health Insurance Booklet in Japan

It has become common understanding that the cost should be borne by the public when a disease or disaster stricken accidents and deaths is enormous. Sometimes it does not kdang costs could be borne by the patient. Therefore health insurance programs are required in some countries, like Japan.

Anyone who lived in Japan for at least one year, it must have health insurance. The first time I came to Nagoya, I only paid 900 yen per month for health insurance. Then the next year increased to 1200 yen. Value was considered relatively small, because my student scholarship recipients who are not considered income. After working part time and have the income, then the insurance money I had to pay also rose. In 2007, the insurance money up to 8700 yen, and in 2008 there was an increase like crazy (14,900 yen) because of new regulations on insurance Nagoya city.

With the insurance money, if I suffer from pain that I bear the cost of only 30%, with terms not exceeding the total cost of 330 000 yen. If the value exceeds the amount of responsibility the greater the percentage.

Today I got a little insurance card with a booklet about using your insurance card. Booklet was actually sent each year, every time a publication of the new insurance card, but I'm just collecting. Inside is a full explanation of the Terms of financing based on age or insurance payers to bear.

The last page contains information about the metabolic syndrome. If you have the following:

A. Abdominal circumference over 85cm (male) or 90 cm more (women)

B. 2 of 3 of the following:
-(chuusei shibou) = neutral fats (triglycerides) more than 150 mg / dL, HDL cholesterol less than 40 mg / dl
-(kufukuchitou) = level of fasting blood sugar (fasting blood glucose) is more than 110 mg / dL or hemoglobin A1C more than 5.5%
-(syusyukuchiatsu) = systolic blood pressure over 130 mmHg or
(kakuchoukichiatsu) = diastolic blood pressure over 85 mmHg

then you suffer from metabolic syndrome.

To overcome the syndrome is described also about healthy lifestyles in the piece titled (seikatsu syuukan kaizen), which means changing the pattern of life. Some important points are:

Food:
- Reduce sugary foods
- Increase the consumption of fish, vegetables, mushrooms and sea plants
- Chewing food properly and eat slowly
- Eat 3 meals a day

Fitness

-While working or doing something with the regular move your body
-Rutinkan sports such as walking, jogging, etc.

-Stop smoking
-Reduce alcoholic beverages (for Japanese): a week does not drink for 2 days, and a day drinking only 1 bottle of sake.

So, if you have metabolic syndrome?