Another Simple Food Weight Loss Experience

Whole Health Source reader Sarah Pugh recently went on a six-week simple food (low reward) diet to test its effectiveness as a weight loss strategy, and she was kind enough to describe her experience for me, and provide a link to her blog where she discussed it in more detail (1).

Consistent with the scientific literature and a number of previous reader anecdotes (2), Sarah experienced a reduction in appetite on the simple food diet, losing 15 pounds in 6 weeks without hunger. In contrast to her prior experiences with typical calorie restriction, her energy level and mood remained high over this period. Here's a quote from her blog:

Well, it looks like the theory that in the absence of nice palatable food, the body will turn quite readily to fat stores and start munching them up, is holding up. At the moment, the majority of the energy I use is coming from my insides, and my body is using it without such quibbles as the increased hunger, low energy, crappy thermo-regulation or bitchiness normally associated with severe calorie restriction.

I can't promise that everyone will experience results like this, but this is basically what the food reward hypothesis suggests should be possible, and it seems to work this way for many people. That's one of the reasons why this idea interests me so much.

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10 Steps to Prevent Mouth Odor

 10 Steps to Prevent Mouth Odor. Appearances are not everything. We also must pay attention to oral health. It's not funny really, pretty face and outfit is mix and match, but not one person feel happy when chatting with us. 


What is the problem? Dragon breath or bad breath!Whoever the person, must have experienced problems of bad breath or halitosis. Nearly 90% of the causes of bad breath is sulfur producing bacteria that live in the back of the mouth. That's because we maintain our lack of oral hygiene, tooth decay, gum infections, and many more.Other causes such as hormonal changes, digestive disorders, sinusitis, tonsil infections, cancer, diabetes, chronic bronchitis, impaired liver and kidney.


Somewhat nakutin, indeed. But not too late to be healthy. Follow these simple tips so that we are more healthy mouth and fresh breath:

1. Keep your mouth clean. Suggestedbrushing teeth twice a day, morning and evening before bed. But many are brushing your teeth after lunch. Clean the tongue also uses a special tool to prevent accumulation of bacteria.
2.  User stirrup or braces, should be more extra attention on oral health and hygiene. Never bored clean food stuck on the wire. Make sure braces are also well maintained because there are times when the bacteria attached to the wire.
3. If there is interrupted or the distance between the teeth that often lead to injuries when brushing until the occurrence of infection in the gums, you should use interdental toothbrush, which can prevent injury.
4. If possible or at certain times, stay away from foods that can trigger bad breath such as fish, meat, dairy products, spicy foods, onions, garlic, coffee and sweets. If that is really, should be avoided ... foods that cause odor such as bananas and salted fish. Expand eat fresh fruits and vegetables.
5. Drinks lots of water because the water in sufficient quantities to suppress excess stomach acid. Anyway know it, water is very good for health and overall body fitness.
6. The production of saliva could be successful if we breakfast and eat regularly. Occasionally, chew sugarless gum deh to increase saliva.
7. Indeed, peppermint can help to better smell the mouth. But it is only temporary. Several studies have shown, cinnamon candies with oil content will help eliminate harmful oral bacteria.
8. Avoid being stressed. Yep, been shown to trigger heat stress in the body that can cause to happen dragon breath.
9. Never smoke and avoid alcoholic beverages. Not just a breath of not so pleasant ... but the damage to our bodies because of the poison-poison!
10. Unpleasant odor in the mouth can also be assisted with mouthwash-gargle with mouthwash after brushing teeth. Can also use a breath spray is widely available in pharmacies, so that fresh breath the whole day.

A Brief Response to Taubes's Food Reward Critique, and a Little Something Extra

It appears Gary Taubes has completed his series critiquing the food reward hypothesis of obesity (1). I have to hand it to him, it takes some cojones to critique the entire field of food reward research, particularly when you have no scientific background in it, and have evidently not read a single paper on food reward itself. As of 2012, a Google Scholar search for the terms �food reward� and �obesity� turned up 2,790 papers.

The food reward hypothesis of obesity states that the reward and palatability value of food influence body fatness, and excess reward/palatability can promote body fat accumulation. If we want to test the hypothesis, the most direct way is to find experiments in which 1) the nutritional qualities of the experimental diet groups are kept the same or at least very similar, 2) some aspect of diet reward/palatability differs, and 3) changes in body fat/weight are measured (for example, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). In these experiments the hypothesis has both arms and one leg tied behind its back, because the most potent reward factors (energy density, sugar, fat) have nutritional value and therefore experiments that modify these cannot be tightly controlled for nutritional differences. Yet even with this severe disadvantage, the hypothesis is consistently supported by the scientific evidence. Taubes repeatedly stated in his series that controlled studies like these have not been conducted, apparently basing this belief on a 22-year-old review paper by Dr. Israel Ramirez and colleagues that does not contain the word 'reward' (10).

Another way to test the hypothesis is to see if people with higher food reward sensitivity (due to genetics or other factors) tend to gain more fat over time (for example, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16). In addition, studies that have examined the effect of palatability/reward on food intake in a controlled manner are relevant (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22), as are studies that have identified some of the mechanisms by which these effects occur (reviewed in 23). Even if not all of the studies are perfect, at some point, one has to acknowledge that there are a lot of mutually buttressing lines of evidence here. It is notable that virtually none of these studies appeared in Taubes's posts, and he appeared largely unaware of them.
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Symptoms and Treatment of Ulcer Disease

Symptoms of ulcer disease can be very general and not too specific so that sometimes can be rather difficult to distinguish symptoms of other diseases. However, usually, the good doctor and experienced enough, can easily diagnose and get a complete picture of the condition of the symptoms of ulcer disease patients who appear and be seen.

Ulcer Disease Symptoms It is very difficult to live the days you normally if you have gajala ulcer disease. The faster an ulcer patients get proper care, will be the better quality of life that she got. One of the symptoms of ulcer disease is most commonly felt by people with ulcer disease is a discomfort in the abdomen. And unfortunately, the discomfort can continue and even become worse after the patient is eating. 


However, symptoms of ulcer disease in the form of discomfort in the abdomen can also mean other things that had nothing to do with ulcer disease. Your potbellied also often experience discomfort in your stomach which usually disappear or subside after you hit it gently or do a light massage on the abdomen. This condition is important to distinguish the symptoms of ulcer disease which we discuss in this article.

Other symptoms of ulcer disease is severe pain or discomfort in the abdomen, between the lower ribs and the navel, which sometimes gets worse after eating or sometimes even improved after the patient is eating. Some foods shown to cause ulcer disease situation became much worse, while other foods can help to relieve pain. Food with high acid content is much more likely to cause discomfort and pain that is very disturbing. While eggs and dairy products are usually more advisable for patients with ulcer disease because it can more easily digested human digestive system.

For most people, symptoms of ulcer disease is one of the worst and most annoying is nausea, which is often accompanied by vomiting. This can be one of the symptoms of ulcer disease is the most difficult to deal with. None of us like to experience feelings of nausea and want to vomit. These are symptoms of ulcer disease which makes the ulcer disease sufferers find it extremely difficult to live day-to-day activities are normal.Symptoms of ulcer disease that resulted in your vomit-mundah, a warning sign that the ANAD ulcer disease suffered quite serious and should soon get the right treatment. If you are vomiting continuously for some time, you will experience a shortage of liquid that will take you to a medical condition that is more at risk for other diseases because the immune system of diminishing.

For most people, one of the symptoms of ulcer disease is the most common is your stomach feels full and bloated. These symptoms of ulcer disease is really happening and not just your emotions. Literally, your stomach will bulge, and can make you feel discomfort while wearing regular clothes that you wear everyday. You also akna feel uncomfortable when I had to sit so that it will hamper your activities.All the symptoms of ulcer disease that I described above will cause a drastic decrease in appetite as most ulcer patients ate only complains fear will make things worse. Research shows, people who suffer from symptoms of ulcer disease tend to avoid foods kareana fear of having attacks of ulcer disease or worsening of symptoms experienced ulcer disease.

Symptoms of the most serious ulcer disease and ulcer disease is a sign that you have very serious is vomiting blood. That is an indication of the presence of blood in your digestive system and it's a very dangerous medical condition and no longer be taken lightly. In contrast, symptoms of ulcer disease is most often experienced indigestion simple as heartburn. Most people take them for granted and do not take seriously this mild symptoms of ulcer disease. Usually they are experiencing will buy the drug store that sold freely on the market are generally managed relieve symptoms. Unfortunately, this will not make you free from ulcer disease itself. This is only possible to continue to develop ulcer disease become worse over time until eventually your body can no longer afford and symptoms of ulcer disease appears far more serious.

In conclusion, it is very bad to think little of ulcer disease symptoms you're experiencing, it's as light as any. Realize what is happening with your body because your body actually we always give a sign of a lack beresan with our health with the symptoms appear even though initially only mild impairment. To live free from ulcer disease is very annoying, we can easily realize by understanding the symptoms of ulcer disease.

How to Make Yellow Teeth White Being

Tips on How to Whiten Teeth Naturally With Yellow Quick - the teeth are part of us something that is hard to care for the health, especially for smokers and coffee drinkers, clean white teeth is a dream of everyone, many people have problems with teeth that are yellow, how to cope with yellow teeth white can clean and attractive, it is that I will discuss today.


Ways to make a clean white teeth and traditionally is actually very easy, provided you want to do a bit of therapy in your diet, please read the food should be avoided to overcome the traditional yellow teeth below:

1. Wood charcoal

Actually, wood charcoal is also very powerful way to clean the yellow stains on teeth, but this material is dangerous because it can permanently damage the email and cause pain in the teeth. Therefore, you should not try it.

2. Lemon and Salt

You can get bright white teeth by using a paste made from a few drops of lemon juice mixed with a pinch of salt. Apply the paste to the tooth and rub gently like when you're brushing your teeth. This will help remove rust stains on the tooth surface.

3.Orange Peel

Brush your teeth using the inside of orange peel. Orange peel contains whitening elements that are very soft, which will help remove rust stains on teeth without harming enamel.

4. Indonesian bay-leaf (Syzygium polyanthum)

Take six bay leaves, and then drying in the sun until dry and crisp. Puree the sixth bay leaves, then add the orange peel powder. Rub the mixture onto your teeth every day, then certainly within two weeks you will get white teeth naturally.

5. Strawberry

Strawberries are not just a delicious fruit to be enjoyed. Beside rich in vitamin C, strawberries are also known to have properties to clean the teeth. Though sweet, strawberries are not harmful to dental health. Instead, this fruit can actually help remove rust stains on your teeth and make it a brilliant white.

6. White and Apple Cider Vinegar

Cider and white vinegar are also very effective at removing rust stains on the teeth, because both contain elements of bleach helps remove stains quickly. However, both these materials are very strong in character, so use on a daily basis will cause damage to the enamel layer. In addition, it was also very bitter.

Natural Ways to Treat the Flu

Often exposed to the flu because of erratic weather do not make you easy drinking medicinal chemistry. Complete with a natural remedy that is easy to make and safer, such as the following ingredients:

1. Salt Water
Salt can be a cure when exposed to the flu because of the weather.
Dehydration effect of salt can remove excess fluid that makes the throat swelling as well as deadly germs.

When you feel uncomfortable or phlegm throat, make a solution of salt with warm water and gargle three times a day. 
It was indeed not too bad, but the effect is fast and very helpful to treat flu symptoms.




2. EvaporationColds usually occurs during cold weather. Because it can help the respiratory evaporative air cooler out of the body.

Create your steam mixture to taste. Simply boil mint, or rosemary, and inhale the steam immediately. Another way you can steam bath which also helps relieve headaches and chest tightness. For instant way, sucking mints can temporarily relieve your runny nose.

3. Water CayenneCayenne is a kind of spice that tastes spicy and sharp. Usefulness increases blood flow so that the blood cells needed to fight infection can be channeled more quickly.

Because when you feel cold, immediately drink a solution of warm water mixed with cayenne. In an instant cure a sore throat is severe and increases the body's immune system.

4. Raw GarlicGarlic is rich in antioxidants that support the immune system. So that consume raw garlic can boost immunity.

Once you sneeze, immediately consumption of raw garlic that has been sliced ??thin with fresh biscuits. Your breath smells a little sharp, but your body will improve.

5. Natural Cough SyrupJust three natural ingredients to combat coughs, lemon juice as a source of vitamin C and anti-bacterial, honey as a stamina-enhancing combat fatigue, and warm water. Combine all three and the consumption of a teaspoon as often as possible until the cough subsides.

6. Mixed AlcoholAlcohol in the proper dose helps you to rest. Mix with honey to help you fight the feeling stiff and sweat that makes the fever.

Combine a little whiskey, rum, or brandy with a teaspoon of honey, three teaspoons of lemon juice, and your favorite tea (chamomile, mint tea)

7. Chicken soupParents old recipe proved to be correct. Chicken soup can reduce inflammation and accelerate the course of mucus.

For best results, make your own chicken soup consisting of chicken stew, carrots, onion, and celery. Boil a minimum of 12 hours. The longer the boil, the more the goodness of protein chicken off the bone.

Jengkol benefits for health

If you are a fan of traditional food, surely you know the object that is round flat, thin brown skin, odorless and consumed a lot of people. The object is Jengkol. Jengkol or Jering or Pithecollobium Jiringa or Pithecollobium Labatum is typical of plants in the Southeast Asia region, including those popular in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, especially in West Java who consumed 100 tons a day.

Jengkol plants a tree that can reach 10-26 feet tall. The fruit is a pod-shaped flattened and convoluted. Old fruit color violet. After the old, the fruit pods form a convex and in places that contain seeds increased its size. Each pod can contain 5-7 seeds. Ari seeds thin-skinned and glossy brown.


Jengkol will create a furor when cooking and after processing by the digestion, which is causing the smell that he said no odor. The cause of the smell was actually the amino acids contained in the seeds jengkol. Amino acids were dominated by amino acids containing sulfur element (when degraded or fragmented into smaller components, amino acids that will produce the various components of flavor that is very bad, because the influence of sulfur. One of the gases formed by elements that are H2S gas is known to be very smelly.

Odor generated from jengkol it's actually quite disturbing, especially for others who did not share a meal. If the meal, despite the smell, at least have enjoyed the delights jengkol. But for others who did not share, but just miss the smell, would feel very disturbed. Especially with the release of urine. If this jengkol eaters pee in the toilet and rinse less than perfect, then the toilet will smell bad and disturbing the peace of others.

When digested jengkol will leave a substance called jengkolat acid (jencolid acid) are dumped into the kidneys. This is where the effects are often feared by the people, namely jengkoleun or jengkolan. Jengkolan jengkolat occurs when acids that are difficult to dissolve in water eventually settles in the kidneys, forming solid crystals can result in difficult to dispose of urine. If our blood pH neutral, acid jengkolat safe, but if you tend to be acidic (pH less than 7) jengkolat acid forming insoluble crystals.

Jengkolan risk is not dependent on the amount consumed jengkol, but depending on the vulnerability of a person's body. Susceptible people, eating less jengkol alone can cause jengkolan. What affects a person's susceptibility to acid jengkolat unclear, but presumably due to genetic and environmental factors.

Behind the odor generated jengkol, it contained useful benefits for health. According to various studies have shown that jengkol also rich in carbohydrates, protein, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium, alkaloids, essential oils, steroids, glycosides, tannins, and saponins.

Especially for the content of vitamin C contained 80 mg in 100 grams of seed jengkol, while the figure the recommended dietary allowance is 75 mg per day for adult women and 90 mg for adult men.

In addition, Jengkol a good source of protein, which is 23.3 g per 100 g of material. Protein levels far exceeding the tempeh which is known as a source of vegetable protein, which is only 18.3 g per 100 g. Protein needs of each individual course is different. In addition to helping the growth and maintenance, the protein also functions to build enzymes, hormones, and immunity of the body. Therefore, the protein substance often called the builder.

For iron, Jengkol containing 4.7 g per 100 g. Iron deficiency can cause anemia. The symptoms of people suffering from iron deficiency anemia are fatigue, weakness, pale and less passionate, headaches and irritability, inability to concentrate, and susceptible to infection. Patients with chronic anemia showed shape like a spoon and brittle nails, cracked at the corners of the mouth, tongue, difficulty in swallowing.Adolescents, pregnant women, nursing mothers, adults, and vegetarians are most at risk for iron deficiency. In the body, iron partially located within the red blood cells as heme, a pigment that contains iron core of an atom.

Jengkol also very good for bone health because of the high content of calcium, which is 140 mg / 100 g. The role of calcium in general can be divided into two, namely helping the formation of bones and teeth, and regulate biological processes in the body.The need is greatest calcium during the growth period, but in adulthood is highly recommended adequate intake for maintaining bone health. The recommended calcium intake for adults is 800 mg per day.

The content of phosphorus in jengkol (166.7 mg/100 g) is also very important for the formation of bones and teeth, as well as for energy storage and expenditure. Thus, in fact many of the benefits gained from eating jengkol and this is just an input only, not a doctrine that requires you to believe and follow in order to consume jengkol, but you just know that there are benefits behind this smelly vegetable pods.

Benefits of Hibiscus For Health

Chemical Ingredients 

Leaves, hibiscus flowers and roots contain flavonoids. In addition, the leaves also contain saponins, and polyphenols, polyphenols containing flowers, roots also contain tannins and saponins.
 

Benefits For Health

Hibiscus leaves efficacious as drug fever in children, cough and sprue drugs. To cure a fever in children used � 25 grams of fresh hibiscus leaves, plus 2 tablespoons water, pounded until blended, then smeared on the chest back and neck.

Anti Pollution Plant

Anti Pollution Plant, Although green plants is claimed to improve the environment, but there are some plants that have more value. For example it can prevent pollution, bring in the birds, or show levels of air pollution. Here are some anti-pollution plants:

1. Dadap Red Tree 
This tree is either planted in the open, because it could invite arrival of the birds. Because many species of birds love it eating the fruit of this red dadap.

2. Longan trees 
Anyone know how good kelengkeng fruit flavors. But you knowYou if a  tree kelengkeng capable of reducing noise pollution. It why in the factories that use generators, it is worth to plant this tree near the generator set.

3. Bungur and Mahogany trees 
Known to absorb air pollutants such as lead. Then the second These trees should be planted for reforestation in large cities, near the main streets crowded traffic. It's no secret anymore if the motor vehicle to be the largest contributor of lead in the air. In contrast, trees like acacia trees should not be green belt. Why? since become one of the originators acacia of asthma. Likewise, the beautiful shape of palm trees, not sogreat benefits.

4. Colorful flowers Plants 
that refreshes the eye like colorful flowers can purify our minds, so that both planted in the hospital in order to mempecepat patient's recovery. This plant is clearly against pollution of the soul.

5. Moss 
 Moss attached to the trunks of trees able to detect the level of air pollution in a region. The more moss stuck in a tree means the better the quality of air in that place. 

6. Betel Plants Netherlands (Devil's Ivy) 
Shrubs that can grow anywhere, including in the potin the yard is able to absorb  The result is fresh and the house was more relieved to breathe. 

7. Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L)
Able to absorb nitrogen that make our lungs so relieved. But do not occasionally hibiscus plant near Radiography room. This plant serves to continue the radiation so dangerous for people around the radiographic them.

8. SansevieriaIf 
it continues to function hibiscus radiation, no such with this Sansevieria plants. Sansevieria is able to absorb 107 types of toxins, including air pollution, cigarette smoke (nicotine), until radisi nuclear, so it would make a great refresher. Anyway, cactus also could inhibit radiation.

9. Trembesi Tree
Capable of absorbing carbon dioxide in large quantities, so highly recommended to be planted as a tree reforestation. Yet trambesi require a wide area.

5 Benefits of Spicy Foods

Spicy foods are not always defined as food prepared with chili. Spicy flavor can also be obtained from the pepper, black pepper, turmeric, and various other herbs. You who love spicy food should feel happy, because it has a spicy flavor many health benefits. For example, as has been often mentioned before, spicy foods may attenuate the body. But that is only one example only. Take a look at other benefits that you did not know.


1. Lose weight
Lose weight. Anyone would agree, given whatever food sauce will definitely be more tempting. If you want, your diet can be cocolan sauce. If this can make you an orderly eating healthy foods with more taste, why not? Moreover, spicy flavor that can increase your metabolism. Studies show that the main compound in chili peppers, namely capsaicin, has a thermogenic effect that can cause the body to burn calories while chewing for 20 minutes.


2. Heart healthy
Heart healthy. The study results also indicate, cultural eating spicy foods cause heart attacks and stroke incidence is lower. The reason, cayenne pepper can reduce the damaging effects of bad cholesterol, while capsaicin may fight inflammation. Both are risk factors for heart problems.


3. Prevent Cancer
Prevent cancer. According to the American Association for Cancer Research, capsaicin also has the ability to kill some cancer cells and leukemia. While turmeric, a spice made curry and mustard, can slow the spread of cancer and tumor growth. If you want to provide maximum results, combine with black pepper to absorb turmeric 2,000 percent more.


4. Lowering Blood Pressure
Lowering blood pressure. Vitamin A and C can strengthen the heart muscle wall, while the heat of the pepper increases blood flow throughout the body. This combination can produce a stronger cardiovascular system.


5. Reduce Stress
Reduce stress. Spicy foods increase the production of hormones that give a sense of fun, such as serotonin. The result, these foods help to dispel depression and stress.

5 Ways to Overcome Insomnia

Are You an Insomniac? If yes, including Insomniac which one? Are you the type who just lie down and never able to fall asleep? or are you the type of insomnia that can fall asleep but was always nervous when on the mattress?, if you included into the latter type, there may be hope for you though is not easy to overcome insomnia.


Restless in bed, a genetic mutation: In a detailed study shows how a researcher discovered mutations in two genes that can provide information on insomnia in order to improve. There are two control genes in electrically stimulating certain areas of the brain that contribute to sleep problems as well.


Insomnia, difficulty in identification: The most frequently suffer from insomnia sufferers of chronic fatigue. But do not close the possibility for people with insomnia have an increased risk of depression. But not all cases of chronic fatigue and depression caused by insomnia, this is what makes it very difficult in the diagnosis of insomnia.


It is also difficult is for the moment, insomnia has been no "cure" that was quickly overcome insomnia. Many people who suffer from insomnia using sleep medication for sleep kelelapan them, but the use of sleeping pills in the long run would be fatal to health.


Therapy also done a lot to cope with insomnia, but it takes a long time so that insomnia can be resolved soon.


There are 5 popular tips from Clinical Psychologist and Expert Sleep Disorders United States, Dr. Michael J Breus PhD so that your sleep quality:


1. Create your leisurely hours before bedtime. Stopped working. Whatever your job that day, leave. Do something that can make you relax, such as warm baths interspersed with light music, light reading material to read, or watch TV if it can make you relaxed (avoid TV news).


2. Make a habit of sleeping and waking at the same hour for 7 days.


3. Schedule to exercise 30 minutes a day for a week. You can divide it in several times a day. For example, 10 minutes jogging before breakfast, 10 minutes at lunch, and 10 minutes at dinner time.


4. Avoid caffeine after 2 pm. Do not also consume soft drinks and migraine headaches.


5. Do a relaxation of body and mind such as meditation, yoga, relaxation or massage.

The benefits are hairs on our body

1. In Head
The function of hair is to protect the scalp from the sun and the cold. While the existing hair on your head numbered no less than 100,000 strands of hair and every hair grows in 2 to 6 years. But it will experience hair loss every day, 50 to 100 strands, but the new hair will grow.

2. In the Eye
The function of eyebrows and eyelashes in addition to beauty and beauty is to resist sweat and rain on the forehead and then to the eye. The eyebrows may also deepen the real character of your face.

3. On the Nose
With the hair on the nose, then the bacteria, fungi, dust or spores that enter into the nose will be blocked and filtered. Not only that, the hair on the nose also works to increase the humidity of the inhaled air. It is very important to further the process of respiration.

4. Mustache, beard, chest hair and stomach
Function mustache and beard is a sign of secondary sex for adult men, or in other words, as one of distinguishing between men and women. As with mustache and beard, the function of hair on the chest and abdomen is a sign of secondary sex for adult men.

5. In armpit
As with any other body hair, hair in the armpit are usually begin to grow at puberty and growing normally until the end of adolescence, ie 18-20 years. Permeation pheromones from armpits on the level of human development have shown a link between underarm hair with keseksualan. Positive response to olfactory stimuli in the mammalian and strong sex urge caused by permeation of pheromone provide useful clues about the purpose and importance to the human armpit hair. It was said bahawa hair itself acts as the nature of the "anti-slide" was originally to be between the upper arm to the thorax. More importantly, armpit hair is beginning to be expel moisture from the skin which helps the skin to be dry enough to prevent the development of bacteria that emit odors.

6. In the Hands and Feet
Hair functions as the feet and hands are the most effectual means of sensors. Suppose our feet walking in the bush. This is being addressed by our feet is plenty. Starting plants itchy or can respond if there is a caterpillar.

7. In Pubic
Various theories suggest that the function of pubic hair is to provide warmth, visual indication of sexual maturity, the collection of pheromones spending, reduce external friction during intercourse, and protective areas overgrown pubic hair, because this region is sensitive.

7 Healthy Drinks for Health

Water is the key to healthy living. Drink six glasses of water a day can prevent you from developing the disease, and reduce wrinkles. Water can even increase metabolism. However, when bored with plain water, you can also try other drinks.

1. ORANGE JUICE (Pure Orange Juice)
Protects against heart disease. Antioxidants in orange juice helps protect your heart by fighting inflammation that can cause damage to blood vessels. Consider this: People who eat fast food with a glass of orange juice have fewer substance artery-damaging free radicals in the blood compared with those who ate burgers and fries with white water, a study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Is not that a good reason to choose the juice? But note also the content of one cup of sugar-containing 21 grams and 122 calories.


2. Chamomile Tea
Can make you calm. People who drank chamomile extract every day for two months to feel the anxiety level in him is reduced, a study report from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Easy to get in on the mellow mood in the evening with a cup of chamomile tea.


3. Cranberry Juice
Can prevent gum disease and urinary tract infections. natural compounds in the juice can prevent gum disease by preventing bacteria from the mouth. Cranberry juice also provides 39 percent of the daily requirement for vitamin C per 8 ounces, increase good cholesterol levels and keep your urinary tract either. One sip berry so smart!



4. Milk Chocolate
A glass of skim milk chocolate provides a large content of carbohydrates and protein, helps you recover after exercise. Athletes who drank reduced levels of post-exercise muscle damage after four days of intense exercise than those who drink water or other recovery drinks, according to findings presented at the meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Seattle. That means less pain and fatigue, so you can go back to the gym and start practicing again. Simply stir 2 tablespoons chocolate powder or syrup that has less than 20 g of sugar into your milk and drink.



5. Green Tea
Can keep your weight stable. Mice that drank green tea at the trial as much as 22 percent have a low likelihood to gain weight than those who just simply drinking ordinary tea, according to a study in the International Journal of Obesity. Polyphenols in this beverage makes metabolic inside you and makes it easier to burn fat in the body. Plus, Antioxidants in green tea may reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. Try colder in summer!



6. Tomato Juice
Can reduce the risk of cancer in your body! The content of the fruit is full of vitamins and lycopene, to protect from cancer. Try it with the addition of spices, celery sticks and no-vodka for cocktails at any time during the day!



7. Black Tea
Can help ward off skin cancer. The content of flavonoids, antioxidants carry anticancer agents. Research shows that sipping a cup of tea or more a day may lower the risk of squamous cell carcinoma in the body, the cells contained in skin cancer, as much as 30 percent. Hot or cold, black tea is a delicious addition to how to care who your skin - and a good way to wake up thanks to the caffeine content in it-so your kettle panaskanlah every morning!

5 Easy Tips on How to Healthy Live

Living healthy is not difficult. No need to bother counting calories or sorting through food. By carefully choosing the color of food, eating whole grain bread and eat a snack can be a solution to healthy living. Try it the other easy ways!

Sometimes a lot of people assume that a healthy life hassle. Starting the diet was so heavy because it is already imagining what foods not to eat and have to prepare food that is often not preferred. However, if observed better, dieting can be a fun thing. Healthy life could be in the can without a load.

Here are five ways you can do to get a healthy body through diet, including:

1. Calculated Color Food
Most people always see the number of calories in food. From now on, consider also how many kinds of colors contained in one serving of food. Like what kind of vegetables that are eaten in one day. Do not let the food consumed too 'white' does not exist colorful vegetables in it. The more the color of vegetables consumed, the better, as a sign of antioxidants, vitamins and fiber that is consumed even more and more as well.

2. Food Interludes
In addition to eating enough 3 times a day, also need to snack. Usually, this snack can be consumed at about 10 am or 4 pm. This is to avoid the stomach is too empty and hungry, so that makes you go crazy when the meal arrives. This snack can be a whole-grain crackers or biscuits vegetables bus amenjaga peruta remain filled.

3. Expand Fiber At Breakfast
Enough fiber at breakfast will make a full stomach until lunch time arrived. This can be tricked by eating cereal or oatmeal mixed with pieces of fruit such as bananas and strawberries. If you can not eat cereal, bread could be his successor. Choose a bread made from wheat flour, and mix with peanut butter or fruit jam.

4. Silencing Food Hungry
If you include people who can not stand the hunger, always make sure there are snacks in your refrigerator. Selected snacks are healthy snacks like fruits that can reduce your hunger. Such as apple, papaya, banana, strawberry, peach, etc..

5. Self control
In addition to the type of food consumed, the most important thing in running is yourself. How can control each of the food intake and could put the brakes on consumption of these foods if it is considered excessive. Discipline yourself to make healthy diet successfully undertaken.

4 Insects are the most hated but beneficial to the Health and Environment

4 Insects are the most hated but beneficial to the Health and Environment
Several kinds of insects hated because disgusting and sometimes transmit germs that cause many deadly diseases. On the other hand, it turns out its presence provides certain benefits to the global ecosystem.

1. Mosquito 
In addition to transmit malaria, mosquitoes also transmit several other deadly diseases like dengue fever, and elephantiasis chikungnya. Without any germs that are transmitted, the bite itself is very annoying because it triggers the itching and reddish spots. However, some species of mosquitoes and larvae require-jentiknya or larvae to eat. For example frogs, bats, and even plants like semar bag. Without mosquitoes, the extinction or migration patterns of wildlife could be affected.

2. Maggot
 In horror movies, maggots are always portrayed as a creepy scavengers as well as disgusting. Sometimes even excessively, its emergence in the body is often identified as the punishment of sinners. Whereas in science, maggots can be used to practice a treatment called Maggot debridement therapy (MDT). Maggot is a fly or beetle larvae were placed in a wound in a certain way so as not to spread, so they can prey on the bacteria causing the infection.

3. Fly
 Where there is garbage and stench, that's where the flies will always appear. Slovenly impression is definitely attached to the flying insects that are difficult once caught empty-handed. Just like mosquitoes, flies are also needed by some species as a main meal. In addition, the fly eggs hatch into maggots and will help the decomposition of waste and organic materials that pollute the environment.

4. Cockroaches
 Shiny surface of the body that does not reduce the impression of dirty insects on this one. Black and cockroach antenna always moves often stimulates the reflex to take a broom and struck. When in fact the behavior of clean cockroach has the equivalent of a cat, which is often lick his own body to keep it hygienic. In addition, studies have shown brain cockroaches contain antibacterial compounds that can eradicate super germs.

TB disease, Causes and How to Overcome It

Causes of TB Disease
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria Mikobakterium tuberculosis. These bacteria are rod-shaped acid-resistant and thus also known as Batang Resistant Acid (BTA). This bacterium was first discovered by Robert Koch on March 24, 1882, to commemorate his services so that the bacteria are given the name of Koch bacillus. In fact, TB disease of the lungs is sometimes referred to as the Koch Pulmonum (KP).

Mode of transmission of TB Disease 

TB disease is usually transmitted through contaminated air with Mikobakterium tuberculosis bacteria that are released at the time of TB patient coughs, and in children the source of infection is generally derived from adult TB patients. These bacteria often enter when and accumulated in the lungs will breed a lot (especially in people with low immune system), and can be spread through blood vessels or lymph nodes. That is why infectious TB can infect virtually all body organs such as lungs, brain, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, bone, lymph nodes, etc., nevertheless organs

When Mikobakterium tuberculosis successfully infect the lungs, it soon will grow colonies of bacteria that form globular (rounded). Usually through a series of immunological reactions TB bacteria will endeavor inhibited through the formation of wall around the bacteria by lung cells. The mechanism of formation of the wall was made of the surrounding tissue into scar tissue and the TB bacteria will become dormant (resting). Dormant forms is what is actually seen as tubercles on the x-ray examination.

In some people with good immune systems, this form will remain dormant throughout his life. Whereas in those with immune systems that are less, these bacteria will have breeding tubercles grow so much. That many of these tubercles form a space inside the lungs. This space that would become the source of production of sputum (phlegm). Someone who has been producing sputum can be estimated is experiencing positive growth and excess tubercles infected with tuberculosis.

Increased transmission of infection has been reported at this time, many linked to several conditions, including worsening socio-economic conditions, not optimal public health service facilities, the increasing number of people who do not have a place to live and the epidemic of HIV infection. Besides a weak body resistance / decreased, and the number of bacteria is a virulence factor that plays an important role in the occurrence of TB infection.

Symptoms of TB DiseaseSymptoms of TB disease can be divided into general symptoms and specific symptoms that arise according to the organ involved. Clinical picture is not very typical, especially in new cases, making it quite difficult to diagnose clinically.
Symptoms of systemic / general

• Fever is not too high that lasts longer, usually felt at night with night sweats. Sometimes an attack of influenza-like fever and intermittent nature.
• Decreased appetite and weight.
• Cough-cough for over 3 weeks (may be accompanied by blood).
• Feelings of not feeling (malaise), weakness.

Specific symptoms 

• Depending on which organs are affected, in case of partial bronchial obstruction (the channel leading to the lungs) due to pressure of enlarged lymph nodes, will lead to sound "wheezing" sound accompanied by shortness of breath weakened.
• If there is dirongga pleural fluid (lung packing), may be accompanied by complaints of chest pain.
• If the bone, there will be symptoms such as bone infection at some point be able to form channels and lead to the overlying skin, in this estuary will discharge pus.
• In children can affect the brain (wrapping a layer of the brain) and is referred to as meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain), the symptoms are high fever, a decrease in consciousness and seizures.

In pediatric patients who do not cause symptoms, TB can be detected if there are known contacts with adult TB patients. Approximately 30-50% of children in contact with adult pulmonary TB patient gives a positive tuberculin test results. In children ages 3 months - 5 years who live with adult pulmonary TB patients with smear-positive, 30% were reported infected based on serological examination / blood.
Enforcement of Diagnosis

If someone is suspected of contracting tuberculosis, then a few things that need to be done to establish the diagnosis are:

• Anamnesa both to patients and their families.
• Physical examination.
• Laboratory tests (blood, sputum, cerebrospinal fluid).
• Examination of anatomic pathology (PA).
• X-ray chest (thorax photo).
• Tuberculin test.

Treatment of TB Disease.TB treatment takes longer than treating other types of bacterial infections. If infected with TB, patients should take antibiotics for at least six to nine months. Proper treatment of tuberculosis disease and duration of treatment depends on your age, overall health, drug resistance, type of tuberculosis (latent or active) and its location in the body.

The immune system (defense) can fight the infection and stop the spread of bacteria. The immune system eventually by forming scar tissue surrounding the tuberculosis bacterium, and isolating the entire body. Tuberculosis that occurs after initial exposure of bacteria is often called primary tuberculosis. If the body is able to form scar tissue (fibrosis) around the TB bacteria, the infection is contained in an inactive state. Such individuals usually have no symptoms of tuberculosis and can not spread TB to others.

If a person is infected with latent tuberculosis, may need to take only one medication for the treatment of tuberculosis. Active tuberculosis, especially if it is drug-resistant strain (resistant), would require several drugs at once. The most common drug used to treat tuberculosis, among others, Isoniazid, Rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane), Ethambutol (Myambutol), and Pyrazinamide.
Side Effects TB Treatment

Tuberculosis treatment side effects are not common but can be serious when it occurs. All TB drugs can be highly toxic to the liver especially people with symptoms of tuberculosis are also accompanied with liver complications (remember that the liver serves to neutralize toxins in the body). It gives a picture that needs a referral or prescription for taking these drugs. Common side effects caused include nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, yellow skin (jaundice / jaundice), dark urine, fever that lasts three days or more and have no obvious cause.

After several weeks of people who are infected will not be transmitted may begin to feel better. It is important that the complete treatment of tuberculosis in a consistent, therapeutic and consumption of drugs exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Stopping treatment too early or skipping doses can allow the surviving bacteria to become resistant to drugs, leading to an infection that is much more dangerous and difficult to treat. To help people stay consistent, therapeutic treatment directly observed tuberculosis is sometimes recommended. In this approach, a health care worker managing patient medications.

10 Benefits of Bananas

In addition to being a favorite most athletes, bananas also have efficacy for health and beauty. But to get the benefits, you need to carefully choose. Because only a ripe banana alone that can change blood sugar into glucose naturally, and quickly diabsorsi into the bloodstream.

The characteristics of a ripe banana, banana skin is yellowish green with brown or yellow spots. All content in ripe banana, will provide some health benefits, especially for:

1. Source of Power
Bananas can be digested easily, so that the sugar contained therein will be converted into a good power source for the formation of the body, working muscles and also very good for relieving fatigue.

2. Expectant motherWomen who are pregnant are encouraged to eat bananas, because they contain high folic acid is important for the perfection of the fetus, the formation of new cells and preventing birth defects occur.

A ripe banana, will contain approximately 85-100 calories. So by eating two bananas fresh, folic acid requirement of approximately 58 micrograms can be met. In addition, the banana will help keep blood sugar levels can reduce morning sickness, so the bananas are good for snacks pregnant women.

3. Patients with AnemiaThe content of iron is quite high in bananas, can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood for patients with anemia. Two bananas a day, very good for people with anemia.

4. Ulcer Pain SufferersAs a fruit that can be consumed directly, bananas do not irritate or damage the intestine for ulcer sufferers. The fruit is often used to fight bowel disease, because the texture is soft.

Bananas are also able to neutralize excess stomach acid and coat the stomach so as to reduce irritation. For those who suffered bowel disease or colic due to stomach acid, you can consume them in a glass of milk mixed in liquid.

5. Lever Disease PatientsFor patients with liver, two bananas a day with the addition of one tablespoon of honey, it would be good to increase appetite and increase powerful.

6. Burn PatientsEspecially for people with burns, you can use banana leaves as a treatment. Way, burned skin smeared with a mixture of banana leaf ash and coconut oil. This mixture is able to cool the burned skin.

7. Experiencing StressBananas contain potassium, which is a vital mineral which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates the balance of water levels in the body. When experiencing stress, your metabolism will increase dramatically, thereby reducing the body's potassium levels. With bananas, potassium levels in the body will be balanced.

8. Stroke PatientsBased on the research of The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas every day will reduce the risk of death from stroke by 40%.

9. Controlling TemperatureIn some countries, bananas are regarded as cooling foods that can reduce the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure the baby is born with a cool temperature.

10. Increase Brain PowerIn an English school, 200 students able to complete the final exam with just a breakfast of bananas. They also often eat bananas during recess and lunch, because bananas can boost brain power.