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    I-Exposure by Island Hospital - Volume 1

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    Volt SEPTEMBER 2006 CONTENTS «VITAMINS & MINERAL FROMTHE CEO * AGUIDE TO VISION CORRECTION * DIETS TO IMPROVE VISION * WELCOME To L-sPORTS ‘INFERTILITY + MENISCUS, TRANSPLANTS GET TOKNOW OUR PHYSICIANS! * MEDICAL PACKAGES ‘PAST & FUTURE EVENTS * ISLAND'S 10” ANNIVERSARY EVENTS Is LAN D HO Ss P I TAL exposure KKLIU 0921/2006/1 Revealing The Importance Of Daily Vitamin Intake STAMEN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS DO YOU NEED IT? Nutrition history has recorées many stares about the wonders of vtamin rich food and how the cute eae ike Scurvy (Vcamin C ight blindness (Vitamin A) arches (vitamin), to name sew Today ences unacked many puriasreltedto vitamin and mineral decency. Scence has unearthed ve than 40 types ofnutiens in food Many ofthe beaktvoughs ow {ecusmoreon ways to pramate heat and help ploec agaist ‘aah problens suchas Carcey, Hear Deas and Osasparosis So coulda vitamin or mineal pil replace your dinner? To ll those who enjoy the plessteof eating, theres good news. The answers defintely "NOI" Tooa car provide the ideal mixtate of vitamins, minerals and other nutents Besges providing us with he plssuteo eating, good food intake choices can prod the variety andbalance of nutes ‘ndother neath substances reesedtor goodestn that cannot bedupieateswth dietary supplements in other words supplements ae ol necessary for most, healthy people they ae able andar ling te eat a well Balanced ane varied det. Bu for sore people due to some cumstances, mltwtamins and mineral supplements are required Forexarple + orien with heavy menstrual bleeding may need ron Supplements fo replace ran duet excessive lon loss, + Women who ae pegrant or breast feeing need moe of some nuvient especialy rer, fate ane cleum fore wellbeing othe mether ar baby + Menopausal women might benefit om cau spplenent thei intake of calium food ts not sutticient + People on vty iow ealotie sets may not be consuming enough eed meet alltherruttional needs People on Gets witha lower than 1100 heal intake wil require Supplements to meet ther nutritional reuirements, + Some vegetarians may need extra calcium, en, snc and Vitamin heir reulreatngpatersderoscontain anyday products or eggs. + eagle wth ites mie take and snight exposure may be acsed to take VearinD supplements (Our body oly requires 10-15 mirutes of sunlight on the hands ac fac, 23 times 2 week to make sufficient Vitemin 9) + Some babies may nee fuoide supplements fen and Vitamin B12 ifthe breasfecing mathe on cited water risa etievegeraran, ‘+ Far health conditions that impair nctrent absorption such as cigestive aa iver problems surgeries a5 wel as, injures ray ietesse the bodys need for nutrients. + Inadeiton, anyone wh is unable or uniling to regulary Consume a healthy dit should probably take dietary ‘Supplements afterberng asesed by the coir 0 detitan. HOW DO YOU CHOOSE A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT? you da require supplemerts then take al thes into careful cansideratin, + Always choos vitamin mineral combination {mirth ptencyto 100M orles ofthe Daly Values (OV) foryour age and gende:.f you ar eating heat 1008 DV sare than enough. Avid age doses. + Choose asupplement for your unique needs ‘Age, gender and medical status factors need to be tensicered.Chece wth you ctr or dietitian Ifyou ae Under sts, donot expec a sues vitamin pl to hep Stress does not increase nent nee. + For economy, consider the generic brand ‘oucan ty sytheiecr natural vane mines they are the same in chemical makeup. Your body does not now thedference you pete going natural hen ake alr food strat supplements are more aly and donot provide any ational benefits + Denote lured by extra ingredients Colne nstol ecithin PABA, hetbs and enzymes a {ost but offers no proven suv onal beret, + Check the expiration date onthe labels Nutrient supplement afte the expiry date wil ase some ftheir poten. + Take supplementsin the recommended dosage Do nat take double doses on days when you ave missed 2 meal tay be hata + Keep supplements in ase place Keep away from places where chilren may reach hem. Supplement poloning death among children s cute fommon as children tend to sssume that vitamin Supplement are sueets Remember, a0 etary supplements provide the full compliant of vanes mineral atdimportan iets found in food fr your overal heath. Always put food before the Suppeent pl fod sf cheaper and powses morevarely andpleasure for you uring your teguar checkup, aways inform your doctor about any supplements you are taking on you eva. certain Supplements may nerfere wt he acon of your mediation. by Supanece Sarasaks (Dietitian) i-exposure SEPTEMBER CEO Laser = A GUIDE TO VISION CORRECTION ~ ‘Thinking of having your vision enhanced and getting rid of our glasses? More and more options are available for correcting shortsightediness, astigmatism and longsightediness, LASIK may be the gold standard, but itis not suitable for everyone, Here are other procedures that might be a better fit. ‘on the comea, reshape the comea using the laser to cortect the etacive eros, FOR Shortsightechess, ongsighvedness and some astigmatisms PROS Quick recovery and minimal discomfort ‘CONS Some people cannot nave LASIK due fo preexisting eye problems insufcentcomeal thickness, It's LASIK without the Pap: instead, a micro thin surface layer of the comea is carefully removed before the laser correction FOR Shortsightecness, longsighsedness and some astigmatism ‘An option when tin comeas ule out LASIK PROS Ithas been atound lange: than LASIK, ‘CONS Some discomfort in the eye fr the fist 24 to 48 hours. Longer recovery time. Only one eye canbe treated at atime Think of it as fancy Photocefractive Keratectomy (PRK). Claims that it ‘causes less haze fom collagen bulé-up (arate oceutrence with modern PRK), but proot ofthis elusive FOR’ People with thin corneas. shortsightedess,langsightedness and some astigmatism PROS Sinise benefits to PRK, ‘CONS Sinilarto PRK, recovery i stillonger han with LASIK ‘An avanceé iagnostictechnology that allo surgeons to custom

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