1) Avoid contact with those who are sick. The flu is an airborne virus and passes from one another through the air or by contact.

2) Wash you hands. Hand washing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of germs. You can catch germs by casually touching another person or when you touch contaminated objects or surfaces and then touch your face (mouth, eyes, and nose).

3) Get plenty of rest. Without enough rest or sleep you are putting large amounts of stress on the body, both mental and physical, which lowers your immune system making you more susceptible to the flu.

4) Get plenty of regular exercise. Regular exercise keeps your immune system operating at peak levels as well. Exercise stimulates the disease-fighting white blood cells in the body to move from the organs into the bloodstream.

5) Eat a healthy diet. When your body doesn’t get enough good, quality, balanced nutrients on a daily basis your immune system comes under attack very quickly and is wide open for viruses.

6) Get a Flu shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend flu shots for children ages 6 months to 2 years, for adults age 50 and older, and for anyone with an impaired immune system or a serious illness such as chronic heart or lung disease, kidney disease, diabetes, or sickle cell anemia. Also get vaccinated if you’re a health care worker, police officer or firefighter. Anyone can get a flu shot since the vaccine may be 70 percent to 90 percent effective in preventing illness.

1. The official term is Trans Fatty Acids and is a type of unsaturated fat. While naturally occurring, most of them are created as a side effect of partial hydrogenation of plant oils. Partial hydrogenation changes a fat’s molecular structure so that it raises its melting point and reduces rancidity.

2. About 100 years ago it was learned that liquid oils could be converted to solid fats by the process called hydrogenation. The procedure is hydrogen is added to the liquid oil gradually until it is harden.

3. Scientific evidence has shown that the consumption of trans fats can raise low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol). This increases the risk of coronary disease.

4. Beginning in January 2006 food manufacturers in the United States were required to list trans fats on their product labels. The requirement is to list trans fat on a separate line, under saturated fat. The FDA regulatory chemical definition for trans fatty acids is all unsaturated fatty acids that contain one or more isolated double bonds in a trans configuration.

5. There is an organization called Ban Trans Fats working towards banning the use of Trans Fats in America’s restaurant. Their website is bantransfats.com.

6. Tiburon California was the first American city to ban trans fats in the town’s restaurants. Tiburon is located on the San Francisco Bay and is near Sausalito. The City of New York followed and others are considering the ban.

1.   Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases known to effect humans.  It is cause by a bacteria.  The most common way for the bacteria to be spread is through the aur in tiny droplets caused by coughing, sneezing or speaking.

2.   Early symptoms of tuberculosis can include weight loss, fever, night sweats, and loss of appetite. Symptoms may be vague, however, and go unnoticed by the affected person. For some, the disease either goes into remission (halts) or becomes chronic and more debilitating with cough, chest pain, and bloody sputum.

3.   Famous people who have had Tuberculosis include; Judy Collins, Louella Parson, Marie Curie, Vivien Leigh, Adolf Hitler, Alexander Graham Bell, H.G. bell, Ulysses S. Grant and Eugene O’Neill.

4.   The common tests for TB are:
A. The Mantoux tuberculin skin test shows if a person has been infected.
B. A chest x-ray is obtained if the Mantoux skin test shows that a person has been infected. The x-ray shows if any damage has been done to the lungs.
C. A sputum test shows if there are TB germs in a person’s lungs. Sputum is phlegm from deep inside the lungs.

5.   It is estimated that 10 to 15 million Americans have a Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI). For most of them, the germs will never become active.  While the infection is inactive they can’t do damage nor be spread on to others.  Many don’t even know that they are infected.

6.   In May 2007 the United States Center for Disease Control placed a Georgia man under quarantine for a dangerous form of the Disease. This was the first time since 1963 that a quarantine order had been issued in the US.  Earlier in the month, under a strong suggestion not to travel, the man took two trans-Atlantic flights.

1) Obesity is a major factor in Type II Diabetes. Diabetes is a serious condition that may require injections of insulin and cause an inability of wounds to heal, cause blindness or jokes. Childhood diabetes many times is causes by obesity and the lack of exercise and poor diet.

2) Children who are overweigh many times have low self-esteem and are commonly teased or bullied by other children.

3) Because of the way they are treated by other overweight children often suffer from depression and have feelings of self-loathing. Depression can also be caused lack of exercise and inappropriate stimulation of brain chemicals that balances mood.

4) Many obese children do not get enough sleep. Lack of exercise can inhibit the production or chemicals that promote sleep. Obesity can make it difficult to breath in certain position also causing sleep disruption.

5) Skin disorders on overweigh and obese children are more possible because of skin folds on their body, legs or arms.

6) Childhood obesity is likely to become adult obesity with lifelong health and emotional problems.