Food for your soul.....

This was sent to me by my girl Yella......

She is one of the sweetest people I know. I call her my little big sister because i am older and taller but she is much more mature...She is worried about my people and she wanted to shoot me some knowledge on what we eat and how we are taking care of ourselves. Check it out.....
Ill be back next week with another tell of ass, game, bitches, and keeping it real for you baby....Breezy


Welcome fellow sojourners to this ‘cool’ reprieve (from work, school, and other boring bull that is sometimes called life), that is youngbreezy.com… my name is Yella, Yellabud. I’ve stopped by today to share some simple truths with you; consider it a little ‘health’ food amongst the juicy morsels of politics, sex, the game, spirituality, and other goodies you often find here. In the course of your life, you will know someone, or perhaps it will be you, that needs some type of emergency care. Whether it’s banging up your knee badly while hoopin, an incident at your home/work, or a car accident, it’s a pretty safe bet that first aid/safety will be an issue. Here are a few things everyone should know.
Everyone should take out the time (it normally takes like a Saturday to do) to get certified in CPR and First Aid. The chances of an incident (heart attack, cardiac arrest, etc.) becoming deadly are drastically decreased if the people around the victim know these techniques. No one is asking you to be an EMT, but you’d be surprised the little things you’ve picked up along the way that are WRONG. Maybe you’ve heard that when someone has a seizure that you should restrain the person, or put something down their throat so that they won’t swallow their tongue. That’s incorrect, folks. Besides making sure that they are in a place where they won’t cause damage to themselves or others (near sharp corners/objects) and have room to move, you shouldn’t really do anything to the person. While a person is seizing, there isn’t anything you can do for them outside of calling for help and getting their meds, should they be around. Here are two other common myths… 1. When you get a burn, put butter, Vaseline, oil, ointments, etc., on it. You’re not slowing down the burning, but rather accelerating it, so PLEASE refrain from doing this! Rather, rinse the area (if it’s a small burn) with cool (not freezing) water for twenty minutes and cover lightly with clean gauze or cloth until the burn can be treated by a health care provider. 2. You should tilt your head back when experiencing a nosebleed. While the blood may stop flowing out of your nose, it’s also stopped flowing to your brain (at least efficiently); this can cause the person to pass out. Instead, lean the head forward, get gauze or a clean cloth and pinch both sides of the bridge of the nose until the bleeding stops. You should call for medical assistance if the bleeding continues for longer than fifteen (15) minutes. There are many other myths I could address, and if times permits again, I will discuss them (when Breezy sees fit).
Moving on to another topic of import; heart conditions. Heart disease is among one of the top three killers of Americans, particularly African Americans. Diet and exercise are the number one prevention tools, followed by medication, but I’d have to say knowledge is paramount, as well. Here are some things you should know about heart attacks, cardiac arrest, and strokes. If you didn’t catch it just from how the previous sentence was phrased, there are some major differences in those three events. Here are some quick definitions… a heart attack is when one or more major vessels of the heart have a blockage, which leads to death of the tissue surrounding the blockage and preceding onward (b/c these areas beyond the blockage aren’t receiving nutrients via the blood). A cardiac arrest is when the heart ceases beating, for any number of reasons. A stroke is defined as when a blockage travels into the vessel network in the brain and, like the heart attack, tissue begins to die. While all can be and are life-threatening events, they have different signs and safety measures that should be followed. With heart attacks, the person will often be sweaty, be nauseous, complain of a crushing sensation in the chest, or pain in the abdomen, down the arm, the neck, or the back, between the shoulders. They also will deny needing anything other than a minute to rest and possibly an antacid (they think they have heartburn). At any point, the person may lose consciousness and if they stop breathing, CPR should be initiated. Have the person sit down and try to relax and call for EMS, immediately. In the case of a cardiac arrest, the person will normally lose consciousness, whether that lasts for a moment or for a long period of time. In this case, after checking for breathing, help should be called for immediately and someone begin CPR. If you know nothing else, performing the chest compressions are the most important. The American Heart Association has changed the breaths to chest compression ratio from 2 (breaths) to 15 (chest compressions) to 2 to 30. This is because it is more important to get blood circulating than the oxygen flow, at least in the beginning. When a person collapses, unless choking, they usually have enough oxygen in the blood to get by, but if the blood isn’t flowing to the brain, vital organs, what good is that? How do you do the compressions? Glad you asked! Place the heel (the bottom of the hand, palm down, near the wrist) on the center of the chest, just around/below the nipple line. Place the other hand on top of the already positioned hand, and lock out your elbows (keep them straight). For adults, press down into the chest about an inch and a half to two inches and thrust quickly. For children, press about an inch. If the child is small/frail, use just one hand. For infants, use two fingers (the ring and middle fingers), rather than your whole hand. Everyone gets the same amount of compressions (30 compressions followed by 2 breaths).
So anyway, start CPR and if an AED (automatic external defibrillator) is available, use that, ASAP. Even if you’ve never used one before, they are pretty simple to operate, just remember to turn that joint on. J The machine has voice prompts and it’ll tell you what to do every step of the way. Lastly, let’s talk about signs a person is having a stroke. There’s a very simple way to determine if a person is experiencing a stroke, versus having a heart attack. There are lots of acronyms you could use, but here’s an easy one… remember the first three letters of the word, stroke.
S- smile
T- talk
R-raise arms
O
K
E
Ask the person in question to smile for you, talk, and raise one or both of their arms. If they are unable to perform these tasks, they are very likely experiencing the beginnings of a stroke. Have the person sit down, remove any tight/constraining clothing and call for help immediately. In cases of stroke, if the person can get medical attention within the hour, almost all of the damage that was caused can be reversed. Additionally, in cases where people have an episode (heart attack, choking, etc.) and CPR is administered, their chances of survival increase into the 90th percentile. The Bible says, and it’s quite true, that our people perish for a lack of knowledge. I would be amiss to know this information and not share it with all that are in my scope to do so. Many may already know this stuff, but if this reaches just one person who didn’t know, I feel like it’s been worth my time. That one person could be the one to save your life or the life of a loved one.
Until next time, be easy, cut down on the grease, and know that your belly isn’t the only thing that needs nourishment. Feed your mind through conversation, education, and all other types of worthwhile exercise. Be blessed.
Yella