Showing posts with label Fitness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fitness. Show all posts

Walking and running, which one is better?

Walking and running, which one is better?
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Walking and running, which one is better? - Cardio exercise can be done by running or walking. Both physical activity are equally healthy, but which one is better? Find the answer by listening to a full explanation about running and walking, as reported by Health Me Up below.

Benefit

The benefits of running is to lower blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease risk, prevent osteoporosis, increase energy, and burn calories.

While the benefits of walking more. Such as maintaining a healthy heart, burn calories, improve physical fitness and mind, lowers blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes, healthy bones, making a deep sleep, and reduce stress.

Calories burned

If you are running with a speed of 8 km / h, it means you've burned 472 calories. While if it ran on the steps, calories burned was 885.

Then walk as far as 10 km the same as burning 116 calories and up and down stairs as much as 14,484 steps means burning 605 calories.

Both of these activities, either walking or running, depending on the speed and weight.

Negative effects

Error in running position could trigger a knee injury, muscle damage, and heel. Especially if running barefoot and do not start out with warming.

Almost the same as running, walking can also be negative effects on the body. However, in general, errors are often caused by walking barefoot in use.

That's the difference between walking and running. So, already know which one is better and fit you do regularly?

Avoid food 6 cause of stress!

Avoid food 6 cause of stress!
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Avoid food 6 cause of stress! - Some foods have properties increases levels of the hormone cortisol - stress. If you do not want to necessarily bad mood, you should avoid foods that cause stress as reported by the All Women Stalk following.

Saturated fat

Saturated fats not only improve cholesterol in the body, but also trigger the production of excess cortisol hormone that triggers stress.

Refined sugar

Sugar in any form, especially the refined, making blood sugar rise dramatically if consumed in excess. If used to eat, the body can be addictive and release the hormone cortisol until you satisfy it by eating more.

Caffeine

Coffee is actually healthy. However, the caffeine content in it to watch. Because caffeine can trigger stress and worsen mood.

Low fiber

Eating foods low in fiber makes easy stomach hungry, so you tend to be sensitive and grumpy. In addition, digestion also substandard due to too little fiber intake.

Alcohol

Alcohol is toxic to the liver because the body is unable to break down compounds in it. As a result, feel stressed organs and release the hormone cortisol as a form of protest.

Purified wheat

Almost the same as sugar, refined wheat should be shunned. Better to choose whole grains are much more healthy and not stressful.

That variety of foods that cause cortisol levels to rise and trigger stress. Should not consume excessive ya!

7 Things that damage eye health

7 Things that damage eye health
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7 Things that damage eye health - Lifestyle, work culture, eating habits, polluted environment and attitude towards their health is a factor that can affect the overall health of the body. Lifestyle that we follow today put too much pressure on the body which in turn makes our risk of contracting various diseases. And eyes be one part of the body that is often affected by an unhealthy lifestyle that we live today. Here are some things that can damage the health of our eyes, as reported Boldsky.

1. Smoke

Smoking has adverse effects on overall body health. This bad habit can also damage the eyes. There are many chemicals in smoke that can damage sensitive parts of the retina, called the macula.

2. Tired eyes

Sometimes, without realizing we are putting too much pressure on our eyes. We often work at a computer, watching TV, playing video games, read or continue learning for hours. It causes eye fatigue which can lead to eye damage.

3. UV rays

You are always advised to wear sunglasses every time you go out. You know why? Because ultraviolet rays from the sun can be harmful to eye health. These rays can burn the cornea and cause damage to the eye lens and retina. In addition, UV rays also increases the risk of cataracts.

4. High blood pressure

High blood pressure can be very harmful for the eyes if not treated. It damages the blood vessels in the retina, the area at the back of the eye. This disease is known as hypertensive retinopathy.

5. Diabetes

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, you are more likely to develop some eye diseases such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, in which the retina can be damaged severely.

6. Alcohol

Excessive alcohol intake can be harmful to the body, including the eyes. Alcohol can cause problems with your vision and overall eye health. You may experience a decrease in visual performance, reaction pipil slow, frequent migraines, eye redness and decreased contrast sensitivity.

7. Unhealthy food

If you follow an unhealthy diet and the body does not get the nutrients needed for healthy eyes, you will be more susceptible to many diseases of the eye. Vitamin A deficiency causes blindness or difficulty seeing at night and dry eye terrace. Similarly, low intake of vitamin B-12 can cause blurred vision or double vision.

Here are seven things that can damage the health of your eyes. Remember, it is better to prevent than cure!

3 bad habits that make a fitness decreases

3 bad habits that make a fitness decreases
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3 bad habits that make a fitness decreases - A healthy body can not be obtained with it. You have to maintain fitness and health by doing healthy habits every day. Some habits such as smoking and drinking alcohol can damage the health of course.

But other than that there are some bad habits that are small, but can also affect your health. What is it? Here it is, as reported by the Huffington Post.

1. Only exercise when I want

Exercise should be done regularly, not just when you want it. If exercise only when they want to do it, you definitely will often make excuses like tired, lazy, and a lot of jobs. That way, you will reduce the fitness and health. However, research shows that 90 percent of people who exercise regularly have lower levels of fatigue and more focused. If you feel tired during the afternoon exercise, try to do it in the morning.

2. Weeks is necessary to exercise

If you feel you have to work hard, keep your diet and exercise every day, chances are you think that a few days lazing definitely not a problem. You are wrong if you think so. Although there are days when you do not exercise hard, you also can not really passive and laze around all day. This will affect your fitness. Although not go to the gym or exercising, you can take advantage of a day for a vacation or an outing. The important thing is to keep moving and active.

3. Have friends who do not like sports

One of the reasons you can be lazy sport is your friend group. Usually the group behavior can indeed affect someone. but this is not the reason. You should be able to define what you need, do not have to always follow what is done by the group. You are responsible for maintaining their health and fitness. If necessary, be a pioneer, and invite your friends who are lazy to exercise to exercise.

Those are some small habits and ordinary reasons a person. Although it seems trivial, but such practices can affect health if done too often. Even the unconscious habit has made you a fitness decreases.

Frequent exercise can lower the risk of stroke

Frequent exercise can lower the risk of stroke
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Frequent exercise can lower the risk of stroke - Frequent exercise to sweat is known to lower the risk of stroke in middle-aged to elderly, according to recent research. Compared to people who never exercise, people who work up a sweat at lower risk.

"A healthy diet, a healthy weight, exercising regularly and avoiding bad habits like smoking and drinking alcohol can reduce the risk of stroke by 80 percent. Meanwhile, the most important aspect of the exercise is to be done," said study author Michelle McDonnell, as reported by U.S. News.

According to McDonnell, exercise can reduce the risk of stroke by boosting blood vessel health. Indirectly it also lowers the risk of high blood pressure and obesity.

This study was conducted with 27,000 people following the Americans starting in 2003 to 2007. Participants were aged 45 years or older at the start of the study and had no history of stroke never experienced before. During this study several cases of stroke occurred in participants.

Approximately 3.1 percent of those who diligently exercise group experienced a stroke, compared with 3.3 percent of people who only exercise one to three times a week, and 3.6 percent in the group that did not exercise.

After making observations and statistics by eliminating other factors, researchers found that a group of people who exercise often have a 20 percent lower risk of stroke than those who never exercise.

5 bad habits in the morning

5 bad habits in the morning
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5 bad habits in the morning - It has often been mentioned that skipping breakfast is a bad habit that should be stopped. But other than that, there are many other bad routines that are often done in the morning. What is it? Check out more as reported by the Huffington Post following.

Difficult to wake up in the morning

Many people are having trouble up early fault of their own, which was late in the day before. Though keeping the ration was still trying to wake up early and important to do in order to maintain the body's biological clock.

Delaying alarm

Alarm delay will not make feel more refreshed because you've got a chance to sleep longer, but it can damage the sleep system and make the body feel weak. Instead of delaying alarm, better install an alarm and put it in a place away from the reach of the hand.

Sleep and wake up at will

As mentioned previously, keeping the body's biological clock needs to be done in a way to sleep and wake up at the same time. If you accustom yourself to sleep and wake up at will, the body will feel weak and lethargic.

Exercise on an empty stomach

Exercise after waking up is a good habit. But what makes it worse is exercising on an empty stomach. Better wake up 15 or 20 minutes early, enjoy fruit and hurried exercise.

Skipping breakfast

Research shows that skipping breakfast can increase the risk of diabetes. Not only that, no breakfast also affect mood and memory of the men. So stop this bad habit as soon as possible.

That's bad habits in the morning. Hopefully you are not one of those people who always do.

Secrets to sleep soundly during the summer

Secrets to sleep soundly during the summer
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Secrets to sleep soundly during the summer - Hot air that makes a lot of people can not sleep at night. They will continue to feel the heat plus the number of mosquitoes that come. Summer is often coupled with emotional make sleeping uncomfortable because of the heat. Here are tips for a comfortable sleep during the summer reported by eHow.

1. Prepare the beds were uncomfortable

Use cotton or linen with satin because it's cold in the skin. Including pillowcases. Additionally each pillow behind you wake up at night so that was cool.

2. Wear a thin nightgown

Wear clothing that is thin and comfortable. In addition to easy to move nightgown is comfortable will make you sleep more soundly.

3. Avoid coffee and alcohol

The caffeine in coffee can raise blood pressure and can make your body feel hotter. That applies also to alcohol.

4. Use fans and air conditioning

This is the most effective way to avoid the heat during the night. But set the air conditioning temperature and fan rotation that is not too cold that actually make you catch a cold.

5. Open the window a little

Fresh air coming in through the windows will make your room feel cooler. But the risk is a lot of mosquitoes or insects that can fit in your room.

Get a good night's sleep and pleasant during the summer with the tips above.

Listening to music can reduce pain

Listening to music can reduce pain
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Listening to music can reduce pain - Music can not only give you peace and consolation during stress. A recent study found that music can even relieve physical pain experienced by a person.

Researchers at the University of Alberta found new evidence that music can change a person's acceptance of pain. this was discovered after they carried out tests on 42 children aged between three and 11 years. The children come to the hospital to get an IV.

One group of children fitted with drip while listening to music, while others without listening to music. Researchers then measured levels of the stress, the pain they feel, as well as heart rate. Researchers also measured the level of satisfaction of parents and nurses in charge of setting up the infusion.

"We found differences in these groups. Son who listen to music feel less pain when infused," said lead researcher Dr. Lisa Hartling, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Hartling explains that plays music when children undergoing painful medical treatments can be an easy and not expensive to help them. If children feel less pain, they will feel more calm and not stressed. Parents were more satisfied with the care given to their children.

Approximately 76 percent of nurses who work with children who listen to music say that the infusion process run smoothly and easily. While only 38 percent of nurses who work with children do not listen to music that claim the same thing.

Drinking plenty of water can improve concentration?

Drinking plenty of water can improve concentration?
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Drinking plenty of water can improve concentration? - A small-scale study proves that drinking water can improve mental performance and concentration.

In the study, respondents who drank three glasses of water before following cognitive tests were able to get better grades than those who do not drink water at all.

Researchers speculate that the sensation of thirst can lose concentration. So by drinking water, the concentration can be recovered and one is able to do his job with more focus.

Even so, it turns out to drink plenty of water is also not always good. On different tests, researchers found that consumption of water does not give better results on respondents.

"There is a hormone called vasopressin which activate the thirst response is also related to the concentration and sexual stimulation. However sometimes certain cognitive tests, such as remembering words, has nothing to do with it," said Caroline Edmonds, researchers from the University of East London School of Psychology at England.

As reported by Mother Nature Network, previously there is research that says that dehydration can reduce mental performance. But there is no strong evidence that the drinking water, the concentration can be increased.

The results are then reported in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

Delaying retirement could lower the risk of brain disease in the elderly

Delaying retirement could lower the risk of brain disease in the elderly
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Delaying retirement could lower the risk of brain disease in the elderly - Recent research has shown that people who delayed retirement have a lower risk of brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and dementia compared with those who retired at the age of 60 years.

The research was conducted on 429,000 employees in France. They found that the risk of dementia decreased when somebody delay their retirement and keep working at the age of 60 years and over.

"Our data show strong evidence for a decreased risk of dementia and brain disease associated with old age when one is put off retirement and continue working in old age," said Carole Dufoil researchers from INSERM, as reported by Reuters.

INSERM found that there is a reduced risk of Alzheimer's by 14 percent for those who retire at age 65 years, compared with those who retired at the age of 60 years. The results obtained through observations of the participants for 12 years and ended in 2010.

Dean Hartley, director of the Alzheimer's Association explains that the physical and intellectual activities undertaken by the elderly to help them reduce the risk of brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and dementia. Even so Hartley argued that more research is needed to determine the exact reason behind the link between pensions and the risk of brain disease.

Side sleeping position is the most healthy?

Side sleeping position is the most healthy?
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Side sleeping position is the most healthy? - When he was sleepy, many people do not usually think about their sleeping position. Though each sleep position has the pros and cons of each. Sleeping position can not only benefit, but also a negative effect on the body.

So, what was the position of the most healthful? First you'll want to listen to the pros and cons of each sleeping position, as reported by Fit Sugar, below.

1. Sleep supine

The plus side, the sleep position will provide a good balance for your body weight and keep organs remain balanced. This sleeping position can also prevent pain in the neck and back. Just make sure your pillow is not higher than the knee to keep the structure of the back and spine.

The downside is if you have a habit of snoring. Will make a habit of sleeping on your back is getting worse. If you are snoring, you should sleep on their side.

2. Sloping bed

Sleep on his side and the fetal position with knees bent and a pillow as a buffer between the foot will relieve the pressure from your back. It is important to use a pillow so that your balanced position, because the pillow will support the head in the same height as the body. Side sleeping also helps you reduce heartburn in the stomach. Interestingly, it has no side sleeping negative side, because this position following the natural curve of the body that has been owned by.

3. Sleep on my stomach

Sleep on my stomach can have a positive effect if you have back pain. Sleep on my stomach with you will reduce the pressure on the back of the spine. But this sleeping position also gives some negative effects. This sleeping position is risky because it makes your neck injury against the natural curve of the body. This kind of sleeping position also gives excessive pressure on the nerve so that it can make the body feel sore or pain when getting up.

That's some of the positives and negatives of each sleeping position. If viewed from the side sleeping position is apparently the most healthy as it has no negative side. What do you think?

Why holidays are good for health?

Why holidays are good for health?
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Why holidays are good for health? - There have been many studies that says that a vacation is able to restore stamina and good for overall health. Why so? Consider the reasons why the holidays are just that good health more as reported by the Health following.

Reduce stress

Even just a walk or outdoor physical activity each week, the stress levels in the body can automatically decreased. This is because the streets make us happy so that lower stress levels. As already known, the stress is a source of physical and mental illness. But if the stress decreases, the risk of various diseases can be lowered.

Resting heart

Related to job stress, other studies prove that women who vacation at least twice a year can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. While those who did not had a holiday at all actually at risk of dying from heart disease by 32 percent.

Closer to family

Vacation is one of the effective ways to enjoy time with family. Togetherness was also a positive impact and strengthen the bond between family members. Love and feel loved and finally was able to increase the happiness of the immune system in the body.

Make more intelligent

Same holidays as the 'pause' for a job. This means you will also part with a variety of gadgets, including mobile phones, tablets, laptops, computers, and more. If when working all the objects that are always busying you, just make your holiday far from the various gadgets. The result, a more restful sleep, increased concentration, and when you return to work smarter.

Humor

The reduced levels of stress and depression with increased happiness. While pleasure is directly proportional to heart health. So there is no harm in taking rations vacation and spend time with the people closest to the happiness.

So many reasons why vacation is good for health. So make sure you always enjoy the holidays ya!

Cheerful people more immune to heart attacks

Cheerful people more immune to heart attacks
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Cheerful people more immune to heart attacks - Looks cheerful and always happy not only makes you a man who endeared, but also keep you away from heart disease. a study showed that people who have a cheerful heart attack risk smaller.

"Temperament is positive and happy to have an influence on the disease. As a result, you can be healthier," said researcher Lisa R Yanek of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Yanek research conducted involving 1,483 healthy people with relatives who have had heart disease, such as heart attack or sudden death before age 60 years. Participants were followed for 25 years and fill out a survey related to their circumstances such as life satisfaction, level of anxiety, mood, and others.

During the study, scientists found 208 cases of heart disease. After calculating all the risk factors for heart disease, researchers found that positive thinking and behavior can reduce the risk of heart attack by 30 percent.

In addition, be cheerful and happy, and always look positively associated with risk reduction of coronary heart disease by 50 percent, as reported by the Huffington Post.

To clarify these findings, researchers looked at data from other groups that followed 5,992 people for 16 years. They also found that people who always look cheerful can reduce the risk of heart attack by 13 percent.

This is not the first study to associate positive thoughts with good health. Previous research in the journal Psychological Science this year shows that having positive emotions associated with better physical health.

10 Ways to prevent drowsiness fun while working

10 Ways to prevent drowsiness fun while working
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10 Ways to prevent drowsiness fun while working - How many times do you yawn when you work today? In addition to relying on coffee, it turns out there are several ways to prevent drowsiness at work. Listen more, as reported by the following Idiva.

Drinking water

Dehydration is one of the causes of sleepiness and fatigue while working. So while in the office, remain diligent in drinking water throughout the day.

Breathe deeply

Breathe deeply not only gives the maximum oxygen intake in the body, but it also makes the mind more calm and makes you more focused at work.

Listening to jazz

Listen to some jazz music while working. The melody of music is not just comfortable to listen to, but also effective in preventing sleepiness at work.

Snacking on fruits

Fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals. Fruit also gives the maximum energy intake. So try snacking on fruit in order to maintain the freshness of body and mind.

Drinking herbal tea

If a lot of people rely on coffee to stay awake, the actual herbal teas also provide similar benefits. The good news, herbal teas lighter effect than coffee.

Breath of fresh air

Frenzied atmosphere in the office mind becomes saturated. Try it out for a while to get some fresh air. Walk while breathing deeply can refresh the mind.

Up and down stairs

Increase the heart rate is another fun way to prevent drowsiness at work. So should you go up and down stairs so that the heart beats faster.


Lowering the temperature of AC

Not many people know about this one trick. Other times when sleepy, try lowering the air temperature to the coldest. Cold will make you more awake.

Discover why

If you often feel sleepy cause when work is due to lack of sleep at night, start now stop the habit of staying up.

Optimistic

Sometimes bored at work can make you sleepy. So rather than undergo activity-that's all in the office, change views and attitudes become more optimistic. Positive behavior will make you more active at work.

That's the fun ways to prevent drowsiness at work. Your own, if drowsiness usually do?

Often use mobile lower body fitness?

Often use mobile lower body fitness?
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Often use mobile lower body fitness? - Are you among those who stick with the cell phone? You should be careful, because a recent study suggests that spending too much time playing mobile phones can reduce your fitness.

Researchers from Kent State University found that students who spend much of their time using the phone have a lower fitness levels than students who did not use cell phones too much.

The longer a student playing with a cell phone, they tend to have a passive activity and too much sitting. They are too much of a cell phone, also known to be lazy to exercise. Even in terms of playing, they chose to sit and play games on their mobile phone.

Meanwhile, the students use their mobile phone in a reasonable time is more active in the move. They are also more likely to exercise and active socializing with their friends directly, as reported by the NY Daily News.

"The use of mobile phones for a long time interfere with the user's physical activity and improve their passive lifestyle. Study reveals a link between cell phone use and physical fitness," wrote the researchers.

Are you among those who frequently use cell phones to forget to exercise? Should begin now reduce the use of your mobile phone and more physical activity.

5 Ways grilling healthy food

5 Ways grilling healthy food
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5 Ways grilling healthy food - Grilled food is more recommended to be consumed rather than when processed by frying or boiling. Because the nutrients in the food properly maintained. However, you should pay attention to how to bake healthy foods more as reported by the following Time.

Aluminum foil

Baked meat with too high a temperature could endanger the health of the body. It happened when interacting with the hot grease and smoke. To avoid this, use aluminum foil as wrapping paper flesh when baked.

Do not get burned

Meat is charred black from the color when baked should be discarded. Because in it contains compounds that increase the risk of stomach and colon cancer.


Grilling fish

In addition to meat, try the grilled fish that is not less healthy. Because these foods including a good alternative, as lower in calories and fat and ripe easier when baked rather than red meat.

Submerge food

Before baking, try soaking the food with seasoning first. The purpose of this method is almost the same as aluminum foil, which lowers the risk of health-hazardous compound reactions.

Lean meat

Lean meat for grilling is the perfect solution to healthy food. In addition, the nutrients contained in them even more leverage.

That's a healthy way of grilling a variety of foods. In addition to meat, vegetables can also be baked as a variety of grilled food menu.

The choir as healthy with yoga

The choir as healthy with yoga
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The choir as healthy with yoga - For some people, following the choir can be a hobby or their career path. However, research shows that sang in the choir can provide health benefits.

Researchers found that when singing in the choir, the singers do not simply equate the tone but also heart rate. Scientists assume that this is due to the coordination of breath from the singer.

Singing in a choir is also known to help the body to control breathing and regulate heartbeat. Melody and musical structure is also directly related to the activity of the heart of the singer.

"Songs with long phrases to help someone achieve the same effect with breathing exercises in yoga exercise," said Dr. Bjorn Vickhoff, lead researcher, as reported by the Metro.

It is found in research after they observed 15 choir singers when they sing a different tune. The song is slowly giving the highest alignment. In addition, Vickhoff also found that singing can help people cope with difficulties breathing.

Now researchers will conduct further studies to see how music can affect the biological body.

3 Ways to easily sharpen brain function

3 Ways to easily sharpen brain function
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3 Ways to easily sharpen brain function - The brain is one of the vital organs in the body. Without a healthy brain, then we can not do the activity properly. It's important to maintain brain health every day. Here are three keys that keep the brain healthy, Care2 reported.

1. Nutritious foods and supplements

One of the brain is the biggest enemy of excessive free radicals. To combat that, you have to give him super nutrients from food and supplements rich in antioxidants. Blueberries are a rich source and has been shown to protect neurons from oxidative stress (a condition in which the amount of free radicals in the body exceeds the body's capacity to neutralize it). Other foods rich in antioxidants is nuts, berries, salmon and spices.

For a supplement, you can regularly take vitamin E because it is associated with cognitive health. Additionally select supplements containing curcumin because the active ingredient in it can prevent Alzheimer's disease.

2. Sport

Several studies have shown a close relationship between exercise and improved brain function. The study found women over 65 who walked 30 minutes a day will have a slower cognitive decline. People who regularly exercise can boost brain power. By exercising increases blood flow to the brain so that the adequate supply of oxygen and nutrients.

3. Meditation

Meditation is an activity that calms the mind and body. If you are a regular meditation, a lot of positive changes that you can to the brain. This activity can prevent brain shrinkage, improve brain function, improving relations between nerves, reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as sharpen the thinking brain. Meditate on a regular basis. No need for long, just 10 minutes each day.

Follow the three tips above to get strong and healthy brain.

So nerdy it can desist senility old time

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So nerdy it can desist senility old time - Penchant read or write from childhood to adulthood it can provide benefits in old age. Research shows that people who actively use the brain for reading, thinking, and writing has remained brilliant brain when they are older.

This study also shows that activities that stimulate the brain such as reading and writing could prevent a person from dementia or other memory problems when they are older, as reported by CBS News.

"Our research shows that exercising the brain by doing some habits such as reading, writing, and more important to maintain the sharpness and brain health in old age," said study author Robert S. Wilson, of Rush Alzheimers Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago.

These results were found after researchers observed 294 older adults who underwent tests of memory for six years. The participants were also asked about the habit of reading, writing journals, or other activities related to brain activity when they were children, teenagers, to adults.

After the participants died, researchers then examined their brains to find a plaque which is a sign of dementia or other brain diseases associated with decreased memory and ability to think.

Researchers found that people who make a habit to make known their brains active memory decline 32 percent more slowly than people who do not have the habit of making their brains active. While people who have never accustom them to the active brain decreased memory and brainpower 48 percent faster.

9 Ways potent cholesterol lowering

9 Ways potent cholesterol lowering
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9 Ways potent cholesterol lowering - Many people are now suffering from very high cholesterol levels. These health problems can be treated with lifestyle changes and eating habits, even bad habits such as drinking alcohol and smoking can affect cholesterol levels in the body. Therefore, it is very important to control cholesterol levels. Here are nine powerful way lower cholesterol, as reported Boldsky.

1. Avoid processed foods

Foods high in trans fats are commonly found in processed foods. Trans fats can raise cholesterol levels in the body.

2. Eat oranges

Citrus fruits contain pectin which can absorb cholesterol in the stomach and remove toxins from the body.

3. Routine check-up

This is one way to lower cholesterol levels in the body. Regular check ups can give you an idea of ​​how much the average cholesterol level in your body.

4. Lose weight

One way to lower cholesterol is to lose weight. Obesity is one of the reasons behind the high levels of cholesterol in the body. Excess weight can improve blood pressure, bad cholesterol and lowers good cholesterol in the body.

5. Quitting smoking

If you suffer from blood pressure or have high triglyceride levels, quitting smoking is one of the best ways to reduce cholesterol in the blood. Smoking can increase blood pressure and heart rate.

6. Sport

Exercise every day can reduce bad cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure. It is also one of the best ways to keep the heart healthy and lose weight.

7. Eat foods low in calories

There are some foods that can lower cholesterol levels in the blood, for example, brown rice, sardines, pistachio, wheat, apples and others.

8. Drinking green tea

This is one of the natural ways to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood. Green tea could lower bad cholesterol in the body and balance the high cholesterol levels.

9. Soybean

Include soy products in your daily menu. Soybean is known to reduce cholesterol in the body and control high blood pressure.

There are nine ways to lower high cholesterol levels in the body. Good luck!