Cinnamon Can Prevent Diabetes

Ohio, Do not think because his name is 'sweet' and then cinnamon can improve blood sugar levels. Spice this one actually can prevent diabetes and heart disease.

Cinnamon is one of the oldest spices used by humans. According to the study, aromatic spices and sweet this can prevent and cure diabetes and heart disease.

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Diabetes and heart disease are two illnesses that was greatly feared by many people. And most of the second cause of this disease is food.

A study found that cinnamon contains antioxidants solution that can reduce the chance of getting diabetes and heart disease up to 23 percent.

Researchers from the Centre for Applied Health Sciences at the Fairlawn, Ohio, United States, studied 22 obese people with prediabetes, which is a critical state before diabetes is still treatable.

Half of the participants were given 250 mg of cinnamon soluble in water to drink everyday and the rest were given a placebo (contains no cinnamon).
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Mosquitoes Like Blood Beer drinkers

Burkina Faso, dengue fever and malaria are examples of dangerous diseases caused by mosquitoes. These wingless insects love to suck human blood. And did you know that mosquitoes prefer the blood of most beer drinkers?

Anopheles gambiae is the main carrier of malaria in Africa, because this mosquito prefers to suck human blood. Mosquitoes are attracted to different body odors including breath odor.

Because of the high cases of malaria in Africa, researchers from Australia conducted a study in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Researchers conducted a study with a complex system of tubes, which direct the body odor 43 participants in the boxes so that mosquitoes can choose a favorite scent.
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4 Nutrition, which Enhance Male Hormones

Jakarta, Testosterone is one of the important hormones in the human body, especially the men. These hormones tended to decrease with age. Fortunately, this can be avoided, because hormone levels influenced largely by the food.


Testosterone or male hormone is often called one of the main hormone responsible for muscle growth, libido (sexual health and mood), and for the organ as a whole and bone health.

There are several types of foods that can increase testosterone levels, but some of these foods may be restrictions on people with certain conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

Quoted from Livestrong, Saturday (08/28/2010), the following four types of nutrients that can increase testosterone levels:

1. Coconut oil

Consisting of coconut oil or MCT Medium Chain triglycerides. This mechanism allows the body to absorb the coconut oil in order to prevent the storage as fat, even encouraging the removal of fat in the body.

This is because the ability of MCT to bypass the lymphatic system when ingested, unlike other fat and allows rapid absorption by the liver.

This allows for the direct oxidation and rapidly converted to energy, similar to the effects of simple carbohydrates. Increase in fuel and energy can extend endurance and improve overall testosterone.

2. Garlic

All the hormones in the body are directly regulated each other. Therefore, the decrease in testosterone is often a shift in the response of other hormones. One of the hormones responsible for the level of testosterone in the body is cortisol. Garlic has been shown to regulate cortisol levels and thereby also increases testosterone levels.

3. Broccoli

Another hormone which is more clearly associated with testosterone is estrogen. High levels of estrogen can decrease testosterone in the body.

Broccoli contains high levels of indole, the phytochemical that helps the body to convert into another form of estrogen, which increases testosterone.

In addition, broccoli contain chromium which can regulate blood glucose, calcium regulating hormones to prevent further fat storage.

4. Red meat

Red meat such as beef and lamb has been proven to increase testosterone levels. Zinc deficiency is a major reason for low testosterone, so the high concentration of zinc found in red meat is very useful.

According to research from Harvard Medical School, zinc supplements could increase free testosterone levels between 8 to 14 percent. This is because zinc can play an important role in modulating serum testosterone in normal men.

In addition, saturated fat and cholesterol found in red meat can be quickly converted into testosterone in the body. Eggs can have the same role, as well as by increasing the body's cholesterol levels.

Healthy Tips to Make Body Fat

Healthy Tips fatten the body. Emang skinny body has not often make us confident, all sorts just his nickname, from the board walk, the foot of mosquitoes, worms, cungkring, begeng de es be easy, all of which make us feel inferior just want to hang themselves. lho? meant to fatten the body ..

If the count, more indeed many people [especially women] who want to take care of the body rather than fattening the body. Because according to research more girls feel fat than thin. But i also loh little girl/boy who was thin and want to fatten the body.

So, for all of you who want to be fat, follow these healthy tips, fatten the body follows.

1. Add a portion of Eating

Add servings you eat slowly [not direct, because you need an adjustment stomach]. This proved to be the most potent recipe for added weight. But of course you must consider the ability aja your digestion, not to outside of the limit digestion ..

2. eat 6x/day

Try to eat at least 5x a day. Morning at 9, lunch at 11, continues to clock 2. In the afternoon eating again approximately 5 hours, and hold evening hours seven. If it is still capable and still awake, eating again approximately 10 hours. It sounds really scary, but as long as you healthy foods and portions are appropriate, this trick can make the scales go up drastically.
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Healthy body, with Sleep Without Light Lamps

When the dark night, our body actually collaborate. It's just that the situation is really dark, a new body to produce melatonin, a hormone that can be generated in the immune system that is able to fight and prevent various diseases including breast cancer and prostate cancer. Conversely, sleep with the lights on at night Day - no matter how small its rays cause the production of the hormone melatonin to stop.

Biologist Joan Roberts, one of the scientists discover these secrets after conducting experiments on animals. When animals were given artificial light at night Day, melantoninnya declining and weakened his immune system. Apparently, light lamps - as well as TV - causes hormones to be very tired. Hence, in addition to saving energy by turning off lights when sleep is a natural way to improve the health of the body.

There are several things that can disturb your sleep:

1. Caffeine, nicotine, alcohol. Caffeine, nicotine can cause too much trouble for sleeping. This condition often experienced by coffee drinkers, smokers, and alcohol addicts.

2. Environment. Bang voice loud music, the sound of a noisy factory, sleeping with the lights burning brightly, it will cause someone to be a disturbed sleep.

3. Substitution of time. A change in the time between lunch and dinner, suddenly due to travel by plane. This can disrupt the circadian rhythm of human body.

There are 210 Thousand Cataract Patients Each Year

According to data of World Health Organization/WHO as much as 1.5 percent of the population in Indonesia is experiencing blindness, and one of the causes of blindness are cataract disease (disorders of the eye lens). Currently each year in Indonesia there are 210 000 people suffering from cataracts.

"Right now people in Indonesia are aged much longer, so cataract will increase in many patients," said Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari when opening declaration of the Social Program MATAHATI - Eye Health Care in Mangga Dua Square Jakarta, Sunday (3/8).

According to Health Minister Siti Fadilah, even as much as 10 percent of school-age children 5-15 years old suffer from refraction and wore glasses. "Though not all children are able to buy glasses," said Minister of Health who see the positive social programs of this kind.
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Origins 'Eye Surgery' and Contact Lenses

Eye surgery such as cataract surgery was first performed in 1748 by Jacques Daviel (1693-1762), an ophthalmologist in the kingdom of King Louis XV of France. Jacques hit by cataract lenses dissected from the cornea. No narcotic substances used in the operation.

Spanish ophthalmologist Ignacio Barraquer Barraquer (1884-1965) seeking cataract removal operation in 1917 with suction.

Other technologies are contact lenses made sketches of Leonardo da Vinci in 1508. He paints some kind of contact lenses. After that, various efforts made to make contact lenses. Even Rene Descartes (1596-1650) participating in the various experiments.

However, the first contact lenses that are sold to the public was introduced by William Feinbloom, a optometris from New York, United States in 1936.

Furthermore, the contact lens with double focus (bifokus-ed) is available to the public in 1982.

Source: The Book of Origins, by Trevor Homer, Penguin Books, London, 2007 and various sources.[kompas.com]

Keeping Cleaning Contact Lenses

Contact lens direct contact with our eyes. Hygiene problems will affect eye health. Let's be careful caring for contact lenses.

1. Wash with soap and dry hands before handling contact lenses. Use mild soapy water and towel dry.

2. Remove contact lenses before applying or removing cosmetics. Do not use hairspray while wearing contact lenses because it will leave scars and damage the lens.

3. Do not use tap water or homemade cleaners for cleaning or wetting contact lenses.

4. Use products in accordance with the recommendation of nurses lens doctor. Do not use liquid re nurse lens.

5. Some bacteria can penetrate certain contact lenses. After cleaning, rub each lens in the palm of the hand for a few seconds, then soak the lens in a solution of antibacterial and cleaning in accordance with the instructions before using it again. This action is most okay to kill most bacteria.
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Wear Glasses or Contact Lenses?

"Many people misunderstand the presence of contact lenses. Assume that the contact lens is a tool to change the glasses, "says Danny Widodo, Indonesia Country Head of Ciba Vision contact lens manufacturer in the launching of American origin newest contact lenses, dailies Comfort, in restaurants Segarra, Ancol, Wednesday (10/06).

According to Danny Widodo, "Glasses and contact lenses were walking side by side. Each user must have sunglasses contact lenses. So it's not true that the contact lens replacement sunglasses tool. Instead, contact lenses are an alternative tool to replace the glasses in the moments that are not allowed to use the glasses."

Added Danny, that there are times when spectacles can not be imposed for certain reasons, such as when exercising, or being in front of the computer for hours (can leave marks near the nose), while want to appear stylish without glasses, or could not adjust lifestyle. Thus you can choose the appropriate contact lens needs. For example, for the style can wear colored contact lenses, or for working more than 10 hours at the computer. Moreover, to prevent pain and soreness in the nose area, where used glasses.

Unfortunately, still not many people want to use contact lenses. Explained by Lanny Surachman, one representative of Ciba Vision, from research conducted by Ciba Vision, on the user's eyeglasses are reluctant to use contact lenses because of the comfort factor. Of the respondents who numbered approximately 250 respondents in the United States, as many as 47 percent never wear contact lenses, but no longer use it because of the comfort complaints. As many as 76 percent of all respondents wanted a comfortable contact lenses and can be used from morning to night.
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Comfortable with oxygenated Contact Lenses

Kompas.com - Some people feel less comfortable when I have to wear glasses to correct vision. Use the tool was perceived less practical and inhibits the daily Activity. But thanks to contact lenses (softlense), is now "the eye minus" can be free of glasses.

Various types of contact lenses can now be found and support the display, such as through the beautiful colors that allow us "colored" eyes or even based on the usage period. There are a disposable type, there is a period of 30 days, and some are permanent.

Whatever type of contact lens is chosen, we still need to maintain and clean the contact lenses according to the rules listed in the packaging. Also, keep in mind is the eye contact we can not keep up to 24 hours with contact lenses.

According Dr.Tri Rahayu, Sp.M, FIACLE, eye specialists from the Jakarta Eye Center, the use of contact lenses for more than 10 hours can cause symptoms of oxygen deficiency, namely dry eyes, redness, itching and irritation. "Complaint-related discomfort is usually caused by contact lens wear for too long," he said.

Unfortunately there are many contact lens users who do not know or did not realize it. "70 percent of contact lens users who had experienced eye irritation due to contact lenses do not ever say that to the eye doctor," said Danny Widodo, Indonesia country head CIBA Vision.
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Contact Lenses 'Johnson & Johnson' Withdrawn

Giant in the healthcare industry, Johnson & Johnson, Acuvue contact lenses attractive product types use one day. This contact lens products sold in Japan, several European countries, and Asia. Withdrawal of Johnson & Johnson health products This is the ninth time the withdrawal in 2010.

Parties Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) explains, they received many complaints from users TruEye Acuvue brand contact lenses, who complained of pain and irritation of the eyes after using the contact lens.

However, JNJ says that until now there has been no reports of customers who suffer complications of visual impairment. "The risk of long-term health problems caused by contact lenses are very rare," said Gary Esterow, a spokesman for JNJ Vision Care.

He added that there were an estimated 100 000 boxes, each containing 30-90 contact lens problems. According to him, the problem occurs when contact lenses are manufactured in Ireland were rinsed. The majority of contact lenses which was drawn on sale in Japan and several Asian countries.

This year, JNJ has attracted some non-prescription drug products in the United States, including cold medicine for children and adults, as well as thousands of bottles of pain relievers. As a result, JNJ got a warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Congress.

The phenomenon of People Experiencing Hypnosis

Actually in everyday life, without realizing we have experienced hypnosis. Precisely we have unwittingly hypnotized by something event or situation that we face.

"The most dangerous fact is that hypnosis is not recognized as a hypnotic," said Ariesandi Setyono, founder of the Indonesian Academy of Hypnosis. Examples of the phenomenon of people who experience hypnosis without realizing it, according Ariesandi, are as follows:

* Watching the show on television until dissolved, then without knowing it had to cry, go mad, go hate, participate annoyance, or to laugh.

* Obtain an unconscious lacerations, and a new feel when you're relaxing.

* When looking for something that goods can not see or find it, even though the goods are clearly present in his eyes (negative visual halusination).

* Occur drool at the thought of or heard people talk about lemon acid.

* Always make a mistake when he met with a certain issue.

* Always arising of anger, resentment, and hate it when considering a person.

* Dreams are perceived as true.
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Stress Makes You So Forgetfulness

It turned out that positive thinking can not only make our days so much more beautiful. But also stimulate our brains to process information better, so in the long term, our brain will always be in prime condition.

Research conducted in 2007, found respondents who always surround himself with positive energy helps reduce the risk of brain cognitive function decline up to 60 percent. While the respondents are often stressful and emotional, memory decline or dementia.

Thomas Crook, PhD., This memory disorder prevention experts told me, every one of us would have events that are emotionally draining. Starting from failure, disappointment, or even treason. These are the sources of emotional stress can affect our brains work. But that does not mean, Crook added, we must always smiling face all the sad stories that go in our lives. "We may be sad, but our reaction to re-optimism and enthusiasm is reward for the brain so that its function was not decreased."

Crook invites us to immediately release the emotional stress of the head. "Imagine that we are pressing the eject button on DVD player, when we do not like the movies we watch." Then see how many "DVD happiness" is left "on the shelves" of our lives.

The process according to Crook will make our brains to play a memory-memory that can restore our spirits. The body will be interpreted by releasing endorphins to give the sensation of feeling happy in myself. "This is where the body system will look not only to work alone. Our brains will hone the ability of memory plus normal body metabolism to return to work. "
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Dates sweetness, for Health

Apart from diamond, festive Ramadan seemed a bit bland without the presence of date palms. Not only be just a tradition, it turns out sweet fruit from the Middle East and contain nutrients that many health properties. This proves it.

Researchers from the University of Scranton found the dates and other dried fruit is very rich in antioxidants called polyphenols, and fiber. The American Cancer Society recommends us to eat 20-35 grams of dietary fiber (dietary fiber) each day. And there is a soluble dietary fiber and insoluble.

Where fiber helps the digestive process by pushing the food into the digestive tract is an insoluble fiber. Meanwhile, soluble fiber can help prevent heart disease by lowering levels of LDL or bad cholesterol. Not only that, soluble fiber can also lower blood sugar, the edges will help keep diabetes under control.

Dates are a good energy intake, because every grain of dates contains 31 grams of carbohydrates. This portion also includes 3 grams of dietary fiber and 29 grams of fructose, glucose and sucrose (natural sugar that can be easily burned body to provide energy). Plus the value of the dates are, they will give you energy without the fat or cholesterol.

Potassium in dates are also offering benefits to our health. The body needs potassium intake to prevent muscle contraction. Potassium is a mineral essential for the body to protect the heart muscle, and maintain the health of the body's metabolism process and ensure the nervous system still works fine. Plus, potassium is also capable of making the body eliminate sodium, and automatically lowers blood pressure.
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Fit Body with Herbs

Use of natural or herbal ingredients, quite popular in the community to remember easily obtained materials and minimal side effects when compared with the side effects of drugs from chemicals. Unfortunately, most people just taking herbal medicine when it is sick. In fact, most herbal actually useful as a preventive and improve fitness.

There are times when a reaction occurs after consuming herbal diarrhea accompanied by nausea. In a book published Trubus Herbal Indonesia nutritious Info Kit mentioned, accompanied by nausea, diarrhea is a sign of detoxification to remove body toxins. Throughout processed properly, herbs are very adaptive in the body.

In taking herbs, it is recommended to consume a particular type of health drink for a week, adjusted for health conditions. Frequency is twice a day in the morning and afternoon. The following week, herbal species can be replaced. For example if the rice kencur last week chose to overcome stiff, then this week could take wedang spices to warm the body and expel the flu.

One type of rhizome which has a property to strengthen a weak body is ginseng. According dr.Setiawan Dalimartha, efficacious ginseng to increase chi (vital energy). Korean plants are usually used as a mixture to drink.
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Side Effects Chemical Drug in Guava

Some time latter, Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) RI many herbal confiscate illegal. The herbs do not generally have seized on the marketing authorization, containing hazardous chemicals, as well as breaking the rules of inclusion of a disease that is used in packaging.

Therefore, people are suggested to be careful in choosing a traditional herbal medicine products. Here are some of these chemicals are often found in herbal products and the risks of illegal and unwanted effects from the use of chemicals and drugs without the supervision of a physician:

- Sibutramin HydrochLoride can increase blood pressure (hypertension), heart rate, and difficulty sleeping. This medicine should not be used in patients with a history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmia or stroke.

- Sildenafil Citrate can cause headaches, dizziness, dyspepsia, nausea, abdominal pain, vision disturbances, rhinitis (nasal inflammation), myocardial infarction, chest pain, palpitations (rapid heartbeat), and death.

- Siproheptadin can cause nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, diarrhea, hemolytic anemia, leucopenia, agranulocytosis, and thrombocytopenia.

- Phenylbutazone can cause nausea, vomiting, skin rash, fluid and electrolyte retention (edema), bleeding ulcers, stomach pain, with bleeding or perforation, hypersensitivity reactions, hepatitis, nephritis, kidney failure, leukopenia, aplastic anemia, agranulocytosis, etc. another.
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Healthy 'outer and Inner' with Fasting

Hunger and thirst in the hot afternoon was a struggle no light at the time of fasting. But, even though it feels heavy, with fasting, we can get various rewards. Not only spiritually healthy, but also physical.

From glasses of medicine, fasting provides many benefits for the body. For example, fasting led body to eat and drink regularly.

"Fasting is also beneficial for the body because it provides an opportunity regeneration of cells, normalize heart function and heart, resulting in more protein function, and eliminate toxic deposits," said Erin Destrini, doctors in Jakarta Clinic Medical Center (JMC).

Mulyadi Tedjapranata, general practitioner and Director of the Jakarta Medizone Clinic, explains, at the time of fasting, whole body organs, blood circulation, and lymph nodes have a chance to rest from all activities.
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Kiloburn System, Quickly Slim

Thousand and one sure way we do to have the ideal body to overcome obesity. In addition to exercise, eat a combination of settings that fit for this effort.

However, not infrequently difficult to get much time to exercise, although this method is highly recommended because it can increase the body's metabolism so that accelerate fat burning. Therefore, for those who are incredibly busy and too tired to exercise does not need to be confused to find ways to streamline the body.

Currently ESC (European Slimming Centre) situated in the numbers Dharmawangsa and Kelapa Gading Square, Jakarta, introducing a new technology products to streamline the body by way of instant.

This body slimming instrument called Kiloburn System. Kiloburn System has a way of working which includes three circuits which are not separated from one another ie Added Minimize (to reduce food intake into the body) by giving a pill that works to control appetite by 70% (Red rather than drug-diet) and drink two hours before food, Maximize Output (increase the disposal of leftover food in the body) by providing supplements that contain fiber to increase the disposal of leftover food to 50%, and most recently Burn The Fat (burning fat in the body) by using the tools Kiloburn special system uses Far Infra-Red Therapy for burning fat.
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Stomach Exercise To Slim

This lightweight movement will help you shape the stomach in order to appear more beautiful. Perform two sets with 10-12 repetitions each for each type of exercise, five times a week.

1. Knee CIRCLE
Lie with your back flat on the floor. Place both hands relaxed at your sides parallel to the floor. Slowly lift your legs until your knees are above your stomach. Hold for 5 counts, then move the knee rotates towards the left until the position approximately 45 degrees. Abdomen and upper body remains facing upwards. Hold for 5 counts, then return the knee to the starting position while still moving it around. Repeat with the opposite position.

2. SIDE CHOP
Stand with your legs open. Both hands holding dumbbells or a medicine ball with a weight of 2-3 kg. Lower your body until the half-squat position, then pull both hands toward the bottom left of the body. Feel your body until you feel drawn toward the lower left. Position hands at your sides, while the knee remains facing front.

Hold for 5 counts, then slowly pull the hand holding the dumbbell to the upper right direction as far as possible. Eyes follow the movements of the hand dumbbell to a position located on the right side of the head. Feel up to the abdomen feels attracted to the top. Hold for 5 counts, then returned to its original position. Repeat with alternate positions.
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Quick Tips For Treadmill slimming

You feel no immediate'VE skinny but has made various sports and go to the gym for a treadmill workout routine? The answer is probably because the exercise you take is not quite right or there are other factors that make you fat still hoard.

Special for you who underwent both treadmill at the gym or at home, it's good to reevaluate your efforts or consulted to the instructor. Not impossible, effort you put all this in vain because of errors in the motion or other factors. Whereas with the right movement, the burning of calories would be effective and guaranteed there would be no more fat that appears.

Here are five guidelines so that your treadmill maximal fruitless. With understanding, hopefully your efforts and hard work to be optimal, and the dream of having a beautiful body like the models on the covers of fitness magazines will materialize.

1. Do not get stuck on the same exercise
"People often fall in the trap of a treadmill for 30 minutes each time they exercise," says Rachel Cosgrove, owner of Results Fitness in Santa Clarita, California.

"At first it was useful, but then your body becomes accustomed to the routine, and calorie-burning fewer calories."

To be able to see the results, change one of the factors in your treadmill as the intensity or duration every time I went to the gym. Then replace your overall activity every three or four weeks.

2. Do not be a distraction
If you still can watch TV while doing treadmill, you're not working hard enough. Instead of relaxing while you run, try interval training (exercise intensity varies but the same pattern of exercises) to increase calorie burning treadmill body and improve your habits. After heating for five or six minutes with a heart machine, try as hard as possible for one minute, then reduce the intensity for two minutes. Do alternately, and continue for five rounds. Be sure to reduce the lag time every time you break a treadmill.
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Sleeping less than five hours endangering heart

If the quantity is less than five hours sleep a day, including naps, will increase the risk of suffering from angina, coronary heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.

Karin Zeitvogel This research was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine West Virginia University and is written in the journal "Sleep"-published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Sleep Research Society-Sunday edition (eighth) in Washington, U.S..

Karin says, age groups at greatest risk are under 60 years old who slept five hours or less a night. They are at risk of cardiovascular attacked three times more than those who slept seven hours.

David Dinges, chief of Sleep and Khronobiologi Unit at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania found that 142 adults who sleep for five days is very limited, slower to react and difficult to focus.
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Treadmills thorough, Before Buying

Cardio exercise is highly recommended if you want to lose weight. One is a tool for practicing cardio treadmills. This machine even allows us to exercise at home without bothering to go to the gym.

But before bringing the engine running, the Edward R. Laskowski of the Mayo Clinic suggest we should make a list of any features or facilities that should we find in it.

Horsepower, this is a commonly used speed unit on the treadmill. Laskowski suggested that we should choose the treadmill that the velocity of at least 1.5 horsepower, because it allows us to walk leisurely on the treadmill.

Note stability. We must try first, how powerful a treadmill accept our body burden when walking on it. Make sure the handrails or handrails on the left and right is easy to reach and not slippery when in contact with water or sweat. Also during treadmill running test, note whether the beat of our feet to make rubber mats that we are standing to be unstable. Because it should remain solid rubber mats to hold our expenses.
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Treadmill vs Ordinary Road

With the aim to make bones stronger, whether the treadmill running as good as usual in increasing bone density?

The answer: Yes. Did we do the roads surrounding the complex of the house or walking on a treadmill, these techniques are both activities that aim to strengthen our bones.

"To strengthen the bones, we need to move a muscle and bone we have an opponent with the force of gravity," says Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., fitness research director of the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, MA. Result, the bone will be able to adapt to our weight and the withdrawal of the muscle cell will make the production more and more and make our bones stronger.
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Right Treadmill, fold Benefits

Healthier, starting now become a necessity of modern man. Look at the height of the fitness center (gym) every day. For those who are very busy, exercise at home with a variety of sports equipment of choice.

Treadmill is one of the most popular sport tool that many people have at home. Compared to many other cardio equipment, treadmills burn more calories. One mile walk fast to burn about 100 calories. Another advantage of the treadmill is able to adapt to various levels of exercises and variations of speed from walking to running.

However, the price of running this tool is quite expensive. Because it required mature consideration that we are not disappointed with the treadmill that has been purchased. One of the things that determine the comfort level where the treadmill is running. Pick the surface long enough to enable us to adapt.

Like any other electronic goods, more and more features will be owned by a treadmill, the better. For example, there is a choice of speed, incline jenit previously programmed, which describes the heart rate monitor, and easy to operate.
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Fasting Safe Trick For Elderly

Elderly people who have the disease (geriatric) many are the conditions so that the body does not fit can hinder the fast. But there are some tricks that can be done in order to secure fast.

This is geriatrics own understanding of elderly patients over the age of 60 years and has a disease problem. And sometimes the symptoms are not typical of emerging diseases.

"Old age is safe to fast if their health condition is stable, controllable disease, no acute infection and may be drinking regularly since open until dawn, without waiting for his thirst," said Dr. Kemala Nina sari. SpPD. K-Ger, not long ago like it was written Sunday (15/08/2010).

Dr. Nina tells the elderly person is usually a change of perception of thirst decreases, disruption of daily activities, slowing gastric emptying, decreased immunity ability, easy fatigue, weakness and confusion, a sense of isolation and of the teeth (many are missing).

"As long as there is no limit drinking, we encourage the elderly to drink 8-10 glasses a day without waiting for his thirst," he said.

Dr nina added to geriatrics who want to fast, there are some things that could dlakukan, namely:
Diet, Eating Pola:

1. When dawn should consume 40 percent of total calories daily.
2. When breaking the fast should consume 50 percent if the total daily beginning with light food and heavy meals after the evening prayer. We can consume open palm or a banana.
3. After tarawih can consume 10 percent of total daily calories.
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Managing Passion at Fasting Month

Intercourse during the fasting month is fine. Precisely by having sex during fasting, the relationship with your spouse can more harmoniously.

Not only hunger and thirst, fasting month is also required to hold the passions, including sexual appetite. Indeed, a study shows the fact that the frequency of sexual activity has decreased to 40 percent during the month of fasting. However, it does not mean sex with a partner and then stopped. Just so you and your partner divide their time smart, intimacy and affection will still be well guarded. Section, any intimate relationship can still be done without taint the sanctity of religious fasting, do intimate at night.

Keep Stamina

Many things can affect the level of husband and wife sex in the month of fasting. In addition to feeling tired, mind, and disease, during the month of fasting, decreased sex drive as well. This is influenced by the hormonal system changes during fasting.

First, get rid of the idea that sex is an act that contaminates the holy month. Then, interlace is good communication and harmonious relationship with their spouse. Do not obtrude one another, for example.

To be passionate sex in the holy month can be maintained, good stamina is absolutely essential. You do this by consuming foods that contain adequate protein and carbohydrates. Anyway, four of five perfectly healthy with balanced nutrition.

Continue with exercise conducted after the Fajr prayers or before buka puasa. However, you should select the type of sport that is not so heavy so as not to spend energy. After waking stamina, it helps increase the excitement prior to sex.

When breaking the fast, select the type of foods containing aprodisiak, that is able to enhance sexual arousal. For example, shellfish or the like that contain zinc. In addition, multiply to consume foods that contain vitamin E, such as fried bean sprouts. A little lamb was allowed, such as fried rice or rice Kebuli goat, so that sexual arousal could be improved.
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10 Ways "strengthening" Brain

Being smart was not something that happens because it is spontaneous. In addition to genetic factors there are several methods used to increase your intelligence. If you wish, you can follow the 10 alternatives steps recommended the following:

1. Sport
Believed to increase the capacity of the brain for several years, but scientists found new evidence showing a relationship practice with physical and mental health.

A study from the University of Cambridge declared jogging several times a week can stimulate the brain. By walking for several days, hundreds of thousands of new brain cells will grow which will have an effect on memory formation and memory.

Thus increasing the ability to recall memories without confusion on cognitive tasks and may slow the mental disorders in old age.

Recently, scientists also discovered that exercise is also able to release a protein named "noggin". Proteins that will act as an agent and cons of other proteins, such as bone morphogenetic proteins. Thus stimulating increased cell division of the brainstem, the brain remains active and nimble as we get older.

The study also showed his strong production of "noggin" could prevent brain-related diseases such as Alzheimer's age.
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Super bacteria also Threaten Indonesia

From Kompas.com - The phenomenon of super bacteria or bacteria that are resistant to the drugs is not just happening overseas. In Indonesia, the germs that are categorized multiresistance now widely found, particularly in hospitals.

Microbiology Specialists from the Department of Microbiology, University of Indonesia (UI), Prof.. Usman Chatib Warsa, Sp.MK, Ph.D., states 'superbug' bacteria containing genes such as NDM-1 (New Delhi, Metallo-beta-lactamase-1) is also commonly found in Indonesia. In fact, the number of bacterial multiresistance was more than one species and a threat to society.
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Careful - Super Bacteria Threaten World

LONDON, KOMPAS.com - Be careful. British medical experts warn, there is a new bacteria that threaten human life. It belongs to the super bacteria resistant to antibiotics because even though the most powerful. Later, these bacteria have been found in a number of hospitals in England.

As quoted from the BBC, medical experts also explained, the bacteria that can make an enzyme called NDM-1 was taken by NHS patients who previously flew overseas to India and Pakistan to conduct cosmetic surgical procedures.

Although it was only discovered about 50 cases in the UK, experts fear these bacteria will spread globally. For handling, it takes a watchful eye as well as new drugs.

Similar infections have been found in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the Netherlands. No wonder then that international investigators say that the NDM-1 could be a major threat to global health. Currently, the bacterial infection had spread from one patient to another hospital in the UK. (Cash/Barratut Taqiyyah)

Electronic Cigarettes begin popular

Cigarettes do not need to be burned now and can be used repeatedly. Electronic cigarette is called with the electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) has now entered the Indonesian market.

ENDS circulation issues in various countries including Indonesia are now whipping the public and medical circles. This product is designed like a cigarette burn. What distinguishes this with cigarette smoking is usually a sophistication.

"ENDS The truth can not be categorized as a cigarette, in Indonesia was still illegal," said Director of Drugs Control Agency for Drugs and Food Dr Danardi Sosrosumihardjo, SpKJ.

ENDS estimated first produced in China in 2003. Her presence is still banned because they are classified toxic cigarettes. Ministry of Health and BPOM yet to know how to refill these cigarettes can enter Indonesia.

On ENDS consists of a lithium-ion batteries that can be electronically controlled, small heating element or atomizer, and the cartridge contains nicotine solution in propylene glycol/glycerin/diethylene glycol.

Works the same way with smoking tobacco. At the time the user smokes a pipe smoking, a vaporizer or edges will light up and work to change the liquid inside to steam. Rechargeable battery that can provide energy to the vaporizer and has an indicator light to show when equipment is being used.
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Smoke Vehicles - Main Causes of Pollution

A number of air pollutants were detected in Bandung. Although it was generally below the threshold, the accumulation of pollutants in the body in the long term potential to harm our health.

Based on the research, the main pollution sources in Bandung from vehicles. Vehicle exhaust emissions contain mainly carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC), as detected in the central area congestion, among others, the plaza and station. No less than 920 000 vehicles that grow 4 percent per year crowded traffic in the city.
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Impact of Air Pollution Worse than Suspected

Experts are now increasingly confident that the impact of air pollution worse for health care quality. Not just limited to respiratory health, but also other parts of the body suffers. Poor air quality is proven to relate closely to heart disease, blood vessels, and brain.

Health experts from the American Heart Association says, the link between heart disease and air pollution more and more evident since they issued the study in 2004.

In research published last month in May 2010, the cardiologist was also found links between air pollution and various other diseases, such as stroke, arrhythmia, heart attack, and vascular disease.
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Eating Pattern Supporting Detoxification

There are so many health benefits that can be gained through fasting, including detoxification. A diet that is balanced and controlled will also reduce excess weight. However, all these objectives will be achieved if we restrict foods high in protein and fat and that contain sugar.

To get a fit body, healthy, and toxins from the body to support spending during the month of Ramadan, see the tips from dr Phaidon L Toruan, nutritionist and diet, at following:

1. Complex carbohydrate intake during meal.
Complex carbohydrates more slowly broken down into blood sugar that do not experience fluctuations in blood sugar is high. Blood sugar stable, and this is very helpful so that the body's energy metabolism stomach feel more full, until the time of breaking. Ideal carb menu when the dawn is sweet potatoes, maize, cassava, oatmeal, wheat bread, brown rice, and fruits.

2. Fruit and vegetables during meal.
Fasting for the body is a detoxification program. Resting the bowel a chance to remove the pulp and body metabolism. Leftover food, especially meat rotting in the colon, can be cleaned. Purifier primarily insoluble fiber contained in vegetables. Meanwhile, the fruit is also rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, fiber and antioxidants that help the detoxification process.
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Wrong Ways to Relax

Every person has his own way to get out from fatigue and feel relaxed. However, if you know a few things that we often make choices 'way out' to eliminate stress, anxiety, and burden us, can actually give a bad impact on our health.

Do not let our means cheerleaders very disturbing life and our health, here are four of them:

Watching TV
Every major studies always found a link between watching TV and obesity. One of them is in the research contained in the Journal of the American Medical Association, this study found each time we increase the duration of two hours we watch TV, then automatically we will increase by 23% obesity and risk of diabetes up to 14%.

The danger again, when we will be overwhelmed by watching hundreds of advertisements of junk food and eating other foods that might be we are eating when watching television. Better to select only some of our favorite programs. Then, spend the rest of us to stay away from the sofa and make us a healthy hobby.

Smoke
When the pressure of work or life to come, cigarettes often become our tool to be able to feel relaxed. Though we all would have been familiar or bored with the existing smoking hazard warnings. The smoker has a risk of a heart attack two times larger, and each bar rokoklah that causes 90% mortality caused by lung cancer. In addition to nicotine and tar, there are still hundreds of other chemicals in cigarette smoke can cause cancer. Plus, smoking can make our breath become unpleasant.

Dinner too late
Including groups of people who often make dinner too late? Eating too much the night is synonymous with eating junk food in large quantities. At the moment we are under stress, fatigue or anxiety, usually hormone cortisol will automatically send signals to the brain to recharge the body of fuel in anticipation of emergency conditions. And usually we're taking food containing fat or sugar.

Eating telampau late will increase insulin, fat storage hormone, and when sleep the body certainly will not do the burning again. And that's the sign, the risk of obesity will increase as well. Therefore, make it a habit to lock our mouths setlah at 7 pm.
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UI Open Herbal Masters Program

Depok, traditional medicines such as herbal medicine in great demand by the public, but unfortunately research on the efficacy of this herbal medicine is still minimal. With the opening of herbal masters program in the department of pharmacy University of Indonesia is expected to be more and more scientists are researching herbs.

This UI herbal masters program is under the faculty of Mathematics and Science in collaboration with Martha Tilaar Group. Graduates are expected to graduate this herb can explore, develop and conserve the natural and cultural richness of Indonesia.

So that can be raised based products such as medicinal herbs in the country and abroad, as well as reduce the negative impact of herbal products that use the addition of chemicals.

"Typically the research done individually, because it required a combination of academic theory and research of herbal or so that it can improve the quality of herbs in Indonesia," said Dr. Ir Muhammad Anis, M. dist as the Vice Rector of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs, University of Indonesia in the inauguration ceremony of Master Program Green Garden Herbs and Science at the UI Assembly Hall on Friday (06/08/2010).

While Dr. Martha Tilaar said masters graduates is expected to conduct research and apply scientific principles in the utilization of natural resources, especially medicinal plants and aromatic cosmetics for health and aesthetics, so that it can account for the use of herbal medicine.

"Hopefully later be known scientific evidence of these herbal products, herbal medicine that could provide safe and can be used widely. In addition to herbal medicine can be a host in his own country," said Secretary General Kemenkes dr. Ratna Rosita, MPH.

How to Improve Fertility

Quite complex, the role of men in the process of making babies. Men are not only duty is to produce sperm, but more than that sperm need to go in the right direction into the woman's vagina and uterus. If the survivors got there, the sperm must be strong enough to swim into the fallopian tubes (Fallopian tubes) and met with the egg.

Generally, the reproductive process is running normally. If you want a descent, assume that your reproductive system works well. Possibility of sexual intercourse can be successful once a pregnancy or having to wait years to get a descent. For married couples it can take several steps to increase the chance of pregnancy.

Conception requires a healthy sperm. Definition of a healthy sperm is perfect shape, perky and has a fast movement. You need at least 20 million sperm per milliliter of semen (seminal fluid, the liquid that comes out during ejaculation). If low sperm movement or shape is incomplete or swimming toward the wrong direction, then place the difficulties and failures in conception.

Testicular sperm produced, requiring a low temperature, conditions suitable for the development of sperm. In the normal body temperature is still too high for sperm to develop normally.

During intercourse, the penis during ejaculation semen out. Sperm is only a small portion of the semen, but in one ejaculation, sperm can reach a quarter of a billion to one billion. Each sperm has a long tail to facilitate forward movement. Although the number of billions of sperm could be produced, only 200 or less are able to reach the egg in the fallopian tube. And generally only one that will fertilize the eggs.

If you want a baby, it takes a healthy body and the sperm that has fast movements. If you have difficulties to heredity, can try the following tips as contained in the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.

Improving Fertility
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Pregnant and a High Libido

If you are pregnant there are two possibilities related to your sexual arousal, increasing or decreasing drastically. Both were influenced by the hormone estrogen, but one explanation why women who can rise while the other decreases very psychological and individual nature. Family harmony, psychological background and a few other things could be the cause.

But it will not be discussed but whether the fair if you are pregnant but the passion and desire to become more frequent intercourse, though many opinions stating that it could harm the fetus.

According to an obstetrician, a decrease or increase sexual desire that is normal. If you experience any increase in sexual desire when pregnant, according to doctors could be due to the condition of your relationships healthy and mutually satisfying. Moreover if the first trimester of your ass already passed, would not be surprised if the sex was even more hot because you're likely to reach orgasm more easily.

But sometimes problems arise because the male partner or you do not have the same passion. Sometimes men think sex will hurt, and pressing the fetus, they are so extra caution and restraint. This fact is certainly not comfortable for you.

You do not need to worry and stress when faced with this problem, because masturbation is not prohibited in principle important and would never hurt you or your baby. If you prefer to use a vibrator, it is valid only as long as you are not placed in the vagina. Lubricants such as jelly or astroglide also good. Unless you have a tendency to premature birth, you must stop fishing while a variety of things including masturbation and orgasm intercourse.

Watermelon, Effective Streamline Stomach

KOMPAS.com - Try to remember, the fruit that is sweet and fresh, so effective in eliminating hunger? Perhaps you will mention the watermelon. She exclaimed, watermelon that has many unexpected advantages.

Like tomatoes, watermelon contains lycopene, an antioxidant that helps fight heart disease and reduce various types of cancer, particularly prostate cancer. In fact, according to USDA database Caratenoid, the content of lycopene in watermelon is higher among the vegetables and other fruits.

Watermelon fruit free classified fat, low calories, and therefore regarded as an ideal food for the diet. Even so, the fruit is a good source of energy. Watermelon can also be a multi-vitamin intake. By consuming just two cups of watermelon (which had been cut), you've got the intake of vitamins A, B6, and C.

Vitamin A, as you know, good for eye health. Consumption of this fruit regularly can help prevent night blindness and boost immune function by enhancing the infection-fighting white blood cells called lymphocytes.

As for vitamin B6 was used by the body to produce chemicals in the brain, such as serotonin, melatonin, and dopamine. In various studies previously seen, these compounds help the body cope with anxiety and panic. Vitamin B6 also plays a role in turning protein into energy.
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Spicy Foods Can Lower Blood Pressure

Chongqing, China, For people with high blood pressure, some foods like salty foods and caffeine should be avoided. But for those hooked with spicy food, so food can be a drug to lower blood pressure.

According to a recent study, eating foods that can cause a burning tongue aka spicy foods, can help lower blood pressure. This is very helpful for people who have high blood pressure.

"Hypertension affects more than 20 percent of people in China's north-east compared to 10 to 14 percent in China's south-west, where many residents there who eat spicy foods and hot," explained Professor Zhiming Zhu, who led the study, as reported from Dailymail , Thursday (05/08/2010).
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How to Detect Skin Cancer

Cancer rarely show specific symptoms, so many people do not realize it, including in cases of skin cancer. Although not as popular as breast cancer or cervical cancer, still need to regularly examine themselves against skin cancer.

Preventing skin cancer can be done to protect themselves from excessive sun exposure. But one can also detect early signs of skin cancer.

How to remove clothes and looked under the sun. Early signs that appear usually in the form of spots, such as lesions or moles.

Another way to detect skin cancer early is to see changes, such as size, discoloration, itching and bleeding. Since many skin cancer may look like psoriasis or eczema.

In a recent study reported by the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, plastic surgeon and researcher Patricia Terrill revealed the importance of doing a complete examination of the entire body if found any change in the skin of a person.
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Fruit and Vegetables, Not Many Prevent Cancer

New York, from now on do not need to over-consume vegetables and fruit. Recent research shows, its contribution to cancer prevention was not as big as previously thought.

Quoted from AFP on Thursday (04/08/2010) research on this topic was conducted by a team from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. A total of 470 000 volunteers were involved, were recruited from 10 countries in western Europe.

During the eight years since 1992 scientists investigate and finally concluded that increased intake of fruit and vegetables as much as 200 grams/day only reduced the risk of cancer of approximately 3 percent. From these results, the effects of cancer prevention is considered not as big as expected.

In women, the benefits of smaller fruits and vegetables on cancer prevention. While the people who smoke and drink alcohol, its protection is limited to the risk of smoking-related cancer and alcohol.
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Inhaling Due Paint Odor

Jakarta, One of the risks faced when painting the house or new house is finished painted dizziness and shortness of breath due to inhaling the stinging smell of paint thinner. What are the consequences for the occupants of the house?

Actually, to reduce it could be by keeping the room by turning on ventilation fans. But even this sometimes does not work. It's best if freshly painted room that do not directly occupied first.

In general, the paint consists of several components such as solvents, placard, dyes and other additives. Wall paint smell in the more derived from the solvent, which is usually oil-based (oil-based).

Quoted from Essortment, Wednesday (08/04/2010), wall paint using oil-based solvent containing many volatile organic compound (VOC) which evaporate easily. By keeping the room by turning on ventilation fans. But even this sometimes does not work. It's best if the room is freshly painted, do not directly occupied first.

If inhaled, its impact on health can vary according to the endurance of each individual.

Shortly after the inhalation, the impact is most often experienced dizziness, shortness of breath and eye irritation. Meanwhile, if inhaled continuously, in the long term impact can be more severe the cancer and nerve damage in the brain.

Adverse effects can also be experienced by pregnant women. Several types of solvents such as glycol ether have a high VOC content and reportedly can cause a miscarriage if inhaled in large quantities.
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Drinking while eating not be fat

Jakarta, many people believe, drinking while eating can interfere with digestion and lead to obesity. The fact is not always the case, because eating is interspersed with drinking water can actually help you lose weight.

As long as no added syrup or sugar, white water (H2O) is a compound free of calories. Even taken together with food, water will not provide extra calories so it will not cause obesity.

Not only that, drinking water actually causes the stomach feel full faster. Quoted from MSN Health, Wednesday (08/04/2010), this causes decreased appetite, thus avoiding the possibility of eating excessive portions.

This theory was proven in a study published in the journal Obesity in the year 2007. In people aged 55 years and over, the habit of drinking 0.5 liters of water before meals can reduce weight by 44 percent within 12 weeks.

Another study said, the white water can increase thermogenesis or metabolism of calories into energy. No matter before or after eating, drinking 0.5 liters of room temperature effective to increase metabolism by 30 percent in the first 10-30 minutes afterward.

Related to this, speculation has developed the experts is that the body becomes more energy needed to raise the temperature of the water they drink at room temperature to conform to the body temperature. In adults, this process takes an average of 29 calories of energy.
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Halal-Haram Meningitis Vaccine

Decree of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), which set a meningitis vaccine made by Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) from Belgium unlawful questioned its scientific basis by academics. Because, although the manufacturers claim vaccines using animal free media elements but all of the current vaccine seeds derived from elements of the media intersect with the pig.

"All the seeds of meningitis vaccine, production, GSK, Novartis or manufacturers from China, all the same origins. The producers had never develop their own kumannya but buying from a germ factory in the Netherlands," said Prof.dr.Umar Anggara Jenie, Chairman of the Bioethics Commission National in Jakarta, Tuesday (08/03/2010).

Contact with any element of pigs occurred only at the beginning when the vaccine production begins, about 1930s. "The collection of meningitis germs have done decades ago," said Prof. Journalists Uddin, Chairman of the Foundation YARSI.
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Salad, Food Policy - Important to read

From Kompas.com - According to a note, salads and vegetables, especially lettuce is a type of high class food. Some call it a "food policy". Mr world of medicine, Hippocrates, believed that the salads are easy to digest food and has a cleansing effect.

At the time of King Louis XIV of France in the 17th century, have written about the salad, which reads like this: "I ordered a salad to everyone believing in me for a refreshing salad without getting weak, and without disturbing the calm, which is often what I call as durable makers young. "

The quote simply want to illustrate that the salad is a luxury food and is very prestigious, which becomes important for the aristrokat dish. In the tradition of the Western people eat, the salad was served to carry a variety of functions.
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Reinforcement Exercise to Organ Intimate

Exercise done regularly will make the body more healthy which impact on performance and ability to satisfy your partner. The study found that men who sit passively and more when doing exercise regularly say they are 30 percent more frequent sex.



Physical exercise not only makes the body more fit for sex but also stimulates the mind that makes you feel more sexy in the eyes of the couple. Which parts need to be trained?

Abdominal muscle
The muscles of the abdomen is the most important for long-lasting penetration. To strengthen the abdominal muscles, do crunches exercise. This exercise is similar to sit ups, but you do not have to melentingkan body too much.

The trick, lie on the floor and bend your legs. Put both hands over his chest and slowly lift your upper body while directing both knees to your chest. Hold for a few moments and returned to the starting position. Perform this movement as much as one to two sessions.
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Know Your Blood Type of Fat

Cholesterol is a type of fat found in the bloodstream. In addition there are also lipid cholesterol (blood fats) called triglycerides. What's the difference and how it contributes to cardiovascular disease?

Low density lipoprotein
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) cholesterol is the largest carrier in the blood. LDL transports cholesterol to sites throughout the body either to be dumped and to repair the cell membrane. But like water that can produce crust stuck to the water pipes, as well as LDL cholesterol that can lead to accumulation of cholesterol in the arteries that supply food to the brain and heart. Therefore, cholesterol is often called bad cholesterol.

High density lipoprotein
Imagine high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol as a scavenger or cleaner. HDL cholesterol helps reduce the amount of LDL cholesterol in the blood. The higher the HDL cholesterol level, the lower the risk of atherosclerosis. That's why HDL is called good cholesterol. To raise levels of HDL, do exercise and lose weight.

Triglycerides
Triglycerides are another type of body fat. When excessive amounts in the blood called hipertrigliseridemi. This condition is also considered to facilitate the formation of atherosclerosis (accumulation of plaque in arteries).

Early detection of high cholesterol or triglycerides can help you take steps to improve health and prevent cardiovascular disease. The only way to measure cholesterol and triglyceride levels is through blood tests.

Beware of Kidney Stones in Children

Taken from kompas.com - Health experts in the United States was troubled. Gather data from 42 children's hospitals in the superpower shows the increase in cases of kidney stones in children.

Of the 125 cases in 1999 to 1389 in the year 2008. Study results published in medical journal The Journal of Urology shows that the data did not differ significantly. An increase in 57 cases per 100 000 child being treated in hospitals in 2008 than before only 18 of 100 000 in 1999.

Kidney stones in general suffered by adults over the age of 40 years. But in fact this disease could happen to anyone, even children. Although kidney stones do not cause harm, but can cause extreme pain.

Kidney stones usually occur because of crystal formation caused by the urine is too concentrated. Salts of calcium, uric acid, Sistin and other materials in the urine can crystallize and form a mineral deposit to even-sized pebbles.

Pain usually occurs when the stones apart, left kidney and down through the ureter. The pain can be felt to start from the back or side of the body below the ribs down. When the stone moves to the bladder, the pain spread to the groin area. However, there are many stones in the kidney that does not give new symptoms and are detected during X-ray done for other problems.
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Treat Diseases with Fruit, part two - Important!

Many fruits on around us that we can make as a healer of diseases. however, we need to know how

PEAR

Pear fruit consumed, helping to overcome discomfort in the stomach due to excessive levels of acids derived from high-calorie foods, oily and spicy. Pear juice can also be mixed with apple and lemon.

PEAR juice

Its main functions:
- Control of hypertension
- Dilute and eliminate phlegm
- Overcoming gastric disturbances

Pineapple

Bromealin dissolving enzyme in pineapple is very thick mucus in the digestive system that can also be destroyed if there are ulcers. Dishes are made with 250 grams of sliced pineapple, 60 grams of minced chicken and pepper to taste and then fried to cope with the symptoms of low blood disease lemasnya feet and hands.

Pomegranate Fruit

In Iraq and Iran, the pomegranate juice that is made in advance before drinking mouthwash to help clean the mouth and teeth, and prevent infection and helps to eliminate unpleasant mouth odor. Eat slowly and remove pomegranate seeds can purify a hoarse voice and avoid dryness of the throat. Among other benefits, the content of tannin substances in pomegranate can anesthetize roundworms, and tapeworms kremi worms in the intestines so that they can be issued through the big water. This method is commonly used by residents of Egypt and Vietnam.

Pomegranate juice

Its main functions:
- Erode cancer
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Treating Disease with Fruits

In fact there are many paths to the city of Jakarta, is like nothing else so cane roots, and the outcome of which was obtained from sources Bima IPB several properties which are sometimes only know the shape and feel alone, may be useful and why choosing the juice?, Here are some fruits we can see its benefit in accordance with our needs, so long as not eating due to not knowing his usefulness, in general, one of which is:

- Improve endurance
- Lowering cholesterol
- Digestive smoothly
- The Anti-Oxidant and Anti-Cancer
- Accelerate the Healing Process
- Create Awaet Young

Some of the fruits in fact contain substances that can replace the nutrients from foods such as meat.

APPLE

The combination of mineral salt content and pectin in apples, and organic acid content in spinach oksalik form a unique substance that meets the walls of the intestines and through the movement of chemicals ang strong but safe "release" the dirt that was in the large intestine that has been settled for days, months and months or even years. The content of pectin substances in apples are also able to lower cholesterol and triglycerides that interfere with cardiac function.

Juice Aple

Its main functions:
- Reduce your appetite
- Control blood pressure and blood sugar levels
- Cleaning up toxins in the gut
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How to Prevent Kidney Failure

Title lecture "Prevent Kidney Failure, Prevention and Birds", intended for the general public lecture with an emphasis on prevention, but also no less important is the detection/early/early kidney disease.

In the first part of these lectures we underline a phrase: "Health is not everything, but without it everything is nothing", if not a healthy condition, then the patient through the eyes of the world around as if it looked bleak.

Kidney disease much can be chronic, thus finding better early on and overcome them so as not to be prolonged which caused huge losses.

Anatomy. Explained about the kidney with the length of 11-12 cm, 5-7 cm wide, 2.3 to 3 cm thick, about the size of a fist.

Formed by units of the kidney called the nephron are numbered from 1 to 1.2 million units in each kidney. Nephron units starting from the fine blood vessels/capillaries, is a filter called the glomerulus, the blood through the glomerulus/capillaries and is filtered so that formed the filtrate (which is still dilute urine) which amounts to approximately 170 liters per day, and then flowed through the pipe/channel called tubules.

Urine was poured out into the channel ureter, bladder, then out through the urethra.

Renal function. Kidney is the organ that has a lot of blood vessels (highly vascular) is basically the task was "filtering/cleaning" the blood. Blood flow to the kidneys was 1.2 liters/min or 1700 liters/day, blood is filtered into a liquid filtrate was 120 ml/minute (170 liters/day) to the tubules.

The liquid filtrate was processed in the tubules, and finally come out of the two kidneys into the urine as much as 1-2 liters / day. As a resume, kidney function is as follows: 1. Served as a system filter/strainer, discarding the "trash". 2. Maintain body fluid balance. 3. Production of hormones that control blood pressure. 4. Erythropoietin hormone production that helps manufacture red blood cells. 5. Activate vitamin D to maintain bone health.

Causes of Kidney Diseases.

1. General Illness/Systemic: Diabetes = Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, High Cholesterol - Dyslipidemia, SLE: disease Lupus, Immune Disease others, high uric acid - Hyperuricemia - Gout, infection in the body: lung (TB), syphilis, malaria, hepatitis , Preeclampsia, Medicines, Amyloidosis, a sudden loss of many search: diarrhea and vomiting, bleeding, burns.

The things mentioned above can result in disorders/diseases of the kidney.

2. Local disease of the kidney: Diseases of the filter (glomerulus) - glomerulonephritis, infections: bacteria - Pyelonephrits, Ureteritis, Stone: Talent /derivatives, in the process of renal disorders - Nephrolithiasis, Cysts: in the kidney - Polcystic Kidney, Trauma: impact, shock, malignancy - Cancer - malignancy, obstruction: a stone, a tumor, narrowing/stricture.

Collection of symptoms. There are a variety of kidney disease, so patients come to doctors with a variety of symptoms.

Here is the possibility of a patient with a collection of symptoms/syndrome of renal disease as follows:

1. Acute Kidney Failure: sudden kidney disorders, kidney function "drop", do not get out of urine. 2. Acute nephritis: a sudden illness in the kidney filter (glomerulus), face, leg swelling, blood protein found in urine.
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6 Healthy Tips for Fasting

Running fasting is an obligation for Muslims, but if judging from the health side behind the worship of the rite which is run every month this year, also saved a lot of benefits. But of course if it is run with the right rules and not arbitrary. How to combine worship and gain benefits for our health, our next run contributed six fasting healthy tips:

1. Do not Leave Sahur

Sahur is one of a series of religious fasting in Ramadan is highly recommended, in a hadith it is mentioned that "Rasulullah SAW said:" Sahur by you, because the meal, there is a great blessing. "Sahur Why is important for us that run fast?, Currently running fasting body not getting nutrition for about 14 hours. To so the body can perform the function properly, cells of the body requires nutrients and energy in sufficient quantities. For sahur menu should choose foods high in carbohydrate and protein, but avoid too much eating sweet things.

2. Do not Hold Fast Break

After a day of hunger and thirst, of course we are drained of energy, to restore the energy back, when breaking the fast eat simple carbs found in sweet foods. Foods that contain sugar instantly restore our energy drained all day. But try to avoid ice or a fizzy drink, because these types of drinks can make the digestive function normally.

3. Eat In Staged

Usually when I heard drum evening, without waiting for us instantly ate meals provided on the table. This is not a good pattern for health, after a long day does not fill our stomach and digestive organs a rest, you should not eat the meal directly in large quantities. When it is time to break the fast eat sweet foods, like the compote, or drink hot tea, rest a moment, you can use it to run a prayer break sunset while giving time to adjust our digestive organs. Only after praying you can go back to eating heavier foods such as rice and side-dishes. And after tarawih session resumed with a small meal or snack.

4. Do not Leave Sports

Running fast is not meant to stop the total exercise. Precisely fixed physical activity needed to maintain the smooth circulation of blood so that we can not easily sluggish. But for this business select mild exercise which does not require an excess of energy, such as jog or walk. We recommend that you do ahead of time breaking sports. Tarawih addition to worship as well as a means of maintaining physical fitness for the same time as performing tarawih by burning calories.

5. Enough Water Consumption
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Soy Milk Good for Diet

Soy milk is not less nutritional value than cow's milk, even cheaper. Another advantage is not fattening and can be consumed by those who can not drink cow's milk. Soy milk is also an excellent source of phytoestrogens for women.

Soy milk or nut milk is also known as the beverage is not foreign to us. It is unfortunate if the soy milk until now only used as a relieving thirst.

In fact, the nutritional value of soy milk from dairy cows is not lost. When the price of milk soared, many people who prefer to stop the consumption of dairy milk than replacing it with alternatives such as soy milk. Drinking milk must be a habit. At least in a day we should consume a glass of milk.

Soy milk can be a solution for those who can not consume cow's milk with a variety of reasons, such as allergies, lactose intolerance, or because of economic factors. Soy milk can also be a substitute for cow's milk variety of menus to avoid saturation. One thing is for sure, the nutritional value of soy milk from dairy cows is not lost.

Not Ordinary Drink
Soy milk is highly nutritious beverage which was initially developed in China. These drinks are well known in the 2nd century AD From China, soy milk and then evolved into Japan. After World War II, soy milk became popular in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia.

In Hong Kong, soy milk is better known by the name vitasoy. In Singapore and Malaysia, famous for its soy milk vitabean name. In both countries, soy milk has been cultivated commercially since 1952. In the Philippines, popularly known as philsoy. In Indonesia, soy milk was originally sold by the roadside flora. In recent years, soy milk in cardboard boxes or bottles, many on the market.
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FDA Panels Reject Anti-fat pill

The experts who are members of the Board Panel of The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to assess the pill to arrange artificial body Vivus Inc. has greater side effects than benefits. Therefore, they do not recommend that the FDA gave permission for circulation pill is long overdue.

Although not unanimous, 10 votes vs. six, the management entity named Qneka pills are considered to have major side effects, especially on long-term use. Indeed these drugs can reduce weight by 10 percent, but the benefit was considered not worth the side effects.

In research done by drug manufacturers, are known to study participants reported any side effects such as memory loss, suicide, heart pounding, and the effects of defects in the fetus.

"Side effects are very serious and could endanger lives. Of course it's not worth the benefit of these drugs in reducing weight," said Chairman of the Board Panel Kenneth Burman of Washington Hospital Center.

Although the new FDA will make a decision in October 2010, but the manufacturer claims the drug is disappointed with the decision of the Board Panel. When will the FDA decide to conduct additional studies, confirmed the company had to spend money again until millions of dollars and the result is known in a few years.

With a high population of obese people in America, which reached 35 percent, doctors and patients say, needed pharmaceutical drugs to inhibit obesity. Even Wall Street analysts who assess the usefulness of drug would not so big seller in the market.
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More Natural with phytoestrogens

Theoretically, estrogen levels in the body decreases with age. In fact, estrogen is necessary for calcium metabolism, so not prone to bone loss (osteoporosis) as well as maintaining brain function.

When a woman enters menopause, estrogen production in the body begin to decrease. This will cause uncomfortable symptoms such as hot blast to the face and chest, mood swings (mood), the vagina becomes dry (causing pain when exposed), excessive sweating at night, sleep disturbances and easily forgotten. But they can also cause increased risk of osteoporosis and heart disease.

To overcome the decrease in the hormone estrogen, women can now undergo hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use of chemical drugs. According to experts the field of geriatric or elderly health Health Research Center, University of Indonesia, Prof. Tri Budi Rahardjo, in Depok on Thursday (10/7), this procedure hormone therapy does have side effects, so many people and then try other alternatives that is obtained from the substance of estrogen more natural.

These substances are phytoestrogens, namely the estrogen-like compounds derived from plants, especially from products legumes (soybeans), wheat, beans, fruits and vegetables.

Phytoestrogens can be captured by the receiver (receptor) of estrogen in the body, and eventually will give the effect of hormones and anti-hormones. However, it should be understood that the effects of hormones like estrogen, which generated this much weaker when compared with estrogen alone. There are three types of phytoestrogens, namely isoflavones (most powerful), coumestans and lignans.

In a study about the consumption of tofu, Prof. Tri Budi Rahardjo phytoestrogens also found an association with memory or memory functions. Studies in collaboration with Professor Eef Hogervorst of Loughborough University, concluded that there was a negative association at a high intensity in the elderly consume knew the quality of the memory function.
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Overcome Hormonal Problems with Food

Most of the women's life stage characterized by hormonal events, starting from birth, menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, until menopause. That's why women vulnerable to experiencing a variety of hormonal problems such as polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis and ovarian cysts. This is all centered on an imbalance of estrogen hormones.

But actually the hormone estrogen makes the skin more smooth and gentle woman, as well as protect our heart vessels. So in fact we need to do is how to keep your metabolism of estrogen in the body can run stable. And according to dr. Shannon Munkley, ND., Naturopathic from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, food is the most effective way to balance estrogen metabolism.

Munkley also invites us to get acquainted with the foods that can increase or decrease the hormone estrogen or makes it unstable.

Foods that lower estrogen levels
Type of brassica vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage
Green vegetables concentrated
Spices such as garlic, ginger, basil, black pepper
Stoberi, peaches, and cherries
Lemon juice

Foods that raise estrogen levels
Dairy products, refined sugar, canned foods, caffeine, alcohol and drugs.

After getting used to eating foods that can make the production of estrogen is more stable, we must find out what factors could make the hormones become unbalanced. Factors are:

1. Obesity.
2. Pill Consumption
3. Stress. The hormone cortisol is one that makes the hormone progesterone receptors 'cornered', Hence the excessive estrogen production.
4. Pesticide exposure from pesticides sprays, floor cleaning products, or waste pesticide attached to the fruit and vegetables. (PreventionIndonesiaonline/Priska Siagian)

Sleeping less than five hours endangering heart

If the quantity is less than five hours sleep a day, including naps, will increase the risk of suffering from angina, coronary heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.

This research was conducted by Karin Zeitvogel in the Faculty of Medicine, West Virginia University and is written in the journal "Sleep"-published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Sleep Research Society-Sunday edition (eighth) in Washington, U.S..

Karin says, age groups at greatest risk are under 60 years old who slept five hours or less a night. They are at risk of cardiovascular attacked three times more than those who slept seven hours.

David Dinges, chief of Sleep and Khronobiologi Unit at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania found that 142 adults who sleep for five days is very limited, slower to react and difficult to focus.

"One or two extra hours of sleep in the morning after a period of chronic sleep loss is useful for the recovery of alertness," says Dinges.

Parties AASM recommends: adults sleep seven to eight hours every night so as not exposed to the risk of heart disease. (AFP/Yun)