Taxes are collected by the government as a way to supply the state with money to fuel infrastructure and pay civil servants for their work. This includes members of parliament, the president himself, his cabinet and those who work in both high and lower-ranking capacity for national corporations. They are government funded but do not necessarily receive money from the government to pay for wages. Instead, it caters to more significant tasks such as implementing projects.

The government places taxes on a variety of things, touching on every sector of the country’s economy including beverages and alcoholic drinks. The taxes apply as per the government treasury’s office regulations, and the industry complies for the smooth running of a business.

In some African countries, such as Kenya taxes can be very higher for alcoholic beverages, and telecommunications operations such as internet browsing and mobile money transactions. While in some nations such as Dubai in the Emirates, there is no tax applied to citizen and worker wages. The country is wealthy enough to sustain itself through proper budgeting and investment ventures. They are also able to market their country well. So much so that, the country has become a tourism, technology, healthcare and innovations hub through their marvelous infrastructure.

Taxes are often not applied heavily on consumables such as milk, bread, and other common staples, so as to minimize the pressure on lower income homes surviving on a basic salary or have only one source of income. Goods such as snacks, fizzy drinks such as sodas, toys and other preserved goods for both adults and children alike can endure added tax. This could also apply to fast food because of the risk they pose to childhood health and also the increasing numbers of people who are being diagnosed with conditions such as diabetes and obesity at an early age.

Fruity drinks and fizzy drinks contain high amounts of sugar that only leave the consumer thirst and, in some cases, they get addicted to these chemically doused drinks. They are very unhealthy with bad long-term effects. Every year younger people are getting irreversible diseases that leave them open to the risk of heart diseases, respiratory problems and long-term health consequences due to healthy eating habits.

Due to such circumstances, it would be better to add taxes on the consumables that contribute to the illness of the younger generation. This will effectively curb the quantities of these goods being sold due to the higher prices. Parents and teenagers alike are less likely to indulge freely in beverages they do not necessarily need. Other than diabetes and obesity, sugary drinks and overindulgence in sweets alike can lead to poor dental health.

More and more young people are suffering from tooth decay because of lack of proper mouth hygiene. This includes brushing after meals and avoiding sugary foods on a regular basis. When drinking juice and soda becomes a part of your daily routine then youngsters and adults alike suffer from painful toothaches, only to discover cavities and their teeth have to be pulled out prematurely.

When taxes are placed on the right items, keeping the wellness of all the citizens in mind, then citizens are bot hesitant to pay. The citizens are all shareholders in the country, and their satisfaction needs to be managed well to ensure everyone benefits. The president as CEO should not impose rules that stifle the common man’s business and livelihood. When this happens, the citizens begin to resent their leader and act out. However, when a problem area is identified in the society and the way to curb it is to impose a tax, then the president as caretaker is acting for the benefit of the shareholders. An example is the health crisis in the country leading to several new complex diseases and deaths due to poor eating habits.

Multiple sclerosis, also known as MS is an autoimmune disease that causes the demyelination of the spinal nerves and brain cells. This means that the body attacks its own immune system, affecting the brain and the spinal cord especially. This disease attacks the substance that surrounds the nerves called myelin, and damages and destroys them. This then leads to the distortion and interruption of nerve impulses being sent to the brain and coming from the brain as well.

Every year this disease affects at least 2.3 million people globally. Unfortunately, the people diagnosed with this disease are as young as twenty to 50 years old. It is also three times more common in women than in men, and most of the women who are burdened with this condition happen to be below menopausal age. This suggests that hormones play a vital role in this condition. Although it is more common among women, the condition is more severe in men.

It is also a fact that people who smoke are more likely to get multiple sclerosis and have it progress faster than with non-smoking people. It is also more prevalent among Caucasians or whites than any other ethnicity. This condition is also believed to have a genetic influence. This is because people who have first degree relatives who suffered from this disease have a higher chance of developing it as well than the average person.

The exact reason why this disease occurs is unknown, but some of the risk factors include being between the age of 15-60 years old, and the knowledge that women are almost three times at risk of getting multiple sclerosis than men are.

The treatment for this disease for children, teens, and adults is the same. For children and teenagers, however, their symptoms may include seizures and mental status change. Their symptoms are otherwise relatively similar. The symptoms also depend on when the nerves are demyelinated and it includes a number of changes.

Some of these changes include having double vision, or loss of vision. Experiencing numbness, a tingling feeling or weakness, which may range from being mild to severe. Those suffering from the condition may also experience paralysis, dizziness and for men with erectile dysfunction. This not only causes men to feel physically incompetent but also emotionally sensitive with feelings of low self-esteem and morale due to this condition. It is also known as impotence.

The incoordination of muscles, tremors and painful involuntary muscle contractions are all symptoms of MS as it continues to ravage the body. It also eventually leads to slurred speech and fatigue from all the painful changes happening in the body.

There are four types of MS including relapsing-remitting MS, secondary progressive MS, primary progressive MS, and progressive relapsing MS. Although there are four different strains of this disease, there is no one test that is done to determine and diagnose. As a result, medical professionals make diagnoses based on the patient’s history, conducting a physical exam and tests such as an MRI, lumbar puncture and checking on the speed of nerve impulses. Also referred to as evoked potential testing, among other tests to rule out other diseases with similar symptoms.

The treatment options for MS include using IV steroids and interferon injections. Drugs such as Copaxone, Tecfidera and many others are used to treat the symptoms of MS.

Multiple sclerosis is not a curable disease; therefore, family members and friends watch this disease progress in anguish. Its progression also cannot be prevented, neither can one prevent themselves from acquiring the condition. However, research efforts are going into developing new medications to modify the immune system and other ways that can be used to identify potential causes of MS.

When it comes to MS treatment includes taking prescribed medication to reduce THE uncomfortable symptoms and deter pain with medication as well.

HPV is an acronym for the human papillomaviruses. This is a group of more than 200 related viruses with over 40 of them easily spread through direct sexual contact. It can also be spread from the skin and mucous membranes of the infected people to the skins and membranes of their partners during intercourse. It can be spread through vaginal, anal and oral sex. There are other types of HPV that are responsible for warts that do not appear in the genital area.

HPV infections are the most commonly transmitted in the united states, with approximately 14 million new genital HPV infections occurring every year. The centers for disease control have estimated that more than 90pcof men and 80pc of women who are sexually active will be infected by HPV, and shockingly half of these infections are the high-risk type of HPV.

Some HPV infections can resolve themselves within 1 or 2 years without any symptoms. However, some do cause infections and can persist for many years. These persistent infections can lead to cell changes that lead to cancer if they are left untreated.

Today, a lot of young teens are having unprotected casual sex. This has become part of modern culture, so much that teenagers opt to lose their virginity to fit in. It is no longer a moral or emotional issue when it comes to sexual intimacy, it is regarded as a social norm to ‘sleep around’. Unfortunately, a lot of young people engage in sexual behavior before they understand the consequences of not protecting themselves during sex.

For the majority of teenagers today, sex is regarded casually and the risks associated with unprotected sex are discovered after the damage has already been done. Needless to say, teenagers are exposed to sex while still very young through pornographic videos. Today, the internet serves as an all-access pass for teenagers who are curious about intercourse, without having to ask their older siblings, parents or guardians for advice, to save them the embarrassment of discussing it.

Parents also neglect the topic, finding it awkward to bring u the subject and give advise, if they do not live by the advice they give. Instead, teenagers explore through being sexually active and often asking the wrong people for advice. This usually leads to emotionally unstable teens who do not know how to handle the consequences of having casual sexual relationships with friends.

In some cases, students tease one another after having a sexual encounter or use social media to expose secrets and intimacies between sexual partners, either due to peer pressure or their own sexual gain. It is not unusual for misguided teenagers to use sex to body shame, bully or even ‘slut shame’ each other. This applies mostly to girls. The pressure to have a perfect life, and figure and please friends is very high among teenagers.

This makes them highly sensitive and vulnerable to peer attacks through bullying online and in person. While this is one consequence of engaging in sex with people whom you do not trust, sexually transmitted diseases such as HPV, Herpes, AIDS, Syphilis among other dangerous diseases, are easily passed around because of irresponsible sexual behavior.

Knowing the high risk of getting HPV infection from having sexual partners, it is inevitable that many young teenagers get infected. The high-risk HPV type 16 and 18 are the causes of cervical cancer. HPV is responsible for at least 70pc of all cancer cases. When it comes to anal cancer, the risks are higher with 95pc cases recorded being caused by HPV type 16, among other HPV causing cancers Is oropharyngeal cancer. It affects the base of the tongue, soft palate, and the tonsils.

HPV is a high-risk infection and girls should receive the vaccination before they become sexually active.

Antioxidants refer to a substance that removes potentially damaging oxidizing agents in a living organism such as the skin or even fruit. An example of an antioxidant is vitamin C or E. Oxidizing is dangerous because it causes living organisms to undergo a reaction in which it chemically combines with oxygen. For example, after biting an apple, or slicing an avocado when it is exposed to oxygen it tends to turn brown after some time. This process is called oxidization. When women use foundation makeup on their skin, the shade of the foundation may change to turn a shade darker or two even sometimes to an orange tinge due to oxidization, in the course of the day.

When antioxidants are consumed they prevent oxidization from taking place. This may be of significance especially for the treatment of cancer and heart disease where it plays a role in decreasing or protecting cells from the damage of free radicals. Free radicals are present in heart disease cancer and other diseases as well.

Free radicals are unstable chemical compounds the can damage the cells in your body badly. These radicals occur as a result of metabolic processes that normally take place in the body. They can also be caused by external sources such as through smoking. Now the good news is that it can be controlled to some extent by maintaining a healthy diet, but not entirely. People who have lived a healthy lifestyle can still get a cancer diagnosis. While the body might have its own immune system defense in place, it can do with a boost and this is where the antioxidants come in.

Scientifically speaking, antioxidants bind themselves to free radicals, making them ineffective in damaging parts of your cells. Vitamin A and selenium are also good sources of antioxidants other than vitamin C and E. However, there are several compounds and foods that are lesser known to have antioxidants beneficial to the body. Like any other component related to cancerous treatment, it is difficult to know for sure how beneficial antioxidants are to the body for every individual.

This is because of the complex metabolic process. When food is consumed, it first has to go to the intestine where it is absorbed before moving to the required organ, in enough amounts to create a significant change in the areas being affected by free radicals. Aside from that, there are several interactions that are nearly impossible to pinpoint the specific importance of one antioxidant to your health.

The alternative is to select foods that have antioxidant benefits and consume them. To be sure of their significance on the body, do your research on foods high in antioxidants. For example, tomatoes have been linked to a lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer because of their potent antioxidant lycopene component. This translates into making tomato soups, consuming them raw or cooking them while making your stews among other meals. To boot, they are also delicious and tomato slices go with just about anything. If you include the tomatoes found in salsa and guacamole, it is highly encouraging.

It has been advised that foods high in beta-carotene seem to be associated with a lower chance of breast cancer. For coffee lovers, the beverage is known to be rich in antioxidants and has one of the highest concentrations of any other food. Therefore, that morning coffee is a go to, and this reason right here can excuse your addiction. To make it more potent, brew your own at home with organic grain to get all the benefits. However, your usual java house coffee will do, it will just have more added sugar and sweeteners and all sorts of other ingredients to give you the right kick. This is okay too, once in a while.

Conclusively, although antioxidants have shown to be of importance for keeping free radicals at bay, there is no conclusive evidence to pinpoint their immediate impacts on any diseases directly.