Ola and Bonjour! 

We are sooo excited to post this as this is our first entry and our very first step in accomplishing our project.

The blood that we have inside our body is composed of red blood cell, white blood cell and platelet. Red blood cell has the highest amount and that is why our blood are red in colour. White blood cell have several types and they act as soldiers or guards in our body. 

When bacteria or virus enter our body, we get sick such as fever, cough or flu. So, in order to be healthy again, the white blood cell in our body will fight the invader. As for platelet, when we bleed, the blood will eventually stop after some time right? This happen due to the action of the platelet. 

As for now, I am sure you have understood the function of white blood cell and platelet. But…. What is the function of the red blood cell? I mean like I’ve written earlier, the red blood cell has the highest amount so the function must be important right..?? Yess you are right. 

Ever wonder how does the oxygen travels in our body? From head to toes? Like the one we learn during secondary school- when we inhale we get oxygen and we exhale we remove carbon dioxide..? Remember? What we learned is true but the process only explain how we get oxygen. Did you know, for our organ to function properly, they need oxygen supply. For example our kidney, our heart and all the other organ. 

This is where the red blood cell comes in. When our heart beats, it pumps the blood to all parts of our body. The red blood cell will carry the oxygen. So in short, oxygen will be transported to all parts of our body by our blood. Then, our organ can function without any problem only when they get enough oxygen. It is similar to us, we can die from not getting oxygen as we cannot breathe right? So does the organs. To function well, they would need enough oxygen supply. Do you know that you can risk being in a coma state if your brain doesn't get oxygen within 5 minutes?? *BREATHEEEE*

That’s all from us for our first entry. Keep on reading to know about a condition call anemia, which arised from the problem with our blood. 

Stay tuned.

That is it for our post, thank you for reading!

Welcome back readers. 

We know there must be a lot of questions in your mind like; 

"How do i know if i have anemia?"

"What do i do if i have it?"

"Can it be cured?"

Do not worry because in this post we are going to let you know the sign and symptoms that may indicate that you have anemia but it is not necessary confirmed by these symptoms. You still need to go to the doctor to get the precise confirmation wether or not that you have anemia.

The sign and symptoms are;

• Fatigue and weakness - this is due to the body not having enough red blood cells to carry the oxygen to the whole body.
• Pale or yellowish skin - this is because less haemoglobin carrying oxygen in the body as blood that contain oxygen gives red colour to the tissues in our body.
• Palpitation - to increase the blood flow in body.
• Shortness of breath - less oxygen is carried by the blood cell to the lungs and body.
• Heart problem - irregular heart beat because the heart will work harder to bring the oxygen throughout the body.
• Dizziness or lightheadedness and headache - less oxygen deliver throughout the body and brain.
• Cold hands and cramp feet - energy from the muscle will be used because there are not enough oxygen in the body to produce energy.

Right: Pale hand of people with anemia, Left: Normal hand

• iron treatment (ferrous sulphate) - to replace the lack of iron in diet or excess loss of iron.
• diet rich in iron, folate and vitamin B12 - dark leafy green vegetables, iron fortified bread and cereals , beans, meat, legumes etc.
• blood transfusion - blood transfusion is only for people with severe anemia as a new red blood cell will be given to compensate the loss of red blood cells in people with severe anemia. It will increase the amount of red blood cell carrying oxygen.
• Bone marrow treatment (stimulants) / transplant - this transplant helps the bone marrow to produce more blood cells.

Don't forget to have your yearly medical checkup as the saying goes "prevention is better than cure". Health is not something we should be taken simply but it is more important than your wealth. Do not regret when you have lost your health, at that time the wealth would be nothing to you anymore. We strongly urge you to take good care of your health by eating a balance diet and exercise as frequently as you can. Thank you for your time by following us and helping us in spreading awareness about anemia to the society. 

P/s: Do leave your comments down below if there are anything you would like to ask or need a further explanation regarding anemia as we are gladly to answer all of the questions!