Showing posts with label Food and Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food and Health. Show all posts

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

5 Signs You’ll Get Cancer

“You have cancer” are three words you never want to hear . . . 

Unfortunately, over 5,000 people in North America do hear those words — every single day. Even worse, cancer has become the second leading cause of death for Americans.




America’s foremost holistic health practitioner, David Brownstein, M.D., has spent much of his medical career studying cancer, and learning the best ways to avoid becoming its victim. 

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Help the needy just by gaining

www.freerice.com is a website launched by wfp and has more than 1 million users. The more people play, the more rice they donate just for free. 


It has questions related to many topics and also helps people to know the outer world. For every 1 right answer, you give 10 grains of rice to the needy.

Thursday, 31 October 2013

10 false facts most people think are true

1. Going out in the cold with a wet head will make you sick
"Put a hat on or you’ll catch your death of a cold," screeches every micromanaging momma as her charges march off into the winter wonderland.

 

But in numerous studies addressing the topic, people who are chilled are no more likely to get sick than those who were not. And a wet or dry head makes no difference. (But these tips can help you stop a cold before it starts.)

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Sleeping for between six and eight hours a night 'reduces risk of heart problems and strokes'

Sleeping for between six and eight hours a night could be key to cutting the risk of heart problems and stroke, according to a new study.
Researchers found people who sleep for fewer than six hours a night were twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke as those who sleep for between six and eight hours.

Almonds best for reducing hunger pangs

A new study has found that people who eat 1.5 ounces of dry-roasted, lightly salted almonds every day experience reduced hunger and improved dietary vitamin E and monounsaturated ("good") fat intake without increasing body weight.
Snacking has become nearly universal behavior in the United States, with an estimated 97 percent of Americans consuming at least one snack per day.

Tips for the protection of the eyes while using computer

White color of monitor or LCD is harmful for human eyes. by changing the background color of screen area you can protect your eyes. Right click on desktop and click on properties. Click on appearance, then click on advance button. Click on the "windows text box". you will see two color boxes in lower portion. Click on upper color box and then click on color button. In new window you can manually get your favorite color. Apply and click ok. After completing open my computer and you will see the same color on background you have selected.

Thursday, 26 September 2013

First vaccine for H7N9 may be too little, too late

A vaccine for the new strain of bird flu may be too little, too late.
The US has launched the first human trials of a vaccine against H7N9, the bird flu virus that emerged in China in February. The virus is lethal, killing 44 people out of 135 known cases. Fortunately, it does not transmit easily between people, which stops it triggering a pandemic.
First steps: bird flu vaccine in the making <i>(Image: CDC)</i>
However, it does already have three of the five mutations it is thought to need to spread easily. Its existing mutations allow H7N9 to infect cells deep in the human lungs, which can cause deadly pneumonia, but also in the nose and throat, making it more likely to become capable of person-to-person transmission.

Fish oils don't boost brain power

THERE'S something fishy about fish oils. Omega-3s – the fatty acids found in fish and nuts, oft touted as brain boosters – don't appear to slow mental decline.
Eric Ammann at the University of Iowa in Iowa City and colleagues analysed omega-3 levels in blood samples taken from 2000 women aged 60 to 80. Over six years, the women took tests that measured movement, speech and memory. 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Hate the taste of coffee? Try this topical caffeine spray

Between coffee, tea, soda, energy drinks, energy shots, pills, inhalants, chocolate, and toothbrushes, there are plenty of ways to get your caffeine fix.
Now, Silicon Valley has come up with a new alternative method of perking up: Caffeine spray.
All the pep, none of the crash?