In addition to triggering non-communicable diseases such as cancer, smoking is also associated with increased risk of infectious diseases such as Tuberculosis (TBC or TB). Estimated in the next 40 years, 40 million smokers will die because of TBC. These estimates are presented by the World Lung Foundation, in a recent book entitled The Tobacco Atlas 4th Edition. The Book compiled by Michael Eriksen, Judith Mackay and Hana Ross is a collection of data and predictions about the tobacco in the world.

Increased risk of tuberculosis had been concern since smoking was associated with more non-communicable diseases such as cancer and heart attacks. Not many are aware, that smoking may increase the risk of TBC infection. Especially in the last 10 years, the number of smokers around the world continue to show improvement.

"Since the first edition of The Tobacco Atlas published a decade ago, more than 43 billion cigarettes had been smoked. In 2009 alone there are 5.9 trillion cigarettes smoked, up 13 percent in 10 years" Eriksen said at the launch of the book in a series of 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Singapore, Wednesday (03/21/2012).

In addition to the various predictions about the effects of tobacco, of The Tobacco Atlas 4th Edition also reveal much about the developments of tobacco. One was the number of women smoking, the increasing number of growing days and even exceeded in 25 states of men smoke. Indonesia is not included in the 25 states, but mentioned that the number of women smoking in Indonesia, including many of the 3.7 percent of all ages. At the age of 13-15 years, 1.9 percent of young women have been smoking too.

Leg Injuries

Jogging with green scenery around adding to the vibrant atmosphere of exercise. But If not careful can result in injury to the leg. This can occur due to two factors. First, the internal factors are : Overtraining, body condition, and recurrent injury. Second, external factors, usually caused by shoes that do not fit, age of shoes, running barefoot or socks.

Here's how to deal with that and recommended by Dr.Michael Triangto, SpKO :

Handle Injury

The first thing to do when an injury is to listen to your body. "If the pain is not common in previous exercises, you must first stop the practice and began to check," explained Dr. Michael.

In general, the injury will cause inflammation and should be anticipated. Signs of inflammation are :

Tumor (lump)

Calor (hot)

Dolor (pain)

Rubor (reddish color)

Fungsiolesa (interference function)

If there are signs above on your feet when running practice, that means there is a tear in the muscle tissue, or ligaments, or tendons. "Torn can cause bleeding that occurs underneath the skin," explains Dr. Michael. As first aid, you can use the system to relieve the inflammation with RICE methods : Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.

Rest : Immediately stop the exercise if there is any sign of the above, "... does not extend to injury," explained Dr. Michael.

Ice : Give an ice pack on the injured area for 30 minutes as often as possible, depending on the weight or severity of injury. "It could freeze and stop the bleeding that happens," he explained.

Compress : wrap the injured area using elastic bandage, ",,, to reduce the existing lump, so that the blood that has entered the area of ​​inflammation under the skin had returned to its original blood vessels," he explained.

Elevation : Elevate the position of your feet, "... so that blood and fluid can flow back and pulled the heart easily," he explained.

Do the RICE treatment last for two days to actually stop the inflammation process, after which the injury will blue. If you already like it, give it a warm compress for 30 minutes, so that the blood flow the better, "Blood flow that will carry the waste out of the location of the injury was and bring new blood to give food to the places which had been injured," Clearly, Dr. Michael. If you do not want to get hurt, you can follow the trick healthy running as previous post

For the mother that confused with the problem of enlarged waist circumference after birth, there are tips to shrink stomach after childbirth. Many woman confused in choosing the most appropriate way to restore its original shape. Most of the mothers doing diet program, but that is not good for postpartum mothers, because postpartum mothers need adequate nutrition to breastfeeding, it is very important for maintaining the health of mothers and babies.

According to health expert Prof Raul Artal of Saint Louis University. Effort to restore its original shape with a strict diet is not good, can even lead to a variety of statement, such as diabetes and heart problems. And based on some survey that women retain weight after giving birth it will make a distended abdomen.

Then how do I shrink the stomach after giving birth to the most safe and effective? Actually there are many methods without having to undergo a strict exercise and diet. Here are some tips to shrink the stomach after delivery of the safest and effective because it has been recommended by experts.

1. Breastfeeding

Besides highly recommended by doctors, breastfeeding may help the mother in losing weight. Because while breastfeeding, a woman can burn fat up to 600 calories per day or same as cycling for an hour said Dr. Raul.

2. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

A mother who breast-feed needs high nutritional in order to meet the needs of the baby and the mother herself. Therefore, a mother should consume lots of fruits and vegetables to your baby's nutritional needs met. Do not forget to measure the food into the body so the baby can stay healthy.

Here are some fruits and vegetables are good for your consumption :

Apples for healthy diet, Seaweed for Weight Loss, Carrots to Help a Success Diet.

3. Drink Mineral Water

Mineral water is very good for ordinary people and good for mothers who are breastfeeding. Water capable of removing toxins in the body. Take a look if your urine have yellowish color that means you have not consume lots of water. Therefore try to consume approximately 10 glasses of water every day.

4. Fair and Balanced Eating

All you have to remember is that you are currently breastfeeding your baby. You should eat 3 times a day with a considerable portion in order to maintained ASI nutrition. This is better than you eat once a day but with large portions. Try to avoid unhealthy foods such as chocolate or fried foods.

5. Interacting With Babies

This is the most fun thing in terms of burning calories. Encourage your baby walk every morning and evening with a stroller. Besides the streets in the morning is very good for the baby. This method does seem trivial, but the effect is quite significant.

6. follow the treatment Classes

This one is optional because it required a separate fee to attend these classes.

OK, that is tips for you, hopefully useful for you.

To have a good body and beautiful, always identified with regular exercise and a strict diet. In general, women who often do so even though men also had much to do such a thing to shrink the stomach. Various means adopted to obtain a proportional body, such as going to the gym, go to the doctor a nutritionist, to the strict diet is not necessarily suitable for their own self. Well, if you want to try something different, consider the unique way to shrink the stomach without exercise and diet are the following :

1. Acupuncture

Acupuncture

Alternative treatments like acupuncture is already rife. Ranging from acupuncture to beauty, treatment, until acupuncture for slimming has been found. Acupuncture itself is good for health because it can balance your body's organ systems so that the body will stay healthy. In doing acupuncture, there are two points which pierced the body, the first point of the desire to continue eating and the second is the point of metabolism. Acupuncture works to maintain the health of organs such as liver, spleen and stomach. Everyone is equal in acupuncture techniques and of course must be fully committed by the professional.

Massage

2. Massage

Almost everyone loves a traditional medicine. Ranging from teenagers to adults, men and women like massage. Massage can make blood circulation and oxygen to be smooth. In addition massage can help the circulation of oxygen and nutrients between blood and tissue cells in the body so as to restore and strengthen muscles. With the massage will certainly minimize the deposition of fat in the body and with an emphasis on certain points can encourage weight loss.

3. Laughing

Do you believe laughing can be able to shrink stomach? That sounds pretty unique way, but laughing is proven to help burn fat and calories in the stomach because of the stimulus provided by the abdominal muscles when we're laughing. The other effect when the laugh is that it can soothe the nerves and of course make our hearts to be happy.

Laughing