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Diet -----Health Articles-----------Benefits of Green Tea
Green tea is an ancient drink once known only to the Chinese and Japanese, now it has gained popularity across the world, beginning from Asia to the Western world. This refreshing drink is known to have many health benefits. Green tea has antioxidant properties.
Green tea helps to boost metabolism thereby aiding to weight loss by burning up calories.
Green tea helps to regulate glucose in the body and prevents type 1 diabetes and slows the advancement for those who already have diabetes.
Green tea is considered as a better drink due to its high amount of antioxidant property when compared to black tea.
Green tea also could be use to prevent the tooth decay.
Green tea has shown that it may reduce the risk of cancer up to 60 percent.
Green tea lowers the levels of stress hormones which makes more relaxed.
Green tea prevents heart attacks and strokes by inhibiting the production of blood clots.
Three cups of green tea a day proves to give health benefits, however the drink should not exceed ten cups a day.
Green tea contains a minimal amount of caffeine when compared to a cup of coffee. So this can be a substitute for a cup of coffee especially to pregnant women.
Green tea has the ability to kill bacteria and is known to deter food poisoning.
Green tea helps to lower LDL Cholesterol levels.
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Health Articles
Benefits of Green Tea
Green tea is an ancient drink once known only to the Chinese and Japanese, now it has gained popularity across the world, beginning from Asia to the Western world. This refreshing drink is known to have many health benefits. Green tea has antioxidant properties.
Green tea helps to boost metabolism thereby aiding to weight loss by burning up calories.
Green tea helps to regulate glucose in the body and prevents type 1 diabetes and slows the advancement for those who already have diabetes.
Green tea is considered as a better drink due to its high amount of antioxidant property when compared to black tea.
Green tea also could be use to prevent the tooth decay.
Green tea has shown that it may reduce the risk of cancer up to 60 percent.
Green tea lowers the levels of stress hormones which makes more relaxed.
Green tea prevents heart attacks and strokes by inhibiting the production of blood clots.
Three cups of green tea a day proves to give health benefits, however the drink should not exceed ten cups a day.
Green tea contains a minimal amount of caffeine when compared to a cup of coffee. So this can be a substitute for a cup of coffee especially to pregnant women.
Green tea has the ability to kill bacteria and is known to deter food poisoning.
Green tea helps to lower LDL Cholesterol levels.
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Hair Care
Diet for Healthy Hair
Unbalanced diet may lead to problems to hair like dryness, brittleness, dandruff and ultimately hair loss. So, include the following in the diet for healthy hair-
• Protein source such as meat, fish, poultry, milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt and sunflower seeds.
• Calcium source such as cheese, nuts, eggs, milk, yogurt, sardines and root vegetables.
• Iodine source such as seafood, dried kelp and iodized salt.
• Iron source such as spinach, cockles, liver, kidneys, pulses, lentils, beans, peas and dried fruit.
• Sulfur source such as eggs, meat, cheese and other diary products.
• Vitamin A source such as butter, eggs, milk, apricots, carrots, tomatoes, oily fish, and dark green leafy vegetables.
• Vitamin B source such as milk, eggs, wholegrain cereals, bread, wheat germs, nuts, soy beans, poultry, fish and meat.
• Vitamin C source such as blackcurrant, green peppers, citrus fruits, bananas, avocados, artichokes and leafy green vegetables.
• Vitamin D source such as sunlight, fish liver oils, oily fish, milk and eggs.
• Vitamin E source such as wheat germ, peanuts, vegetable oils, pulses and green leafy vegetables.
Beside healthy diet it is important that proper exercise will ensure proper blood flow to scalp and will help in the development of hair.
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Curative and Prevention Tips
10 Tips for Healthy Heart
Heart is one of the very significant organs in the human body. The heart beat is the first steady rhythm and proof of life within the mother's womb. This is the beat that keeps on going through out his/her life and when the beat comes to an end, so does the individual. Therefore, it is very important to take good care of heart, as the sufferings can greatly increase if the condition of the heart is not regulated properly and may even lead to sudden death or slow and painful agony.
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Change in lifestyle can prevent heart attack to a large extent, thus increasing the chances of a healthy and long life. Few of the tips to have a healthy heart are:
1. Eat heart healthy foods - Choose foods that can reduce cholesterol and improve heart health. These include fruits (like apples, avocados, and dried fruits), vegetables (like carrot, corns, and onions), and items containing omega-3 fatty acids, soy, nuts, whole grain breads and cereals.
2. Cut down on salt - Too much of salt intake can lead to high blood pressure, which can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases (especially the coronary heart diseases). Avoid foods items like crisps, salted nuts, canned and packet soups and sauces, pizzas and ready meals.
3. Cut the fat - To keep the cholesterol level under control, limit the amount of fat intake, especially saturated fat. The total fat intake should not be more than 30% of the fats by daily calories.
4. Don’t smoke - Long-term smokers can cut their risk of heart attack to equal that of non-smokers within just two short years of stopping.
5. Monitor the alcohol intake to 1 or 2 units per day.
6. Know your body - Make sure that all the parameters on your body like BP, cholesterol levels are within the normal level.
7. Know your family health history.
8. Work for the health of your heart - The best preventive medicine for the heart disease is the aerobic exercise.
9. Make sure you recognize the early sign of the coronary heart disease.
10.Check for diabetes - Increased blood sugar can be a factor for the onset of heart disease, especially in case of obesity.
Prevention is better than cure so one should work hard to keep their heart healthy in the first place.
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Health Tips
Surgical Procedures » Fistulotomy
A Fistulotomy is the surgical opening or removal of a fistulous tract.They can be performed by excision of the tract and surrounding tissue, simple division of the tract, or gradual division and assisted drainage of the tract by means of a seton;a cord passed through the tract in a loop which is slowly tightened over a period of days or weeks.Fistulas can occur in various areas of the human body, and the location of the fistula influences the necessity of the procedure.Some, such as ano-vaginal and perianal fistulas are chronic conditions, and will never heal without surgical intervention.
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Health Tips
Abdominal Pain
» To relive abdominal pain chew betel leaves with a few rock salt crystals.
» Apply ginger juice on the bottom of the belly and massage it gently. This will helps in curing stomach ache.
» Drink lemon tea add honey in it for taste. It gives relief from abdominal pain
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