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Fire Safety, Prevention & Protection

Fire Safety, Prevention & Protection

  • GENERAL FIRE SAFETY AND PROTECTION TIPS
    • Prepare a Fire Emergency Escape plan and ensure that all your family members know what to do in the event of a fire.
    • Select a safe meeting place outside the house for your family members to assemble in case of an emergency.
    • Practice alerting other members in your family yelling “Fire, Fire, Fire!: or by whistling etc.
    • Always sleep with the bedroom doors closed. This will keep deadly heat and smoke out of bedroom, giving you additional time to escape.
    • In a fire, time is critical. Don’t waste time getting dressed, don’t search for pets or valuables. Just get out.
  • BE PREPARED – PLAN AHEAD
    • Prepare an escape plan for your Home, School, institution or office.
    • Practice staying low and evacuating from the building blind folded regularly.
    • Practice STOP, DROP and ROLL method, to douse of the fire, if caught one clothes.
    • Ensure that appropriate Fire Extinguishers are placed at all the strategic locations and are in working conditions.
  • ADDITIONAL TIPS FOR FIRE SAFETY
    • Install smoke detectors to detect both smoldering and burning fires.
    • Keep cooking areas clear of combustibles & wear shorts or tight sleeves when you cook.
    • If an appliance smokes or has an unusual smell, unplug it immediately and have it repaired.
    • If someone get burn, immediately place the wound under cool water for 10 to 15 minutes.
    • If the burn blisters or chairs, consult a doctor immediately.

In case of Fire or any Emergency DAIL 101.


Basic Things about Diabetes (Blood Sugar)

Basic Things about Diabetes (Blood Sugar)

  • The Role of Insulin
    1. Stomach transforms food into glucose
    2. Glucose enters blood vessels
    3. Insulin enters the blood stream. Pancreas produces insulin.
    4. Insulin suppresses excess blood glucose, helping the glucose enter cells.
  • Risks & Factors
    1. Type 1: At risk: Mainly children immune system destroys cells of the pancreas which produces insulin.
    2. Type 2: Risk factors: Obesity, family antecedents. Insufficient production of insulin and body’s ineffective use of insulin to suppress glucose.
  • Symptoms
    1. Frequent urination, thirst
    2. Constant hunger
    3. Loss of weight
    4. Trouble with vision, fatigue
  • Consequences
    1. Loss of vision
    2. Heart attacks
    3. Poor blood circulation
    4. Kidney disease
    5. Urinary problems
  • Treatment
    1. Insulin injections
    2. Diet
    3. Exercise
    4. Monitoring blood sugar

Green Cleaning Products – Best Reasons to Go Green

Green Cleaning Products – Best Reasons to Go Green

  1. Safer and Healther – Fact is, most household cleaning products on market shelves today contain many harmful and hazardous toxins and chemicals which can lead to a variety of ailments. Green cleaning products are non-toxic, much safer to use and are made from natural, wholesome, eco-friendly ingredients. And when it comes to cleaning and disinfecing your home, they work just as effectively if not better than their chemical counterparts.
  2. Better for the Environment – Most retail brand household cleaning products are made from harmful chemicals and these substances later become pollutants for our air and landfills. Green cleaning products on the other hand are made from natural ingredients which ar non-toxic as well as biodegradable and thereby have a reduced impact on our environment.
  3. Save Your Money – Natural green cleaning products are not only safer to us, they also save you money because they generally come in concentrated form which costs you less amount and lasts considerably longer.

Six Tips for Preventing and Coping with Migraines

Six Tips for Preventing and Coping with Migraines

The best medication to treat or prevent your migraine attacks, you can do various things to prevent or ease the management of migraine attacks when they do occur.

  1. Avoid factors that may cause an attack whenever possible.
  2. Get adequate sleep every night and practice relaxation techniques.
  3. Eat a well-balanced diet, and do not skip meals.
  4. Establish a routine exercise regimen if possible.
  5. Keep a migraine diary, and discuss the frequency and severity of attacks with your doctor.
  6. If migraine attack occurs, relax in a dark, quiet room – noise and light may worsen a migraine. Apply an ice pack to the head or temples to reduce pain if possible.

Daily Health Tips

Daily Health Tips

  • Answer the phone by LEFT ear.
  • Do not drink coffee TWICE a day.
  • Do not take pills with COOL water.
  • Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm.
  • Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume.
  • Drink more WATER in the morning, less at night.
  • Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS.
  • Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time.
  • Best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning.
  • Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping.
  • When battery is down to the LAST grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times.