Monday 12 January 2015
Saturday 10 January 2015
Smiling is one of the easiest ways to reduce stress and add friends. But apparently there are 10 other benefits of a smile to one's health.
As we all know it takes less facial muscles to make someone smile than frown. Some experts claim it takes 43 muscles to frown and only 17 muscles to smile. But some others say it takes 62 muscles to frown and only 26 muscles to smile.
Additionally smile can also improve one's health and make life more enjoyable. Here are some benefits that can be obtained a person with a smile:
1. A smile makes a person more attractive, Unconsciously smile can make people more attractive because there is a certain attraction factor and make someone look better than a frown, scowl or grimace.
2. A smile can change the mood, Smiling can trick the body so that helps a person's mood changed for the better. For that if you feel sad, try to smile.
3. A smile can be contagious, Smiling not only change the mood of the person but also the people around him, and make things happier. This is because a smile can be contagious and bring happiness to others.
4. A smile can relieve stress, People who are stressed can be seen from his face, but with a smile can prevent a person look tired and exhausted. If you're stressed, try to take the time to smile, because it can reduce stress, so better able to take action.
5. A smile increases your immune system, Smiling helps the immune system to work better. When someone smiled then increased immune function that makes a person feel more relaxed and protected from diseases such as flu and colds.
6. A smile lowers blood pressure, When smiling then there is impairment of blood pressure measured.Try to measure blood pressure while sitting at home while reading, then smiled for a minute and blood pressure measured again, it will show the difference.
7. A smile can release endorphins, painkillers and serotonin, Studies have shown a smile can release endorphins, compounds that can reduce pain naturally and serotonin. All three can make people feel better and become a natural medicine.
8. Crease a smile on the face can make people look younger, The muscles used to smile lift the face so it can help make people look younger. Therefore try to smile more often which makes feel younger and better.
9. Smiling can make people seem to be successful people who smile will look more confident, so much promoted, but it pairs smile at each meeting will have a different reaction.
10. A smile can help people stay positive, A smile will make people more positive and reduce negative thoughts.
As we all know it takes less facial muscles to make someone smile than frown. Some experts claim it takes 43 muscles to frown and only 17 muscles to smile. But some others say it takes 62 muscles to frown and only 26 muscles to smile.
Additionally smile can also improve one's health and make life more enjoyable. Here are some benefits that can be obtained a person with a smile:
1. A smile makes a person more attractive, Unconsciously smile can make people more attractive because there is a certain attraction factor and make someone look better than a frown, scowl or grimace.
2. A smile can change the mood, Smiling can trick the body so that helps a person's mood changed for the better. For that if you feel sad, try to smile.
3. A smile can be contagious, Smiling not only change the mood of the person but also the people around him, and make things happier. This is because a smile can be contagious and bring happiness to others.
4. A smile can relieve stress, People who are stressed can be seen from his face, but with a smile can prevent a person look tired and exhausted. If you're stressed, try to take the time to smile, because it can reduce stress, so better able to take action.
5. A smile increases your immune system, Smiling helps the immune system to work better. When someone smiled then increased immune function that makes a person feel more relaxed and protected from diseases such as flu and colds.
6. A smile lowers blood pressure, When smiling then there is impairment of blood pressure measured.Try to measure blood pressure while sitting at home while reading, then smiled for a minute and blood pressure measured again, it will show the difference.
7. A smile can release endorphins, painkillers and serotonin, Studies have shown a smile can release endorphins, compounds that can reduce pain naturally and serotonin. All three can make people feel better and become a natural medicine.
8. Crease a smile on the face can make people look younger, The muscles used to smile lift the face so it can help make people look younger. Therefore try to smile more often which makes feel younger and better.
9. Smiling can make people seem to be successful people who smile will look more confident, so much promoted, but it pairs smile at each meeting will have a different reaction.
10. A smile can help people stay positive, A smile will make people more positive and reduce negative thoughts.
Thursday 8 January 2015
Among the many fears that often haunt the living, perhaps obesity is one of them. Moreover, our eating habits are identical with a high carbohydrate intake, for example, from rice. Of course, this canmake weight loss so soaring out of control.
Right food choices can help improve a less healthy lifestyle. Instead, we reduce the intake of bad carbsthat have the potential to cause a variety of diseases. Moreover, excessive carbohydrates in the bodycan eventually be converted into fat. This makes the belly bulge and so we grew waist circumference.We are so at risk of overweight.
We can get around the high carbohydrate intake by consuming green tea. Tthe high content ofcatechins in green tea can help erode the fat in the body. In addition, a recent studies found that the consumption of beverages containing green tea can accelerate the loss of excess fat in the abdominal area. Of course, this should be coupled with regular exercise program.
Right food choices can help improve a less healthy lifestyle. Instead, we reduce the intake of bad carbsthat have the potential to cause a variety of diseases. Moreover, excessive carbohydrates in the bodycan eventually be converted into fat. This makes the belly bulge and so we grew waist circumference.We are so at risk of overweight.
We can get around the high carbohydrate intake by consuming green tea. Tthe high content ofcatechins in green tea can help erode the fat in the body. In addition, a recent studies found that the consumption of beverages containing green tea can accelerate the loss of excess fat in the abdominal area. Of course, this should be coupled with regular exercise program.
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Tuesday 6 January 2015
A lot of useful things from a piece of watermelon - sweet, low calorie, high fiber, nutrient rich - and now, there's more usefulness. Evidence from the pilot study led by food scientists at Florida State University suggests that watermelon can be an effective natural weapon against prehypertension, for signs of cardiovascular or heart disease.
This is the first study of its kind on humans. FSU Assistant Professor, Arturo Figueroa and Professor Bahram H. Arjmandi, found that when the amino acid L-citrulline/L-arginine six grams of watermelon extract given daily for six weeks, an increase in arterial function, and consequently lower aortic blood pressure in all nine subjects who have prehypertension (four men and five menopausal women, ages 51-57).
"We were the first to document an increase in aortic hemodynamics in prehypertension but the opposite result if men and middle-aged healthy women receiving therapeutic doses of watermelon," said Figueroa. "These findings suggest that the 'functional foods' has a vasodilatory effect, and is one that can prevent prehypertension evolving toward full hypertension, a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
"Given the evidence produced by the driving force of this preliminary study, we hope to continue their research and involves a group of participants is much larger in the next round," he said.Why should watermelon?
"Watermelon is a natural source of L-citrulline richest, which is closely related to L-arginine, an amino acid required in the formation of nitric oxide, important in the regulation of vascular tone and healthy blood pressure," said Figueroa.
Once inside the body, L-citrulline is converted into L-arginine. Consuming L-arginine as a dietary supplement is not an option for many adults with hypertension, Figueroa said, because it can cause nausea, gastrointestinal discomfort, and diarrhea.
In contrast, watermelon is very well tolerated. Participants in the Florida State pilot study reported no side effects. And, in adding to the vascular benefits of citrulline, watermelon provides abundant vitamin A, B6, C, fiber, potassium and lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. Watermelon may even help reduce serum glucose levels, according to Arjmandi.
"Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States," said Arjmandi. "Generally, Americans have been more concerned about blood cholesterol levels and dietary intake of cholesterol, more than the risk factors of their overall cardiovascular health that lead to CVD, such as obesity and vascular dysfunction characterized by rigidity and thickening of the arteries - the issues where functional foods such as watermelon can help reduce them.
"With functional foods," said Arjmandi, "we mean the food is as scientifically proven to have healthful properties that can prevent disease or, above and beyond the other intrinsically healthy nutrients is also available in it."
Figueroa said the L-citrulline supplementation allows reduction of the dose of oral antihypertensive medications needed to control blood pressure.
"Even better, this can hinder progression from prehypertension to hypertension early," he said.While watermelon or watermelon extract is the best natural source for L-citrulline, also available in synthetic form in pills, which are used by Figueroa in a previous study on the subject of a younger man. That investigation showed that during the four-week administration of L-citrulline can slow or weaken the increase in aortic blood pressure in response to cold exposure. It is an important finding, said Figueroa, given the incidence of myocardial infarction greater dealing with hypertension during the winter months.
"Individuals with increased blood pressure and arterial stiffness - especially those who are older and those with chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes - would benefit from L-citrulline, either in the form of synthetic or natural (watermelon)," Figueroa said. "Optimal dose appears to be 4-6 grams per day."
About 60 percent of adults in the United States have prehypertension or hypertension. Prehypertension is characterized by systolic blood pressure between 120-139 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) over diastolic pressure of about 80-89 mm Hg. "Systolic" refers to blood pressure when the heart contracted, while the "diastolic" blood pressure when the heart reflected is in a period of relaxation and expansion.
The findings of the recent pilot study at Florida State Figueroa described in the American Journal of Hypertension. A copy of the paper ("Effects of Watermelon supplementation on Aortic Blood Pressure and Wave Reflection in Individuals With Prehypertension: A Pilot Study") can be accessed online.
The paper's first author, Figueroa, holds a medical degree, a doctorate in physiological sciences, and a master's degree in sports medicine. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Food and Training Florida State University since 2004. Co-author and colleague Figueroa, Arjmandi, served as chairman of the department, which is part of the interdisciplinary College of Human Sciences Florida State. Arjmandi also is the author or co-author for an extensive body of research published about the health benefits of prunes and other functional foods.
The authors of the paper Figueroa-Arjmandi in the American Journal of Hypertension, consisting of Marcos A. Sanchez-Gonzalez, Florida State doctoral student in physiology training, and Penelope Perkins-Veazie, a professor of horticulture at the University of North Carolina State.
This is the first study of its kind on humans. FSU Assistant Professor, Arturo Figueroa and Professor Bahram H. Arjmandi, found that when the amino acid L-citrulline/L-arginine six grams of watermelon extract given daily for six weeks, an increase in arterial function, and consequently lower aortic blood pressure in all nine subjects who have prehypertension (four men and five menopausal women, ages 51-57).
"We were the first to document an increase in aortic hemodynamics in prehypertension but the opposite result if men and middle-aged healthy women receiving therapeutic doses of watermelon," said Figueroa. "These findings suggest that the 'functional foods' has a vasodilatory effect, and is one that can prevent prehypertension evolving toward full hypertension, a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
"Given the evidence produced by the driving force of this preliminary study, we hope to continue their research and involves a group of participants is much larger in the next round," he said.Why should watermelon?
"Watermelon is a natural source of L-citrulline richest, which is closely related to L-arginine, an amino acid required in the formation of nitric oxide, important in the regulation of vascular tone and healthy blood pressure," said Figueroa.
Once inside the body, L-citrulline is converted into L-arginine. Consuming L-arginine as a dietary supplement is not an option for many adults with hypertension, Figueroa said, because it can cause nausea, gastrointestinal discomfort, and diarrhea.
In contrast, watermelon is very well tolerated. Participants in the Florida State pilot study reported no side effects. And, in adding to the vascular benefits of citrulline, watermelon provides abundant vitamin A, B6, C, fiber, potassium and lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. Watermelon may even help reduce serum glucose levels, according to Arjmandi.
"Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States," said Arjmandi. "Generally, Americans have been more concerned about blood cholesterol levels and dietary intake of cholesterol, more than the risk factors of their overall cardiovascular health that lead to CVD, such as obesity and vascular dysfunction characterized by rigidity and thickening of the arteries - the issues where functional foods such as watermelon can help reduce them.
"With functional foods," said Arjmandi, "we mean the food is as scientifically proven to have healthful properties that can prevent disease or, above and beyond the other intrinsically healthy nutrients is also available in it."
Figueroa said the L-citrulline supplementation allows reduction of the dose of oral antihypertensive medications needed to control blood pressure.
"Even better, this can hinder progression from prehypertension to hypertension early," he said.While watermelon or watermelon extract is the best natural source for L-citrulline, also available in synthetic form in pills, which are used by Figueroa in a previous study on the subject of a younger man. That investigation showed that during the four-week administration of L-citrulline can slow or weaken the increase in aortic blood pressure in response to cold exposure. It is an important finding, said Figueroa, given the incidence of myocardial infarction greater dealing with hypertension during the winter months.
"Individuals with increased blood pressure and arterial stiffness - especially those who are older and those with chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes - would benefit from L-citrulline, either in the form of synthetic or natural (watermelon)," Figueroa said. "Optimal dose appears to be 4-6 grams per day."
About 60 percent of adults in the United States have prehypertension or hypertension. Prehypertension is characterized by systolic blood pressure between 120-139 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) over diastolic pressure of about 80-89 mm Hg. "Systolic" refers to blood pressure when the heart contracted, while the "diastolic" blood pressure when the heart reflected is in a period of relaxation and expansion.
The findings of the recent pilot study at Florida State Figueroa described in the American Journal of Hypertension. A copy of the paper ("Effects of Watermelon supplementation on Aortic Blood Pressure and Wave Reflection in Individuals With Prehypertension: A Pilot Study") can be accessed online.
The paper's first author, Figueroa, holds a medical degree, a doctorate in physiological sciences, and a master's degree in sports medicine. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Food and Training Florida State University since 2004. Co-author and colleague Figueroa, Arjmandi, served as chairman of the department, which is part of the interdisciplinary College of Human Sciences Florida State. Arjmandi also is the author or co-author for an extensive body of research published about the health benefits of prunes and other functional foods.
The authors of the paper Figueroa-Arjmandi in the American Journal of Hypertension, consisting of Marcos A. Sanchez-Gonzalez, Florida State doctoral student in physiology training, and Penelope Perkins-Veazie, a professor of horticulture at the University of North Carolina State.
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