I haven’t been well lately. In fact, I’ve been feeling positively horrendous. My hands ache, my eyes sting, and overall, I just feel awful. This reminds me of the posts I made about bloggers’ health problems and how you can prevent any of those health problems from happening. Yet here I am, sick. Just goes to show that you can’t be in control of any kind of situation 100%. Ever heard that adage, “You are what you eat”? Leading our sedentary lives as bloggers, getting to eat what we want and go on for days, months, and even years without exercise, who knows what’ll happen to us if we’re not careful of what we put in our mouths? Here are some of the food a blogger should consider incorporating into the daily meal to stay healthy:

1. Green leafy veggies.

Cliched, I know. You’ve probably been reminded of this by your mother, wife, husband, friends, even your children, numerous times in your lives. If you haven’t done so yet, you should. After all, greens are low in fats and calories and high in everything that matters — fiber, protein, vitamins, calcium, iron, and vitamins.

2. Yellow Vegetables (i.e., carrots, pumpkin, etc.)

After green, now yellow? Well, yes. Yellow vegetables would benefit us greatly. Yellow or orange veggies usually contain large amounts of vitamin A which is good for eyesight. They also contain carotenoids, pigments which give them color, which are said to help prevent certain cancers.

3. Nuts

According to studies, those who regularly consume nuts have a lower risk of heart disease. It is also said to help lower cholesterol levels. Provided, of course, that your intake is in moderation. If you eat too much, you might suffer from heightened euric acid. Of course, you do know that it’s a myth that people say nuts can help you become smarter, right?

4. Glucose

I say glucose because it’s in many different foods. Glucose helps boost people’s cognitive performance, allowing them to perform better mentally. In short, glucose if your brain fuel. Before you jump around because you thought you can eat chocolates, perhaps you should know that fats stall the energizing effects of glucose in your brain. Very small quantities of BLACK chocolate are advisable. By small quantity, we mean a serving as small as a match box per day.

5. Lean meat and/or chicken or turkey breasts.

Just like everyone else, we need protein to strengthen our muscles. We don’t want out muscles to go into atrophy because we don’t use them much. Avoid any meat which has lots of fat content. Get lean meat or even better, chicken or turkey breasts; the part of poultry that’s low in calories and high in protein.

6. Citrus Fruits

Citrus fruits, of course, boast a whole range of vitamins and minerals. Get your dose of vitamin C as protection against common colds and cough by eating oranges, lemons, and other fruits, not just citruses.

7. Other fruits such as bananas.

Bananas contain both potassium and vitamin B. Potassium helps prevent cases of cramps dues to its positive charge. Vitamin B, on the other hand, helps replenish damaged nerves of the hand since we type all day long, every day. Other fruits contain other vitamins and minerals to help you out, too.

8. Vegetable oils and whole wheat.

Vegetable oils and whole wheat contain vitamin E which renews dead cells in your body. This helps your body regenerate so you won’t grow old precociously! Whole wheat also contains fibers which are good for digestion.

9. Fish

Fish don’t have fats, are high in protein and iron, and also, omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids help prevent heart disease. Eggs also contain omega 3 acids, although eating more than 2 eggs a day is not advisable due to the high-concentration of calories on its yolk.



Desperate Curiosity

NASA pressed ahead with Thursday's planned launch of shuttle Atlantis, even though bad weather threatened to delay the mission to add another science lab to the international space station. Forecasters said there was a 70 percent chance that rain, clouds and possibly even a severe thunderstorm would keep Atlantis on the pad for yet another day. The space shuttle is already two months late in delivering the European lab, Columbus, to the space station

Faulty fuel gauges grounded Atlantis in December. Engineers worked round the clock and through the holidays to fix the problem, which turned out to be a bad connector in the external fuel tank. Although confident of the repair, NASA officials acknowledged they would be monitoring Atlantis' fuel gauges with more interest than usual, once fueling got under way.

NASA said at least three of the four fuel gauges must work properly once Atlantis' tank is filled in order for the launch to proceed. The gauges are part of a critical safety system to help ensure that the main engines do not run on an unexpectedly empty tank during the 8 1/2-minute climb to orbit. They have performed erratically during countdowns for nearly three years and postponed several launches. Columbus - a US$2 billion (EUR 1.4 billion) high-tech laboratory is the European Space Agency's primary contribution to the space station. In the making for 23 years, the lab has endured station redesigns and slowdowns, as well as a number of shuttle postponements and two shuttle accidents.