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Travel

Cars vs Motorbikes – Why a Car is Safer

It is often said that riding motorbikes is very dangerous, and that driving a car is a far safer option. This is a highly contentious issue, however there are merits to both sides of the argument. Here are a few key points to consider in the car vs motorbike debate.

Visibility

While driving a car, your degree of visibility is often reliant on the make, model and styling of your vehicle. Vans, 4WD’s and trucks have far greater visibility than cars which are lower to the road. When riding a motorbike, the barriers to your vision are far less than in a car, and the riding position instantly gives you an advantage when it comes to visibility. This allows a motorbike rider to assess and react to a potentially dangerous situation in a shorter time than someone in a car with poor visibility.

Car and Motorcycle Crash

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Family Parenting

Parenting Stress – Is There an End To It?

Being a parent is a 24-7 job and an all year round one that sometimes keeps you awake at night. It’s the most important job and whatever you do will result to either a bad or good outcome. You learn from your mistakes and there are times that books about parenting doesn’t help at all.

Parental Stress

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Health Buzz

Life Changing Decisions

My life seemed to shatter into pieces when our family doctor diagnosed me with high blood pressure. I know it sounds overreacting, but knowing how people with high blood pressure live their life is definitely alarming for me. I never thought that teens my age are not exempted from this health threat. I have friends that are way older than me who are now very conscious with everything they do; even cutting back some activities we used to do just to avoid the pressure to rise. That makes me very afraid. Now, I need to constantly check my blood pressure with my newly-bought Welch Allyn sphygmomanometer to see if my blood pressure is under control. I guess I need to have that one as part of my daily routine.

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Random Musings

Technology and Health Issues

Extra caution is really needed for those who work for a number of hours in front of a computer. As the world becomes more progressive in terms of technology, a lot of people are using computers and other high tech gadgets, spending a lot of time doing either work or chatting in front of their PC or laptop. As a result, lots of individuals today consult physicians about some health issues which are related to their working habits.

I work eight hours a day online for roughly 2 years now, and recently I sensed that my body calls for a “fine tuning” because I most often feel back pains. Of course, it has to do with sitting for a long period of time and no exercise at all.

So, I started upgrading my workstation a couple of months ago. I haven’t gone far yet and just bought a new computer table. There are plans of buying a new ergonomic chair, monitor mount so that I can easily adjust or reposition my screen which helps in improving my posture, screen radiation blocker etc. So many things to improve though in my heart and mind, I know that I don’t need to spend much, frequent exercise and good diet will do, lol.

People tend to follow the trend and most often than not buy gadgets which they don’t really need, only for status symbol. I don’t flash my new android phone or tablet on Social Networking sites nor brag about to friends. Though with some, that is not their ultimate purpose.

We live in a fast paced world. Sometimes, we just have to be still and focus on what’s important for ourselves. Try and look at things differently, you might find that it’s just a simple solution to a problem.

 

Guest Post: Jazz P.

 

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Random Musings

Black Friday – Thanksgiving Day Store Hours

I’ve already seen some photos of people sleeping in their lines, waiting for stores to open. I’ll do the same too just to grab huge deals. I just hope that nobody gets hurt when the stores’ doors finally open. I’m sure you guys want to get great deals too, just be safe.

Anyway, it’s Black Friday online too and I’m looking into buying Alexander Reeds at WWBW, they might have this on sale. You don’t have to wait in line to get inside your fave store, you can browse the net and shop online. It beats waiting and sweating with thousands of people grabbing every item they can get.

Black Friday - Thanksgiving Day Store Hours

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Health Buzz

Health Benefits of Red Wine

If you are an occasional wine drinker, I bet you will love to read on and know the health benefits of Red Wine. Or at least next time you go out for a drink, you’d rather have one than any other.

Health Benefits of Red Wine

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Health Buzz

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease is Rampant!

Yesterday we were at the pedia because my teenager had a high grade fever last Thursday, and on and off on Friday. Then suddenly, red spots or rashes came out. At first, I thought it was due to the fever and he was hot as lab furnaces. Nah, just exaggerating, but he was so hot, I panicked. If you knew his condition, you’ll panic too.

Anyway, soon more rashes came out and spreading, he couldn’t swallow well (even water) plus he has sores inside his mouth. So, we decided to pay the doctor a visit. I had a hunch but would like to be sure coz I told my husband, if I am right, it’s contagious.

When we were in the doctor’s clinic, I heard the doc mentioned to a patient about HFMD or Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease and that she had seen several patients with the same disease already. So, that means, it’s spreading in the same area as mine.

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

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Family Health Buzz

Family Health and Wellness

Most of us know the saying “Health first” or “Health is Wealth”, which means that we should not sacrifice health over anything and that we cannot buy health. This goes for the entire family, from kids to adults. It’s truly hard when a family member is sick more so if the virus or bacteria spreads, affecting not just one but all.

A healthy family means a happy family, right? But sometimes, these common viruses are needed by the body, so our system can adjust and learn how to fight these bacteria, thus increasing our defense the next time it hit us.

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Health Buzz

Do You Have Asthma? Find Out Here!

It can be tough to figure out if you have asthma sometimes. This is because you might be in denial, and you might not know the right signs to look for when you have asthma. Yet there are things you can do to figure out if you have asthma, and there are signs to look for. Remember, even though we know how to deal with most asthma cases, it is still a dangerous thing to live with. Taking precaution is key when you have asthma, and in order to ensure that you are taking precaution you have to know if you have asthma or not.

Asthma Attacks

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Entertainment Health Buzz

Exercise with your iPod!

Nowadays, when you go to a gym, you won’t see any huge sound system used as music accompaniment when doing any sort of exercises. I used to go to a nearby gym and they had this boom box which played ear tearing music. That was terrible, really, and I wasn’t able to concentrate on the routines coz I kept covering my ears. It seems that the other members of the class weren’t annoyed at all, mainly coz they were young people who enjoyed loud music to the extremes.

Apple iPod 5th Gen