ASBESTOS IN INDONESIA

(AMINAH MAHMUDDEPARTMENT OF MANPOWER AND TRANSMIGRATION, INDONESIA)

1. GLOBAL ISSUE OF ASBESTOS, INDONESIA STILL PRIORITY TO ECONOMIC REASONS THAN ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH.
- SINCE 1959 INDONESIA USE CHRYSOTILE CONTAINING MATERIALS, NEVERTHELESS UNTILL NOW NEVER FOUND HAZARDOUS TO HEALTHY CAUSE OF ASBESTOS.􀁺ECONOMIC REASONS OF ITS USAGE IN INDONESIA
- AS REPORT FROM PERSAHABATAN ‘S HOSPITAL, A LOT OF LUNG CANCER CASES AND MESOTHELIOMA, BUT NO ONES RELATED TO ASBESTOS.
- IN INDONESIA THERE ARE 26 INDUSTRIALS WITH ABOUT 7.000 EMPLOYEES WHO FINISHED PRODUCT CONTAINING CHRYSOTILE MATERIALS.
- STILL NO DATA OR REPORTED ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE CAUSED BY ASBESTOS.

THE PATIENT'S of MESOTHELIOMA

Let's say, just like any other cancer patients, they are remaining no hope for curing their illness. Eventhough they got insurance company, healthy risk is above of all. 20 to 50 year, asbestos results in mesothelioma appear suddenly. No, excuses they have to fight alone with health condition. While the company get the money from their sick.
Despite if the dangerous of asbestos, our economic condition still need it because of its multifunction usefullnes. So, it can be think as the sacrifacion for others wealth.
Cancer are uncured, eventhough it can be controlled, there's always be chance to relaps again called secondary cancer. And usually before the patients got this secondary cancer they allready died first. What a horrible choice.
Instead of legalize use of asbestos in Indonesia, I hope goverment can rearranged the polices of its use. Mesothelioma, sounds unique, but deathly mean trick..

Irresistible cancer

I've just followed an work field training in some Hospital, and I found an illneses that caused by endangered toxic substances that provided in our suroundings.

It's called mesothelioma, mostly caused by asbestos that contained in cement and mining industries.

I can't imagine how it could be not prohibited.
Well, in Indonesia it is claimed that mesothelioma which suffered wasn't caused by asbestos.

As a report from Persahabatan Hospital, a lot of lung cancer and mesothelioma cases, but no one related to asbestos.

Eventhough, the report confirm like that, we can not neglected possibility dangerous of asbestos.

We have to be more carefully to the things that possibly contain asbestos. There are some crayons, and coloring pencils that also contain asbestos.

Remind our children, always to wash their hands after coloring or drawing.

AGE IS NEVER A LIMITING FACTOR TO STAYING FIT

Most people tend to set limits for themselves. Certain beliefs like "the fitness lifestyle is only for the youth", "I am too old to lift weights", "I am too old to look that good", and "giving birth slows down my metabolism" are the limiting factors that shape our mindset.
It may be good to have such thoughts to give us reality check, but more often than not we are trapped in those limiting thoughts. But those thoughts should stop at that, giving us reality check so we can pursue whatever we aspire to more wisely. In no way should we allow those thoughts to determine what is possible and what we can achieve in the future. With your health and youthful spirit, age is never a limiting factor.
The fitness lifestyle is a lifestlye that incorporates regular resistance training and aerobic activities, balanced nutritional intake and sound rest.
By living this lifestyle, all people regardless of age, starting physical condition and gender will notice improved muscular and bodily functions, heightened metabolism and daily vitality, better blood sugar control, a desired shift in physical composition and sexual vigor and a blockage or even reversal of the aging process.

HOW TO STOP EMOTIONAL EATING?

(The Starr)
Though strong emotions can trigger cravings for food, you can take steps to control those cravings. To help stop emotional eating, try these suggestions:
1. Learn to recognize true hunger. Is your hunger physical or emotional? If you ate just a few hours ago and don't have a rumbling stomach, you are probably not really hungry. Give the craving a few minutes to pass.
2. Know your triggers. For the next several days, write down what you eat, how you are feeling when you eat and how hungry you are. Over time, you may see patterns emerge that reveal negative eating patterns and triggers to avoid.
3. Look elsewhere for comfort. Instead of unwrapping a candy bar, take a walk, treat yourself to a movie, listen to a music, read or call a friend. If you think that stress relating to a particular event is nudging you toward the refrigerator, try talking to someone about it to distract yourself. Plan enjoyable events for yourself.
4. Don't keep unhealthy foods around. Avoid having an abundance of high-calorie comfort foods in the house. If you feel hungry or blue, postpone the shopping trip for a few hours so that these feelings don't influence your decision at the store.
5. Snack healthy. If you feel the urge to eat between meals, choose a low-fat, low-calorie food, such as fresh fruit, vegetables with fat-free dip or unbuttered popcorn. Or test low-fat, lower calorie versions of your favorite foods to see if they satisfy your cravings.
6. Eat a balanced diet. If you are not getting enough calories to meet your energy needs, you may be more likely to give in to emotional eating. Try to eat at fairly regular times and don't skip breakfast. Include foods from the basic groups in your meals. Emphasize whole grains, vegetables and fruits, as well as low-fat dairy products and lean protein sources. When you feel up on the basics, you are more likely to feel fuller, longer.
7. Exercise regularly and get adequate rest. Your mood is more manageable and your body can more effectively fight stress when it is fit and well rested.

WHY EMOTIONAL EATING APPEAR?

Sometimes the strongest longings for food happen when you are at your weakest point emotionally. Many people turn to food for comfort - consciously or unconsciously - when they are facing a difficult problem or looking to keep themselves occupied. But emotionally eating - eating as a way to suppress or soothe negative emotions, such as stress, anger, anxiety, boredom, sadness, and loneliness- can sabotage your weight-loss efforts.
Often, emotional eating leads eating too much food, especially high-calorie, sweet, salty and fatty foods. The good news is that if you are prone to emotional eating, you can take steps to regain control of your eating habits and get back on track with your weight-loss goals.
Major life events - such as unemployment, health problems and divorce - and daily life hassles - such as stressfull work commute, bad weather and changes in your normal routine - can trigger emotions that lead to overeating.
But why do negative emotions lead to overeating? Some foods may have seemingly addictive qualities. For eaxample, when you eat enticing foods, such as chocolate, your body releases trace amounts of mood - and satisfaction elevating hormones. That "reward" may reinforce a preference for foods that are most closely associated with specific feelings. Related to this is the simple fact that the pleasure of eating offsets negative emotions.
Food can also be a distraction. If you are worried about an upcoming event or rethinking an earlier conflict, eating comfort foods may distract you. But the distraction is only temporary. While you are eating, your thoughts focus on the pleasant taste of your comfort food. Unfortunately, when you done overeating, your attention returns to your worries, and you may now bear the additional burden of guilt about overeating.

If you give in to emotional eating, forgive yourself and start fresh next day. Try to learn from the experience, and make a plan for how you can prevent it in the future. Focus on the effective changes you are making in your eat habits and give yourself credit for making changes that ensure better health.

NEVER SKIP YOUR BREAKFAST

(Strait Times)

Body-concious teens may believe cutting out breakfast will help them loose weight, but the opposite apears to be the case. Those who skipped breakfast weight on average 2.3kg more than those who ate first thing in the day. And this was so even though the breakfast-eaters consumed more calories in the course of the day. An additional research said, those who ate breakfast-and then ate more during the day-were likely to be more active.
The research adds weight to evidence that people who eat breakfast-whatever their age-are learner than those who do not. It may seem counter-intuitive, but while they ate more calories, they did more to burn those off, and that may be because whose ate breakfast did not feel so lethargic.
While it's best to go for a healthy option, a wholegrain cereal for instance, the evidence does seem to suggest that eating anything is better than eating nothing at all.
Around 25 percent students/people (from population sampling research) were regularly missed breakfast, and the problem was particularly pronounced among young women. They skip breakfast because they worry about weight gain-and it's ironic that the ones who aren't worried and eat in the mornings are the ones who keep their weight down.
If you eat well first thing, you'll feel brighter, you'll have more get up and go and you'll expend more energy. Eating regular meal is vital, and a proper breakfast is very important. Cutting up breakfast does not help you lose weight.
Wholegrain cereal is best. But anything is better than no breakfast. You are likely to be more active and burn off more calories during the day if you do eat breakfast because you won't feel lethehrgic. Those who eat breakfast are more likely to keep their weight down.