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Carrot for Smokers

  • Posted on November 14, 2010 at 12:10 pm

By: Jimmy Kurniawan

Dr. Win also publish that in one bensopyrine cigarette smoke that causes the status of vitamin A in the body decreases.Thus, cause cancer and inflammation in the lungs. Therefore, smokers are very good eating carrots for vitamin A in the body increases. “It turned out to people smoking is given a lot of carrots will make vitamin A were increased in the body,” he continued.

To gain maximum benefit carrot should be carefully selected before consumption. Select a color carrots rather young and bright. This indicates that the carrot is still young and fresh. According to him, carrots straight so do not bend and avoid branching. Bright colors, the more orange the better the quality of carrots. “Carrots are better boiled, because he’s got that cell walls tebel when boiled so very good beta carotene to be absorbed by the body. From the direct eaten raw, “he said.

How about a carrot that we eat too much? Will arise right palm signs that become orange-yellow. Better stop eating them. Colors in the palm of the hand will disappear by itself. “If you eat mostly karotinnya will accumulate under the skin, especially on the palms. After a long time will be processed in the liver carotene into vitamin A.” he explained.

For beauty, carrots very good because it can make your skin smoother. Eating carrots can also reduce acne.“Eating carrots fwe can prevent people whose skin is rough spots can be avoided can make so smooth. Acne can also be depleted, ” he explained.

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Carrots to Prevent Stroke

  • Posted on November 10, 2010 at 12:07 pm

By: Jimmy Kurniawan

During thorough investigations, carrots have more properties than just for eye health. One is to prevent stroke. People affected by stroke, if you consume lots of vitamin A, will have fewer neurological damage (nerve) and have a chance to heal. This is because when the brain does not get oxygen for how long, as in stroke, the cells began to experience malfunctions (interference function) that causes a series of events culminating when the nerve cells of oxidative damage, and these conditions can be muted if the blood contained many vitamin A.

A study showed that eating carrots at least five times a week can reduce the risk of stroke. Savor antistroke also generated because the activity of beta carotene to prevent the occurrence of plaque or cholesterol deposits in blood vessels. Beta carotene is the most active pigments when compared with the alpha and gamma carotene. Usually known as beta carotene provitamin A that the intestinal wall. “Because the carrots do not contain cholesterol. There is a fiber that can reduce fat in the blood. He can also be as an anti-oxygen. Oxidized fat in blood vessels that will make a stroke, it can prevent a stroke if he ate carrots that anti-oxidants and fiber is high, “he said.

No one wants to have a stroke and nobody wants to die young. Prevention is better than cure. So what are you waiting, carrot we know as the vegetables can lead us away from a stroke. Carrots were also used as a detox and a very good antioxidant. “For the heart, there Massuchusetts a 1300 study in the elderly is given one serving a day. Each day is given to a group of elderly people 122 gr. Apparently, the risk of heart attacks decreased 60 percent compared to the no consumption, “he explained.

One cup of carrots (16.679 mcg) contain more beta carotene could reduce the risk of various cancers. One cup can reduce 20 percent of post-menopausal breast cancer, and can hit as much as 50 percent of bladder cancer, also 50 percents lung cancer if we eat them. Carrots also according to Dr Win’s good for preventing diabetes.“Unlike the insulin resistance, can prevent diabetes. ” he concluded.

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Benefit of Carrot

  • Posted on November 6, 2010 at 12:07 pm

By: Jimmy Kurniawan

CARROT not only contain vitamin A which is good for the eyes. More than that, carrots contain many nutrients and minerals to prevent stroke. Carrots are known to contain vitamin A which is very high. Carrots have other elements such as calories, protein, carbohydrate, calcium, and iron. Carrots are the plants that are planted throughout the year and can grow in all seasons, especially in mountainous areas that have cold temperatures and damp. Carrots are vegetables easily available and very much beneficial for health.

There are some people, especially children who do not like this vegetable because not yet know whether the benefits of carrots are very rich in vitamins. Okay, let’s see how far the carrot to benefit the body. According to Dr. John MS Win SpGK from Medigreen, the content in 122 grams or a cup of carrot juice have vitamin A as much as 34, 317, 40 mg, 16.678 mcg beta carotene, vitamin C 11.35 mg, folate 17.08 mcg. Vitamin K 16.10 mcg. While nutrition, such as calories of 52.46 calories, 1.26 grams of protein and 167.10 grams of water. Minerals in carrots is phosphorus, potassium and high atrium.

So far, people familiar with carrots only for the eyes because of its vitamin A content is very high. Carrots are believed to reduce the minus, plus and a cylinder in your eye. Apparently it’s just a myth. According to scientific research, carrots do contain lots of vitamin A. However, the optical system errors on eye can not be corrected with vitamin A. Like a camera lens has no focus. The film of any quality brand will record a blurred image if the lens is not perfect. “It is a source of vitamin A. However, the optical system errors on eye can not be corrected with vitamin A. Like a camera lens has no focus. The film of any quality brand will record a blurred image if the lens is not perfect. “It was a good source of vitamin A for night vision. Vitamin A to the retina produces rhodopsi (purple pigment) on a special eye for night vision. Vitamin A will reduce the aging of the macula eyes and prevent cataracts in the elderly, “explained the doctor who is also the practice of nutrition in hospitals.

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Burn Fat Even When You Sleep

  • Posted on October 16, 2010 at 12:53 pm

By: Jimmy Kurniawan

Of course you wonder, is it possible to burn the fat deposits cause of belly fat you while you’re asleep? You may doubt it. But it’s true and it can happen. Even on you. But, how could burn fat while sleeping?

Again, the metabolism in action. The hormones in your body are released and the measure when it is released is closely related to your energy levels, health and your overall fitness, as well as your strengths. When your metabolism is slow, you feel weak, your body functions at the level of  ’average’ and fat in your belly will be settled there. But otherwise, when your metabolism a little faster, you begin to feel more energized, your body functions work better and your stomach bloated and sagged too slowly will be reduced.When you get to the point where rapid metabolism, it means you have a high level of energy and burning body fat you will also be burned for energy.

Burn Fat While You Sleep
Your metabolism will continue to function. Metabolism body is always working to burn energy and keep you to survive. Rapid metabolism is very beneficial to your body’s fat burning process. Because this means that when you sit down without doing anything, even sleep though, your body will still burn calories!

Optimal MetabolismIf you practice regularly to improve your health, accompanied by adopting a healthy life with good habits, then having an optimal metabolism will help you to achieve your ideal body no longer distended stomach, plus optimal health every day.

Be More Active And Watch What’s Entrance Into Your Body
In addition to helping maintain the health and fitness of your body, helps maintain your weight, increase your metabolism will help your diet to reduce body fat and excess weight, and of course help you to shrink your belly fat effectively. To enhance the body’s metabolism and achieve optimal metabolic rate, then the best way to do this is to start exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy diet. Arrange what you consume. Begin also do weight training. Endurance exercise will help you increase muscle mass in your body, which means you burn more body fat.

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Reducing the Bone Density Loss

  • Posted on October 11, 2010 at 10:17 pm

Peak bone mass is achieved when a person aged 30 years. After that, bone mass will decline, even decline increased to 5 percent per year after menopause. For it did not happen, try these three steps to help maintain bone density.

1. Drinking milk and other dairy products

Besides being rich in calcium content that is useful to maintain bone strength, milk and other dairy products are low in fat will help you feel full longer. Consumption of at least two servings of milk and other dairy products every day, such as a glass of milk and 200 grams of yogurt or two pieces of cheese. If you are experiencing menopause, increase the intake of up to three times a day.

2. Perform strength training

To help strengthen, bones need activities that involve the beat or force. Try performing the beat of high activity such as jogging, aerobics, or rope jumping.

3. Carotene

Carotenoids, the antioxidant pigment found in yellow vegetables, orange, red, and dark green, helps get rid of age-related decline in bone. Studies in the United States found that high intake of carotenoids, particularly lycopene are found mainly in tomatoes red, can protect elderly women from the risk reduction in spine density.

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Sleeping Medication Causes Early Death?

  • Posted on October 1, 2010 at 1:50 pm

When the body feels tired, we certainly like to sleep directly when we go to bed.Unfortunately, not everyone can sleep as easily as that. For them, sleeping pills seem to be worthy with the rest of the night. However, beware because the research linking sleep dangers of drug consumption in the long term.

Sleeping pills were not merely making a deep sleep. Dr. Genevieve Belleville, Researcher from Canada shows that those who are accustomed to sleeping pills drank three or more tablets have the risk of death more quickly than people who do not take sleeping pills. Another impact of the use of sleeping pills are the chronic health problems, such as addiction to alcohol or cigarettes, as well as the possibility of causing depression.

Side effects of sleeping pills are attracted the attention of researchers because many counter sleeping medication. In Britain, an estimated 10 million sleeping pills are prescribed every year. Sleeping pills that can be sold freely it usually contain antihistamines are high, as it is commonly prescribed by doctors, such as Valium.

This case is considered crucial. Therefore, the researchers did not differentiate between the users of sleeping pills weight scale and those who occasionally use them. “These drugs are not candy and can bring them in danger,” said Belleville.Based on research for 12 years and analyzed more than 12,000 data in Canada, Dr. Belleville stated that the death rate significantly higher for users as well as sleeping pills and those who consume drugs to reduce anxiety.

After taking into account levels of alcohol and tobacco on physical health, physical activity, and depression, Dr Belleville found that existing sleeping pills may increase 36 percent risk of death. “They are also more prone to every kind of disease from parasites to cancer,” said Dr. Belleville. Other findings from the side effects of sleeping pills is also not to be taken lightly. “Sleeping pills and anti-anxiety effect on reaction time and coordination so that makes a person more easily falls and accidents,” he said.

For those with problems with heart, Belleville found that sleeping pills can suppress the respiratory system which will aggravate breathing problems during sleep. “These drugs also act on the central nervous system that affects the assessment and mood. There is a danger of these drugs increase the risk of suicide,” he said.

He said, cognitive behavior therapy has shown good results in treating insomnia and anxiety. Therefore, the physician can discuss these systematic therapy with their patients as an option. “Combining pharmacological approach in the short term psychological treatment is a promising strategy to reduce anxiety and promote sleep,” said Dr. Belleville. Nevertheless, these studies have been criticized. Professor Jim Horne of Loughborough University said that research still needs to be studied further. “It is also questionable reaction to what happens when these people do not use sleeping pills,” he said.

The study, published in the Journal of Psychiatry, Canada, is sourced from the National Health Survey of Canada.Participants include people who are aged 18 to 102 years and surveyed every two years between 1994 and 2007.

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Consume “Happy Food” to Lose Weight

  • Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:10 pm

By: Jimmy Kurniawan

The human body creates the brain chemistry of their own anti-depressant in the form of serotonin. These chemicals will appear in a lesser amount to people who stress, distress or depression, and that’s why anti-depressant drugs interact in a biochemical pathway we are to increase levels of serotonin, are artificial.

When people feel stressed, they will search for comfort, because people will naturally avoid pain (physical or emotional) and to seek pleasure. People who fail in the diet tend to seek comfort from food-based carbohydrates, especially simple carbohydrates, because these foods provide intake of sugar levels high in an instant, but also stimulates the process of spending (secretion), the serotonin effect “happy” or “happy” .

So, if you are undergoing weight-loss diet, in order to avoid a sugar craving or desire to consume carbohydrate / sugar as a source of serotonin, was available some natural foods that have the same effect in increasing serotonin or counteract the desire to consume sugar. These foods are referred to as the “happy food” because of its effect, which could give a sense of happiness, but of course good for your diet, such as: Bananas, Avocados, Grapes, Apples, Nuts Almonds, Brazil nuts, and eggs.

In addition, with the many demands of work and responsibility, we tend to experience can be called ‘hurry sickness’. Even in conditions we would eat in a hurry. For that, try to treat yourself better, because of all the daily problems can drive away in an effort to achieve ideal body weight. So, keep calm and do everything more slowly. By eating slowly, digestion and absorption of nutrients from food would be more optimal.

And that is not less important, make sure you have the ‘time for yourself’. This will deflect the impulse to entertain yourself with instant habits, like eating chocolate, candy, ice cream or cake with a layer of thick cream. Rather than consume all the food that will actually increase the deposition of fat in your body, it is better you reduce stress that you experience with meditation or doing your hobby. And make sure that you consume no chocolate compose yourself, but “happy food” as mentioned above.

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How to Avoid Stroke

  • Posted on September 1, 2010 at 1:32 pm

By: Jimmy Kurniawan

One of four people who have a stroke die within a year. Those who survive can suffer brain injuries that affect speaking, memory, as well as brain paralysis.

The good news, if you are prepared directly from now, you can reduce your risk most, both now and with increasing age. Process towards the stroke began in the early 40s or earlier. Therefore, now is the time to begin to prevent them.

Avoid cigarettes

If you stop smoking, the risk of heart attack and stroke is reduced by half. However, do not reduce cigarette. Smoking a lot or a little basically the same. You have to stop it altogether.

Check your blood pressure

Stroke occurs when blood vessels rupture or any loose pieces of atherosclerotic plaque and clog the blood flow to the brain. Stroke is more common in people with high blood pressure. Research has shown that controlling high blood pressure can cut the risk of stroke by 40 percent. In this case the blood pressure of 140/85 is considered high.

Reduce weight

If you gain weight, fat tissue also increases. Excess fat is also associated with increasing bad cholesterol and triglycerides. Over time, changes in blood fats have role in the formation of fat deposits (plaques) in arteries, a condition known as atherosclerosis. Weight reduction for fat people would be useful to health.

A time to exercise self

Less body movement adds a risk factor for suffering a stroke. Research shows people who start exercising regularly between the ages of 15-25 years have less risk to suffer a stroke than those who did not exercise.

Consume fiber

Limit your fat intake of all types, including red meat and fried foods, and replace it with a soluble fiber that can lower total cholesterol. Foods that contain soluble fiber, such as oatmeal, beans, grade oranges, strawberries, and apples.

Avoid stress

Happiness is like music to the cardiovascular system. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch, United States, mentioning, among the elderly, those who have a positive and happy mood is hardly have a stroke. The researchers said that happy people generally have a spirit of exercise and healthy lifestyles. Combinations that lead us away from the risk of stroke.

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Detoxification Cleans Poison

  • Posted on August 22, 2010 at 2:34 pm

Along with the higher attention of the public about health, there are a lot to offer these products or techniques to improve your fitness or health, one of which is detoxification. What exactly is detoxification?

Starting from the concept that today we live in an environment with many contaminated by pollutants, whether from food, smoke and other pollutants that are not countless, emerged the idea that we need a way to cleanse the body from the contamination. The concept of detoxification is sold to the public at this time many of inappropriate and scarcely have good benefits, we will discuss this further.

If we want to do detoxification, it must be known beforehand what kind of toxins that we want to clean it? Detoxification programs that exist today can not explain what type of poison that want to clean. The term pollutant or free radicals is the terminology that is very general and not specific to explain the target detoxification.

It is true that we are exposed by various pollutants, even humans actually live in the pool of pollutants that can damage the body work, but we also created a body organ to counter or neutralize the poison of the liver and kidneys. Both these organs have the capacity of the extraordinary work of cleaning the poison.

So is there a proper detoxification program? The answer must exist. I gave examples of the detoxification program that does have a way of working and the obvious target. Detoxification from opiates (drugs) with naloxone, in this case, his target is resptor opiates in the brain, and naloxone acts through competition with opiates. Another example is hemodialysis or dialysis kidney failure in people, a poison that becomes the target is disposed of urea and creatinin by the dialysis equipment.

What about colon cleansing is a lot to offer? I do not see the usefulness of this too. Why? Because we are created in the intestine was dirty conditions. Germs that exist in the colon is useful for digesting food to be absorbed, so why germs are good for our bodies just cleaned?

So if the fruit is widely used for detoxification programs are useless? Of course not, fruit is a food that has many benefits, because they contain vitamins, fiber along with antioxidants, but only by eating the fruit as the program lead to detoxification juga hal tubuh which is not good because we will experience an imbalance of nutrients.

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Healthy Eating Habit

  • Posted on August 4, 2010 at 10:54 am

Exercising regularly can be a challenge for some people. Plan a diet strictly will actually make them give up more easily on the reduction of weight to them. They keep telling themselves, “No, I do not eat ice cream. No, I can not drink mocha. No, I can no longer eat chocolate … “This restriction can make a person into depression.Worse, they returned to their unhealthy eating habits. Do you also experience it?

Therefore, rather than continue to think about what foods you should not eat, it’s better to think about what foods you should eat. To begin with, you can eat more fruits and vegetables. Be adventurous with trying a fruit or vegetable you’ve never had before. Consider adding fresh fruit to plain yogurt. Do not try hard to fight the urge to consume syrup or ice cream, but focus on how to consume more protein, by replacing one or cola syrup with a whey protein shake when you feel hungry.

In addition, think how you can eat more fiber naturally. Foods high in fiber not only helps facilitate bowel movement, but also make you feel full longer which in turn makes you eat fewer calories.

Reviews of the above are some healthy foods you should eat. There are still many other healthy foods you can eat. Focus on positive things. It is like seeing the glass half full when others regard it as half empty glass. By doing this more often and find out more, in the end, you will have healthy eating habits. Good luck!

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