Spices

We have got some recipes to spice up your food. They are actually spice mixture recipes, 3 of them just for this special birthday issue!  Simply make the mixtures and use them on a variety of foods to give your menu that extra kick!

Diabetes in Children

There are two main types of diabetes named type I and type II. Type I is rarer, it is found in about 10% of people with diabetes and is the one more common with children. The immune system destroys the body’s insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and lack of insulin can cause the body to starve. The result is that the body can no longer break down food properly and use its energy.

The cause of type I diabetes is multidimensional. The person must have a genetic predisposition but it is usually triggered by some factor in the environment like a virus for example. The symptoms range from excessive thirst, to excessive urination, excessive hunger, weight loss, fatigue, blurred vision, high blood sugar level, sugar and ketones in the urine and for girls vaginal yeast infections (even in infants or toddlers). Treatment consists of daily injections of insulin but you must be careful because in the beginning the person may feel he doesn’t need insulin but he/she must continue to use the treatment.

Flower Arranging

Whether it’s a dinner party, a birthday party or simply to decorate the house, flowers are always a beautiful thing. When arranging flowers, you need to be aware of some things. Here are a few helpful hints we have to help you arrange your flowers.

Decide where you will place your flower arrangement before you make it so you can determine if the finished piece should be tall or wide or round and full.

Select a container that is appropriate for the decor and/or theme of the arrangement.

Choose a vase that is in proportion to the flowers. Often the vase should make up one half to one-third the size of the total arrangement.

The Conversation Killer

Shyness can be one of the most debilitating character traits. I’m not talking about the kind of shyness where if someone compliments you , you blush… I’m talking about severe shyness, the kind where you simply can’t approach people, you can’t talk to people, you can’t make requests and sometimes you’re too scared to even make a phonecall.

It is self-doubt that leads us to being shy. It is very much related to how we perceive ourselves, how others perceive us and the importance we attach to how others perceive us. It is not our personality, as some psychologists would have you believe. Self-doubt is a negative characteristic that can be eliminated, and shyness is a character flaw that nobody needs to live with if they are seeking help in overcoming it.

Where Have the Good Doctors Gone?

I have been in and out of so many doctors’ clinics that I have lost count. I am not ill, just never happy with the clinics or the doctors in them. There is always something wrong with them, and I think that when it comes to putting your health in someone else’s hands (literally), you have the right to be picky. I don’t know about you but there are two things that I desperately need in a doctor: hygiene and professionalism. Some of the doctors I have seen have managed to scare me away from any clinic for a long long time. Think I’m exaggerating? Well let me share some of my doctor stories and you can think about whether I’m exaggerating or not.

Over Active Bladder

Do you find yourself going to the toilet to urinate too often? Do you get up in the middle of the night more than once to go to the toilet? This could be due to an overactive bladder. Overactive bladder is a treatable medical condition. Its symptoms include urinary frequency, urgency, and accidental loss of urine due to a sudden and unstoppable need to urinate. This condition is not normal at any age.

If you are experiencing a lack of bladder control, see your doctor. Most bladder control problems can be successfully treated! The symptoms of overactive bladder include:

Frequency — often having to urinate more than 8 times over 24 hours (including waking up to urinate 2 or more times a night); the need to urinate may occur soon after the bladder has been emptied.

Urgency — frequent, sudden, strong urges to urinate with little or no chance to postpone the urination.

Wetting accidents— involuntary loss of urine (a small or large amount) following a sudden, strong desire to urinate (urgency).

Corn Flake Macaroons

Why not spoil your mum the next Mother's Day, indulge in these cookies while watching a video together.

You will need:

• 1 egg white
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup corn flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch salt

Beat egg white until stiff.

Stir remaining ingredients in.

Drop by teaspoonfuls on baking sheet and bake about 20 minutes.

Makes 18.