomplishments by African-American scientists provides role models for young people and refutes claims of the intellectual inferiority of the race .

Accidental back firing from a dane gun.

This man killed himself with a dane gun.Watch out for words from Dr. Health

Dane Gunshot.

This man killed himself with a dane gun in his farm. What a life!

DANE GUN ACCIDENTS
The need for strict supervision of the manufacture and control of availability and use of guns in general is emphasized. Death from ocular trauma is one of the avoidable causes of death in general and blindness in the lucky few. This is due to the fact that the eye is the organ majorly employed in focussing and aiming to the prey at stake before the unexpected happens. This calls for strict supervision of the manufacture and control of availability and use of guns in general. Males are more commonly at risk. The poor visual outcome becomes more devastating when both eyes are involved in the injuries which could arise from accidental explosion (self infliction) of the gun during hunting expedition or as a result of assault in scuffle, civil unrest or armed robbery attack.

The socio-economic impact of injury occurring to both eyes simultaneously or in the event of death is usually enormous to the individual, their families and the society. The situation is worse especially when the injury occurred in young adults and middle age individuals who are breadwinners for their families with no form of insurance plans for the family.

In conclusion, ocular gunshot injuries are usually severe, with multiple tissue disruption, visual impairment and accompanying loss of vision. Avoidance of violence and improved societal security may curb the menace of armed robbery attack and violent attacks following a scuffle. Also, the manufacturing, acquisition, licensing and education in the use and maintenance of the locally manufactured Dane guns must be ensured in order to reduce the incidence of accidental discharge from these weapons. The use of protective eye shield during hunting expedition and handling of dangerous weapons should also be encouraged.
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Job Stress

Job stress should not be confused with pressure or challenges. Everyone faces pressure and challenges on the job. The National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) defines job stress as “the harmful and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker”. In other words, unlike pressure or challenge, job stress is marked by an absence of control and feeling of being overwhelmed at work and the effect of this phenomenon can be devastating. Job stress is as much a business issue as it is a health issue.

Stress may be good, bad or ugly depending on the level of workload. Excess mental workload leads to stress, while physical work leads to physical exhaustion which is easily reversed with rest. Good stress motivates us to achieve and be more productive while sustained bad stress does the reverse. If we allow ourselves to be continuously stressed without adequate relaxation, good stress can become bad stress leading to unpleasant symptoms in our bodies like headaches, irritability, fatigue, frequent malaria attacks and so on. If we continue driving ourselves even harder without any stress relieving strategies, stress can become ugly and lead to ill health, dysfunction and disease.

The need for rapid expansion of all professional occupations in modern societies has placed enormous pressure on them; this is coupled with the crystallization of new occupational tasks. These include many activities which are based upon the application of scientific and technical knowledge to new social needs. The emergence of new occupational tasks occasioned by information technology revolution (IT) has changed the process of work in recent times.

Stress is particularly important to human resource professionals, and senior executives as taking care of this in the work place will minimize wastage in the workplace, as employee stress could lead to accidents, injuries and other implication for human resource management. By identifying the sources of employee stress and removing organizational sources of stress, organizations would not only reduce safety-related costs, they would also increase employee performance, morale, and retention.