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Raisins and soy may ward off high blood pressure ?

2012-04-03T19:49:00.001+03:00

Eating raisins and soy appears to help ward off high blood pressure, a key risk factor in heart disease, according to two studies presented at a major US cardiology conference on Sunday.
Munching on a handful of raisins three times a day helped people with slightly elevated blood pressure lower their numbers after several weeks, said one of the studies presented at the American College of Cardiology conference.
The randomized clinical trial — believed to be the first formal measurement of raisins’ benefits on blood pressure — involved 46 people with a condition known as pre-hypertension.
That means their blood pressure ranged from 120 over 80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) to 139 millimeters of mercury over 89 mm Hg, or just higher than normal.
Compared to people who snacked on cookies or crackers, the raisin-eating group saw significant drops in blood pressure, in some cases lowering the top number, or systolic pressure, by 10.2, or seven percent over the 12-week study.
Researchers are not sure exactly why the raisins work so well, but they think it may have to do with the high level of potassium in the shriveled, dried grapes.
“Raisins are packed with potassium, which is known to lower blood pressure,” said lead investigator Harold Bays, medical director of Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center.
They were also a good source of antioxidant dietary fiber that may favorably alter the biochemistry of blood vessels, causing them to be less stiff, which in turn, may reduce blood pressure.”
A second study on soy showed that daily intake of foods like tofu, peanuts and green tea helped reducing blood pressure in more than 5,100 white and African American people aged 18-30.
Those who consumed about 2.5 or more milligrams of isoflavones, a key component in soy, per day had significantly lower systolic blood pressure than those who ate less than 0.33 mg per day.
That daily level should not be hard for most people to reach — a glass of soy milk contains about 22 mg of isoflavones, or nearly 10 times the amount needed to see an effect, according to the research.
“Our results strongly suggest a blood pressure benefit for moderate amounts of dietary isoflavone intake in young black and white adults,” said Safiya Richardson, a student at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the study’s lead investigator.
Eating soy could be a way for people with slightly elevated blood pressure to avoid progressing to high blood pressure, and potentially ward off the need to take medications, she added.
Soy and the isoflavones it contains work by boosting enzymes that create nitric oxide, which in turns helps to widen blood vessels and reduce blood pressure.
“Based on our results and those of previous studies, we would encourage the average adult to consider including moderate amounts of soy products in a healthy, well-balanced diet to reduce the chances of developing high blood pressure,” Richardson said.

Saudi Arabia to end sponsorship system?

2012-04-03T14:28:00.003+03:00

The Saudi Ministry of Labour are set to draft a new law which could suspend the sponsorship system. Council members are to mull over the law draft in the next few months for final approval.

The report claims that the Council of Ministers will be discussing various points and issues accompanying the law in upcoming proceedings. If the law is suspended, it could benefit foreign workers.

If the law changes, tension between sponsors and expatriate employees will hopefully decrease. Employers will no longer be legally allowed to hold the passports of their employees. Nor will sponsors have control over whether the expatriate worker can bring their families to the kingdom to stay or visit.

Mandatory insurance policy is also proposed in the draft, guaranteeing financial rights to both employers and employees, covering financial entitlements for over a span of a minimum of six months.

Saudi officials have come under major pressure recently over the country's employment laws, which are negatively affecting the foreign workforce in the kingdom. They also pose some human rights violations according to international law.

Is Dark Choclate Risk OR Benefit for your Health?

2012-03-31T18:34:00.000+03:00

Chocolate lovers have been around a long time. 16th Century Aztec Emperor Montezuma reportedly claimed cocoa-rich chocolate was a divine drink of the gods, able to build up resistance and fight fatigue. Chocolate's healthful effects are attributable to compounds contained in the cacao beans. Before you satisfy your chocolate craving, consider which variety is most beneficial to your health.

Natural Cocoa

Most commercial chocolates are highly processed foods, combining natural cacao and various amounts of sugar, milk, fat and other ingredients. Although cacao content in a product is listed as the percentage derived from the bean, it may include three components: chocolate liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder. For example, Ghirardelli's 60% Dark Chocolate Squares refers to a product containing 60 percent chocolate liquor and cocoa butter and 40 percent sugar, vanilla and other ingredients. The percentage of cacao also represents the product's taste and color. The higher the percentage, the more bitter the flavor and darker the color.

Heart Health

Chocolate contains more antioxidants than fruits and vegetables. Flavanols are the primary antioxidant found in chocolate and cocoa powder. Dark chocolate has a higher flavanol concentration than milk or white chocolate. Flavanols help decrease "bad" cholesterol concentrations in the bloodstream. Researchers at the University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, reported that dark chocolate reduces plaque formation in arteries. In the November 2007 issue of "Circulation," Dr. Andreas Flammer and colleagues found consumption of 1 oz. of 70 percent cacao dark chocolate decreased plaque formation better than chocolate without flavanols.

Blood Pressure

Dark chocolate also reduces blood pressure, according to Dr. Karin Ried and colleagues at the University of Adelaide, Australia. The researchers analyzed studies, conducted between 1955 and 2009, that investigated the effects of 50 to 70 percent cacao on blood pressure. Ried stated in the 2010 June issue of "BMC Medicine" that dark chocolate is superior to white and cocoa-free chocolate in reducing hypertension.

Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance improves with occasional consumption of dark chocolate, according to Dr. Davide Grassi from the University of L'Aquila, Italy. Grassi and American colleagues at Tufts University in Boston looked at the effects of consuming 3.5 oz. of chocolate daily for two weeks in persons with impaired glucose tolerance. The researchers theorized in the September 2008 issue of "Journal of Nutrition" that flavanol-rich dark chocolate enhances nitric oxide release. Nitric oxide promotes insulin release from the pancreas and helps normalize blood sugar levels. More research is needed, however, before daily chocolate consumption can be recommended for persons already diagnosed with diabetes.

Considerations

Knowing the cacao content in a chocolate treat is important when choosing healthier options. But careful inspection of food labels should also include looking at fat and sugar content. Chewy caramel and nuts add calories that may lead to weight gain. Until further research reveals the best portion size for health benefits, enjoy your dark chocolate in 1-oz. servings a few times a week.

Sending SMS from Gmail ! Now in Saudi Arabia

2012-03-28T21:55:00.000+03:00

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You can Now! send SMS messages to your contacts’ mobile phones using Gmail Chat in Saudi Arabia To do so from Gmail:

Enter your contact’s name in the ‘Search or invite friends’ box in Chat, and select Send SMS from the box of options that appears to the right of your contact’s name. Or, if you already have a Chat window open for this contact, just click Options, and select Send SMS.
In the dialog box, enter a phone number in the ‘Send SMS messages to this number’ field. This feature is only launched in selected countries. . If you are not located in one of these countries you can still use it, but you won't see the SMS option in Chat until you enable it manually in the Chat settings page.
Click Save.
A Chat window appears. Just type your message as you would normally. When you hit Enter, the message will be sent to the phone number you entered.Great Huh!

The Future Already?Look out Smart car – something even greener has come to town!

2012-03-28T21:26:00.002+03:00

US engineering expertise merges with Basque manufacturing techniques in the launch of the Hiroko (Basque for “urban”), a small car that gets even smaller. Less than 100 inches long and electric-battery powered, it’s been called the CityCar by its creators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Up to two people can enter and exit the car by lifting up the glass windshield — essentially the whole front of the car — and the driver steers with a joystick. The wheels turn a full 360 degrees, so no parking space is out of reach, and the electric-powered vehicle can be folded (with the back of the car slipping under the front), so three can fit in the space of one full-sized car. The first uses of the Hiroko will be for car sharing programmes in cities around the world. The cars are also linked by a central network, so drivers can find out if one is close to their location.
Production of 20 cars and a pilot programm will begin next year in Spain’s Basque country near Bilbao, and the first cars are set to roll down the road in spring of 2013. Barcelona, Berlin and Malmo, Sweden, have already stated their interest and MIT is looking at deploying the cars in Hong Kong and San Francisco.

Biological treasure hidden from you ?

2012-03-28T21:20:00.001+03:00

The flowers of the parasitic rafflesia plant measure up to one metre in diameter and smell of rotting flesh.

The Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo is probably not what comes to mind when thinking of alpine highs -- but topographically Mount Kinabalu is one of the most prominent peaks in the world. Soaring up from sea level to 4,095m, Kinabalu makes Borneo the planet’s third highest island after Hawaii and New Guinea.

Do you believe ? Then you are mistaken!

2012-03-28T20:00:00.001+03:00

World’s first all-diamond, 150-carat ring created by Swiss jeweler; worth $70 million!

2012-03-28T00:51:00.000+03:00

Switzerland's Shawish Jewelry has created the world's first diamond ring.

Not impressed? Well, consider that the entire ring is carved from a diamond, whereas most other diamond rings are composed of a precious-metal band with a diamond centerpiece.

Styleite writes that the 150-carat ring runs laps around some other famous diamond competitors, including Beyoncé's 18-carat engagement ring from Jay-Z and the even better known 30-carat ring given to the late Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton.

The ring was created by Shawish's president and CEO Mohamed Shawesh using lasers (yes, lasers!) along with traditional diamond cutting and polishing techniques.

It took a full year to carve the ring, which has been copyrighted and is expected to sell for $70 million.

http://www.shawish-jewellery.com

AT&T Labs, Carnegie Mellon research haptic-feedback steering wheel for turn-by-turn directions!

2012-03-26T14:34:00.001+03:00

A force-feedback steering wheel. It's quite literally the stuff of racing games, and AT&T labs, along with Carnegie Mellon, is researching the possibly of throwing similar tech into your real-world whip. MIT'sTechnology Review recently highlighted the project, which uses 20 vibrating actuators shoved inside of a steering wheel to create a variety of patterns -- a counter-clockwise sequence could indicate a left turn, for example. As you might have guessed, one of the goals is to keep drivers less distracted by the likes of visual turn-by-turn GPS navigators and more focused on the road. While it's currently being tested with driving simulators, the results are positive so far, if a bit modest. When supplemented with typical audio / visual navigation, folks near the age of 25 kept their eyes planted on the asphalt for 3.1 percent moretime than without it. Notably, the improvement wasn't found with those over 65 in the aforementioned instance, however, supplemented with just the audio, the vibrating wheel had them focusing on the road by an increase of four percent.

According to Technology Review, this isn't the first time haptic feedback has been tested as a driving aid, although past tests have, notably, resulted in "fewer turn errors" by those behind the wheel. Best of all, the tech is capable of sending more than just navigation cues -- it could certainly be useful in a Telsa. So when can you expect to find a force-feedback steering wheel in your ride? Technology Review cites Kevin Li, an AT&T Labs researcher on the project, who says the main hurdle is making something that people will just "get," and that it's still "years" away from becoming a possibility. While there's no photos of the setup just yet, a full report on the research will get released in June. Hey, there's always Forza andGran Turismo, at least for now -- right?

Stem cell therapy could repair heart damage!

2012-03-26T12:18:00.000+03:00

CHICAGO — Patients with advanced heart disease who received an experimental stem cell therapy showed slightly improved heart function, researchers said at a major US cardiology conference on Saturday. The clinical trial involved 92 patients, with an average age of 63, who were picked at random to get either a placebo or a series of injections of their own stem cells, taken from their bone marrow, into damaged areas of their hearts. The patients all had chronic heart disease, along with either heart failure or angina, and their left ventricles were pumping at less than 45 percent of capacity.

All the participants in the study were ineligible for revascularization surgery, such as coronary bypass to restore blood flow, because their heart disease was so advanced.

Those who received the stem cell therapy saw a small but significant boost in the heart’s ability to pump blood, measuring the increase from the heart’s main pumping

chamber at 2.7 percent more than placebo patients.

Study authors described the trial as the largest to date to examine stem cell therapy as a route to repairing the heart in patients with chronic ischemic heart disease and

left ventricular dysfunction.

“This is the kind of information we need in order to move forward with the clinical use of stem cell therapy,” said lead investigator Emerson Perin, director of clinical research for cardiovascular medicine at the Texas Heart Institute.

Saudi climbers scale Kilimanjaro for cancer center!

2012-03-26T12:05:00.000+03:00

Prince Muhammad Bin Fahd, Emir of Eastern Province Saturday honored a team comprising five Saudi girls and young men who raised the Saudi flag atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania after successfully scaling the highest mountain in Africa. The expedition is a part of the campaign to express their support to build the first early detection cancer center in the Kingdom.
In a press conference held at the Saudi Cancer Foundation in the Eastern Province Saturday, the climbers said the first thing they did when they got to the top of the mountain was to prostrate to Allah, the Almighty to show their gratefulness.
“We walked ten hours every day for seven days,” Abdullah Al-Melhem, a team member, said. “The higher we got, the less sleepy we felt and we walked slowly to maintain normal breathing.”
Another climber, Noor Al-Shadawee, who works as financial manager at a company drew parallels between mountain climbing and fighting cancer. “Both demand physical stamina and endurance and one must focus on getting to the top,” she said. “Many a time, we fell and vomited but we engaged in pepping each other because we wanted to show to the world that we didn’t come here for fun.”
A prior training for three months at a local gym helped us gain the strength we need during the expedition, she said.
Muna Shehab, the coordinator of the program and one of the team members, said their one and only motive was to raise public awareness about cancer and support setting up an early detection cancer center.

How to lose weight all day long!

2012-03-25T22:21:00.001+03:00

Every day is packed full of opportunities to maximise your weight loss potential. The trick is to understand exactly when those opportunities occur and what to do about them. So here's our guide to successful slimming round the clock.

6 — 9 am

Can the caffeine
Kick starting your day with a cup of tea, coffee or cola is not a great idea. That's because these drinks contain caffeine which stimulates your body to release a hormone called cortisol. Cortisol triggers the release of another hormone, insulin and one of insulin's main roles within the body is to encourage cells to store fat. So go for a herbal tea, a hot water and lemon or a long glass of cold water instead.

Take a brisk walk
Researchers have found that doing a short burst of cardio exercise before breakfast may help you burn fat more efficiently. Doing this outside is even better as natural light helps regulate your body clock, so you'll be more energetic during the day and sleep better at night. During the winter months, sunshine helps ward off SAD (seasonal affective disorder), a condition that can lead to uncontrolled food cravings. Sunlight on your skin also increases your levels of vitamin D, which are associated with a higher metabolism and a lower risk of obesity.

Get serious about your cereals
Break the fast that your body has experienced while sleeping with a breakfast that will encourage your body to burn fat not store it. That means avoiding all those over processed, high GI cereals out there that cause insulin levels to rise and your fat storing ability to increase and go for a far slower releasing, preferably wholegrain option instead. Ideally, you'll add some protein too as this helps to increase satiety (feelings of fullness) for longer and will help to slow the rate of emptying from the stomach even further. Great options to go for include:

• A bowl of porridge made with skimmed milk sprinkled with a few walnuts
• A smoothie made with soya or skimmed milk, a little oat bran, ground almonds (for added protein) and fresh, frozen or tinned (in natural juices) fruit
• A slice of stone-ground, wholegrain bread topped with a couple of spoonfuls of beans
• A whole meal pita bread filled with peanut butter, a chopped banana and a drizzle of honey
• Two tablespoons of oats soaked overnight in some skimmed milk topped with a spoonful of mixed nuts and fresh berries.

10 am — 12 pm

Have a snack
Try not to go for any longer than three hours between eating. Just a small snack will do the trick helping the keep blood sugars elevated and cravings at bay. Have an oatcake topped with ham and hummus, a low fat yogurt mixed with fresh blueberries or a piece of fruit. Alternatively, go for a handful of nuts. Researchers at Purdue University have found that when people added peanuts to their daily diets, they ate less considerably less during meal times.

12 - 2 pm

Sip on soup
According to researchers at Penn State University eating a small bowl of soup before lunch can save up to 700 calories a week. Subjects who ate soup before their midday meal consumed 100 fewer calories and they didn't make up for those calories by eating more later on. Just make sure you avoid high fat, high calorie soups such as chowders and 'cream of' varieties and go for a low calorie, low fat option such as a Thai broth, vegetable, bean, minestrone or a homemade tomato soup.

2 — 4pm

Go green
If now's the time you'd usually reach for that latte or hot chocolate switch to a cup of green tea and an apple instead. According to Scientists at Sydney University, apples are one of the most filling snacks you can eat. This is because they have a high water content which adds bulk helping your stomach to feel full. The green tea is a great source of immune boosting antioxidants and drinking it instead of a latte will save up to 7,000 calories (the equivalent of two pounds of body fat) a month!

5 — 8 pm

Avoid the 'wine wind down'
If you must have a glass of wine always have it after dinner but before 7pm. Drinking alcohol on an empty stomach increases appetite and can result in over eating your main meal. Alcohol also inhibits the body's ability to make a substance called glutamine, a natural stimulant whose job it is to keep you awake which is why you may find a glass of wine helps you to relax and unwind. However, when you stop drinking your body responds by overproducing this stimulant. This can result in difficulty getting to sleep. Alternatively, you may find yourself wide awake just a couple of hours after drifting off. This disruption to sleep patterns can disrupt the body's natural hunger hormones and lead to over eating the next day. To avoid this happening refrain from drinking at least four hours before going to bed.

Veg out
Overloading on carbs such as bread, rice, jacket potatoes or pasta can cause insulin levels to increase, which in turn inhibits fat burning and promotes fat storage. Instead, make vegetables the base of your evening meal and add some good quality protein in the form of lean red meat, fish, chicken, beans, pulses or nuts. Switching the ratios of the food you eat around in this way will also significantly decrease the calorie content of your meal. Try a prawn, beef or chicken vegetable stir fry, a salmon steak on a bed of sautéed red peppers and spring greens or a medley of roasted vegetables served hot with a little feta cheese on top.

9pm — 11pm

Find your bed!
A lack of good quality sleep can over-stimulate ghrelin production which increases the desire to eat. This is probably why researchers in Cleveland who studied 68,183 women for 16 years, found that those who slept five or less hours per night were 32 percent more likely to gain at least 30 pounds and 15 percent more likely to become obese than women who slept for seven hours of more.

Saudi Arabia to launch potato-powered battery!

2012-03-25T22:17:00.001+03:00

A Saudi Arabian researcher is exploring the possibility of developing potato-powered batteries that could be commercially available as early as next year.

Professor of Physics at King Abdulaziz University, Suliman Abdalla, has developed an efficient potato cell, taking cues from a research paper published by American and Israeli scientists in 2010.

The paper showed the benefits of using potato-powered batteries in the rural areas.

Abdalla is currently developing a prototype that is more efficient than a 1.5 V battery and could supply environment-friendly energy to millions of people.

According to The Saudi Gazette, Abdalla experimented with a variety of vegetables to find out which produced the most efficient charge. He found that potatoes and garlic are most possible and that an 18mm slice of potato produced the most electrical power.

iPhone 4S vs Droid Bionic, Samsung Galaxy S II, and the HTC Titan

2012-03-25T22:13:00.001+03:00

The Secret World Of the Jinn!

2012-03-22T22:52:00.001+03:00

Never Loose Hope! Learn from Failure!

2012-03-22T01:21:00.001+03:00

"What separates winners from losers is the ability to rise above defeats "
When you fail, you should really welcome it. Of course, that’s not an easy thing to do, but that attitude does, as I said above, separate the winners from the losers. The importance of some of our failures after we have finally succeeded is looking back, we will be able to see that we would never have been able to overcome some situation if we had not have experienced previous failure. Remember! that success will be all the sweeter when it comes. "I tried so hard I cannot get it" if we keep on failing in the same way we realize suddenly that we others can do it then why not me" very often, other people will have opinions about what you are attempting to do and very often they will turn out to be negative opinions especially if you are trying to accomplish anything challenging. Perhaps, one of life’s greatest lessons is to learn to not take heed of other people’s negativity.
In everyday life you will come across many Challenges, You cannot go on others choices you have to make your own right choice.

If There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
   If There are thousands to tell you will fail
   If There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
   But just combine what's within
   Remember!Never loose hope!
   show the world you can do it that cannot be done
   As you are the One and need none !