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My friend suddenly complained of pain. When I asked her, she said that she just had been immunized with TT. Next week she willget married, I remember that I had told him to not injected with TT. Butshe said KUA wouldn’t pass the requirements of marriageif the bride has not been injected with TT.

TT stands for Tetanustoxoid, it is a vaccine that is used to preventtetanus infection. Tetanus is a disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. This bacteria enter throughopen wounds and produces toxin then attacks thecentral nervous system. These bacteriaare commonly found in soil, so it can be found in dust,fertilizer, animal waste, and garbage.

TT immunization is a requirement that is highly recommendedto do before the wedding in Indonesia. It is said that this immunization is encouraged becauseof the scourge of infant mortality in Indonesia.

Tetanus affects infants called Tetanus neonatorum. Tetanus usually affects babies that are born in the place that is not clean and don’t use a sterile tools for childbirth. It can also caused by a historyof the pregnant women who may be hurt before the birththat the woundcontains tetanus bacteria.

But apparently, immunization is not free of the side effects. The symptoms are such as fatigue, rednessat the injection site, and sometimes fever. Those had been experienced by my friend. But it just happened for 1 until 3 days.

TT does not need?

Beside the benefits, I still support the idea that the human body already has its own immunesystem that can fight the foreign invaders. So, no need to entera foreign bacteria or viruses to our body even though they are impaired. But of course we have to keep our self healthy by doing a health lifestyle so that our immune system is able to fightthe disease agents. Because, when we’renot in healthy condition, many disease agents can cause illness for us.

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Red in foods can be appetizing. For this reason many snacks traders add an excessive red dye on their snacks. But we are not discussing about the dangers of chemical dyes that used in coloring food.

If we know rhodamine as a synthetic food dyes, let we know about lycopene and anthocyanin. Lycopene and anthocyanin are natural red color in fruits and vegetables. Beside giving an interesting color on fruits, lycopene is also useful as anti-aging and preventing prostate cancer. Athocyanin is rich in antioxidants that can reduce the risk of heart disease, keep your blood pressure under control, and also can take a rule as anti-inflammatory that is useful for people with gout or inflammatory arthritis.

Red is also found on vegetables such as eggplant, red cabbage and red spinach that contains flavonoids that have a function as anticancer. Beside that, consuming raw red cabbage give us phytochemical and vitamin C twice bigger than if we consuming white cabbage.

Include these lists of red fruits and vegetables in our healthy menu everyday:

1. Guava: It is the most nutritious fruit that rich in fiber, vitamins A, C, and B3. It also contains potassium, magnesium, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. All of that is needed to maintain healthy eyes, heart, immunity, digestion, and regulate metabolism.

2. Apple: It contains vitamin C which is essential for immunity and absorption of nutrients. Fiber that include on apple is good for preventing constipation.

3. Strawberries: This tempting and tasty fruit contains vitamin C, K, manganese, potassium, fiber, and folate. These substances are needed to help calcium absorption and regulate blood sugar.

4. Watermelon: This juicy fruit contains vitamin C, B1, B6, potassium, and magnesium that are required to maintain immunity and heart. Watermelon also rich in lycopene, it is a powerful antioxidant that is preventing cancer.

5. Tomatoes: Contain about 20 different vitamins and minerals including vitamins A, C, and K that are good for maintaining eye function, immunity, and skin regeneration. Tomatoes also rich in lycopene, copper, folate, potassium, manganese, which are good for protecting nerves, bones, and regulate blood sugar levels. Vitamin B2 in it has a function to reduce migraines.

6. Red Chili: It is source of vitamin A, C, B6 that are good for immunity, brain function, skin, eye, and muscle strength. It also contains fiber, potassium, manganese and folate.

7. Kidney Beans: It contains protein for repairing cells and tissues that are in damage, and also take a rule as antioxidants and fiber.

In this hot weather, it would be very tempting if there is a glass of cold orange juice in front of us. Fresh yellow color may tempt us to quickly gulp it.

The yellow color in vegetables and fruits means that they are contained with a lot of vitamin C that is needed to protect the body’s cells and helps the absorption of iron. It also takes a rule as an antioxidant that will boost the immune system, protect against cardiovascular disease, and also rebuilding collagen in the skin.

Apparently, beside vitamin C there are a lot of phytonutrient that can be found in citrus and another yellow vegetables and fruits. Citrus and another yellow fruits are also rich in potassium that is very useful to prevent stroke and coronary heart disease. It is also very good for lowering high blood pressure, reduce plaque in the arteries, and works as a natural laxative.

The most dominant phytonutrients in yellow fruits and vegetables are beta and alpha carotene that are known as anticancer. Those beta and alpha carotene can be found in sweet potatoes, carrots, apricots, mangos and orange melons. Beside that, most of Beta-Carotene in the body can turn into vitamin A which will spur the immune system. Carotenoids also give protection to the body against free radicals, help to synthesize melanin, make our skin becomes tanned naturally, prevent heart disease, anti-cancer, and strengthen the immune system.

Because these compounds of phytonutrients that is found on yellow fruits and vegetables are soluble in oil, absorption in the body can be increased if those are consumed with fatty foods. It can also be cooked, because the heating for a few minutes would break the cell walls of the vegetables and fruits and release bound forms of these compounds.