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I been observing my friend this few months, she lose weight. I asked her and share with me about the things she do. She skipping meal and dieting without proper consultation from dieticians. Diet is good, but without proper regiment it can lead complication. Lately, she complaining sleepless at night and worst of all lack of interest on food. I worried about her condition, some of her co-worker suspected that she’s on stage of anorexia nervosa. On my personal research this Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder marked by a fear of getting fat. This disorder attributed to affects of severe weight lost and mostly women are affected to it. This disorder is hard to treat and sometimes it leads to death if not recovered immediately or complications such as cardiac arrest.

These are some symptoms that a person has Anorexia Nervosa.

- Extreme weight loss
- Aversion on food (no appetite and food intake).
- Constipation, at times.
- Loss of normal body hair and nail problems.
- Irritability and irrational behavior, especially regarding food.
- Preoccupation with weighing. Anorexics tend to check their weight several times.
- Bulimia (gorging on food, then inducing vomiting or purging).

Complications.

- Severe illness because the body lack of nourishment.
- Organ damage or failure.
- Anemia or lack of vitamin and minerals.

If you think you are in this symptoms its better to consult immediately a doctor before it may get worse, or refer some dieticians. A therapy or psychologist it will help and to prevent this eat a balance diet. If you must tom loss weight, start a scientific weight-reduction program but only after consulting dieticians.

Did you know red meat is the richest source of iron? The livers particularly and there are also other meats have iron like the chicken, turkey, pork, fish and shellfish. While other resource like vegetables, nuts, and seeds are good in iron too. Increase your energy level by eating iron rich foods. They are sources of the air and strengthen our body to sustain our daily activity. The body can’t absorb the iron as easily as from animal’s sources. Now iron is added to some food we like to eat like for cereal, dread and pasta.

Here are some 2 ways to increase the level of iron in our body.

- Don’t drink coffee or tea because it contains polyphenol that can decrease the absorption of iron. Polyphenol tends to block in the iron and it makes more difficult to be absorb.
- Take foods with a high amount of vitamin c like orange because it keeps absorb the iron better.

Many people have been misconception about allergies. First and fore most it is important to understand the fact about food sensitivities. On the other hand, true food allergy that many confuse with food tolerance is manifested through symptoms that quickly appear within minutes to an hour after eating the offending food. The symptoms associated with true food allergies are usually skin-related, such as hives, rashes and respiratory system and difficulty in breathing and asthma. A true food allergy may also cause one to experience the common food borne illness symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Food allergy symptoms may became systemic and cause anaphylaxis that sometimes leads to death. This is the reason why food allergies are serious.
Consumer may take the following step to reduce the risk of allergic reactions at home or in the workplace.

- At home have a list prominently posted in the kitchen for your household to take note of, just incase someone who does not know your family sensitivities brings you food.
- When grocery shopping, read product labels carefully about the ingredients used in the disk that you are about to order.
- If you suspected you have a food allergy, have a condition tested properly by a medical professional.
- After proper diagnose of the food allergy, educate every one in your home about the allergen. Teach them where the allergen may be found and what to do if an allergen reactions occurs.
- Remember to wash utensils thoroughly after every use. This is just basic safe food practice.

Losing weight is not a one-time activity but it is all about a series of small steps. That means cutting back of desserts and adding more time to exercise, plus a smart lifestyle change. Here are some ways to lose weight. Fiber- adds to your diet if you like to stay healthy. A high fiber diet can lower your caloric intake with out making you feel reprieved. That’s why some health expert promotes fiber to lose weight. A slow eating can help to lose weight because it requires more chewing, it speed the passage of food through the digestive tract. Make it sure that every meal have a fiber or eat more vegetables but for snacks it might be better to eat fruits rather than junk’s food. One large apple has a much fiber (five grams) as a cup of raw broccoli. Control TV viewing, the more you watch TV shows the more you likely to miss physical activities. Drink 8 glasses of water every day, water not only quenches your thirst it can also speed the body metabolism. Drinking 8 glasses of water consumptions may help to lose weight about eight ponds in a year. Get more sleep, a study conducted by University of Chicago found out that people deprived of sleep had a lower level of hormones that control appetite. It also says that enough of sleep is good to our health and help to lose weight.

If you can’t eat your burger without fries then you may have a serious potato addiction or a very healthy appreciation of these tuberous crops. And to those looking for a low labor method of growing potatoes, the no till way is the perfect choice.

What you need:
- A plot of land to plant your potatoes. (This may be a part of the yard if you want)
- Bales of straw or hay.
- 1 kilogram of potatoes seeds.

What will you do?
- Cut each potatoes seed to about one fourth of its size.
- On your plot of land, make rows on the ground about 1 meter part.
- Set a piece of potato about every 0.5 meter.
- Cover the rows with straw or hay, at least 0.3 m wide and 15 cm deep in the center.
- Wait for the taters to take root within a few days. When the leaves of the potato plant poke through the straw and add a few more bales of straw and keep adding as the potatoes keep growing.

Some reminders:

1. If the ground is very dry, give the straw a good soaking just until it is able to hold enough moisture to take care of the potato plants.
2. When bugs attack your potatoes, whip out your garden gloves and squish these creatures’ dead. You may also spray them with pesticide, but make sure you use the organic variety.