You may be getting older, but you can still do yoga

What do John Boehner, Bonnie Raitt and prisoners at Sing Sing have in common? Like 36 million other Americans, they do yoga, according to the April/May issue of AARP The Magazine, which features a special health section on "The United States of Yoga."

It's an ancient practice, after all.

It's also one that doesn't discriminate by age. Of the folks who do it, 39 percent are older than 50, the magazine reports. And if you're interested in following its advice "to take a deep breath and join in," it suggests the most suitable styles for seniors. (In your 60s, for instance, try Iyengar, which "emphasizes precise alignment, deep stretching and holding for long moments.")

The package features a primer on yoga gear, a rundown of yoga's health benefits and a sample yoga breathing exercise.

Online, you can view a free quickie lesson that is geared to seniors and led by Lorrie Lynch, a certified instructor who also is AARP's features director. The five-minute video introduces newbies to a few simple standing poses, all of which are helpful for improving bone density as we age, Lynch points out.

Yoga is an ancient practice with origins stretching back thousands of years in India. It is designed to help achieve a more positive outlook on life and a focused, permanent sense of serenity and peace. The word ‘yoga’ itself means ‘union’ and ‘union with the divine’; however, many people have stripped away the spirituality and focus of yoga so that most think of it as a group of intensely athletic people putting their legs behind their heads and curling up into jaw-dropping positions.

For the magazine, Lynch contributes an essay that offers the most compelling case for yoga. The first line is "Yoga has saved my life, twice." Lynch recounts how she used gentle yoga to recover after a quadruple coronary bypass operation. Although she had practiced before the surgery, "I did not really 'get' the breath and meditation part of it until I was in serious need of physical healing," Lynch writes.

Fast-forward seven years, and Lynch was laid off from a company she'd worked at for three decades. To deal with her "shattered ego," she returned to the mat. This time, she made vigorous, hot power vinyasa classes a daily habit. "I was sweating out all the hurt and resentment," Lynch adds.

Both experiences were transformative, and that's what Lynch hopes to convey to anyone who's hesitant about taking a class. And maybe you'll run into Bonnie Raitt.

Why your children's day care may determine how wealthy they become

Children who are born into poverty often struggle to escape it. Researchers have studied this generational snare for years, concluding that underfunded schools and overworked or absent guardians exacerbate the cycle.

But a recent study from the University of Chicago finds that quality day care can make a big difference: Low-income mothers with access to good programs raise children who grow up to earn more money.

In other words, quality child care, which includes educational activities and healthy meals, appears to better prepare children for school and the labor force. "Supplying the support for low-income families will lead to a larger social return," said co-author and economist Jorge Luis Garcia.

The cost of child care in the United States can rival the mortgage payment, ranging from about $5,000 on average annually in Alabama to a whopping $22,000 in the District of Columbia. It can also be hard to find. An analysis of eight states last year from the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank, found more than half of young children in rural Zip codes inhabit a "child care desert," or communities where small children outnumber day-care spots by at least 3 to 1.

This can lead to inconsistent care, especially among poor families.

The University of Chicago study, led by James Heckman, a Nobel laureate economist, tracked children from birth until age 35. Heckman and his team focused on two full-time programs in North Carolina, which provided free care to low-income children, ages 8 weeks to 5 years.

The researchers followed a group of children who were born in the mid-'70s and received the care, which featured daily educational exercises, and a "control" group that either stayed at home or landed in cheaper or part-time programs.

They found that mothers who received the free, full-time care made more money while their children were in preschool, and out-earned their peers 20 years later.

When they turned 30, meanwhile, they were out-earning their counterparts in the control group: The girls grew up to make roughly $2,500 more per year and the boys made a staggering $19,800 more.

The program disproportionately benefited boys, the researchers wrote, because boys who grow up economically disadvantaged are more likely to get suspended at school and land in the criminal justice system.

The findings reinforce the importance of good care in early childhood - but lawmakers continue to debate about if and how to pay for it. The North Carolina programs in Heckman's study, for example, cost about $18,000 yearly per child. That price tag is out of reach for most working families.

During the campaign, President Donald Trump proposed allowing parents to deduct the average cost of child care in their area from their taxes. Details of how that would work, however, have yet to be released.

Ivanka Trump, now special assistant in the West Wing, has been leading White House efforts to work out a blueprint that the GOP-dominated Congress might embrace. Republicans have generally opposed expanding government benefits.

Lynette Fraga, executive director of Child Care Aware of America, a national organization focused on the quality of child care, said politicians should consider child care an economic issue.

"When you have nurturing, responsive care in early childhood, your brain development is on a terrific trajectory," Fraga said. "It's the building blocks for healthy, long-term outcomes. It's a win for parents, children and the future workforce."

'Touchscreen-toddlers' sleep less, researchers say

Nowadays, little children already became trend by having gadget. Sometimes they were playing until midnight. You must be have experienced with matter like this? Whether you like it or not, as parents we need to controlled that because there are some of the adverse effects towards exposed consequences little children to interactive screen in gadget.

Not before bedtime?

The study in Scientific Reports suggests every hour spent using a touchscreen each day was linked to 15 minutes less sleep.

However, those playing with touchscreens do develop their fine motor skills more quickly.

Experts said the study was "timely" but parents should not lose sleep over it.

There has been an explosion in touchscreens in the home, but understanding their impact on early childhood development has been lacking.

The study by Birkbeck, University of London, questioned 715 parents of children under three years old.

It asked how often their child played with a smartphone or tablet and about the child's sleep patterns.

It showed that 75% of the toddlers used a touchscreen on a daily basis, with 51% of those between six and 11 months using one, and 92% of those between 25 and 36 months doing so as well.

But children who did play with touchscreens slept less at night and more in the day.

Sometimes they become addicted to that.

Overall they had around 15 minutes less sleep for every hour of touchscreen use.

Dr Tim Smith, one of the researchers, told the BBC News website: "It isn't a massive amount when you're sleeping 10-12 hours a day in total, but every minute matters in young development because of the benefits of sleep."

The study is not definitive, but Dr Smith says it "seems to indicate touchscreens have some association with possible sleep problems".

However, his research has also shown toddlers who actively use touchscreens (swiping rather than watching) accelerate their development of motor skills.

So should children be given touchscreens to play with?

Dr Smith says: "It's very tricky right now, the science is very immature, we are really lagging behind the technology and it's too early to make clear proclamations."

He says the best bet is to follow similar rules for the amount of time spent in front of the TV.

That means putting a limit on the total time spent on devices, ensuring children still do physical things, ensuring that content is age-appropriate, and avoiding the screens in the hour before bedtime.

Dr Anna Joyce, a cognitive developmental researcher at Coventry University, said: "As the first study to investigate associations between sleep and touchscreen use in infancy, this is a timely piece of research.

"In light of these findings and what we know from previous research it may be worth parents limiting touchscreen, other media use and blue light in the hours before bedtime.

"Until we know more about how touchscreens affect sleep, they shouldn't be banned completely," she added.

Prof Kevin McConway, from The Open University, said: "I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep over these results, if I still had young children.

"The children in this study used a touchscreen for about 25 minutes a day, a child who used a touchscreen for this average length of time would sleep for about 6 minutes less."

Two detained for horrible statement, fake Facebook account Johore kin

By NUR AMANINA SURANI

nuramanina17294@gmail.com

JOHORE : Yesterday, police detained a man and a woman, because uploaded horrible statement towards Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar's Sultan of Johor and Johore's Royal institution and made fake Facebook account incognito as Johore's Royal kin.

Through quotation from Bernama, Johore Police Chief Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd said a men who is 26 years old that work as operation executive of a company, believed was manufactured the issue with horrible statement, held at Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) compound state here at 5 pm.

While, 40 years old women suspect that work as factory operator and believed make false account, held at same location between 3 and 4 pm.

"On 19 Jan and last 25 March, Johore's police received two respective report on horrible statement towards Sultan of Johor and Johore's Royal institution and a fake Facebook account used to disguise as Royal kin of Johore.

"In accordance with that , two investigation paper was opened for further investigation and detect individuals believed make a ugly statement and fake Facebook ," he said in statement here last night.

Wan Ahmad Najmuddin said for case make a horrible statement, suspect investigated following Section 233 Communications and Multimedia Act, and if convicted could be fined not more RM50,000 or jail does not exceed more a year or both.

Because of that,  they has to pay 'high price' when arrested by his following actions police uploading horrible statement towards Tunku Mahkota Johore and Johore's Royal institution in social website

While, for case impersonated Johore's Royal kin, suspect investigated following Section 419 Penal Code, and if convicted bringing maximum jail sentence seven years or fine or both.

He said police will not compromise and will take action rightly towards any individual found abuse social media. - BERNAMA

Worm Disease - Please, take care of your child

By NUR AMANINA SURANI- 

nuramanina17294@gmail.com

KEDAH- Bracelet, hook, thread worm, thread and tape between a few worm type that can live in human body.

The worms can live in intestine, blood and human organ until years by getting food through vitamins that found inside intestine during digestive process.

Usually, easier worm infection experienced by children especially if parents does not take take care on cleanliness of children.

Worm infection or the parasite could be infecting children either through nutrition or environment that is dirty.

Infection through nutrition happen when vegetable or fruits that not is washed properly cause worm egg did not come off, apart from practice not wash hand before eating to children while for baby on the other hand often include goods into mouth.

Worm infection also can be gained through environment if the children skin is exposed to worm egg directly, for example does not wear slipper or play sand without supervision.

According to Kulim Hospital Radiology Expert, Kedah Dr. Suraiya Ibrahim, worm disease in children invite various problems, among them loss of appetite eat, fatigue, bloated, allergy, prolonged fever, and respiratory problems.

She explained, between children signs worm disease like fever, headache, poor appetite and have worm in their faeces.

In word, if the infection not treated immediately worried lead to other problems like anaemia, intestine damage and brain.

"Offering of the worm medicine should give to children whether they healthy or not to prevent too thin in early stage.

"Parents should make sure this medicine intake six months once so that worm do not upset process children's growth.

"This is because, worm egg be able to live long in body otherwise killed and will absorb nutrient achieved by children until cause their physical development interrupted," she said.

Dr. Suraiya adds, parents should not miss looking on offering of the worm medicine to children.

Furthermore, offering of the worm medicine needs to be done six months once or once a year with dose that had set so that worm infection can be eliminated.

According to her, children given medicine for worms have physical development that is perfect and orderly compared to on the other hand.

"Vermifuge may be granted six months once with dose measure of 200 milligrams for children below two years, while 400 milligrams for two years old children on," she expressed.

Apart from that, parents reminded to take care of and enhance house cleanliness level and environment besides ensuring vegetables and fruits is washed cleanly.

"If necessary, parents should see doctor to ensure children uninfected chronic worm disease before being harmful," she said.

Need to be reminded, vermifuge not only give to children only, but parents should take it also.

Parents should not clean child's hand with Hand Sanitizers

By NUR AMANINA BINTI SURANI

nuramanina17294@gmail.com

UNITED STATES - Millions parents use hand sanitizers (gel hand cleaner) to ensure their child freely from germ. But study now giving warning will his danger the product. 

There are a few cases where children experience smarting eye,vomit and stomach pain after using hand sanitizers, according to a study carried out by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From year 2011 to 2014, United States of America received 70,000 poisoning help call where children under age of 12 years has accidentally eaten, smelted or eye entered by sanitizer hand, according to report that is issued yesterday. 

Of the number, five children in coma state, three child experience fits and two critical situation where breathing two children stopped temporarily. 

91% children who become victims is among children that are five-year-old below believed accidentally swallowed hand sanitizers unintentionally. 

However, to children aged 6 to 12 years, 15% of them not due to accident and believed may deliberately abuse hand sanitizers, said report quoted by Mirror. 

According from Ahmad Sazlan 40 , one of father said that is better in cleaning your small families hand with old way, namely with water and soap. So, use method as long as can be done.

Researcher also found that incidents about hand sanitizers in inner child the age group less happening in summer, may be because children have more access to the product during school year or during flu season. 

Even then, expert do not say parents should discontinue hand sanitizers usage, instead only need monitor his usage in respective children. 

Apart from hand sanitizers, expert recommend use public soap and water to wash hand because that is method proposed in sanitary care.

Parents responsible for care of their elderly mothers and fathers as much as their own children, minister says

From the CNN news, parents have as much of a responsibility to care for their elderly mothers and fathers as they do for their own children, a minister has suggested.

David Mowat, the care minister, said that Britain's ageing population means that society has to take greater responsibility for the elderly.

He said that he was "struck" by the fact that while nobody questions the fact that mothers and fathers care for their own children, society does not take the same approach to the elderly.

It came as council leaders warned last night that the UK's social care system is in"grave danger of falling apart" because of underfunding.

In a bid to raise funding for social care, local authorities have begun plans to raise council tax bills. Surrey County Council is holding a referendum proposing that bills rise by 16 per cent in a bid to plug the funding gap.

 Mr Mowat told MPs on the local government select committee: "We need to start thinking as a society about how we deal with care of our own parents.

"One of the things that has struck me as I’ve been doing this role is that nobody ever questions the fact that we look after our children, that’s just obvious. Nobody ever says it is a caring responsibility, it’s just what you do. 

"I think some of that logic and some of way we think about that, in terms of the sort of volume of numbers that we are seeing coming down the track, will have to impinge on the way we start thinking about how we look after our parents.

"In a way, it is a responsibility in terms of our life cycle that is similar."

The Local Government Association  said that a growing number of people in need of social care are being left stranded in hospitals.

The number of people who had "unmet basic needs", such as getting washed, dressed or getting out of bed, could also rise. It that the Government's Care Act was doomed to fail unless more money was allocated to the social care sector.

In its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Budget, the LGA said that if new money was not ploughed into the social care sector then ministers needed to be "honest and upfront" with the public about the level of care that could be provided.

A poll conducted by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services found that just 8 per cent of directors of adult social care in councils were confident they could meet the full duties of the Care Act in the coming financial year.

Izzi Seccombe, chairwoman of the LGA's Community Wellbeing Board, said: "The Care Act is a really important piece of legislation which the LGA fully supports.

"But the intentions and the spirit of the Care Act that aims to help people to live well and independently, are in grave danger of falling apart and failing, unless new funding is announced by government for adult social care.

"It is not good enough just to be trying to help someone get washed and dressed, adult social care is about much more than this.

"It is about aspiring to help people live their lives to the fullest, and with dignity, not simply just get by. This is the great strength of the Care Act, which unfortunately is now at risk."

The head of the NHS has called for extra funding for social care after it emerged that bed blocking in hospitals has risen by more than 40 per cent in a year.

Doctors have warned that delayed discharges - where patients are medically fit to leave hospital but are stuck in beds due to problems arranging care in the community - are exacerbating the winter care crisis.

Local councils have been given the power to raise bills by up to 6 per cent over next three years to pay for social care. However they say it is not enough and one local authority is planning to hold a referendum on increasing council tax by up to 15 per cent.

Tim Loughton, a Tory MP former families minister: "In Mediterranean countries they have a social, family caring structure where you have different generations that look out for each other.

"They literally live on top of each other and surprise surprise have far fewer elderly people cast out into care homes.

"In the UK we ghettoise elderly people, we have almost an apartheid system of all members of a generation being put together.

"He makes a fair point, as long as he doesn't use it as a cop out for the state having to look after elderly people."

Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat leader, last night accused the government of pushing the responsibility on to families because they had refused to fund social care properly.

"These comments from an out of touch minister show how bad the social care crisis is,' he said. "He would want the best care possible for his family, and millions of people are the same.

"This government, rather than deal with the problem, want families to do it themselves. They need to get a grip."

A Government spokesman said councils had been given £7.6 billion of dedicated funding for social care over the course of this parliament, and local authorities which do not delivery high quality services will continue to be challenged.