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Posted in Health on December 20, 2010

gingerGinger is one of the ingredients used in the plural enough daily food or Asian societies. This spice has a distinctive aroma and flavor, plus an excellent benefits for the body.

So far we know ginger is used in foods to add flavor and created a drink to warm the body. Apparently, in addition, ginger is also good to nourish the body, including relieve nausea, vomiting, pregnant women, nausea due to chemotherapy, intoxicated by the movement, until the muscle tension. Regarding the usefulness eliminate muscle tension was only recently recognized by researchers who found that ginger has a content similar to drugs in pharmacies, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen.

Researchers at the University of Georgia and Georgia College and State University divided 74 respondents in the three groups. One group provided raw ginger, ginger one another given the heated, and the other, a placebo in the form of powder mixed with warm water, one more in the form of powders which are consumed directly. They were asked to eat ginger before the workout lifting weights. Those who consume ginger admitted has decreased pain in muscles after exercise by 25 percent compared to that consumed ginger false.

It was concluded, ginger appears to have similar strength painkiller (pain relievers). Chris Black, PhD, professor of kinesiology at Georgia College and State University, explained that according to his research, ginger contains anti-inflammatory, against the enzyme that makes sick, just as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. Therefore, people who consume ginger does not feel or experience swelling of muscle after lifting a heavy load.

You can use ginger as a pain reliever muscle in the following manner:
* Can be used at any time, it’s better than taking pain medication. According to him, consuming about 2 tablespoons of ginger tea a day (2 grams), is expected to meet the need. He do not know what long term effects of consumption of ginger. Because it has a similar content of aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen, excessive use of ginger can cause blood thinning, or problems for a sensitive stomach.

* We recommend you eat ginger every day for a week before you engage in activities that will lead to inflamed muscles, like running a marathon, climbing a cliff, or gardening all day. On the day of strenuous activity, and thereafter it is also recommended. No matter what time it is consumed ginger.

* Ginger comes in many forms, either mixed with tea, powder, capsules, or in the form of original roots.

Better natural than artificial drugs, right?

Posted in Health on December 15, 2010

bacteriNotice the look, smell, and taste of food at home. In this way, you can tell if food contaminated with the bacteria Escherichia coli (E coli) or not.

Actually, most of the bacteria E. coli are harmless. Only a few can cause disease in foods such as E coli O157: H7.

Here’s a guide so you can avoid the contamination of E. coli in foods:
* Rinse thoroughly food by rubbing with a soft surface.
* Wash your hands, household furniture, and kitchen utensils with warm water and soap water, either after preparing or eating your food.
* Separate raw food, especially meat, from fast food.
* Cook food with cooked, especially meat, with a minimum temperature of 71 degrees Celsius.
* Keep perishable food in the refrigerator or freezer with good storage techniques.
* Avoid juices, dairy products, and unpasteurized apple drink.
* Do not drink water from polluted sources such as lakes or rivers, unkempt.

Posted in Weight Lose on December 10, 2010

intervalThe definition of interval training is a short workout with high intensity, followed by a longer period to recover. For example, you ran a sprint for 20 seconds, then you walk for 60 seconds.

Well, interval training can burn more calories because of the intensity of his training. The faster you burn 3,500 calories, the faster you burn fat. You can do interval training with other training methods, including running, swimming, bicycling, and aerobics.

Interval training allows you to practice with a higher intensity than aerobic exercise on an ongoing basis. Because when you combine a very high-intensity exercise with lower intensity, your body is able to process lactic acid production, thereby reducing fatigue. Thus you are also able to burn calories and fat at a faster rate, compared with aerobic exercise is more intense and longer.

Increased ability to burn fat
Practicing at a high intensity as well take advantage of short-term energy system of your body: ATP-PCR system and glycolytic system. ATP-PCR system uses creatine phosphate deposits in the muscle to high intensity exercise that lasted no more than 10 seconds. But if the exercise you do take up to 3 minutes, it means you are using glycogen, which is a form of glucose storage.

Well, if you consistently practice in a high intensity with both these systems, you increase your capacity to train harder, so more calories and fat are burned quickly.

Calories and oxygen consumption after exercise
When resting, your body needs oxygen and calories from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, to survive. You need more calories and oxygen to perform the exercise, especially high intensity. Even if you stop practicing, your body still needs the calories and oxygen to bring you into the recovery phase. Your body uses more calories and oxygen to recuperate after interval training than after aerobic exercise.

Do twice a week
You can burn calories and fat faster when you undergo training interval of at least two days a week (with a gap of two days). Even so, you need to use the ratio of different exercise-rest to prevent excessive exercise and reduce injury. For example, on your first session ran sprints for 15 seconds and walk 45 seconds, for a total of 20 minutes. The second session of the week, running sprints 60 seconds and walk for 3 minutes, for a total of 30 minutes.

You need to know, meaning sprint faster than your normal running speed, but slower than the maximum of your ability.

You want to try? This exercise is easy to do, and do not require any equipment. You can ask a friend to calculate the duration of his training.

Posted in Health on December 6, 2010

sleepyAlmost anyone who has ever felt sleepy during the day. However, for some people, excessive sleepiness can interfere with work, activities, even on vacation. Excess daytime sleepiness can also be called with hypersomnia, a state of drowsiness came over, which makes a person want to take a nap many times.

Not surprisingly, this kind of problem usually begins in the evening. Even just by spending some time sleeping at night, or frequently interrupted sleep time alone can lead to fatigue and lowered mood. No good sleep habits can menajdi cause daytime sleepiness. Before this becomes a more serious problem, try to do the following 12 steps to improve the time you sleep at night.

1. Inadequate Sleep at Night
Points this one is very obvious, but for most of us unconsciously often cut an hour or two hours of sleep at night or early morning to do something else. Most adults need 7-9 hours sleep at night, while teenagers need 9 hours of sleep. Make sure you set time 8-9 hours sleep each night.

2. Clean Beds of All Disorders
Set aside your bed only for sleep and sex. Avoid the desire to watch television while lying in bed, or playing video games, or using a laptop on the bed. Do not be too tempted to do the calculation of bills on the bed, or conduct discussions on the bed. This will make it difficult to fall asleep.

3. Consistent with Wake Up Time
Those who have problems with daytime sleepiness are often advised to go to sleep and woke at the same time each day, including weekends. However, when you suffer from insomnia, and had difficulty sleeping, you will feel frustrated if the peg hours of sleep and wake up the same hour every day. If you do have the problem of insomnia, it is advisable to start peg the rise time only. Do this for several weeks, or months to build a rhythm. By wake up in the same hour every day will help build rhythm sirkadia. If you do this, and found it hard to sleep at night, you will feel more sleepy at bedtime the next day.

4. Promote Sleep By Slowly
Other steps to be more consistent with the sleep schedule is to try to advance the sleep time of 15 minutes each day for 4 consecutive nights. Then hold the last time. Gradually advancing sleep time have the possibility to succeed rather than promoting sleep an hour earlier abruptly.

5. Time Consistent and Healthy Eating
Not only time to sleep, but regular meals will help regulate the rhythm sirkadia. Eat breakfast and lunch are healthy and on time, will prevent shortages in the daytime. Be sure to eat at night time paused at least 2-3 hours before bedtime.

6. Sports
Exercise, especially aerobic (exercise movements over and over) can usually help the body more quiet and easy to fall asleep at night. Sport provides energy and helps you think more sharply. But avoid exercise 3 hours before bedtime.

7. Repair Schedule
If you think that was possible to sleep 8 hours at night, then you need to rearrange your daily schedule. Move a few activities at night to another time. Try reducing the work that was not too important. Getting enough sleep at night help you produce better in the rest of your day.

8. Afternoon Sleep Time
Napping too late can disrupt the rhythm of your sleep at night. Avoid falling asleep in the afternoon.

9. Create a Soothing Sleep Ritual
Relaxation rituals before sleep can distinguish sleep time from daily activities, particularly stressful. Try to do meditation, soaking in warm water, listening to quiet music, or reading a book. Or maybe drink a cup of warm herbal tea.

10. Meet the Sleep Expert
Excessive sleepiness during the day can cause sleep disorders. If you always feel tired during the day, although you can sleep soundly at night, you might have a sleep disorder. We recommend that you find an expert to sleep, or doctor to find out the main problem.

Posted in General on December 2, 2010

akuTraditional medicine from China has been long considered as an alternative method for treating pain, like headaches, lower back pain, or nausea. Primary treatment is to balance the Yin and Yang in the body. When there is a disease caused by imbalance of Yin and Yang, the needle inserted at several points of the body to smooth the way ci (energy), for normal body functions.

According to the MRI scans, acupuncture works directly to the brain to reduce the pain that we experience. Thus, the effect of acupuncture is recognized more than just psychological. The researchers said the technique used will limit the activity in the parts of the brain involved in measuring pain, thereby reducing the ability of the mind to process pain.

Activation of some areas of the brain involved in pain perception regulated through acupuncture. Previously, we have conducted experiments at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, who studied the brain scans of volunteers who were given a mild electric shock without acupuncture. Then, given electric shocks again when acupuncture needles placed between the toes, under the knee, and close your thumb.

Last year, The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has said it will support this traditional treatment with the doctors suggested to consider acupuncture as a treatment for cases of lower back pain is not specific.

Posted in General on November 29, 2010

sleepDo you still consider sleep as an usual rituals? If so, be careful, because the body can do demonstrations at continue to let us when we sleep quality deteriorated. Because there are at least six health risks that might be threatened if we are often lack of sleep.

1. Miss junk food
When we lack sleep, a key regulator of appetite disturbance. As a result we want foods that are high in fat and high in carbohydrates. This will make the amount of calories in the body rise dramatically. A study to prove, after lack of sleep for 2 nights in a row, respondents had the urge to eat longer than usual. Because hormone triggers appetite, namely ghrelin, increased and decreased appetite-suppressing hormone, namely leptin.

If allowed to continuously, we will be overweight. And this is increasingly confirmed by research by the University of Washington who found respondents who have slept enough, 7 to 9 hours each night, have an ideal BMI value.

2. We become a magnet for germs center
People who sleep 7 hours at night, going 3 times more susceptible to flu. This is the JAMA study results. In fact, other studies concluded that men who sleep less and be given the flu vaccine, has a delay of the formation of immune reaction against the disease is seasonal. Immune newly formed, 10 days after vaccination. The formula only one to explain this situation, the sleeping form of our immune system.

3. The body is slower to process sugar
University of Chicago concluded in their study, short sleep time will make your body resistant to insulin. It is hard to be processed to make glucose in our blood vessels, so we are likely to have type 2 diabetes.

4. Prolonged stress
Still from research by University of Chicago, the lack of sleep makes the hormone cortisol to rise sharply. This is the hormone that causes us to know how unpleasant stress. Increased cortisol occurred from the afternoon until the evening, which makes our heart rate increases, blood pressure rises, and sugar in the blood increases. This means that we risk to have hypertension, heart disorders, and type 2 diabetes.

5. Our brain becomes foggy
When we lack sleep, the brain is attacked “thick fog”. Even Joyce Walsbelen, PhD, health expert sleep, story telling, this thick fog making us hard to feel happy. “For the control of sleep and emotion exist in the same brain area. So when we lack sleep, then automatically we’ve made ourselves into depression very easily. ”

6. Make us look older
Lack of sleep also makes the blood flow slows down, not least that there is under our skin. So no wonder if the eye bags easily formed when we are sleep deprived, and this is certainly not something that can improve our appearance.

“Worse, lack of sleep that increases the hormone cortisol also slow the production of collagen. If this happens, say welcome to the wrinkles, “said Jyotsna Sahni, MD, sleep health experts from Canyon Ranch, the United States.

View a full list of complaints the body when we sleep, we certainly do not want to create a body to complain anymore. Therefore, do tricks easier to sleep soundly.

* Slowly, sleep 15 minutes sooner each night.
* Turn off the lights an hour before closing his eyes, and try to relax. If music can calm down, do not hesitate to enjoy the rhythm of it, closing the eyes.
* Do not place the television or computer in our room.
* Make meditation or stretching of the body, 30 minutes before actually sleeping.

Posted in Health on November 26, 2010

Breast cancer is a frightening specter of stalking women. In Indonesia, the disease is the number two killer of women after cervical cancer. What can we do to avoid his net? Consider the following tips.

Exercise Routine
According to Debbie Saslow of the American Chemical Society / ACS, exercise reduce levels of estrogen associated with breast cancer. To obtain maximum results, try to do activities that move the heart for 45-60 minutes, at least 3 times a week. Moderate exercise for 30 minutes, 5 days a week are also still useful.

Maintain Weight Loss
According Spencel Heather Feigelson, PhD, MPH of the ACS, the addition of 10 kg body weight in adulthood are raising the risk of breast cancer. In addition, weight gain also trigger a variety of diseases. So, if you are classified as excess weight, try and keep it down in a healthy level.

Consumption of Vitamin D
The new findings presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncologists mention breast cancer patients who are deficient in vitamin D 94 percent greater risk of experiencing the spread of breast cancer than those who have vitamin D in sufficient levels. Andrew Kaunitz, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville recommend that we consume 800-1000 (IU) of vitamin D daily.

Alcohol Limit
Recent data from the National Cancer Institute says that women who drank one or two alcoholic drinks a day 32 percent greater risk of breast cancer. In addition, those who consume more, 51 percent greater risk. Experts recommend that you drink alcohol no more than 1 glass per day, even if necessary, stopped.

Perform self-examination
According to Eva Singletary, MD, of MD Anderson, is only about 15 percent of breast cancers detected by patients themselves. However, diligent self-examination, plus a routine check to the doctor, if you suspect an unnatural lump could be a key to prevention. In Europe or America, the number of patients with breast cancer not so much because of awareness of early detection in these countries are already well developed. Most breast cancers are found at an early stage, so it can be treated and cured.

Posted in Weight Lose on November 22, 2010

dietWhen relatives party pamper you with delicious range of tempting dishes, do not be sad because it’s on a diet. Some good food can actually control your appetite to eat more.

Fresh Fruit
If the previous fruit in your dessert menu, begin to consume 20 minutes before the big meal. Several pieces of fresh fruit such as apples, cantaloupe, or watermelon can provide fiber intake that can give full effect and controlling body weight quickly so as not to jump.

Soup
Based on the results of research conducted by Dr. Barbara Rolls, consume foods that contain lots of water can reduce 20 percent of calorie intake. Because the soup can “prop up” your stomach with water content and fiber contained in it, so that your desire to eat goes down great. So, no need to avoid a small bowl of soup containing vegetables or mushrooms as an appetizer.

Mushrooms
Do not ignore the presence of mushrooms just because he is less interesting than a piece of grilled meat. Secretly, the fungus could provide the same satisfaction as when you eat beef. The difference in calories and fat contained in the fungi is much lower. So, your desire to eat a variety of processed meat can be reduced.

Chewing gum
Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine stated that sugar free gum can increase the body burns calories and gives full effect. Chewed for 10 minutes before meals can prevent you from overeating.

Reduce the number, multiply Variants
Nothing wrong to taste the wide variety of foods available at the buffet. The trick, take as much as one tablespoon for every variant of the menu you want to taste. At least, you no longer curious to taste food that looks so tempting. Not eating at all even the potential to make you eat more later.

Posted in General on November 19, 2010

gymNo need to go to the gym to burn fat or calories that are embedded in the body. There are many ways to burn calories, including in daily activities. Here are some daily activities that if done with full focus and concentration, can help you burn calories:

Dance
Yes, dancing is a physical activity is known as an alternative to exercise, like aerobics. So, yes, dancing is a fun activity, and can be used to burn calories. Perform activities dancing nonstop for 15 minutes already burn more calories. Imagine how many calories can you burn on the dance floor with friends or the him, certainly not relaxed a monotonous movements, yes.

Cleaning the house
Cleaning house can just blindly spend about 30 minutes to perform activities such as sweeping, mopping, and wiping the dust. Not to mention if added scrubbing the bathroom tub, bathroom floor, change the sheets, wash clothes, and others. If done in a row, can burn about 143 calories.

Walking
Leisurely walk for 15 minutes per day can also help you burn about 100 calories. Especially if it turns out the distance of your home and place of residence not too far away, calculated the cost-effective.

Having Sex
This is probably the most fun activity to burn calories, because only by actively and continuously make love to move for 15 minutes, you can burn about 100 calories.

Bowling
Not only is the release of a fun time to spend time, play bowling for 1 hour can help burn 100 calories. However, in practice, playing bowling with friends can last more than 1 hour, so you can imagine the positive effect. But make sure your state allows to play bowling.

Watering plants
Caring for plants is enough to drain energy activities. For those who just love caring for plants, this activity is quite tiring and takes care of its own. After watering, cleaning the leaves of dust, replanting, and others. Fifteen minutes of this activity can burn about 100 calories.

Accompany pets to the streets
Half an hour to accompany your pet to play or a walk can burn around 100 calories.

Washing your own car
There is now a lot of car wash services. However, if you do it yourself, a process which spends about 25 minutes it can burn 100 calories.

Up the stairs
Up and down stairs was clearly able to burn calories. Climb the stairs for 15 minutes can help you burn calories as much as 100 calories.

Expenditure
Most women love to shop. If you can move on in the shopping center for about 1 hour, although it is out of the shop, trying and removing clothing, then the more you burn calories.

Posted in Dental Care on November 12, 2010

teethYou may think your teeth are strong enough and good enough to keep it protected from dirt maker cavities. However, it turns out there are some foods and drinks that can stain the beauty of your teeth. The following foods and beverages that can damage the color of teeth:

* Tea
Although tea is known as a healthful beverage, it could be that one drink is not the best choice for the beauty of your teeth. The dentist said that tea, particularly black tea variants can cause stains on teeth, worse than the stain due to coffee. However, recent studies have found that herbal tea and white tea can also cause erosion of tooth enamel, and leave stains.

* Sauce
Food flavoring sauce is, however, the sauce with dark dye, such as soy sauce, tomatoes, and curry are also believed to leave stains on teeth. Choose the cream sauce that was not too leave permanent stains on teeth, and make it a habit to brush your teeth after eating the sauce.

* Health Drinks
Acidic foods and drinks can also cause discoloration of the teeth. A recent study found that high acidity levels beverages, like sports drinks, can erodes tooth enamel, and cause stains on teeth. When exercising, try to avoid drinks like this, and better select the white water, at least this will be good for your dental health.

* Wine
If food or drinks can leave stains on the fabric or tablecloth, then most likely, food or drink can leave stains on the teeth as well. One of them, red wine, a drink high acid and tannin molecules and the chromogen, which is likely to leave stains on teeth. Although visible white, white wine can also cause stains on teeth.

* Fruit Berry
Fruits, such as blueberries, blackberries, cherries, pomegranate, and fruits with dark colors can also leave stains on teeth. Juice and cake made from these fruits can cause stains on teeth.

* Carbonated Drinks
Acid and chromogen on drinks like this can leave stains on teeth. Even though light-colored soda, can cause discoloration of the teeth. Acid in carbonated drinks are very strong that it can be equated with the acid in batteries made of acid. Most of all, given extra perisa carbonated drinks or sweetened up can cause erosion effects.

* Sweets and confectionery
If you like sweet foods, such as hard candy, chewing gum, or lollipops, whatever it is that can change the color of the tongue, hence, it can also cause tooth discoloration. Fortunately, if not too often eat these foods, then your teeth will be protected.

To minimize the possibility, you can try to reduce the intake of such foods. Most food and drink mentioned above is rich in antioxidants (blueberries, blackberries, and tomatoes). You need this intake in the diet. So, try to keep taking it, but beware of the amount, or change its type, a cauliflower, apples, grapefruit, or melon.

Alternatively, you can also use a straw to prevent possible tooth staining, particularly for beverages such as sodas, juices, and iced tea. This will help prevent your front teeth stains. In addition, in order to drink or drink does not leave stains on your teeth, try to quickly swallow food and beverages that may stain your teeth. To prevent choking, of course you have to bite your best first food.

Also, after you consume foods and drinks that can leave stains, try to rinse or brush your teeth. After 30 minutes of consuming food or beverages are acidic, the enamel on the teeth is very risky because toothbrush abrasion. So make sure you rinse and brush your teeth after consuming food or drink earlier. If not possible to brush your teeth, chew sugarless gum after meals.