EPISODE 40 - SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST: PREDISPOSING FACTORS & LIFESTYLE CGS

Family history,

Smoking:  PLAQUE BUILD UP

 High b.p: increased speed of blood with subs can easily block arteries

High bad cholesterol: LDL especially type B is more implicated in blockage

 Obesity: obese people have too much fat, cannot exercise and higher risk

 Diabetes: high sugar in the blood combines with fat to form blockades for vessels

 Sedentary lifestyle: no exercise, no flexibility for blood vessels and detoxification for lymph (blood) system.

High alcohol intake: alcohol produces metabolites (acetaldehyde) which are toxic to the brain and blood and increases the chance of vessel blockage

Previous heart attack: when a system is weakened it gets more vulnerable

 Age and gender: tendency increases with age and men have 3x for tendency because women have their oestrogen protection

Cocaine and amphetamine: narrows blood vessels and so increases chance of blockade

 Nutritional imbalance: when there is decrease in potassium and magnesium in the diet leading to irregular and fast heart beat

Four warning signs of a heart attack

1.      Pain  that comes in the chest that comes  and goes and later returns with greater intensity

2.       Feeling of easy windiness

3.      High uncontrolled blood pressure

4.      High LDL( especially type B LDL)

EPISODE 39 - WHAT ABOUT THE GAZELLES

The gazelle is a young antelope appreciated for its beauty and grace. Arabic poetry involves comparing the gazelle with the beloved and Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived used it sumptuously his love song trying to depict the qualities that should characterize any authentic love relationship, more so, the love between us and the creator.

“Let me come in my darling,

Come…my darling, come,

Come to me, my lover like a gazelle,

Like a young stag on the mountains where spices grow,

Catch the foxes, the little foxes,

Before they ruin our vineyard in bloom”.

As a young boy or girl blossoming out in puberty, you will be admired and admire your mates and there will be tendency to date. That is okay, but the word of wisdom says “come to me like a gazelle, like a young stag on the mountains where spices grow. A gazelle has twin hoofs with which he defends himself (Knowledge and Determination), tough leathery skin to be able to withstand harsh mountainous terrain (strength of character to withstand peer pressure), and then it is young and graceful (child-like in innocence and simplicity). If you school yourself in these attributes, even the foxes would respect you.

EPISODE 38 - THE FOXES TO AVOID

Catch the foxes, the little foxes, before they ruin our vineyard in bloom. – Sgs 2:15

A fox is a very cunny animal that can easily trick an unsuspecting prey. Therefore, if a person or a thing is regarded as a fox, it/he/she should be very watched carefully.

1.       A formerly trusted friend who urges you into homosexuality is a fox and must be avoided.

2.       A school friend who wants to take you to a night club is a fox.

3.       Anyone who lives above his means is a fox or one in the making

4.       A youth who dresses seductively or behaves immodestly is a fox.

5.       Anyone who disobeys his parents and would not want to be told when he is wrong is a fox.

6.       Thoughts that sex is just a natural desire and should be carried out with a friend around are foxy.

7.       The fallacy that if you don’t have sex by a certain age you will have diseases like fibroid is foxy.

8.       The thoughts that denial of sex to a friend is denial of love are very and dangerously foxy.

While dating, try to avoid all these foxes and move with the gazelles.

EPISODE 37 - CHARACTER FORMATION AND DATING

1.       Be patient with mood-swings and emotional turmoil and don’t turn nasty because of your irritations.

2.       Be courageous and determined to say NO to premarital sex and avoid abortion like a plague.

3.       Think about your future, dream your dreams and begin to work towards actualizing them.

4.       As a young girl, you are to be a proper lady who should dress decently, walk straight up with tummy tucked in, be gentle in speech and manners. Learn to observe issues critically before taking decisions.

5.       As a young boy, you should learn to be someone of character who knows what he wants. And that which you want should make sense to every other right thinking person. Respect for age, parents and female gender is a must for someone who wants to be counted among the well-bred.

6.       Your hormone makes you want to take risks and be volatile but you should channel the energy in the right direction; use it to defend the weak and not to intimidate or bully anybody. It is actually a sign of weakness to be the first to strike anybody.

7.       You can date but groom yourself like a gazelle, and as you go to pick your date, go through the fruit door, go with the little money you have and let it decide where you both go. Let the girl walk inside while you are closer to the road, and make sure you get back early before its dark.

EPISODE 36 - DATING

In the olden days, friendship was platonic, innocent and open. Now things are changing fast. You as the girl would want to flaunt your beauty before the boys and want exclusivity with them. The boy wants to claim the girl as his, gets aroused when he sees you and may later boast about his conquest.

Before, you didn’t care about what you wore and sitting close to someone of the opposite sex but you are not comfortable anymore. Why?

The hormone surge is running riot and you know that the danger zone of deep kissing is not far from you. The bell in your head is ringing to back off but your emotions and need for admiration is saying enjoy what you are doing.

As you receive praises about your beauty and so on, walk in your cloud nine but always remember that the passion will soon simmer down and you touch base again. You may like a guy but don’t believe him when he says he loves you. Neither of you know what true love means. He will even grow fatter when you decide to distance yourself from the passion that may complicate your life.

Just stay cool and be watchful. If you are having any doubts about your partner, back off for a while and re-think about the situation.