|
|
|
|
Want to get your answers for your wonders and questions? Read below!
It's believed that milk helps relieve the excruciating pain of ulcers by neutralizing stomach acids. A group of Indian researchers reported in the British Medical Journal that milk actually worsens ulcer healing. Milk encourages secretion of gastrin, a hormone that triggers the release of even more acid - bad news for an already serious problem~
You kidding? Urbanite professionals like to unwind by having a drink. However, researchers warn that booze is not the best way to de-stress. Highly-strung individuals can suffer from panic attacks within six to 12 hours of drinking even a small amount. This is possibly caused by over-stimulated brain neurotransmitter activity.
Dermatologists at University Pennsylvania conducted an experiment on 65 teenagers with acne- feeding half of them a pound of bittersweet chocolate and the other half a placebo, for a month. At the end of the experiment, the acne did not worsen in the group that ate the real chocolate. That chocolate causes acne is a myth.
You could cut off your breathing if you do so. This is because the pill may enter your trachea and block your breathing passage. Instead, bow your head so your chin touches your chest. That ensures the pill goes down the right channel and you are also less likely to gag.
The yellow berries contain an amino acid called trytophan which has a mildly sedative effect, making it a good pre-bedtime snack. Tryptophan also helps alleviate the symptoms of depression, anxiety and PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome).
A study by Dr. Mustafa Mohd Ali from University Malaya Medical Centre found that beans could cause an increase in estrogen (female hormone) levels in men, causing them to exhibit more effeminate behavior. However, the study is still being continued to scientifically determine whether there is a connection between men with more feminine characteristics and their diets.
Studies by companies in the United States found that by letting their employees listen to music while at work, productivity increased between two to ten percent. Employees said music helped them 'escape' from their work, break the monotony of their tasks at hand, stay focused, made time fly by faster, relieve stress, improve morale and made routine jobs easier to handle.
Your eyes are not playing tricks with you. The taproot (a type of root that grows downwards into soil and swell) was originally purple or white, and has been recorded to be in existence since the 10th century that they took on the orange shade they are today, thanks to Dutch farmers who modified its colour to match their national flag.
Colour therapists recommended using warm shades like orange and red to stimulate the palate, and blue to suppress it. The fact also suggest that using blue cutlery or tablecloth may just be the trick to curbing over eating.
False. Studies have found adults who eat breakfast have better overall nutrition and lower cholesterol levels than adults who skip the meal.
False. Many older adults need more vitamin D, calcium and folic acid than they can get from the diets and may need to take vitamin supplements. Check with your doctor or a registered dietician before taking a supplement.
This is true. If you live alone, try to eat with other people at church suppers and community centers, or with friends.
Identify the source of stress and eliminate it if possible. It might be necessary to talk to a counselor or health professional. Manage your time well and prioritize your activities; give yourself reasonable time to accomplish objectives. Stay at home and cool off with drinks and music. Also, set aside time to pamper yourself. Get a massage, a facial, or walk in the park.
No. Five percent of people suffer a migraine before the age of 15, some as early as the age of five. Symptoms of migraine in children include change in temperament, nausea, aura and pain, especially on one side of the head. Migraines can be frightening to a child, and the best way to help them cope is to find something creative for them to do. It gives them a feeling of control over their condition and helps take their minds off the pain.
Sports-medicine experts believe this could be due to some parts of their training, such as the stress placed on their forearms, which may lead to retarded growth of a bone called radius. Generally, female gymnasts tend to be short, begin menstruation at a later age and their skeletons are not as robust as other girls their age.
There is no scientifically evidence suggesting that bathing after exercise is harmful to health. However, a warm shower closely matching the post-exercise body temperature is best. A hot shower will just overheat the body while a cold one will raise the heart rate again.
Fat cells are present all over our body. Genetics determine where fat cells are positioned and the quantity laid down in each area. Some people have more fat cells around the belly and some have more around the bum or thighs. If you have more fat cells around your thighs then you may draw more energy from there and less around the stomach. We cannot decide where our body takes the energy from. It means that the fat around the stomach may just take longer to remove so just keep exercising and you will eventually lose body fat from all over the body!
Breathing correctly will not really help to speed up weight loss as the number of calories burned will be the same however, it can change the proportion of calories burned so a larger proportion of fat is utilised during an exercise.
Exercise is better because it helps to create physiological changes which aid weight loss, however, a combination of both diet and exercise would be much better and will give quicker weight loss results.
No not really, they both contain about the same calories. Whole grain bread contains more fibre so eating it more often can help us consume less calories because it helps fill the stomach quicker. The result is we end up eating less total bread. Another important point, eating foods high in fibre helps speed up the movement through the digestive tract, there is less time for fatty acids to be absorbed before it is eliminated resulting in less calories absorbed.
Its very possible that our genetic predisposition will have some influence on body weight. There are some genetic complications that may help contribute to difficulty in losing weight such as hormone imbalance, certain enzyme deficiencies or problems with the cells energy pathways. These are just a few however, it has been estimated that genetic disorders account for less than 5% in obese people and many people just exercise to little and eat too much.
Women do tend to have more weight problems than men but that may be because women tend to have a naturally higher body fat percentage. Men usually have more lean body weight which results in a higher metabolic rate. |
|
|
