19 Mar 2011
In addition, the antioxidants in chocolate may improve blood flow to the brain. Another study showed, a little dark chocolate could alter levels of C-reactive protein associated with inflammation in the body.
"The best effect is obtained when taking an average of 6.7 grams of chocolate per day, equivalent small box chocolate two or three times a week," said study lead author Romina Northumbria at Giuseppe.
For several years, the study also reveals the health benefits of chocolate. According to a study on 44 thousand participants recently, people who eat chocolate every week, 22% more resistant to stroke. These findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Toronto.
Although chocolate is rich in antioxidant flavonoids that are proven to ward off a stroke, a study from McMaster University Sarah Sahib, Canada, notes, research 'is needed to determine chocolate actually lower the risk of stroke, or whether people can be healthy enough to eat chocolate. "
In 2009, the study found, those considered to be very depressed decreased stress hormone levels after eating chocolate every day for two weeks. Nestle Research Center in the Swiss study, 30 subjects ate 40 grams of dark chocolate every day.
Sunil Kochhar study shows, volunteer experience 'reduction in stress hormone levels and normalization of systemic metabolic stress' significantly. Perhaps the scientific reason that makes chocolate so-called 'food of the gods' in Greek.
source : Inilah.com
15 Mar 2011
Signs and symptoms of kidney disease are often nonspecific and may resemble a variety of other diseases. Below is an early warning of kidney disease to remind you checked out as soon as possible before his condition worsened, reported by The Star.
First,
Recognize the symptoms of kidney failure
Kidneys help your body remove excess water, kidney failure can cause the body to retain water more than they should. This causes swelling around the eyes and swelling in the hands and feet.
The kidneys are also supposed to help regulate our blood pressure. When the kidney is damaged, we also may have high blood pressure.
After the 'filter' the blood, the kidneys excrete (remove) excess water, waste products and toxins through our urine. The kidneys are damaged or sick can not filter out much urine. Kidney problems can be characterized by decreased urine volume. People with kidney disease may experience problems with urination (pain, or frequent urination).
The kidneys are located on the back, just below our rib. Pain in middle back also can indicate problems with the kidneys.
Second,
Assess urine products
It may be difficult to detect early changes in the urine only by looking. But the changes are obvious, such as urine becomes foamy (because the presence of many proteins), bleeding (presence of blood in the urine), or coffee-colored urine (blood or protein of pigmented), warning bells should be no problems with your kidneys.
Three,
Let the machine take care of the rest
Trace amounts of protein or blood often do not change the appearance of urine, although they may indicate decreased kidney function and kidney disease early. However, analysis of urine through lab tests to find them.
When it is found, your doctor may recommend further testing involving a blood test to measure abnormalities in the blood that indicate decreased kidney function. For example, elevated levels of serum creatinine (creatinine is a waste product in blood that is excreted by the kidneys).
A calculation of glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine (called estimated GFR or eGFR) will tell the doctor: one kidney to function normally or not. Then eGFR is used to determine the stage or severity of chronic kidney disease.
source : Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta
14 Mar 2011
Spicy foods are not always interpreted as a processed food with chilli. Spicy flavor can also be obtained from the pepper, black pepper, turmeric, and various other herbs.
You who love spicy food may feel good, because it has a spicy taste many health benefits. For example, as has been often mentioned before, spicy foods may attenuate the body. But that is only one example only. Take a look at other benefits that you did not know:
1. Lose weight
Anyone would agree, any food that would have given the sauce over the appetite. If you want, your diet can be cocolan sauce. If this can make you healthy eating rules with more tasteful, why not? Moreover, spicy flavor that can increase your metabolism. Studies show that the main compound in chili peppers, namely capsaicin, has a thermogenic effect that can cause the body to burn calories while chewing for 20 minutes.
2. Heart healthy
The study also shows, cultural eating spicy foods causes heart attack and stroke incidence is lower. The reason, red peppers can reduce the damaging effects of bad cholesterol, while capsaicin may fight inflammation. Both are risk factors for heart problems.
3. Preventing cancer
According to the American Association for Cancer Research, capsaicin also have the ability to kill some cancer cells and leukemia. While turmeric, which is used as curry and mustard, can slow the spread of cancer and tumor growth.
"These spices have the same effect on the body like the cancer drugs," said Gregory A. Plotnikoff, MD, senior consultant for health care innovation at Allina Hospitals and Clinics in Minnesota.
If you want to give maximum results, combine with black pepper to absorb the saffron 2000 percent more.
4. Lowering blood pressure
Vitamin A and C can strengthen the heart muscle wall, while the heat from the pepper improve blood flow throughout the body. This combination can produce a stronger cardiovascular system.
5. Reduce stress
Spicy foods increase the production of hormones that give a sense of fun, such as serotonin. As a result, these foods help to drive out depression and stress.
What if you do not like spicy food?
You can still get health benefits by adding spices that contain zinc into your diet. For example, enter the already digeprek ginger in tea. Or, make the shrimp with cumin and coriander spices are sauteed in the skillet. Can also add a sprinkling of chili powder into the chicken curry that you make.
Source : http://dechacare.com
Worse yet, the production of cholesterol-lowering drug that is commonly used, namely statins, it has side effects that actually reduce one's libido. Based on a 2009 study funded by the government of the United States, the use of statins can cause changes in sexual pleasure, such as the declining quality of the user sex. This effect is more significant for male patients than female. Fortunately not all made from statin cholesterol drugs to sex, so this could be avoided by switching to another statin drug.
For the women, high cholesterol levels can cause them difficult to become aroused. The cause is almost equal to erectile dysfunction, the inhibition of blood flow in the pelvic region due to the accumulation of cholesterol in the arteries. Use a little lubricant can solve the problem, but not entirely complete. Some of the blocked artery to the clitoris and cause the sensation of orgasm or any of the fun is almost impossible.
To avoid problems with your sex life (especially at times of the first night), it is recommended to prevent excess cholesterol. If you have already, just do a diet low in cholesterol. One of them with emphasis on eating vegetables because it can increase cholesterol saturated fat. The nice, do dietary cholesterol, according to doctors and sex therapists, it is equivalent to a diet of sex, where a healthy cholesterol diet will help us in getting a healthy sex life as well.
Do not forget, exercise is also important for good sex and good cholesterol. Moving 30 minutes each day will be able to pump blood throughout the body, including body parts that are key to sexual pleasure.
By the way, despite all difficulties posed, cholesterol is also beneficial to the formation of sex hormones. At certain levels, cholesterol can help in the development of the body, including sex hormones. In women, cholesterol levels helps produce estrogen and progesterone. And in men, cholesterol stimulates the creation of testosterone. Without this hormone, not to grow certain physical characteristics associated with gender, such as the breast for women or increased body hair for men. This hormone is also important for reproduction, if the sex to have children means you need a lot of cholesterol. Cholesterol is also responsible to make vitamin D in the human body, which produce strong bones and teeth.
13 Mar 2011
Composite layer of human skin like a layer cake layer. Outermost layer of skin called the epidermis, there is a layer in hides and fat layer. In the epidermis there are cells that are useful for skin turnover and eumelanin pigment-forming melanocyte cells in which there melanosom melanisasi scene of the pigment eumelanin formation. As described above, the function of eumelanin is as protective skin from the sun, in addition to skin coloring. The person who is black, his melanocyte cell more than white people, so it is more resistant to sunlight stings. In contrast, white-skinned people, exposure / exposure to sunlight easily penetrates the cuticle layer, flammable, and skin cancer.
The strength of sunlight depends on the type of ultra violet (UV) contained. Types of UV light comprises ultraviolet light A (UVA), ultraviolet B (UVB) and visible light. UVB rays with shorter wavelengths, is filtered by the ozone layer to reach the earth's atmosphere with a fairly high level and lead exposure in the epidermis with symptoms of burning (sunburn) or brown (Sutan). Meanwhile, UVA rays have lower energy, but is able to penetrate the layer of fat on the skin. UVA is responsible for damage to collagen and elastin network, which is a substance that makes skin strong and supple. What should be done to ward off the sun? First, experts recommend always using a sunscreen when exposed to sunlight. Sunscreen there are many different types. There is a form of cream, liquid, gel, or foam. It is best sunscreen containing SPF and in accordance with our skin type. Substance SPF is the ability of a sunscreen to reduce the amount of UV rays that reach the skin. If the there is an SPF 15 sunscreen, means the skin will burn for 15 x 20 minutes = 300 minutes. Twenty minutes was the limit of tolerance of skin and UV shock. Outstanding Sunscreen and SPF 2 to SPF 34. In choosing a sunscreen should also be noted skin types. What is the condition of oily skin and acne? If yes, choose a sunscreen that is free of oil or non-komedogenik. Chemical sunscreens contain active ingredients class of PABA (para amino benzoin), non-PABA, and combinations. PABA Group impede or block the UVA rays (which makes pigmentation abnormalities), whereas the blocking of UVB (rays that cause sunburn) is weak. Sunscreens contain a combination of more and one active ingredient and protects skin, and UVA and UVB. By knowing a variety of sunscreen, it's nothing more to be feared consequences that occur due to sun exposure.
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