Wednesday, February 27, 2013

health~ waking up tips 1

slugabed/ sleepy head
Have you realised that it is hard to get up from the bed? Is it because you are lazy? Is it because you are sleepy head sickness? 

You're wrong! You might always felt dizzy when you wake up from the bed, this is because when you push yourself to hard or waking up too fast, it will cause sudden movement of blood flow, that is blood pressure to the brain and there goes, dizziness that you felt!!

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

health~ exercise can reduce stress


Human beings were designed to move, not sit on chairs. So exercise is an essential part of good body function. But the good news is that exercise is your shortest route to a feeling of well-being and a physical glow. Everyone knows that exercise is good for you and that it is one of the best stress combatants available; however the majority of peoples' excuse is that they are too busy and stress to fit it into their routines.


Not only does it keep the heart healthy and get oxygen into the system, but it helps deplete stress hormones and releases mood-enhancing chemicals which help us cope with stress better.
Endorphins: These are often classified to be the happy hormones. Any form of physical activity leads to the release of these feel good neurotransmitters. The increase in endorphins in your body leads to a feeling of euphoria, modulation of appetite, the release of different sex hormones and an enhancement of immune response. This helps combat the negative effects of stress.
Whether you are building muscle or stamina, all types of exercise relaxes tense muscles and tissue. These can strongly contribute to stress-related aches and pains such as neck or back pains and headaches.
Exercise is also particularly good when it’s competitive. This will enable you to raise your game to a higher performance level that you would otherwise achieve. Try a sport with an opponent such as tennis or badminton, or a situation where you can set up a race against someone else, such as cycling, swimming or even power walking with a friend.

But whatever exercise you try, you will soon discover its major benefit is that it allows you to forget your problems. Exercise helps you to shed the day's irritations and the focus you place on your feel good exercise results in higher energy levels and optimism can help you feel clearer and calmer. Not only do you become completely absorbed in what you are doing at the time. But the positive endorphins that exercise releases will also help you maintain a more positive outlook afterwards.
Exercise tips:
We know it can be hard to get into a good exercise routine so here are a few tips to get you well on your way to a healthier and stress free life:
Do something you love:
Select sports or other physical activities that you enjoy. If you enjoy lifting weights then don't begin training for a marathon or try a triathlon. Any form of exercise or physical activity will increase your fitness and combat stress so stick with what you like doing to keep motivation levels high.
Don't run before you can walk:
Start off slow! Don't go throwing yourself into the deep end as this will result in a higher risk of injury and you will feel less motivated as you won't be enjoying the exercising that you are partaking in. So instead, build up your fitness levels slowly, perhaps start with 20-30 minutes initially and work your way up to an hour over three months.


Thus, for those students who are having examination, do plan your schedule for sports !!

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

technology~ How to increase lifespan of Laptop's Battery


People have doubts whether you can remove battery when your laptop is on ; People suffered lost from laptop battery's damage or repairing. No worries, I hope the article below really helpful enough to solve your problems! 


Should I Remove My Laptop Battery To Increase its Life? [Geeks Weigh In]

laptop battery lifeDoes running your laptop on AC power damage the battery? Should you remove the battery to increase its lifetime? If you own a laptop, these questions have probably crossed your mind before. The short answer to both questions is: most likely yes. Curious to learn why? Continue reading for all the juicy details.
To support my arguments and recommendations made at the end of this article, I have to provide some background information. So let’s start with the basics…

How Does A Laptop Battery Work?

The type of battery found in laptops today is called Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion). In this type of battery, lithium ions are loosely embedded (intercalated) in the porous carbon of the anode (negative electrode). When the battery is used, the ions flow from the anode to the cathode (positive electrode) through the electrolyte and the separator. This process releases energy and results in a discharge of the battery. When charging, energy is applied to make the ions move in the opposite direction. A charge thus forces them to return to the anode.
laptop battery life

How Do Lithium-Ion Batteries Age?

Theoretically, this process can go back and forth forever. Practically, however, the lifetime of a battery is limited. What happens is that ions get trapped and are no longer available to flow from the anode to the cathode. In other words, the battery loses capacity over time. In fact, Li-Ion batteries start aging the moment they are produced.

What Causes Lithium-Ion Batteries to Age?

Several things:
  1. High voltage and OverchargeLaptops typically have a charge threshold, which prevents overcharging and high voltage. However, constantly keeping the battery at a full charge also is a stress factor that contributes to aging.
  2. HeatRoom temperature (21°C / 70°F) or higher temperatures promote chemical reactions, ultimately causing Li-Ion batteries to lose capacity.
  3. Low TemperaturesTemperatures below 0°C (32°F) can damage materials inside the battery.
  4. Prolonged StorageLi-Ion batteries self-discharge at a rate of approximately 8% per month at 21°C (70°F). This increases with higher temperatures. When stored over long periods of time, the battery can reach a state of deep discharge (charge below 20%).
  5. Physical ShocksBatteries can break.

To Remove or Not To Remove

As indicated in the introduction, the answer is: yes, remove the battery to extend its lifetime!
When you continuously run your laptop on a reliable AC power source, you should definitely remove your battery. Firstly, the battery will not be exposed to heat from your laptop. Secondly, there is not even a remote chance that it will be overcharged or exposed to high voltage. Hence, removing the battery eliminates the two main causes for battery aging.
When I say remove, I don’t mean that you should simply take out the battery. Please turn off your laptop, remove the battery, and then boot your laptop. For safety reasons, please do not remove the battery while your laptop is running.

What Should I Do To Increase My Battery Lifetime?

You can do multiple things. I wrote an entire article on this topic (link above). Below you will find a summary.
Proper treatment of a Li-Ion battery:
  • never discharge battery below 20%
  • always partially discharge, then recharge
  • cycle* battery every few weeks or after 30 partial dis/charges
  • charge at lower voltage (if possible)
  • never leave charged battery in laptop when running on AC power
Cycle means that you discharge the battery to around 20% and then recharge it fully. Going below 20% equals a deep discharge, something you will want to avoid.
Preparing a Li-ion battery for storage:
  • charge battery to 40-50%
  • remove from laptop
  • put into an air-tight zip-lock bag
  • store in fridge at 4-8
  • re-charge to 40-50% every few weeks
When storing your battery, take note how fast it self-discharges and make sure it never goes below 20%.
laptop battery life
For times when you have to run your laptop on battery, you should have a look at this article:20 Ways To Increase Laptop’s Battery Life
What are your experiences with laptop batteries? Do you go through all the hoops to extend the lifetime of your battery?
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

health~ sitting too long is deadly


!! EVERYone must read this article if you are OFFICE / Computer lifestyle!!!


How sitting at a desk for too long could give you a deadly blood clot

By STEPHANIE CLARKSON

When Diana Buchan developed sharp pains in her calf, the 30-year-old graphic designer tried to ignore it. 
Although she first thought she had pulled a muscle while training for a charity bike ride, she hadn’t been training hard enough for that to be the case.   
In fact, the cause of her discomfort was deep vein thrombosis — a blood clot in her left leg. 
Diana Buchan had deep vein thrombosis. In the weeks leading up to her first symptoms, she'd been sitting at her desk for up to six hours at a time
Diana Buchan had deep vein thrombosis. In the weeks leading up to her first symptoms, she'd been sitting at her desk for up to six hours at a time
The clot became dislodged, and a few weeks later Diana was in hospital with a life-threatening pulmonary embolism (blood clots on her lungs).
While the greatest risk factor for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is surgery, most people associate it with long-haul flights and the Pill. 
However, it seems air travel is not the only thing we should be worrying about. 
New research suggests a greater risk is the amount of time we spend sitting — wherever we are. 
A U.S. study published yesterday in the British Medical Journal found that women who sat for a long time every day had double or even triple the risk of a dangerous blood clot.
 
While the women most at risk had sat for more than 41 hours a week (on top of their work hours), the research is the  first to prove a sedentary lifestyle increases the dangers.
In Diana’s case, in the weeks leading up to her first symptoms, she’d been sitting at her desk for up to six hours at a time, for long days on end, without a break. It could have killed her. 
Deep vein thrombosis is caused when the wall of a blood vessel is damaged (through injury, such as a broken bone or surgery) or if the blood clots more easily than normal (as a result of medication or genetics).
Diana was sitting at her desk without a break. It could have killed her
Diana was sitting at her desk without a break. It could have killed her
It can also be triggered by the blood flow slowing down considerably — such as when you’re immobile for a long time. 
Some experts are so convinced by the specific link between prolonged periods at a computer and DVT that they have coined a new term for it: e-thrombosis.
While the incidence of e-thrombosis is not yet known, it’s estimated that the average person in Britain spends 12 hours a day immobile, looking at screens.
‘If you sit for 90 minutes or more at a desk, the blood flow behind your knees decreases by 50 per cent, significantly increasing the chance of a DVT,’ says Professor Beverley Hunt, consultant in haematology at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals in London. 
‘It is vital to take regular breaks every hour or so: get up, walk about, rotate your ankles and stretch out your calf muscles.’
There is concern about a lack of awareness of the risks of e-thrombosis, and DVTs in general, among the public.
Experts point to the recent case of 26-year-old Rebecca Cain, a marketing executive from Nottinghamshire, who died when a DVT was misdiagnosed as muscular pain. 
The danger is that if a clot in the leg breaks off, it can then travel up the body and block blood flow to the lungs. 
A small pulmonary embolism can cause breathlessness, pain and even the coughing up of blood. A larger one, or many smaller ones, can block the entire blood supply to the lungs, starving them of oxygen and often proving fatal.
Around 25,000 Britons die each year as a result of DVTs. They are more common in the over-60s, though they can affect any age. 
The problem, as Diana discovered, is too many medics assume only older people are at risk.
‘I realised something wasn’t right when I developed pains in my left calf,’ she recalls. 
‘The pain got progressively worse until I could barely put weight on that leg.
‘I’m self-employed and for the previous ten days I’d been working very long days to clear a backlog.’
Despite the pain, she still went ahead with a charity bike ride, cycling from London to Portsmouth, because she didn’t want to let down the people who’d sponsored her.
Two days later, she went to see a GP. 
‘I described my symptoms and asked if it might be a DVT, as I’d looked up the symptoms online.’
Diana explained she was on the combined Pill (a known trigger) and she had been immobile at her computer for very long periods.
‘But the doctor’s reaction was dismissive. He said that as I hadn’t been on a long-haul flight and was only 29, it could not possibly be that. 
'He also prodded my leg and told me that if I had the condition, my leg would be swollen and too sore to touch.’
Some experts are so convinced by the specific link between prolonged periods at a computer and DVT that they have coined a new term for it: e-thrombosis
Some experts are so convinced by the specific link between prolonged periods at a computer and DVT that they have coined a new term for it: e-thrombosis
In fact, as Diana was later told, many deep leg clots are not accompanied by swelling or severe pain.
The doctor, a locum, diagnosed muscular pain. 
‘He just told me to take ibuprofen and move around more,’ she says.
Over the next two days, the pain gradually lessened, but any sense of relief Diana felt was quickly replaced by anxiety as she began to feel short of breath.
Five days later, she was in bed when she suddenly got stabbing pains in her chest, shoulders and back. At her fiance’s insistence, she saw a different GP, who immediately sent her to A&E.
A barrage of tests and scans followed, and Diana suddenly found herself surrounded by a team of medics, who told her she had multiple blood clots in each lung. 
‘They kept repeating frightening phrases such as “medical emergency” and “life-threatening condition”. I was in total shock.’
Fortunately, scans showed there were no clots in the legs, and Diana was given medication to shrink those on her lungs. She had to return to the doctor every day for five days, then twice a week for a month for monitoring.
‘I was glad not to have to stay, but equally I was terrified by what was happening.’
During this time, one of Diana’s consultants confirmed that sitting at a desk all day could have been a factor in her illness.
‘She told me the first cases of DVT were diagnosed after the war, caused by people sitting long hours in air-raid shelters on deckchairs,’ says Diana.
‘I was on an old, uncomfortable chair with limited leg room, so this made sense.’
So why are so many people dying from DVT? Professor Hunt blames a lack of education among health care professionals. 
‘My clinics are full of people like Diana who were misdiagnosed,’ she says. 
‘Doctors, nurses and midwives are not being given the basic training to help them spot signs of blood clots — and that must be addressed urgently.’
Charles McCollum, professor of surgery at Manchester University, agrees that front-line medics need more support and training.
‘It’s a complex area, and 80 per cent of DVTs are asymptomatic — meaning there will be no  clear pointers such as swelling, skin discolouration, heat or significant pain.
‘In my opinion, GPs need to lower their threshold of suspicion and if in doubt, send patients for proper diagnostic tests such as ultrasound and the D-Dimer test.
‘This checks for a particular protein noticeable only when there is significant formation and breakdown of blood clots.’
Once diagnosed, the clots are easily treatable with anti-coagulant drugs such as warfarin and the use of compression stockings. 
Diana was prescribed a six-month course of warfarin. She also has to wear compression stockings whenever she’s travelling or sitting immobile for any length of time. 
‘Nowadays, I turn down work if the deadlines are too punishing,’ she says. 
‘I’m no longer willing to sit chained to my desk for hours on end. It’s just not worth the risk.’


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2011216/How-sitting-desk-long-deadly-blood-clot.html#ixzz2LGfPmfqZ
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