My Getting Healthy

My Getting Healthy is an online journal of an ordinary person on his quest to getting fit and healthy. Here you can also read useful health tips and be updated with the latest news related to the health industry.

Does the skin of your foot look like that of a reptile? Does it appear cracked, scaling and even peeling? What you have is called Athlete’s Foot. The feet are extremely important to everyday life; that is why it is important to be particular when it comes to the hygiene of our feet.

You will know you are suffering Athlete’s Foot if you find that your foot often gets itchy. Other than this, the skin on your feet would be cracked, scaling, and peeling; there could also be blisters. If you are already suffering Athlete’s Foot in the advanced stage, the skin on your toe webs will be white and soggy, there will be an unpleasant odor, you will have crumby white and thickening toe nails and there will be pain in the infected areas.

It is evident that anyone who suffers this infection is truly faced with a great nuisance that could embarrass and cause a lot of discomfort. To prevent this, you should always keep your feet clean. Before putting on foot wear, be sure that your feet is dry, especially your toe webs. Make sure that whatever you cover your feet with- be it shoes, socks, or sandals- is clean. You should also avoid walking on bare feet in public showers or locker rooms and outside.

Keep in mind that being hygienic is important in preventing many diseases. If you do not want to suffer any infection, the simplest tip is: be as particular in keeping your feet clean as you are in keeping your face clean.

Blood is life. It is one of the most important things in the human body. Many people die each year because of loosing too much of this precious element; a usual caused is severe bleeding. Severe bleeding may occur in various parts of the body; it could happen anywhere on the torso or on the limbs.

If the wound is on the torso, stopping severe bleeding would require you to apply firm pressure on the wound by using your fingers until a clot is formed. After this, try to procure yourself a sterile bandage, if none is available, you may use any piece of clean cloth; place the bandage over the wound before pressing. If you find yourself dealing with a large and gaping wound, pinch the edges of he wound together until the bleeding subsides. Again, dress the wound with a sterile bandage or any clean cloth.

In any accident, mild or severe wounds may present themselves almost anywhere in the body. What if the severe wound is on the limb of the person? In this case, make the person lie down and raise his wounded limb as high as possible; this is an effective way to reduce or stop bleeding. When the bleeding is reduced or completely stopped, you may then put a dressing on the wound. Remember to bandage it tightly but not too tight.

After some time, if the bleeding resumes or does not stop, put another dressing on top of the first one and bandage it again.

Saving the blood of a person is tantamount to saving the person’s life.

How many times have you daydreamed about being aboard a luxurious cruise ship? Feel the salty breeze of the sea touch your face and witness the wondrous sun fall into the sea to sleep. Many have daydreamed about that same thing; however, some of them are very unfortunate not to enjoy it because of sea sickness.

A person will experience sea sickness if his brain continuously receives too many or mixed movements from the eyes and the ears. Since movement is inevitable in traveling, especially by sea, most of the time the balance mechanisms of our body experiences certain problems.
If you want to prevent this uneasiness during your travel, take medicine about one hour before departure time. Remember to choose the section of the ship that suffers the least movement. It is advisable to eat lightly before and during the trip; however, it is not recommended to drink alcoholic beverages.

If you already feel dizzy, nauseous or weak, you may take slow deep breaths and look forward, that is, at the horizon or at any stationary object. You should also avoid physical discomforts such as cold droughts and unfriendly smells. If these things still do not work, try to sleep the sickness off.

With these tips, sea sick travelers could enjoy their luxurious cruise more than they could have ever imagined.

Almost all of us fear snakes. Why? It is quite obvious; we do not want to be bitten by its venomous fangs. What if you do get bitten by one? Will you die after several minutes? If the snake proves to be venomous and no proper action is done, death could occur sooner or later.

It is advisable for someone who is bitten by a venomous snake to avoid unnecessary movements to slow down the spread of venom on the body. If the bite is on the arm, keep your arm lower than your heart; this way, the venom’s entry into the heart will be stalled. Do not apply a tourniquet to shut off arterial blood flow and try to slow down the venom from spreading because if the tourniquet is applied too long, some fingers or toes could get damaged. Unlike what is seen from some movies, it is not safe to cut across the wound and try to suck out the venom because this may cause certain damages to arteries, nerves, skin, and tendons. It is also ill advice to apply a cold compress on the wound because the tissues on this area are weak from the venom and are thus susceptible to frostbites. Although there seem to be so many things that you should be careful not to do, it is important to remember to cleanse the wound with warm water and soap to wash away the venom on the skin. Then, cover the wound with a clean and dry dressing. Remember to try to kill, catch, or at least try to remember how the snake looked like so that you can bring it with the patient to the hospital to help the hospital staff in finding the right antidote for the venom.

There seem to be so many things to do and to avoid and everything mentioned above is vital for preserving your life if ever you get bitten by a venomous snake. Follow them all and remember: try not to panic.