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Health knowledge made personal
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Health knowledge made personal
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Health indicators show that women fare much worse than men in India. Their health illiteracy and lack of rights in concert with poor health services continues to fuel a vicious cycle of disease and premature death. From fetal selection for son preference to malnourishment and maternal mortality, female health indices are emblematic of deep socio-cultural discrimination that perpetuate inequitable health outcomes and impair their ability to live healthy lives.
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jaanu
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yes in india some women still hardly have much time to themselves and most of their time is spent helping out others in the household. Sad but true
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The nutrients in the natural foods, fruits and vegetables, seem to have an immune balancing effect. In addition, exposure to different types of bacteria may be having an effect on the integrity of thier GI tract and subsequent immune response.
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Posted by AregM
New research suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet could offer protection from asthma and allergic rhinitis. Why do children in some parts of Europe, such as the UK, get asthma while others, in places like Crete, do not? Basically, children in Crete still get allergies (such as a positive skin-prick test for dust mite allergy) - yet they do not get the respiratory symptoms that children in other countries get. What are the good foods? Oranges, apples, tomatoes, grapes, and nuts. The research found that 80% of the children ate fresh fruit, and two-thirds ate vegetables - at least twice a day. Foods with high antioxidant levels seem to be the key. Margarine: Not so good high consumption of margarine more than once a week (331 children) doubled the chances of asthma and allergic rhinitis, compared with those who ate it less frequently, As a person who has suffered from allergies - I believe there is a strong link between allergic disposition and diet. However - nutrition as a form of treatment is well outside the realms of conventional medicine where sprays, inhalers, and pills are the order of the day. ....Continued on http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2007/04/09/mediterranean_diet_helps_with_allergies.php