SgButterfly » Health & Fitness http://www.sgbutterfly.org Singapore's First Transgender Community Portal Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:42:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Breast op gone wrong ends her with 4 breasts ! http://www.sgbutterfly.org/blog/breast-op-gone-wrong-ends-her-with-4-breasts/ http://www.sgbutterfly.org/blog/breast-op-gone-wrong-ends-her-with-4-breasts/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:38:54 +0000 cockroach http://www.sgbutterfly.org/?p=295 A woman who went for a breast op to enlarge her breast ended up with deformities in her boobs, known as ‘double bubble’ in medical terms, is suing the plastic surgeon.

It has left her with what looks like 4 boobs, with scars and lumps all over. She is so ashame of her body now, she don’t even allow her husband to see her naked. Her marriage has ended up in a divorce.

So………..are you going to reconsider that boob job………?

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]]> http://www.sgbutterfly.org/blog/breast-op-gone-wrong-ends-her-with-4-breasts/feed/ 1 Weight Loss & Exercise http://www.sgbutterfly.org/blog/weight-loss-exercise/ http://www.sgbutterfly.org/blog/weight-loss-exercise/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:08:32 +0000 ah^gao http://www.sgbutterfly.org/?p=90 Eating healthy is the best way to maintain an ideal weight. For all those people who are overweight, there is no better way to lose those extra pounds than avoiding fried foods and meals where oil is abundant. Besides, if we follow a good exercise routine, results will be more than satisfactory. It is never advisable to lose weight abruptly because this may be detrimental to our health.

Losing weight doesn’t mean depriving us of our favorite dishes, losing weight means taking care of our health by eating healthfully. Unfortunately, few people eat vegetables, which are excellent allies for combating cholesterol, heart diseases and obesity. Obviously, it’s not advisable to eat anything in excess but vegetables are the perfect complement to any kind of meal because they contain minerals and vitamins. It is one of the factors that we must consider to achieve our objective.

Décimo Junio Juvenal, a renowned philosophers said: “healthy mind in a healthy body”. One factor that we should never neglect, not only when it comes to losing weight but also in keeping our body free of disease, is exercise.

Exercise, especially aerobics, is highly recommended for losing weight. Aerobic exercise is exercise that involves or improves oxygen consumption by the body. Aerobic means “with oxygen”, and refers to the use of oxygen in the body’s metabolic or energy-generating process. Many types of exercise are aerobic, and by definition are performed at moderate levels of intensity for extended periods of time.

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Some recognise benefit of doing aerobic exercises includes, but not limited to:

  • Strengthening the muscles involved in respiration, to facilitate the flow of air in and out of the lungs
  • Strengthening and enlarging the heart muscle, to improve its pumping efficiency and reduce the resting heart rate, known as aerobic conditioning
  • Strengthening muscles throughout the body
  • Improving circulation efficiency and reducing blood pressure
  • Increasing the total number of red blood cells in the body, facilitating transport of oxygen
  • Improved mental health, including reducing stress and lowering the incidence of depression
]]> http://www.sgbutterfly.org/blog/weight-loss-exercise/feed/ 0 Don’t You Love Your High Heels, Ladies? http://www.sgbutterfly.org/blog/dont-you-love-your-high-heels-ladies/ http://www.sgbutterfly.org/blog/dont-you-love-your-high-heels-ladies/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:33:06 +0000 ah^gao http://www.sgbutterfly.org/?p=68 It is sexy. It gives the person on it an edge over. It has many design and gals just drool over it.

High heels may have been worn by women both as a fashion statement and to increase short stature, at least in the early 15 century or earlier.

High heels are also one of the top major fashion statement that gives you leg and back problem.

Wearing high-heels will slowly pull the weight of the entire body forward, thus corrupting the posture and arches of the back. Hold your weapons down women, because in time you will feel pain. High-heels are the leading cause of “Spondylolisthesis” – a condition that is caused from slipping frontward on the lower back. (Lumbar)

The toes are designed to provide us support, yet when a person wears high-heels it causes the toes to affect the joints, since the toes will narrow, causing weight or pressure to the spine. Now, high-heels are sexy to both men and women, yet these heels are going to cost you a fortune down the road. You can look good in supported shoes that fit comfortably without damaging your ligaments, tendons, nerves, muscles, and so on.

There is no need to panic and throw all your heels away, you just got to look after and do some strengthening on your lower back, abdominal and leg muscles. Click Here for a good and easy method of relieving lower back pain. The exercise also helps in strengthening those muscles.

Isn’t it time to pick-up a sport item and start doing it on regular basis? Even it is not for the ability to put on heels, it give you better health benefits.

Maybe you would like to consider picking up wushu as a leisure sport?

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