June 19, 2012

Caution, Excessive Consumption This Can Lead to Osteoporosis

Caution, Excessive Consumption This Can Lead to Osteoporosis

 All that is consumed in excess, is not good for the body, including bone density. Especially eating patterns has an important role in maintaining bone density. Eating patterns has an important function in maintaining bone density, because it's what you eat also determines how strong a person's bones had. But there are certain foods that can make the reduced bone density and osteoporosis.

There are three factors that cause people got osteoporosis is lack of exercise, improper eating patterns and lack of sunlight. In addition, if someone is eating the following things to excess are also known to increase osteoporosis,


1. Excess Of a Protein 
Protein consumption is essential for bone growth, but if too much can actually be bad. If the consumption of red meat protein could then be more harmful than bone meal of vegetable protein. This is because the body produces certain chemicals called calcium sulfate is made ​​out of bone, and sulfate are produced if someone is eating more red meat.

2. Excess Caffeine
Swedish Department of Toxicology's National Food Administration said that people who consume 330 mg of caffeine or four cups of coffee a day are more prone to lead to fragility fractures. This also applies to the caffeine contained in tea and cola drinks.


3. Excess Vitamin A
Vitamin a is an essential nutrient for growth bone, but it can turn so danger if consumed excess. Vitamin A contains retinol which inhibits the absorption of vitamin D by bone, to the intake of vitamin supplements is especially to be monitored and limited.
You ' d better consumption vitamin a in the form of beta carotene as of leafy vegetables hijau, carrots and sweet potatoes more suitable for the body and help density of bone.

4. Excess Alcohol
People who frequently consume alcohol are more prone to decreased bone density, because alcohol inhibits the absorption of vitamin D and calcium is good for strong bone growth. The only way is to reduce alcohol consumption is only 1 cup a day or better if not at all.

April 19, 2012

5 Easy Tips For a Healthy Heart

5 Easy Tips For a Healthy Heart

 Who does not want to have a healthy heart? You'll want it too right? But our environment is very influential. For example you have a friend who was smoking, dirty dust on the road etc. Here are 5 easy steps to keep the heart and blood vessels in order to keep you healthy : 


1. Stay away from the motorway
Horns, sirens and noisy car engine that can interfere blood circulation in your blood vessels. Based on recent research, the traffic noise affects the risk of stroke.


2. Enough sleep
According to a study published in February 2011 in the European Heart Journal, less sleeping or too much may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. Too few hours of sleep can increase blood pressure and cholesterol that makes you at higher risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes. 


3. Eat blueberries
According to research in America, eating blueberries may reduce the risk of high blood pressure. In the study, people who eat blueberries at least one serving per week can reduce the risk of high blood pressure until 10 percent.

4. Eating dark chocolate
Numerous studies show that eating dark chocolate can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Chocolate has a flavonoid, which is useful for protecting cells from damage. 
5. Reduce consumption of soft drinks
The current study has found that excessive consumption of soft drinks may increase the risk of stroke. In studies involving 2564 participants, found that people who drink soda every day have a risk of stroke and heart attack 48 percent higher than people who do not drink soda. 

April 17, 2012

Too Little Sleep? Can Increase Diabetes Risk

Too Little Sleep? Can Increase Diabetes Risk



This article is relates to night sleep. Generally, people sleep 8 hours a day. But what happens if less than 8 hours? Yes of course you will feel sleepy. Besides that, it can cause disease.

Studies have long shown that people who sleep fewer than five hours a night have an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, the kind that tends to strike later in life.Up to 70 million Americans are estimated to suffer from chronic problems with sleep, from insomnia to sleep apnea. On today, impaired sleep are always associated with some diseases such as obesity, heart disease, depression, high blood pressure, memory impairment and a weakened immune system. Besides that, too much see the light at night can hamper a hormone involved both with sleep and suppressing tumor cells.

The following tips may be useful for maintaining your health :

1. Adults need Between seven and nine hours of sleep daily for good health.

2. If you work nights, go straight to bed when you get home. Avoid too much light along the way.

3. Let natural light help keep your biological sleep clock on schedule

4. Cultivated a healthy bedroom is one room dark, quiet and cool, in addition, avoid caffeine and alhokol when going to bed.

April 16, 2012

4 Healthy Habits For Penis Strong And Tight

4 Healthy Habits For Penis Strong And Tight


Although it does not really matter to women, but this article may be useful for the men.

For teens, may not be a problem when asked about the ability of erectile. But imagine if you are aged 50-60 years, would still get an erection? Though erectile dysfunction that can infect you when you are elderly caused by blockage of an artery from your youth. Basically, an erection depends on blood flow to the penis. But when an artery narrowed by cholesterol deposits that contain lots of atherosclerotic plaque, blood flow in the penis is reduced and the penis can not erect.

Harvard scientists conducted a study of 31 742 middle-aged men for 14 years and finding that erectile dysfunction is caused due to unhealthy lifestyles. Here are 4 healthy lifestyle that you must pay attention to improving your sex life :

1. Doing Regular Exercise 
Exercise is essential for healthy arteries and blood flow to the penis. Exercise can lower cholesterol, which minimizes deposits (plaque) in artery walls narrow to increase blood flow.

2. Reduce Eat Meat, Cheese and Junk Food. Eat lots of Fruits and Vegetables
Meat, cheese and junk food containing high levels of saturated fat. Such as cholesterol, fat can narrow the arteries, and can restrict blood flow to the penis. Whereas fruits and vegetables contain antioxidant nutrients that reduce plaque and improve arterial blood flow.

3. Lose Weight
According to the Harvard study, men with obesity are prone to erectile dysfunction and weight loss can improve erectile function
.

4. Stop Smoking
Smoking accelerates the growth of plaque that can narrow the arteries. A study in the New England Research Institutes in Watertown indicate that smoking may double the risk of erectile dysfunction affected
.