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Save our Heart

April 3rd, 2011 Posted in health Tags: ,

The heart is an organ that is vital for life. Little disturbance of the heart can be fatal to humans. Various heart diseases can be prevented by keeping our heart health.

Heart-healthy diet begins by giving more attention on what we eat. Atherosclerosis risk increased, the blockage of arteries that cause a heart attack can be reduced. The trick is very simple, eat foods that are friendly for the heart. If a blood vessel becomes blocked arteries already clogged process can be slowed and stopped.

Symptoms of Heart Disease
Early Symptoms
• chest pain, especially after running or climbing stairs
• chest distress, shortness of breath, choking
• sore left arm from shoulder down to the left finger
Advanced Symptoms
• heat in the chest
• flank pain to the jaw
• complaints shortness of breath at rest
• head was floating, stagger
• cold sweat, nausea, vomiting and even fainting

Below are tips on nutrition to reduce the risk of heart attack:

1. Expand the consumption of fish, Fish is a source of protein and other nutrients. Fish also contains omega-3 fatty acids, which help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. The American Heart Association recommends consuming at least twice a week a lot of omega 3 fats contained in fish, like salmon.

2. Increase consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans.

3. Eating High Fiber Friends of Heart
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), said high-fiber diet reduces heart risk. Those who consume an average fiber 22.9 grams of the risk of heart disease down so that 23%, compared to only consume 12 grams of fiber per day. Consumption of fiber help reduce levels of LDL cholesterol, and blood sugar.
4. Consumption of foods containing antioxidant widely available in foods such as vegetables and fruit color (orange, papaya, broccoli, strawberries, carrots, tomatoes, mango, kiwi fruit, yellow and red peppers), grains (seeds relationship of the sun, walnuts) and so on. Numerous studies claim to consume enough antioxidants to prevent oxidation of LDL (bad cholesterol), and increase HDL (good cholesterol). Vitamin C, E and beta carotene is also an antioxidant for the body.

5. Limit Total Fat grams: Eat less foods that contain saturated fat and trans fat, for example fat contained in butter, margarine, salad dressings, fried foods, sweet foods, and sweets.

6. Garlic Consumption
Garlic potent herbs for heart health for people with heart disease, garlic is also good to lower cholesterol in the blood are a factor of hardening and blockage of blood vessels. This is supported from the findings of garlic can lower serum cholesterol up to 10.6%. German study with 261 patients in addition to cholesterol down 12%, it turns out Trigeliserida levels also fell 17%, it can even help maintain the elasticity of blood vessel aging.
7. Reducing the portion of salt and MSG in food.

8. Regular exercise, and also enjoy your life, especially with the food you eat and live healthily. Because this can make you feel better.

9. Stay away from stress. If there are symptoms of stress, multiply the time to relax and rest.
With a healthy lifestyle then your heart will be healthier and better protected from disease.

Lets starting to save our heart

Tips To Avoid Stroke

March 12th, 2011 Posted in health Tags: ,

In a simple stroke disease is a disorder of brain function both locally and thorough, which arise suddenly and lasted for more than 24 hours caused by circulatory disorders of the brain.

In the United States each year’s 15 000 people aged between 30-44 years old fell ill in 1998 stroke.Pada stroke is the leading cause of disability and number two cause of death in the world, with more than 5.1 million deaths.
Comparison of mortality from stroke in developing countries and developed countries over five to one (5:1).
recorded more than 15 million people suffer nonfatal stroke.

In 2020 estimated 7.6 million people will die of a stroke. The highest increase will occur in developing countries, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.

Here are some suggestions from experts on how to reduce the risk of stroke.

1. Get rid of tobacco. This study shows, stay away from tobacco to reduce the risk of stroke by 33 percent. “There is no smoking less. It must be stopped at all, since at this time!”

2. Many of eating fruits and vegetables can lower the risk of heart disease, cancer, and many other diseases. So is the case with broccoli, 1 efficacy more than broccoli that you need to know is to prevent stroke.

In the first major studies that examine this relationship, a team of epidemiologists led by Kaummudi Harvad J. Joshipura, observing the eating habits of more than 75,000 women.
The researchers found that each daily servings of fruits and syuran to reduce the incidence of strokes ishemic to 7%. In outline, 4 among 5 strokes are ischemic, caused by blood clots that block blood flow to the brain.
Means that women who added a few slices of broccoli into a food can reduce the risk of stroke by one quarter.

3. Potassium consumption. Research menagaskan that consume potassium-rich foods daily may reduce the risk of stroke by 40%. Potatoes are a good source of potassium, in addition to avocados, eighth, bananas, salmon and tomatoes.

4. Eat smaller portions
Eating is an intake for the body. Humans can Takka asypan berkatifitas without food. But plenty of people who die just because of food. Unable to control the appetite.

Eat the food than the body needs will force the body to metabolize and store those extra calories and can promote weight loss.

5. Use salt to taste

Salt is always used to all kinds of food, either sweet or savory foods, is always appended to salt, although only slightly. The food will taste bland without salt. Did you know that salt causes the body to retain fluid and increase blood pressure. Use salt to taste, not excessive. Get used to menghindariyang or salty foods that have high levels of salt content, such as canned food and ketchup, the kind of high-salt foods contain other.

6. Check your blood pressure regularly. Research shows, diligent control of 40 percent reduces the risk of stroke. “Controlling high blood pressure is vital for the prevention of stroke,” If more than 140/90, it means that your blood pressure is high. Try to lower it.

7. Check your neck. Ask your doctor to listen to the sound of whizzing around your neck. This is especially important if you have atherosclerosis (hardening and thickening of the arteries) which causes blockage of blood flow.

8. Perform exercise. Research shows that those who started training at the age between 25-40 years, stroke risk is reduced 57 percent. While those who started training at the age of 40-55 years, the chances are 37 percent better to avoid a stroke.

9. Reduce Fat. What is good for your heart, good for your brain. keeping cholesterol levels mean that inhibits atherosclerosis and stroke. Eat fat no more than 25% of caloric needs.

Solving Your Migraine Problem

February 1st, 2011 Posted in alternative medicine, natural healing Tags: ,

Causes of migraines are stress, weather changes, odors that sting, menstruation and monopause. To prevent migraine that is by consuming foods with balanced nutrition and avoid foods that contain MSG, amines, caffeine, alcohol, and nitrite and preserved foods and nuts.

The causes of migraine more details there are a lot of things:
1. Hormones changing in the body, such as menstruation, pregnancy, menopause or use of contraceptives internal
2.Biological changing clock, such as lack of sleep, sleep too long, late or even forgetting to eat, or too tired (too tired all day activity)
3.Weather, there are some people who have the genes sensitive to weather, changes in temperature a few degrees can cause the person is impaired body functions such as migraine or the flu. In addition, walking amid strong winds can also cause migraine
4.Food containing tyramin like old aged cheese. In addition, foods such as chocolate, banana and berMSG or acidic foods can also cause migraines in some people who are sensitive.
5.Environment, cigarette smoke and smell can cause migraine to some people.

Here are some things you can do to cope with migraine without taking medicine:
1.Avoid the trigger
Migraine triggers include smoking (nicotine can narrow the blood vessels in the brain), too much heavy exercise, stress, changes in sleep patterns, headaches and neck, dental problems, certain foods, odors that sting, light, etc
2.Take Care blood sugar levels
Decrease in blood sugar levels can trigger a migraine because it leads to glucose is released into the bloodstream, causing blood pressure to rise. Eat regularly every 4 hours and not more than 12 hours overnight without food.
Choose low glycemic index foods such as fruits and vegetables, low-fat yogurt and cheese. Avoid high GI foods like white bread, pastries, sweet drinks and candy.
3. Check your caffeine intake
Too much caffeine can cause blood vessels around the brain becomes too restricted, which can trigger a migraine. More than 300 mg of caffeine a day (3 cups or 5 cups of ground coffee instant) can cause problems. Try to reduce or switch to decaffeinated beverages. Chocolate also contains caffeine.
4. Flavoring or food additives (BTP)
Many people report sensitivity to food additives like monosodium glutamate (MSG), aspartame (artificial sweetener), tartrazine (a yellow dye used to color sodas and marzipan), Sulphites (found in grapes) and sodium benzoate (found in shrimp, butter, drinks lightweight and candy).
5. Chewable ginger
Chewing ginger may relieve nausea and digestive problems that tend to accompany the symptoms of migraine. Ginger can also block the effects of prostaglandins, substances that can cause inflammation of blood vessels in the brain and trigger a migraine.
6. Drinking water
Dehydration also can trigger migraines. Tissues around the brain consists of water, so that when they lose fluid network will shrink, causing irritation and pain. Drink between 1 and 2 liters of water a day can reduce the severity, duration and frequency of migraine attacks.
Some tips on effective when the migraine attack:
1 – Rest.

Migraine sufferers are usually sensitive to light. Therefore to
relieve this pain, patients are advised to rest in place
a dark and quiet. Stay away from the sources of the hustle and luminous place
light. Calm yourself with the best and try to sleep.

2 – Compress the head with an ice / cold water.

Try to relieve pain by compressing the affected part with the ice
or cold water. Cold can help constrict blood vessels.

4 – Warm the neck.

Give relax in the neck. The neck is usually a part of the body
sustaining severe head work. Fatigue in the neck can trigger pain
head. When resting, try to warm up your neck. Or, give a little
gentle massage.

5 – Drinking painkillers.

There are lots of painkillers in the form of analgesics and antipyretics. Aspirin
usually the choice of many people. However, do not drink any medicine.
The best is a drug that is recommended by your doctor.

Healing with medicinal plants (Prof.HMHembing Wijayakusuma):
a. 1-2 knuckle of ginger and brown sugar to taste, boiled with 400 cc of water to the remaining 200 cc of water. Drink boiled water.
b. 15 g dried lotus leaf, 100 g turnips, 2 chicory root tree. All materials are boiled and drunk the water.
c. 15 g leaves and 15 grams of dried lotus leaf spoon boiled with water to taste. Drink the water.

Try it…..

Soursop Fruit and its benefit for Cancer Desease

Who does not know  Soursop fruit, Soursop fruit or graviola is known for besides it tested delicious, soursop fruit also has great benefits for health. Soursop fruit is well known as an alternative healing especially for people with cancer disease

Soursop Fruit Nutrition is as follows:
The Soursop fruit consists of 67.5 percent pulp, 20 percent of the fruit skin, fruit seeds 8.5 percent and 4 percent of the fruit core.
After water, nutrients that most of soursop are carbohydrates. One type of carbohydrate on soursop fruit is a reducing sugar (glucose and fructose) with levels of 81.9 to 93.6 percent of the total sugar content.
Soursop fruit contains very little fat (0.3 g/100 g), so it is good for health. Sour taste in soursop derived from non-volatile organic acids, particularly malic acid, citric acid, and acid isositrat.
Vitamins are the most dominant in soursop fruit is vitamin C, which is about 20 mg per 100 grams of fruit flesh. Requirement of vitamin C per person per day (ie 60 mg), had to be met only by consuming 300 grams of fruit soursop. Vitamin C content high enough on soursop is a very good antioxidant to increase endurance and slow the aging process (stay young).
Minerals which are dominant enough phosphorus and calcium, respectively by 27 and 14 mg/100 g. Both minerals are essential for the formation of bone mass, so useful to form strong bones and prevent osteoporosis.
Efficacy and benefits of fruit in Spain known as the Graviola or soursop  natural killer cells is recognized as a distinguished cancer with 10,000 times LBH magic stronger than chemo therapy.
A study which was published by the Journal of Natural Products which states that the study conducted by the Catholic University in South Korea stated that one chemical element which is contained in Graviola or soursop are able to choose to distinguish and kill colon cancer cells with LBH 10,000 times stronger in comparison with adriamycin and chemo therapy. The discovery of the most striking of the Catholic University study are: Graviola can select to choose and kill only cancer cells while evil healthy cells untouched reply or disturbed. Graviola not like chemo therapy who can not distinguish between cancer cells and healthy cells, the reproductive cells (such as stomach and hair) were killed out by the chemo therapy so that the resulting negative effects of nausea and hair fall. Study at Purdue University show that the Graviola leaves are capable of killing cancer cells effectively, especially cancer cells: prostate pancreas and lung.
When the experts of the Health Sciences Research Institute at the news miracle soursop fruit, they began to do research. The results were surprising. Graviola tree are proven as an effective cancer cell killer. The full story about the wonders of soursop fruit can be found in Beyond Chemotherapy: New Cancer Killers, Safe as Milk publication Mothers Health Sciences Institute.
Savor the miracle fruit and soursop actually long been known by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Thus, NCI’s scientific research started in 1976. The result proved that the leaf and stem wood soursop fruit is able to attack and destroy cancer cells dangerous. Unfortunately, these results only for internal purposes and not published.
Here are some recipes how to cultivate fruit soursop for prevention and cure of cancer

For healing, can boil 10 leaves of soursop fruit
The old (dark green) into the 3 cups of water and
continue to evaporate and boiled water to 1 cup only.
1 cup water to a patient drink
2 times a day.

Soursop leaves are said to nature such as chemotherapy, even
more abundant because soursop leaves only kill cells
that grow abnormally and let the cells grow cells
normal. While there are still effects of chemotherapy also kills
some cells that are normal cells

Simple Tips to Avoid stress

October 21st, 2010 Posted in health Tags: ,

Health is the most precious of God’s grace, because with healthy we can do anything we want, to maintain health is actually not a difficult thing. Some tips for maintaining healthy include: eating regularly and healthy, regular sleep, exercise, and keep thinking of something that could result in pressure on the mind or often called a stress.
Pressure thoughts or stress can lead to disruption of physical or mental health, this usually comes from a lot of pressure at work or in daily activities. Usually if we’re in a state of stress, the diet will be disturbed and to disturb the digestive system in the body, not just diet alone is disturbed even sleep pattern will be disturbed also become irregular and continues with insomnia. If eating and sleeping patterns are irregular then the disease will be easily settled in the body. Besides, people experiencing stress or stressful thoughts will experience sensitive to his feelings, he will find himself in solving the problem.
There are a few tips to relieve stress
1. Set breath, breathing deeply and exhale slowly until you feel calm.
2. Always think positive, always thought all the problems there is a way out
3. Share, tells a complaint that you feel to friends or relatives
4. Laughing, watching comedy movies or joking with friends
5. Vacation, forget for a moment routines that press thoughts
6. Sex, can make the body and mind relaxed and refreshed
Start from now to avoid stress in our mind, always think positive in whatever circumstances. Take care of your health as well as possible