Forming muscle by eating nuts

Monday, February 22, 2010

Snacked on white bean can actually help you lose weight by blocking the absorption of carbohydrates. Not to be interested also eat nuts? Here are some other healthy benefits that can push you include beans in your diet list.

Lower cholesterol

Try increasing your intake of nuts into your diet. One of them is through pea soup.

"Pea beans and other legumes species is a source of soluble fiber known to lower bad LDL cholesterol, the type of cholesterol that causes fat accumulation in the arterial wall," explained researcher Dr Susan Jebb of the Medical Research Council, was quoted as saying dailymail.com site.

In addition, soybeans and chickpeas (a type of pea) also contain plant sterols, molecules shown to decrease levels of bad LDL cholesterol and increase good cholesterol HDL.

Prevent lung cancer

Much evidence to show that a diet rich in legumes offer protection from lung cancer.

Researchers from the University of Texas found that a diet rich in nuts can lower the risk of lung cancer between 20 to 45 percent. According to the researchers, this protective effect comes from the content of phytoestrogens in the nuts.

This estrogen-like molecules attached to the receptor cells that resist the changes that trigger cancer in the body.

Balance hormones

British cancer researchers from reviewing a number of studies and found that women who eat soy-rich diet 60 percent risk of having a smaller high-risk solid tissue in the breast. This effect comes from the content of phytoestrogens in soybeans.

According to experts phytoestrogens from the University of St Andrews Dr Margaret Ritchie, the estrogen-like chemicals is 20,000 times weaker than natural estrogen.

"At this weak estrogen attached to the breast tissue, this component weakens the effects of estrogen from women themselves." In this way, continued Ritchie, phytoestrogens protect against hormone changes associated with cancer.

In addition, this molecule was also helpful during the menopause. This natural estrogen increase the supply persendiaan hormone estrogen is decreased.

Prevent colon cancer

Arcis beans and other types of peas are rich in fiber, which is very important to maintain healthy digestion, prevent constipation and protect against attacks colon cancer.

Study conducted Medical Research Council and Cancer Research in England involving half a million participants found that those who ate 35 grams of fiber a day risk 40 percent less colon cancer.

However, the cancer protective effect of nuts offered arcis and other legumes are much higher. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that those who ate peas more than two times a week at risk 47 percent lower colon cancer.

This, according to the researchers, is caused by cancer repellent molecules contained in nuts. Such as beans, contain lectins molecules. Researchers from Imperial College London have found that these components can prevent colon cancer and even fight.

Muscle form

Carbohydrate-rich beans and protein. So eat lots of beans and peas arcis will help build muscle. White beans or red beans contain 21.4 grams of protein per 100 grams, whereas soybeans contain 31.4 grams.

"Although rich in protein, beans do not contain all the amino acids the body needs," explained Laura Wyness from the British Nutrition Foundation. So, to get all kinds of amino acids, try to combine beans with cereal, rice or pasta. (IK/OL-08)

Disease by 10 Most Expensive Medical Costs

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Washington, Each year, nearly all medical costs of disease are increasing. But among all types of diseases that cost was very expensive. 10 Avoid this sickness if you do not want to fall in poverty.

As quoted in Forbes, Wednesday (16/12/2009), there are 10 diseases with the highest costs in the United States.

1. Mental illness
Increased costs per year 6 per cent. The total cost of handling this disease in the United States has reached U.S. $ 142.2 billion.

Including mental illness is Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Schizoprenia, depression and others. Recent drug development and the long healing process makes this disease a disease with the highest medical costs among all the existing diseases.

2. Heart disease
Increased cost-per-year 5 per cent. The total cost of handling this disease in the United States has reached U.S. $ 123.1 billion.

Heart disease remains the number 1 killer disease in the world. This is because more and more people who smoke and increasing unhealthy lifestyle such as high cholesterol foods and lack of exercise.

3. Trauma
Increased costs per year 6 per cent. The total cost of handling this disease in the United States has reached U.S. $ 100.2 billion.

Medical expenses of people affected by the trauma continues to increase because each case different ways of treatment. Also tools to diagnose this disease such as Computed tomography scans are expensive enough.

4. Cancer
Increased cost-per-year 7 per cent. The total cost of handling this disease in the United States has reached U.S. $ 99.4 billion.

Cancer treatment costs are most expensive colon cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer. A key part of avoiding this disease is by avoiding smoking and maintaining a healthy food intake.

5. Phthisis
Increased costs per year 6 per cent. The total cost of handling this disease in the United States has reached U.S. $ 64.6 billion.
Which include lung diseases including asthma, emphysema (swelling or inflammation of the lungs) and Chronic diseases obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) others.

6. Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Increased cost of 9 percent per year. The total cost of handling this disease in the United States has reached U.S. $ 50.2 billion.

This disease requires significant costs because many doctors who prescribe the amount of unsparing in his patients. Drug quality also determines the price. If hypertension is made generic drugs may cost this disease can be suppressed.

7. Osteoarthritis (arthritis / rheumatism)
Increased cost-per-year 8 per cent. The total cost of handling this disease in the United States has reached U.S. $ 48 billion.

Obesity and an enlarged waist size is a factor that increases the risk of this disease. Expensive drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex that emerged in early 2000 to add expensive arthritis cure this. In 2004, Vioxx, withdrawn from the market because the risk of triggering a heart attack.

8. Back pain
Increased cost of 9 percent per year. The total cost of handling this disease in the United States has reached U.S. $ 40.1 billion.

Expenditures for these diseases was spent for operations. There are also drugs that are expensive narcotic (drug) to overcome this disease. But a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, said that all the expensive treatments that did not make a person better.

9. Kidney disease
Increased cost-per-year 13 per cent. The total cost of handling this disease in the United States has reached U.S. $ 35.9 billion.

The discovery of dialysis techniques for patients with kidney disease makes it an expensive disease management. Dialysis technique is the first technology that is very expensive to handle kidney disease.

10. Diabetes
Increased cost-per-year 8 per cent. The total cost of handling this disease in the United States has reached U.S. $ 35.8 trillion.

Nearly 24 million Americans affected by diabetes and obesity triggers are highest. Diabetes could trigger other diseases such as heart disease and cancer. However, because the diseases were different back treatments, the diabetes itself does not take a higher cost of heart disease or cancer.
(Fah / ir)

Consumption of Alcohol for Health?

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Can alcohol benefit your health? Depending on how much you drink.

Consumption of alcohol in sufficient quantities can benefit your health. include:
* Reduce the risk of heart disease
* Reduce the risk of heart attack
* Reduce the risk of Stroke
* Reduce the risk of gallstones
* Can reduce the risk of diabetes

But if you consume alcohol in amounts too much, you can increase the risk:
* Cancer of the pancreas, mouth, throat and liver
* Swelling of the pancreas
* Death by heart attack
* High blood pressure
* Etc.

Who should not consume alcohol?
* The person who has a history of stroke due to bleeding
* Have liver disease
* A disease of the pancreas
* Is in the specific treatment

Once you see the points above, of course, alcohol is a double edged sword, which can harm your health, but if you're taking in the numbers of excess is not, then no problem.

How many of the best to consume alcohol? approximately 355 ml for beer, 150ml for wine, the consumption of 2-3x a week only.

George Hendra Santoso, SE., CSN.
Ultimate Nutrition - PT. Jaya Nutrition
www.sportindo.com

Pay attention to Plastics that you use

Plastics have become part of our daily lives. Plastics have been a lot made into a variety of household items or for other purposes. The cause of much use of plastic is the cheap price and not broken. Plastics also often used as food containers. This can jeopardize our health if we are not careful look at the plastic materials we use. However, if we are a bit careful, we can know whether the plastic that we use dangerous or not.
Kumpulan.info - What can we look at is to see the code that is usually found in the bottom of plastic containers. The code indicates what type of plastic material it is made. The code in the form of a triangle that consists of 3 arrows or the letter which stands a plastic fabric. By knowing the types of plastic raw materials, we can determine whether the types of food are harmful or not.

Here are the codes to look for:

* 1: Polyethylene Terephalate (PET / PETE) 

Usually a beverage container from the mineral with transparent colors. The container is especially intended disposable. Because the longer it is in the container, the chemical content of the more soluble.

* 2: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 

Usually used as a drug packaging or cosmetic ingredients.

* 3: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 

Is the most dangerous substances. Often used as a channel of water, building materials, sometimes used as toys. To the parents can consider their children as toys for children under the age of

 * 4: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 

Used to wrap vegetables and frozen meat.

* 5: Polypropylene (PP) 

Used for packaging food, beverages, margarine, shampoo bottles or baby bottles.

* 6: polystyrene (PS)

Polystyrene is a substance harmful to the body. If oily foods are heated in these containers, styrene can be moved into the food, then use this material as food containers are not recommended. Form of glass and styrofoam food dishes that have long been considered as a cause of cancer, spoons and forks, box of CDs. 



* 7: Other Categories 

Included in this category is a plastic material that is not included in category 6 above. In this category, including Polycarbonate is also dangerous for the body. However, there is also a good material for the environment because it can be parsed called bioplastik flour made from corn, potatoes, sugar cane. 




Raw foods are safe to use a coded 2,4,5. For No.7 code for not clearly informed of what material is made, it must be so noted and sought to know from what material it is made palstik. As for the other codes we should use the recommended so as not to endanger our health.

Benefits of Drinking Milk To Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

Monday, December 7, 2009

Benefits of milk had no doubt. Almost all the nutrients contained in milk of good quality. Protein and milk fat has a high ketecernaan properties. Vitamins and minerals are also relatively complete milk.

Milk can be consumed in various forms. There is something fresh or processed form, such as milk powder or sweetened condensed milk. Humans are also consuming milk from food products containing milk, such as cheese, ice cream, and yogurt.

However, there are still differences of opinion about the consumption of this milk. There are groups who claim that consume milk every day is not good for health, especially vascular diseases such as narrowing of blood vessels. The argument is, milk increases blood cholesterol levels are risk factors for heart disease. Second, the existence of a positive relationship between milk production average per capita with deaths from heart disease in some countries.

Other groups supporting the role of milk at a reduced risk of various degenerative diseases, such as heart disease, hypertension, and cancer. Recent studies in Norway to support it.

Hjartäker with colleagues from the Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, Norway, through its publication in the International Journal of Cancer, show that mengonsumi three or more glasses of milk every day can reduce the risk of breast cancer in women pramenopause.

Through the study cohort Norwegian Women and Cancer Study, they studied 48,844 women for six years and two months. Milk consumption was measured with a history of submitting to the respondents' food consumption. During this period, the team found 317 cases Hjartäker breast cancer patients.

It turned out that the consumption of milk since childhood negatively associated with breast cancer at the time they were age 34-39 years (pramenopause). That means that the consumption of milk since childhood can reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Milk consumption in adulthood as well as reduce the risk of breast cancer after being corrected by hormonal factors, body mass index, physical activity, and alcohol consumption. Women who do not consume milk run the risk of breast cancer 2 times greater than women who consumed 3 glasses of milk or more of milk every day.

Source: Kompas.com

19 Reasons for Avoiding Excess Weight Gain

According to a recent study in the U.S., all the adults will be overweight in 40 years. Indeed it is a study for U.S. citizens, but with so many food and merchandise that is peddled junk that stands grandly tempt us wherever we go, is not impossible if we are citizens of Indonesia could experience the same thing?

Excessive fat can become epidemic. Unfortunately for most of us did not look dangerous or considered it dangerous to life. But hopefully the following 19 reasons why we should stay away from excess fat in our body can change your opinion:

1. Fat raises your risk of getting cancer
"Obesity is the main cause of most cancers can be prevented, but most people do not know about it," said Barry Popkin, PhD, an obesity researcher and author of The World Is Fat.

Even the few women know that obesity increased the risk of endometrial cancer. "Women who are overweight has four times more dangerous risk of breast cancer: body fat produces estrogen, hormones that trigger cancer," said Pamela Soliman, MD, MPH, lead author of the study.

2. Can make cancer treatment and recovery becomes more difficult
Generally compared to women who have normal weight, in women who are overweight your doctor will provide treatment doses less than they need.

3. It's difficult for your heart
More and more obese you are likely to have a heart attack earlier in life - 12 years earlier for people who obesity.

4. It makes your sport becomes unpleasant
Boss Lycra. Tight shorts. No wonder for the women who say obesity self-awareness is the biggest obstacle for them to practice. But not only thing that's kept them away from the gym. "They also experience pain and discomfort more than women of normal weight, worried if they were wounded, and merasakah their bodies are too heavy to practice," said Melissa Napolitano, psychological and clinical associate professor of Kinesiology at Temple University Center for Obesity Research and Education, who recently had a survey of 278 women of various weight issues.

5. Fat is dangerous for your brain
Another study found that people who are obese, especially those with a large belly in middle age, 260% more likely to develop dementia (a brain weakness).

6. That's not good for your mood
Does being overweight make depression or depression makes overweight? However, both are related. "Obesity can contribute depression by limiting physical activity and the stigma associated with being overweight," said Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, a psychiatrist from the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle.

7. Fat requires a special point on the joints in the body
"Being overweight seems to give stress on the joints, but factors other metabolic factors associated with body fat and inflammation may trigger involve danger to the joints as well," says Suzanne Leveille, PhD, RN.

8. That put pressure on your bladder
That obese women were two times more likely to experience damage to the pelvis than any other normal woman.

9. That's not good for the organs of your body other
Researchers in Sweden in 2006 reported briefly that the overweight increased the risk threefold chronic renal failure, kidney function gradually weakened and difficult restored.

10. Can provide resistance in the bedroom
People who are overweight there is a possibility he reported problems with sex, such as low sexual desire, sexual performance is difficult with, and lack of taste to enjoy, according to a research result.

11. That makes some medical tests become more difficult
If the United States alone, only 10% of hospitals with emergency departments to have a CT scan machine that can accommodate people who are overweight bada, and even fewer MRI machines are capable of.

12. It can affect your medical care
Some doctors associate obesity with unpleasant characters, such as hostility, dishonesty, and lack of hygiene, indicated by a study.

13. It can disturb your fertility
Too much fat in the body is likely to produce more estrogen, which would suppress ovulation.

14. Make pregnancy more risky
Women with excess body weight is more likely to get diabetes during pregnancy, preeclampsia, and parts of Caesar - all of which increase the risk for both mother and baby.

15. It may even affect your baby's health

16. That makes asthma more difficult to resist

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"Obesity is a risk factor is most significant for respiration during sleep," said Popkin. Excess fat in the body in the chest and the neck can block the air supply and even lung function.

18. That makes you more attractive to be employed
Job applicants who have excess weight is classified more negative and less desirable than others who also have the same qualifications, according to a report in 2008 Rudd Center.

19. It can affect your financial
People who are overweight has generally produce less than people who have normal weight who held the same job, but when they were hit by the disease with a greater risk they have to pay more for health care.