THE LORD LOVES YOU

TAKING CARE OF YOUR HEALTH

The Tobacco and Your Health

There is no mystery than tobacco produces big damage to your health, here we are not saying anything new. It is probably that you heard that tobacco use leads most commonly to diseases affecting the heart and lungs, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, and cancer (particularly lung cancer, cancer of the larynx and mouth, and pancreatic cancer). It also causes peripheral vascular disease and hypertension, all developed due to the exposure time and the level of dosage of tobacco. Furthermore, the earlier and the higher level of tar content in the tobacco filled cigarettes causes the greater risk of these diseases. We gathered some free information that will be useful for you in case you decide to stop smoking or in case you need to help somebody else to abandon the smoking habit. Below you will find our selection of sites and programs:

Answers from medical professionals to typical questions of a smoker ( PDF version)

Stop smoking site of San Francisco

Online Quit Guide prepared by the National Cancer Institute of USA

Quit Smoking Guide prepared by the American Cancer Society

Free Online Course to Quit Smoking

You Can Quit Tobacco

The Stress and Your Health

Stress is defined as the non-specific response of the body to any demands made upon it. Everyday, in every walk of life, we come across stress. As much as people wish for a stress free life, such a task would be impossible to achieve. Stress is a part and parcel of our lives. Unfortunately, stress does not only produce discomfort, if not given proper attention could lead to hypertension, stroke, ulcers, migraine headaches, coronary heart disease, tension headaches, asthma, hay fever to name a few. Have you ever noticed that some people are more prone to stress than other? Some people tend to react to stressors with an all-out physiological reaction that takes a toll on their health. We call these people as hot reactors if you notice people who get angry easily, are often anxious or depressed, urinate frequently, experience constipation or diarrhea more than usual, experience vomiting or nausea, there is a good chance they are hot reactors. People who are perfectionist, obsessive compulsive, etc. are more prone to stress. Below you will find our selection of sites and documents:

American Institute of Stress

Student stress: Can you manage it?

The Friendship Factor

Stress Management for Nurses

Stress and Anxiety, Stress in Childhood, Stress Management

The Addictions and Your Health

Addiction is a persistent, compulsive dependence on a behavior or substance. The term has been partially replaced by the word dependence for substance abuse. Addiction has been extended, however, to include mood-altering behaviors or activities. Some researchers speak of two types of addictions: substance addictions (for example, alcoholism, drug abuse, and smoking); and process addictions (for example, gambling, spending, shopping, eating, and sexual activity). There is a growing recognition that many addicts, such as polydrug abusers, are addicted to more than one substance or process.

Individuals who suffer from addiction often have one or more accompanying medical issues, including lung and cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, and mental disorders. Imaging scans, chest x-rays, and blood tests show the damaging effects of drug abuse throughout the body. For example, tests show that tobacco smoke causes cancer of the mouth, throat, larynx, blood, lungs, stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and cervix. In addition, some drugs of abuse, such as inhalants, are toxic to nerve cells and may damage or destroy them either in the brain or the peripheral nervous system.

Drug abuse and mental disorders often co-exist. In some cases, mental diseases may precede addiction; in other cases, drug abuse may trigger or exacerbate mental disorders, particularly in individuals with specific vulnerabilities.  Below you will find our selection of sites and programs:

You can quit alcohol

The christian and alcohol

Alcohol

Gambling: Facts and Fictions

National institute of drug abuse

Addictions website

Christian addictions

Addictions treatment center (with a 24 hour toll free line)

The addiction carousel

Visit our Family page to learn about family contention to prevent addictions

Anorexia and bulimia disorders (Aluba)

Natural Principles For Good Health

The simple healing principles of nature are found in pure air, sunlight, temperance, rest, exercise, proper nutrition, the use of water, trust in divine power--these are the true remedies. Every person should have a knowledge of nature's remedial agencies and how to apply them. It is essential both to understand the principles involved in the treatment of the sick and to have a practical training that will enable one rightly to use this knowledge. The use of natural remedies requires an amount of care and effort that many are not willing to give. Nature's process of healing and upbuilding is gradual, and to the impatient it seems slow. The surrender of hurtful indulgences requires sacrifice. But in the end it will be found that nature, untrammeled, does her work wisely and well. Those who persevere in obedience to her laws will reap the reward in health of body and health of mind. Below you will find our selection of articles:

10 Health habits that will help you live to 100

Healthy recipes

It's your world of good food (cooking for health and happiness)

It's your world of good health

Cooking video course & recipes

Diet and health

8 Bible Secrets for a Longer & Stronger Life: Part 1 - Part 2

CNN Report: Secrets to Living Longer

How to Improve Your Health

In this section we have included some free articles and online courses that will teach you how to enjoy a healthy body and mind, and how to live a healthy life through a christian perspective. We hope that this online material can help you to improve your health and your way of living. Below you will find our selection of articles: