Our heart is an engine

Our heart has a very important job in our daily life because it pumps blood, oxygen and other necessary substances to all the places in our body that require it. That's why is so important to us to keep it making its job the proper way it does. It is located on our chest, slightly tilted to the left and measures exactly the same as our fist. There's a lot of illness that can alter its normal functioning, like obesity, sedentary lifestyle (not an illness at all), smoking, hypertension, arrhythmia, diseases associated with high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, diabetes among others. Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by the accumulation of lipids, inflammatory cells and fibrous tissue in the arteries, which means that our motor is not capable of pumping the necessary substances together with the blood effectively to every inch of our body. Also, if diabetes is not treated in time, it can cause a general deterioration of our blood vessels and lead to atherosclerosis.



The only way to prevent these diseases that affect our heart are those that are modifiable, such as smoking, sedentary lifestyle, obesity and diseases associated with cholesterol, since the other mentioned are not modifiable because they are mostly genetically transmitted. To have controlled the modifiable factors is necessary to make a change in our lifestyle to be healthy. Depending on the level of cardiovascular risk, there are general treatments that include improving dietary habits; which means eating healthy and include carrying out physical activity, controlling overweight and obesity, avoiding tobacco and medically treating the diseases that require it. A general and localized medical checkup should also be included annually to verify the state of our heart and all the vital organs of our body and see our progress in the change of habits.

Post graduate studies

Now looking for a better future I think I could get more chances in the food industry by taking a post graduate studies. I'm interested on it because I could have a better job with more experience and skills that I would be able to improve with these studies.

Talking about post graduate studies I think I could take the course of Food Safety,  Hygiene and Management in the University of Birmingham in UK because it could be a great opportunity for me and a great place to study and learn a lot from other perspectives that show the academics. I would like to study it MSc 2 years part-time because it will give me the chance to work with other people, get the opportunity to learn more about my area and make relationships with my partners in the university and work. 

My future job

I think I would like to have a job that make me improve the research about some type of food that in these years has become a very important topic in our daily life. I imagine being in a laboratory and testing some chemical additives for big food industries, working in conjunction with my colleagues and trying to bring the best foods to consumers the least altered possible in their composition, that is take them as naturally as possible for all the people.

I imagine it completely indoor because I could do a lot of new researches to make my job a bit more challenging and this way I could improve what exists so far in the global food industry. I would like it outdoors just to take samples and complement my research and laboratory analysis. I would love to travel a lot in my job because it could make me open new doors and that would benefit me in my professional development. The salary I do expect is equal as my high expectations to change the way the consumer feeds itself and for me to change all the hidden components that hurt people. Now I'm studying Food Engineering and I'm thinking about to study a master to make me improve my knowledge.

My little best friend

Boni, 1 month of age

I have to say that I'm a cat lover since forever. I have adopted a kitten in December of last year. She was the most interesting when I went to saw her and her little brothers. When I brought her to my house I had everything ready to make her feel comfortable. It's hilarious to remember that day because the whole week before adopting her I was asking my mom to have a kitten and she always said NO, but one day she said YES and I couldn't resist it and went to find her, the opportunity of having a pet at home was very impossible and thinking about it now, I think my mom was very tired of listening to my beggings for a pet. 

Boni sleeping over me

When she came to my life, she taught me how to take care of other creature. I had to make her learn where she had to pee and those things, but she learned fast. Her name is Boni, and she has a lot of energy. She learned how to climb the curtains, climbing trees and get upstairs and downstairs by herself (counting some funny falling). I have adopted her on the 11th of December when she has a month of age last year and we spent our first Christmas together. My mom said that she wouldn't play with her, but then I found her playing together and I thought she was crazy because she was the only one at the house that didn't want a cat, she thought that cats are dirty and irresponsible with the stuff of the house and then by having her in our home she changed her mind of them, and I am very happy for it.

Boni and I at Christmas

Funny fact: she is very hilarious when she listens to a ball of paper, and you throw it away, she runs after it and starts playing with it until it gets under the couch. She loves biting and she also gets angry anytime with anything, she's almost like me and that's why I love her more than anything. She is my best friend, and when I'm crying she starts to fight with me just to stop my cry. Well, I think anyone has their own ways to love someone.








She now has six months of age and I really miss her so much because I didn't have the chance to bring her to Santiago with me, but she knows that I love her a lot (although she cheats on me with my brother) but whenever I have the chance to go to my home, I try to spend all my time by giving my love to her.

Boni and I resting in bed.