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Tips against depression
2008-06-07 12:37:00 St. John’s Wort A study in the British Medical Journal found that St. John’s Wort is as effective as conventional medication for mild to moderate depression. Take 300 mg daily (St. John?s Wort 300 mg.). You should notice an improvement within three weeks. Two rules: always tell your doctor if you take it and don’t mix ... More About: Depression , Tips
Diesel fumes can cause strokes
2008-06-06 12:27:00 UK and Swedish researchers have discovered that diesel fumes increase the risk of potentially dangerous blood clots by 24% in otherwise healthy men. “When a person is exposed to high levels of diesel exhaust for a short time, blood is more likely to clot. This could result in heart attack or stroke,” says Andrew Lucking ... More About: Diesel , Heart
Antioxidant lycopene against colon cancer
2008-06-05 12:12:00 In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 56 colon-cancer patients added 30 mg of the tomato-based antioxidant lycopene to their daily diet. Subsequently, their levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF), a hormone which aids cancer growth, decreased significantly just 10 days later. Scientists aren’t sure how the antioxidant thwarts IGF production, ... More About: Cancer , Colon Cancer , Colon , Antioxidant
Mediterranean-style chicken breasts for muscle repair
2008-06-04 18:23:00 2 chicken breasts 2 tbsp of chopped sun-dried tomatoes 2 tbsp of crumbled feta cheese 2 tbsp of chopped olives 1 tbsp of minced garlic 1 tbsp of pine nuts 1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar Extra virgin olive oil Preheat the oven to 230C/gas mark 8. Toss together the tomatoes, feta cheese, olives, garlic, pine nuts and vinegar. Rub the chicken with olive ... More About: Recipes , Style , Chicken , Breasts , Muscle
Three benefits of coffee
2008-06-04 11:58:00 Turn your health around with a cup or three of coffee a day. One cup gives 64% of your daily antioxidant intake protecting against cancer. Two cups per day gives you a 43% lower risk of getting liver cancer in later life. Three cups per day protects against the decline of cognitive memory. More About: Cancer , Coffee , Benefits
Rosemary protects against Alzheimer
2008-06-03 12:49:00 Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in California have found that the herb rosemary fights off free-radical damage in the brain. The carnosic acid (CA) in the plant protects the brain from chemicals which can cause degeneration. Scientists also believe this acid protects against Alzheimer ’s and normal brain ageing. Because it’s a naturally ... More About: Herbs , Rosemary
Tea cancels out carbs
2008-06-02 12:24:00 Researchers from King’s College London found that when subjects sipped a cup of black tea after a high-carb meal, their sugar levels decreased by 40% more than those of tea abstainers. The mechanism: “An active compound in the tea triggers a greater secretion of insulin, a hormone that lowers blood sugar,” says Peter Ellis Ph.D., ...
Harder workout is not always better
2008-06-01 12:22:00 A study in Medicine and Science in Sports Exercise monitored responses to exercise intensity. Despite equal weights, the group who exercised at high intensity did not enjoy it and felt negative during and after. Those working at a moderate pace, for longer, had a positive response. The lesson? Harder and faster isn’t always better. More About: Workout
Tips for staying younger longer
2008-05-31 12:06:00 Kill painkillers Go easy on painkillers to keep your blood pressure down. Harvard Medical School researchers have found that men who take aspirin, paracetamol or ibuprofen daily, increase their risk of hypertension significantly. Ibuprofen made them 38% more likely to develop high blood pressure, paracetamol 34% and aspirin 26%. Eat chocolate Eating chocolate will help you keep your ... More About: Body , Tips , Alcohol
Six-pack secrets
2008-05-30 12:02:00 Eat six times a day To loose weight and to improve your form, you have to increase your metabolism so you will burn more calories even when you are not training. One of the best ways to keep your metabolism working in high gear is to feed it constantly. When you eat 6 times a day, ... More About: Fitness , Secrets , Pack
A new weight loss pill
2008-05-29 13:47:00 Italian scientist are developing a pill that gives the feeling of being full for over 5 hours. In the stomach the pill enlarges with 2 glasses of water to the size of a tennis ball. Then it will slowly reduce in size again. The researchers hope to introduce the pill into the marketplace by next ... More About: Weight Loss , Weight , Loss
Prawn and vegetable salad for lean muscle
2008-05-28 18:22:00 450gr of large prawns 1 glass of white wine 1/2 tsp of crushed red pepper 1/4 tsp of ground black pepper 4 minced garlic cloves 400gr of cooked penne pasta 2 medium yellow squashes in cubes 12-15 asparagus stalks, halved 12 cherry tomatoes 4-5 basil leaves 4 tsp of grated parmesan cheese Mix the prawns, wine, garlic and red and black pepper in a bowl and ... More About: Recipes , Lean , Vegetable , Salad , Muscle
Cava against infections
2008-05-28 13:29:00 Cava, the Spanish version of champagne, helps the body fight against infections. This has been shown in a Spanish study into cava, the Spanish sparkly wine. When 20 men drank 300 ml of cava daily for a month, the amount of markers in their blood for infections dropped by 25%. Just like red wine, cava ... More About: Alcohol , Infections
Magnolia against bad breath
2008-05-27 13:20:00 A new remedy against bad breath is magnolia. Chewing for half an hour on a mint with magnolia extract reduced the amount of bacteria in the mouth that cause bad breath by 60 percent. Chewing for half an hour on a ‘regular’ mint only killed about 3.6 percent of the bacteria. More About: Body , Breath , Magnolia , Bad breath
Fat cells are for life
2008-05-19 12:28:00 The amount of fat cells that you have in your body is determined during puberty. The number of fat cells stay the same, irrespective of how much your weight is. This is the result of a Swedish study. It has been known for a longer time already that fat cells increase in size when you gain ... More About: Life , Body
Being more in the sun helps against depression
2008-05-18 12:20:00 Elderly who go more often out into the sun have less chance of being depressed than elderly who stay indoors. This is the result of an investigation by the VU medical center among 1282 elderly. Exposure of the skin to solar light increase the amount of vitamin D in the blood. This vitamin helps to reduce ... More About: Depression
Bigger portions make people more fat
2008-05-17 12:06:00 People are eating bigger and bigger portions. Not only do people get bigger portioned meals in restaurants and other eating places, but also in supermarkets the portions are getting bigger. This way people ingest 50 or more calories too much each day. This way the average person can gain a pound of weight yearly, say researchers ... More About: People , Make
More risk of skin cancer with lipgloss
2008-05-16 16:46:00 If you often put lip gloss or balm on your lips when you go out into the sun, then you could be increasing your chance of getting skin cancer. These lip products could attract more ultraviolet rays. By the gloss of these lip products they have the opposite effect of sun screen. This is the opinion ... More About: Skin , Cancer , Skin Cancer , Risk , Lipgloss
Think yourself thin
2008-05-15 16:46:00 Slim down by just thinking about food? It is possible. This is shown by a study done by British scientists. They discovered that by thinking about your last meal you can suppress your feeling of being hungry. This way you crave less snacks and food. It is also better to concentrate while eating. That causes you ...
Alcohol causes hearing loss
2008-02-29 11:46:00 It has been shown that alcohol temporarily effects hearing ability, so don’t have any important conversations over a drink. Recently British researchers discovered that when your alcohol level rises till 0,08 per mill, your hearing threshold is lowered by 15 decibels on average. This is equal to the effect of wearing ear plugs. And according ... More About: Alcohol , Loss , Hearing
Physical labor reduces chance of prostate cancer
2008-02-28 11:25:00 The risk of prostate cancer is reduced by doing heavy physical labor the whole day. Moving a lot seems to reduce the chance of various kinds of cancer. Men who perform heavy physical labor all day have 45 percent less chance of prostate cancer. Men who only do heavy physical labor every now and then do ... More About: Cancer , Physical , Chance , Prostate Cancer , Labor
Americans stop eating too late
2008-02-27 11:21:00 Americans in general keep eating even though they are full. French people don’t seem to have that issue though. French students always have enough room for dessert if they know beforehand that there will be one. American students often don’t have room. This is because they don’t stop eating when they have had enough. They keep ... More About: Body , Stop , Americans , Late , Eating
Polluted air reduces IQ in children
2008-02-26 11:56:00 Children from neighborhoods where there is a lot of air pollution, have lower test results in IQ tests than children from neighborhoods where the air is clean. The effect of polluted air is comparable to that of a mother smoking 10 cigarettes daily during her pregnancy. That breathing in polluted air is bad for your health ... More About: Children , Mind
Smoking father ruins sperm of son too
2008-02-25 11:30:00 Smoking and drinking men pass on their damaged sperm to their potential sons. The sperm defects can be passed down as much as four generations. The damaged sperm cells can endanger the health of the future child. Furthermore for boys there is a big chance that they will have the exact same broken sperm cells as ... More About: Alcohol , Smoking , Father , Sperm , Ruins
Tea makes blood vessels cleaner in women
2008-02-24 11:13:00 Women who drink a lot of tea, have less chance of getting clogged blood vessels. This in turn reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. A large scale French study has shown that three cups of tea daily keeps the blood vessels clean. Only in women though, men did not show the beneficial effect. The researchers have ... More About: Women , Blood , Cleaner
Less salt keeps children slimmer
2008-02-23 11:44:00 Children who consume less salt, drink less soft drinks. This lowers their risk for getting high blood pressure and obesity. When children between the ages of 4 and 18 would half their salt intake, they would drink two glasses of soda less per week. This equals 250 calories that they would consume less, say British researchers. ... More About: Children , Salt , Soft drinks
Low zinc levels increase chance of heart attack in diabetics
2008-02-22 11:32:00 In a study conducted under 1050 people with type 2 diabetes their zinc levels were measured. After 7 years 156 people of this group had died from coronary heart disease and 254 people had had a heart attack (which had fatal consequences in some instances). Those who had a low level of zinc had a ... More About: Chance , Heart , Diabetes , Heart Attack , Attack
Folic acid decreases risk of Alzheimer
2008-02-21 11:23:00 American researchers followed 965 people which were older than 65 for a period of 6 years. The study looked at the intake of folic acid (vitamin B9), vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 and the influence of that on the chance to get Alzheimer disease. In the end the disease was diagnosed in 192 people ... More About: Body , Mind , Risk , Acid
Omega 3 oils possibly good for the bones
2008-02-20 11:42:00 In a research published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition the bone density and the level of omega 3 fatty acids were measured in 78 young men between the age of 16 and 22. There proved to be a strong correlation between the level of these fatty acids, especially DHA, and bone density. Animal ... More About: Body , Bones , Good , Oils , Omega
Cold does not cause the common cold
More articles from this author:2008-02-19 11:56:00 Centuries of research has not shown that a decrease of body temperature is a cause for the common cold, even though mums all over the world still tell their children to wear a jacket, cause they would catch a cold otherwise. So what does cause the common cold? It is caused by viruses. There are ... More About: Body , Cold , Common , Common Cold 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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