According to everydayhealth.com, Hepatitis C is a global health issue effecting 170 million people.
Hepatitis C is most commonly a blood borne type of Hepatitis. A majority of these cases are chronic, long term infections. Chronic hepatitis can result in cirrhosis liver failure, and liver cancer.
Hepatitis can cause infection through unhealthy, infected body piercing, unsanitary tattooing facilities, infected blood transfusions, or through the sharing of infected needles with IV drug users.
It's important to protect yourself if you are utilizing a business for tattoo’s or body piercing. Look for their updated approved business certification, which must be publicly posted. If they are not certified, or the business looks unsanitary to your eye, walk OUT.
There have been steps and procedures put into place for the protection of the blood banks and blood providers in the hospitals and clinics in the United States and Europe to avoid the infection of the blood given. . If you’re traveling in developing nations, be aware that their protection levels are not as stringen,t which is why the highest rates of infection can be found in Africa, the western pacific and the eastern mediterranean region. If your traveling to those areas, be smart, and informed of your options if you need hospitalization.
Tip of the Day:
Brush your teeth directly after a meal. You’ll be less likely to pop some extra morsel in your mouth, that you probably didn’t need anyway
Wednesday- 11/09/11 Workout Diary :
day off
Wednesday- 11/09/11- Food Diary:
Breakfast-
Grapefruit (40 cal)
1 cup organic egg whites (120 cal)
1/2 cup high fiber cereal(I like Kashi and Kellog high fiber cinnamon o's) with non-fat milk (130 cal)
*when eating cereal check portion control, protein and fiber count to choose a healthy food. Many cereals can be bagged in a snack bag for a car/desk/briefcase/school snack on-the-go
A.M. Snack-
1 whole wheat english muffin , 2 tbls organic almond butter(268 cal)
Lunch-
4 oz orange Roughy(100 cal)
1/2 cup spaghetti squash ( 26 cal)
4 asparagus(26 cal.)
P.M. Snack-
1 cup egg whites, 1 cup spinach, broccoli slaw ( 119)
Dinner-
6 oz salmon (390 cal)
1 cup wild rice, shallots, mushrooms, garlic (210 cal)
salad- mixed greens, tomato ( 80 cal)
Dessert-
1 cup non fat Greek yogurt, 1/4 cup berries ( 120 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES: 1699
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