tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76384844405827484402024-11-08T07:37:54.954-08:00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-63591853008821178642016-08-04T13:43:00.000-07:002016-08-04T13:43:07.705-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <h1 style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB1Caow3TZs">DIY Teeth Whitening at Home in 2 minutes teeth whitening at home&nbsp;</a></h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> Whiter teeth, like thick, shiny, hair, is something that many people in our cosmetically driven world desire today. In fact, Americans spend over $1.4 billion dollars in over-the-counter teeth whitening products every year-that’s a good chunk of money just to achieve a different shade of teeth. I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve tried OTC teeth whitener-I even paid to have my dentist do it once. It worked for a bit, but my teeth got so sensitive I couldn’t stand it. I also felt I really didn’t need to be so obsessed with the color of my teeth that I paid a bunch of money for a bunch of who-knows-what that made my teeth hurt, so I started looking into more natural alternatives. With a bit of patience, I think you can naturally restore whiteness to your teeth. They may not get to be scary sear-out-somebodies-corneas –when-you –smile white, but they’ll appear more like you took good care of your pretty pearly whites rather than just bleaching them like crazy.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MB1Caow3TZs/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MB1Caow3TZs?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-49513007263936608312016-02-03T09:07:00.000-08:002016-02-03T09:19:51.224-08:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pHeUN5DJHo">How To Lose Weight Fast For Women&nbsp;</a></span></b><br /> <b><br /></b> <b><br /></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oy8HfgTFkDM/VrI2qAkHNqI/AAAAAAAABRQ/kPTupakbc14/s1600/obese-vs-thin-woman-550px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oy8HfgTFkDM/VrI2qAkHNqI/AAAAAAAABRQ/kPTupakbc14/s320/obese-vs-thin-woman-550px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <b><br /></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4pHeUN5DJHo/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4pHeUN5DJHo?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> How To Lose Weight Fast For Women</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Below are more tips to help you lose weight fast</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> How To Lose Weight Fast For Women</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> &nbsp;Tip #1: Stop eating only salads</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> This is a well-known habit especially among female office workers. You order a big salad with nothing but greens. Your colleagues see what you eat and applaud your efforts to lose weight. But before 2pm, you get hungry and start looking for cookies and chocolates to snack. How's that for one step forward and two steps back in your fat loss attempt? While there's nothing wrong with having salads for lunch, you should add some good clean protein such as eggs and chicken breasts and also good fats such as avocados or guacamole into your salads as well. Remember this: Every meal should have a protein element. These protein and fat make you feel more satisfied after the meal and will sustain your blood sugar levels for a longer period so you won't be looking for unhealthy snacks around the office right after lunch.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> How To Lose Weight Fast For Women&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Tip #2: Replace all the unhealthy snacks at home and in your office</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Contrary to popular belief, snacking is actually productive for fat loss. Snacking on healthy snacks in between meals will help maintain a steady blood glucose level and also keep your metabolism elevated. Since people snack on convenience and the general availability of food around them, it is important to keep only healthy snacks such as dark chocolate, nuts, trail mixes, fruits or even beef jerky within easy reach. Throw all the others away. Or give them to a colleague you hate.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> How To Lose Weight Fast For Women&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Tip #3: Start a simple exercise routine</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Every fat loss program needs to have an exercise component. It doesn't even have to an actual exercise like jogging or swimming. If you have never exercised before in your life, you can even start something as simple as brisk walking every day for 20 minutes and work up the intensity from there. The main objective is staying active and turning up your metabolism. As you get fitter (and you will), crank up the intensity and challenge your body to reach new heights of fitness.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> How To Lose Weight Fast For Women&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Tip #4: Stop the steady state jogging</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> If you have been jogging for some time and haven't seen any significant weight loss results, then it's time for you to move on to more challenging exercises. Jogging is a good exercise to build your cardiovascular endurance, but not the best for fat loss. To effective burn fat, you need a workout that elevates your heart rate to at least 80% of your maximum heart rate and burns the most number of calories in the shortest period of time. Full body exercises such as burpees, squats, deadlifts, shoulder presses and rows gives you the most bang for your time spent on exercising. Perform each exercise for 30 seconds with a 30 second break in between for 3 sets before moving onto the next. Do this for 10 - 15 minutes a day and you will see results beyond what you have experienced from months of jogging.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> How To Lose Weight Fast For Women&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Tip #5: Don't avoid carbohydrates completely</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> When carbs replaced fats as the main contributor of weight gain, many people are avoiding all known types of carbs completely. I personally have a colleague who shuns carbs like the plague. Let me set the record straight. Not all carbs are bad. Our bodies need carbs to function properly. Carbs are our bodies' main source of energy. In fact, our brain functions primarily on carbs. Depriving your body of carbs can have detrimental effects on your body. Every type food has its time and place to be consumed. As a general rule, you should only consume low glycemic carbs such as brown rice, dark leafy vegetables, multi-grain bread, oatmeal, etc. High glycemic foods such as bananas, juices, white rice, potatoes and other processed foods are best consumed only right after an intense exercise.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pHeUN5DJHo">How To Lose Weight Fast For Women&nbsp;</a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Tip #6: Set realistic and measurable goals</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> A lot of people give up on a training or fat loss program after a week or so because they did not see the results they were expecting. First of all, you have to remember that you didn't get fat overnight. So you should not expect a miracle weight loss to happen as well. Setting realistic and measurable goals will help keep you motivated and continue towards your ultimate weight loss goal. So what considered as a realistic goal? Losing 0.5-1kg (1-2 lbs) a week is a realistic. Losing half an inch on your waist after two weeks is realistic. Of course, you have to be completely honest with yourself when you are accessing these goals. Ask yourself if you are really following the exercise program religiously? How many times did you cheat on your diet?&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-8042970681367464962013-07-11T04:46:00.001-07:002013-07-11T04:46:57.079-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W9Tkwczz7WQ/Ud6bH5ocYCI/AAAAAAAAAcA/gjvNbFu9HfE/s1600/xxGWGfkL.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W9Tkwczz7WQ/Ud6bH5ocYCI/AAAAAAAAAcA/gjvNbFu9HfE/s1600/xxGWGfkL.png" /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Do most adults eat too much salt?&nbsp; According to research presented at the American Heart Association's Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention 2013 Scientific Sessions, the answer is an overwhelming "Yes."&nbsp; </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Evidence presented at the seminars showed that 75 percent of the world's population are consuming almost twice the daily recommended amount of sodium.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> In 2010, sodium intake from commercially-prepared food, soy sauce, table salt and salt added during cooking averaged nearly 4,000 milligrams a day globally.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> The World Health Organization (WHO) advises limiting sodium to less than 2,000 milligrams a day.&nbsp; The American Heart Association recommends people limit their sodium intake even more, to less than 1,500 milligrams daily.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Lead author of the study Saman Fahimi, M.D. said, "This study is the first time that information about sodium intake by country, age and gender is available.&nbsp; We hope our findings will influence national governments to develop public health interventions to lower sodium."</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Cardiovascular disease has become the number one cause of death in the world.&nbsp; Excess sodium consumption raises a person's blood pressure, with high blood pressure being one of the major contributors to the development of cardiovascular disease.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Average sodium intake exceeded healthy levels in both women and men in nearly all countries, the researchers said.&nbsp; The highest sodium intake was in Kazakhstan with 6,000 milligrams per day, closely followed by Mauritius and Uzbekistan with slightly less than that daily amount.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> The lowest average intakes were found in Kenya and Malawi with average sodium consumption of 2,000 milligrams per day.&nbsp; Average intake in the U.S. was about 3,600 milligrams daily.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Representing 99 percent of the world's population, 181 of the world's 187 countries were evaluated in the study and found to exceed WHO's recommended sodium intake of 2,000 milligrams per day.&nbsp; Only Kenya stayed lower than the American Heart Association's recommended sodium intake of less than 1,500 milligrams per day.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> The sodium intake of adults from 247 surveys was used for the research.&nbsp; The studies took place between 1990 and 2010 as part of the 2010 Global Burden of Diseases Study, an international collaborative by 488 scientists from 303 institutions in 50 countries around the world.</div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-23715922321646793502013-05-14T16:12:00.000-07:002013-05-14T16:13:24.594-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: blue;">DON’T IGNORE LIFE’S SIMPLE PLEASURES</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZD1YuxMvrjc/UZLEGA33aGI/AAAAAAAAAa4/JY__jrKmcgU/s1600/65598_465866110157266_732233412_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZD1YuxMvrjc/UZLEGA33aGI/AAAAAAAAAa4/JY__jrKmcgU/s200/65598_465866110157266_732233412_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /> <br /> Research has found that you may be able to boost happiness by focusing on three factors: expressing gratitude, leveraging your strengths and savouring everyday pleasures. Unfortunately, the modern norm of nonstop multitasking often prevents you from noticing all of the potentially pleasurable moments that take place throughout the day. When you acknowledge and celebrate all the&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> --&gt;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> things that are going well in your life, no matter how small, this improves your outlook. Identifying and using your strengths will give your days meaning and raise your self-esteem. Making an effort to fully engage with all enjoyable experiences (for example, when you’re working out at the gym, concentrate on how good your body feels instead of worrying about what you need to accomplish at work) will also enhance your feelings of well-being.<br /> <br /> <span style="color: #666666;">Source: Harvard Health Publications</span></div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-89562793018948854242013-05-11T06:19:00.001-07:002013-05-11T10:54:52.707-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span class="userContent"></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://heelt.blogspot.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">LEMONS MAY DAMAGE YOUR TEETH</a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_518d68de49c9f5122719867" style="text-align: left;"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b> If you enjoy a squeeze of lemon in your mineral water, beware that regular consumption of lemon juice may erode your teeth. This is because the acid in lemon juice interacts with the tooth enamel to slowly eat </b><span class="text_exposed_show"><b>away at the tooth surface. And if you think that brushing your teeth after every meal is the answer, think again. Depending on what you’ve just had to eat or drink, you may be doing more harm than good. Acidic foods such as lemons soften the tooth enamel, which can then be damaged by the bristles of your&nbsp;</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> --&gt;</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><br /></div> <div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_518d68de49c9f5122719867" style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_518d68de49c9f5122719867" style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-srMk9Ed6aFo/UY5C3eoWGtI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/YkVfDHJt1CA/s1600/428716_467171280026749_1659891915_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-srMk9Ed6aFo/UY5C3eoWGtI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/YkVfDHJt1CA/s200/428716_467171280026749_1659891915_n.png" width="175" /></a><span class="text_exposed_show"><b>toothbrush. So brushing straight after having that lemonade isn’t a good idea. Instead, dentists recommend reducing acidity by rinsing your mouth with tap water, or by chewing sugar-free gum or a piece of hard cheese to stimulate saliva production. If you still feel the need to brush, wait for at least 30 minutes. Alternatively, you may drink your lemony concoction through a straw to bypass your teeth altogether. Other acidic foods to look out for include other citrus fruits, soft drinks, wine and vinegar. </b><br /> <br /> <span style="color: #999999;"> Sources: The World’s Healthiest Foods; ABC Health and Wellbeing</span></span><br /> <br /></div> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* mostatil */ google_ad_slot = "6197849226"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //</script> --&gt;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script></div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-4672557939742453302013-05-10T14:50:00.003-07:002013-05-10T14:53:18.966-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b><span class="userContent"><span style="color: blue;">GET FRESH </span><br /> </span></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tMdV4AsLvj8/UY1qX2mUX2I/AAAAAAAAAaA/pCFNiVxombY/s1600/11941_462347253842485_1006802798_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tMdV4AsLvj8/UY1qX2mUX2I/AAAAAAAAAaA/pCFNiVxombY/s200/11941_462347253842485_1006802798_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><span class="userContent"> <b>Eating lots of fresh produce may lift young adults’ moods. This was the finding of an online survey that looked at the food choices and mood states of 281 study participants with an average age of 20 over a three-week period. It<span class="text_exposed_show"> was noted that on days when participants’ fruit and vegetable intake was higher, they reported feeling calmer, happier and more&nbsp;</span></b></span></span></b></div> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b>--&gt;</b></div> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><b> </b><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><b>&nbsp; energetic than they normally did. The study authors explained that young people would probably need to eat about seven to eight total portions of fruit and vegetables a day (one portion is equivalent to the amount you can fit in your palm, or half a cup’s worth) to experience a mood and energy boost, so make half of your lunch and dinner plates vegetables and fill up on whole fruit when cravings strike between meal</b>s.</span></span></span></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"> <br /> <span style="color: #999999;"> Source: University of Otago</span></span></span></b></div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-51155001164375897172013-05-07T17:09:00.003-07:002013-05-07T17:11:47.362-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-McEL571FSUw/UYmXrqXdq9I/AAAAAAAAAZw/7lMMh6eTKlQ/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-McEL571FSUw/UYmXrqXdq9I/AAAAAAAAAZw/7lMMh6eTKlQ/s1600/10.jpg" /></a><span class="text1">Bananas are a great food for all round health benefits, for the average person, dieter or even athletes bananas may provide greater benefits than most fruits. The combination of carbohydrates and B vitamins present in a banana helps provide an energy boost which makes them great to eat 30 minutes before a workout, or even at breakfast to help boost energy at the start of every day.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> <h4 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> </h4> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;">--&gt;</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">Health Benefits of Banana</span></div> <ul dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Bananas are good for your heart and nerves: Bananas contain a high dose of potassium - an essential ingredient to keep your heart and nervous system in good shape. Potassium is essential for proper muscle contraction and hence plays an important role in muscle-influenced activities including: the normal rhythmic pumping of the heart, digestion, muscular movements, etc., Some studies have also linked low potassium intake to high blood pressure and increased risk of stroke. Most Americans don’t get enough potassium in their diet (recommended dose is about 4 g per day) - blame it on our fast food culture. Including a banana (or two) in your diet everyday would take you a step closer towards getting your daily recommended dose of potassium.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Bananas are good for your kidneys and bones: Benefits to the kidneys and the bones are again due to the high potassium content of bananas. A normal intake of potassium suppresses calcium excretion in the urine and minimizes the risk of kidney stones. Also, for the same reason (suppressing of calcium excretion), it minimizes the loss of calcium from the body and thereby reduces the risk of osteoporosis.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Bananas can act as mood enhancers or mild sedatives: Bananas contain tryptophan (although it’s not one of the major sources, a medium still contains about 10.6 mg of tryptophan). Tryptophan is one of the 20 amino acids which are building blocks of proteins (btw, an incredible number of articles on the internet call tryptophan as a “mood-enhancing protein” and that is technically not correct). Tryptophan helps the body to produce serotonin - which has a calming effect on the brain (creates a stable mood) and acts as a mild sedative. It should be noted that the only way our our body gets it’s dose of tryptophan is through our diet - it does not produce tryptophan naturally; bananas is one of the easiest ways to get it.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Bananas are good for your blood: Bananas are one of the highest sources of naturally available vitamin B6: Vitamin B6 plays an important role in converting tryptophan to serotonin (read #3 above), and also helps the body to make hemoglobin - a crucial ingredient of your blood. Vitamin B6 is also essential for antibody production and to maintain a healthy immune response. It also helps to convert carbohydrates to glucose and thereby maintains proper blood sugar levels. A medium banana can take care of 1/5th of your daily recommended intake of vitamin B6 and is one of the easiest (and cheapest) ways to increase your dietary intake of the vitamin.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Bananas are good for kids:&nbsp; Bananas are part of the BRAT diet, a diet many physicians and nurses recommend for children recovering from gastrointestinal problems, particularly diarrhea. BRAT stands for the different components that make up the diet: Bananas, Rice cereal, Applesauce, Toast. These are binding foods that make the stools harder.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: small;">Bananas are good source of dietary fiber: A single serving (one medium-sized banana) contains 16% of the daily recommended dietary fiber intake for a normal adult - that’s substantial for a single serving of any food. Fiber improves laxation (smooth bowel movements). Fiber-rich diets have also been linked to lower risk of coronary heart disease and of type 2 diabetes.</span></li> </ul> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-11391960169943011472013-05-04T16:08:00.000-07:002013-05-04T16:08:06.382-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oOjXrWRTJPA/UYWT6u1qXZI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/gFd5iJ0yi8g/s1600/mental_health11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oOjXrWRTJPA/UYWT6u1qXZI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/gFd5iJ0yi8g/s200/mental_health11.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Mental health is essential to health. Five of the ten leading causes of disability and premature death&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> worldwide are psychiatric conditions. Nearly 900,000 people die by suicide each year. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Everyone periodically experiences emotional stress, and most people develop ways to cope successfully with these episodes. Some people, however, cannot control their own thoughts, moods, fears, or emotional reactions to stressful life experiences. These people suffer from a variety of mental health disorders, each of which is distinguished by unique symptoms.</div> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> --&gt;</div> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Mental health and illness have multiple social, psychological and biological determinants. As research shows mental health and physical health and illness are closely linked. Mental illness can be caused by, and be an effect of, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> This section discusses causes of, and holistic treatments for, the most common of these disorders, including anxiety, depression, panic disorders and phobias, schizophrenia, compulsive disor­ders, and insomnia.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Early diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders can help many people return to fulfilling and productive lives.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div class="block-4" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="ref_style content"> <h3> References</h3> <ol> <li> O'Donovan, D. (2008). The state of health atlas : mapping the challenges and causes of disease . Berkeley : University of California Press.</li> <li> Servan-Schreiber, D. (2006). The Duke encyclopedia of new medicine : conventional and alternative medicine for all ages. London : Rodale</li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-33988885138007778692013-04-30T16:35:00.000-07:002013-04-30T16:35:04.311-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b1lijdDA4BQ/UYBUGliJOvI/AAAAAAAAAY4/nzTqk8oU9JA/s1600/ht_shock_060727_ssv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b1lijdDA4BQ/UYBUGliJOvI/AAAAAAAAAY4/nzTqk8oU9JA/s200/ht_shock_060727_ssv.jpg" width="181" /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> I can remember so vividly my first daughter's early months of life. She cried and cried and cried. The doctor told us it was simply colic, a common baby problem. Alycia was only comforted when her mom or I held her face down with a hand under her little tummy and cradled in our arms. From about 8:00 p.m.. to 11:00 p.m. every night we would walk and walk with her in that position. Julie and I joked that if she was ever kidnapped and we had to identify her, we'd need to look at the back of her head for a positive ID. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Patience is a virtue for new fathers, and learning how to work with a crying baby takes an extra measure of patience. But education and understanding the issues around a crying baby can be a big help in the process as well. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> --&gt; <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script></div> <h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Why Babies Cry</h3> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Crying is a new baby's first means of communication. As time goes on, parents get a little more attuned to the type of cry and what the baby is communicating, But at first, every cry seems the same. A cry from your baby probably means one or more of the following: </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> </div> <ul dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <li>Baby is wet </li> <li>Baby is hungry </li> <li>Baby is bored or lonely </li> <li>Baby needs attention </li> <li>Baby has had too much attention </li> <li>Baby is in pain </li> <li>Baby is tired </li> <li>Baby is waking up </li> <li>Baby needs to have a stool </li> <li>Baby is uncomfortable (too hot, too cold, too constricted) </li> </ul> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> </div> <h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> What Should I Do?</h3> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Pediatricians and experienced dads and moms recommend the following strategies for dealing with a crying baby. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b>Respond to the cry.</b> If the baby is by himself and starts to cry, pick him or her up. Or go to him or her and talk or sing in soothing tones. It's important to be responsive-it builds trust that you will really need later. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b>Get close.</b> Get your face right up close to baby so that when the baby opens his or her eyes, they see your eyes and face. Often the security from seeing dad up close can calm a baby right down. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b>Check the environment.</b> See if the baby needs a diaper change. When you check the diaper, check for diaper rash or if a diaper's tape or pin has come loose. If it has been a while since feeding time, take him or her to mom or get a bottle ready. If the baby is really warm or cold in a crib, change the blankets or sleeper. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b>Get moving.</b> Many babies tend to settle down with a little walking, patting, or moving about. If you have a baby swing, you might try putting him or her in the swing and starting the motion. If you think about it, while baby was in the womb, he or she was moving constantly as mom moved about. We have even had success at desperate times with putting the baby in a car seat and going for a drive to get him or her to stop crying. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b>Try a little noise.</b> We know that babies can hear sounds from outside the womb during the late stages of pregnancy. So a little noise like a radio turned down low, a fan, or other constant dull noise can sometimes comfort a crying baby. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b>Give baby something to suck on.</b> Babies are a little weird sometimes-they want to suck, but they don't want to eat. A pacifier can sometimes just do the trick. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b>Put him or her down.</b> Sometimes we found our babies got overtired or over-stimulated and needed some alone time to calm down. Or if you are getting stressed about the baby crying, it's important and safe to let the baby cry while you get some space. Trade off with mom. Call a neighbor to help. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b>Do not shake the baby-ever.</b> Sometimes parents get too stressed with a crying baby and are tempted to shake the baby to get him or her to stop crying. This is an extremely dangerous approach. A baby's neck can't yet support its head, and shaking can result in brain damage, spinal injuries and death. Never, never shake a baby. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b>How long is too long?</b> Different babies cry differently. The key is to watch for a crying pattern that is outside your baby's normal pattern. The general rule of thumb is if a baby is crying constantly and uncontrollably for two hours, it's time to call the doctor. </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> By exercising patience and gentleness, and using the techniques for quieting the baby, you should find some ways that work to help your baby find comfort, and you to find some occasional peace and quiet</div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-46023564851491042492013-04-26T07:27:00.003-07:002013-04-26T07:38:46.225-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="title-block"> <h2> Alzheimer's Risk Identified Through Early Genetic Markers</h2> </div> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zu-jkAmuDc0/UXqPHs_Hf0I/AAAAAAAAAYk/aJy9Zwj2T48/s1600/pnB1NDL6.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zu-jkAmuDc0/UXqPHs_Hf0I/AAAAAAAAAYk/aJy9Zwj2T48/s1600/pnB1NDL6.png" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">Scientists in the U.S. have identified certain genetic markers that could potentially be helpful in early identification of those people who are at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. The research was published in the journal <i>Neuron</i> and identifies the build-up of proteins in the brain that are associated with mutations.&nbsp;</span> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> The study concludes that high levels of these tau proteins increase the chance for Alzheimer's disease.&nbsp; A hallmark of the disease seems to be tangles of a kind of protein tau called phosphorylated tau (also known as ptau).</span></div> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> The research team from the Washington University School of Medicine identified several gene variants, one of which was linked to a small increased risk of developing Alzheimer's but <br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> </span></div> --&gt;<br /> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><br /> had a greater risk for contributing to cognitive decline.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> Genetic information from more than 1,200 people was used for the study, which was a significantly larger pool of participants than previous research in this area.</span></div> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> "We anticipate that knowledge about the role of these genes in Alzheimer's disease may lead to the identification of new targets from therapies or new animal or cellular models of the disease," noted Dr. Allison Goate, the study's leader.</span></div> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> Experts in the UK said the study may help researchers understand the changes in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, adding that the study adds to the number of genetic markers previously known as links to the development of the disease.</span></div> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> "In discovering new genes that have a link to Alzheimer's, this robust study helps scientists to better understand the way the brain changes when dementia develops," notes Dr. Doug Brown, director of research and development at the Alzheimer's Society. "Research such as this may in the future help us to engineer treatments aimed at stopping such changes and therefore slowing or stopping the effects of dementia."</span></div> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> Dr. Brown added that the newly-found genetic markers are likely to be "a few of many" that might affect an individual's risk for developing Alzheimer's.&nbsp; He adds it is important for people to recognize that lifestyle factors also play a role in this disease, and that research has shown exercising regularly, eating a proper diet, not smoking, and having cholesterol and blood pressure checked at regular intervals are essential in reducing the risk for developing dementia.</span></div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-7005980193822557152013-04-20T11:57:00.002-07:002013-04-20T12:00:49.356-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Diarrhea has many causes, including:</div> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> --&gt;<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Atd9J2Sjy3Y/UXLlzrr5nqI/AAAAAAAAAYU/WMOb3MWAXvY/s1600/392674_574468139243693_980392977_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Atd9J2Sjy3Y/UXLlzrr5nqI/AAAAAAAAAYU/WMOb3MWAXvY/s200/392674_574468139243693_980392977_n.png" width="200" /></a></div> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><br /> <ul dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <li>Antibiotics </li> <li>Consuming too much fruit or fruit juice</li> <li>Food sensitivity</li> <li>Illness</li> <li>Infection</li> </ul> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Diet:</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> What the child eats or drinks may make diarrhea worse. Changing the diet may relieve some types of diarrhea.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> In most cases, you should continue feeding your baby or child as usual. Most children can keep up with the nutrients they lose through diarrhea if they increase the amount of food they take in. For babies, always continue breast-feeding or formula feeding.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Many children develop mild and temporary lactose intolerance. Continuing dairy foods may make the diarrhea last longer, but it can also allow a faster return to a regular diet. Babies who eat solid foods may continue to do so as long as they can keep the food down.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> A full appetite is often the last behavior to return after an illness. Children should be allowed to take their time returning to their normal eating habits. No specific diet is recommended for diarrhea, but children usually tolerate bland foods better. Bulking agents, such as starches, fresh fruits, and vegetables sometimes help create more solid stool. Fruit juices can loosen stool.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> For some children, a return to their regular diet can also bring a return of diarrhea. This is usually due to mild difficulty the gut has in absorbing regular food. This type of diarrhea usually doesn't last long and is different from the diarrhea that came during the actual illness. It requires no treatment as long as there are no other symptoms.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Diarrhea caused by antibiotics may be reduced by giving the child yogurt with live active cultures (look for a statement on the label). If the diarrhea persists, contact your health care provider to discuss changing or stopping the antibiotic. Do not stop antibiotic treatment without checking with your child's doctor.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Fluids:</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Fluid is very important because it is easy for a child with diarrhea to become dehydrated. Dehydration is a serious condition in babies and young children. Lost fluids need to be replaced. Replace fluids (rehydration) through drinking for all but the most seriously dehydrated children, or those who can't keep fluids down.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> For most children, any fluid they normally drink should be enough. Too much water alone, at any age, can be harmful, because water does not have any sugars or important electrolytes, such as sodium.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Rehydration solutions include Rehydralyte and the World Health Organization’s oral rehydration solution. Other products, such as Pedialyte and Infalyte, may help keep a child properly hydrated and prevent dehydration. Some of these solutions are available at the supermarket or pharmacy and do not need a prescription. However, you should consult your doctor before using them in infants.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Popsicles or Jell-o can be excellent sources of clear fluids, especially if the child is vomiting. You can get large amounts of fluids into the child slowly this way, and avoid overfilling the stomach. This is especially important if the stomach is already irritated by an infection.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> For most children, drinking more fluids is enough, but occasionally it is necessary to give fluids through a vein (by IV). Fluids given by IV correct dehydration faster than those given by mouth.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> CONTACT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IF:</div> <ul dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <li>Your child is much less active than normal (not sitting up at all or looking around)</li> <li>Diarrhea contains blood or mucus</li> <li>Diarrhea develops within 1 week of travel outside of the United States, or after a camping trip (the diarrhea may be due to bacteria or parasites that require treatment)</li> <li>Diarrhea is accompanied by multiple vomiting episodes, fever, or abdominal cramping</li> <li>Diarrhea is severe, or lasts longer than 2 to 3 days</li> <li>Diarrhea keeps returning, or the child is losing weight</li> <li>The child has signs of dehydration (call immediately):<ul> <li>Dry and sticky mouth</li> <li>Has not urinated for 6 hours</li> <li>No tears when crying</li> <li>Sunken eyes</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Your doctor may prescribe medication to help control the diarrhea. Call your doctor before using over-the-counter medications for diarrhea, because they may be either ineffective or potentially dangerous.</div> <h2 class="subheading" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> References</h2> <div dir="ltr" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"> Bhutta ZA. Acute gastroenteritis in children.In: Kliegman RM,Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds.<i>Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics.</i>19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 332.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Canavan A, Arant BS Jr. Diagnosis and management of dehydration in children. <i>Am Fam Physician</i>. 2009;80:692-696.</div> <h2 class="subheading" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Update Date: 11/7/2011</h2> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Updated by: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.</div> <div dir="ltr" id="bdme" style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-10973232709950243772013-04-07T14:57:00.001-07:002013-04-07T15:07:00.672-07:00<script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //--> </script><br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /> <div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> <div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div><blockquote dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Salt has long been a treasured food staple. Far from being harmful, high-quality salt is actually <i>essential</i> for life, but in the United States and many other developed countries salt has been vilified as a primary cause of high blood pressure and heart disease. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HuEiZl5B7eM/UWHtSKkIbfI/AAAAAAAAAYA/4n_f3S43TcA/s1600/salt-consumption.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HuEiZl5B7eM/UWHtSKkIbfI/AAAAAAAAAYA/4n_f3S43TcA/s200/salt-consumption.jpg" width="200" /></a>According to preliminary research presented at an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans on March 21,<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/04/04/high-salt-consumption.aspx#_edn1" name="_ednref1">1</a></sup> excessive salt consumption contributed to 2.3 million heart-related deaths worldwide in 2010; 42 percent from coronary heart disease and 41 percent from stroke. This includes sodium intake from commercially available table salt and sodium found in processed foods and soy sauce. According to the researchers, 40 percent of deaths were premature, occurring in those under the age of 69. Sixty percent of the deaths were in men; 40 percent were women. To reach these conclusions, the researchers analyzed 247 food surveys on sodium consumption collected between 1990 and 2010. From these, they tried to determine how the various salt intakes affected cardiovascular disease risks. The ideal salt intake was determined to be less than 1,000 mg per day. Kazakhstan had the highest average salt intake at 6,000 mg per day. Kenya and Malawi had the lowest average intake at about 2,000 mg. Other salty regions included Central Asia, with an average of 5,500 mg sodium per day; high-income countries in the Asia-Pacific area, averaging 5,000 mg per day; and East Asia at 4,800 mg per day. According to the featured article:<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/04/04/high-salt-consumption.aspx#_edn2" name="_ednref2">2</a></sup> <blockquote> <i>“Global sodium intake from various sources such as prepared food and soy sauce averaged nearly 4,000 milligrams a day in 2010... In the U.S., the average intake was about 3,600 milligrams a day. While the World Health Organization recommends sodium intake of fewer than 2,000 milligrams a day, 181 of 187 countries representing 99 percent of the world’s population exceeded the recommended level.” </i></blockquote></blockquote><h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> You Need Salt, But Make Sure It’s the Right Kind</h2><blockquote dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> So is salt a dietary friend or foe? Salt is actually a nutritional goldmine, provided you consume the right kind, and maintain a proper salt-to-potassium ratio, which I’ll discuss in a moment. Unfortunately, modern table salt has very little in common with natural, unrefined salt. Salt provides two elements – sodium and chloride – that are essential for life. Your body cannot make these elements on its own, so you <i>must </i>get them from your diet. Some of the many biological processes for which natural salt is crucial include: <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" style="background-color: #1380c1; border: 4px solid rgb(19, 128, 193); width: auto;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Being a major component of your blood plasma, lymphatic fluid, extracellular fluid, and even amniotic fluid </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Carrying nutrients into and out of your cells, and helping maintain your acid-base balance </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Increasing the glial cells in your brain, which are responsible for creative thinking and long-term planning. Both sodium and chloride are also necessary for the firing of neurons </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Maintain and regulate blood pressure </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Helping your brain communicate with your muscles, so that you can move on demand via sodium-potassium ion exchange </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Supporting the function of your adrenal glands, which produce dozens of vital hormones </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>However, not all salts are created equal. Natural salt contains 84 percent sodium chloride, and 16 percent naturally-occurring trace minerals, including silicon, phosphorous and vanadium. Processed (table) salt, on the other hand, contains 97.5 percent sodium chloride and the rest is man-made chemicals, such as moisture absorbents and flow agents. These are dangerous chemicals like ferrocyanide and aluminosilicate. A small amount of iodine may also be added. Some European countries, where water fluoridation is not practiced, also add fluoride to their salt.<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/04/04/high-salt-consumption.aspx#_edn3" name="_ednref3">3</a></sup> In France for example, 35 percent of table salt sold contains either sodium fluoride or potassium fluoride, and use of fluoridated salt is widespread in South America. Besides these basic differences in nutritional content, the processing—which involve drying the salt above 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit—also radically alters the chemical structure of the salt. So, while you definitely need salt for optimal health, not just any salt will do. What your body <i>needs</i> is natural, unprocessed salt, without added chemicals. </blockquote><h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Does Salt Really Cause Heart Disease?</h2><blockquote dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Overindulgence in the typically used commercially processed table salt can lead to fluid retention, high blood pressure, swelling of your limbs, and shortness of breath. In the long term, it is thought to contribute to high blood pressure, kidney and heart disease, heart attacks, and heart failure. However, compelling evidence suggests that while processed salt can indeed cause fluid retention and related health problems, numerous studies have, overall, refuted the salt-heart disease connection. For example, a 2011 meta-analysis of seven studies involving more than 6,000 people found NO strong evidence that cutting salt intake reduces the risk for heart attacks, strokes or death.<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/04/04/high-salt-consumption.aspx#_edn4" name="_ednref4">4</a></sup> In fact, salt <i>restriction</i> actually increased the risk of death in those with heart failure. Similarly, research published in the<i> Journal of the American Medical Association </i>that same year revealed that the <i>less </i>sodium excreted in your urine (a marker of salt consumption), the <i>greater</i> the risk of dying from heart disease.<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/04/04/high-salt-consumption.aspx#_edn5" name="_ednref5">5</a></sup> This study followed 3,681 middle-aged healthy Europeans for eight years. The participants were divided into three groups: low salt, moderate salt, and high salt consumption. Researchers tracked mortality rates for the three groups, with the following results: <ol> <li>Low-salt group: 50 people died </li> <li>Moderate salt group: 24 people died </li> <li>High-salt group: 10 people died </li> </ol>The risk for heart disease was <i>56 percent higher</i> for the low-salt group than for the group who ate the most salt! Some studies have shown a modest benefit to salt restriction among <i>some</i> people with high blood pressure, but the evidence does not extend to the rest of the population. So what’s really going on? Well, there are at least three factors that need to be taken into consideration. <ol start="1" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <li>First, an ingredient that contributes to high blood pressure and heart disease across the board is <i>fructose</i>, and since so much of salt intake comes from processed foods, it’s easy to see how the lines of causation may get blurred. Virtually all processed foods are high not just in sodium, but also fructose, particularly in processed foods sold in the US. </li> <li>Another factor is that there’s a huge difference between natural salt and the processed salt added to processed foods and salt shakers in most homes and restaurants. The former is essential for good health, whereas the latter is best avoided altogether. </li> <li>A third factor that can have a significant impact on whether salt will harm or aid your health is the ratio between the salt and potassium in your diet. </li> </ol>That said, it’s clear that many are consuming far too much processed table salt and not enough natural salt. This begins early. According to the featured article, nearly 75 percent of processed meals and snacks for toddlers contain 210 mg of sodium per serving or more. Some toddler fare contains as much as 630 mg per serving, which equates to 40 percent of the daily limit recommended by the American Heart Association for adults. Lead researcher Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, MPH told MedPageToday:<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/04/04/high-salt-consumption.aspx#_edn6" name="_ednref6">6</a></sup> <blockquote> <i>"'These findings highlight both the tremendous disease burdens caused by sodium but also the incredible opportunities for prevention.' ...He urged global public health efforts rather than relying on individuals to control intake of so pervasive an element. 'Our results should inspire both food industry and policymakers to take rapid and decisive actions to reduce sodium in the food supply... If voluntary agreements are not enough, taxation or restrictions on amounts of sodium should be implemented.'"</i></blockquote></blockquote><h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> The Importance of Maintaining Optimal Sodium-Potassium Ratio</h2><blockquote dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> As mentioned earlier, another important factor that needs to be taken into account is the potassium to sodium ratio of your diet. Imbalance in this ratio can not only lead to hypertension (high blood pressure) but also contribute to a number of other diseases, including those highlighted in the featured research, along with a few others: <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" style="background-color: #1380c1; border: 4px solid rgb(19, 128, 193); width: 600px;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 150px;" valign="top">Heart disease and stroke </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 150px;" valign="top">Memory decline </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 150px;" valign="top">Osteoporosis </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 150px;" valign="top">Ulcers and stomach cancer </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 150px;" valign="top">Kidney stones </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 150px;" valign="top">Cataracts </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 150px;" valign="top">Erectile dysfunction </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 150px;" valign="top">Rheumatoid arthritis </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>The easiest way to achieve this imbalance is by consuming a diet of processed foods, which are notoriously low in potassium while high in sodium. (And, to reiterate, processed foods are also loaded with fructose, which is clearly associated with increased heart disease risk, as well as virtually all chronic diseases.) Why is potassium so important? Among other things, your body needs potassium to maintain proper pH levels in your body fluids, and it also plays an integral role in regulating your blood pressure. It’s possible that potassium deficiency may be more responsible for hypertension than excess sodium. Potassium deficiency leads to electrolyte imbalance, and can result in a condition called hypokalemia. Symptoms include: <ul> <li>Water retention </li> <li>Raised blood pressure and hypertension </li> <li>Heart irregularities/arrhythmias </li> <li>Muscular weakness and muscle cramps </li> <li>Continual thirst and constipation </li> </ul>According to a 1985 article in <i>The New England Journal of Medicine</i>, titled "Paleolithic Nutrition,"<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/04/04/high-salt-consumption.aspx#_edn7" name="_ednref7">7</a></sup> our ancient ancestors got about 11,000 mg of potassium a day, and about 700 mg of sodium. This equates to nearly 16 times more potassium than sodium. Compare that to the Standard American Diet where daily potassium consumption averages about 2,500 mg (the RDA is 4,700 mg/day), along with 3,600 mg of sodium... As mentioned earlier, if you eat a diet of processed foods, you can be virtually guaranteed that your potassium-sodium ratio is upside-down. This may also explain why high-sodium diets appear to affect some people but not others. According to a 2011 federal study into sodium and potassium intake, those at greatest risk of cardiovascular disease were those who got a combination of <i>too much sodium</i> along with <i>too little potassium</i>. The research, published in the <i>Archives of Internal Medicine,</i><sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/04/04/high-salt-consumption.aspx#_edn8" name="_ednref8">8</a></sup> was one of the first and largest US studies to evaluate the relationship of salt, potassium and heart disease deaths. According to Dr. Elena Kuklina, one of the lead authors of the study at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), potassium may neutralize the heart-damaging effects of salt. Tellingly, those who ate a lot of salt and very little potassium were more than twice as likely to die from a heart attack as those who ate about equal amounts of both nutrients.</blockquote><h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> How Can You Ensure Proper Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio?</h2><blockquote dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> So, how do you ensure you get these two important nutrients in more appropriate ratios? <ol> <li>First, ditch all processed foods, which are very high in processed salt and low in potassium and other essential nutrients.</li> <li>Eat a diet of whole, unprocessed foods, ideally organically and locally-grown to ensure optimal nutrient content. This type of diet will naturally provide much larger amounts of potassium in relation to sodium.</li> </ol>I do not recommend taking potassium supplements to correct a sodium-potassium imbalance. Instead, it is best to simply alter your diet and incorporate more potassium-rich whole foods. Green vegetable juicing is an excellent way to ensure you’re getting enough nutrients for optimal health, including about 300-400 mg of potassium per cup. By removing the fiber you can consume even larger volumes of important naturally occurring potassium. Some additional rich sources in potassium are: <ol> <li>Lima beans (955 mg/cup) </li> <li>Winter squash (896 mg/cup) </li> <li>Cooked spinach (839 mg/cup) </li> <li>Avocado (500 mg per medium) </li> </ol>Other potassium-rich fruits and vegetables include: <ul> <li><b>Fruits</b>: papayas, prunes, cantaloupe, and bananas. (But be careful of bananas as they are high in sugar and have half the potassium that an equivalent of amount of green vegetables. It is an old wives tale that you are getting loads of potassium from bananas, the potassium is twice as high in green vegetables) </li> <li><b>Vegetables</b>: broccoli, Brussel's sprouts, avocados, asparagus, and pumpkin </li> </ul></blockquote><h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Putting Salt Consumption into Proper Context</h2><blockquote dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> More than 80 percent of the salt most people consume is from processed foods. Indeed, there is far too much sodium in processed foods. But you shouldn't be eating those foods anyway—sodium is just one of MANY ingredients in packaged foods that will adversely affect your health. The salt added to these convenience foods is bleached out, trace mineral deficient and mostly sodium—as opposed to natural salt, which is much lower in sodium and contains a myriad of other critical trace minerals. Himalayan salt, for example, contains about 86 different minerals, and in terms of taste, you cannot compare it to regular table salt. Natural salt has <i>flavor</i>, over and above just salty taste. The more you can move toward a diet of whole organic foods in their natural state, the healthier you'll be—whether it's veggies, meat, dairy products, or salt. And increasing your vegetable intake will help insure you’re getting the ideal ratio of sodium-to-potassium, which may be more crucial for overall health than we currently imagine. Given that salt is absolutely essential to good health, I recommend limiting, or ideally, eliminating processed foods and processed table salt and switching to a pure, unrefined salt. 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The "Crazy Cheesy Crust," which will be available for several weeks, isn't the first time Pizza Hut has incorporated cheese into its crusts.<br /><br />In 1995, the chain introduced its Stuffed Crust Pizza as a limited-time offer but the pies were such a hit that they soon became a permanent part of the menu.<br /><br />Even as fast-food chains increasingly look to cater to health-conscious diners, Pizza Hut's latest invention shows Americans still have an appetite for indulgent new creations. Burger King, for example, recently rolled out its first turkey burger as part of a limited-time spring menu. But the menu also included a burger stuffed with bacon and cheddar cheese, as well as tater tots stuffed with bacon and sweet onions.<br /><br />Pizza Hut has also offered variations of the cheese-stuffed crust with pepperoni and other toppings hidden inside. Fast-food fanatics may also notice that the latest pizza has a similar shape to the chain's "Crown Crust" pie that was introduced in the Middle East a year ago. That pie, which comes surrounded by mini-cheeseburgers, isn't available in the U.S. but images of it have circulated widely online. In Japan and Thailand, Pizza Hut has also offered pizzas with hot dog-stuffed crusts.<br /><br />Doug Terfehr, a spokesman for Pizza Hut, noted that the cheeseburger and hot dog crusts worked overseas because people often group together those foods and pizza as being American, so combining them makes sense. He said the Crazy Cheesy Crust was developed specifically for the U.S. market. By not making it an over-the-top indulgence, Terfehr said it would be more likely that people would buy the pies repeatedly rather than just trying them once as a novelty.<br /><br />Pizza Hut's executive chef Wiley Bates said it took about a year to perfect the pie and that the shape had to be simplified so it would be easy for restaurant employees to make. For example Bates said earlier versions of the pie had four little cups of cheese per slice, rather than two.<br /><br />A pepperoni slice of the new pie has 390 calories and 20 grams of fat. By comparison, a slice of the regular hand-tossed pepperoni is listed at 310 calories and 13 grams of fat. A pepperoni slice from the Stuffed Crust pie has 340 calories and 16 grams of fat.<br /><br />With one topping, the Crazy Cheesy Crust is $3 more per pie than Pizza Hut's regular $10 pie.<br /><br />The new pies come just ahead of the Final Four games this weekend, when pizza sales typically spike. 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Last year, sales at Pizza Hut restaurants open at least a year rose 3 percent after flat growth in the previous year.<br /><br />The metric is a key gauge of health because it strips out the impact of newly opened and closed locations.<br /><br /><br /></div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-89663829054507437882013-04-02T17:37:00.000-07:002013-04-02T17:37:03.119-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Recognizing and treating depression<br /> in children and adolescents</span></b></span></h2> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/healthw"><img border="0" height="386" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L09ZO6YenXc/UVt2RuIn5II/AAAAAAAAAWg/hbNQUK_RUN4/s640/depression-in-children1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/healthw"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_dLSPHuSA4c/UVt4Sp0TUdI/AAAAAAAAAWo/RmBgUKBCYWA/s200/201110240135146875000report.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">&nbsp;Enter your email address to send Report </span></h2> <h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</h2> <h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</h2> <form action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=blogspot/MGAIZ', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; text-align: center;" target="popupwindow"> Enter your email address to send all new health, articles, news, reports, books:<br /> <input name="email" style="width: 140px;" type="text" /><br /> <input name="uri" type="hidden" value="blogspot/MGAIZ" /><input name="loc" type="hidden" value="en_US" /><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><br /> Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></form> </div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-80409167671334559312013-04-01T03:27:00.001-07:002013-04-01T03:32:46.202-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> <b></b> </h1> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <blockquote dir="ltr"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DGooxjcTCxs/UVlhZHzLRPI/AAAAAAAAAVk/mIJJeBxE2SA/s1600/stress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DGooxjcTCxs/UVlhZHzLRPI/AAAAAAAAAVk/mIJJeBxE2SA/s200/stress.jpg" width="200" /></a>As much as you may try to ignore it, you cannot separate your wellness from your emotions. Every feeling you have affects some part of your body, and stress can wreak havoc on your physical health even if you’re doing everything else “right.”<br /> The classic definition of stress is “any real or imagined threat, and your body’s response to it.” Celebrations and tragedies alike can cause a stress response in your body. <br /> All of your feelings, positive or negative, create physiological changes. Your skin, heart rate, digestion, joints, muscle energy levels, the hair on your head, and countless cells and systems you don't even know about change with every emotion. <br /> Stress plays a major role in your immune system, and can impact your blood pressure, cholesterol levels, brain chemistry, blood sugar levels, and hormonal balance. It can even “break” your heart, and is increasingly being viewed as a cardiovascular risk marker.<br /> Women are more vulnerable to feeling sadness and anxiety than men, according to research, and feel the pressures of stress more than their male peers, both at work and at home.<br /> You cannot eliminate stress entirely, but you can work to provide your body with tools to compensate for the bioelectrical short-circuiting that can cause serious disruption in many of your body's important systems. <br /> By using techniques such as the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), you can reprogram your body’s reactions to the unavoidable stressors of everyday life. Exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, and meditation are also important “release valves” that can help you manage your stress.</blockquote> </div> <h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> How Women Experience Stress</h2> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <blockquote dir="ltr"> Some stress is unavoidable; mild forms of stress can even be helpful in some situations. A stressor becomes a problem when: <br /> <ul> <li>Your response to it is negative. </li> <li>Your feelings and emotions are inappropriate for the circumstances. </li> <li>Your response lasts an excessively long time. </li> <li>You’re feeling continuously overwhelmed, overpowered or overworked. </li> </ul> According to the featured article in <i>The Guardian,</i><sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/28/stress-affects-heart.aspx#_edn1" name="_ednref1">1</a></sup> certain themes connect women’s experience of stress. Stomach-churning anxiety, for example, is far more common in women than men. As is feelings of sadness in response to stress, and not being able to stop thinking about that which worries them. <br /> This in and of itself may feed into a vicious cycle that makes matters progressively worse, because when you dwell on negative emotions you internalize the stress, which can make it more difficult to come up with constructive ways to address the problem. <br /> According to Dr. Tara Chaplin, who led a 2008 study<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/28/stress-affects-heart.aspx#_edn2" name="_ednref2">2</a></sup> investigating the role of gender and emotion, sadness and anxiety are very <i>passive </i>emotions, so while you’re sitting there thinking and worrying, you’re less likely to assert yourself and engage in active problem-solving. <br /> This could be particularly problematic in the workplace, she warns. She suggests finding other, more active methods of coping instead of ruminating and dwelling on negative emotions. What can you change about the situation to make it better? What can you do to lessen those stressful feelings?<br /> <blockquote> <i> “Take an active role and thinking of healthy ways to cope – which could be anything from exercise, meditating, using some new mindfulness techniques, taking breaks for yourself,"</i> she told The Guardian. </blockquote> <blockquote> <i> "I focus my research on how women and men cope with stress, but we also need to have a conversation about what can be done societally to reduce stress on women... Are there programs that can be in place for subsidizing daycare so you have good daycare? Could we have longer maternity leave? These sorts of things are really important."</i></blockquote> </blockquote> </div> <h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> How Stress Affects Your Heart</h2> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <blockquote dir="ltr"> In related news, mounting research shows that people exposed to traumatic and/or long-term stressors, such as combat veterans, New Orleans residents who went through Hurricane Katrina, and Greeks struggling through financial turmoil, have higher rates of cardiac problems than the general population. According to NBC News:<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/28/stress-affects-heart.aspx#_edn3" name="_ednref3">3</a></sup><br /> <blockquote> <i> “Disasters and prolonged stress can raise 'fight or flight' hormones that affect blood pressure, blood sugar and other things in ways that make heart trouble more likely, doctors say. They also provoke anger and helplessness and spur heart-harming behaviors like eating or drinking too much. </i></blockquote> <blockquote> <i> 'We're starting to connect emotions with cardiovascular risk markers and the new research adds evidence of a link,' said Dr. Nieca Goldberg, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center and an American Heart Association spokeswoman.” </i></blockquote> In one such study, which involved nearly 208,000 veterans aged 46 to 74, 35 percent of those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) developed insulin resistance in two years, compared to only 19 percent of those not diagnosed with PTSD. <br /> Insulin resistance can lead to type 2 diabetes and hardening of the arteries. PTSD sufferers also had higher rates of metabolic syndrome — a collection of risk factors that raise your risk of heart disease, such as high body fat, cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar levels. More than half (about 53 percent) of veterans with PTSD had several of these symptoms, compared to 37 percent of those not suffering with PTSD. According to the featured article:<br /> <blockquote> <i> “The numbers are estimates and are not as important as the trend — more heart risk with more stress, said one study leader, Dr. Ramin Ebrahimi, a cardiologist at the Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center and a professor at UCLA. It shows that PTSD can cause physical symptoms, not just the mental ones commonly associated with it. </i></blockquote> <blockquote> <i> 'Twenty or 30 years ago PTSD was a term reserved for combat veterans. We have come to realize now that PTSD is actually a much more common disorder and it can happen in veterans who did not undergo combat but had a very traumatic experience such as losing a friend,' he said. That goes for others who suffer trauma such as being raped, robbed at gunpoint or in a serious accident, he said. Nearly 8 million Americans have PTSD, the National Institute of Mental Health estimates.” </i></blockquote> </blockquote> </div> <h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> Is It a Heart Attack, or 'Broken Heart Syndrome?'</h2> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <blockquote dir="ltr"> Extreme grief, regardless of the cause, can actually "break" your heart according to previous research. In comparing how grief affects your heart disease risk within a period of time, researchers found that losing a significant person in your life raises your risk of having a heart attack the next day by 21 times, and in the following week by 6 times.<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/28/stress-affects-heart.aspx#_edn4" name="_ednref4">4</a></sup> The risk of heart attacks began to decline after about a month had passed, perhaps as levels of stress hormones begin to level out.<br /> The study did not get into the causes of the abrupt increase in risk of cardiovascular events like a heart attack, but it's likely related to the flood of stress hormones your body is exposed to following extreme stress. For instance, adrenaline increases your blood pressure and your heart rate, and it's been suggested it may lead to narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to your heart, or even bind directly to heart cells allowing large amounts of calcium to enter and render the cells temporarily unable to function properly.<br /> Interestingly, while your risk of heart attack increases following severe stress, so does your risk of what's known as stress cardiomyopathy -- or "broken heart syndrome" -- which is basically a "temporary" heart attack that occurs due to stress. The symptoms of stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome are very similar to those of a typical heart attack -- chest pain, shortness of breath, low blood pressure and even congestive heart failure can occur. There are some important differences, however. <br /> In broken heart syndrome, the symptoms occur shortly after an extremely stressful event, such as a death in the family, serious financial loss, extreme anger, domestic abuse, a serious medical diagnosis, or a car accident or other trauma. <br /> This stress and the subsequent release of stress hormones are thought to "stun" or "shock" the heart, leading to sudden heart muscle weakness. This condition can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention, however it is often a temporary condition that leaves no permanent damage.<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/28/stress-affects-heart.aspx#_edn5" name="_ednref5">5</a></sup> In most cases a typical heart attack occurs due to blockages in the coronary arteries that stop blood flow and cause heart cells to die, leading to irreversible damage. But people with broken heart syndrome often have normal arteries without significant blockages. The symptoms occur due to the emotional stress, so when the stress begins to die down, the heart is able to recover.<b> </b></blockquote> </div> <h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> How the Stress Response Affects Your Digestion and Health</h2> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <blockquote dir="ltr"> Your heart is not the only organ that takes a beating when you’re stressed. While under stress, your heart rate goes up, your blood pressure rises, and blood is shunted away from your midsection, going to your arms, legs, and head for quick thinking, fighting, or fleeing. All of these changes are referred to as the physiological stress response. <br /> Under those circumstances, your <i>digestion</i> also completely shuts down, which can have severe ramifications for your overall health. Americans are notorious for “eating on the run,” which can negate the benefits you’d otherwise reap from eating a healthier diet (or make the effects of a poor diet worse). The stress response causes a number of detrimental events in your body, including:<br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" style="background-color: #1380c1; border: 4px solid rgb(19, 128, 193); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Decreased nutrient absorption </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Elevated cholesterol </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Increased food sensitivity </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Decreased oxygenation to your gut </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Elevated triglycerides </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Heart burn </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">As much as four times less blood flow to your digestive system, which leads to decreased metabolism </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Decreased gut flora populations </td> <td style="background-color: white; border: 3px solid rgb(175, 225, 248); padding: 10px; width: 200px;" valign="top">Decreased enzymatic output in your gut – as much as 20,000-fold! </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> Perhaps most importantly, when your body is under the stress response, your cortisol and insulin levels rise. These two hormones tend to track each other, and when your cortisol is consistently elevated under a chronic low-level stress response, you may experience difficulty losing weight or building muscle. Additionally, if your cortisol is chronically elevated, you’ll tend to gain weight around your midsection, which is a major contributing factor to developing diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Many nutrients that are critical for health are also <b>excreted</b> during stress, particularly: <br /> <ul> <li>Water-soluble vitamins </li> <li>Macrominerals </li> <li>Microminerals </li> <li>Calcium (calcium excretion can increase as much as 60 to 75 mg within an hour of a stressful event) </li> </ul> </blockquote> </div> <h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> Tending to Your Gut is Important to Help Combat Mental Stress</h2> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <blockquote dir="ltr"> What this all boils down to is that when you eat under stress, your body is in the <i>opposite state</i> of where you need to be in order to digest, assimilate nutrients and burn calories. You could be eating the healthiest food in the world, but if your body cannot fully digest and assimilate that food, then you will not reap the benefits from it, nor will you be able to burn calories effectively. <br /> Interestingly, neurotransmitters like serotonin are also found in your gut. In fact, the greatest concentration of serotonin, which is involved in mood control, depression and suppressing aggression, is found within your intestines, not your brain. It’s no surprise then that scientific evidence shows that nourishing your gut flora with the friendly bacteria with fermented foods or probiotics is extremely important for proper brain function, including psychological well-being and mood control. For instance, the probiotic known as Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 has been shown to normalize anxiety-like behavior in mice with infectious colitis.<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/28/stress-affects-heart.aspx#_edn6" name="_ednref6">6</a></sup><br /> Research published in 2011<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/28/stress-affects-heart.aspx#_edn7" name="_ednref7">7</a></sup> also demonstrated that probiotics have a direct effect on brain chemistry under normal conditions -- in such a way that can impact your feelings of anxiety or depression. <br /> In short, the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus had a marked effect on GABA [an inhibitory neurotransmitter that is significantly involved in regulating many physiological and psychological processes] levels in certain brain regions and lowered the stress-induced hormone corticosterone, resulting in reduced anxiety- and depression-related behavior. The authors concluded:<br /> <blockquote> <i> "Together, these findings highlight the important role of bacteria in the bidirectional communication of the gut-brain axis and suggest that certain organisms may prove to be useful therapeutic adjuncts in stress-related disorders such as anxiety and depression."</i></blockquote> </blockquote> </div> <h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> For Optimal Health, Take Stress Management Seriously</h2> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> You cannot eliminate stress entirely, but you can work to provide your body with tools to compensate for the bioelectrical short-circuiting that can cause serious disruption in many of your body's important systems. By using energy psychology techniques such as the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), you can reprogram your body’s reactions to the unavoidable stressors of everyday life. EFT stimulates different energy meridian points in your body by tapping them with your fingertips while tapping on specific key locations, custom-made verbal affirmations are said repeatedly. This can be done alone or under the supervision of a qualified therapist.<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/28/stress-affects-heart.aspx#_edn8" name="_ednref8">8</a></sup></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Seeking the help of a licensed therapist is particularly recommended if you’re dealing with trauma-based stress such as PTSD or grief following the loss of a loved one. There are also many other stress-management strategies you can employ to help you unwind and address your stress, including:</div> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li>Exercise. Studies have shown that during exercise, tranquilizing chemicals (endorphins) are released in your brain. Exercise is a natural way to bring your body pleasurable relaxation and rejuvenation, and has been shown to help protect against the physical effects of daily stress </li> <li>Restorative sleep</li> <li>Meditation (with or without the additional aid of brain wave synchronization technology) </li> <li>Schedule time to eat without rushing, and make sure to maintain optimal gut health by regularly consuming fermented foods, such as fermented vegetables, or taking a high-quality probiotics supplement</li> </ul> </blockquote> <div dir="ltr"> &nbsp;<b>By Dr. Mercola</b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><b><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">Related Topics</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""> </span></span></span></b> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;</span></span></span> </span></b></div> </div> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> --&gt;</div> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-12405471687980385812013-03-31T04:12:00.000-07:002013-03-31T04:18:56.945-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SuiOHTS3k7Q/UVgZJdO6DBI/AAAAAAAAAUA/54ANEdnVYgU/s1600/112(2448).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SuiOHTS3k7Q/UVgZJdO6DBI/AAAAAAAAAUA/54ANEdnVYgU/s200/112(2448).jpg" width="200" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">This is what happens to your body within one hour of drinking a can of soda.<br /> <br /> 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system, which is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake. You'd normally vomit from such an intake, but the phosphoric acid cuts the flavor.<br /> <br /> 20 minutes: Your blood sugar skyrockets. Your pancreas attempts to maximize insulin production in order to turn high levels of sugar into fat.<br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> </div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><br /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">40 minutes: As your body finishes absorbing the caffeine, your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, and your liver pumps more sugar into the bloodstream. Adenosine receptors in your brain are blocked preventing you from feeling how tired you may actually be.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">45 minutes: Your body increases dopamine production, causing you to feel pleasure and adding to the addictiveness of the beverage. This physical neuro response works the same way as it would if we were consuming heroin.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, which boosts your metabolism a bit further. High doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners compound this effect, increasing the urinary excretion of calcium. The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (You have to GO!) Your body will eliminate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was otherwise heading to your bones. And you will also flush out the sodium, electrolytes and water. Your body has eliminated the water that was in the soda. And in the process it was infused with nutrients and minerals your body would have otherwise used to hydrate your system or build body cells, bones, teeth.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The sugar crash begins. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You start feeling like crap. Time to grab another?</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-23669004587314849482013-03-30T15:15:00.000-07:002013-03-30T15:15:16.241-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">A 'worrisome' risk: Most babies are fed solid food too soon, study finds</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qtepa0kXjyk/UVdjEK-KvvI/AAAAAAAAATw/sget6TpWiC0/s1600/baby-generic-new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qtepa0kXjyk/UVdjEK-KvvI/AAAAAAAAATw/sget6TpWiC0/s320/baby-generic-new.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> <br /> Most mothers may be starting their infants on solid foods months sooner than specialists recommend, mistakenly believing their children are old enough to graduate from breast milk or formula – but many say they’re simply following doctors’ orders, according to a study published today.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> </div>--&gt; <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> Parents should wait until their little ones are at least 6 months old before offering them solid foods, say many child-nutrition experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.<br /> <br /> But researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – who surveyed 1,334 new moms – discovered that almost 93 percent of those women had introduced solid foods to their infants before 6 months, that 40 percent did it before the 4-month mark, and that 9 percent had offered solids to their babies before they were even four weeks old, according to the study, published today in Pediatrics.<br /> <br /> <br /> “Fifty percent said that their health care provider told them it was time to introduce solid food,” said Kelley Scanlon, a co-author of the study and lead epidemiologist in the nutrition branch in the division of nutrition, physical activity and obesity at the CDC.<br /> <br /> “That, for us, indicates that health care providers need to provide clearer guidance and really support women in carrying out the recommendation,” Scanlon said.<br /> <br /> Physicians' groups settled on the 6-month cut-off after earlier research determined that children who get solid food at too early might be at a greater risk for developing chronic diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, eczema and celiac disease, Scanlon said.<br /> <br /> The mothers who volunteered for the CDC study filled out food diaries and questionnaires designed to ferret out their opinions on why and when solid foods should be offered.<br /> <br /> Among the moms offering solid foods to infants younger than 4 months, the most commonly cited reasons for doing so included: “My baby was old enough;” “My baby seemed hungry;” “I wanted to feed my baby something in addition to breast milk or formula,” “My baby wanted the food I ate;” “A doctor or other health care professional said my baby should begin eating solid food;” and “It would help my baby sleep longer at night,” researchers reported.<br /> <br /> According to a new survey in the Journal of Pediatrics, 40 percent of mothers are feeding their babies solid food much earlier than they should. Children should be nursed or fed formula until they are six months old, experts say. NBC's Brian Williams reports.<br /> <br /> What’s more, moms who fed their babies formula were far more likely to start solids too early versus those who exclusively breast-fed (53 percent versus 24 percent), the study showed.<br /> <br /> One food expert unaffiliated with the CDC study suggested that some health-care providers may simply be unfamiliar with current baby-feeding recommendations.<br /> <br /> “I think this is worrisome,” said Ann Condon-Meyers, a pediatric dietician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. “I think it may show that word isn’t getting out that … it is 6 months before solid foods should be offered.”<br /> <br /> Still, the study’s findings didn’t surprise Condon-Meyers, who added: “I work in pediatrics and we see a lot of early introduction of solid foods when we do patient histories.”<br /> <br /> In addition to possibly boosting, a child’s risk for contracting certain chronic diseases, introducing solid foods too early often means babies don’t drink an adequate amount of breast milk or formula, and that can translate into poorer nutrition, Condon-Meyers said.<br /> <br /> Breast milk and formula have all the nutrients and vitamins a baby needs and in the right proportions, Condon-Meyers said.<br /> <br /> “If you start giving solid food too early then you are diluting the nutritional intake,” she said. “You’re getting more calories, but less of the nutrients a baby needs to grow.”</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-72119947002942921162013-03-30T07:21:00.002-07:002013-03-30T12:24:14.001-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mental Health</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Mental health is essential to health. Five of the ten leading causes of disability and premature death worldwide are psychiatric conditions. Nearly 900,000 people die by suicide each year. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-enF1Z5HQBuI/UVb0mqHiEFI/AAAAAAAAATQ/v2FQK6hkJdo/s1600/4KxHIAB1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="119" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-enF1Z5HQBuI/UVb0mqHiEFI/AAAAAAAAATQ/v2FQK6hkJdo/s200/4KxHIAB1.png" width="200" /></a>Everyone periodically experiences emotional stress, and most people develop ways to cope successfully with these episodes. Some people, however, cannot control their own thoughts, moods, fears, or emotional reactions to stressful life experiences. These people suffer from a variety of mental health disorders, each of which is distinguished by unique symptoms.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Mental health and illness have multiple social, psychological and biological determinants. As research shows mental health and physical health and illness are closely linked. Mental illness can be caused by, and be an effect of, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">This section discusses causes of, and holistic treatments for, the most common of these disorders, including anxiety, depression, panic disorders and phobias, schizophrenia, compulsive disor­ders, and insomnia.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Early diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders can help many people return to fulfilling and productive lives.</div><div class="block-4" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><div class="ref_style content"><h3> References</h3><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* star sampl */ google_ad_slot = "5334734822"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //</script> </div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> --&gt; <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script></div><ol dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><li> O'Donovan, D. (2008). The state of health atlas : mapping the challenges and causes of disease . Berkeley : University of California Press.</li> <li> Servan-Schreiber, D. (2006). The Duke encyclopedia of new medicine : conventional and alternative medicine for all ages. London : Rodale</li> </ol><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">&nbsp; </div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-32687111555654076192013-03-29T10:20:00.001-07:002013-03-29T10:56:30.178-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1 dir="ltr"> <span style="font-size: small;"> The Best Exercise for Losing Belly Fat After Having a Baby</span></h1> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mts8qY6n-mg/UVXNA_pezaI/AAAAAAAAAS8/oe9ntMalKpM/s1600/87615296_XS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mts8qY6n-mg/UVXNA_pezaI/AAAAAAAAAS8/oe9ntMalKpM/s320/87615296_XS.jpg" width="209" /></a>Most women are ready to return their pre-pregnancy size after delivery. While you'll lose some weight by giving birth, excess fat may stick around, particularly in your belly. The best way to lose fat is to burn more calories than you consume. This requires cutting calories from your diet and burning calories through exercise. Walking is an ideal form of postnatal exercise, recommended by the Mayo Clinic, because it allows you to tailor a routine based on your ability and schedule and you can bring your baby with you. Talk to your obstetrician about when it is safe to return to exercise after delivery</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>1 </b>Start slowly. Take a short walk once a day and gradually add time to your walking schedule as your endurance and strength improve.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <div class="section step-section" dir="ltr" id="section-3" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>2 </b>Build your walking routine until you are exercising for at least 150 minutes per week. This is the recommendation for most healthy women, but if you have a lot of stubborn belly fat, you may need as much as 300 minutes each week for effective weight loss. Spread this time out throughout the week for the most benefit.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <div class="section step-section" dir="ltr" id="section-4" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>3 </b>Walk around your neighborhood, in the park or at the mall with your baby in a stroller. This allows you to fit in a workout to burn belly fat without having to find child care.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <div class="section step-section" dir="ltr" id="section-5" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>4 </b>Break your walking routine into small chunks if you're short on time. Having a new baby is often demanding and might leave you little time to exercise. Walking for three 10-minute sessions each day is just a beneficial as walking for 30 minutes at one time. Try a walk in the morning, at lunch and after dinner to reach the recommended amount of exercise each day.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <div class="section step-section" dir="ltr" id="section-6" style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>5 </b>Add strength training moves that target your belly two to three times each week. While cardiovascular exercise helps burn belly fat, strength training tones and defines the muscles in the area. Planks, squats, woodchops, inchworms and crunches are good choices. Moves that require balance, such as pushups and stepping, are also beneficial for working your abdominal muscles. Do 15 to 20 repetitions of each exercise.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-31362964220857000882013-03-28T04:03:00.001-07:002013-03-28T04:10:34.002-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="title-block"><h2 dir="ltr">Toddler Meals Contain Too Much Salt</h2><h2 dir="ltr"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; google_ad_host = "pub-1556223355139109"; /* home */ google_ad_slot = "7526478428"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 15; //--> </script><br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /> &nbsp;</h2></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">According to several studies on sodium, the packaged snacks and meals being given to toddlers </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cGD518Y4lhE/UVQitdeR09I/AAAAAAAAASs/SOkF73__kcA/s1600/L5ad9ERd.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cGD518Y4lhE/UVQitdeR09I/AAAAAAAAASs/SOkF73__kcA/s1600/L5ad9ERd.png" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">contain more than the recommended amounts of sodium per serving.&nbsp; The results of this research means children who are as young as a year old are probably eating too much salt early in their lives. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The research was presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions.&nbsp; The seminars were held in the United States in New Orleans.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Researchers were alarmed at the findings as there is evidence a child's sodium intake is directly related to the likelihood that he or she will then develop hypertension when they reach adulthood.&nbsp; Hypterension is the number one killer of men and women in the United States and is also a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The study's lead author, Joyce Maalouf, states, "The good news is that commercial foods for babies, when they start complimentary feeding from 4 to 12 months . . . are relatively low in sodium."&nbsp; Maalouf is a fellow at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">However, the products marketed for toddler consumption were found to be significantly higher in sodium.&nbsp; In fact, more than 75 percent of the toddler snacks and meals were shown to have high sodium content.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Maalouf and her associates reviewed more than 1,100 products specifically for babies and toddlers that were sold in grocery stores.&nbsp; Products which contained more than 210 milligrams of sodium per serving were defined as being high in sodium.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Savory snacks and meals had the highest amounts of sodium, as compared to fruit snacks and cereal bars.&nbsp; Some of the meals for toddlers contained more than 630 milligrams of sodium per serving.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">According to Maalouf, "We're talking meals that are pre-packed . . . like mac and cheese, pasta with meat sauce, pizza, or chicken and vegetables.&nbsp; These are not frozen meals, they're usually microwavable."</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Recommendations by the USDA are that toddlers between the ages of 1 and 3 consume just 1,000 to 1,500 milligrams of sodium daily.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Maalouf suggests that parents be more aware of how much salt their young children are consuming.&nbsp; She encourages everyone to read nutrition labels before purchasing pre-packaged snacks and meals for children.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Other studies presented at the meeting focused on the effects of too much sodium globally.&nbsp; According to one, the average intake of sodium was 4,000 milligrams a day in 2010 among three-quarters of the world's population.&nbsp; That number is double the recommendation of the World Health Organization, which suggests a daily intake of 2,000 milligrams of sodium per day.</div></div><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* post */ google_ad_slot = "2537875627"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script><br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-70969506703230060482013-03-26T07:06:00.000-07:002013-03-27T08:10:50.954-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aAFtEMYvCEw/UVGrAnHIkLI/AAAAAAAAASM/96uuzz4jJnY/s1600/Food2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aAFtEMYvCEw/UVGrAnHIkLI/AAAAAAAAASM/96uuzz4jJnY/s200/Food2.jpg" width="154" /></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> One of the most effective tools you have to keep your blood glucose in the target range is your diet. What you eat, how much, and when has a big impact on your glucose levels.<br /> <br /> Basic Guidelines for Diet Control of Blood Glucose:<br /> 1. Eat three meals a day and snacks spaced in long spans.<br /> 2. Do not skip meals.<br /> 3. Eat your meals and planned snacks about the same time every day, just as you take your medication.<br /> 4. Eat a consistent amount of carbohydrates at each meal and snack, and distribute carbohydrates evenly throughout the day.<br /> 5. It is important to be mindful of what you eat, and the effect it has on your blood glucose by testing before and after meals.<br /> Composition of Food<br /> Here is a mini-lesson in Nutrition 101. Food is made of three components— fat, protein and carbohydrate. Each of these has different effects on blood glucose.<br /> <br /> Fats, oily substances like oil, mayonnaise, cream, butter and avocado, do not raise blood glucose. In fact, fats slow stomach emptying and so decrease the rate at which blood glucose rises after a mixed meal.<br /> <br /> Protein, such as meat, poultry, fish, cheese, eggs, tofu, etc. cause the blood sugar to rise slightly, and also slows this rise because of length of digestion time.<br /> <br /> Carbohydrates are all the sweets, starches, fruits, vegetables and milk/yogurt foods.<br /> These foods are responsible for an increase in blood glucose, which activates insulin release. Carefully controlling your intake of certain portions of carbohydrate will keep your blood glucose on target. Your meal plan will have a defined amount of carbohydrate for you to eat each day.<br /> <br /> What about Fiber?<br /> Dietary fiber is a source of carbohydrate. Fiber is found in plant-based food like fruit, vegetables, legumes, peas, brown rice, whole-grain breads and cereals. Fiber is not digested or absorbed like other starches, and so has less of an effect on increasing blood sugars. The recommendation is to eat 20-35 grams of fiber a day.<br /> <br /> There are two kinds of fiber. Insoluble fiber is roughage–bran, skins and seeds, vegetables and cereal. This kind of fiber promotes regularity by adding bulk to bowel movements, slows digestion to aid in weight loss and blood glucose control, and helps prevent intestinal disorders and reduces the risk of intestinal cancers. Soluble fiber is the part of the plant material which absorbs water and dissolves in the digestive system. Oat bran, barley, legumes and fruit are high in soluble fiber. This fiber also works to moderate blood glucose, reduce cholesterol, triglycerides and lower LDL cholesterol.</div> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-9417227761860124592013-03-23T16:05:00.003-07:002013-04-02T09:23:59.425-07:00<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div align="center"> <a href="https://www.paywithatweet.com/pay/index.php?id=54735c5257ba010b4d607d8b7790304c"><span style="background-color: yellow;"><b> Master Resell</b></span><b><span style="background-color: yellow;"> Rights Included!</span></b></a></div> <div align="left"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Have you ever considered turning vegetarian? 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To get the amount that's recommended, most people need to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables they currently eat every day.<br /> <br /> Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that may help protect you from chronic diseases. Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a healthful diet are likely to have reduced risk of chronic diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancer.<br /> <br /> Nutrients should come primarily from foods. Foods such as fruits and vegetables contain not only the vitamins and minerals that are often found in supplements, but also other naturally occurring substances that may help protect you from chronic diseases.</div><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* post */ google_ad_slot = "2537875627"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script><br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638484440582748440.post-88013738065749451552013-03-23T07:28:00.001-07:002013-03-26T07:35:42.845-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a9p1Khnn5Ho/UU28Cn-icZI/AAAAAAAAANs/1EWPkvJBZMw/s1600/omega_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a9p1Khnn5Ho/UU28Cn-icZI/AAAAAAAAANs/1EWPkvJBZMw/s320/omega_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span title="Les oméga-3 en musculation"><br /> </span><span title="Les oméga-3 font parti des acides gras insaturés.">Omega-3s are among the unsaturated fatty acids. </span><span title="Ces acides gras sont essentiels au métabolisme de base et permettent de limiter la formation des graisses excédentaires.">These fatty acids are essential for basic metabolism and help limit the formation of excess fat. </span><span title="Ne pouvant être apportés par l'organisme, tout pratiquant de musculation doit apporter des oméga-3 par le biais de son alimentation.">Can not be made by the body while practicing bodybuilding should make omega-3 through diet. </span><span title="Les oméga-3 possèdent de nombreuses vertus annexes comme la limitation des accidents vasculaires et la diminution du taux de cholestérol.">Omega-3s have many virtues annexed as the limitation of stroke and lower cholesterol.</span><span title="La balance oméga-3 / oméga-6">The balance of omega-3 / omega-6<br /> </span><span title="D'après une étude menée par des chercheurs français, une consommation trop faible en oméga-3 et trop élevée en oméga-6 facilite la formation du tissu adipeux dès le plus jeune âge, pouvant favoriser l'obésité pendant plusieurs générations.">According to a study by French researchers, consuming too low in omega-3 and too high in omega-6 facilitates the formation of adipose tissue from an early age, may contribute to obesity for many generations. </span><span title="Selon l'ANSES, la balance oméga-3/oméga-6 doit être de 1/5.">According ANSES, the omega-3/omega-6 balance should be 1/5. </span><span title="Aujourd'hui cette balance est estimée à environ 1/15.">Today this balance is estimated at 1/15. </span><span title="En plus de favoriser l'obésité, un régime déséquilibré en oméga augmente la résistance à l'insuline (rapprochant le sujet vers le diabète).">In addition to promoting obesity, an unbalanced diet omega increases insulin resistance (closer Thread to diabetes).<br /> </span><span title="Les oméga-6 sont présents essentiellement dans les huiles de tournesol et de maïs.">Omega-6 are present mainly in sunflower and corn. </span><span title="De nos jours, le problème du maïs est son usage en tant que nourriture pour les animaux d'élevage.">Nowadays, the problem is the use of corn as food for livestock. </span><span title="Manger des produits laitiers et de la viande nous apportent donc indirectement des oméga-6.">Eating dairy products and meat provide us thus indirectly omega-6. </span><span title="Aujourd'hui les problèmes d'obésité pourraient diminuer sur le long terme si les poissons (riches en oméga-3) seraient privilégiés face à la viande et aux laitages.">Today obesity could reduce the long term if the fish (omega-3) would be preferred against meat and dairy products.</span><span title="Les acides gras du groupe oméga-3">Fatty acids in the omega-3 group<br /> </span><span title="On distingue 3 acides gras dans la familles des oméga-3: l'acide linolénique (ALA), l'acide timnodonique (EPA) et l'acide cervonique (DHA).">There are 3 fatty acids in the omega-3 family: linolenic acid (ALA), timnodonic acid (EPA) and cervonic acid (DHA). </span><span title="Bien que les végétaux soient riches en oméga-3, ces derniers n'apportent pas de DHA ni d'EPA qui jouent un rôle important dans le fonctionnement du système nerveux et donc dans la contraction musculaire.">Although plants are rich in omega-3, they do not provide DHA and EPA, which play an important role in the functioning of the nervous system and therefore muscle contraction. </span><span title="Le corps peut synthétiser une petite quantité de DHA et d'EPA à partir de l'acide linolénique (ALA) mais cette conversion reste limitée pour le DHA: il est essentiel d'en apporter par le biais de la nourriture en consommant des poissons gras">The body can synthesize a small amount of DHA and EPA from linolenic acid (ALA) but this conversion is limited to DHA is essential to bring through food by eating fatty fish </span><span title=".">.</span><span title="Les sources d'oméga-3">Sources of omega-3<br /> </span><span title="Les poissons gras qui vivent en eaux froides constituent une source complète d'oméga-3.">Fatty fish that live in cold water is a comprehensive source of omega-3. </span><span title="On y trouve le saumon, le flétan, le hareng, le maquereau, les sardines et les anchois.">There are salmon, halibut, herring, mackerel, sardines and anchovies. </span><span title="La balance oméga-3/oméga-6 de ces poissons est d'environ 7/1 ce qui est excellent pour contrebalancer les apports déséquilibrés des autres aliments.">Omega-3/omega-6 balance of these fish is about 7/1 which is great to offset unbalanced inputs of other foods. </span><span title="Les poissons puisent ces oméga-3 directement dans les algues, ce qui explique pourquoi les poissons d'élevage ont une plus faible teneur en oméga-3.">Draw these fish omega-3 directly into the algae, which is why farmed fish have lower levels of omega-3.<br /> </span><span title="Les poissons gras contiennent les trois types d'oméga-3: ALA, EPA et DHA.Parmi les sources d'origine végétale, les algues comme la spiruline sont riches en DHA.">Fatty fish contain all three types of omega-3 ALA, EPA and DHA.Parmi sources of vegetable origin, algae like spirulina are rich in DHA. </span><span title="Les huiles de colza et de lin sont intéressantes pour leur teneur élevée en ALA et pour leur balance équilibrée en oméga 3 et 6.">Rapeseed oils and flax are interesting for their high content of ALA and their balance balanced omega 3 and 6. </span><span title="Enfin, la salade est également une source d'ALA (entre 200 et 350mg pour 100g).">Finally, the salad is also a source of ALA (between 200 and 350mg per 100g).</span><span title="Les oméga-3 en musculation">Omega-3 bodybuilding<br /> </span><span title="Concernant la musculation, les oméga-3 améliorent le fonctionnement du système nerveux (travail en force maximale) et la sensibilité des muscles aux effets de l'insuline.">About bodybuilding, omega-3 improves the functioning of the nervous system (work in maximum force) and the sensitivity of muscle to insulin's effects. </span><span title="Cela se traduit par une meilleure importation du glucose / des acides aminés dans les fibres musculaires et un meilleur stockage du glycogène.">This translates into a better import glucose / amino acids in muscle fibers and greater glycogen storage. </span><span title="Il est conseillé de répartir sur les différents repas de la journée deux cuillères à soupe d'huile d'olive (oméga-9) et de saumon (oméga-3).">It is advisable to divide the different meals of the day two tablespoons of olive oil (omega-9) and salmon (omega-3). </span><span title="Prendre ces deux cuillères d'huiles mélangées à des protéines juste avant de dormir est une astuce excellente pour retarder la libération des protéines dans le flux sanguin, permettant de diminuer le catabolisme musculaire nocturne.">Take two tablespoons of oil mixed with protein right before bed is a great trick to delay the release of proteins into the blood stream, to reduce muscle catabolism night. </span><span title="Chez un pratiquant de musculation, l'apport en oméga-3 doit représenter 40% de l'apport calorique total dévolu aux lipides.">A practitioner in bodybuilding, dietary omega-3 should represent 40% of total calories allotted to fat.<br /> </span><span title="Ajouter une cuillère à café de graines de lin moulues dans un yaourt ou dans un shaker de whey permet d'augmenter facilement ses apports en oméga-3.">Add a teaspoon of ground flaxseed in yogurt or whey in a shaker can easily increase their intake of omega-3. </span><span title="Consommer plus de poissons gras est tout de même la meilleure solution naturelle car les taux de ALA / EPA / DHA restent équilibrés.">Eat more oily fish is still the best solution because the natural rate of ALA / EPA / DHA remain balanced. </span><span title="Les suppléments alimentaires en oméga-3 existent aussi sous forme de gélules.">Dietary supplements of omega-3 are also available in capsule form.</span><span title="Les oméga-9 en musculation">Omega-9 in bodybuilding<br /> </span><span title="Les oméga-9 jouent aussi un rôle important en musculation.">Omega-9 play an important role in bodybuilding. </span><span title="Ces acides gras améliorent les défenses du système immunitaire mais surtout la faculté de l'organisme à synthétiser de la testostérone, hormone anabolisante favorisant le développement musculaire.">These fatty acids improve the defenses of the immune system but also the ability of the body to synthesize testosterone, anabolic hormone promote muscle growth. </span><span title="L'apport en oméga-9 doit représenter 20% de l'apport calorique total dévolu aux lipides.">The intake of omega-9 must represent 20% of total calories allotted to fat. </span><span title="La première source d'oméga-9 est l'huile d'olive (70 à 80%) puis le beurre de cacahuètes (riche en protéines).">The first source of Omega-9 is olive oil (70-80%) and peanut butter (rich in protein).</span></span></div><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3619309769784552"; /* post */ google_ad_slot = "2537875627"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script><br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13587963501933599517noreply@blogger.com