Suspend-It

I recently visited a friend’s house and I can say I am quite concerned.

The fact that her faucet not only is leaking but also rusting worries me because she drinks water straight from the faucet.

Call me a health freak, but I don’t want them to die of tetanus, and tetanus shots aren’t really that cheap, given her lifestyle and financial capacity.

I looked up various brands for faucets online so I can buy her one and change that god awful faucet that she’s using, and I can say I am quite pleased with the Danze faucets. They’re not only hygienic, they also have a very reasonable price for the kind of quality that they offer.

I might have just found the right faucet for my friend.

If you have had any experience regarding this type and brand of faucet please feel free to share it with me and my blog readers by posting it as a comment on this post.

Acne probably is the most common problem of teenagers. Sometimes, the problem even persists until adulthood! However, there are acne treatments that are already available in the market. There are acne treatments that are even available in the comforts of your home- so say hello to a new you!

If you’re more comfortable with chemical-based acne treatments, you can try Acnezine, which is scientifically yet naturally formulated to treat acne.

If you think a more natural acne treatment is right for you, you might want to look into and review your diet. Sometimes, acne manifests because the foods that you eat are not good for your body and skin. Moreover, poor and unhealthy lifestyle also causes acne. Eat a more balanced diet – review the go-grow-glow food groups – and notice changers in your skin. Eating more fruits and vegetables would be best.

Moreover, sleeping late is actually abusing your body. Get enough rest and sleep and notice that your skin, not only your face, a good glow when you wake up in the morning. Not only that – you actually feel good after a good night’s sleep.

Sometimes, the biggest problems that we think of can be solved by the simplest measures. So worry no more – live healthily and be acne-free!

Yesterday I received a phone call from my aunt about my Grandfather. She said she was rushed to the hospital because he had a stroke. I was shocked to hear the news because Grandpa has always been in good health. Unfortunately, I was under a deadline and no one can back me up on my work. Since Gramps is already in the hospital, I thought that I could not do anything anyway so I just rushed to finish my work.By the time I got to Gramps’ house, I was shocked to see him  working. He was perfectly fine and as a matter of fact, he was tinkering on his saw machine, replacing the band saw blades. Apparently, my Grandpa collapsed and my aunt over reacted. It turned out that the reason for collapse is just low blood pressure. My Grandpa got a small concussion on the head but aside from that, he was really fine.I was of course thankful that it was just a minor incident. My grandfather was advised to do some regular cardio exercise  to regulate his BP. But then again, I wouldn’t want that incident happening again. It really made me panic!

Recently, there has been several reports about diarrhea being caused by our office water supply. A team investigated the issue and found out that the water dispensers themselves were the problem. The filters have already been worn out and they needed to be replaced. This made me wonder, how often do we replace our water filters at home?At home, we have a four year old refrigerator with an built – in water dispenser. Since the ref was purchased, I haven’t really checked if the filter needed to be replaced. I was just too lazy to check. Because of the recent incident in the office, I had my ref checked by a technician. Good thing the refrigerator filter is still in fair condition but I had it replaced anyway just to make sure.Some of us often overlook these things. Small things that can lead to relatively disastrous situations. I learned my lesson and fortunately, I was able to prevent the office incident from happening in our home. So the moral of the story is… Do not be lazy to check your filters.

For women ages 23-33, especially those that are of marrying and child-bearing age and would like to have a baby soon, it is very essential that you include pap smear and transvaginal ultrasound in your routine. That’s aside from the usual selection of women’s vitamin and integration of regular exercise.

This is because based from studies, a lot of women, especially the sexually active ones, usually find out too late that they are at the late stages of cervical cancer. This could have easily been prevented had they only gone through the every six-months or once a year pap smear and a vaginal ultrasound.

Pap smear screening can identify potentially precancerous changes. And in developed countries, according to Wikipedia, “the widespread use of cervical screening programs has reduced the incidence of invasive cervical cancer by 50% or more.”

A transvaginal ultrasound, on the other hand, is very essential especially for those who are planning to have a baby. As described by Jennifer Gerics, “It is a diagnostic test which gives a magnified view of the cervix, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes (if visible), the endometrial lining, and surrounding (adnexal) areas.

Transvaginal ultrasound is used to evaluate a variety of abnormalities of the female genital tract. Some of these include the endometrium of women with infertility problems or abnormal bleeding; sources of unexplained pain; congenital malformations of the uterus and ovaries; ovarian tumors and cysts; possible pelvic infection; and causes of infertility.”

Although those two aren’t your usual every-six months hygiene routine like your teeth-cleaning routine, integrating them into your health and hygiene yearly must-do routine can make a huge difference in your life. As always, prevention will ALWAYS be better than cure.

“Why don’t we build a studio in our vacant front lawn? We’ll make the walls into an all-glass and furnish it for visitors and small drinking parties,” Anne, my artistic sister who’s into outdoor décor nowadays, pitched in to us over lunch. The idea of having an all-glass studio in front of our house is actually quite appealing. Only, we need to have our basement and rooftop fixed first.

Anyway, with her being newlywed and leaving with her husband to New York in a few months time, and with my brother getting married soon, the house will be quite empty – so having that studio might not be that practical.

“How about a walk-in closet in the hallway?” suggested Ruth, my youngest sister. Now THAT’s a practical idea. We’ve been having trouble organizing our stuff for the longest time now and it’s all due to lack of cabinets and placeholders. We all agreed that with proper installation of customized cabinets, our house will look sleek and much more inviting in no time.

While most are busy reading diet pills and colon cleanser reviews, I think it’s high time we all should think of deworming as well. After all, the world is full of parasites that there are chances of acquiring them however clean you are. A simple negligence on your part to wash hands thoroughly before eating or preparing food or even just eating an unwashed salad or under cooked meat can get you the eggs of these parasites.

Makes you shiver, huh? It’ll make you shiver more when you find out that according to UNICEF, report of “The state of the world’s children 1998” says that about 1.5 billion people have roundworms, making it the third most common human infection in the world. It’s very clear; the chances of these parasites creeping inside us are very high.

With this information, I’m sure you’re now asking yourself this, “How often should I deworm myself and my family?” The answer to the question is that in most cases, deworming once every six months is sufficient. However, it can be done more frequently as deemed appropriate by your doctor. In any case, deworming the whole family twice a year is necessary.

The conventional drug of choice is Mebendazole/albendazole in suspension or chewable tablet. This is because the side effects are too few and those side effects that exist are not caused by the drug itself but by dead worms being expelled from the body. Before deworming though, it is still best to consult with your doctor to know the prevalence of parasites in your areas and consequently know the amount of dosage and frequency on taking the deworming drug.

I was supposed to buy memory for my laptop when I was called to go back to the office due to some pest infestation (I was in charge of the fumigation stuff just so you know). The guys responsible for the pest control sort of skipped a part of the office. My boss saw an army of ants ready to invade our pantry. My boss, OC as he is, “requested” that I immediately call back the pest control guys to complete their unfinished work. Sigh.

Office pests are typical especially if you have a pantry with lots of milk and Ovaltine. Ants are not much of a problem but rats and roaches might jam with them if you get too careless. So we have monthly fumigation to rid the office of the pests. Anyway, I learned a lesson from this experience… never trust people who kill rats for a living (haha just kidding!)